Phase 1: A Descent into Hell

(All is well in Hell…Well, as well as it can be, people murdered cleanly, drugs were plentiful and people weren't TOTAL dicks to each other…Yes all was well in this world of Hell…Well…There WAS one person that wasn't having a good day…Her name is Charlotte, she's the princess of the damned place…but soon she would regain her confidence from an old friend, someone she met before all of this Hotel business.

A family of degenerates were grilling out in a park, little Billy was bullying Suzy, and she was plotting her revenge by planning to cut his seat belt on the ride home. Mom was making sandwiches and lacing Dad's with cyanide and Dad was grilling, smiling as he contemplated how he was going to kill his wife…It all ceased when a green light flashed in the sky.)

Billy:"What the fuck is that?"

Mom:"Watch your fucking mouth Billy!"

Suzy:"It looks like a meteor."

Billy:"Don't be retarded, meteors can't get down here, we're in Hell!"

Mom:"Mouth Billy! Watch it!"

Billy:"I can't even say where we are?"

(They are all interrupted when the meteor crashes in a field not too far from here, Black smoke breezes off of the hole where a large smoldering rock should've been. Dad pulls out a shotgun, he WAS going to use it on his wife but now he'll have to carve her with the kitchen knife later. He loaded the shells and approached the crash site, he jumped and raised it when he saw a small figure covered in soot emerge from the hole, he cocks it and resumed his approach. A man, tall and large, looking like a mere silhouette from the distance he was being watched from, his figure looked around and he stepped out of the smoke zone, he was head to toe in green armor and seemed utterly confused about exactly where he was. The Dad scoffed and walked up to him and began to converse.)

Dad:"Nice costume Dilweed!"

Large man:"…"

Dad:"Hey Fuck-face, I'm talking to you!"

(But the large man didn't respond, he just glared at him, the Dad was befuddled, mostly because he was incapable of hearing the internal conversation between this man and the computer AI inside his helmet.)

Vega:"Fascinating, this IS a Demon but he seems devoid of all Argent energy. He also seems to be armed with a prop gun, it is nothing more than a steel barrel with wooden additions…His clothing indicates he was Human but does not seem to be violent like the others, I would recommend leaving until we figure out how to properly deal with these entities."

(The man grabs Dad's shotgun and examines it.)

Dad:"Hey asshat, that's mine!"

(The man holds it up to examine it further.)

Dad:"Like it? cost a small fortune but the guy at the store said it'd kill the Bitch cold."

Mom:"Who is he honey?"

Dad:"No one Bit-I- I mean Sweetie!"

(The man bends the shotgun into a pretzel shape and tosses it to the side like the trash it was. The Dad was astonished and the family was quiet and still…The man then left like nothing was new, while the family was unsure of what to make of the situation. The Large man then began to walk past the father and pass the remaining family members, they were still out of fear of provoking this large man any further and even remained that way after he had gained enough distance to escape their vision.)

(The Large Brute walks through the woods as he gains his bearings. This place was not like any abyss he ever traversed, yet somehow it felt…Familiar. He looked up into the sky and saw two moons, one was deep red with a large satanic pentagram marked upon its surface, while the other was glowing blue and seemed to be pure white, it was surrounded by clouds and had a large ring above it's north end.)

Vega:"…That location seems to match a similar structure and design to that of Urdak, the home world of the Maykrs…Though it does not seem to be the dimension itself, there are still no traces of Argent energy among that celestial mass nor the one we are present on…Wherever we are, we are not in any location I have data on. I suggest exploring further until we better gain our surroundings."

(As the Slayer proceeded his expedition in this strange land, Vega beeped once more as his scanners caught something.)

Vega:"The Demonic presence here seems rather passive, granted there are varying signatures still matching that of murders and rapes but for whatever reason the people seem almost docile in comparison to the Demons we've encountered before…I'll add this to the codex entry for further analysis."

(The Slayer walked a good 40 miles, thankfully it was easy given his large stature and faster pace, his search ended when he finally found an environment that is not black woods and putrid grass. It was a city, albeit an ugly looking city, with buildings and streets and all the stuff you'd expect to see in such an urban environment.)

Vega:"Fascinating, it appears as though we've entered some sort of cityscape, though there does not appear to be a sign present."

(The Slayer lowers his head and turns it by 8 degrees and sees a small sign that reads "Welcome to ImpCity" to which Vega beeps once more.)

Vega:"…Correction made, Codex will be updated."

(The Slayer simply snorts in a humorous tone as he then enters this city that seems trashy and full of unpleasant smells.)

(He trekked a good kilometer along the streets until he decided to shortcut through a nearby alley, he noticed something as he entered through. An old man getting mugged by a large brutish Demon, the old man was deformed looking, as if he was some sort of slug monster, none the less he was still showing an expression indicating he was terrified. And the brute, A large reptilian brute with Gorilla arms, he was so consumed by his efforts that he almost ignored the Slayer entirely…Almost.)

Mugger:"Hey, the fuck you staring at?! Guy's gotta eat…Also gotta have a nice plasma screen TV to watch while he does."

(The Mugger chuckled and was about to shank the old man, until a brutish metal fist stopped him. The Mugger exulted in the pain of the clutching hand and tried to yank his hand out from the grip but no matter how much he thrashed about, nothing.)

Mugger:"What the Fuck man, You're breaking my arm!"

(Vega's voice bleeped to life.)

Vega:"That is incorrect, if he really intended to break your arm, he would've done this."

(The Mugger screams as the Old man witnesses in horror what this mysterious man did to him. When the screaming stopped and the thrashing ceased, the large green metallic beast approached the old man, he handed him his wallet and nodded as he turned to leave the area.)

Old man:"I don't know who you are, or why you were so considerate of a man such as myself…But thank you."

Vega:"I am curious, how exactly did you end up here, And why is it you look like that?"

Old man:"Let's just say…I thought no one would miss a few dollars from the donation bin…And when people noticed, I panicked…Remembered I had a gun in my office and…Well, I'd rather die than go to jail. Just wish I knew I was going to a bigger and worse jail instead…I don't know why you're here, but God knows this place needs more of you than me."

(A man turns the corner as he speaks to who he assumes was his friend.)

Robber:"Hey man, Boss wants to know if you kill that geezer yet or…-SHIT!"

(When he sees the behemoth standing over his friend, who was beaten to a bloody pulp with a broken arm, he stops and pulls out a black knife, The Old man widens his eyes in fear.)

Old man:"An exterminator blade! Where did yo-"

Robber:"You're mom, that's where! I don't know what you did to Tony and I sure as hell don't care, but if you don't watch yourself, you're gonna taste this knife!"

(As the Robber plunges the blade into the exposed armor section, it breaks against the Doomguy's skin, who then leaned in as Vega said "There is a popular movie that has an interesting quote…That's not a knife…THIS is a knife" as Doomguy holds out his hand and pops out the Doomblade. The Old man witnessed yet ANOTHER Brutality done by the Slayer of Hell, When the Slayer was done mangling the anguished body of the robber, Vega scanned the broken weapon.)

Vega:"Interesting, it is comprised of an unknown material that seems to have a greater density than Titanium…"

Old man:"It…Didn't even FAZE you!…Wha-What are you?"

(The Slayer just turned his head back and glared at the Old man, before walking away from the whole thing.

As he was about to continue on his walk throughout the city, a store selling TVs displayed a musical number by a voice that proved familiar to him.)

Charlie:" I have a dream,

I'm here to tell.

About a wonderful,

fantastic new hotel

Yes it's one of a kind,

right here in Hell

Catering to a specific clientele…"

Razzle/Dazzle:(Oooh-ooh-ooh)

(The Slayer was Mesmerized by this woman, and proceeded to watch more of the musical, it wasn't until Vega spoke that he remained still there, astonished.)

Vega:"You seemed distracted by this individual, Do you know this woman?"

(The Slayer remained Silent as he looked around and grabbed a throwaway map of the overall Hellscape, he flickered his eyes upon it until he saw ImpCity, he placed his finger on the marked area on the map and dragged his finger down to a different marking, Pentagram City.)

Vega:"I understand, I will construct a 3D waypoint that will lead us to this location, though I am curious as to what is so important about it and why we must go there."

(The Doomslayer said nothing, he just crumpled up the paper, threw into a nearby trashcan and proceeded to the waypoint, or at least went somewhere to gain a better mode of transportation.)

(The Slayer walked to a bus stop after reading its route, specifically one that leads to the Happy Hotel, he nods at his decision and sits there still and ready for the bus to arrive…At least until a small female Imp approaches the bench and sits next to him.)

Imp:"…First time riding the bus huh?"

(The Slayer turned to her and noticed her appearance, she had black hair and dressed gothic.)

Imp:"I know exactly how you feel, there was this one time when I took the bus and a homeless guy peed on the bench next to me. I hate buses but I got to get to work somehow right? Besides my car is in the shop sooo… "

(She looks back and notices Doomguy being totally zoned out.)

Imp:"I probably shouldn't bother you with my story, besides I haven't even introduced myself. I'm Millie and I'm an assassin!"

(Doomguy raises his eyebrows in confusion, visibly enough that Millie notices.)

Millie:"Oh! An Assassin is when you kill someone for money…"

(She then notices Doomguy's eyebrows become lazy, like he gave an irritable expression.)

Millie:"Right, guess you already knew that. Look, my boss got a book that allows him to go to the Mortal world and basically we kill whoever the buyer wants dead."

(Doomguy gives an enraged expression, he then leans close to Millie who calmly says.)

Millie:"Hey, if you think that's mean, you should see some of our contracts, they're total dicks! One time, there was this family and we were supposed to just kill the mom, but it turned out the whole family were cannibals and lunatics, they even tried to set me and my boss on fire…Well, it's not like fire hurt us, but then they tried to shoot us and my husband saved us!"

(The Slayer simply just returned to his slouching position and ignored her commentary, which made her feel sad, she hoped to make a friend of him so she then came up with a response to lighten the mood.)

Millie:"…You like Oranges? Here-"

(She takes out an orange from her grocery bag and places it in his hands.)

Millie:"Oranges are good for you, I love Oranges. Now we're Orange buddies!"

(Doomguy seemed visibly confused as he stared at the citrus fruit, while she just seemed happy to be meeting new people.)

Millie:"I like you, you seem like a nice guy…"

(She gives him a friendly punch in the arm and she retracts with pain, holding her hand.)

Millie:"Tough as nails too! I like that, you should meet Moxxi, he'd love how good of a listener you are!"

(Inside the Slayer's helmet, the AI spoke once again, but ONLY to the Slayer, the only one he could trust to reveal his existence to.)

Vega:"Interesting, this Demon seems to be fond of you, while the minor physical tells indicate she is potentially psychotic, she also seems nice for some unknown reason…She doesn't appear to be hostile, though I would suggest maintaining your guard."

(The Slayer raises his eyebrows and shrugs his shoulders, and less than a minute later, the bus arrived.)

Millie:"Ooh, it's here!"

(The Slayer stands tall and ready, he cracks his knuckles as he approaches the driver, who seemed like a total dick, he was a dark grey demon that had long fluffy ears and was covered in fur of the same color, he wore a fedora and his left eye was pitch black, save for a small heart symbol as his pupil. He snorted as he got off his phone when a silhouette consumed his image and looked at the passenger who displayed this shadow, our very own Slayer. He seemed agitated by his height and stopped him as he spoke.)

Demon:"Woah,Woah,Woah! Weight limit exceeded fatass! No one over the size of a building is allowed on this thing!"

(The DoomSlayer seemed no more agitated than before, as if he was expecting this sort of treatment, and so he reacted accordingly. He leans in close to the driver and places his hand on the money box, the driver seemed confused by this at first but then assumed his reason for violating personal space.)

Demon:"Look if you're gonna give me a BJ, the least you could do is take off that retard helmet of yours."

(The Slayer's fist tightened and the money box was crushed like tin foil, the Driver was wide eyed and in shock, those things were designed so no one would be able to break into them and take the money…He stammered as the Slayer's blade ejected from it's collapsed state.)

Demon:"Uh…H-hop on!" (Coughs) "Yeah, jus-Just get in the back!"

(As he finally deepened his voice back to its normal state, the Slayer proceeded to walk to one of the empty seats and sat there, Millie shortly joined him and was giggling as she had witnessed the event.)

Millie:"Haha, how'd you do that? Those things were made to take a TNT blast. Long story as to how I know that, tried robbing one once, funnily enough that's how I met my husband."

(The Slayer shrugs as he turns his head to the front of the bus, locking eyes with the rear view mirror reflection of the bus driver, the driver was sweating and his nerves were on end, he then floored the gas as the bus drove faster than it typically did on it's routes, The Slayer will arrive at the Hotel sooner than expected.

[But in the meantime…]

The Old man the Slayer saved earlier arrives at his home in one relative piece. He shakes as he tries to fit the key into the lock and after missing several times, he finally manages to unlock the door to his abode. He throws his jacket to the chair sitting by the door and rests in the adjacent couch, he closes his eyes and slumps down as he is relieved to have made it home.)

?:"Rough day?"

(The Old man's eyes shot open as he saw a silhouette standing in the corner, he shivered in fear as the woman approached him and presented her image from the darkness. She was tall and had scaly tentacles coming out of her head, similar to Medusa's. It was slicked back and matching with her suave look, she was wrapped in a cocktail dress that was black as midnight and she had snake-eye earrings hanging off the holes where her ears should be. She was actually quite breathtaking in figure even though her entire body was purple scales, including her head of tendrils. A long tail with the head of a snake at the end slithered towards the old man as it coiled and nearly striked, it lunged but only to wrap itself around the old man who shivered in fear. She leaned in close as she whispered the following.)

?:"I'm impressed that you managed to escape my men, I almost don't care about the 500k you owe me…But the corpses we found…The markings and even the trauma my men are under now…Where did THEY come from?"

Old man:"Please, Anella-"

Anella:"At-at-at-at-at…It's cute that you think you can bargain with me but…You can't…Now, you don't have the upper body strength to do the deed so…Who was it? A kind samaritan who doesn't care about his past? A sinner who still thinks he's a saint? Or is it even a fallen Angel, who doesn't know who you even are?"

Old man:"He's…He-He's…"

Anella:"Out with it!…My baby's hungry…"

(The snake slithered closer to his head as it tightened its grip on the old man.)

Old man:"I don't know who he is, but he's Human!-AGH!"

(The Snake-tail tightened.)

Anella:"You expect me to believe a HUMAN of all things came down here-Saved you-And just left without drawing anymore attention?"

Old man:"I don't know if he's even Human, I'm telling you what he looked like! He was strong and muscular, he wore armor I've never seen…He never spoke and with God as my witness, he was Human…Or at least Human looking…He withstood an exterminator blade!"

Anella:"Was his armor Green?"

Old man:"He wore green Armor-yes…"

Anella:"Interesting…I thought I lost him in Nekroval but here he is…Impressive…Why here though? What would he have to gain from this sort of place?"

Old man:"I do not know-GAH!"

(The coil tightened)

Anella:"I'm sorry, I was speaking to myself as if I was alone, I'll fix that right now. Besides, I don't need to know from you…I don't need anything from you."

(Blood splatters as the oldman is crushed by the snake woman's tail. She then pulls out a phone as she speaks into it and lets her tail devour the body.)

Anella:"Scrub…It's me…We have an old friend…No, not him this time…An even stronger friend coming to visit…"