This is the 19th chapter. I don't own the series of Helluva Boss.
Multiple Troubles, Easy Pay
A week has pasted since Crimson forced to marry his son to Chazwick but didn't go as planned after learning the truth of his lie and his plan. It causes him to kill Chazwick but failed to kill I.M.P. and Striker. It would also mean that Crimson has future plans in store for I.M.P. and his son while continue making money for his criminal activity. Striker was able to make some money on his own during his time on mission and bounty hunting when Blitzo informed him about the targets. Now, Antauri is practicing his marksmanship at the shooting range after his morning workout with Millie and Loona, firing at the automated targets. He puts a bullet through the heart of a target resembling a stereotypical street thug.
He turn and shoot another target resembling a terrorist wearing a balaclava and an explosive vest which is a suicide bomber. Antauri shot it in the head, shattered it into pieces. Another target pops up, resembled a dishevel teen with a gun as Antauri shot it in the head.
'I wonder how long it's been since I live with them in Hell?' Antauri mentally questions himself, fired a target. 'Probably a year, give or take...Guess I've lost track of time because I've been focusing on a job, training, and home-school.'
Antauri then decided to take a break as he press the button on a wall, shutting the range down. Antauri cleans he pistol with the cleaning kit and gun lubrication.
'I have to be ready in case if Crimson or anyone tries to get here in HQ. I know Crimson is dangerous along with his mob...then again, this is Hell. This realm is full of dangers.' Antauri mentally thought. 'But after everything went down back in Greed Ring, we now have targets on our backs. Best be prepared for Crimson and his goons.'
After Antauri finished cleaning up the gun while putting it on the weapon rack and putting the ammo on the ammo case, he rides the elevator up to I.M.P. office. He noticed Blitzo pacing around the conference room with a nervous expression. Striker polishes his knife while watching Blitzo in amusement. Loona is messing with her phone like she usually do, and both Moxxie and Millie are watching Blitzo in concern. Keenie and Collin are somewhere around the room, doing Blitzo and Moxxie's paperwork since they've been ordered by their boss.
"Um, everything okay, Blitz?" Antauri asks, raising his eyebrow.
"No, everything is not okay!" Blitzo remarked. "It's that thirsty asshole Stolas is on his way here!"
"Why is that?" Antauri asks again.
"It's probably got something to do with him not getting fucked on his ass." Striker told him with a smirk. "And, he wanted to satisfy with his own lust."
"You better watch that fuckin' ass of yours, Striker, 'cuz it'll be you that'll get fucked!?" Blitzo snarled, turns to him with a scowl as Striker flips him off.
Then, the door opened when Blitzo quickly hid underneath the table as Stolas and Octavia enters.
"Blitzey!" Stolas called him.
The scene cuts to Verosika and her posse in her studio sitting around a wiretap. A week ago, Verosika somehow planted the wiretap underneath the table at the conference room, which she wanted to listen and she mostly listens to Blitzo and his employees.
"I can't believe you managed to wiretap their conference room." Vortex said, crossed his arms.
"What can I say? I love to learn dirt from my fans." Verosika told him with a smirk, but scowled. "Especially to my asshole of an ex...We may be broken up, but that won't stop on making fun of that fuckstain."
"And Antauri?" Vortex inquires, raising his eyebrow.
"Oh, nothing going up with that white puppy when he's on private tutor for his education, same with training with Millie, Loona, Moxxie, and now, they've got a new employee, Striker." Verosika answered. "But with everything going on at Greed Ring, Antauri is preparing himself for a fight in the future."
"Oh yeah, he told us about this Crimson guy forcing his boy to marry that obnoxious fish-boy." Vortex said with a ponder. "Guess that make sense if you're going against that crime lord in Hell."
"But still, Antauri is still a child. I know he can fight despite his age and all, but he can still get hurt." Verosika said with worry. "I just don't know what could Blitzo be thinking!"
Vortex and the succbi were also worried about the white hellhounds wellbeing and getting himself killed by the hands of Crimson and his goons.
"Hello, Blitzey." The voice of Stolas greets.
It got Verosika, her posse, and Vortex spit-take as they burst with a laughter.
The scene cuts back to I.M.P. conference room.
"Anywho, you remember Octavia?" Stolas asks.
"Oh yeah, the bluebloods daughter. What about her?" Striker questions when Octavia approaches.
"Dad, I don't know why I had to come along, I'm 17." Octavia points out. "I don't need a bodyguard."
"Not now, Octavia." Stolas told her, then turns to them. "Now, as you know the reason why I'm here is because...an associate of ours got into a bit of...shall we say...trouble with a gangster up on the living realm."
"What kind of trouble?" Millie inquires.
"He took out a loan and now owes him $500,000." Stolas answered as Blitzo, Millie, and Moxxie spit the consents of coffee out of their mouths, causing an amount of coffee to splash on the table.
"Damn it! You couldn't have done it on your own?!" Blitzo shouts in annoyance.
"Well, now that got my attention." Striker said. "What's the details about your client?"
"I told Dad that I would handle things for our associate by pretending to be a mafia princess." Octavia told him with a groan in annoyance.
"And I told her that she would need bodyguards." Stolas argued. "I would go with her, but you how humans are."
"It make sense, if you're making deals with mobsters." Antauri states with a ponder. "These are well-known to be ruthless back in the old days, and they're still around ever since."
The imps and the two owl demons understands what the white hellhound told them, which he made a valid point.
"Where is it taking place? And when?" Antauri asks.
"It'll be at the warehouse, and I have the money he needs to pay off the debt." Stolas explains, showing the briefcase to them. "However, if anything gets out of hand, do what you do best."
They nodded in respond when Stolas opened the portal, which Antauri, Striker, and Loona volunteered as they grab their gear, followed Octavia to the living world.
The scene cuts to the living world at the streets when Loona, Octavia, and Antauri uses their magic to turn themselves into humans while Striker used his crystal to turn himself into a human. Octavia is carrying a briefcase full of cash.
Loona wears a button-up shirt with black sports coat, sunglasses, black shoes, and black pants.
Antauri wears a white shirt with black blazer, sunglasses, black shoes, and black pants.
Striker loses the western attire and wears black business suit with white button-up shirt, black pants, and black shoes.
"Alright, what does this guy we're meeting with look like?" Striker questions.
"Lots of tattoo and gold chain." Octavia replied, earned a nod from him as they walk up to the dilapidated warehouse where two thugs stop them.
"Hold it right there!"
"State your business!"
"I'm...Via. I'm here to pay off Ryder Durand's debt." Octavia informed them.
"Durand, huh? That idiot actually got some rich friends, who knew."
The second thug goes to pat her down, which Striker noticed him about to grope Octavia's rear. Striker steps in and forcefully grabs his wrist, crushing it in his grip as the thug groans in pain and collapse down to his knees.
"Try that again, and you'll be left in pieces." Striker warned him with a snarl.
Striker pushes him back and gave the other thug a glare while Antauri aims his pistol at him. He looks at the four of them nervously and beckons them inside.
The interior resembles an abandoned warehouse with dripping pipes and the occasional scurrying rodents. They noticed a heavily tattooed man wearing a golden chain around his neck, reclining in a leather chair behind a desk.
"You must be 'The Leech'." Octavia said.
"That I am." The Leech replied as he stands up. "Take it you're here to pay off Durand's debt?"
"Obviously." Octavia answered when The Leech turns to the three suspiciously.
"Who are these three?" The Leech questions.
"We're here bodyguards, nothing more." Antauri informed him casually.
"And how she get a hold of you, kid?" The Leech asks.
"Why don't you ask your wife." Antauri insults, causing Loona and Octavia to snicker while Striker smirks.
"What's that?!" The Leech snarled angrily.
"You heard me." Antauri remarked. "Or is it that you got wax on your ears? Because that seems obvious that you've got one...Oh wait, that's right, you don't!"
The Leech was about to grab hold of the white hellhound when Striker and Antauri pulls out their firearms, aiming at him.
"Give us one good reason to not put a bullet to your fucking head right now!" Striker snarled.
"You gonna try it, or you can back the fuck off and get back to business!? Your choice!" Antauri adds with a scowl.
The Leech nervously backs away with his hands waving in defense as Octavia tosses the briefcase full of cash on the table.
"It's all there." Octavia told him as The Leech opens the briefcase and nods in satisfaction.
"Tell Ryder his debt is paid." The Leech said. "But next time he won't be so lucky."
"And next time you make one wrong move with either Via or kid, you won't be so lucky." Striker warned him.
The Leech and his gang got the message loud and clear as they four took their leave.
The scene cuts back to Hell, where they see both Stolas and Octavia after they paid Antauri, Loona, and Striker for protecting her.
"Bye! And please don't bother me!" Blitzo said.
"No promises, Blitzey." Stolas told him as he and Octavia enter a luxurious limo, heading back to the mansion.
"Good riddance to those thirsty owls!" Blitzo groans in annoyance.
"Blitz! How in the world can I get this paperwork done when you've got a lot of chicken scratches and drawing of you and horses all over those papers!?" Keenie yelled furiously.
"Uh oh! Time to call it a day, bye!" Blitzo said quickly, make like a beeline and leave.
"GET BACK HERE!?" Keenie and Collin shouts, chasing after him.
Apparently, they decided not to get in between as they leave the HQ and call it a day since they made a quick work on the job and making easy pay.
The next day at I.M.P. HQ, Blitzo and Verosika are now having a confrontation before another event of Spring Broken.
"What are you still doing here, you STD-riddled WHORE?!" Blitzo shouts.
"Messing with you is just too much fun, Blitzo." Verosika told him with a smirk. "So, I just decided that we're gonna be working here full time."
"Oh HELL NO! Absolutely not! You know the deal! You're not taking my parking spot!?" Blitzo retorted. "Also, you're taking Antauri! And you're not working full-time!"
"You're gonna max my credit cards again?!" Verosika growls angrily.
"FOR THE LOVE OF SATAN, WOULD YOU DROP IT ALREADY?!" Blitzo yelled.
The three hellhounds, two Cherubs, and the three imps are shown outside of the office, not getting in the middle of argument with uninterested look.
"I swear, it's like he has a mentality of a five year old." Loona groans in annoyance.
"He could've at least try give her back the money he owes." Antauri adds. "I swear, it's like deja vu all over again."
"Are they always like that?" Striker asks, cleaning his revolver.
"In more ways than one." Vortex answered simply. "Both Verosika and her freaky ex use to date, and they broke because of him."
"Sounds like a selfish imp does whatever he pleases, not that's any of my business." Striker said as the sound of an elevator was heard as the female sinner approaches them.
"I have someone I need you to kill."
"...Well, that's fast." Millie states.
"Give us the details and we'll get it done." Striker suggested.
After five minutes of an explanation, they were briefed on the target who goes by the name of Michael Gateway, a mediocre student who's barely passing any of his classes and there were several allegations of him roofing female classmates before taking advantage of them.
"Since your boss is too busy with Verosika doing bitch-slapping contest, I'll be taking over until he's finished his own business." Striker informed them. "Loona, Antauri, and me have human disguises. So, we'll be blending in while you two and your boss take out the security cameras, that way we won't be known for murder or get caught."
"And since when you're taking charge, Striker?" Moxxie asks in annoyance.
"Since your boss is doing his own thing, and I'm making sure that this mission gets done as soon as possible." Striker told him. "Our client paid in advance, and we're doing this!"
Blitzo then slams the door open, after he and Verosika finished bickering as he turns to them.
"So, what I miss?" Blitzo asks.
The scene cuts to Loona, Striker, and Antauri on college campus in their human disguises. Of course, Striker gives him an explanation about the mission and the target their client has asked. Blitzo likes the idea since he, Moxxie, and Millie don't have the human disguises, which they're out of sight while head inside of college to take care of the security cameras. Antauri saw the target with a chai latte and wearing a scarf around his neck, despite it being 60 degrees outside.
"No doubt it's him. I can tell by that scent of blood on his hands." Antauri told them. "What's the plan?"
"Blitz, Millie and Moxxie are taking care of the cameras, like Striker said." Loona explains. "I'll get that dirtbag to bring me to his room, you and Striker follow us and I'll give you a signal."
Both Striker and Antauri nods in respond as Loona approaches Michael with a flirtatious grin on her face before whispering something to his ear. He grins in a perverse manner before they walk off and he places his hand on her ass. It got Antauri annoyed as he and Striker tailed the two of them back to Michael's room. He hands Loona a drink which she sniffs with suspicions. She turns to the two, peering in a doorway and nods, confirming their suspicions that he's trying to roofie her. As his back is turned, Loona takes a sip of the beverage before spitting it in a potted plant. As he turns back to her, he takes his belt off.
"Let's get down to business, shall we?" Michael said in a perverse grin.
"You can keep those on, nothing's gonna happen." Loona told him with a glare.
"Wait, what?" Michael asks, confused.
Loona kicks him in the balls and he doubles over in pain. Before he can recover, Loona grabs him by the back of the head and slams him face first into his desk, breaking his nose. Striker kicks the door all the way open as he and Antauri pulls out a knife, impales him in the head.
"You okay?" Antauri asks, turns to Loona.
"I'm fine, that drink was nasty as fuck though." Loona told him when her phone vibrates, pulls it out and saw Blitzo sending the message.
'You three done yet?' -Blitzo
'Just wrapped up.' -Loona
'Meet us at the dining hall in 5. We're going home!' -Blitzo
"Another easy mission and easy pay." Striker states with a smirk. "I'm liking this job already."
"Except that you're killing sinners here." Loona told him with a smirk. "Let's get outta here."
Striker chuckled in respond as he, Loona, and Antauri left the campus to meet up with the three imps.
The scene cuts back to Hell at I.M.P. HQ, which Blitzo rants on and on about Verosika while Moxxie and Millie had run off to have 'Post-mission sex'.
"She totally pegs him, doesn't she?" Striker asks, amused.
"No question about it." Loona replied.
Verosika exits her recording booth and notices the white hellhound got back from the mission.
"Hey, Antauri, how's it going?" Verosika asks, approaches him with a smile.
"Oh, doing alright besides got done killing that perv." Antauri answered. "Not to mention I can hear him ranting, which it isn't my business."
"Probably about me, I'm betting." Verosika told him, groans. "I swear that prick."
Keenie and Collin flew towards them when they saw Antauri, Loona, and Striker talking with Verosika.
"Um, not to be rude, but Blitz wants you guys." Collin informed them.
"And here we thought we could get a break, welp, duty calls." Striker said as he, Antauri, and Loona head inside of the office.
Once they're inside of the office, Blitzo stares at them with bored expression while Moxxie and Millie were readjusting their clothes.
"Have a good wank session?" Blitzo asks.
"Done ranting?" Antauri questions back, earned a glare from Blitzo. "Also, would you mind telling us why you want us here?"
Blitzo then shows the photo of a smiling man standing in front of a children's hospital.
"This guy is your target, Joshua Leslie. He's some sort of a Philanthropist." Blitzo answered which they're a bit skeptical. "Okay, what's with the look on your faces?"
"Blitz, killing our targets who commit a sin is one thing, but this guy? That's another." Striker points out. "I don't see how anyone benefits from him."
"Guilty and innocent aren't our business, killing who're paid to is our business." Millie told him.
"And unless you don't wanna earn your paycheck, I suggest you get your asses out there and go put a bullet in this cunts brain!" Blitzo suggested.
"Okay, okay, sheesh!" Antauri said in annoyance as he, Striker, and Loona. "What a grouch!"
"He'll get over it, eventually." Loona said with a shrug.
Verosika and Vortex then turned their attention to them as they walk towards them. They noticed the photo as they took a glance.
"Isn't that the guy who hired you to perform on his yacht tonight?" Vortex asks.
"It sure is!" Verosika replied.
"Uh, what?" Striker inquires, raises his eyebrow.
"I'm not just a pop star in Hell, those humans can't get enough of me." Verosika told him. "And luckily, the event is tonight."
"But we have a question though, did any of you notice bad about Joshua?" Antauri asks.
"Bad how?" Vortex questions.
"Like beating up his wife and kids? Abusing his power? Anything that justifies killing?" Antauri questions.
"As far as I know, the guys hasn't even run a red light." Vortex said with a ponder.
"Well either way, we need to know more about him and see if he's worth of killing or not." Striker suggested. "But after this, I'm gonna have a talk with Blitzo!"
Loona and Antauri agreed to his idea as Verosika blows a kiss at the wall and a portal to the human world. Striker, Verosika, and the three hellhounds shift into their human disguises. They then step through the portal and arrived at the docked yacht in a harbor.
The scene cuts at the harbor where several influential people mingle while waiters walk with trays loaded with drinks and appetizers. A bartender is pouring a variety of drinks when the bouncer noticed them approaching.
"Name."
"Verosika Mayday." Verosika told him. "Plus four."
"And you three are?"
"Her bodyguard." Vortex answered, crossed his arms.
"Model." Loona adds.
"Models bodyguard." Striker adds.
"Her son." Antauri adds.
"Really, she's a model and had a kid?"
"People love goth girls." Striker told him with a smirk. "Trust me."
Loona tries to give a flirty smile, but only manage to get a bouncer an awkward grin.
"Alright, you're the expert."
The bouncer waves the five as they entered inside of the yacht.
"Alright, you three go look for any dirt from that guy while we entertain them." Verosika informed them. "Good luck."
And with that, Verosika and Vortex walk off to a stage set while Loona, Striker, and Antauri start looking around the yacht for potential evidence that prove their target isn't as good as they thought he would be. They find an unlocked cabin.
"I guess this is his office." Antauri said.
"Well, if we're looking for anything incriminating, I can't think of a better place to look." Loona states.
"Then we should get started." Striker suggested.
After they went inside, they began snooping around when Loona bending over suggestively a few times. Striker and Antauri discovered that Joshua Leslie had left his laptop opened. Striker starts browsing through e-mails.
"Subscription on Pornhub? Probably wanted to masturbate while watching sex videos. Bills from Amazon Prime, a few thank you emails...nothing that says anything that this guy is a scumbag." Striker said with a hum.
"What about that one?" Antauri said, points an email that's anonymous that features several emojis of smiling children.
The three of them share a look before clicking on a link. They narrow their eyes in disgust when they see it's an ad to buy child sex slaves, and noticed that he's a repeat customer.
"That son of a bitch!" Loona growled.
"Seems he's a pedophile!" Antauri adds.
"In that case, lets kill that prick!" Striker said as they then dash out of the cabin and encounter a pair of security guards.
"Hey, what are you three-"
He didn't get to finish his sentence when Striker fires several bullets into him and his partner. Loona stabs the other security guard in the heart. Joshua sticks his head out of the cabin.
"What in the name of-"
Antauri fired his pistol right in the head, killing Joshua in the process as they stuff his corpse in the cabinet.
The portal opens when Antauri, Loona, Striker, Verosika, and Vortex went through back in Hell, after the western imp stole the money from the dead target.
"This should cover the pricks debt." Striker told her, tosses the big bag of money to Verosika. "It may not help, but it's the least we can do since he won't pay it back himself."
Verosika nods, thanked him as Vortex grabs the money and head to the recording booth. Striker then head towards I.M.P. office to have a serious talk with Blitzo while Loona and Antauri decided to call it a day as they head on home.
The scene opens at the church with Antauri and Loona in their human disguises as a priest in training and a nun. Blitzo informed them that their target was a corrupted priest who committed sins for raping children. Antauri was searching for him while Loona was tending to some of the children while he's directing to the choir. Eventually, he found a target that was none other than Father Niles, who shows up and begins to greet.
"Welcome, everyone, on this Sunday Mass." Father Niles said. "I'm happy to say we have the honor of being visited by Sister Imperator and an apprentice Brother Robert."
As the crowd looks at the two as Loona bows her head to them and Antauri rise his right hand and do the sign of the cross over the crowd.
"Also, Brother Robert has graciously offered to lead our choir today." Father Niles said.
During Niles sermon, he was going on about purity and resisting temptations and unclean thoughts, and urges, then it came time for the choir to sing, Antauri directed them to sing.
(Midnight Cry-by Gold City)
Choir (Sings):
I hear the sound
Of a might rushing wind
And its closer now
Than its ever been
I can almost hear the trumpet
And Gabriel sounds the chord
At the Midnight Cry
We'll be going home
When Jesus steps out
On a cloud to call his children
The dead in Christ shall rise
To meet him in the air
And then those that remain
Will be quickly changed
At the Midnight Cry
When Jesus comes again
I look around me
I see Prophecies fulfilling
And signs of the times
They're appearing everywhere
I can almost hear the Father
As he says
Son go get your children
At the Midnight Cry
The bride of Christ will rise
When Jesus steps out
On a cloud of his children
The dead in Christ shall rise
To meet him in the air
And then those that remain
Will be quickly changed
At the Midnight Cry
When Jesus comes again
And then those that remain
Will be quickly changed
At the Midnight Cry
When Jesus comes again
At the Midnight Cry
When Jesus comes again
When Jesus comes again
(Music Ends)
Niles is surprised and yet, impressed, that the lyrics were about Jesus comes again, the Prophecies, and the Midnight Cry. Antauri can tell, but noticed the look on the priests eyes as he direct the choir to sing another song.
(Ain't No Grave-By Johnny Cash RIP Johnny Cash)
Choir (Sings):
There ain't no grave
Can hold my body down
There ain't no grave
Can hold my body down
When I hear that trumpet sound
I'm gonna rise right out of the ground
Ain't no grave can hold my body down
Well, look way down the river
What do you think I see?
I see a band of angels, and they're coming after me
Ain't no grave can hold my body down
There ain't no grave
Can hold my body down
Well, look down yonder, Gabriel
Put your feet on the land and sea
But Gabriel, don't you blow your trumpet
'Til you hear it from me
There ain't no grave
Can hold my body down
Ain't no grave can hold my body down
Well, meet me, Jesus, meet me
Meet me in the middle of the air
And if these wings don't fail me
I will meet you anywhere
Ain't no grave can hold my body down
There ain't no grave
Can hold my body down
Well, meet me, mother and father
Meet me down the river road
And momma you know that I'll be there
When I check in my load
Ain't no grave can hold my body down
There ain't no grave
Can hold my body down
There ain't no grave
Can hold my body down
(Music Ends)
Niles is a little concerned about the lyrics and the song was more of a country then religious. Which is going about the grave won't the body down as Antauri direct the choir to sing the third song.
(God's Gonna Cut You Down-By Johnny Cash)
Choir (Sings):
You can run for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Sooner or later God'l cut you down
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler,
The gambler,
The back biter
Tell'em that God's gonna cut'em down
Tell'em that God's gonna cut'em down
Well my goodness gracious let me tell you the news
My head's been wet with the midnight dew
I've been down on bended knee talkin' to the man from Galilee
He spoke to me in the voice so sweet
I thought I heard the shuffle of the angels feet
He called my name and my heart stood still
When he said, 'John go do My will!'
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler,
The gambler,
The back biter
Tell'em that God's gonna cut'em down
Tell'em that God's gonna cut'em down
You can run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Well you may throw your rock and hide your hand
Workin' in the dark against your fellow man
But as sure as God made black and white
What's done in the dark will be brought to the light
You can run for a long time
Run on for a long time
Run on for a long time
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Sooner or later God'll cut you down
Go tell that long tongue liar
Go and tell that midnight rider
Tell the rambler,
The gambler,
The back biter
Tell'em that God's gonna cut'em down
Tell'em that God's gonna cut'em down
Tell'em that God's gonna cut'em down
(Music Ends)
Niles starts to sweat nervously. After the mass, Father Niles is gonna have some discussions with Antauri at the office.
"Those were some interesting songs, young man." Father Niles said.
"Thank you, just wanted this to be a special occasion." Antauri told him.
"What makes the occasion so special?" Father Niles asks when Antauri aims his silencer in the head.
"By doing God's bidding." Antauri answered, shot the corrupted priest in the head, killing him. "Where you won't be forgiven when he finds out of your secrets."
Antauri walked over to a small cabinet and open the door, causing the contents to spill out. Among the spilled items were a wig, a halter top, a miniskirt, high heels, various types of makeup, and a bunch of photos which depicts the corrupted priest dressed as a woman and engaged in sexual activities with young boys.
"A crossdressing freakshow and a pedophile, figures." Antauri groans, threw the photo away.
After the job is done, the portal opens as the two hellhounds entered inside.
The scene cuts back at I.M.P. HQ when Antauri and Loona loses the disguises and the attire as they're about to enter inside of the room to inform Blitzo the news when the lights open.
"SURPRISE!? HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANTAURI!"
Antauri was taken aback when he saw the conference room was decorated with balloons, streamers, and a banner that says, 'Happy 7th Birthday, Antauri'. It got him surprised that everyone in this room is secretly celebrating his birthday.
"W-When did you guys planned all of this?" Antauri asks. "How?!"
"I asked Stolas for the info of your birthdate and shit, and we come up the idea by making a birthday party for you since you're turning 7 today." Blitzo explains.
"Also, we figured that Blitzey here gives you a job for killing a target at the church to keep you and Loona busy, while we decorate the room." Stolas adds. "We thought we surprise you on your birthday."
Antauri was astonished that they put everything together for him which no one ever does it on his birthday, not even his late foster father in the living world. He left him in teary eyes as he smiled.
"Thank you...all of you..." Antauri thanked them. "...For everything...you've done for me..."
They can tell the white hellhound is about to have a breakdown when Millie, Loona, and Octavia group hugged him for comfort. After a few minutes later, they began to party at the conference room with Antauri having his first slice of a birthday cake.
They even gave him presents which: Loona gave him a 'Grand Auto Theft' series, Striker gives him a hat and 'Red Dead Redemption' series, Stolas gave him books, Stella give him new clothes for him that fits, Moxxie gave him a gun, Verosika gives him a CDs for him to listen music, Vortex gives him fighting gloves, Keenie and Collin gave him a Nintendo Switch, Felicia gives him a kiss on a cheek and a wristband she made, and Blitzo a stuffed horse.
Though, Antauri didn't like the stuffed horse which he rips it apart and all of Blitzo's effort is wasted, much to Verosika's amusement.
Few hours later, they all head home after the party is over. Blitzo, Keenie, and Collin stayed behind to get the conference room clean because of a certain imp has been drinking too much booze and made a mess which the two Cherubs are keeping him on a short leash.
Loona and Antauri made it to their home as they decided to turn in for the night. Antauri lays on a bed after getting himself cleaned up and his teeth brushed while Loona lays next to him.
"Good night, Antauri." Loona said softly, kissed him on the forehead as she wraps her arms around him and her tail around him.
That's if for the 19th chapter.