A Little Hazbin 2: Freezing Over Ch. 06
To say that the residents of V Tower were shocked when one of their bosses walked in would be an understatement. As far as anyone knew, all the Vee's were dead. But here's Velvette standing in front of a line of women while they held up various dresses.
Velvette gave one disapproving glare after another as she examined the clothing. The Influencer stops in front of Melissa and her gaze seemed to have been colder than towards the others. The Vee turned around and just as quickly spins into a kick, knocking the employee away.
The Overlord walks up to Melissa and stomps on the dress with one foot and uses the other to dig its heels in to tear the vile clothing. She done all this with a sneer, making it clear that she was most disappointed in this employee's choice.
Suddenly, Velvette notices her breath being visible moments before a large hand wrapped around her neck from behind.
"You said nothing about that brat being the Nephilim!" Mr. E shouts.
This had frightened the Vee as he has never raised his voice at her.
What's a Nephilim?
The Influencer is then tossed across the room. "The Nephilim is the one thing that can ruin everything!" he approaches her and lifts her by the hair.
Velvette starts kicking the air as her feet are no longer on the floor. She knew that Mr. E can be a cruel man, but she has never seen him angered. This had the woman terrified about what he may do to her given that he cannot just kill her.
Mr. E gently sets her down. "My apologies," he says softly.
Looking up, Velvette sees the man offering a small sad smile.
"It must be unnerving to see a guy like me losing his cool," he does his best to fix the woman's hairdo. "I'm especially sorry for touching your hair. I know that you're sensitive about it," he then leads her to a seat to let her sit down. "You loved your hair being long. You found so many more ways to style it like that," Mr. E then reveals the Vee's phone and showcases photos of her in various styles over her afterlife. "But given that you found that it gets in the way of how you had to adapt to fight, you made the sacrifice."
Velvette looks sadly at the old images of herself. She truly was beautiful. The woman then looks at the stumps of where her arms used to be, not making her feel any better.
Mr. E pulled the phone away and started scrolling. "You had such a hard life when you were among the living. Grew up loving fashion but barely having enough for the rags your mother says that was all she could afford. You would have understood that. Except she was always wearing expensive name brands herself. This was the same woman that chose a molester over her own child. That's why you didn't just kill them. You butchered them. You often wondered if that's what sent you here."
The Vee refused to look the man in the eyes, not wanting to confirm any of that.
"But here you found a new family," Mr. E shows her phone again, this time with a selfie of the Overlord along with her fellow Vees. "A family that truly loved and respected you. One who taught you how beautiful you are and another that was glad to teach another the wonders of current technology. It was thanks to you that the three of you were kept together. Despite these twos on again off again relation. You were the backbone after all. And just like that, they were taken from you."
Seeing the images of Valentino and Vox caused a lump to form in Velvette's throat.
"Don't cry," the man sooths her. "You need to hold onto your resentment for those that took them away from you. But the Nephilim is dangerous even though she is still dormant and may not know the power contained within her," Mr. E kneels in front of her. "I still have to uphold the end of my bargain. But I cannot risk being in the presence of the Nephilim. At least not yet. You want those who wronged you to pay, then you have to take care of the child," he can see the hesitation in the Sinner's eyes. "Remember? The future of Hell belongs to the Vees."
Velvette closes her eyes tight to cease her crying. Once they open, she has conviction on her face and nods.
"Good!" Mr. E stands back up. "The most I can do at the moment is lend you a thousand Rythes. Take them and do as you please."
The Overlord gets up and heads out. But stops briefly to look at a portrait of her and the Vees.
This is all for them.