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Update - Added more to the scene

Chapter 1 - Welcome to the Backrooms, Slayer

Level 0 - "Tutorial Level"

The Doom Slayer found himself in a strange and unexpected place. Observing his surroundings, he appeared to be in a set of rooms resembling a retail outlet or office. The walls were lined with sickly yellow wallpaper and the fluorescent lights above hummed moderately. The floor appeared damp and moist smelling of mold and mildew and occasionally hosted brown and black stains.

'Better than hell I suppose' thought the Unchained Predator as he concluded his observations of the surrounding area.

Before he could do anything else, however, he had to check and ensure all his weapons and their mods were still with him. After all, ripping and tearing with your own two hands is fun, but utterly annihilating your enemies from a distance; Now that's where the real fun is.

Reaching into his hammerspace backpack he saw with great satisfaction that the entirety of his deadly arsenal was present and accounted for.

First up came his Combat Shotgun that had the sticky bomb modification equipped, allowing him to launch 5 grenades in rapid succession; As well as the full-auto mod that turned the barrel of the weapon into a rotating spewer of death.

Next up was the Heavy Cannon equipped with the precision bolt mod, enabling him to use the heavy machine gun as a de-facto sniper. He also had the micro-missile mod, which allowed the user to fire a barrage of small missiles on either side of the weapon.

Then came the Plasma Rifle which was equipped with the heat bomb modification. When building up a certain amount of heat, the user could rapidly release a blast that instantly liquefies enemies. The energy weapon can also be equipped with a microwave beam, allowing the energy weapon to focus a stunning beam on an enemy, which results in said enemy exploding a few short moments later.

Next in line was the Rocket Launcher. or as the Unchained Predator liked to call it; 'The Paingiver'. The modification currently donned on the weapon allowed the user to fire a small barrage of missiles at either one target or multiple. There was also a secondary modification, which allowed the user to detonate the warhead fired from the weapon prematurely.

Then along came the Ballista. It was much more powerful than the Gauss cannon the slayer had back on Mars, able to destroy most enemies in one single hit. Though, the rate of fire was much to be desired. His favorite mod, the destroyer blade was equipped. When he held down the trigger caused a blade-like projectile to be released, cutting any enemy in the way in two separate halves.

Switching to his Chaingun; He observed that the turret mod was currently in place. The turret modification allowed the minigun to split into 4 barrels that delivered a hellish wall of 50. cal tungsten bullets. The other modification was a mobile shield which momentarily made a blue shield allowing the user to fire while being protected temporarily and could be launched at enemies further damaging them.

Now it was time for one of his favorite weapons; Lucifer Bane aka the Super Shotgun. It was a powerful and enchanted shotgun that had an enchanted meathook attached to the under the barrel, allowing the Slayer to latch on to his enemies and set them on fire in the process.

Next up is his second favorite weapon, The good 'ole BFG 9000. The BFG or 'Big Fucking Gun', produced a large green argent ball when fired. The argent ball, when fired, sprouted green tendrils of energy that arched out to the user's enemies causing them all to explode, while the large ball of argent exploded itself, adding to collateral.

Then his third but least unused favorite was the Unmakyr. It was a forked weapon that rapidly fired a triplet of argent projectiles that decimated anything unfortunate enough to be standing in its path.

Next up were the melee weapons.

First was his 'Great Communicator' otherwise known as the Maxiom Sabertooth chainsaw.

While the chainsaw might have been great for cutting down trees or being used in construction or a similar manner, the slayer quickly repurposed it to rip apart the raging hordes of hell. Unfortunately with so much use came lots of need for gas; And it wasn't plentiful t

Then, he pulled out the legendary crucible.

It was a near-painful effort to acquire it. He needed to go back to Argent D'nur; Specifically the location where he slayed a hell titan and earned his respective title among his argent brethren. He then needed to break off the Argent energy sword, as removing the entire sword would cause the titan to wake once more.

Deactivating the sword, he put it away and resumed shuffling through the spacious pocket dimension. He was delighted to find that he had found quite literally an entire mountain of ammunition and gasoline. When fighting the hellish creatures of hell, he often ran out of ammo and had to resort to his fists. Fortunately, his chainsaw had been enchanted with a useful spell. When he used it on an enemy, they spilled out a sizable amount of ammo. However, the chainsaw still needed gas; So reliance on it too was slim.

As he finished checking that he had everything, he suddenly noticed something that seemed oddly out of place; Something he thought he lost a long time ago, specifically a half-spherical metal device containing...

'Vega?' Thought the slayer as he pulled the object from the hammerspace. The last time the slayer had ever spoken to Vega was back in Urdak when the AI opened a portal to Earth and found out his true identity as the Father. From then on the AI stayed behind on Urdak to resume his duties once more, while occasionally helping the slayer resurrect the dark lord.

The Hellwaker took the device and latched it onto his suit. Once on a familiar blue symbol appeared on his heads-up display signaling that the artificial intelligence had successfully paired up with his suit once more.

"Greetings Slayer," said the AI, only this time his voice was much deeper and had a noticeable echo to it. It seems like Vega has fully taken on the role as
The Father.

"It is good to see you up and moving again finally, and I am quite sure you must have a plethora of questions?"

The Bane of Hell nodded and crossed his hands, while simultaneously tapping his foot on the ground signaling he wanted an answer.

"Very well then. While I inform you of the events that transpired while you were gone, I suggest that we start to find a way out of this lifeless place"

Nodding in agreement the Unchained predator started walking down a random hallway. Normally, when he wanted to get somewhere quickly he would either rush or teleport to his objective. However. the slayer was currently in an entirely unknown space. So instead, he decided to walk carefully. to not miss anything that might be of value, as well as being prepared for any unknown creature.

"Slayer, Do you remember when you defeated the dark lord?" Asked the father, receiving a nod from the Bane of Hell.

"While it is true that defeating the dark lord and destroying his life sphere trapped all the demons in hell, unfortunately, it came with an unfortunate cost. To take on the boundless legions of hell Samur Maykyr imbued you with the dark lord's power, giving you terrible strength and speed. However, when Davoth fell, your great power went along with it."

Upon hearing that last part the Hellwalker became confused.

If he killed Davoth and lost his power, why did he still retain his strength? Why didn't he feel any different? What exactly happened following that battle?

"After killing my maker I, as well as Samuel, chose to seal you away Due to your mission being complete, Your services were no longer needed, and we have let you finally rest in the tomb of souls, as you have been doing so for the last 1000 years."

The doom slayer was shocked. Has it truly been 1000 years since he slayed the ruler of hell? It seemed like only a mere few hours had passed since the event. Had the eons in hell truly fucked with his perception of time?

"While you rested in the sanctum of souls humanity has since prospered. Thanks to your actions they were able to come back from the demonic invasion and regrow their lost population. Through advancements like the fusion reactor and the warp drive, they were able to start populating the stars. Ever since they learned of your actions, you have taken on a religious status. Everywhere temples dedicated to you with shrines dedicated to you. Great statues stand in their most populous cities with your image and they owe it all to you, slayer." Said the Father, breaking the slayer's line of thought.

Normally, upon hearing such news. A person's ego would grow tenfold. Being a celebrity or well-known person was one thing, but being on par with Jesus as a religious figure? That was probably one of the grandest things that could ever happen to a person. And yet, the slayer, like with many of his other achievements simply took it as nothing more than a minor accomplishment, akin to finally getting your laundry done or getting that job you always wanted. Certainly a minor response to such a major accomplishment.

"However peculiar event transpired. A few days ago in Urdak when I was tending to my duties, a human, rife with scars and age, was reported to have seemingly appeared from nowhere. When we inquired as to where he came from and what happened to him, he gave us details and transcriptions of a realm filled with mazes and creatures, not unlike the demons of hell. He told us how the dimension pulled in and trapped innocent and unsuspecting souls, tormenting them to walk endless rooms forever while being hunted by terrifying creatures. That is when I knew, slayer, that you had found a new purpose"

Upon hearing the story the slayer chuckled. He remembered how after spending so long in hell he had found Argent D'nur. He found similarities between him and this person with how they both appeared in different dimensions at random and rambled on about terrifying realms with even more terrifying creatures. The nostalgia was quite strong at this moment in time.

"I couldn't remain idle slayer. After our adventures, I have grown fond of doing things for a great cause, and this appeared to be one of them. While it is true that you indeed lost the Hell ruler's power I managed to keep some of his power, as well as the power of the Maykyrs stored should the moment arise you ever be needed again. This appeared to be this moment. So I had you again put into the divinity machine to prepare you for your new fight. I also ensured that all your weapons and tools were with you. However, as for me being here. Well, simply put, I enjoyed the time I had with you, slayer. Besides Samur, you have proven to be a very close ally and even a friend. Despite you destroying my life sphere. So, deciding to put my trust in Samur to keep order over Urdak, I decided to travel with you once more, friend.

The bane of hell smiled. Ever since he met him on Mars Vega aka, 'The Father', had been a very valuable and powerful ally. He was happy that he was again paired up with him as he was one of the few allies he had left that he truly trusted.

"It took a lot of convincing from Samur, especially since he still appeared to be heated after you, how do you say it, 'handed his ass to him'. Fortunately, I have faith that he won't allow a rogue cultist to fuck shit up again."

The slayer chuckled heartily at the father's choice of words as he continued down the never-ending hallways.

...

'The Manilla Room'

Hours later, the slayer and the father entered what appeared to be a small room with all beige walls. In said room was a chair and table with what looked to be an assortment of folders with documents inside. Upon opening one of the folders and reading one of the papers that were inside, they quickly learned of a group called the MEG or 'Main Explorer Group'. They also learned that this reality was called the backrooms, and that in these 'backrooms' were an assortment of levels ranging from safe and devoid of harmful 'entities' to levels that were extremely dangerous and full of them. Their current level was the Manilla room, which was an attachment of the previous area called the tutorial level. To leave the 'Tutorial, the slayer had to 'no-clip', through a wall that appeared slightly darker than the rest. Most people who ended up at the tutorial level often died due to starvation, dehydration, or insanity. However, because neither of them needed food, sleep, or water this was not a problem.

"The Backrooms? Hmm, a very fitting name." Said the father as he started to scan the documents.

After he and the doom slayer finished looking over the papers they quickly left the area, leaving behind the papers o where they found them so that any other wanderer that came through could read them.

Now that they knew more about this place and how to find an exit the slayer using his superhuman speed dashed around to find one of these so-called exits to 'no=clip. While at first the Doom Slayer and The Father considered opening a portal to the next level they quickly found out that it came with certain risks, specifically ending up in level 'You Cheated'.

The Slayer was more than capable of surviving the dangers of You Cheated, however upon successfully escaping You Cheated he would be put back right at the beginning of his journey, and time was best unwanted. So until the Father could find a workaround they were stuck manually hopping between levels.

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...

After a while of running at a full superhuman sprint, the slayer stopped and noticed a change. While he was still surrounded by the sickening yellow walls of level 0 there was a noticeable change up ahead. The yellow room gave way to a group of ominous red rooms with dim red lighting. The whole area seemed to give off a vibe of hopelessness and despair. However, the Slayer did not feel these emotions. Instead, he simply produced his combat shotgun, racked it, and stepped forward brimming with excitement. However, before he could step any closer, The Father stopped him just in time.

"Slayer, those are the 'Red Rooms'. While devoid of life they still possess danger, as once we enter this area we can never exit. I advise that we turn back and find another route."

Hearing the father's words the slayer put away his shotgun and sprinted the opposite way, keeping motion until they finally found an exit.

Authors Note- Phew, sorry it took so long. Currently busy with high school and stuff and graduating. In the next chapter there will be action I promise. until next time!