Here's the third part of Pandemonium, and here your all gonna get some more action. If you all got bets and wondering what's gonna happen, well your get some answers cause let me tell you all right, now
LET'S GET READT TO RUUUUUUMBLE!
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Inside of Destiny's Bar we see the owner playing cards with Mitty the cat. Both were staring daggers into each others eyes. Both waiting for the other to make the move until Destiny placed down his cards. "I got twenty. What you do you have my furry friend?"
MEOW
The cat let his cards drop revealing a ten and an ace meaning he had twenty one. "What!? Oh come on! That's ten times you beat me, how the hell you doing that!?"
Mitty simply smirked in response enjoying Destiny's misery and savoring the victories he had scored. "Oh yes, sure, sure, keep that smug smirk. Because your not gonna be having it for much longer."
MEOW?
"What? What's co-" Out of nowhere a metal wrench was thrown hitting Destiny on the side of the head forcing the entity to land on the floor of the bar groaning in pain. They glared at the onlookers. "Whoever did that is fucking dead...I will hunt you down..."
"Psst, we're live!"
"Huh?" Destiny was confused before it dawned on them. "Oh! Well why didn't you just fucking say so!?" It questioned while getting up. "You didn't have to throw a fucking wrench at me." They tossed the wrench back into the direction where it came from. A loud clang and groan could be heard in the back ground. If its face could be seen, Destiny would be wincing. "Sorry!
"He's ok! Keep going!" One guy called out.
"Right." The host coughs into his hand. "Well it's been a while hasn't it?" Destiny cleared their throat once more for extra measure. "Alright, very sorry you all had to see that, and apologize back to the confusion. But, lets recap now shall we?" Snapping their fingers we see clips of what happened previously.
One, included where Donner entered through the Gate of Pandemonium. "It has now officially began, Pandemonium, the ultimate test of survival which involved overcoming numerous challenges. Many of which push the limits of even Hells strongest beings."
We see a clip of Donner fighting his way through the First Floor of Pandemonium Sloth. "First, was the floor of Sloth, and its ruler the Lord of Nowt. While many contiously try to locate and slay this nearly impossible demon to find. Donner managed to do some bits of 'convincing' Thus the first floor was completed with ease. Much to the dismay of the other nobles."
After that we see the thunder bird taking the cage belonging to the jailer and using it to bash into the Collector. "The floor afterwards, Envy was completed in literal short time. Already he is onto a very decent start. A lot more better then some of those of the past who tried their hand in this game."
The recap stopped and appearing before Destiny were several glowing rings, each marked with the names of the Seven Deadly sins. Two of them being put out, Sloth and Envy. "Two of the floors have been completed, but five remain. As those who embark through Pandemonium rise up, the challenges grow more difficult. Putting their minds to the test."
The entity puts his hands behind his back. "As I've said before, this isn't just a battle Donner can punch through. If he is to survive the remaining trials he must be diligent, focused otherwise he'll -..." Suddenly they hear a muttering sound and up ahead Destiny can see a little white rabbit hopping towards the scene. "Huh? Where did you come from?"
Seeing the rodent Mitty suddenly meowled out loudly, all his hairs standing up and ran away.
"Huh? What's the matter you with you?" Destiny questioned. "Does anyone know where this rabbit came from? Anyone?"
"Uh...No. No idea. How about you guys?"
"Nope." "Nuh-uh." "Me neither." "Same!"
"Well, someone get it off the set then!"
"I'll get it." One guy walked up to it. "Hey little fella you lost?" The bunny turned over to him. "Because if you are then-" Suddenly much to everyone's shock the little white rabbit came springing up to the poor sap. Its fangs digging into the guys throat who screamed in agony.
"Oh **!" One guy cursed with it being censored and the camera toppled over as the chaos ensued. Along came the poor man's severed head, rolling up to the monitor.
"Kill it! Kill it!" A guy yelled as more screaming was heard with the rabbit continuing its rampage.
"We'll get back to you! Enjoy the show!" Destiny told the audience.
"Aaaauuuhhh! My arm!"
"Where the fuck did this thing even come from?"
Inspite of the camera's angle and the small bit of blood that covered it, it focus's onto the screen of the old Tv. Right then we see the story's title.
Helluva Servant Chapter/Episode 20 Pandemonium Part 3
Back at the Theater we see many of the demons who have been watching the show so far getting restless and anxious.
Many were talking, some were placing wagers for the next round and others were also trying to worm their way out of their wagers. Which didn't end up so well for them in the sligthest.
Those who did, were taken into the very back, beaten to a pulp, raped, god knows what. It was like the anticipation was driving them insane. Others were just waiting in anticipation, munching on the food and snacks. Many of the crowd excited to see what happens next.
Others on the other hand were getting bored. Such as the noble demons who were frolicking amongst themselves. A female noble resembling a parrot drank from a glass that was most likely full of expensive alcohol. "I seriously can't believe that small bird hasn't kicked the bucket yet."
"I know! And I just lost my wager!" A male peacock exclaimed in anger.
"Sucks to be you then." A leopard chuckled.
"I don't know, I was expecting more of a slaughter." A lioness shrugged.
A tiger demon hummed. "Maybe, but it would've been less amusing if it didn't last as long as it has far."
"I guess that is true." The lioness agreed before an imp approached them holding up a tray.
"More Champaigne?"
"Ah, yes perfect timing."
More imps and other servants made their way through, trying not to bump into each other, or any of their bosses. The last thing they wanted to do was die right now. They just hoped that they'd be so focused on the big event that they wouldn't even think of clobbering them.
A loud groan was heard. "For fucks sake...I'm bored..." Stella commented before looking over to her older sibling Andrealphus. "Brother, do you feel as famished as I do?"
The icy blue avian merely scowls at the turn of events. "Honestly, Stella, I think I could use something right now." He confirmed before standing up. To say he wasn't agitated was an understatement. Same for many of his fellow royal demons. Many were angry, and getting testy.
They all came here to see the Thunderbird squawk his last words. Not to see wait in anticipation for nothing. It's anticlimactic!
What's more that the mere lower servant still defied them even on his last moments of existence! How dare he make a fool of them!?
"Y'know, Lady Stella, had I known you've invited us to a slaughter, I was expecting a bloodbath on either side." The lioness smirked out of boredom. "Not some glorified television show."
"Believe me, the feeling is mutual." Stella retorted. "But all the more reason we keep paying more attention...And I don't want to miss a second of it."
"A second of what? Your attack dog winning this silly game?" The peacock asks sarcastically.
"No, the dog being put down." She corrected. "Come along brother..." With that said Stella walked off with Andrealphus right behind her, but while doing so he paused mid step noticing that his niece was still at the same spot. Ever since it had started, Octavia refused to move, the only times she did was when nature called or something else.
It made no sense to him on why she was keen on watching the events unfurl before them. All that was going to happen was emotional pain for the poor girl.
Not even Stolas was trying to sway her away from it. Her own pathetic father. The young owl won't leave until the end has come.
"You do know that the rest of your family is eating." Andrealphus called out as he approached her. "Wouldn't you care to join us?"
"I'm not hungry." She brushes her uncle off.
"You sure? You haven't moved from this spot since it started. Surely you must be famished. Your mother certainly is."
"I'm fine."
"Come now, wouldn't you at least humor your uncle with his request?"
"I've brought you your meal Milady." Merida spoke up cutting in between Andrealphus and his niece much to his annoyance. "Specifically, as you requested."
"Much appreciated Merida."
"You are welcome." Her gaze fixed over to Stella's older brother. "Ah, Lord Andrealphus..."
"Merida. Always a pleasure." He looked back to Octavia. "Do remember Via, we are here if you need us. And if you wish to join back into your seat, by all means. Take your time." The ice bird said as he turned around and walked off while the female sinner glared at him.
"A pleasure indeed." She scoffs, thankfully out of his line of hearing. "Fucker..." The bone witch turned back over to Octavia. "How are you fairing?"
Octavia merely sighs, wishing for this night to end forever. "I'm not...I'm not sure...What about you? He's done well so far. And that's got to be a good thing right?"
"For the moment yes." The bone sinner answers the girl.
"You don't sound hopeful..."
"Believe I want to be...But, Donner cannot afford to slip up and let his guard down." The yellow eyed woman made clear. "Yes, he succeeded in two of the trials. But the remaining five shall be the most grueling than what either sloth or envy offered."
"The next is Lust..." Octavia frowned a bit. "What do you think will be there?"
"From what I know it will be, The Tower of Desire." The bone witch answered. "But, that's all I really know..."
"Well that was the lamest fucking fight if I ever saw it! And I lost my trunk to a ho with a man's voice!"
Houston said to the crowd. "Now the third floor of Pandemonium will begin. But..." The round imp gained a smirk. "I highly do advise caution...Because this one might get...saucay~" He wiggled his eyebrows for an added effect.
"Yep, I said it! You heard right, the next challenge is the Tower of Desire. Hope y'all brought some tissues and some rubbers!" He then paused. "And...ya'll who got kids. Better turn off the tv. If not, then oh well! Your choice!"
Octavia raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Uh...Should we be worried?" She asked Merida in confusion and was a bit uneasy.
"Do you still have your earphones?" The head maid asks.
"Yes...Why?" A disturbed aura started to fill the area. Octavia really was getting a very unsettling feeling.
Heck right on que Stolas came from behind and approached his daughter. "Dad?"
"Via it might be best if you...Sit this one out."
"What?"
"Just...trust us..." Merida insisted. "Please, for me?"
"Wait...if something bads gonna happen to Donner-"
"I don't really think you'll be wanting to see or hear what will happen..." Merida insisted. "Much less...appropriate for your age." For extra measure she even had a few bones wrap around her body. Better safe then sorry, but Octavia didn't like it.
"Hey! What are you doing?!"
"Sorry, dear. But this is for your own good." The boney woman tells her. "Let me go! Dad!"
Stolas could only sigh, even thought she was going to pissed off, it was for the best considering what was going to unfold before them. None of which was gonna be appropriate whatsoever.
At the same time Donner emerged from the door which closed and disappeared behind him. Looking around, everything was blue, the sky, and the hue, everything. All that was around him was only grass, blue grass and in the middle of everything was a giant tower that stood tall.
"Yep...already getting a not so good vibe from this place..." He muttered to himself.
Sadly he doesn't have a lot of options. So the green bird has no other choice but to move forward into the unknown. As he was doing so all of the sudden a giant box came crashing down landing in front of him.
"Ok?" He approached cautiously, slowly moving towards it. He's already had to chase and find a lazy bum, and had to beat the shit out of crazy prisoners with an ugly ass warden. What the hell else was he supposed to fight now?
As if to answer his question he notices something in front of the door. It looked like a dress. "Don't tell me..."
A loud audible popping noise is heard taking Donner by surprise who fly's backward to give himself some space. What came out of the box, was a literal jack in the box, only it was wearing more refined clothing, a black suit, and a blue necktie. Not to mention it was wearing a long white scarf and a black fedora. "Ah welcome! Welcome!" The jack greeted which was odd considering his mouth didn't move at all.
"Uhh..." The Thunderbird doesn't know what to make of this.
"Its so nice to see another customer visit! We always love to see new faces!" The jack said before tilting its body to the right. "No need to act like that...I'm only here to welcome you."
Donner descents back down cautiously asking the machine a question. "Is this a part of the trial?"
"Why yes, certainly it is. Behind me, is the Tower of Desire." The jack replied. "This is part of your trial on the Floor of Lust."
"What kind of game are you playing?"
"Game? No game, Pandemonium itself is a large game in a sense. I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do." The jack answered. "Whenever you live or die doesn't matter to me. I simply have my purpose."
"So?" Donner crossed his arms. "What do I have to do?"
"That's easy. Reach the top of the tower." The jack answered. "That's all you have to do...If you can make up there of course." It giggled. "Without...getting distracted."
"Is that a threat?" Donner narrowed his eyes.
"On the contrary. It's only a warning."
"Define a warning." This ought to be good, even though Donner knew that wasn't gonna be the case.
"Let's just say that the residents of this tower are very... needy. And they appreciate the company of others, those like you as well." The living toy vaguely answers the servant.
"Are you gonna let me in or not?"
"Oh yes, yes, by all means." The door suddenly opened. "By all means, go right in. Enjoy your stay, because in hindsight, you'll be so happy you'll never want to leave."
"I don't intend onto..." Donner replied as he brushed past the talking toy and entered.
"Most always say that...and most of the time. They never want to come out. So, if you want to and by all means...Make yourself at home." It said ominously as the doors behind him closed. When they did two lights came on, glowing dim red giving the blue room an extravagant looking atmosphere.
As he stood there, the toys voice was heard over an intercom. "Now, proceed on forward through the door on the right."
He did was instructed and as he approached their were various sounds being heard. "Like I said, many of the residents are needy. So don't mind them, but its up to you."
Now he's growing more suspicious of the jack-in-the-box's words. What's worse is that there's a tie hanging by the doorknob up ahead. As if the dress from earlier wasn't already strange enough. Something's up and Donner isn't sure what he's gonna find on the other side. He reached out for the handle and pulls the door open. The thunderbird truly wished he didn't.
He frowned in annoyance and there was all sorts of erotic noises all around him. "You've got to be fucking shitting me..." Donner commented as a blush crept through his cheeks. "This? Is part of Pandemonium?"
It's... It's an orgy! It's a goddamn orgy! Everyone around him was engaged in something so god damn perverted! Left and right! On the floor, even somehow up on the fuckin' ceiling!
"If you'd like to go up, then go left and there'll be another door." The jack's voice instructed. Now he was gonna have to maneuver his way through something filthy as this? Some sick bastard, or most likely a vast majority of them would call this place a 'paradise'. Yeah right.
"Okay, gross... I'm out!"
"Oh right there! Right there~!"
Donner shivered at the sounds all around him. That door had to be somewhere!
"Hey come on! Don't leave us hangin'!" "Plenty to go around!" "Yeah!" Please don't let whatever crappy food he was given before this started to come out out of his stomach. Please just stay in there.
Satin and God dammit! Why did this have to be part of the trial!? All around there was grunting, moaning and screaming! So many noises and sounds he had never heard of till now filled his ear drums! He did not want this crap at all!
"Hey! Who wants to swap!?" "I'm game!" "Me too!" "Me three!" "Don't yo-AAAH! Leave us hanging!"
He hoped that Octavia wasn't seeing this same horror show as he was. Donner knew she wouldn't be to much a fan of this sort of sight at all. That and well, lots of thoughts rolled through his mind.
"Where is it? Where is it?" Donner was searching around trying to find that door. It had to be close by, the fucking toy told him it was to the left. So why were there so many bodies in this direction!?
Some sick twisted minds had to come up with this shit. It was like getting teleported back in time to the roman's. They were known for being open, or was it Greece? Honestly, what difference was there? They were both gross in their own right, just like everything else in existence in a sense.
Trying to think of happy thoughts wasn't helping his case so good either. Because even if he did, the images, the freakin dirty, inappropriate images kept popping up into his mind!
From the side he got bumped by a few chicks tackling each other to the floor and literally other guys went off to the side to dogpile. "Come on...Come on...where's that fucking door?" He spotted it. Yes! This was his way out! So quickly he raced through, not caring who he stepped on, what he stepped on. Ignoring the demons all around him groaning, moaning and calling out in pleasure and pain or whatever he just had to get the fuck out of there!
Finally he reached the door and slammed it behind him sighing a bit panting and breathing heavily. Everything...son a of a bitch was happening so fast.
"Was the first room not up to your tastes?" The jack questioned over the intercom.
"How's about fucking no!?"
"Well then... If that room isn't up to your standards, you could always try going forward. I'm sure you won't run into anyone else." It teased the embarrassed thunderbird.
"Wait..." Donner's eyes widened. "What the hell you talking about?"
"I'm saying, there's different rooms for different tastes and different things..." The you replied holding back a laugh. "If you wish to continue on, then go through the door up in front and...just...go through the door that's on the other side of the room...If you can make it."
Taking a deep breath and inhaling Donner kicked down the door and ignored the disturbing things before him and saw the door. Giving off a scream/battle cry he literally sped right through not caring who he bumped into, or what he stepped on. He wanted to get the fuck out of this tower! And successfully he did.
"Wow! New record time on that one! You didn't even look around for anything of your liking!"
"NEXT DOOR!" Donner requested.
"To the left and then right~" It was clear that the toy was finding this amusing.
Donner screamed out in rage as he kicked the door and sped through. He was gonna be damned if he was going to die in this fucking cess orgy pool!
"Whoooooooo! MAMA!" Houston exclaimed to the audience in the stadium. "Is it getting hot in here or is just me!? Whoo!"
The host wasn't necessarily exaggerating about it. The audience can see just about everything. Some are understandably repulsed by such an aggressive display of affection. The rest of them...well... Were getting testy, and others were going to the bathrooms, hiding behind walls, getting inside of garbage containers. Yep, the whole damn shading. Was in full in effect, it was just on screen, but off screen too.
"Well alright! Lovin' this shit!"
"I cannot believe that this...is even part of something that involves life and death..." Merida said shaking her head in disproval while Stolas was naturally a bit flustered. Seeing this she snapped a few fingers in front of his face to get him out of it.
"Stolas? Hey?" No response so she went for drastic measures back hand slapping him. "Hey!"
"Huh!? Oh my appologies. I...just wasn't expecting it to be like this..." The four eyed owl demon chuckled nervously while Merida gave him a look of disproval.
"You have thin walls." She reminded him. "Everyone can hear it..."
"Uhm...Well...I..."
"My prince, just please do me a favor and keep your pants on." She shook her head. "If I was alive now, you'd be taking years off my life from stress alone. Fuck...Pardon my language. It's never such a privilege to be older."
She looked at the screen and saw Donner come through another door and when he did he vomited and the crowd was into it. Merida sighed, as she herself was having a hard time understanding how he was able to keep going.
"It must take an incredible amount of fortitude just to get through the first few doors."
"Indeed, if he's not careful he may be trapped in there forever." Stolas explains, despite how red he is.
"I'm only hoping this floor...doesn't last for much longer..." Merida said both looked back and noticed a few of the higher up noble demons were also getting ancy.
"Yes...I feel the same it'll blow over..." Stolas winced. "I'm so glad Via isn't seeing any of this..."
"Hey how come he ain't going for any of that shit?" One of them asked. "Am I right? Or am I right?"
"I know, it's odd."
"I'd jump right into all that." They then started talking.
"Is it me or is it warm in here?" The lioness from earlier asks.
"I know, I was just thinking the same thing." The leopard agreed.
Merida gave a flat look. "If they all start going at it...and you join them...I will never talk to you again." She spoke in a tone like a mother would for their kid.
"No! I would never!" Stolas laughs nervously.
"If it was you know who..." She wouldn't dare say the name here. "You would..." Merida wasn't a fool nor an idiot, she's known this owl demon since he was little. Full service as his personal aid, for as long as she could remember.
"Well I must say, that lowly servant is doing quite well." Paimon chuckled as he watched Donner on screen trip landing right into a pile of things that shouldn't be.
"Fighting to the death and a show on top of it all." He chuckled more as the young avian demon took what appeared to be a long stick and used to swat away incoming hands that were trying to reach for him.
But as he reaches for the door and bolts, he suddenly fell. Into a pool full of people performing coitus above and underwater. Donner resurfaces and screams in terror.
The entire crowd erupted into laughter at what happened. Watching as he flailed around trying to scoot away whatever in gods name was floating in there. That water was filthy as all hell could possibly provide.
Paimon was also one of the few that laughed mixed with hooting clapping his hands. Stolas frowned at this, knowing full well he was abosutely sorry to Donner for the cress hole he was in.
"Oh, I hope this little bit will last longer." He said continuing to laugh. "Maybe, this won't be so bad after all."
All that the prince can do is chirp irritably, before trying his best to focus on Donner's progress.
Stolas's eyes also widened in realization! His daughter had a phone! "Oh no..." He morphed into his demon form and sped off.
Octavia is at a complete loss of words. What in the fourth dimension of hell is she watching right now!? This is like, leagues worse than what she caught her dad doing with her mom, or him for that matter!
She watched as Donner continued to scream through barging his way across the many nude bodies all around.
All of them covered in God knows what! Scratch marks, sperm... Is that a horse!? "What the f-"
"Via!" She whipped her head around to see her old man who saw the device his daughter was holding. "What in blazes are you doing!?"
"Me!? Dad what the fuck is this!?" The teen owl asked as dogs started chasing Donner.
"No! Don't touch me!" The thunderbird cries over the phone.
"How in the fuck is this part of something that's supposed to kill him!?"
"Why do you think I didn't want you to see any of it!?" Stolas exclaimed before grabbing the phone and winched.
"Fuck off you mutts!" Multiple sounds of barking was heard and then there was meowing. "Oh fuck no!"
"Ok...that's...enough." Stolas said as he turned off the phone and was pretty sure he was a freakin elephant. He only hoped his mind was playing tricks on him.
Octavia sighed bitterly running both hands through her hair. Her dad gave her a soft look. "I...I just didn't want...to miss out on anything...Even if it's pretty fucked up." She started pacing a bit. "Look...I...I know...that somehow...if...he doesn't-" Octavia sounded on the verge of breaking into tears. She caught and stopped herself from finishing that sentence. "I don't want it to feel like...like I just shoved him under the fucking rug...Like everyone else does to avoid their problems."
Stolas proceeded to place a hand on his daughter shoulder. "I mean...is that just to much dad? Honestly?"
"No...No Via...No...No it's not."
The heir to the Ars Goeita turned over to face him. "I'm actually hoping...no...maybe even praying that he'll make it though..."
Now praying wasn't unheard of for demons, but many just decided it was horse shit, and mockery. That was it, nothing else.
Some legitimately did but would get harassed. So, they did in secret, especially the sinners. But if, a member of a high-ranking noble family in hell was doing just that. For a friend, shit, that was something else. It'd be disapproved by the others, oh yes it would. However, in all honesty and given how many assholes there were, Stolas pretty much all the time says this mentally to himself. 'fuck them'.
Stolas took a deep, this really was hard for his kid, and he hated seeing her like this. From outside they heard a few nobles laugh.
"Did you see what he did with the fucking elephant!?"
"How about the bears? Or the dogs!?" Two small snobs exclaimed as they walked on by. Little kids, little small children is what they were and already they were acting like their parents. Octavia didn't she had a decent childhood before it all went up to shit. Stolas was thankful for that at least.
"Man, I can't wait to see when he'll crack!"
Octavia scoffed at what they heard, little bastards. If they were this bad, she'd hate to meet the parents and see how they acted.
"Don't listen to them..." Stolas told his only child. "No sense in loosing on holding onto what your hoping for."
More laughing was heard. "Hey dudes! Your missing it! Now there's a shark!"
"But...maybe in a little bit. I'll...keep you updated." Stolas said because at this rate it sounded like more disturbing and nasty things were occurring.
"Alright..."
"Son of a bi-!"
Donner sighed out loudly in relief as he panting heavily, and he grunted feeling something bite him. On his left arm it was small shark. Seriously? Who's got a kink for sharks? Some stupid, degenerate and masochist asshole that's for sure. Grunting in annoyance he killed the small fish that was biting him.
"Wow...You literally have not broken yet. I'm astounded you've lasted this far."
"Fuck you." Donner retorted as he started to eat what was biting him. He didn't care if it was raw. He's eaten meat before during his training, That and he was getting hungry.
"Oh, that's tempting! But I doubt you'll find where my hole is.~"
"Do I look that desperate to you?" He asked snorting in annoyance, little fuckin' rip off chucky hiding somewhere. "No thank you..."
"Maybe. There have been virgins like you here before. They loved this place so much they didn't want to leave it's luxuries."
Donner scoffed as he took another bite of the shark. Shitty as it might've been but at least he was getting something in his belly.
"Geez, come on drop the tough guy act and just enjoy yourself. You are in here for a reason. Just the others who came before you." He chuckled. "Came..." He continued to cackle at this joke.
"Oh yeah, well here's one. Am I gonna get any fucking closer to the top?"
"Hmm... I don't know. Should I tell you?"
"Your inclined to do so. Not to mention you take sick pleasure in watching people try and fail." Donner rolled his eyes. "Like me right now.."
"That's true. It's pretty funny when it happens. But would it break your heart if I said you're not even close to the halfway point?"
"Say what?" Donner's right eye twitched.
"Oh yes, your only half way there." Donner's eye twitched again. "Not even close~"
"GET..."
Donner's body started to give off electricity. "Huh? What the?"
"ME..."
"Whoa...ok, yeah this happening..." The toy said.
"OUT OF HERE!" His body exploded with energy and he went bursting through the door. "Oh shit! Alright." He commented as Donner moved through the nude bodies.
He wasn't gonna stop for anything, anyone or for any reason! Donner just wants to get out of the this disgusting tower, not caring who he's running over. "Damn you are really moving..." Donner crashed right through doors breaking them off the henges. "Really moving...wow..." Whoever was getting caught in the fray was less fortunate.
Lots of dudes groaning as they got stepped or were blown away crashing into the walls. Same for the woman. "Fuck...Ok, even though they didn't do anything to you yet...That works too."
"Oh~ harder- WOAH!" Suddenly a whole bunch of Dominatrix's lost their footing and slammed into each other.
A brief gag comes into effect as seen through multiple window there was a green glow. And like an elevator the glow kept going up and up.
*DING!*
Then a set a doors busted off the henges, with splinters of broken wood going all over the place. "Son of a bitch..." Disappointment was heard in the jack's voice.
"Shut up! I've reached the top!" He then raised up both middle fingers, most likely to flip off telling everyone who was hoping he'd stay there and die to 'fuck themselves'. "Now as much as I wanna take a breather, I want out of this shit hole!"
Right then the jack in the box appeared and the toy came out holding out a key. "Fine...Fucking ruining my fun...Green ugly looking mother fucker."
"Speak for yourself, springboard." Donner snatced the key and watched as the next door appeared. "Oh and also one more thing." He grabbed the toy.
"Wait what are you-AAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" And tossed his stupid ass out the window.
"Payback!" The teen avian said before going turning around, going to the door but quickly turned around to throw up. The whiplash mixed with the images in his head and what he saw didn't help out.
"DAMN! All that shit and he didn't even go for it!" Houston commented as everyone watched him go through the next door. "And with that, folks, number three. Lust is done! Three off the board now!"
"And I was actually hoping that would be it..." Andrealphus muttered bitterly under his breath as many nobles groaned and got angry because they lost their wagers.
"Are you fucking kidding me?! Not a single one of them caught his attention!" Stella herself is perplexed. She was sure that the thunderbird would of fucked one of them, maybe some fat ugly imp. She didn't care!
"You think he'd go for some!" Another commented.
The demon they were sitting next too nodded in agreement. "The fuck is wrong with his head? Is it even screwed on right?"
Paimon sighed bitterly, the show lasted for a bit and now it was over. But on the other hand, he pretty much got to see that this bird wasn't a quitter either.
"So sorry your fun had to get ruined father." Stolas said with a smile emphasizing that he was glad that Donner overcame the third floor of Pandemonium.
"Don't be so smug, boy. There are four more floors to go."
"Perhaps, but who's to say he won't...blow you away?" Stolas chuckled.
"Charming..." Paimon rolled his eyes before walking off. A lot going through his mind, those who entered the Tower of Desire could not resist the temptations of staying. That's what it was, a test of ultimate temptation of where you gave into your desires, no matter how disgusting it was. So why didn't it work on him?
As he was in thought Octavia came walking past him with a small drink at hand. He looked over his shoulder watching his granddaughter.
There was only one main reason why those who entered the tower didn't get swayed. And only one, such a stupid notion it was, and ridiculous. Your heart had already had to been captured. True real feelings, but could he possibly really even be?
That is a mystery he wishes to understand. Assuming Donner survives what he presumes to be Greed.
The next level, was the Marsh of Fortunes
The first thing Donner could feel was that he was in a much more different area then before. Looking around, he appeared to be in an actual swamp of some sort? "Huh...Ok...at least I'm more out in the open...But." There was one problem, the area was damp, and whats more wet. His legs were also wet, glancing down he saw that he was knee deep in the mud.
"Ah shit...Just my luck..." He cursed to himself. Donner attempted to try and get himself unstuck. Keyword, Tried.
He attempted to get himself out, raising the right leg, didn't work same with the left leg. He was in their, and he felt stuck like a wad of gum being disposed in the most randomness of places. Grunting he did his best trying to wiggle out of the mud.
Jerking left and right, no dice. He felt completely locked into place. But in the midst of it, Donner lost balance and went tumbling forward landing face front right into the mud. From his back Donners wings spread out and flapped rapidly as it was the last and final way to get himself unstuck from out of the mud.
He was not gonna be left to die and be mummified in this place! Nuh-uh, no siry! But dammit, he was really stuck. First it was his legs and now it was his beak!
The orgy tower was already gross, but this was also just as gross.
After much flapping, finally Donner got free gasping in relief he got air before he started hacking and coughing. Some of the mud had got into his mouth and not to mention probably in his nostrils as well. "Blech! Nasty!"
He then noticed the state he was in too, it was almost like he didn't leave that tower at all drenched in all that filth. And to his disdain all his clothes were a mess.
"Just...my luck..." Donner said with disdain. "OK..." Donner started looking around. "I'm here now...what am I supposed to do?" He doesn't really see a lot in this swampy place. So all he can really do is look trek onward.
So that's what he did and started to fly not knowing that something else was watching him real closely. Which proceeded to slither into the water leaving a trail of sparkling dust in its wake.
From his view of the sky Donner started to scout around trying to see if there was anything that stood out. There had to been, only problem was that this marsh land looked like it went on for miles. "If I were to leave a big door in the middle of nowhere, where would I leave it?"
He asked himself still looking. "And geez, what's the deal? First a two weird dungeons, a sex tower and now a swamp?" Honestly the whole thing was just confusing for him.
Suddenly down bellow something caught his attention, and he could see faint glowing and glimmering? "What's that?..." Flying down he went to investigate it and as he kept getting closer and closer, he noticed the glow and glimmer was getting brighter.
"Wait... That's a... That's a money pit!" It was true, the lower he got the more he saw that there was gold all around, shit you could even see some in the water. There was also all sorts of jewelry, basically an entire treasure cove. Literally, everywhere he looked, there was treasure. "Wow...That's...a whole lot of...moola..."
But considering where this is, it's right for Donner to be a little suspicious. Money, lying in a marsh of all places? You might as well leave a fresh stack of waffles in a forest.
Over to the right he saw a the entrance to a cave. Raising an eyebrow, he noticed that an entire trail of it led over into that direction. But as he was doing so Donner heard a splash.
The thunderbird is quick to draw one of his pistols at the general direction he heard it from.
However nothing was there, he didn't like this at all. It was to quiet, and then there was that sound? He better have his guard up as he entered the cave.
Uknown to him something kept slithering and making its way through the waters in silence.
Andrealphus chuckled as he and others watched on. "This ought to be good."
"How so?" Stella asked as she kept her gaze focused on the screen.
"I've heard there stories of a colossal creature that lives in the Marsh of Fortune. A creature so large it swallow all of that gold. And anything that stumbles upon it." He turned over to his younger sister. "It gaurds its horde with its very life."
"Well is it going to do the job or not?" She was getting frustrated, he's already braved through three levels and was on the fourth.
"We'll see. However, avarice isn't something to take lightly." He warns his sister. "Plebians kill and die to stand up to where we are today."
"I only hope your right brother...I only hope your right" Stella said unknown to her Octavia listened in on their conversation.
She looked over and gave a worried expression wishing Donner luck and wanting him to make through this one.
But the one thing that has her concerned is what sort of creature is lurking within the marsh? How big does it have to be when compared to the jailer from before?
Merida from a distance noticed her expression and looked towards the screen. Sorrow filled the eyes of the Bone Witch.
17 years ago
For as long as she's been around Merida could handle many things. Shit, she used to be a ruler in the human world before succumbing to a warriors death. Before ending up in hell, instead of cowering she adapated and got stronger to keep going. Somewhere along the way she found herself under the service of the Ars Goeita family, serving under Stolas himself helping to raise him from a young age and now. She was in a very odd situation.
She was now eye to eye with a small greenish gray chick. One that still had his fluff and hadn't grown his feathers yet. This chick would be the one to grow up and be known as Donner. Only four weeks ago he had arrived and was placed under her care.
Balancing between work and looking after Stolas was one thing. It was easier since he constantly didn't need attention but this was different. Especially compared to when the prince's daughter Octavia had just hatched not too long ago. This was straight up parenting from the start. Unexpected as this might've been, Merida decided it'd be best not to try and question Stolas's judgement. This small hatchling could've been raised with the Penubra's but yet Stolas was insistent on him being raised into this household.
No doubt it had to do with the promise he made. The hatching chirped looking up to the sinner with fascination and curiosity tilting his head to the side. A gesture she found cute and mimicked what he did.
So far things have been interesting, he didn't really seem to cry as much, as compared to Octavia. Instead he was curious, always curious. Watching everything around him. The chick also had a very voracious appetite. One time when she fed him meat, which was odd, and considering how young he was, Donner had snatched it. And almost one of her fingers too. How surprised she was to see that he had very sharp baby teeth was an understatement. Sometimes she had to feed him by a spoon. Which broke half the time since they were wood, metal she didn't want to take the chance. Merida instead had to often at times resort to using tongues which seemed to help out a bit.
Currently she was trying to play with him and rolled a small ball over to him. The chick watched as it did looking confused before pecking on it a few times. Wondering what the heck this strange object was.
Merida continued to watch him giggling a bit. "No, no. Don't do that..." She had a long piece of bone emerge from her side. The infant Donner watched as it the tendril pulled the ball back. "Watch me ok?" Gently she rolled it back over to him. "Now you try, please?"
The chick stared down at it and pecked it again before nudging it forward in which it rolled back over to Merida who smiled. "Good, lets try again." She rolled the ball back over to him and he returned it back. "Very good, very good. Nicely done." She said while giving him an applause, seeing this he looked at his small hands and mimicked what the female sinner did.
"That's it, child. That's it." A light knock on the door was heard and instead of looking away Merida had a few bones open it for her. "Yes?"
"Its only me." Stolas replied as he came in and smiled lightly to see the infant sitting before Merida. "How is he doing?"
"He learns surprisingly fast..." Merida answered. "Other then that, trying to feed him and the occasional late night wake ups. Nothing else is wrong."
"I'm pleased to hear that..." He said entering the room and in his arms was Octavia as an infant who babbled a bit.
"Hmm?" Merida's head turned around. "Did you need something my prince?"
"No, Via only just missed you that's all. She likes your presence."
"Does she now?" The head maid smiles softly.
"Yes she does."
Merida sighed as her arm extended out gently caressing the infant female owl hatchling. "I'm sorry dear...but I got my hands full too." She chuckled. The baby babbles. She wants to be with her.
"I understand, Octavia." The sinner rolls her eyes. Babies are always so needy. Behind her there was also babbling so Merida used her back bones to grab Donner and put him in her arms. "Don't you start getting on me too. I've been giving you attention all day."
"Now, now, darling. You and Donner can share Merida. No need to be hasty." Stolas laughs.
Speaking of the two infants they now just noticed one another. The pink eyed owlet tilts her head one way and the thunderbird tilts the opposite. They never seen anything like each other before.
"Aw, first meeting." Merida noted as she decided to bring Donner closer to the prince's daughter. "Donner, this Octavia. Via, this is Donner."
Both stared at other both curious and then suddenly much to their surprise Octavia pecked Donner. Naturally he didn't like this either and returned the peck back. Without relenting both hatchlings got into a tussle returning peck after peck to one another.
"Is this normal?" Merida asked as she watched to two peck at each other.
Stolas was a bit unsure. "No that I've seen...or know." Just as they continue to fight, Donner got a lucky hit on Octavia. Landing a solid hit in the eye. Understandably, she falls down crying. "Oh dear..." Stolas muttered. "Alright, that's enough!" Both adults turned around to seperate them.
"No, Donner, no!" Merida told the little one in his arms. The baby boy tries to reach over to the crying owlet, but the bone witch made sure that doesn't happen. "I said no!"
Now it's his turn to act fussy. "Don't you start now, both of you acted out of the wrong. But you didn't have to do that." Merida told him.
"And Via, you started this your no better." Stolas scolded his daughter. All that she does is cry, despite his words. He then sighed so much for that. "I'm sorry Merida, I didn't mean to cause such a fuss."
"No it's fine.." Merida replied back. "But, lets just separate these two."
The owl prince sighs sadly. "I had hoped they would get along."
"Well, there's always next time."
"Yes, but knowing Stella...she won't want that to happen...Especially when she'll be asking on why Via's crying..."
"You could always say that she's been acting fussy." Merida suggests.
"True...I guess so. Sorry Merida, and to you as well Donner." With those words said the prince left leaving Merida alone with the infant Donner.
"So much for making your first friend..." She holds him outward. "You also seem to have tendency to find trouble somehow too." The boy tilts his head. "Don't play dumb, you have a tendency to destroy what I serve you."
He only blinked. "Oh well...Perhaps when your older, both you and the lady Octavia will get along."
What she didn't realize was that years later the two would become acquainted. The infant in her hands would become her bodyguard and closest friend. Yes. Things have turned out better than what Merida had expected.
(Flashback end)
Merida's mind resurfaced back to the present as she and many others watched Donner go deeper into the cave that was full of more jewels. "Donner...I don't know how...But please...Come back to us..." She whispered underneath her breath.
Back with Donner he continued his treck through the cave and whole entire time the loads of treasure kept increasing. There was more coins then he'd ever seen in a move in his entire life. Jewels up to the ass left and right, all sorts of things that stood out.
Whatever this was, defiantly represented Greed. Might've been tempting to take some, but something wasn't right either. Why was there so much? And how come it seemed the further down he went, the more of a bad feeling he gained?
There had to been something here, shit this might as well be the location of where the way out of this place is. But then where would the trial be? What even is it?
Gold coins clanged and moved around at his feet, as he continued, there was so much of it. At this rate it might even become hard to move.
With how much there is, it's no wonder many who get this far died. But while he was doing so a lot of thoughts ran through his head, now that he was having time to think. Someone really wanted to get rid of him so badly, that they'd frame him for a murder he did not commit.
Whoever they were, clearly were smart knowing that immediately the nobles would go after him. Any possible threat, they would want out of the picture. Enough to know that and make sure there was going to be zero chances of him making it out alive. Then again, maybe they slightly anticipated this? What was there game? He wasn't sure, but no way to get answers if he died in this place or called it quits.
Suddenly Donner stepped onto something that snapped. Looking down he saw it was bone, which was part of many skeletons that filled the area, mixing in with the gold.
Many of which were rotted, still wearing their clothes so forth, they all must've been the ones who made it to this point and didn't make it out.
It's almost pitiful to die for this. Even more so knowing that you were going to die anyway. Whatever did this, they didn't care about the bodies. All that mattered is it's fortune.
The bones weren't the only thing that was noticed, Donner looked up to the ceiling and there was something wrapped around a pillar. Out of curiosity he flew up to inspect it.
Upon inspection it appears to be skin. A snake's skin to be precise. From what he can see it had to have forty feet long.
This told him many things, one there was something large here. Two if that skin was old, that means that whatever shedded had to been much bigger than before.
He defiantly had to keep his guard up. The thunderbird pulls out his other gun. If it's here, Donner can't afford to not be vigilant.
Question is where the hell was it? It had to been close by, this had to be its fuckin' lair. As he did so, the ground started to shake and the sound of moving gold was heard making Donner stop mid-flight.
"Have you come... to sssssteal my fortune?" A very low voice hissed throughout the cave.
"Oh boy..." Donner muttered underneath his breath.
"Many have come for the ssssoul purpose to take what is rightfully mine."
"I'm not here for your stupid gold...I just want out..." Donner replied back looking around trying to pinpoint where it was.
"You all ssssay the same thing. But I ssssee through you, boy."
"For fucks sake..." He rolled his eyes. "Your one of those drama queens?"
A loud hum is heard. "SSSomething isss different about you..." The voice noted. "Your sssmell isss different from othersss..."
Donner raised an eyebrow at this. "Oooook?" He glanced around but still couldn't pinpoint where it was coming from.
"I haven't had a good meal in ssso long..." The voice said. "Nothing persssonal. Jussst hungry..." Donner heard some movement and quickly darted off to the right as there was rumbling and a loud hissing noise. And so, he hid himself behind a collum. "You can't hide... from me."
Suddenly something emerged from the mass pile of gold. Every piece of treasure fell clattering to the floor as the creature emerged. It was a giant snake, colored bright yellow, the same color as the gold it was moving around in. He could see that this thing defiantly had to been what shedded that skin, only this wasn't forty feet. No, it had to been at least 80 feet a humungous serpent that could put some of the big snakes in hell to shame.
He could see its glowing green eyes, and also make out jewelry that was embedded, or maybe stuck onto its scales? It was hard to say. Donner knew this had to been the trial. "I am...Reeah...Thief...I will find you..."
In which case, he needs to be careful with this creature. It may be big, but it's foolish to underestimate how fast a snake can be. Even with its large size, it was going to be much more agile.
Donner looked around trying to figure out what to do otherwise he was going to end up as this things lunch. He had to play this smart somehow. He can't fly without making any noise and can't move around without stepping on a pile of coins.
So thinking on he noticed there was a door way to his right so carefully he got his way inside which was part of an old ancient balcony. One that had many small windows so unfortunately Donner had to crawl to avoid getting spotted. Not his ideal way, but the only way he could.
"Tell me...what reason did you come? Were you sent here? Did you come to die?" Reeah questioned as his long head went scanning around his tongue flickering. "Which decision was it?"
He doesn't answer, keeping as low as he can to move on. "Come now...Don't be ssshy...Ssstep forward into the light..." The gold serpent snickers darkly. "As long assss you keep your... feathers away from my gold. I'll make it quick and painless."
Donner continues moving and then stops as Reeah got close to the balcony. "You cannot hide forever...Why don't you just make it easier on yourself?"
He frowned, gripping the hilt of his sword and through the reflection a gold pot he faintly saw that the snakes face was really close. His eye was right up to him. Perfect. Drawing it quickly Donner shot up from his spot taking Reeah by shock and surprise, but wasn't able to react. Instead he only gave off a deep loud ear piercing scream of pain, because the teen avian demon had plunged his sword into his eye going deep as he could twisting it hard before yanking the weapon out of the socket.
Donner made a mad run for it seizing the chance while Reeah reeled back his head roaring out in pain as blood sprayed everywhere. Lots of it, like it was a mid-shower dowsing much that was close by in red, thrashing against everything around him, the cave, the ceiling and even the ancient balcony that Donner was using, nearly loosing his footing but managed not to trip and kept going.
Despite it's pain, it's fury is brought to bare. "You will die...sssscreaming!" Reeah declared before lashing out forward towards the balcony that Donner was running in.
The bird on the run's eyes widened and jumped rolling forward to avoid it. Just in the nick of time and kept going. Reeah quickly retracted back his head and carefully took aim, watching his movement, listening and tracking his scent before having another go. But like before another miss and Donner had reached the other exit end of the balcony turning around with his guns and open fired unloading onto the serpent. Alas, it didn't seem to do anything at all, but bounce off of him!
Reeah turned his head towards the fleeing bird and in spite of his massive size he lunged right at him, rows of sharp teeth and two large fangs exposed. All intended for one small bird, the same who just took his right eye leaving it in the bleeding mess state it was in right now.
Donner scoffed as he reached to the door and came flying out through the other side. "Later asshole!" The avian called out. "Don't let the snails beat ya!"
"You'll...pay!" Snarling and thrashing about Reeah quickly managed to retract back his head hissing loudly in anger and spotted Donner flying through. Snarling he gave chase going after him.
The green bird does what he can to avoid the pursuing monster. But the golden serpent really is proving itself to be a legitimate challenge compared to his previous engagement. "I'm going to devour you like the puny bird you are!" Reeah called out slithering through the vast amount of rich's, showing just how much faster he was inspite of how he looked.
He hissed getting closer and closer to Donner lunging forward, but he got out of the way. "Aren't snakes usually afraid of birds?" He questioned his enemy.
"Ignorant child..." Reeah hissed before opening up his maw and spat out a green liquid and Donner avoided it. The liquid hit a stone spike and upon doing so it melted into a crisp. "Whoa! Screw that!" Donner exclaimed and as he was flying he turned around and started to throw bolts of electricity at the golden serpents way.
"Don't you got like a snake wife or something!?"
Reeah snarled as he started lashing out at him repeatedly as Donner kept dodging. "Oh really!? Does it look like I ever have the time for that!?" He questioned before spewing out more venom.
"I'll take that a no then!" Donner retorted as he returned fire with his lightning. "You almost remind me of someone else I know! They yell a fucking ton!"
"Sssssilence!"
"Oh, blow me!" Donner retorted as he dived down as he did the air force pressure; he was producing was blowing everything around him out of the way. "I just wanted out of here! You started it!"
Reeah snarled as he quickly angled himself and snarled as he lunged towards Donner his jaws wide open ready to snatch up his meal.
"Hope you like indigestion!" Donner grunted as he turned around and brought out both guns, his vector and the pistol he had on him opening fire blasting lead into the serpents mouth.
Reeah recoils at the sudden attack, coughing at what was forcefully shot into him. "You will not essscape this place with your life!" Reeah said before diving down into the mass pile of gold, almost a kin to going underground. You could make out the massive bump moving through it all, almost like he was in water.
"Oh freakin great..." Donner muttered. "Round 2..." This was going to much more trickier then he thought.
Reeah lunged at him, his head splashing out from the sea of gold coins that was down bellow. He didn't waste the chance to throw more of his electric attacks, but the serpent had already got back underneath.
"Damn! Even though for a little fella, he can fuckin' move!" Houston commented as the crowd was going wild. Some were cheering for Donner, and others were cheering for Reeah. Most likely because one side was wagering against the other. Not wanting to lose souls but gain more souls. "But don't let that big o'l snake fool ya either! Its clearly got some more tricks up its sleeves...If it even has sleeves, who fucking cares!"
"Son a bitch!" Stu commented standing right beside Octavia along with his twin. "Look at that thing move!"
"Oh gee you think!?" Loretta retorted.
"Come on Donner!" The owl girl exclaimed slamming her fists down onto the edge of the viewing balcony. "Don't let up now!" She called out watching as Reeah lashed out again and missed its target. That bird wasn't making it easy for it either, just as he wasn't making it easier for the snake hot behind him.
"Come on you giant fucking gold worm! Just get him already!" Stella exclaimed in her seat.
"No! Keep going! You can do it!" Stolas said otherwise, for a brief moment the 'husband & and wife' shared a glance with one another. If there was one of those anime sparks that went off connecting their foreheads this would be the time.
Both continued. "Slay the beast!"
"Fucking devour him!" It was a similar sight people would do when they got hooked into a wrestling match. And in most cases got over dramatic.
"Stella, will you at least calm down?" Andrealphus inquired but his younger sister whipped her head over to him.
"No I will not brother! Now leave me alone!" She yelled back and returned her gaze back the screen. That was enough for him to take the hint and scowled in annoyance.
Paimon hummed as he continued to watch Donner avoid more of the serpents attacks even going up and flipped off Reah. Only to avoid the snake who's head came bursting out, like a killer weasel popping out of the ground. "I'm honestly astounded he's managed to survive this long..."
"You honestly sound a bit disappointed in seeing this Lord Paimon." Merida commented from her spot, their talk overlapping the current two screaming nobles close by them. His son and daughter in law. "I'm a bit confused to believe you would've been satisfied knowing that this very same demon was placed to be your grand daughters protector."
"I am impressed, only slightly." Paimon admitted he was still reserving his judgement for the time being. But he will not deny there's potential. After all there are benefits to had under the Goetia family. "Tell me, if you had to estimate his limitations what would you probably guess?"
"Cannot say for certain, but only know that his training with the Penubra's and many other lessons have made a good impact."
"The Penumbra's you say?"
"Yes, the very same family and the head that gets along with your son." She rolled her eyes, this guys fucking memory was getting worse by the days. "The one you had me set up scheduling for play dates till he found a new one? Because you didn't like hearing him cry?"
"Which one was it again?" Paimon asks. He's pretty sure a lot of his children cried. It was annoying as it is embarrassing.
Merida gave him a flat look. "You son Stolas? And the bat? All the Penubra's are bats?"
"Oh right, the ugly one."
Merida was really glad that the one she served under got away from him. Much to her relief too, because this guy freakin drove her crazy. "Yes...yes...the ugly one...Bruns." She seriously wondered how he even became a royal with his shity memory.
"Bruns! Bruns, that's it!" Paimon confirmed snapping a finger. "I keep forgetting Stolas managed to even obtain a friend. Especially after that fuckin' mistake I made letting that...imp."
Merida held back the urge to groan but the sound of everyone cheering brought her attention back to the screen to see Donner still flying away from Reeah who began to coil itself around a pillar. He was really determined to go get that small bird.
"All of this over it's fortune."
"Yes...Many believe that all of the rich's were basically collected by many demons over the millenia. Much of it paid tribute for the humans who worshipped us." Paimon chuckled. "And the Treasure Serpent Reeah hac grown, very, very fond to it." He tells the story while they spectate. "So much so that his avarice became far more dangerous for Hell."
"And that's one reason he was placed into Pandemonium." Merida deduced.
"Correct, by now he's lost all manner of his sanity. Ironic, we dumped all that worthless human gold onto him. And now, it's all become the last most precious thing he has." Paimon laughed in mockery. "Pitiful. To have all the treasures you desire, only to perish whenever a victor has killed you."
Merida hummed at this information watching as her adopted child dodged Reeah lashing out and blasted him with more lightning. The pattern repeated again, lash, dodge, & zap over and over again.
A very dangerous game of cat and mouse she has had to witness personally. "Keep it up!" They both look to Octavia who was glued.
"Yeah come! You beat a giant fucking robot!" Stu added. "For crying out loud!"
"Its not as easy as you think it went!" Loretta said to her twin. "So how does this even come close to looking easy!?"
"Dude, can't I just cheer him on without you griping me?" The younger twin frowns.
"Sorry..." Both twins winced upon nearly seeing Donner getting caught in Reeah's mouth, but he used it to his advantage before sending a bolt right into the open gullet. "Oof..."
"Even though it's trying to eat him, that shit's gotta hurt..." Stu commented.
"Yeah! That's it!" Octavia cheered raising both hands into the air which made Paimon hum, the way she was acting right now was nowhere near to what he's grown used to.
It's strange... But by all means a curious observation. One he'll be sure to continue doing.
Reeah hissed out a snarl as he lunged towards Donner who dodged him again. "Hold Ssstill!" Ther serpent exclaimed in rage having another go.
"How about you speed up." Donner retorted as the snake spat out more of his poison all while raising up his tail. There clearly was a plan in mind.
He avoided it and much to Reeah's anger it landed on his gold! His sweet! Precious gold! Hissing out again, Reeah quickly swung out the tip of his tail.
Finally Reeah had landed a hit swatting Donner out of the air who crashed through all the jewelry which hardly absorbed the landing. Especially as he rolled through before coming to stop.
"You will not...lay your filthy hands upon my fortune!" The serpent hissed.
"Oh yeah?" Donner grunted as he got up and held up a few coins. "What the hell is this then!?" He asked flipping a few in the air and not caring if he didn't catch them. "Ain't like it'd be worth much especially since a gross worm like you has probably been shedding, and masturbating all over them!"
Reeah snarls at the teen. Absolutely offended by his words. "Die!" The prisoner charges toward the thunderbird in fury.
Donner quickly gained an idea and a smirk. Spreading out his wings, he started flapping away causing a bunch of wind to stir up and many coins to fly as well, all blowing in the direction of Reeah. Many of which, dozens flew right into his open maw as the speed and force increased.
At first little bits didn't bother, but then more and more started to fill in. Reeah's eyes widened and his head reeled back hacking and coughing away.
"Aw! And I thought you were into that sort of thing!" Donner mocked watching as the snake continued to cough and choke. "Well how do you like that appetizer!?"
The giant serpent can barely utter a word, panicking over the sight of his fortune being forced down his gullet. It's horrifying as it is vexing him. "Oh what's that!?" Donner held hand up to his ear as he got up to the air again. "I can't hear you! Speak up!" He continued to mock the shit out of this snake even as he was chocking.
"Muh...My..."
"Heh?" Donner started to mimic acting like an old man who was hard of hearing. "What's that sonny? Speak up!" He added in a country accent for more effect.
Despite it's struggling, Reeah tries to bash his head against the thunderbird one last time. Praying that he'd at least silence him, should he fail. "Ya know I can't help ya if you don't speak up!" Donner broke down into laughter as he was finding this amusing. Plus if he was going to die, at least it would be good to at least have a good laugh.
Reeah continued thrashing about and then Donner gained another idea. Something that'd really piss him off. "I,I say boy, you nothin else goin' on! And I, I say that with honest truth." He spoke up mimicking a certain cartoon character. "I, I say you got a whole bunch of fine jewelry I say. Would it really hurt to part with some of it?" Donner teased.
He picked up a sparkly red ruby a large one. "Bet this would look nice as a souvenir." He even grabs a large diamond. "Oh! Maybe this one! I bet you I could make a beautiful ring out of this baby!"
Reeah glared at him hissing, his anger growing more then before!
"Oh don't look at me like that. You know I'm right. Diamonds are a girl's best friend after all." He chuckled and Reeah opened his mouth again and Donner tossed the large jewels into his mouth causing the snake to choke again! "Damn, buddy you really got to watch what your eating! Don't you know some shit ain't good for you!?"
"Ssss..." He couldn't say anything, glaring hatefully at the boy shoving his money down his own throat!
"Hey you keep on going it's your fault not mine." Donner shrugged.
Reeah swung his tail again but Donner avoided it and as Reeah went for another go, the avian demon scoffed, as he bolted up to avoid the attack. "I'm gonna give you a chance to just let me through!"
"I will not be made a fool by a child!"
"I'm a child? What about you!? You threw a fuckin' temper tantrum over all of this! That's on you!"
Donner started to fly around, going from spot to spot all while Reeah watched him do so. Trying to track him, but with one bad eye, it was hard to keep up. No, it was at this rate impossible.
In rage and frustration Reeah kept swinging around his tail trying to hit him. It was useless, Donner also even stopped and with a grin watched as he spat out more of his venom. Getting out of the way he let the venom hit more of his gold! "NOOO!" He cried out and then all of the sudden he got hit from the right side of his face and then the left. Thanks to Donner gaining speed and him manuevering around the teen avian's attacks were able to do more damage. The downside was, this serpents scales were hard, but the trade for small pain to make a dent was well worth it.
"Damn pest!" Reeah exclaimed before receiving an uppercut which knocked him off balance.
"Last chance!" Donner called out before drawing out his sword giving him a frown. "Or die..." Sparks started to coat the blade itself.
Reeah hissed as he got back up and glared his single good eye before snarling out in response and sped forward. Donner returned the gesture flying past him and dug his electrified weapon digging it into the skin of the snake who roared out in pain with blood spurting out.
Afterwards he landed on his back and sped up his neck before jumping and planted the blade it caused a red geyser.
Reeah howled out pain trying to shake Donner off, only for the avian demon to take out the blade. Raising it up and plunged it even harder and deeper into the serpents skull. More blood shot out as a resul of this as well, with Reeah writing out in pain.
Donner gripped both handles of the weapon firmly, giving off a war cry he drug the blade through the skin tracing a large before taking off into the air with a trail of blood right behind him.
For a bit of extra Donner charged up electricity in his right hand focusing it and thrusted forward finishing the job hitting his foe in the face.
An ear-piercing screech resounds from the monster. Long and agonizing, but it's game over. Donner watched as Reeah toppled over slamming onto the ground. The landing of his freshly dead corpse made a loud thud. Plus thanks to the large gash on his head, and the right side of his neck loads of blood started pouring out. Further staining the treasure that filled the cavern.
"Three more to go..."
Donner breathed and as he was doing so in the distance at the end of the cavern he saw something glowing. Which eventually took shape into a door, this was defiantly the way out.
"All that money in one pile... What a waste." He flew off to the door and made his exit.
At the same time too, the crowd cheered. Especially when the clip that showed Donner killing Reeha rewound for the audience to see the glorious, blood splattering kill. "Damn! Not even Reeah The Hoarder can take out this bird! And that's the biggest motherfuckin' snake I ever seen in my life!" Huston commented. "Hope you all save that into your memory! Cause we probably ain't gonna see shit like that again!"
Paimon watches on, growing more and more impressed with each passing trial. But his frown is persistent. He has a sick feeling that he knows what's next.
"That's fucking four times now!" Stella exclaimed in anger. "Four times!"
"As to be expected by someone so greedy." Andrealphus scoffs. "Unfortunate as it may be."
Stolas chuckled happily applauding along with Merida. "Wonderful! Most wonderful!" He was pleased to know that he had succeeded again. Things were starting to look good so far.
"Man, I almost wished he kept some of that money." Stu mumbles to himself.
Loretta looked over to him. "Would you really? Because some of that stuff would have to be gross."
"Hey, gold is gold, Lori. No way would I pass it up!" The one horned imp shrugs.
"Because Donner made a good point on what he could possibly do with it." She pointed out. "And still gross."
Octavia on the other hand sighed in relief. Once again her friend cheats death. But deep inside it was eating away at her gut, wondering just how long could his luck keep going for?
"Hmm..." Her grandfather hums to himself. Now he really ought to pay more attention not just to the on screen. But also his grand daughter.
"Hey come on Milady, I'm sure he can pull it off." Loretta spoke up.
"Yeah, like if he can kill a giant snake, I guarantee you it'll be a cake walk from here on." Stu adds with a toothy grin.
They both turn back to the screen, and at that moment a memory flashed before them.
Time Rewind 3 Years ago...
We see both Imps staring at the entrance of the Goeita Palace right into the doors that'd be there new work place and everything. Stu gulped nervously and slowly started to step backwards. However he didn't get to go very far as Loretta grabbed him without even looking.
"The fuck are you doing? We just got here."
"I'm...having second thoughts..."
"On what? This is the closest thing to a job we could find, and a better place to live at the same time."
"But... Look at how big it is!" He points up to the large building in awe.
"And?" She wasn't following or was convinced. "What's the problem?"
"How the fuck are we going to work around a place like this?" Stu complained. "I want the money, but sweet Satan on a hot plate! This is crazy."
"Simple we get told to do stuff, we get paid for it and we live here." Loretta listed the number of perks. "How the in the living hell can it not get better then that?"
"I don't know, sis. I don't know."
"Stu..."
"It's just...a lot to take in."
"Well come on, you know I'm gonna be with you right?"
The mono-horned imp sighs to himself, looking to his twin nervously. "I do."
"And now we got a decent job..." She takes his hand and they move to the door. "So...lets go..."
"Just hope we don't lose it on the same day." As she was about to knock the door opened by itself and a boney appendage was holding it for the two imps. Both were taken by surprise. "Enter." A pleasant calm mature voice said to the twins.
"Uh ok...Yeah..." Loretta said and patted her brothers shoulder. "You go first..."
"Me?" Stu questioned his fellow imp. "Why can't you? You're better at this than I am."
"Please don't waste time..." The voice said. "Both of you...inside."
"Oh Lucifer..." The white faced imp Shakely reached for one of the door handles and opens one of the doors. They both entered and were greeted by the man behind the doors.
However this wasn't no oridinary man, but instead it was an Owl Demon of high nobility. One who they knew as Stolas Goeita, and standing alongside him was a female sinner with many bone appendages wearing a maid uniform.
Both of them gulped nervously before their presence. "Ah, welcome I take that you are both here and interested to fill in the empty positions in this household?"
"Umm. Yes, your highness." Stu bowed with Loretta following behind him.
"Excellent, now before we begin may we ask you what your qualifications are."
"Like for example..." The female sinner spoke up. "Can any of cook, do laundry, simple house chores. Anything at all."
"Uh...I've done plenty of electrical works and handy men services..." Stu answered raising his hand. "So I can do a lot of basic work..."
"And I've had prior experience working as a maid, and I've worked as a waitress in a couple of resteraunts in the past." Loretta gave her answer.
"Hmm." The prince hummed.
"Any shortcomings we should be aware of?" The head maid asked.
"Such as?" Stu wasn't following.
"Something that you struggle with. Anything we need to take into account."
Oh she was reffering if they had any drug addictions or mental problems. "Uh...The only thing I struggle with are..."
"He hates rats..." Loretta threw him under the bus with a flat expression.
"Musophobia?" Stolas hummed.
"Yeps that it..." He confirmed not denying and glared at his sister. "Thanks for that by the way..."
"They wanted honesty...And they'd find out eventually..." Loretta retorted back.
"And you, Ms. Estacado?"
"For me not so very much...The only thing I struggle with is seeing things in disorder...and that's about it..."
"She's not wrong...We used to share a room and she always kept nagging about my side..." He frowned recalling those annoying times.
"Because you were sloppy..."
"I was not..."
"I see." Stolas notes.
The head maid cleared her throat. "Well regardless, your resumes were decent and no signs of faking so that's a good thing."
"Yes it is." The prince agreed.
"We would rather not lie to you, Prince Stolas." Loretta recomposed herself.
"Ditto..." Stu added nervously.
"And that's good, I appreciate honesty."
"Thank you, sir." They both nodded.
"At least you both seem well mannared. Merida, I believe we should give them the test trial."
"Yes sir." The sinner nodded.
"Test Trial?" Stu questioned.
"Yes, think of this like an exam, you do good and pass you stay and work. But if you don't..."
"Then you leave..." Merida finished his sentence.
"No pressure." The one horned imp laughed nervously.
"Yeah...No pressure..." Loretta also agreed also nervous.
"Excellent..." Stolas turned over to the sinner. "Merida, I'll leave them in your capable hands for the time being. I must be off."
"Thank you, my Prince." He leaves leaving the three of them alone. She looks over to the twins. "Follow me."
XoX
By now we see them enter a room a rather spacious one that was filled with tables and other dishs. "What's with all the food?" Stu questioned.
"The mistress of the household is holding a party..." Merida answered. "As usual..."
"And you want us to make the meals?" Loretta assumes.
"No you'll be participating in helping finishing up the preparations..." Merida revealed. "Also, you'll be supervised..."
"What kind of preparations, ma'am?" The female imp asked.
"And who's supervising us?" Stu added.
"Basically, you'll be helping setting in final decorations, making sure everything's order, and you'll be finding out." She cleared her throat. "Donner, would you mind coming here for a moment?"
"Yes, Merida." Right on que the sound of wings was heard confusing the two imps followed by a loud 'whoosh!'
The twins were taken back by the sudden force of wind looking around for the source but watched as Merida kneeled down smiling rubbing someone's head. "Donner, must you really cause a commotion like that? We've talked about you toning it down a bit..."
"Sorry..." The voice apologized Stu and Loretta gazed to one another in confusion watching as Merida stood up, both imps were expecting someone tall or somethig but instead it was just a kid? A thirteen year old no less? What's more he was also a bird like demon.
"A kid?" Stu blurted out.
"Yes, this is Donner, he'll be the one supervising the both of you." She turned over to the small bird. "Donner, these are new applicants."
"Umm, pleased to meet you." Loretta awkwardly offered her hand towards the boy.
"Nice to meet you too." The bird demon shook her hand while Stu looked up to Merida making a gesture to Donner trying to be sure if she was serious.
"This is who'll be looking after us?"
"Yes."
"I'm sorry...I'm literally trying to wrap my head around this...He's...a kid."
"Is this a call for concern, Mr. Estacado?" The boney sinner questioned the young man.
"Well yeah...Again...he's just a kid. Shouldn't he be like...you know elsewhere?" Stu shrugged.
"And?"
"I don't know, like maybe a school or something? Maybe date someone his age?"
"Hmmm?" Donner looked up to Merida in confusion raising an eyebrow.
"Appearances can be deceiving, young man." She told the imp.
"I...highly doubt that..." Loretta looks around her surroundings, knowing by now her brother is just asking for trouble. But during her moment of distraction, she spots a very familiar creature scurrying across the floor.
"Welp, I see something we need to take care of..." She said pointing to a hell rat. Turning towards her line of sight, the white faced imp screams in absolute fright.
Then in fear Stu jumps into Lorettas arms like scooby doo. "Rat! Rat! RAT!" Stu exclaimed fearfully.
"My goodness..." Merida was surprised to see how serious the fear was, The young avian demon simply rolls his eyes at the rodents mere presence. More annoyed than anything.
With a sigh he holds out one finger. And soon enough a stray bolt escapes from his feathered index, shocking the pest to death. Making the frightened imp scream even further. "Will you shut? He killed it." Loretta said in annoyance before dropping her twin brother to the floor.
"Throw it out! Throw it out! Throw it out please!" He begged.
Donner merely rolled his eyes and flapped his two wings making the pest disperse into ash disappearing from sight. "Do I really have to be stuck with them?" He questioned the sinner.
"They are under the Prince's employment. I expect you to show the same courtesy as any of the other servants." Merida answered very calmly.
"Fine." He huffed crossing out his arms and pouted much to her amusement.
"Do behave yourself, perhaps I may reward you should you accomplish their training." The head maid encouraged the reluctant boy.
"Alright...Thank you, Donner." She said quickly patting him on the head before walking off. He hummed back in response.
"Ok, you two follow me." The two hesitantly followed the little thunderbird. "You two seem alright..." He spoke up. "So, do yourselves a favor and don't screw this up."
"Yeah, Stu." Loretta whispered.
"That includes you too." Donner quickly spoke up.
"Right." She sighs in understanding.
"Haha." Stu mouthed earning a glare from his twin sister.
(Flashback End)
At the end the two of them secured their positions in the Goeita manor where they have been working alongside Donner for a number of years. Both had also bonded very well with him in the process.
These are the days that they will never forget. He also always had their back, helping out and pitching in whenever he could.
For that, they pray he makes it out alive. Not because of an obligation, but out of true care for their young friend and colleague.
"Well father?" Stolas spoke up. "What do you have to say now?"
"There isn't much to say, son." Paimon rolls his eyes. However he wishes to educate the owl prince. "Tell me, what do you know about the White Rabbit?"
"Only that they are most adorable."
Andrealphus pinched the brink of his beak. "No you fool, not that he wa-You know what." He smirked. "Never mind...Why spoil it? When you can see for yourself?" The ice bird chuckled. "The boy has done well, but lets see how he fairs against this."
"Alright bitches, hope y'all brought your booties and your tight ass coats. 'Cause from where that fugly bird's going, he's gonna need them. You wanna know why?" He got multiple responses, many of them wanting to know what he knew and they didn't. "Well I'll tell you, he's going to Snowfall Hollow! Home to one the most dangerous demons ever made! Rumor had it, it was the original exterminator! Centuries before that yellow eyed motherfucker took over."
The crowd grew interested. "Oh yeah, these little fuckers used to do it. But then they got to out of control before getting banished to this place. And you know what they say, little fuckin' furries are always in heat." He paused realizing he got that wrong before shrugging. "Oh well, lets keep the show going!"
Back at the screen they saw a heavy forest area come into view. What's more it was also snowing. And Donner had just emerged through the passage.
The teen avian blinked in surprise as he glanced around his new surroundings. Snow? The whole entire thing of Pandemonium seemed to be at this point, completely random.
Donner shivers a tad bit. "A little out of place for this time of year." He starts rubbing his arms. "Damm...I wish I brought a coat with me or something..." His breath could be seen through the cold air. "Alright...So what next?" Donner asked out loud.
He looks around the forest. Nothing but pine trees and a blanket of snow for several yards out. "Probably should just look around." At first Donner thought about flying, but decided against it because the whole fight with Reeah left him a bit tuckered out. So walking would probably be the sound option right now.
"Starting now..." He spoke to himself and started making his way through the snow, each step he took leaving a track. "Whoever's next, I hope your more reasonable." He commented and started to wonder what the hell was next?
First some lazy creep, then an ugly brute, a disgusting brothel of all things! And then there's the snake. With only three sins remaining, it's going to be even more difficult to fight.
Well his surroundings defiantly hinted it had to been something that thrived or could survive out in the cold. Maybe wolves? Nah, that'd be obvious wouldn't it?
Killer cats? Nah, too simple. Maybe an ice demon? Then again, that could fit, but what about a yeti? Wait, why the fuck would there be a yeti in hell?
"Yetis aren't demons, dumbass." Donner mumbled to himself. Then again to some humans they are. Ok, maybe him thinking like this was a sign of exhaustion. He has been moving around and fighting non stop. Could be a small sign telling him he needed to catch his breath, or something.
His stomach growled as well. He was starving. "I wonder if I could hunt anything here?" Looking around Donner brought out his vector glancing around to see if there was any signs of movement.
Even though he was trying to find at least a decent/doable food source he had to keep his guard up. The first five trials proved that. No way he could let anything slide.
"Wrath, Gluttony and Pride are left... But I don't know which one is up next." Suddenly he spotted movement carefully taking aim of where it was. The snow makes it hard to tell what he's looking for. Not helped when most of the trees block his line of sight. Quietly he crouch's down to get behind a tree so he could have some cover. All while keeping a finger almost near the trigger.
He didn't know what to expect, he didn't know what was going to pop out and try to him now.
Peaking around the trunk Donner looked around and heard more movement. Quickly retracted his head behind the bark before peaking again barely. What emerged was a small white rabbit hopping into view.
What stood out about it though is the little horn on its forehead and it's ruby red eyes. Strange. But Donner couldn't complain, he had to eat so quietly he moves around the corner and took aim. He had it in his sights, just as it saw him he fired off a round hitting it right in the side of the head killing it instantly.
"Hello lunch." He beams. Donner walked over keeping his gun close as he walked over to the now dead bunny. "Sorry about that, but...I got to eat. Promise you won't go to waste."
He grabbed the deceased animal by the horn raising an eyebrow. "I don't think I've ever seen anything like you before..."
"Ok...Now to cook you up." The teen avian knew what he had to do. He had to get a fire going and skin the fella. Then he could eat. Rabbits aren't a lot, but it's a good start.
...X..oXo..X...
Minutes go by and Donner watched as the meat before him cooked in the flames.
It was difficult to start it. But nothing a little 1.2 volts can't solve. Once again, the training he was given was proving worth to be the effort. Most in hell didn't bother with learning. Some just winged it, no pun intended. Others just learned as it went, but no Bruns's extensive knowledge helped.
Everything, just changed as he got older. One point he was always afraid, of the mistress of the house. Always on guard, and the thought of hurting others scared him too. But then, his abilities started to come out. He remembers the day when he unintentionally zapped Stella when she beated him.
Shortly not to long after, he started acting odd. Donner, got more aggressive, he started to crave things that he never felt before. His senses were all out of whack, something was wrong with him. It got so bad that even Stolas and Merida had to restrain and muzzle him.
Then they took him to Bruns and there, he started training. The first time he killed, he didn't hesitate. Donner didn't cry, he didn't feel remorse, some...part of him enjoyed it? Some part of him, things he did were ran by instinct. Instincts, he didn't know that he had.
It felt... primal. Psychotic if you wanna go that far. Donner took the meat off the fire blowing it off a few times so it wouldn't burn him. Was all of that, the reason Stella wanted him away from Octavia? Did she even know about it? She could've, the way she treated him his whole life. Maybe some part of his mistreatment was out of fear and concern? He didn't know.
All that matters for the moment is filling his belly and finding a way out of the forest. The fire helps, but it's temporary.
How the hell was he supposed to get out? Where he was he supposed to go? Because unlike Greed, it wasn't as simple as following the trail of gold. Most of the trials had an easy path. But this one feels like a case of finding a needle in a haystack.
Maybe that was the trial? Searching for the way out? That had to been it, but with his luck that wouldn't be so easy at all.
He's in the middle of forest. It could be anywhere! And there was no telling how long it'd take for him to find it! And what's even bothersome is what kind of demon is here. Where is it? Why hasn't it ambushed him? This place has plenty of opportunities to do so.
Shit the only thing he's seen here was just the rabbit. The same one he was eating. Was there anymore of them? As if to answer his question he could hear a squeaking sound close by. That answers that.
He turned over to see another rabbit emerge and instead of running off in fear it just stared at him. Or rather what was in his hands and what he was eating.
"What? Are you hungry?" No response it kept starting at the stick. "Oh this? Yeah sorry, but I'm hungry and I'm making sure your pal doesn't go to waste. No hard feelings, right?"
It merely takes a step towards the burning carcass. Glancing between it and Donner. "So..." Donner blinked in confusion as he finished eating. "Still, no hard feelings? We good?"
It stared at the carcass and then turned its head slowly over to Donner. He raised an eyebrow, and right then his senses perked up. Something wasn't right. "Is that a no?"
It's face morphed into a more grotesque and angry look, its cute teeth were now razor sharp with a long tongue sticking out. There was no cute squeak but instead a feral roar which took Donner by surprise as it lunged right towards him! "Whoa! Shit!"
Donner doesn't waste a moment to pull his gun and shoot the rabbit. The bullet hit the thing in the chest and fell to the ground dead in an instant. "Okay... What the fuck just happened!? What was that?" Suddenly more rustling was heard he whipped his gun in the direction and by the tree line he could see multiple red eye glowing eyes.
"You have got to be kidding me." Donner said in disbelief and looking from the corner of his eye to the right he saw more red eyes same with the left and when he turned around there were dozens of them white horned rabbits all staring at him.
Soon enough, an entire horde of these animals look up at him. Getting closer to his proximity. "Well shit..." Soon enough they started jumping towards him all giving off angry shrieks but Donner open fired popping them. Each and every shot meets it's mark. Every rabbit that came close were met with heavy resistance. With every single one of them dying, Donner ran out of his full clips.
The thunderbird goes to reload. But as he did more moved in at quick speeds taking him by surprise. So rather then taking the chance, he puts his guns away and switch's over to his eletrical attacks holding out his hands frying many to a crisp.
However as he did he saw dozens, no thousands of more much to his surprise all going right towards him. "Time to move!" He exclaimed as he flew up into the sky.
No freakin way he was gonna fair against so many of those little fuzz balls all at once! "Where did they all come from?" The green bird wonders. Down bellow he saw many of them shrieking at him and much to his surprise millions more emerged! And they were all starting to pile up on each other!
Hell there was so many, that it looked like they were forming a huge giant building composed rabbits! Much like ants only these things were vicious, and more ravenous then there appearances let on.
They are so determined to devour him, that they're willing to go through any length to do it. "Son a bitch..." Donner commented and as he did a few lunged right towards him scoffing at this he flapped his wings blowing them away. However as they went flying, more and more took their places.
"Yep I'm out!" Donner said before flying off and much to the chargrin of the rabbits many fell onto the ground and big mass pile collapsed like a pile of domino's. Many of them didn't even stop they started speeding through the snow. Same with the ones who eventually got up.
The way they were all moving and speeding through the snow was kicking up a dust cloud making it look like a stampede! Only since they were all white, and no not the r word related crap but instead it looked like massive living moving avalance! Only that avalanche was entirely formed by small cute killer rabbits!
To make matters worse he can see more coming in the distance! "Sweet Lucifer! How many more of these fuckers are there!?" Donner exclaims All around there were millions, millions and possibly more millions of rabbits coming in all tailing right behind him! Coming from all directions!
Maybe their ancestors and their ancestors visited the whore tower at one point!? Was one trip the result of all this!?
"I need to get the fuck out of here!" Easier said then done but just how and where could he go!? There was nothing but forest, and snow. Not to mention the crazy critters that called this place home!
There had to been at least a hint or something. Because Donner knew he couldn't stay airborne forever! Eventually he'd have to set down. But if he did, he was instantly rabbit chow!
Looking behind him the rabbits weren't slowing down either. Shit, they even were tumbling down tree's! Any trees that got in the way went down. A good chunk of them tried to even jump off of them to try and reach Donner.
Alas most of them failed and one narrowly missed Donner's right leg by a mere few inch's! "Dammit! It ain't my fault that I killed your pal, brother, sister, cousin, niece, uncle, aunt, granpda, grandma, great, great great or what the fuck ever!"
They didn't care. They just want to feed. "You know what suck it!" Donner proceeded to go up instead trying to high up enough into the air as he could.
"Try to follow me up here if you can!" He challenged the rabbits.
But little did he know that all the rabbits stopped and stared to climb up on top of one another. "Do these guys ever learn?" Donner looked down and his eyes nearly bulged out of there sockets. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, billions of more rabbits were converging together coming in from miles and miles around! Shit there was so many going up that they were actually still following him!
"What the fuck!?" How were these things even considered as rabbits!? How!? Who in there sick mind would create such beasts like these!? Gritting his teeth Donner holds out his hands. "Fine you guys want to a fight I'll give you one!"
Channeling power from the black clouds above, the thunderbird focuses as much of his electrical current that he could and casts lightning upon the rabbits. But no matter how many times he knocks them all down, more just came back to do it again.
"You want some more then I'll give you some!" Donner exclaimed as bolts of thunder and lightning rained down upon the mass horde of rabbits. Many were obliterated in an instance.
This seems to dwindle their numbers for the moment but more of those damnable bunnies keep spawning. The thunderbird does everything in his power to ensure he can have some breathing room.
Back at the stadium everyone watched as the mass display of power unfurled before them. Between the thunder, lightning and the series of explosions everyone was hooked into their seats.
"Rabbits!? Fucking rabbits!?" Stu exclaims. "Of all the things that could kill him, it's these little boogers?"
"I know! But come on!" Loretta added in disbelief watching as Donner was wiping them out. But inspite of that there numbers hardly dwindled at all. "Fucking hell, how many are there!?"
"Silly imps, you know nothing about the White Rabbit, do you?" Paimon chuckles.
"Elaborate then." Octavia spoke up from her spot not daring to look away as Donner continued to show them no mercy. "What exactly are they?"
"Well I'm glad you asked, my dear." Paimon goes to explain it's history. "Long ago, Hell's population was overwhelmingly high. Made significantly worse by the angels involvement in the human world. The White Rabbit was made as a solution to our problems. It did it's job in quelling the numbers. However it's maker lost control and soon it had begun to multiply and spread itself all over Hell! Devouring those who come across it. But no matter how much their bellies were filled, their cravings for flesh continues on."
Paimon's focus at a the screen where Donner continued to not relent showing them no mercy. "So much so that they had to been banished. Every last one of them." The group listens in very closely. Horrified by what they're hearing. "For if even one remains, the cycle would continue. Eventually destroying all life in this plain of existence."
"A single one?" Stu was baffled. "How the fuck did they even get them all in there? How?"
"How else you fool? Magic!" The head of the Ars Goetia tells the butler, like it was an obvious answer.
"Very powerful magic, that required all of the strongest beings of hell to unite under one banner to rid hell of those foul beasts." He chuckled. "Ironic, one of many few times we all had to work together. Oh how time flies."
Octavia herself couldn't believe it. Someone made these things... as a solution to Hell's population. "This was all before the exorcists?"
"Yes, that's correct Via. Long before the angels decided to quell our numbers one time a year."
Merida frowned her eyes upon hearing this. So even with the combined efforts of all hell they still had a difficult time with these rabbits. How was Donner gonna do any better? "And you idiots thought they were harmless. Ha!"
"Maybe so...but...Donner is fairing well..." Stolas said in a sheepish tone trying to hold onto hope.
On the screen he gave them another dose of an electrical storm wiping many that were caught in the blast.
But they just can't stop spawning! "Oh yes, he can keep going sure, but they reproduce on a daily basis. Good luck trying to wipe them all out." Paimon chuckled. "So by all means, let him continue his struggle."
Stu grunting pulling his hair a bit. "Come on Donner!" Loretta herself watches on hoping that he will survive this trial. "You got this man! Keep going! Dammit! Don't die on us now!"
"I got to say folks, even though the bird is getting himself in a corner up in the sky he's still goin'!" Hudson commented and he was feeling the excitement along with the onlookers who watched Donner to continue obliterating rabbits left and right. "I'm getting all tingly just by watchin' this!"
"Just die already!" Stella yells. "DIE!"
"Hey shut up!" One the nobles commented. "Were trying to watch this!"
'Finally, someone says it...' Stolas said to himself mentally rolling his head back.
"Who the fuck said that!?" Stella exclaimed standing up from her seat.
"SHUT UP!" A lot more all called out they were evidently starting to get into it. Many haven't had this much entertainment in a while.
Stolas smirked and held back from hooting in laughter. This had to been at least one good moment. Hopefully a good sign.
"Keep coming, fuckers! I've got plenty of power!" Donner exclaimed as he held both hands throwing down more electricity. Another large scale explosion occurred and the crowd was going wild watching the display before them.
"In fact I ain't sorry for eating him at all! He tasted absolutely fucking delicious!" He screamed out and was growing more aggressive and rampant. He got more shrieks in response. "Yeah, fuck you too!" Donner retorted as he continued on his assault.
At the same time too in other places of hell, demons who were watching the action were completely going nuts. You name it. Bars, taverns, motels everywhere. Everyone was tuned in.
Like for example at Howling Moon records, Miguel, his boy Rocky were all cheering away for Donner.
"That's it, armano! Take them down!"
"Yeah fuck them up!" Rocky cheered clapping and yelling hard as he could. "Fuck them up Esse!"
"Your lucky that right now there's other things going on kid!" Miguel said as he slammed his fists onto the table. "Come on Donner! Keep going!" He raised head up and howled.
Something his son mimics in glee. Only he pounds on his chest and the others join in on the howling. Much like a normal canine pack does in the human world.
At IMP Milly clapped her hands all members were watching tv. "Whooo! Look at him go!"
"He's really going at it..." Moxie nodded his head. "He's really going..."
"I know! Ain't that so fucking awesome?"
"It is...Yeah it is."
"Really? That's all you got to say fatty?" Loona inquired as she scarfing down popcorn. "Yeah! Keep fucking frying them up!" She cheered.
"Loona! For the hundredth time, I am not fat!"
"Then prove it!"
"Yeah, Mox strip down and make your wife happy while I watch this sick ass massacre!" Blitzo grinned, drinking some beer.
"Gee boss I didn't think ya be into this." Millie commented in surprise, because they know that their employer didn't like Donner in the slightest. Seeing their interactions with one another indicated that.
"I'm not. I'm betting a lot of money that he kicks the bucket! At least he can put on a show 'til then."
"And if he does make it then you pretty much fucked us." Loona commented making a decent point.
"What was that, sweetie?" He whips his head at his foster daughter's words. Blitzø thought he misheard her. "I just said if he makes it you screwed the pooch and were financially fucked."
"Wait, you what!?" Moxie exclaims. "Sir! Why the hell would you do that!?"
"Because there ain't nooooo fucking way he's coming out this!" Blitzo exclaimed holding out a hand and one finger slowly sideways. "Noooo waaaay."
"But that's our money! You can't just do that over a bet!" The short imp argued.
"You thank me later!" Was Blitzo's only retort. "Come on ya little fucking horny killer bunnies do your thing!"
The assassins continue to watch the TV. Save for Moxie who's pouting at his employers foolishness. "Were gonna need a back up plan." Moxie whispered to his wife.
"Geez, thought the kid was just a small regular bird...He's actually showing off good." Angel Dust commented as he was chewing some gum. He and the other staff members of the Hazpin Hotel were also glued onto the screen of the television.
"Oh, I love the way he moves!" Nifty smiles dreamily.
"Don't get any weird ideas." Husk commented taking a swig, but little did he know it was too late.
"Oh I just wanna have my way with that bad boy!" The cat just groaned well so much for that.
"Come on...Come on..." Charlie muttered keeping her eyes on the screen. "You can do it...You can do it..." She was really hoping Donner would manage to pull through with this.
"Just. Fucking. Die!"
Vaggie frowned in worry with her good eye. There was only so much he could do to continue going on. Like it or not she could tell he was gonna get tired at some point. With how dangerous these creatures are, it's a wonder Hell had trouble with these pests.
But for someone to have face them alone. There chances were unfortunately not in there favor. She didn't want to think it was true. But that was the reality.
"At least he's providing entertainment." A familiar voice spoke up from behind it was Alastor who was shockingly enough watching tv with them. The only times he did was when something caught his interest.
Not to mention this was his favorite kind. Watching someone try only to fail. "Ah yes, the classic tale of the hero fighting till the very end despite the odds. A very fit setting if I do say so myself." He was very much loving the carnage and destruction that was transpiring.
"Alastor. What a nice surprise." Charlie greets the psychopath.
"You didn't really believe that I would miss such a spectacle, would you?" Alastor greeted back as everyone kept their view focused on the tv showing Donner coating himself in lightning bursting through the rabbits left and right. "When I heard he was charged with murdering a high ranking royal family. I couldn't resist wondering what the end result would be. Especially since it was unexpected. Nice plot twist, got to love those."
"Your only here to watch him die..." Vaggie said with venom in her voice.
"Not denying it." Alastor confirmed. "But if he's been resilient in complete four of the trials then means there's still more that could occur."
"That's gotta mean something, right?" Angel shrugs.
"It could, maybe? Maybe not." Alasator confirmed.
"Which one fucking is it then!?" Husk hated it when the radio demon got like this leaving only cryptic hints.
"That my furry friend is for me to know and you to figure out." The red suit wearing demon grins smugly.
The feline scoffed in response to this huffing as he took another swig.
"Do...you really think he could do it?" Charlie asked Vaggie and her girlfriend could tell this was starting to become harder for her to watch.
"...I don't know."
It was all the honest answer she could give and Charlie could feel herself almost breaking down. But no, she couldn't. Not right now, she had to remain hopeful, she knew others were doing the same thing she was. However, she honestly wished that he would know that they were all cheering him on. Wanting him to succeed and return
In the sky Donner grunted as he threw down more thunder and lightning and even then the little bastards were still persistent. But he was slowing them down.
"Fucking little rats...Just step off already!" Not that they would listen to him. Hell, even then despite a huge chunk of them being gone, there was still so many of them. Much to his frustration also, he couldn't keep this up forever.
He needs to find the exit. Now! It had to be around somewhere! There to be something!
Come on there would have to be. Donner grunted as he blasted the rabbits some more.
"Out of my way!" Donner roared out as a sphere of electricity surrounded his body. If this wouldn't do the trick, then he was out of options. It wouldn't do exactly as he wished, but the major benefit was this buying him some time. The sparks around him started to increase rapidly, including a whirring sound that was increased slowly getting louder.
Instead of flying he simply descended down freefalling all while the rabbits went after him. Only to get vaporized by the energy he was emitting turning to dust. The sphere was also steadily giving off more energy and the whirring was getting louder and louder.
The moment he landed down a powerful explosion of lightning surged out. Melting down the snow around him, burning a few trees and outright obliterating any and all rabbits in the immediate area.
As for the rest the force of the blast was so strong that it blew them all away a good few miles away. Leaving Donner in the crater that was made from the impact point of his attack.
Sweat was dripping down from his brow, and all those attacks were starting to catch up to him. His breathing was starting to become heavy and he was trying to recapture it. Quickly trying to stabilize himself.
He knows they'll be back. But he's not gonna wait around for it. An easy maybe hour or forty five minutes at best. This was the only window he had and Donner had to take it. "Now where is that goddamn door?" Grunting Donner stood up and spread out his wings letting them stretch out. Steadily he started to walk at a fast pace.
He had to catch his breath, but he had to continue moving. Donner will die if he didn't.
Looking around, he had to admit he was satisfied with the damage and the mark that was left. That technique, he always had trouble controlling. When he was younger, it was down right near impossible for him. He always managed to find an uninhabited area to train in. Now he was receiving the benefits as it helped him out a lot.
"Come on...Come on..." He continued to level out his breathing while walking. He's had it with this scavenger hunt. Donner has wasted so much energy killing these damned rodents and he'd gladly leave this place more than anything.
Suddenly he spotted something in the distance. Donner could make out a faint yellow glow. His eyes widened. Out of everything that was the one thing he could make out that stood precellular! That had to been it!
"Finally!" But right behind him he heard loud rumbling. Donner knew the rabbits were coming. And they were coming for him hard and fast. This was it, the chance for him to get out of this place. "Fuck that!"
So he kneeled down getting into a sprinting position spreading out his wings charging up again. They're coming closer. The sparks on Donner increased, showing he was putting everything he had into this last move.
The swarm is almost upon the servant. That was until Donner went blasting off like a rocket emitting a loud and powerful sonic boom that literally took the swarm by surprise. Many of them flew backwards while Donner shot off like a sonic jet everything that he went by was demolished. Tree's were uprooting and the snow was going in all directions making it look like a blizzard was occurring.
As for the rabbits themselves many screeched out in anger as their futile attempted to go after him failed miserably.
"So long you fuckers!" Donner meanwhile smirked as he got ever so closer and closer to the glowing yellow gate. And then before he knew it, Donner went through.
Right then at the same time Donner emerged the crowd erupted into cheers mixed with angry yells. Those being the yells of those angry they lost their wagers.
"Aaaaaand he maaaaaaade it!" Houston declared. "Yep, the little mother Fucker has cleared the floor of Gluttony and gave them rabbits the middle finger!"
"Are you fucking shitting me!?" Stella exclaims.
Andrealphus groaned as he stood up from his seat, he needed...he needed something to hit! He spotted a bar counter and other demons quickly got out of the way not wanting to get caught up in one of his rare rage fit episodes.
Rasing up both hands they were coated in ice and with a yell of anger he slammed both down on the poor piece of wood that didn't do anything.
He even started kicking it trying to channel and release all the rage that had been building up. "Goddamn, motherfucking ingrate! Why won't you die!?" He asked, speaking each word as he kicked the destroyed piece of decor. Paimon sighed upon seeing this while Stolas eagerly applauded glad that his servant had made it.
Merida was as well, she smiled while the twins were celebrating in their own way.
"Woo! Kickass!"
"He won!"
Stu and Loretta cheered as they held their hands together hopping around like merry folk. Happily cheering 'Whoo-hoo' continuously spinning around while they were jumping. "Way to go! Way to go! Those rabbits can kiss your ass! Way to go! Way to go!"
Octavia also cheered in her own way but kept silent smiling away, relieved to know that he made it. What's more was that five have been cleared and only two remained.
Pride and Wrath.
Houston cleared his throat. "Alright all my demons and fiendess! I know your all in the mood for some more awesome fuckin' carnaaaaage! But right now, break time!"
Everyone got silent before breaking down in anger. "BBBOOOOOOOOOO!" The crowd went off.
"You suck dick, fat ass!" A random fan yelled at the elephant sinner
"Oh yeah? Well blow me." Houston replied making a jack off motion and moved his hand to the direction where the voice came from. "Ya'll don't like it well to bad. Because this just mandatory."
"Asshole! Asshole! Asshole!" They start chanting at the fat man. Apparently even they have a limit with his attitude. "Asshole! Asshole! Asshole!"
"Oh please!" Houston waved them off. "Even the kids gotta rest. Wouldn't want the show be completely wasted now wouldn't it?"
"Asshole! Asshole! Asshole!" The crowd kept chanting. "Asshole! Asshole! Asshole!"
"Meh, fuck ya'll I'm taking lunch." He flipped them off as the podium he was on floated away. He even used his trunk to flip them all off.
"Asshole! Asshole! Asshole! Asshole!"
"Yeah, yeah, story of my life."
"Asshole! Asshole! Asshole! Asshole!"
"Raaaaaah!" Stella exclaimed from the VIP area in anger taking a poor imp and heaved it over to another like it was a bottle toss game. The imp that was thrown being the ball and the other sap was the unfortunate target.
The twins count their lucky charms it wasn't either of them.
"Dammit!" Stella walked off and started to break anything that she could come across while Andrealphus followed behind. He knew his sister had a habit of breaking stuff, but right now he didn't want to pay for the damages that could be caused right now. He was already stressed out and aggravated as it is.
From the side Stolas watched with a pleased smirk. "And once again, Donner has performed well, isn't that right Merida?"
"Indeed so my prince." The female sinner shared the same sentiment. "Indeed so."
"Don't even think it's over just yet..." Paimon spoke up with his arms crossed. "As astounding as it is he survived the White Rabbit, two remain."
Stolas frowns at this. Even a small victory is never enough with his father. "And only a handful have reached it this far. You thought that Reeah and the White Rabbit were monsters? Just wait and see..."
"That we will..." Octavia agreed as she walked with Stu and Loretta beside her. "...Whatever happens will happen. So for right now grandfather...shut up." She said walking past him figuring this would be a good time to eat. Also being hopeful that her bodyguard would at least receive a meal as well.
"I'm sure she adores me." Stolas frowned a bit giving a scoff. "And by the way, Stolas, you ought to perhaps keep a close eye on your daughter." Paimon advised as he walked off all the excitement was making him hungry as well.
"What is that supposed to mean?" His son kept up his frown. "Tell me..."
"Use your imagination." Was Paimon's only response. "But also ought to prepare to comfort her...When the inevitable happens." He advised with this in mind the head of Ars Goetia departs.
"Ignorant prick." He turned to his other most trusted servant. "Do you even have the slightest on what he's referring to?"
"No I'm afraid not...Only that he's telling you embrace the ideal that Donner may...die." The bone witch said bitterly.
Stolas frowns, he's already aware of this. That is the intention of Pandemonium.
He looked to the screen that replaying showing Donner exit out of the Snowfall Hollow. "Donner...please...pull through..."
We zoom outwards away from the screen of the old tv that showed Destiny's bar a complete wreck and coated in blood everywhere. But right in the middle you could see the figure eating a few roasted rabbits with Mitty the cat.
"Can't believe one of those things got into here..."
MEOW
"How was I supposed to know this would happen?" Destiny questions the feline. Mitty frowned in response as he was eating. "You know its true!"
Destiny turned to face the audience/readers. "Well as you can clearly see, a lot has happened. Not just over here, but with Donner especially. Lust, Greed and Gluttony are finished. Paimon is correct two trials still remain."
MEOW
"Yep. It's down to Wrath and Pride. Who's going to be his next opponent? You'll have to wait and see." As he said that another rabbit emerged and Mitty yelped in surprise hissing, his hairs standing up. But before it could quickly Destiny grabbed it by the neck and snapped it with ease. The feline looked over to his owner.
"It's been a long day. And I could still eat, how about you?"
MEOW
The cat couldn't agree more.
To be continued
(Also a small note, I've also updated Chris and Kipo in the Age of Wonderbeasts, today was a double update, hope you all enjoy.)
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