Author's note: As fun as this chapter was to write, i am kinda taking a huge gamble with this one,
especially since i'm setting up 3 directions i can take this story.
but yea, i am both satisfied with this chapter and not at all at the same time, so would really appreciate some constructive feedback on where to improve.
Chapter 15:
An uneasy alliance
"THAT FUCKING BITCH" A loud yell echoed through the Vee tower as the moth demon, Vallentino, was in the middle of tearing up one of Velvette's studios.
The doll demoness was angrily screaming at her colleague "VALLENTINO I FUCKING SWEAR, IF YOU TOUCH MY LATEST PIECE, I'LL MAKE A NEW COAT OUT OF YOUR FUCKING WINGS" before she turned towards the doors "VOX, DON'T JUST STAND THERE AND FUCKING DO SOMETHING" she angrily spat out.
It took a considerable while to calm down the adult entertainment overlord, who had retreated to his own studio, resorting to taking out his anger by torturing some of his actors during a film shoot.
Eventually, it were just Velvette and Vox sitting in his observation room, staring at the many screens, displaying many of the other overlords, tho the one they were focused on most was one showing the new up and running "anarchy demon" Ashley, who was apparently in the middle of doing bench presses.
"Well she sure is no pushover…..uhg…..and here I was hoping this would go easy" the TV headed demon grumbled as he rubbed his "temples?" as Velvette was leaning against the chair he was sitting on "The bitch has balls, I'll give her that, never thought I'd say it Vee, but this is the one woman I do NOT want to piss off"
Velvette couldn't explain why but she couldn't help but letting her gaze wander to the woman's biceps, she was…..enthralled…
She slowly let her gaze glide over the new overlord's shape but settled on her stomach, which was now revealed due to her tanktop hiking up due to her workout, revealing a decent set of abs…"how can someone be both muscular And skinny at the same time?" Velvette thought to herself
The TV demon just smirked towards his colleague "Aw come on Velvette, afraid ya might bite off more then you can chew?"
Apparently Velvette's sudden quietness did not go unnoticed by her fellow overlord as after a little while, Vox began snapping his fingers in front of the small fashionista's face "Uhhh…..helloooo? Vel? Hell to Velvette, You there?"
This snapped her out of her little daydream moment as Velvette blinked a few times before glaring at the TV demon as she angrily spat out "What?!"
Vox gave her a teasing chuckle and a shrug, which earned him an annoyed bonk against the side of the head, which made his screen flicker and glitch for a second "Oh shut up, you flat-faced prick. You saw her face, you KNOW just as well as I that those were not just empty threats. I know that look on folks, she is the kinda gall who follows through on her promises and I ain't in the fucking mood to pick my vertebras off the floor"
Vox just raised a single eyebrow as he stared at his colleague with a deadpan face, before muttering to himself "Sure Velvette, whatever you have to tell yourself….."
He returned his attention back to the screens, slumped down in his chair and grumbled in annoyance "And of course she had to be on decent fucking terms with that 1930's looking fuck, as well as Carmine…..somehow" as he tapped his fingers together in deep thought "We need to find a way to get the upper hand….."
"Yea but with what?" the fashionista spoke in an annoyed tone "it's not like our solution is just gonna fly into our fucking camera feed" she said as she waved her hands around in emphasis.
As soon as the words had left her mouth, something caught the eye of the 2 overlords, a shape…a winged shape…
"Vox! Hone in on that!" Velvette piped up as the TV demon followed her suggestions.
As the figure landed somewhere in a obscure ally way, it took off the hood of the cloak it was wearing, revealing a bob of short, white hair, piercing golden eyes and…..a black halo…
It tucked its wings under the cloak and as the drone zoomed out, it was able to take in the image of the princess's hotel in the background, the angel angrily glaring towards it as it leaned against a nearby wall with what seemed to be a mechanical prosthetic left arm.
The TV demon grew a wicket grin as he spoke "I think we have just found our way upward…
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Streets of pentagram city, the pride ring, hell
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Lute had just landed nearby, tucked away into an abandoned ally way, and in clear view of the princess's hotel, which stood rebuild and expanded, bigger then ever, on the hill in the distance.
The exorcist lieutenant gritted her teeth as she glared at the building with distain, the loss of her leader and her one friend still fresh in her mind as her grief had consumed her and had turned into bitter hatred.
She wanted to see them suffer, she wanted to make them feel all the pain she felt, and only when all their hope was lost, only then would she grand them the sweet release of death, ridding heaven of the threat of their demonic taint.
"I WILL avenge you sir…..but how? I need a plan…..I'll do ANYTHING to ruin that royal demon bitch and the fucking traitor….." she muttered under her breath…
"anything?" a little voice rang out from behind her, which caused Lute to whip around and swing her blade at her possible assailant, tho she just about missed what seemed to be a camera drone flying around, the voice coming from a little speaker inside the device "You know, the 2 of us could….work together…."
Lute just scoffed as she spat on the ground in front of the camera "hnf, and WHY exactly do you think "I" would conspire with abominations like YOU, demon filth?"
The camera drone's microphone buzzed to life again "Now come on, sweetheart. Don't get your feathers all ruffled, we just wana talk" it said in an overly confident tone "you see…..it seems we share a common enemy….namely Lucifer's brat and that fucking hotel of hers" it spoke with honeyed words.
Lute gave a proud, spiteful laugh "making deals with an exorcist? You demons are either very brave or even more stupid then I thought"
The voice buzzed over the microphone again "HAHAhehe….come now, my dear….ever heard of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"? I can tell you have some "unfinished business" with that hotel, I mean, an exorcist, disobeying orders and traversing to hell outside of extermination day? Purposely trying not to be seen? AND you still got your halo"
Lute narrowed her gaze "Get to the point, demon"
"Isn't it rather obvious? You didn't fall, you came here through your own means….and I ASSUME you have a way back….."
"And I supose you want to make use of that privilege?" Lute bitterly spat out.
The voice over the microphone laughed "Hehe, as sharp as that sword of yours I see…..how's this? As a sign of good faith, I would like to invite you to one of our….."Private" locations, neatly tucked away, where no one will see us. Meet me there, tonight, I'm sure we can work something out"
Lute scoffed "And who says I won't just kill you where you stand, abomination? I've slaughtered thousands of your kind for lesser offenses" she said with a mocking smirk.
"Hmmm…. I mean, yea you could…." The voice spoke, its own confidence rivalling Lute's "BUT…..you'd miss out on a powerful ally….you could see us as….opportunists….the choice is yours….my new "friend"…."
The angel closed her eyes and thought for a moment "And what….my dear "friend" might I call you?" she said sarcastically.
"hehe…..the name's…Vox…."
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Nightclub the aftertaste, later that night, pride ring, hell:
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"Damn, not bad, new girl!" The large, vibrantly colored dinosaur overlord exclaimed as she sat at the bar, Pink neon having just poured her yet another drink.
"hehe, thanks Zeezee, pretty damn proud of it. It ain't much but it's mine" Ashley stated as she took a sip from her whiskey.
"hey cut yourself some slack, you build up something here for yourself to be proud of" the large overlord smiled as she took a big swig from her drink.
"Sorry your first meeting went kinda tits up, I figured the Vee's would try something but they were really laying on the dick-sauce yesterday"
Ashley just shrugged "I mean, aren't they always dicks?" which caused a chuckle from the taller overlord "Nothing to add there, ya got a fucking point really"
The 2 overlords had just finalized the agreements and conditions of their business deal and were now just casually chatting and enjoying the atmosphere.
It was at this point that a pale skinned, rather human looking sinner with half a shaved head and a short, black bob of hair, red eyes and small black horns walked in.
She wore a ripped, dark red plaid flannel, torn booty shorts and some kinda band shirt as she made her way towards the bar, tho she stopped and jolted for a moment when she saw the large dinosaur overlord.
Pink was practically bouncing on her hooves as she gave a giddy squeal. Seeing this, Ashley game a smirk and gestured towards the girl with her head as she addressed Pink "Go on Pink, go say hi to your girl"
Pink took her cue and jumped over the bar as she ran up to the sinner and wrapped her into a tight hug before peppering her face with kisses "MELODIE, BABY, how's your day been honey?"
The other sinner in question took a deep sigh as she saw the casual atmosphere and relaxed in her partner's embrace "Eh same old same old, store was really quiet so Rufus gave me the day off, just been playing videogames" Melodie responded before wrapping an arm around her girlfriend's waist, dipping her, which caused Pink to yelp in surprise, before kissing her on the mouth.
At this display, the large boar sinner, Hudson, made a gagging gesture behind the bar as he angrily cleaned a glass.
Ashley gave him a glare "Hey, behave, lard-ass" to which the piggish man grumbled "Hea yea, keep yer fookin shirt on" before returning his attention to the bar.
Pink and her girlfriend, Melodie made their way towards the others as the pink sinner once again returned to her spot behind the bar, tho Melodie was still visibly nervous being so close to an overlord, let alone one as massive and imposing as Missy Zilla.
"Hey relax Mel, Zeezee here is chill. We have just signed a business contract, and I wanted to show her around" to which, Missy Zilla responded "Yea, you galls are gonna see allot more of me around here" before giving a chuckle, after which she slapped her knees, got up and spoke.
"Welp, guess it's time for me to be on my way, got some shit I need to take care off" as she snapped her fingers and smiled at the shark grinned overlord "But I like what you've done with the place, and I'm looking forward to seeing where you'll be taking all this"
Ashley smiled and waved her fellow overlord off as the large dinosaur lady disappeared through the door.
Melodie chuckled as her partner poured her a drink "Ashley, Pink, both of you…..you're fucking insane, you know that? I still can't believe the 2 of you managed to pull this stunt off"
The 2 besties exchanged glances and smirked as the shark sinner spoke up "We are acutely aware" as she took a few generous sips from her whiskey as Pink Neon added "Come on babe, as if you're complaining about the renovations to the apartments" before leaning over the bar and giving her a peck on the cheek.
Ashley sighed "Yea that's a thing I am definitely NOT gonna miss about the old place now that I've got my own "penthouse" suite" to which the 2 other sinners looked at her confused, before speaking up in unison "Miss "what" exactly?"
The anarchy overlord smirked as she spoke "Being able to hear you two fuck. I swear, You 2 are loud as BALLS"
Pink became bright red and Melodie buried her face in her tanktop as they jabbed back "we're not THAT loud, shut up!"
Ashley just busted out laughing "Ya fucking kidding me?! Pink, YOU sound like a fucking air-raid alarm when you climax, and YOU, Melody, constantly moan as if you're on the set of some kinda porno!"
She then leaned in and gained a slightly annoyed expression "Plus….those previous walls were made out of feckin cardboard….i …could hear…EVERYTHING"
Tho as she did this, something about Melodie caught her eye.
For a split second, she swore she saw a slightly golden hue over the woman's cheeks.
Melodie suddenly nervously got up as she spoke up "Oof, don't wana make it too late tho, I guess I'll hit the hay and see you galls tomorrow" She gave her girlfriend behind the bar one last peck on the cheek before speedwalking off.
As she walked away, Ashley followed her with a narrowed gaze "Could she…..actually…..ah, I'm probably seeing things" she thought to herself.
"Say…..Pink…did melody just…..blush gold?"