The IMP crew returned to the office as the four celebrated another successful assignment while the hellhound was busy texting on her phone. "Haha! Well done, crew! That was another successful killing for the fifteenth time this week," Blitzo congratulated his employees. "And this one was so far the best one!"
"Well, it almost ended in a disaster if Joseph didn't give away our position," Moxxie pointed out, disappointed.
"Ha! I wasn't gonna let that puppy get stepped on to death," Joseph told him in his defense.
"But those three girls weren't the targets."
"Well, I can't stand dog abusers! There! I'm guilty! Besides, they're gonna be the targets sooner so might as well kill those whores anyway!"
"We almost got killed because of your action, young man!"
"Oh calm down, Mox," Millie told him. "Remember that one time you almost got us killed when you saved that baby."
"I… Okay, fair. Fair enough. But it was worth it… until-"
"Until when we got to the rooftop, I patted ya on the back at the job well done and you dropped that little bastard off the building as we watched it plummet to the ground," Blitzo laughed. "The look on your face was priceless! Priceless!"
"Where was I when that happened," Joseph laughed.
"That tragic event traumatized me," Moxxie said while shaken by the past.
"And I'm proud of you kiddo for killing those bitches," the boss patted the sinner on the back while congratulating him. "Everything you do is the reason why you're my second favorite!"
"And I'm honored to be your second favorite, boss," the sinner saluted to his boss.
"Of course, my number one favorite will always be my precious Lo-Lo! Ain't that right, sweetie," the happy imp smiles at his adopted daughter.
"Yeah. Whatever," Loona rolled her eyes while on her phone.
"Alrighty! Job well done! How about we go out celebrating?! I know a bar that has wonderful drinks and good food!"
"Awesome! I'm down for some awesome meal," the sinner smiled.
"Eh. Why not," Moxxie agreed.
"So, where's this bar? I hope it's close," Millie smiled.
"Oh shit! I forgot where it is exactly. Eh somewhere in the Gluttony ring."
Suddenly, the crew, except Joseph, turned towards Blitzo with worry on their faces while the sinner was confused about their impressions. "Si-Sir… Joseph can't come with us to the Gluttony ring," Moxxie told his boss.
"I'm sorry what," the sinner tilted his head confused.
"I knew it," the boss yelled at the annoying imp. "I fucking knew it! I knew you never liked Joseph! Everyone I hired someone that isn't Millie you always be judgmental about-"
"Nonononono! Blitz… Joseph can't come with us because… he's a sinner."
"We know, Mox! That's how he ended up here, dipshit! Pay the fuck attention!"
"Blitz… He-He meant that… Joseph isn't allowed to leave the Pride ring," Millie told him.
"Wh-What," Joseph responded in disbelief. "I… I don't understand… Did… Did I do something wrong or-"
"No! No! Of course not. You didn't do anything wrong. It's just… You see-"
"There's a rule in Hell that every sinner is contained in the Pride ring and never allowed in the other rings," Loona told the truth. "The Pride ring is their only population to live in. They can never leave it."
"Wh-What… Bu-But that's not fair," the sinner said.
"Joseph, this is Hell," Moxxie told him. "Sinners aren't supposed to live in paradise."
"Still… It's not fair!"
"That's a ridiculous rule! I'm sure sinners are allowed to go wherever they want whenever they want," Blitzo told them.
"Sir, do you remember that one client that paid us so much money and said he was gonna contact us for another assignment but never did," Moxxie asked his boss.
"Yeah and I'm sure you are probably the main reason why he never contacted us again!"
"Sir he died!"
"What? No! That's ridiculous! That's completely bullshit! How did he possibly die?"
"He tried to cross to another ring and he burned to death!"
"Whoa," the sinner said, shocked. "Who burnt him?!"
"If a sinner tries crossing to another ring, then you'll be burnt to death out of thin air," the female imp told him.
"What the fuck?! This really is Hell!"
"That's complete bullshit! I've never seen that happen before," Blitzo yelled.
Several months ago, Blitzo was walking past the bridge that leads to the Greed ring while he was on the phone. "Come on! Come on," he yelled as he was on hold.
Suddenly, several sinners ran past him and towards the bridge while the world's law enforcement officers tried to stop them. Once they entered the Greed ring zone, the sinners instantly disintegrated into flames while Blitzo was too busy on the phone to witness it. "We're sorry but your dildos package has been discarded," the company told the imp on the phone. "Please place another-"
"GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!! Every fucking time! Why am I the only one having a fucking horrible day," he yelled in rage as another sinner tried to enter the ring but disintegrated as well.
"Yo-You're saying that I'm trapped in the Pride ring for the rest of my life," Joseph says in complete disbelief. "Th-That means I can't go anywhere with you guys… I… I'm trapped here…"
"Aww don't be upset," Mille comforts him by patting his back. "You'll get to work with us and we'll always have some fun with ya whenever you want."
"It's not about me. It's about you guys. I mean what would happen if you guys were kidnapped or endangered in any of the rings but I can't save you because… I'm trapped here."
"Oh shit I've never thought of that," the boss gasped. "We could have a real pickle up our ass!"
"Sir, we always ran into trouble and we always got away," Moxxie calmed him.
"But what if we all get caught and Joseph is the only one who can save us but he's fucking stuck in the Pride ring because of his sinning ass! What do we do then, Mox?! What will we fucking do you little baby dick weasel," Blitzo yelled as he's shaking his employee insanely.
"Whoa whoa whoa," Joseph shouted while breaking them up. "Guys! We'll figure it out okay? Look just go out without me okay. I'm fine. Go and enjoy yourselves. I'll be fine so swear."
"Are you sure, sugar," Millie worried.
"Absolutely! I'm fine. Go and have fun. I'll see you all tomorrow."
"Of course, kiddo! Love ya very much and see you tomorrow," Blitzo hugs him and waves farewell to the sinner.
Suddenly when he left the office, Joseph heard his boss talking to the crew as he listened in. "Okay we need to talk about Joseph! This is a major shit show we need to deal with!"
"Sir! We can't talk about him behind his back," Moxxie complained.
"Shut the fuck up, Mox! We're not talking about you now, it's about Zoseph! This is an issue we need to deal with! He's now a liability to our organization!"
"Sir! You can't say that about him," Millie protested. "He had done nothing but make you proud! Why would you say that?"
"What if we got an award for being the most successful business that's located in one of the seven rings but he can't go because he's a sinner?! Do you think we'll get that award without him?! Or you think they'll still give us the award if he's there but in fucking ashes?!"
"Who would give out awards in Hell," the short imp asked, confused.
"Dream big for once, Mox! And stop living in your shitty ass for once! Look, the point is he's now a liability and… I'm afraid we have to let him go."
"What," the others shouted at him as Joseph was shocked.
"Look, he's now a major problem for our company!"
"What the fuck, Blitz! You know he wasn't a problem at all until you just learned about him being trapped in the Pride ring," Loona yelled.
"I know he's a great worker! The best employee! Way better than our Moxxie but… what's the point in having him if he can only go to the living world and this ring?"
"Like you said before, sir! He's like a member of this family," Millie told her boss.
"I know but… Look, he's now a liability and I don't think we can have a sinner working for us. And before any of you complain, do any of you know anything that can let him travel to the other rings freely?!" Not a single word was spoken from the others as there was a short silence. "That's what I thought… I'm sorry but… we have to accept the truth…" Joseph just stood still for a moment and began to shed tears from what he heard. He pressed his forehead gently against the wall and cried quietly.
At night, Joseph arrives at his apartment as he's still depressed about being trapped in the Pride ring for the rest of his existence. When he opened the door, his roommate Larry was about to douse himself with catnip until he panicked and hid it from the sinner. "Dammit, boy," the hellcat yelled. "Next time let me know when you get here, virgin whore!"
"I… I'm so sorry, Larry," he apologized to him while saddened. "I… I didn't mean to disturb you."
"What the hell is the matter with you, boy? You usually come back happy and glad like a retard. What happened to ya?"
"Larry… did you know that sinners aren't allowed out of the Pride Ring?"
"You figure it out now?" The sinner looked away sad and didn't respond. "Oh fuck you didn't know. Look, son, you know all that preaching on and on about in the living world. Hell isn't a paradise. It's supposed to be full of misery and torment for sinners like you. I'm ashamed that no one told you about this until now."
"Look… I know Hell is supposed to be suffering and tormenting sinners but… I don't belong here… I have been good my entire life, wronged nobody, helped others, and spread love until… until that incident happened…"
"That one when you murdered all those fuckers who ate your dog's corpse?"
"Yeah…"
"I know it wasn't your fault but… what happened happens and you're sent here. I'm sorry but… there's nothing you can do about it. You're not special. You're just a sinner like so many others down here. I'm sorry but that's the truth."
"I know but… I just wanna go to these other rings not just to have fun but… being there for my friends…" The sinner lowered his head, sad.
"I'm sorry, son but rules are rules. Kinda fucked we have them here in Hell but… yeah. You're trapped in the Pride ring for the rest of your life. It's not like there's a spell or something that'll let you travel to other rings freely." Suddenly, Joseph's head pops up as he knows a book that might have the answer to his problem, the grimoire.
The next day, Joseph arrives at the office while trying to play it cool as he joins his coworkers. "Alright everyone listen up and get your ears out of your ass! I'm looking at you, Moxxie," Blitzo told him while the little imp shook his head. "A client wants us to hunt down a rich asshole and make his death look like an accident! Mill, you're with me for today!"
"Yay! I'm so excited," the sweet little imp cheered.
"That's the attitude!"
"Sir, what about me and Joseph," Moxxie asked him.
"I'm sorry but after what happened yesterday at our assignment and your history Mox, I can't have any slip up for this so you two will stay behind. Joseph, you and I need to talk once I come back so just pretend to look busy around here."
"Ye-Yes, sir," the sinner nodded.
"As for you, Mox, you need to fill out all of this paperwork by the time we get back," the boss told his employee while dropping a big pile of paperwork in front of the imp.
"What?! Since when do I have to do this?! Why can't Loona do this?! She hardly does anything around here," Moxxie complained while the hellhound flipped him off without looking.
"A! She's the receptionist, Mox! She answered calls and took notes from clients. And B! You always take your job seriously so this is your field."
"But this is all shitty paperwork!"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"The paper is labeled shitty paperwork for Moxxie!"
"Quit your bitching already and get it done, Mox," Blitzo told him while he and Millie created the portal to the living world. "We'll be back later okay?! Okay! Bye-bye now!"
Once Blitzo and Millie left, Moxxie whined and started working on the big pile of papers while Loona tossed the grimoire in the boss's office before getting on her phone. Joseph, on the other hand, took a deep breath and tried to sneak into his boss's office to get back without the little imp catching him in the act. Once he slid next to the door quietly, the annoyed hellhound looked at him and told the sinner, "If you're after his dildos, no one is stopping you."
The sinner almost threw up from imagining the thoughts of his boss' disgusting hobbies before entering the room. Once he spotted the grimoire, he placed it on the desk and searched through it to look for a spell or anything that could let him travel to Hell's rings. Luckily, Joseph found a ritual that allowed him to travel any of the other rings but only for an hour. "What," he whispered to himself. "An hour?! Dammit! I… Dammit… I… I just… wait a second."
He noticed a page number hidden underneath the spell and turned to it. He read about an amulet called the amulet of sinners and it allowed him to travel to any of the rings as long as he was wearing it. The sinner is happy to discover the amulet but he needs to know the location as he took a pic of the amulet. He immediately but quietly performed the ritual and when it was completed, he was disappointed that the object he needed to swallow looked like and smelled like tobacco weed. Joseph sighs as he places it in his pocket and places the grimoire back on the desk.
Once Joseph exited the office, he tried to play it cool as he approached Moxxie while the little imp was doing paperwork. "Ha Mox! I'm gonna go on break for a bit," the sinner told him.
"A break? Did Blitz approve this," the imp asked him.
"Yeah. He said I can take a long break while he's away. He also said if you don't believe me, then actually go fuck yourself in the ass. His words are not mine!"
"Yeah that's something he would say. Fine but don't be gone too long."
"Don't worry. I'll be back before you know it."
The sinner headed out of the office and pulled up the photo of the amulet until he heard the door open and found Loona annoyed as she closed the door. "Joseph, what the fuck are you doing," the hellhound annoyed.
"I… I'm just gonna take a break, that's all."
The hellhound quickly grabbed his phone and spotted the picture. "Are you shitting me?! You're going after the amulet of sinners?!"
"N-No?"
"You do realize that these amulets only exist outside of the Pride ring! You'll never find it here unless…" Loona sniffed the sinner's pocket and became disgusted. "You did the ritual spell didn't you!"
"Okay yeah, I did and I hate the result though!"
"Don't do this, dumbass! No sinners have ever been out of the Pride ring for centuries! If they caught you for being a sinner in the other rings, I… I don't know exactly but it's not good."
"Come on, Loona! I love this job! I love what I do! And most importantly I love yooooou guys! You! Blitz! Mill! And Mox! I don't wanna get fired because I'm… a sinner…"
"Joseph, you don't know if-"
"I… I don't wanna take any chances. Loona… I have to do this. I… I really love working with you guys. You guys are so awesome. I don't wanna lose any of you."
Loona rolled her eyes annoyed and responded, "Fine. Just be careful and don't die. Demons have never seen a sinner outside of the Pride ring before and they won't treat you differently. Just stay low and draw less attention. And please come back before Blitz finds out and fuck you for the rest of your life."
"And I don't want that at all!"
"Good. Just please come back alive."
"I will. I promise." Finally, Loona went back into the office as the sinner went off to look for answers for the amulet.
When Joseph hits the streets and asks around for the amulet but mostly everyone is rude to him. He was getting nowhere with the results and was close to giving up until he was approached by a tall sinister-looking overlord sinner in a fancy red suit as the sinner tapped his shoulder from behind. "Greetings, my dear boy," the tall sinner greeted with an effect that imitated radio static, which scared Joseph. "I couldn't help but notice that you have been asking folks across the street."
"Uh… Wh-Who are you," Joseph asked the strange dangerous sinner.
"Just a simple gentleman who would love to assist fellow sinners like you, my good boy."
"What do you want in return if you help me?"
"Haha! My dear boy! I would never ask anything in return from a fellow sinner! Although now you mentioned it, I will find you someday and ask for a favor in return. Nothing too demonic or tormenting, just a simple favor is all."
"Uhh… Okay?" The sinner pulled out his phone and showed the overlord the picture. "This is the amulet of sinners. Do you know which ring and the location of the amulet?"
The overlord rubbed his chin for a while as he tried to remember until he responded, "Ah yes, my dear boy! I remember it indeed! But before I give you the location, you must shake my hand to seal the deal."
"Hmm? Sure! Why not!" When the reckless sinner shakes the dangerous overlord's hand, Joseph's entire body is electrocuted as a greenish aura surrounds them. After a few seconds, the torment fades away as he steps back from the powerful demon. "Wh-What the actual fuck was that shit?!"
"Oh just sealing the deal, my dear boy! Nothing wrong with a little torment! This is Hell after all!" He used his staff to show a map of the location of the amulet. "The amulet is located in one of the abandoned factories in the Greed Ring. Back then, they were manufactured for so many until it was shut down by an anonymous buyer but rumors had it that it still runs once a month! Simply enter the ring through the bridge, make your way through the city, and Wham-O you'll find the factory in no time!"
"Whoa! That's great! Thanks!"
"Of course, you can't pass into the Greed Ring without being dissolved into ashes. You need a temporary magic to pass through. Would you like to make another deal?" The overlord dinner smirks sinisterly as he extends his hand as it is electrocuting.
"Uhhh… No thanks. I already have something that will help me get to the other ring. Thank you for the help."
"Absolutely! But remember! You owe me and you will pay me back one day, my dear boy!"
"Of course. Thanks! Wait a second! Is there something else I should know before I get there?"
"No! Everything should be fine when you get there!" Finally, the sinner went off to get the amulet while the sinner overlord waved farewell until he spoke to himself, "I forgot to tell him that the factory is owned by a demon who kills sinners."
At the bridge to the Greed Ring, Joseph waited patiently for a vehicle to come by so he could hitchhike to the city. He spotted a delivery truck driving to the bridge as the sinner hopped onto the vehicle's ladder. He took a deep and ate the ritual tobacco he almost threw up but managed to swallow it. The sinner closes his eyes as he's afraid he's going to disintegrate. When he enters the ring, he's perfectly fine as he laughs with success while ready to seek the amulet.
The truck enters the center of the city as the sinner jumps off and lands in the alley. He poked around to see demons wandering around as he tried to blend in as he emerged and walked swaggy. He begins greeting the demons while smirking, "Sup!"
"Piss off," a random demon yelled.
"How you doing?"
"Eat shit!"
"Lovely day!"
"Go fuck yourself!"
Joseph smiles from their reaction as he talks to himself, "I can't believe this is actually working! Not a single one noticed I'm a-"
"What the fuck?! What is a sinner doing in the Greed Ring," one of the demons shouts, causing more of them to stare at the only sinner.
"Nah nah nah! I'm nah a sinner! I'm just a simple demon like the rest of ya," the sinner responds while doing a fake Italian accent.
"What the shit?! He's faking a fake accent to pretend to be a demon," another demon said.
Suddenly, a car ran over one of the demons and two officers stepped out. "Hold right there, shit face," one of them yelled as they approached the trespasser. "You're coming with us for questioning!"
"Uh-Uh-Look! It's Angel Dust and he's giving free blowjobs," Joseph yelled as he pointed in the opposite direction.
"Where where where," the second officer shouted as the two of them looked in the pointed direction while the sinner ran away. "Ha, wait a second! Isn't Angel Dust a sinner?! How can he cross over here?!"
"And he never gives any free blowjobs! That damn sinner tricks us! After him," the other yelled.
Joseph rams throughout the streets knocking stuff and demons over to slow down the officers while he's being chased. He manages to grab two pests from the street and throw them at the two officers, causing them to panic. The sinner laughs from his easy escape until a big demon jumps in to tackle him and several other demons. The rest of the officers swarmed in to begin beating up the sinner. "Gotcha you now, motherfucker," one of them yelled.
When the big officer pulled him up, it was revealed they got the wrong one but they continued being the small pervert demon. "Ahh! I'm not a sinner! I'm not a sinner! Help help," the little demon cried as he was being beaten while Joseph sneaked and ran away.
After several minutes of running, the sinner stopped and caught his breath from fleeing from the officers as he laughed at the close call. When he looks up, Joseph is surprised to find the abandoned factory as he forms a smile before rushing to it. He grabs a rock and smashes a window so he can sneak into the structure.
Once he's inside, Joseph searches through every box and corner for the amulet but so far no sign of it. He was close to giving up until he spotted one box by itself on a production machine. When he opened it, he formed a big smile on his face because he finally found the amulets of sinners. He quickly pulled out his phone and grabbed one of them to see if it was a match. "Yes! Finally," the sinner cheered himself. "I got it. Alright! Time to head back to the-"
Suddenly, the entrance slammed open as the sinner dropped the box and took one amulet before he hid. Joseph slowly poked his head and spotted two henchmen dragging a beaten bird-like demon and threw him on a chair as the few more gathered in front. "You screwed up big time, Billy! Really screwed up," one of the goons said.
"Look! Look, fellas! I swear! I swear I was gonna pay him back! I swear," Billy pleaded.
"Yeah, but the boss said nothing about selling his own property, shit bird," a female hellhound told him.
"Come on! He has plenty of them! Loads of them! I… I thought he wouldn't mind! I basically helped him out-"
"But the boss didn't give you permission to sell his shit," a shark-like demon growled at him.
"Come on! Please! Just ask him! Just ask your boss! I'm sure he wouldn't mind!"
"How about you ask him yourself," a big tough imp told him.
"Wh-What?"
Then, the goons stood at attention as a tall demonic black hell wolf with red horns, dragon-like wings, and a katana on his back. The dangerous demon approached the victim as the bird demon shivered in fear. "Well well well," the wolf spoke in a deep menacing voice. "Billy, is it? I heard from one of my men that you had been selling my products."
"Ye-Yes, mister Shadow-Wolf! It's true! But-"
"Shhh… I'm not mad at you, Billy. I could never be mad at you for selling my own property behind my back."
"Re-Really?! Oh thank you for not being mad-"
The wolf grabs his victim by the neck and growls demonically at him. "I'm furious at you! Not only you stole my products but you were selling them… to sinners!"
"Bu-But aren't those amulets for sinners?!"
"I would never sell any of my precious possessions to disgusting sinners! Not only are you failing to pay me back but you are selling my products to sinners! That is the greatest insult to me!"
"I… I'm so sorry, Mr. Shadow-Wolf! I… I'll pay you back! I'll pay you back I swear!"
The deadly demon wolf let him go and took a step back. "No need. You're hereby pardoned." Shadow-Wolf's henchmen looked at him surprised.
"Re-Really?! Oh thank you, Mr. Shadow-Wolf! Thank you so much! Thank you! Thank you so very much! Thank you!"
"Pardon… from life."
The crime lord pulled out his pistol and shot the victim in the face, killing the demon instantly. The goons laughed at the murdered demon as his body fell to the floor. Joseph watched in horror at what just happened as he whispered to himself, "Sweet Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!"
Suddenly, the menacing wolf stared in the sinner's direction with red glowing eyes, which frightened Joseph as he immediately hid. "Men… I'm afraid we have an intruder." The crime lord examines the area until he notices a knocked box of his amulets. "And this intruder… is a sinner!"
The sinner is completely scared as he hears the crime lord's angry voice and his goons clacking their guns while Joseph whispers to himself, "Oh… crap…"
Meanwhile, back at the office, Blitzo and Millie return from a successful assignment as they carry a big bag of the victim's corpse while Moxxie is still filling out paperwork and Loona is texting. "Now that was another accomplished killing together," the boss shouted. "Always a load of fun with my third favorite employee!"
"Fuck yeah," Millie cheered as she gave her boss a high-five.
"Oh you missed a whole lot of fun today, Mox! I don't understand why you decided not to come with us."
"Wh-You told me to fill out this pointless paperwork," the imp annoyed.
"Well, you could've said no, you spineless little shit. Anywho, it's time to talk to my second favorite! Oh Zoseph! Zoseph!" Blitzo called Joseph but no response. "Zoseph?"
The boss wanders around the office to look for his sinner employee. "Zoseph? Zoseph! Where are you, you little piece of shit? Zoseph!" He looks in the break room, the closet, underneath his desk, the sink, and even the restroom as he kicks the stall door open while shouting, "Let me see your dick!"
He then went back to his employees after he searched around the office. "Okay, this isn't funny anymore! Zoseph! Where the fuck are ya, you little virgin bitch?! Mox! Where the fuck is he?!"
"I'm so sorry, sir. Joseph hasn't come back from his break," the hardworking imp told his employer. Blitzo suddenly laughed at what Moxxie told him for a while. "What?"
"I thought you said he took a break! That little bitch can never have a break for the rest of his life!"
"Whatcha mean, Blitz," Millie asked, confused.
"When he first signed a contract for him to work for me, it said in the fine print that since he's a sinner, he can never have a break in his life!"
"That's kinda fucked up."
"Yeah, but he's a sinner and this is Hell! Hahaha! Anywho, where did you say he was, Mox?"
"Sir… He took… a break," Moxxie told him again.
Then suddenly, Blitzo stares blankly at the imp for a minute, causing them to be worried about his reaction. The boss took a deep breath before he grabbed Moxxie by the neck choking him while yelling, "WHAAAAAT?!!!" The tall imp kicked the little demon away out of anger. "THAT LITTLE VIRGIN BITCH!!! WHO THE FUCK DID HE THINK HE IS TO GO ON A FUCKING BREAK?!!!"
Blitzo marched out of the office and headed outside with his employees following him. "I'm gonna hunt him down and when I catch him, I'm gonna FUCK HIM FOR LIFE!!!" His yelling drew the attention of multiple demon citizens as they ran away from what he said. "WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU YOU LITTLE BITCH?!!!"
"Sir, he could be anywhere out there," Moxxie told him while calming his boss down.
"Get the fuck off me! I know where to find him!" The boss pulls out his phone and presses on an app. "I'll find him with the Find My Sinner app."
"There's an app for that," Millie asked, surprised.
"There's an app for everything! Now, where are you, you little shit!" The phone shows Joseph's location outside of the Pride Ring. "What the fuck? The app is telling me that he's in the Greed ring?!"
"That's ridiculous," Moxxie said. "He's a sinner. He wouldn't be alive if he stepped into the other rings. How would he still be alive?"
"Absolutely he used a ritual to survive in the other rings for an hour. He got it from the grimoire," Loona told them as they're all surprised by that. "Am I literally the only one who reads that fucking book?"
"First, he took a break! Second, he read my grimoire! And now, he's fucking around in the other rings! He's so fucking dead," Blitzo yelled.
They go to the parking lot and Blitzo hops into the company's van as he gets it started. "Sir! Please don't do anything rash! Joseph is a good worker," Moxxie tried to calm him down.
"He has a mind of a fucking teenager, Mox! He could be out there fucking prostitutes, smoking weed, and jogging naked in the streets!"
"Blitz! You know him! He would never do any of that," Millie told him.
"I'm still going to get his ass and drag him all the way back here!" Blitzo drove off and headed to the Greed ring by himself.
"Should we be worried about Joseph?"
"I'm sure he's fine," Loona told them. "Unless he got himself into some shit."
"Crap crap crap crap crap crap crap crap, crap," Joseph whispered to himself repeatedly while rocking back and forth while armed goons were closing in on his spot with their pistols up.
"You made a grave mistake coming here, sinner," Shadow-Wolf told him from a distance. "I know you're here and you gain possession of one of my products. No need to be silent. Speak."
"Listen, sir! I'm not here to disrespect you or anyone! All I want is one amulet for myself and you'll never see me again!"
"Well, you already disrespected me by breaking into my building and stealing one of my amulets. And I don't give anything away for free. Especially to sinners like you."
"Look I just want this amulet and you'll never see me again okay! I swear I won't ever steal anything else from you! Just please let me have this amulet!"
"The thought of a single sinner to roam around in the rings of Hell sickening me! You sinners are here to suffer for your sins not to live in paradise. You don't deserve the amulet! None of the sinners deserve to be in any of the seven rings!"
"I don't wanna upset ya more but why the hate on the sinners so much?! Have you been in the Pride Ring before? I mean who the heck are you?"
"You really are a simple-headed sinner. I am Shadow-Wolf, Hell's most feared crime lord of them all. Even the rulers of the seven rings respected me. Every crime bosses and lowlifes know not to fuck me! I can easily kill anyone who crosses me in a snap of a finger. I used to do business in the Pride Ring until you sinners stabbed me in the back and killed my best clients and men. You sinners even got my own family members killed! Despite everything disgraceful rotten deeds you creatures committed, you sinners gained immortality but we demons don't!"
"Okay! The last thing I didn't know about until now! Hell, I don't deserve to be here! I was a good saint in the living room until some assholes screwed me and I ended up in Hell. I even hate sinners too!"
"And you think that makes us allies, boy?"
"Well, No because you still hate me because I'm a sinner. Also, I'm so sorry what happened to you, your families, and your friends? Goon? Whatever! I'm not here to cause any trouble or disturb your business. All I want is the amulet."
"And you think what happened to you and about your past makes you think I have any sympathy for you? I don't care about you or how you die. You're a sinner. And you must pay the consequences of your sins."
One of the goons leans over and spots Joseph hiding while talking to the hellwolf. "Look! Please take my deal! Just let me take the amulet and I swear I will never mess with you or your business. You have my word, Shadow-Wolf! Do we have a deal?"
The crime lord looks over at his goons and nods to them as they're closing in on the sinner. "No deal. You have no obligation whatsoever to this ordeal you've started. And I believe the spell you use to enter the Greed Ring will cease very soon. You are going to die here, child."
"Well, that's a real shame…" One of the armed demons sneaks behind the sinner and aims his pistol.
"Move in and kill him."
Two goons moved in cautiously until a shadow figure sprung out and was gunned down by the two, killing it. "Fuck yeah, we got him," one of them shouted. "We got him, boss!"
Shadow-Wolf and his henchmen smirked at the easy kill until they were shocked to hear the sinner's voice again, "Because you should've taken the deal while you had the chance, bub."
The two goons went over to examine the body and revealed it was one of their own. "I know that prick face anywhere! It's Phil-"
Suddenly, the two were gunned down by Joseph as he began firing at the goons and their boss while taking cover. When another sneaks up on him, the sinner pulls out and stabs the demon through the chest with his machete.
More goons enters the factory and one of them shouted, "What the fuck is this-"
The sinner begins firing at the group while using a killed demon's body as a shield, killing most of them. The crime lord and his men are firing at Joseph but only gunning the dead body while the assassin takes cover. One of them ran over with a shotgun until a body emerged and shot it. The sinner appeared right next to the goon and smirked, "Wrong dude, dumbass." He stabbed the demon in the neck and stole his pistol and shotgun.
One of the goons aimed his weapon at him until the assassin quickly shot the shotgun at the demon's crotch. "AHHH!!! THE SINNER KILLED MY DICK," the goon screamed until Joseph tackled him and shot another henchman.
Two goons from above fired at the sinner but shot the crying dickless demon instead. Joseph shot one of them and threw a knife at the other's head, killing them both. Another henchman charged to gun down the assassin with a submachine gun but luckily, young men used the dickless goon's corpse as a shield and tossed it at the gunner.
The sinner shot the gunner and blasted the demon's arm until he let go of the weapon. Joseph the dead demon as a shield before using the submachine gun to gun down multiple goons. Even when one of the henchmen was shot, he accidentally shot two of his own. Some of them took cover with their boss as the hellwolf grabs one of them to yell, "I PAY YOU FOOLS GOOD MONEY BUT YOU ARE ALL GETTING KILLED BY A FUCKING SINNER!!!"
Suddenly, a female hellhound goon kicked Joseph from behind and tackled him against the wall as she was choking him savagely. Sadly while she's choking him, she notices a hard bulge forming in the sinner's pants, which disgusts her. "I swear this never happened to me before," he told her while being choked. He managed to kick her away and fight her off but she easily dodged his attacks and threw fast punches at him. "You're-Ow! Very skilled-Owhow! He must've-Ow! Pay you a lot-Ah!"
The hellhound jumped forward and wrapped her legs around his waist as she punched him repeatedly in his face. Joseph grabbed her legs to spin her around and managed to toss her against two goons. He rolls over and uses both of his wrist blades to stab two henchmen's necks.
A knife almost hits the sinner as he's confronted by the shark-like demon wielding dual knives while smirking. "You and me, sinner boy," he yelled.
Joseph pulled out his machete and fought against the skilled henchman until the sinner managed to kick the goon's knee and kick him away. The assassin aimed his pistol at the dangerous mercenary and hesitated to shoot him until he was punched in the face by Shadow-Wolf.
Joseph quickly tried to get the gun until his hand was stabbed by the crime lord's katana, burning and vaporizing his wound. "Hurts doesn't it, boy," the hellwolf told him. "This katana is passed down to my family from my great-grandfather to his grandfather, my grandfather to his father, and my father to me. This sword is gifted to kill sinners like you."
"H-How do you manage to get-"
Shadow-Wolf silences the sinner by stabbing his shoulder as Joseph cries out in pain. "It doesn't matter! Just focus on what I'm going to do to you." The enraged hellwolf grabs the assassin by the hair and painfully lifts him. "I know that you only have a few minutes left until your ritual spell expires. And when it does, you will die."
"Then why not let me go and let me take my chances?! You know that I'll never make it back to the Pride Ring!"
"True but I won't miss an opportunity to torture the living hell out of you."
"All I just want is the damn amulet! I wouldn't kill any of your boys if you would've just given it to me!"
The hellwolf drew his katana to the sinner's neck and slowly sliced him, leaving a bloody scar. "I would never sell any of my possessions to a filthy sinner like you! I have killed sixty-four sinners with this sword. Soon, it'll be sixty-five. I'm going to enjoy killing you and hearing your screams echoing throughout the ci-"
Suddenly, the IMP van bursts through the wall as the crime lord and his goons scatter. Joseph coughs after he is freed until the vehicle's door kicks open as Blitzo yells in anger, "THERE YOU ARE YOU LITTLE SHIT!!!"
"Boss," the sinner shouted, confused.
The imp grabbed his employee by the face and pressed his forehead against his. "YOU HAVE THE FUCKING NERVE TO TAKE A BREAK AND SHITTING MY GRIMOIRE!!!"
"Isn't it Stolas's grimoire?"
"YOU TOOK A FUCKING BREAK!!! YOU ARE JUST LUCKY I AM NOT GONNA FIRE YOU OVER THIS!!! NOW WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING IN THE GREED RING-" Joseph immediately tackled his boss from being shot at by the crime lord and his goons. "Oh shit! Is that Shadow-Wolf?"
"You know him?!"
"Everyone in Hell knows him!"
"Kill them both," Shadow-Wolf yelled as he and his henchmen opened fire upon them.
Blitzo grabs Joseph's arm and pulls him into the van while firing back. Once they both jumped into the vehicle, the imp yelled while reloading, "DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE!!!" He realized there was no one in the driver's seat. "Oh right." He quickly jumped into the seat and drove away.
"After them now!"
Suddenly, a pack of motorcyclists drove out of the building and chased the two as the passengers pulled out their weapons to open fire. "Ah come on," Blitzo yelled as he pulled out an assault rifle and tossed it to Joseph. "Fire! Fire them!" The sinner pops out of the van and opens fire at the goons. "Why in Satan's balls would you ever fuck with Shadow-Wolf?! He is literally the most dangerous crime lord in all of Hell!"
"I was trying to get an amulet of sinners so I can go around the other rings without dying but I didn't know they're owned by this guy," the sinner explained while firing the assault rifle.
"Why would you ever do that?!"
"I heard your conversation with the others about firing me because I'm a sinner and being trapped in the Pride Ring."
"Oh shit! You heard that?"
"Yes and that's why I wanted to get the amulet so I don't wanna lose you guys! You guys are basically my family! My only family down here and I don't wanna lose you!" The sinner slowly starts to form tears. "You all are the only ones who are nice and sweet to me out of all of them! I really love this job and I really love you guys so much! I don't wanna lose any of you!"
"Oh… Oh Joseph… I… I didn't know you felt that-" One of the goons burst his head through the door's window and attacked Blitzo. "Ah shit!" The imp shot the henchman in the face, killing the demon.
"We're trying to have an emotional conversation here," the sinner yelled at the goons.
The hellwolf began to be annoyed by the sinner's interference. The crime lord slowly evolved as his wings expanded and his entire body glowed a sinister aura while becoming feral until he transformed into a demonic savage demon wolf. He flew off and headed towards the van. Blitzo looked at the van's side mirror and spotted the beast. "Oh shit! He's coming! No sex intended!"
Joseph looked over and spotted the crime lord beast form. He tried shooting at him but bullets did not affect the savage hellwolf. "Looks like I have to fight him in person," the sinner told his boss while taking off his jacket.
"I don't think that's a good idea but have at him!"
The sinner hops on top of the van as the demonic hellwolf lands in front of him while roaring angrily. "Bring it on, big guy!" Joseph manages to dodge the crime lord's deadly punches until the assassin begins punching his opponent's guts repeatedly but to no effect. The winged demon grabs and pulls him to head-butted him as the wolf brutally punches the sinner's face repeatedly. "Ahh! Come on! Is that all you got-Ah! Is that all you got-Ahh! Is that all you-Ow! Is that all-Ah!"
Finally, the sinner pulls out his dual machetes from his back and stabs the demonic wolf's arm, freeing him. He began slicing and stabbing Shadow-Wolf repeatedly as he was about to deliver the finishing blow until Joseph screamed in pain as both his hands slowly burned, causing him to fall on his back. "It would seem your time is up, boy," the hellwolf told him in a demonic sinister voice. "This is what happens if you cross me and for being a disgusting sinner."
"There… is no way… I'm going to die… like this!"
"Yes, you will and I will make sure you'll die!"
The hellwolf charged and leapt forward to maul the sinner but Joseph found the right timing and kicked the demonic crime lord in the crotch, causing Shadow-Wolf to whimper like a puppy. "No! You! Won't!" The assassin used all of his strength to push the monster off the van. He managed to climb back inside the vehicle before collapsing while he whimpered as his body slowly burned.
Blitzo looked over and was shocked to see his employee slowly dying as he drove towards the bridge to the Pride Ring at full speed. "Hang on, kiddo! I'll get us back! Just stay with me," the imp cried while driving fast. Suddenly, the goons arrived at the bridge controls and raised it as a platoon of them aiming their guns at the van. "Hang on to your dick, Joseph! It's gonna be a bumpy ride!" The henchmen opened fire at Blitzo but the imp duck as he was still driving at full speed and he ran over most of them to jump across the bridge until they crashed.
The imp slowly got back up until he immediately looked back and saw Joseph still alive and safe when they entered the Pride Ring. The demon boss climbed over to check on his injured employee. "Kiddo? Are… Are you okay?"
"You know… that was the most brutal fight I've ever had… in my life," Joseph laughed and coughed in pain.
"Glad you're still breathing and existing, kiddo. Let's get you back to the office and get ya patched up." When he climbs back to the front seat and hits the pedal, the van is stuck on something that's preventing them from moving. "Shit! Are you fucking shitting me?!"
The sinner carefully steps out of the van and gets under to check out the problem but he discovers that one of the goon's bodies is stuck within the vehicle. "Ha boss! There's a dead body in the van. The van is fine but the body is stuck inside. We need to pull it out."
"Fine! Help me out!" Blitzo and Joseph pulled the body out of the van but they accidentally ripped off the lower body. "Uh… It's fine. We only need half of it removed anyway. Let's get back to the office."
"Boss… I… I just wanted to say-"
Suddenly, Joseph is grabbed and dragged away from behind as Blitzo gets on top of a vehicle and aims his pistol at the captor, Shadow-Wolf. The wounded hellwolf held the assassin hostage with his sinner-killing katana against the sinner's neck. "GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM HIM YOU ASSHOLE!!!"
The crime lord laughs sinisterly before he responds, "You two actually think I'm going to let you two get away after everything you've done to me and my boys?! I'm done letting these sinners get away with their crimes and fucking around in Hell! That's why I'm here to kill sinners like this little shit!" The wolf scratched Joseph's neck with the katana as it stings the sinner painfully.
"Let go of him now or else, shit bird!"
"The amulet! Hand it over! Now!"
"How about you just pull it out of my pocket," Joseph shouted at him. "Or else you're too disgusted to do that to a sinner!"
"Shut the fuck up! I wasn't talking to you!"
"He doesn't have it! He wasn't with me when I broke in! Besides, I have the-" Suddenly, Blitzo revealed the amulet of sinners right in front of them, which surprised Joseph. "Wh-What?! How did you-"
"It fell out of your pocket when you tackled me, dipshit," the imp told his employee. "You really need to be aware of your surroundings."
"Hand over my product now," the hellwolf demanded. "Do it or else this filth will die!"
"Don't do it, boss! He'll just kill us both anyway," the sinner told his employer.
Blitzo was hesitant at first until he gave in and tossed the amulet in front of Shadow-Wolf. "There! Here's your shitty amulet! Now let him go," he yelled at the crime lord.
The wolf growled and stepped on the amulet with his full might, shattering it to pieces in front of the two. "Why the hell did you do that," the sinner yelled confused. "What's the point in chasing us and getting your boys killed only to destroy the amulet?!"
"Because I don't want a fucking sinner to roam around in Hell freely and do whatever the fuck they want," the hellwolf yelled angrily. "Hell is meant to belong to us and not you disgusting filthy sinners! You sinners are supposed to be suffering and burning for your disgusting sins! But it looks like there have to be those like me to do the devil's deeds!"
"You better let him go, you son of a bitch," Blitzo yelled as he kept aiming at the crime lord.
"Why would an imp like you care about a pathetic sinner like this piece of shit?! Demons like you and me are supposed to torment this sinner and make him suffer!"
"Sorry to break it to ya, fleabag! But I don't share your crazy point of view! This dumb fucker works for me and I won't let you kill one of my employees! Now let him go or else I will take you down!"
"Go ahead and shoot me, fool! When you pull the trigger, you'll shoot your pathetic employee several times! Then, I'll kill this pathetic sinner and I'll kill you last! I wanna see the look on your face when I kill this filth! I want to see how broken you'll become when I stab the life out of this pest! I can see that you have lost those are you because of how weak you truly are and you can't save anyone! Not even this worm."
Blitzo began to become scared and weakened by Shadow-Wolf's hurtful and truthful words as the imp started to shake in fear while shedding a few tears. "I can see you're shaking. You're scared. Looks like everything I say is true. You did let everyone around you suffer from your patheticness. Tell you what. You have two options, imp. You can either walk away and let me kill this worthless sinner… or you can try to kill me and then I'll kill you both. Choose."
Joseph struggled to break free but was pointless as he panicked over the life of his boss while seeing how scared Blitzo was. He immediately looked around at his surroundings until he spotted a green flame from one of the wrecked vehicles they crashed earlier. "How about a third option," the sinner yelled as he slammed his head back against the hellwolf nose, setting him free. He did the unthinkable and placed his hands into the flames as he screamed in agony. The reckless sinner lashed at the crime lord and burned his face with his flaming hands, causing the demon to roar in pain.
Shadow-Wolf gets the sinner away from him by striking Joseph's body with his katana, slicing his chest as he cries in pain before falling to the ground. "NOOOOO," Blitzo cried as he immediately started shooting the crime lord, repeatedly pushing him back until the hellwolf fell off the bridge and into the water. The imp rushed to the young sinner and found him badly wounded and bleeding as he grabbed his face before he faded, "Joseph! Joseph stayed with me! Don't you dare fucking die! Just stay with me! You're gonna be okay! Joseph? Joseph!"
Soon, the sinner slowly regained consciousness as he grunted in pain from his injuries. Moxxie was treating his coworker's wounds until he noticed Joseph was awake. "Oh my crumbs! Everyone! He's awake," the imp alerted the others.
"M-Mox," Joseph said confused while he grunted in pain.
"Easy! Easy, Joseph. You've been through so much. You're lucky to be alive."
Blitzo bursts into the room with tears in his eyes as he runs towards his injured employee while crying, "Joseph! Oh my Satan you're alive! I thought you died back there and I thought we already lost you!" The employer hugs him but the sinner cries in pain as he's still injured. "Sorry! Sorry! Forgot you took a real beating back there."
Millie and Loona entered the room to check up on the sinner as well. "Joseph! Oh my goodness! Are you okay? Nothing is broken, right? We were so worried about you," the female imp cried as she rushed to his side.
"Ah… I'm fine. I think I'm gonna be okay. Are… Are we at the hospital," the sinner asked.
"Nope! We're in the office," Blitzo told him as he turned on the lights, revealing they were in the meeting room. "We hopped you on the medical bed and took care of ya ever since. You know the same bed we killed that little brat."
"Yeah. Thanks, guys. I… I think I'm alright now."
"Oh that's a relief. That's great news. I can finally yell at you now that you're FUCKING HEALTHY!!!" Blitzo grabs by the collar and pulls the sinner close to his face. "WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING GOING DICK TO DICK THE THE MOST DANGEROUS CRIME LORD OF ALL OF HELL?!!!"
"I didn't know a crime lord had ownership over the amulets! How was I supposed to know that?"
"YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO PLAN THIS AHEAD INSTEAD OF JUMPING INTO THE FUCKING ANUS YOU LITTLE SHIT!!! Luckily for you, we managed to kill that sick fuck all thanks to me!"
"Well, if I didn't burn his face, he would've killed both of us."
"Well, if I did rush ya back here from that sick scar on your chest, you would've died," the imp said as he pulled the cover off Joseph, revealing a deadly scar on his chest.
"Holy shit! I almost died from this?!"
"Yup! And our little pal Moxxie helped ya out in a nick of time! And boy he was crying like a little bitch!"
"Ha! The only reason I was crying is because I thought we were going to lose him," Moxxie told him.
"It's always funny watching ya crying like a little bitch, Mox!" Blitzo laughs a bit until he angrily grabs Joseph by the collar. "AND AS FOR YOU DIPSHIT!!!"
"Oh boy! Am-Am I fired," the sinner asked, saddened.
"I didn't save your pussy ass life just to fire you. I save you because you're an important employee to us and we care about you. We care about you very much… I care about you very much, kiddo. Sinner or not, you're a valuable member of this crew and we don't wanna lose you. We really do care and appreciate everything you do here, Zo-Joseph. We're happy you're here and a member of our crew/family."
"Aww. Thank you, boss-"
"BUT IF YOU EVER EVER PULL THAT STUNT AGAIN…" The imp pulls him close and whispers angrily to his ear. "I will fuck you for the rest of your life. Understood?!"
"Ye-Yes, sir!"
"Alrighty! Now that madness is over with, let's call it a day! Let's head to the restaurant or bar or whatever the fuck I talked about yesterday!? I'm serving! Also, Zoseph boy better cover that scar on ya chest 'cause you're turning me on!"
"Oh uh right. Sorry."
"It's okay! No biggy! Oh and one more thing, kiddo."
"Yes?"
Blitzo punched his employee in the chest, causing Joseph to grunt in pain. "THAT IS FOR TOUCHING THE GRIMOIREDAMAGING THE COMPANY VAN AND TAKING A FUCKING BREAK YOU LITTLE BITCH!!!" The boss left the room, annoyed.
"And this is for lying to me," Moxxie says while forming a fist.
"Mox no," Millie cries, trying to stop her husband. Moxxie punched the sinner's arm but only damaged the imp's hand as he cried. "Moxxie! You know this always happens to you."
"Sorry, Mox," Joseph apologized.
"You're fine. I shouldn't have done that," Moxxie told him while Millie helped her husband out of the room.
Joseph is now in the room alone with Loona as the hellhound looks annoyed at the sinner. "I know what you're gonna say. I fucked up," he sighed.
"Big time," Loona replied.
"Yup."
"It was stupid of you to go after the amulet. You know they're valuable and owned by psycho killers. Were you thinking it was gonna be that easy to get it?"
"Uhh… Kinda?"
"You're so fucking stupid."
"Sorry."
"You know we were all worried about you, right? We thought we lost ya when Blitz brought you in. Good thing fatso patch you up."
"So uh… you… you were worried about?"
Loona smirks as she approaches him until she's in front of Joseph. The hellhound then smacks him behind the head. "That's for being fucking stupid and almost got my da-Blitz killed!"
"I know! I know! I'm sorry-"
Suddenly, the goth hellhound hugged the sinner closely, which surprised him. "And this is for… you know… making it back alive."
"Th-Thank you."
Loona slowly separates from him and smiles warmly. "And one more thing…" The hellhound pulled out a present for Joseph and handed it to him. "Blitz was gonna give it to ya later but you deserve to have it now."
"Oh? Thanks, Loona. I appreciate it."
"No problem. Just promise me you won't get fucked up in the other rings and don't get yourself killed."
"I promise."
The hellhound smiled at her coworker and exited the room. When Joseph opens the present, he's surprised to find the amulet of sinners. He also found a note at the bottom and read it:
Ha Zosey boy!
I got you an amulet that'll let you roam around in the other rings freely. Once you wear it, it'll bond with ya and make it less difficult to get it off ya. Sorry about Mox ruining the mood yesterday with the whole you being a sinner shit. We're all really happy to have ya part of the team, kiddo. Proud of ya every day.
XOXOXO, Blitzo.
The sinner shed a few tears from the kind note from his boss before wiping them away. He then found more on the back:
P.S.
Thanks to you, I have to have sex with Stolas twice per week. How else do you think I got this amulet? So you better thank him.
P.P.S
After work, you have to find some sex toys for me and Stolas. Just be glad I didn't invite you over and have a threesome, you little shit.
P.P.P.S
Nothing! Just want you to say pee a lot, you sick pervert! LOL XD
The sinner chuckled a bit at the note as he slowly lifted and put on the amulet. The artifact then bonded with his body and merged with his chest as its gemstone stuck out, causing Joseph to form a kind smile at his boss's gift.
Meanwhile, back in the factory, Shadow-Wolf is barely alive as he's hooked up to medical equipment with bandages covering his upper face from the burns. "That sinner… he brought disgrace to our family name… he robbed me… beaten me… and did this to me," the weakened hellwolf said. "He needs to be punished and… die for this… He can't get away with this… He… He must… die by our hands… He needs to fucking die… Do you understand… my son?"
The crime lord's son, wearing a tactical suit and a red scarf, lifted his family's katana and he attached it to his back before looking back at his injured father. "Yes, Dad. I'll hunt him down," the teen hellwolf replied as he emerged from the shower to reveal a scar on his right eye. "And when I find him, I'll kill him and everyone he loves." The enraged killer threw a knife at the captured photo of Joseph.