What's The Cure For a Love Potion?

by DemonDesire666

Valentino was considered by many to be a monster, but Val would disagree, he was simply just trying to survive in hell. So what if people got hurt on the way, it's not like anyone he cared about ever got hurt from his actions, right? What would Valentino do if the demon he loved most Vox was horribly hurt and destroyed...what would he do if it was his fault?

6. You Can Have What's Left Of Him

WARNING!

This chapter is by far the darkest in my story and again deals with stuff such as sexual assault, rape, and the dark implications that comes with those kinds of subjects. So again….last warning for those who are uncomfortable with that kind of stuff.

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Valentino sighed in relief at the sight of his last cigarette in the pack, it should last for the rest of his 'session' thankfully. In less than a minute the cigarette was in his mouth and lit, he took another deep breath of smoke before tossing the garbage uncaringly to the ground. He finally looked up to admire his grotesque masterpiece. The demon was completely burnt from head to toe, the unique slimy texture of the sinner caused the demon to turn into bright red goop that stuck to the wall. Only a few pieces of the demon's organs and bones could be spotted in the semi see through slime. Upon closer inspection he saw what was probably the bastard's heart still pumping blood, indicating he would revive if given the time to heal. Val whipped out his gun in a flash and with a pull of a trigger the demon was dead for good. Once the weapon was placed back in its coat he turned back to the weapons table, not even bothering to give his remaining victims a second glance.

He was becoming impatient with the slower torture tactics he was using, look at these scum bags beg and plead for their worthless lifes were starting to get on his nerve. The next couple of bastards would still suffer from his wrath, but he would try to pick shorter but more brutal tactics for the final couple of demons. Looking at the table to find a weapon that would fit what he was looking for, his eyes landed on the metal baseball bat with some nails sticking out of the end of it resting near him. Ahh, perfect.

He picked up the deadly tool to run his fingers over the mostly smooth object, after playing with the hot torch using a cold metal weapon was rather appealing to the moth. The sound of scrapping metal caught the moths attention, curious he turned around to look at one of the victims on the right side of the wall. A medium size wasp demon with a nice pair of large wings on his back was beginning to struggle from his restraints. It appeared the dumb thing was trying to escape his soon to be untimely death, Val felt his anger flare at the audacity of the damn bug. The sounds of the scratching metal brought up horrific memories he would rather forget, but with the noise and seeing the very sinners who were responsible for his repressed memories trying to escape their well deserved punishment was driving him insane. Making up his mind Val approached the sinner who was struggling even harder as he caught sight of the pure rage that crossed the Overlords face, a look that the moths signature sunglasses couldn't even hide.

Val was about to raise the bat up to smash it down on the lower demon's head before Val was surprised by an unexpected kick to his chest. Val fell backwards in a daze not at all expecting the other to actually try and fight back, the wasp demon then in a surprise twist positioned his large pinchers attached to his mouth to chomp down on his admitally scrawny arms. Cutting off the useless appendage before making quick work of the other and finally being free of his chains. The wasp took no time to stretch his wings and fly in the air above the irritated moth, the room's ceilings being so tall the demon easily floated well above the overlords' reach. Val could practically feel a blood vessel pop at the sight of the pathetic bug trying to find an escape from the room, of course finding nothing for him to escape in. And it appeared the bastard was smart enough to not even bother with the only door that led to freedom, apparently he picked up on the sight and sound of the guard locking the door on his way out, just in case something like this did manage to happen.

Valentino shot up from his spot on the ground, his vision turning red as he spotted the wasp flying around the roof with the endless humming of his wings holding him above the floor. Enraged by this the moth reached into his coat and pulled out his holy gun, no longer caring if he accidentally killed this fucker or not. He was careful to aim before shooting at the sinner, thankful that the bullet hit their target, though it was only his wing. The wasp stumbled in the sky, lowering to a height that Valentino could reach but still mobile and in the air, undeterred, the demon began to go into offense. The wasp positioned his thorax and the sharp stinger of his towards Valentino before going as fast as he could at his target. Val was quick enough to not get impaled but was too close for comfort. The wasp didn't give up as it quickly circled back and tried another attack, then another and another. After a few tries and Val desperately trying to avoid the sharp stinger while trying to catch the stupid creature, the wasp got a hit. Grazing Valentino left upper arm with a gash from the bug's black stinger, that was the last straw.

The moth felt his eyes burning brighter than fire itself, smoke began to pool from his mouth as he grew a few sizes. His wings unfurling from his body, losing his 'coat' to instead have his wings hanging off his back like a cape while allowing the pimp more free range to move his multiple arms quicker and more effectively. The wasp faltered in his upcoming attack, clearly not expecting the other sinner to go 'full demon mode' so to speak, the hesitation in his attack was all Val needed to snap out one of his arms to grab the annoying demon by his thorax. Before the wasp could think twice his thorax was ripped off from his body, not at all expecting the sudden strength boost the other got from his transformation. He screeched in pain, finally falling from the sky to the cold ground as his body tried to process the shock of losing a third of himself in less than half a second.

Valentino was blind with rage, not even bothering to change back to his smaller form. He was more than powerful enough to destroy this demon with nothing but his bare hands. Turning towards the trembling bug before him Val crept up towards the other, smoke falling out of his mouth like a chimney, causing the demon to stop squirming as his body became more relaxed and sensitive to everything around it. His victim was momentarily relaxed and seemingly frozen to his spot from the pheromones, but he would still feel the pain he inflicted on him, Val would just have to make sure his strikes and punches hurt.

No longer holding back, the moth demon brought his arm back before bringing all the power he could ever hope to muster into a single punch into the pathetic wasp's gut. To Valentino surprise his punch only made a few cracks in the wasp surprisingly strong exoskeleton, which meant the wasp painful demise might me delayed some before he would finally be able to beat the monster to death, a fact that only pleased Valentino, happy to know this sinner would still suffer from his wrath and wouldn't die in a few pitiful punches. Pulling back his arm Val prepared for the longest, painful, and most euphoric act of savagery he would ever release on the demon before him.

Valentino didn't even acknowledge the screams and begs for mercy, as he continued to pull back each of his arms before landing another punch on the vile bug before him. Slowly chipping away at his skin until there was nothing left.

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~~~1 Month Ago~~~

CRAACK!

"WHAT THE HELL!" The two lowly sinners jumped in shock at the unsuspected sound of their front door crashing down, their friend's body twitching in pain but silent and covered in blood. Confused, they both looked at the open door, at first seeing nothing but the shadows made from the crappy light the building barely provided. But they didn't need to wait long as the intimidating figure of the one and only Valentino stepped in. Walking in with no sound but his piercing heels clicking against the ground, his breath slightly ragged at throwing the worthless demon against the door to gain entrance into the building. He slowly took in his surroundings before landing on the two surprised demons who were glued into place. Both were at a loss of words, as the sinners were too afraid to even breathe while Val was too angry to even speak at the moment, but the silence was soon broken by the appearance of another demoness walking into the door with her eyes staring intently at her phone. Her entrance was soon accompanied by three other sinners dressed in the Vees bodyguard uniforms. Each holding a gun and aiming it directly at the sinners who were quick to hold their arms up in surrender, as they quickly noticed the unmistakable golden glimmer of their holy weapons. The guards were quick to approach the two demons and to tie them up as their bosses stood by the door, taking a moment to catch their breaths. Valentino's breathing slowly turned back to normal as he admired the new view before him, they were inside an old abandoned warehouse.

The room appeared smaller than expected from the large size of the building from the outside, but a closer glance quickly informed Valentino that the wall on the far side of the room was artificial, a door at its side no doubt leading to other rooms artificially made from the garbage material barely giving each room any privacy. The room they were in appeared to be nothing more than a cheap break room of sorts, a trash couch and small TV sat in the middle of the place with countless pizza boxes and open beer cans littering the small area. No sign of life except for the two demons their guards were tying up and the half alive sinner lying motionless on the ground. Growling at the sight he could sense his business partner approaching him from behind, without even turning she was quick to answer the question she knew he would ask her.

"My scanners aren't picking anything up." She sighed in defeat, finally turning off her device before shoving it in her pocket and looking at her surroundings properly. "According to my tracker Vox's not here…" Val growled again at the answer, frustration and rage coursing through his veins as all four of his hands tighten into fist.

It had been 2 months since Vox had gone missing, two fucking months following lead after lead, only to end up in another dead end and nowhere closer to finding Vox. It was as if the electronic demon had just been whipped off the face of hell, his specialized signals implanted into his head and internal wifi system were dead, not giving a single clue or hint where Vox could even be loosely located. That had left the two Overlords to search for the TV demon through surveillance cameras and word of mouth to try and find their missing trio, something that was made all more complicated as they also had to keep Vox's disappearance a secret.

If word got out that one of the Vees was missing that would lead to disaster, as they were sure every smaller demon and rival Overlord would take their moment of weakness to strike and attack the two remaining Overlords and perhaps even try to find Vox and kill him for more status and power. Velvette had taken the lead to make a believable cover story online to explain the TV host strange absence, as it appeared both Vox and Vel had prepared in case something like this had happen to either Vee to ensure their empire wouldn't be destroyed while one of the members was gone or incapacitated. As Velvette hacked Vox's online socials and constantly posted on the various apps convincingly enough to where no one expected anything amiss with the demon, as most assumed Vox had taken a 'long vacation' after working non-stop for the last 50 years or so. The trick had worked beautifully, but that left Velvette and Valentino to pick up the slack now having to do both Vox's job and their own all while looking for the missing Overlord along the way, a task that was slowly eating away at the remaining Vee's energy and sanity.

Velvette still tried to look presentable, being the top fashion demon didn't allow her to not keep up in appearance after all, but many could tell the fashionista only put the bare minimum effort into designing her daily new outfits and hairstyle, not having much flare or glamor as they usually did. It wasn't noticeable by most demons, but her fans had taken notice of her strange lack of focus on her job, only doing the basics to keep up with appearance that she always did her best to keep up with.

Valentino on the other hand, was a complete mess. The demon had almost given up on taking care of himself, barely remembering to eat or bathe much to Velvette's disgust. He would often wear the same clothes for days in a row, if it wasn't for his iconic fur jacket being literally attached to him and covering his repulsive lack of self care he would have been all over the media by now for how uncharacteristically messy the moth had been acting. Though the worst of it had to be on his face, Valentino had barely slept in the last two months, constantly awakened by nightmares and all consuming fear and anger of what the kidnappers could be doing to his precious Overlord. The only way Val was still even moving or awake at all was a mix of his demonic power from being an Overlord and a special anti-sleeping potion Velvette had whipped up to ensure her partner wouldn't black out from exhaustion. It worked like a charm but came with horrible side effects, showing in the horrific sight of Val's sunken dried eyes and unkempt appearance, not to mention his insane mood swings that even for Val were over the top and violent. But despite Velvette's endless begging for the other to take a break, Valentino still marched on, going along every trip and possible lead to where the TV demon was.

Last week they had found their most promising hope, a surveillance camera had caught sight of one of the 'business partners' that had been spotted by one of the body guards before they had been killed by the poisonous gas. The demon had matched the guards descriptions to a tee, coming to a simple gas station to buy a pack of smokes and other necessities before leaving the store and disappearing into one of the city areas that didn't have surveillance cameras plastered around like other parts of hell. An admittedly smart place to hide an Overlord from a tech base company. Plus the added fact that this territory was currently unclaimed and all the way across hell from theirs made for the ideal place to hide from any Overlord, let alone them. The guards had tried to ask around for some information on the demon but no one in the area had anything to offer about the unremarkable sinner. So the guards were posted to secretly watch the gas station for a whole week straight, hoping that the demon would be dumb enough to come back, and he had. Coming back to buy the same pack of cigarettes and same necessities from the previous week. The guards had followed the guy back to the random warehouse located in the middle of the territory, which they were quick to call their Overlords once they were certain they found what could possibly be their hideout, or at least a place of interest to check out.

Which had led them to their current situation, breaking into the warehouse and now capturing the demons within it including the one demon that was present on the day the media Overlord was taken. Sadly the one that was named at the scene of the crime was currently smashed to a pulp, it would take a few hours before they could question them. Leaving only the other two demons who were slowly being dragged to the Overlords left to question them for Vox's whereabouts. Velvette slowly approached the moth and rested a hand on his back, soothingly rubbing it in an attempt to calm his temper before questioning the other demons; it wouldn't do them any good if Val lashed out at them like the first sinner. As the two bound demons approached the pair Val took a deep breath to calm what little nerves he had, Vel turned to properly stare down the trembling demons who were trying to struggle in their guards' grasp. The two sinners gulped as Val also turned around to join his partner in crime, towering over both Vel and the others with a hauntingly dark expression while Vel began to question them, seemingly oblivious to her partner's murderous stare.

"Where is Vox?" Velvette asked, crossing her arms and glaring at the sinners expectedly. The two trapped demons gave each other a look, seemingly deciding their options before the wasp based demon looked back fearfully at the Overlords before answering.

"We…..we can't tell ya," the wasp pathetically admitted, judging by Vel's darkening stare down and Val's deep growl that was the wrong answer to her question.

"Why not?" She demanded, stalking closer to the lowly scum, both shaking as her eyes seemed to glow a fearful blood red in their direction. The other demon was quick to correct his fellow sinners' poor choice of words.

"W-we're under contract not to tell no matter what, or I swear we would tell you!" The other quickly mentions, lowering his head is a small act of submission to the other. That caught Velvette off guard slightly, raising an eyebrow at the others' admission of information, which was unexpected.

"Oh really?" She asked curiously, her voice still dripping with poison but intrigue. "Where are they?" The wasp did one last gulp before quickly pointing at the door located on the fake wall on the other side of the room. Vel's eyes widened in surprise, not expecting the possible ring leader to be in the building, let alone behind the unsuspecting door. Val also perked up at the realization, both momentarily staring at the door in shock before Val snapped out of it slowly making his approach to the one demon who could possibly lead him to Vox. Vel turned back to their three guards standing behind the captured demons waiting for their bosses orders.

"You two take these sons of bitches back to the car and make sure they don't escape" Velvette pointed towards the female wolf and cockroach demon who were quick to react. As the wolf picked up both demons with ease by the scruff of their necks while the cockroach went to retrieve the still knocked out demon on the floor by the broken door. Happy with their response she turned to the remaining green goblin demon standing at attention. "You, follow us." The goblin was quick to follow as they both turned to catch up with Val who had finally approached the door across the room. Val didn't even bother with trying to open it, instead preferring to kick down the flimsy barrier before stomping into the room. Usually he would have let the guard enter first in case of any surprise dangers in the room, but again with the lack of sleep and worry for the TV demon had left his mind unclear and reckless for answers. He stopped near the opening of the door, looking around the dark room, being quickly joined by Velvette and their remaining guard pulling out his gun and aiming it in all directions to protect his bosses.

The room was mostly dark with the exception of the bright neon pink light coming from the right side of the room, a giant array of computers and monitors mounted to the entirety of the wall, the only source blocking the blinding light was a medium size chair placed in front of the impressive set up. One would almost think the spot was empty, if it were not for the soft pitter patter of finger typing on a keyboard, not at all stopped or slowed down by Val's rude interruption. Vel, Val, and the guard stole a quick glance to the left to see a large number of doors littering the side of the wall, a total of 6 from the looks of it, as the current room they were locked in was rather small compared to the previous room they came through. Val glared at the strange site before him, how whoever behind the chair didn't even try to acknowledge their presences seemingly lost in their own little world. Narrowing his eyes he turned towards Velvette who was equally confused and somewhat disturbed by the others strange behavior.

"Vel," He whispered, catching the doll demon's attention "Go check the rooms for Vox, me and the guard will…talk…..to whoever the hell that is?" Vel wasn't sure about the others' plan, stealing a glance at the demon in front of the computers out of sight.

"Are you sure?" Vel asked, a trace of concern leaking into her voice before turning back to Val "What if she has a weapon or something?" Val's only response was lifting his jacket up to reveal his golden gun, Vel rolled her eyes at the response. "I know you have a weapon but still…..something feels off about all this and I don't want you getting killed just because you're reckless." She quietly snapped, Val sighed as he repositioned his coat to its original place.

"I'll be fine, but while I talk to them I want you to look for Vox, he might be hurt and you're the only one between us with any medical experience." Vel rolled her eyes at Val's words, she wouldn't consider her potion making skills similar to that of doctor or nurse, but before she could express her thoughts the other beat her to it with another word. "Just find him Vel, please." Vel was caught off guard by the others' plea, looking closer at his tired eyes behind his glasses, clearly desperate and afraid for the other life. Signing and knowing she wouldn't convenience the moth otherwise, she turned to approach a door, but stopped to speak a final word before she disappeared behind one of them.

"Be careful Val," with both Overlords sharing a quick glance, she turned and ran to a random door before silently opening and closing it to search for the missing TV Overlord. Once gone Val stood tall and turned his attention to the guard, seeing him still holding his own holy gun waiting for his orders. Val gave him a quick hand motion to point the gun at the chair before taking a deep breath and speaking to the stranger behind the chair.

"Who are you?" Val's question was not answered, the typing of the keyboard was stopped for a moment, before the demon returned at their same fast pace. Irritated at their lack of response Val spoke again with a louder tone. "I said who ARE YOU!" His voice bounced off the walls of the small room, causing the pimp to sound more intimidating than he already was. "AND WHERE'S VOX!" That had finally caused the demon in question to pause their typing, slowly pushing the chair away from the desk before slowly turning to look at the raging moth and silent bodyguard who stood behind her chair. Giving the Overlord a clear look at the possible mastermind behind the TV demon's kidnapping.

She was a rather unique demon by design, looking like a mix between some aquatic humanoid fish with added bioelectronics additions across her limbs and body. Her 'hair' looked more like semi transparent fins with a few streaks that seemed to dully glow on their own. Her body was a rather nice build, nothing that would impress Val but would surely cause the average male to notice with delight. A nice curvy outline covered in medium gray scales with a few thick lines running vertically up her body, also giving a faint magenta glow similar to the streaks in her hair. She wore rather plain dark colored clothes that consisted of a blank black crop top and dark loose fitting sweat pants, something only worn for comfort and practicality and not to impress. The only nice looking thing she wore was her pair of yellow headphones that were pushed down to hang around her neck instead of being located on her head. The end of her arms and feet were mechanical while the rest of her looked more organic and alive. With the exception of her mechanical fish tail that curled up on the right of her roomy chair, and her face. Her face looked as though a LED mask was fused permanently to the flesh, giving a similar look to the yearly exterminators masks, but highlighted with the same magenta color covering her body with the only other color on her face being the neon yellow of her irises. Irises that looked similar to camera lenses, Val watched as they seemed to shrink and widen while studying her new guest with curiosity. She leaned back against the chair, slightly stretching in her spot while looking unafraid of the towering Overlord before her. Once comfortable she finally spoke to the expecting moth, only to infuriate him farther.

"Vox? Who's Vox?" She questioned, Val growled as his hands once again tightened into fist, something about the apathetic look on the woman's face was making him lose his mind, a part of him considering just pulling out his gun and shooting her in the damn face. But he resisted the urge, he needed her alive, much to his annoyance.

"Don't play with me bitch," He snapped, stalking closer to her but still keeping distance just in case she had a hidden weapon on her as Vel warned. "One of your little employees said they were under contract with you and they weren't allowed to say where he was because of your orders." He snarled at the blank expression on the woman's face. "And last time I checked you're the only one in this room." The woman sighed, resting her head against the back of the chair seemingly exasperated at having to listen to the moth before her.

"I told you I don't know who this 'Vox' is, honest" she promised, lifting her arms up to slightly gesture her innocence but with another glance at the moth she seemed to become curious of the others in her work room. "But I think I know who you are" her voice oozed with delight at 'recognizing' the Overlord that stood before her expectantly. "The one and only Valentino, am I right?" Val blinked in surprise, it shouldn't be a big surprise that she recognized who he was, he's a public figure after all, a famous one at that. But still, the pure delight that crossed the woman's face as she spoke his name felt strange, and left the bug Overlord curious about the demon's words.

"So, you're a fan? Miss…?" He questioned, slightly relaxing his stance to let his curiosity get the better of him, while hoping to give Velvette more time to search for Vox while possibly getting answers from the sinner before him. She took the bait, or more accurately didn't seem to care as she was more than happy to talk to him rather than trying to run or hide.

"Oh I'm sorry, where are my manners?" She gave a soft giggle before giving the other her name finally "You can call me Empusa, or Emmi for short if you like" she then even offered a hand for the moth to shake while also giving the guard a quick glance as well, noticing him for the first time. Val was hesitant, but again hoping to keep the woman distracted he cautiously accepted her offer but couldn't bring himself to kiss her hand like he did with most people he met.

"Nice to meet you Emmi," He responded before letting her hand go as though it burnt him, trying his best to not crush her fingers in his grasp. "Always pleased to meet a fan of my work." He wasn't sure how he forced the smile on his face to appear, but he managed.

"Well, what can I say?" She cooed while bringing her hand back to rest on her lap. "As a fellow film producer I appreciate your movies very much." Val again was left a little stunned at the woman's strange choice of conversation, forced to stand and listen as she continued her admiration. "No one seems to appreciate the work and effort it takes to produce art like I do," She stole another lazy glance at Val "I'm sure you know what's that like?"

"I make my movies for profit and nothing more, I couldn't care less what a bunch of nobody's think about my work" He huffed, growing frustrated at the slow pace the sinner was going at. His movies were the last thing he wanted to think about during his rescue mission, Emmi seemed surprised at his uncaring words.

"Oh come now Valentino, you can't put so much work into something and not want some recognition and praise for what you do, right?" She questioned, clearly enjoying the conversation and watching the moth trying to repress his rage. "If it's any consultation, I loooove the passion you put in your work." To prove her point the woman pushes her chair farther to the left, allowing the moth to see what she had apparently been watching before he had interrupted her, reaching up a hand to turn off her headphones so he could also hear the sound of the video playing on her screen.

"OHHH HARDER DADDY!" Val jumped at the moan, looking at the clear view he had of Emmi's computer desk. On the screen of course was his star 'actor' Angel Dust, currently giving his all in one of the recent movies he had released half a year ago. One of the more extreme ones as well, as he vividly remembered the script he had written for the spider. He took a glance at her desk, with the expected keyboard but was again caught off guard of the array of sex toys that covered her work area. Dildo's, Vibrators, and more decorated her space, one of them still silently vibrating much to Val's disgust. It was then that the moth also caught the sickening scent of arousal and sex in the air. He cringed at the memory of shaking her hand less than a minute ago, subconsciously rubbing his own hand against his coat just to be safe. Though he might want to consider ripping his arm off later for his peace of mind. He looked back at Emmi's face to see her staring at the screen, a wolfish grin crossing her face at the sight of Angel writhing on the screen, and it only grew wider when Val entered the screen. Soon to join in on the orgy Angel was the star of, as was usual for most of the films the spider was included in.

"This is my favorite part." Emmi added slyly, as Val on the screen began to remove the skimpy clothing barely covering his body. Snapping out of the shock of the situation, Val felt his frustration reach a boil, ignoring the computer he grabbed the top of the chair and spun the sinner around to face him. Towering over the woman, glaring as he bent down to only be a few inches away from her face.

"Listen you fucking cunt," He growled while trying to speak through gritted teeth. "I'm getting tired of whatever game you're trying to play with me, I know you know where Vox is and if you don't tell me where he is," Val reached one of his hands into his coat, making a show of pulling out his holy gun,as it shimmered a deadly gold in the bright light. "I'll blow your brains all over the chair." He hissed, bringing the barrel of his gun to hover just in front of the woman's forehead. "Now tell me, where is he?" Val and Emmi both remained still in their positions, both forced to look each other in the eye as the woman weighed her options, after a minute she finally seemed to make a decision and sighed before speaking.

"Alright fine, you caught me" she admitted, relaxing in her chair again as Val slowly retracted his gun from her head to let her speak, but still kept it out just in case. "I might have 'borrowed' your boyfriend for a little project of mine." Val flinched at the word boyfriend, Emmi caught the motion and smirked again at the moth's unusually obvious ticks and quirks, no doubt caused by his lack of sleep. "Oh don't deny it Valentino, I'm well aware of your…affection for Vox. I'd say everyone in hell is well aware of your feelings in fact." She assured, Val decided to ignore her last remark and tried to bring the conversation back to focus.

"What kinda 'project' did you need him for?" He demanded, his intrigue in her precious plan once again brought a smile to her digital face.

"Remember what I said, how I like to make movies similar to yours right?" The fur on Val's neck stood tall at her remark, a horrid sense of dread began to fill his stomach as she continued. "Well you see Valentino, thanks to your monopoly on the industry and skills in producing videos, weaker demons like me can't really hope to compete with your company when it comes to producing our own porno's." Emmi reached her hand up to turn on her headphones again, silencing the film still playing on the computer, though it was hidden thanks to her chair. "Demon's like me have to make more…controversial movies to have any chance of making it in the porn industry. I started making videos of the dark stuff, stuff even you won't show in your films." a lecherous grin crossed her face, as her mind raced with memories of previous films with a nostalgic joy in her eyes. Val felt ill at the thought, as he couldn't help but press for more clarification.

"What the hell did you make?" He questioned, Emmi gave a soft laugh as she began to think of her filmography.

"Oh you know…..some crush porn, snuff films, zoo stuff, kid stuff….." Valentino felt the urge to puke at the woman's words, letting the disgust show on his face at her content and love for her movies. His guard couldn't help but let a grunt of revulsion escape his otherwise still form, his gun still held high to shoot the sinner if she got any funny ideas. "More…extreme stuff if you will." She finished, Val huffed at her delight, taking a step back at the sick woman.

"You sick fuck." He whispered, subtly shaking his head at the thought of what brought her pleasure.

"Oh please Valentino," she talked back, for once taking slight offense at his remark. "Like you're one to talk." Before Val could respond to her words she was quick to continue her tangent. "Anyways like I was saying, I had to get creative with what I made." She explained to her audience. "And it worked for a while, I made some money and made a small name for myself in the underbelly of hell…... .but" she added with a sigh. "I wanted more." For once a flash of anger and self righteousness began to seep into her voice at the thought. "I wanted more fame, more recognition, more appreciation for my art like you had." Her hands began to tighten as they gripped the armrest on her chair. "But I couldn't ever hope to compete with you, like I said with your talent and support I would never be able to surpass you, at least not without adding something shocking to my art of course. Something to catch your attention, something that would finally be able to challenge your work." Val's breathing began to turn ragged, the cryptic words of the sinner was driving him mad as his mind tried to ignore the rather obvious implication that the demon was hinting at.

"Why would you want to outdo me…why me….why Vox?" He whispered, his mind racing trying to remember if he recognized the demon or not, wondering what horrific act he did to her that could cause such a sadistic retaliation.

"Like I said Valentino, you're the only one in hell to take pride in his kind of work. The only one I've known whose opinion I care more about than anyone else's is yours. And Vox was the only way I knew I could ever hope to get your attention." She turned to once again stare at the dumbfounded pimp, making sure to look directly into his eyes as she spoke. "The work you do with Angel is nothing I've ever seen before, the way you show him off and control him as you please. But you don't just own him like a master owns a slave, no in hell when you own someone you own their soul. Their very essence of life, their very existence is in the palm of your hands. And watching you tear him down until he's nothing like the person you found him as, modeled him to be your perfect little whore," She gasped in pleasure, the slight rubbing of her hips and thigh suggested the sexual thrill she gain while looking the moth in the eye as she explained her plot. "That was the kind of movie I wanted to make, I wanted to break something you loved down until they are nothing like their old selves, forever scared by what I did to him" She relaxed in her chair as her gaze soften, lifting up her right hand with electricity shooting out of her finger tips, the moth tensed up as he brought his gun up again, but Emmi didn't acknowledge the weapons as she continued. "Tell me Valentino, what do you think of my work?" With a snap of her fingers the countless monitors covering her walls glitched to life, all containing videos that automatically started playing simultaneously for Valentino viewing.

Each video showed Vox in various poses before his eyes, some featuring Emmi while others contained her lackeys but each one containing Vox in some capacity. He watched helplessly at the recorded acts they committed on Vox with sadistic glee, stretching and violating every conceivable place on Vox's body with no regard as he was consistently bound and forced to do as they pleased. Overwhelmed at the videos Val was frozen in place, his breathing becoming more ragged and his body beginning to tremble in a mix of unnamed emotions. Watching the demon that meant more to him than anything in his existence get broken and beaten until there was nothing but blood and tears falling from the helpless TV demon, each recording a sick homage to his own pornos.

"Stop it…." Val begged as he was frozen to the ground. "Turn it off, TURN IT OFF!" The only thing his demands got him was a wicked grin from the witch in the seat.

As if the sight alone wasn't sickening enough Emmi finally reached towards her headphones to once again disconnect the device from the computer, finally allowing the sounds to slowly build and to deafen her audience trapped in the small room with her.

It was too much for Val, he looked away bringing up his upper hands to cover his ears and close his eyes from the scenes, dropping his gun in the process. Though he couldn't see the videos anymore he could still hear them, as his hands did little to block out the sound of Vox's screams of pain and shameful pleasure. Begging for help and for no more only to be met with the sounds of his abusers laughing, mocking, or simply ignoring his pleas. Val felt his knees tremble, as though he was about to collapse from the horror. The goblin demon besides him tried to desperately ask the other what he wanted to do but the moth was unable to answer, trying to ignore it all until it stopped.

"Stop it please…" Despite his pathetic whimper the videos were left on playing for his torment, his limit was finally reached when the scream of Velvette entered the room, coming far off from another section of the warehouse but still loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. That was the final straw as Val cracked and attacked the monster before him.

"I SAID SHUT IT OFF!" With a shout and a swift punch to the demon's surprised face she was out like a light. Her body crashed to the floor as her chair was knocked over, as though pulling a plug the computers before his eyes darken much to his relief. The multiple faces staring at Val were now gone from sight, but still burned into his mind, an image that would never fade as long as he lived.

Val took a minute to regain his breath, falling to his knees as he grasped the fallen chair for support. Not bothering to look at the body on the ground, her natural neon lights dimmed until they also became as black as the room around her. She wasn't dead, yet, but judging from the blood that covered the pimps hand and face she would be out of submission for at least a few hours, more than enough time to secure her at the Vees prison until they decided what to do with her. But the thought was barely considered as Val only focused on trying to breath, trying to ground himself from the reality that was revealed before him. His guard tried his best to comfort his boss, asking what Val wanted him to do, but his words were lost as another scream filled the air. It was Velvette again, her loud and vibrant voice stretching across the rooms from where she was hidden. Loud enough for all of heaven to hear let alone Valentino. Breaking out of his anxiety attack Val shot up, barely remembering to grab his gun as he stumbled towards the sound of his friend in distress. The goblin reached out asking what his boss wanted him to do, Val finally registered the other demon, turning to give him a quick demand before rushing off through the doors before him.

"Tie that bitch up and take her to the others! Then send someone to give us backup, I gotta find Velvette!" With that Valentino turned and rushed towards the door he remembered Velvette entered first. Bursting through the first door, Val was met with another room even smaller than the previous. Met with a few more doors and a handful pieces of small furniture in the otherwise barren room. Val ran forwards and grabbed the door on the right, following Velvette's slowly dying scream that seemed to be echoing from the back of the warehouse. Val was lost in a maze, coming across door after door leading into similarly small rooms in the same condition as the first one he came across. With Velvette's screeching officially silent he was left on his own to search for the distressed Overlord. Lost for god knows how long Val finally made it towards the rear end of the building, before finally coming across a room that stood out compared to the others.

This room was the smallest of the bunch, and unlike the others it had no more doors for him to open. Instead his only company was a large shipping crate that sat in the corner of the depressing small space. Upon closer inspection Val soon noticed the dim glow that seemed to be spilling from a small….hole in the ground? Confused, he approached the strange light and realized upon closer inspection it was coming from what appeared to be an entrance to a seller of some sorts. The scratches surrounding the entrance led to the crate in the corner, seemingly being used as the barrier between the outside world and whatever was kept below. Val stared at the ominous sight with hesitation, his mind still racing with the images of Vox's face from Emmi's computers, the memory alone almost caused the moth demon to fall again from the mental picture. But no, he couldn't think about himself now, Vox and Velvette needed him more than ever before, and he would be damned if he abandoned his friends after all they've been through. Taking a final deep breath of fresh air Val began to make the descent down the stairs.

The bottom of the steps took him to a narrow hallway hidden beneath the surface, the space was painfully tight especially compared to his tall height. Forcing Valentino to lower his head at a painful angle, walking past the handful of dim light bulbs that he had to be careful not to bump his head against. His heels clicked against the hard floor as he walked down the annoying long hallway, due to the bad lighting it took a moment for him to see the doorway coming up at the end of the passage. He then heard Vel in the mist of the dark as her silhouette was barely visible in the open door, the voice fragile and scratching from the earth shattering screams she let lose earlier.

"Valentino?" she whispered, Valentino was now jogging down the hallway, the best he could move in the restrictive space.

"I'm here Vel, I'm coming! You okay?" The doorway was finally within his reach, Vel turning around to meet Val's figure approaching her at last. Her face was drained from color, making it almost appear gray instead of her natural brown skin, one arm wrapped around waist as the other cupped her mouth, as though it was the only way to keep any more screams from escaping her throat. Her eyes were wide with fright and tears as she looked at Val helplessly for the first time in their partnership. "Vel, where's Vox?" Val gasped the question between his dying breath, the stiff air in the basement making it harder for the out of breath moth demon to breath. Vel didn't speak, her voice seemingly gone as she only could slowly move to the right, allowing Val to enter the room to see for himself what happened to the TV demon. Val followed quickly, desperate to find his partner only to be stopped dead at the view he was met with.

The space was slightly larger than the room above them but not by much, it was filthy covered in trash and other pieces of bondage, chains, whips, and other disturbing gear hidden among the waste. In the center of the room was the dirtiest mattress ever known to man, covered in stains and other fluids Val rather not try to identify, laying on the mattress with his back towards them was the demon they had torn pentagram city apart looking for, Vox.

Vox's form was shivering from the environment, only a pitiable small 'blanket' was draped across his midsection to give him some form of warmth and modesty from the chilling air. The blanket and darkened room did little to hide the TV demon's numerous open cuts and wounds covering his body, now thin and malnourished due to being starved. The TV demon was bound in angelic chains on his neck, arms, and legs to the wall behind him, only leaving enough length for Vox to reach the end of his mattress if he tried. But Vox was crumpled against the wall, trying to distance himself from the door as much as he could, curling up into a ball in a sad attempt to hide from what he no doubt assumed was Emmi or her underlings. A soft whimper left Velvette as she couldn't help but look away from the sight, despite her rather cut throat business tactics even she had her limits. Needing at least a moment to collect herself before she could face her friend. Val however pressed forward, through sheer will and care for Vox was able to repress his revulsion of the scene, forcing himself to comfort the broken demon on the 'bed'.

"Voxxy….." The Overlord whispered, slowly approaching the demon as though he was a frightened animal, ready to bolt at the wrong move. He walked along the side of the bed before slowly kneeling down on the mattress, doing his best to ignore the moist and crusty texture of the bedding, fully focused on the form before him. Vox didn't respond to Val's words, simply acting as though he didn't hear the other, subtly shrinking his form even more. "Voxxy…..it's me….you're safe now." He spoke again, reaching out a hand to rest it on his back, hoping to ease the others' pain. Vox's form froze, even his breath stopped at the touch, Val didn't notice the change, too exhausted from his lack of sleep to realize the others reaction to his touch.

"Don't touch me…." Vox finally spoke, his voice weak and cracked but firm towards the moth behind him. Val ignored the warning, still keeping his hand on the others back. Again his sleep deprived mind and desperate need to see Vox's face caused the moth to push the other despite his warning.

"Voxxy, Voxxy look at me, it's me Valentino, you're safe I promise. Look at me, please….Vox…..Vox!" Valentino's words rose as he became more desperate. The lack of response scaring the moth demon more as the other remained silent as though he died. Vel finally calmed herself enough to look at Vox again, growing concerned at Val's tactless approach as the curled up demon began to shake again. Not from the cold though, as his fist tightened and his breathing began to increase at the stress. Before Vel could warn Val about the media demon's increasing aggravation Vox burst to life, turning and slapping the others hand off his back, revealing his face to the others at last, much to their horror.

"DON'T T-TOUCH M-M-ME!" The high pitched glitching voice stung the others' ears, causing Val to jump back from the slap and noise, while Vel brought her hands up to cover her ears, trying to block out the sound ringing in her ears. Like a switch Vox went berserk, he turned towards the light coming from the hallway in an attempt to rush towards his freedom. The chains of course stopped his actions, flashing a glimmer of gold, designed to keep even the most powerful Overlords from breaking off the metal. This only caused the hidden wounds beneath his chains to burn, the holy shackles forcing the demon to let out another howl of pain at the sensation. He fell to his knees from the pain, but still pushed his body as far away from Val as possible, still trying to pull the chains off the walls with every effort his weakened body could produce. With the screech gone Val looked at Vox who had his back towards him once again, watching as the chains glowed and slowly began to eat away at the skin and flesh it touched. Damage like that could be permanent, and if Vox didn't stop he could possibly lose a limb from the stress he forced upon his wrist, ankles, and neck. Worried for his safety Val acted in extreme, reaching up and grasping the man's arms before pulling him back against the wall. His lower arms wrapping themselves around the demon's waist as his upper arms held the others arms behind his back. Vox's struggle didn't stop, he constantly jerked and pulled from his captor, his face still hidden from Val's eyes. "LET ME GO! DAMMIT LET ME GO!" Val was at a loss, not wanting to hurt his other half but not wanting to scare him into thinking he was going to assault him. Not sure what to say he looked at Velvette for help, who thankfully seemed to finally compose herself. As she rushed towards the TV man in Val's grasp and cupped the demon's screen to force him to look at her.

"VOX CALM DOWN!" She tried, equally stressed and unprepared for such a delicate situation. She however froze as she was given a clear look at the sinner's 'face' finally realizing why he fought against his friends. His screen was almost blank with only the shape of his right eye still visible behind the cracks, shattered like a spider web and revealing some of the sensitive inner workings of his mechanical face. He would barely be able to see with his screen like this, he would only be capable of seeing light and darkness, no shapes or silhouettes to distinguish demons from one another. His antennae were ripped off, leaving the top of his head completely smooth. The lack of antenna and his imprisonment underneath the ground would have made it impossible for her to track her friend, explaining the act of cruelty. Though many didn't know his sense of sound was also controlled by his antenna as well, without them his sense of hearing wouldn't be lost but would be altered. Making everyone and thing sound fuzzy and glitched, nearly impossible for him to make out voices in that condition as well. She finally caught the sight of his chest now as well, a soft gasp leaving her lips at the final touch to Vox's violated body. Across his chest, sketched in with a sharp weapon of some sort was a name she didn't recognize, but could guess who it belonged to:

Empusa Sex Slave

The words were accompanied by a crude heart etched around them as well.

Vel shook her head at the sight, trying to stop even more tears falling down her face again, but failing at the end.

"What did they do to you…" Val stared in confusion at the demoness' words, still unaware of the sight of Vox's front. Before he could question her his eyes caught the tell tale sign of Vox's neon blue electrical current charging up for an attack. Vox let out a grunt as he unleashed the static before either could dodge the danger. Vel gave off a yelp as she was pushed back into the wall behind her, landing into the garbage covering the ground much to her displeasure, suffering the stinging sensation of her business partner's electricity. Val finally released the other at the shock, but thankfully the charge wasn't strong enough to send his huge body colliding into the wall like Vel's did. Vox tried to escape his grasp, reaching for the light source once again to only be met with the dangerous infliction of his angelic restain if unstopped. Thinking on a whim Val tackled Vox, forcing the TV demon onto his back as Val's arms reached up to hold the demon's hands above his head, while his legs straddled the TV demons' form to keep him from kicking him off.

"Vox stop! Vox! VOX! STOP FIGHTING ME!" Valentino's voice rang in the air, the attempts to break free stopped but still remained tense as Val held the other in place. Gasping for the tainted air again Val was met with the horrific sight of Vox's front, seeing for himself why Vox had been fighting as though they were there to hurt him. He was practically deaf and blind, no doubt thought they were Emmi or her goons here to fuck him again. Val was stiff as Vox now, unable to look away from the others' faces and unsure on how to remove himself without traumatizing the man any farther. Before Val could act Vox's tense form softened, relaxing under the others grips, soon followed by a frustrated sob as Vox's head shifted away from the other to offer his neck with no defense. Showing off the numerous bites and hickeys covering the top half of his body, it took Val only a minute to register what the other was doing. He was submitting to him, he had given up, no more fights or tricks, just dreadful acceptance of what was expected of him and his body. Val had never been so revolted by the sight, Emmi words echoing in his mind as he finally met face to face with the 'goal' she wanted to achieve with Vox from the start.

I wanted to break something down until they are nothing like their old selves, forever scared by what I did to him.

"Just do it already…" His words were so tired, unenthusiastic, broken, the complete opposite of his beloved's usual energetic and powerful voice, Val felt his heart break at the words. "...I won't fight…." Valentino collapsed upon the words, unable to hold himself up over the grief, no longer caring about restraining Vox as he clearly gave up escaping his hold. He simply brought the man into an embrace, burying the TV screen against the fuzz lining his neck and chest as he allowed the sadness to release from his mind. Any attempt to pull himself together lost to the need to hold his lover close for comfort, the memories of Emmi movies once again present in his mind, as a constant reminder of his failings to protect the only demons in this god forsaken land that he cared for. He didn't cry though, a lovely side effect of the potion Vel forced him to ingest so he wouldn't fall asleep while looking for the TV demon, his eyes were too dry to produce the moisture necessary to let a tear fall, but his anguish was obvious all the same without the physical proof.

"It's okay Vox…" He whispered towards the demon beneath him, hoping he would hear his words now as he held him, his own voice breaking as he spoke. "It's okay….she can't hurt you I swear." It was all he could muster as another dry sob left his mouth, lost on what he could do to help the other before him. Vel picked herself up from the ground, wincing in pain but pushing herself to join the two on the bed. Dropping onto her knees she watched the scene helplessly, unsure how to comfort the two demons before her. Her eyes landed on the limp hands of Vox, unmoving and still in the same position Val had put them in a moment ago, still resting above his head as Val smothered him in his fluff. Hit with an idea, Vel reached out and grabbed the TV demon's hand cupping the appendage with all the care she could ever give anyone. She readjusted the hand and slowly placed it on top of the moth's head, Val stopped at the action, but kept still as Vel continued her experiment. She moved the hand to feel the round face of Val's head, making sure to also touch his distinct antenna as well. Val looked up at his friend, his face confused at her strange actions, but before he could ask about her strange behavior he then felt it. Vox hand on its own accord cupped his check, choosing to gently run his fingers through the familiar texture of his skin and face shape. On his own the hand ran down his face, past his neck, and to the fuzz on his chest. Val slowly pulled himself up from the TV, slowly bringing the other up with him to a sitting position as his hand continued to explore the sinner he had spent his last 50 years with. Vox's breath hitched as realization began to finally cross his mind, his fractured eye squinting as though he was trying to see the other demon through a thick fog, trying to confirm what his hands felt.

"Val?" He asked, "Is…..is that you?" Val slowly nodded his head, his own breath hitching once again, relieved his friend finally recognized who he was from his broken screen and wires. Vel equally delighted reached for her friend's other hand, quick to bring it up to her face as she spoke.

"I'm here too Vox, I'm here." Her face wasn't nearly as distinct as Val's was, but Vox was able to piece together the obvious, as his fingers came across the tear streaks on her cheeks he was able to guess who the other person in the room with Val was.

"Velvette, t-that's you right" The demoness only shook her head up and down, too overcome with emotion to speak, but the action was enough for the TV to understand her confirmation. Vox tilted his head down from their line of vision, another soft sob leaving his body, the other sinners looked at him in concern, afraid they did something to hurt him. Instead in a blink of an eye Vox grabbed Velvette's shirt and Val's jacket and crushed them together for a hug, forcing Vel to embrace his side while Val whole upper half of his body suffocated the two underneath him with his wings and fuzz. The two were surprised by the demon's eagerness to touch and be held, but were more than happy to oblige. Velvette wrapped her arms tightly around Vox while Val's numerous hands brought the two closer to his body, doing their best to rub and comfort the others in his grasp. They simply stayed like that, holding each other as they all grieved the suffering of their friend, trying to process what happened as Vox began to cry uncontrollably. Whispering gratitudes to his friends as they continued to hold the demon in their arms. "Thank you, Thank you, oh god thank you for coming to help me." He sobbed, unable to stop as the words kept falling from his mouth.

"It'll be okay Vox…she won't hurt you again…" Val's voice darkened at the statement, happily reminded of the fact she was now their prisoner. Once Vox was safe and well he would break that bitch and her men like never before, he would make sure of that. "I promise….." Vox's cries began to soften at his words, his body slowly becoming exhausted from the situation, for the first time in a long while feeling safe and secure in his environment. By the time some of their security guards made their way to the secret room in the warehouse and found their bosses with Vox passed out. Val cradled him in his arms as he escorted the Overlord out of the building and took him away from the nightmare he was trapped in, finally free and safe.

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Hey guys sorry for the late update, I know it's been a while but I have some good news! I finished with the story, and will release every chapter on the dot every Friday. I'm dropping it on Thursday this time because I just finished and wanted to put one chapter out for you guys. But now you won't have to wonder when the next chapter will be, Yaaaaaaa!

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