Chapter 40
D.H.O.R.K.S.
Millie
"So this is the place where Blitzo and Moxxie were taken?" Asked Millie as she and Loona looked at the large building before them complete with searchlights and guards in tacky suits armed with melee weapons.
"Duh, I lead us here, didn't I?" Asked Loona sarcastically in her human disguise as the two looked at the building, trying to find a way in without getting detected. "For fuck's sake, why the fuck did the dumbass twins get captured? Couldn't your lame-ass husband do any…argh!" Loona winced when Millie kicked her in the shin hard.
"Shut the fuck about Moxxie!" Said Millie, glaring at Loona for her insult at her husband. "Both my Moxxie and Blitzo are in danger and you want to throw insults at my husband!?" Normally Millie will tolerate Loona's insults to her husband to a certain extent, but with him captured by humans after a job and she had no idea what's happening to him right now, Millie was understandably not in the mood for Loona's quips.
Loona just glared back at Millie and was about to throw an insult at her when the two suddenly heard some screaming from the building. Looking back, the two Hell demons were stunned and shocked when they saw the guards at the front entrance of the building suddenly floating in the air, screaming their lungs out, before exploding in a gory fashion. Splattering guts, blood, and organs all over the building and the pavement in front of them.
Stunned at this, the two women then watched as a portal suddenly opened up in front of the building where Moxxie and Blitzo were in and out came, to their shock, Moxxie's adoptive father in his Rogier persona.
"Rogier?" Asked Millie in shock upon seeing her Father-in-Law in the human realm again, using his fake name as Loona and Blitzo still didn't know who he really is. While she knew that her Father-in-Law cared for Moxxie and would come to save him if he learned what happened tonight, she didn't actually expect to see him right now as she and Loona immediately took off to save Blitzo and Moxxie when they got kidnapped. So, he shouldn't know about what happened to Moxxie. Right?
Regardless of this, Millie was relieved to see Mordekaiser/Rogier here as that meant saving Blitzo and Moxxie just became a breeze for them. The guy was a powerhouse from what she saw from him before, taking down the fucking Radio Demon without breaking a sweat and taking down all those human cops coming to arrest them before, there's no way these humans have a chance against him.
Because of this, both Millie and Loona walked towards him, one more enthusiastic than the other on account of her only encounter with Moxxie's adoptive dad.
"Father-in-Law!" Yelled Millie with a big smile on her face as she ran towards Mordekaiser/Rogier while Loona was hesitantly following her, fearful of Mordekaiser/Rogier's attitude towards her. Upon hearing Millie's voice, Mordekaiser looked towards Millie as she approached him.
"Daughter-in-Law." Said Mordekaiser simply before looking at Loona in her human disguise. "Blitzo's daughter. I take it you both are here to save your fellow comrades in arms, correct?"
"You got that right!" Yelled Millie as she drew out an axe in anticipation of blood and murder. No one kidnaps her husband and gets away with it. "These humans are going to regret ever taking my man away from me! And Blitzo too!" Bowing a bit at her enthusiasm to save his adoptive son, Mordekaiser looked at Loona, who winced at his gauze. It was just as cold and unnerving as when he first looked at her. Perhaps even worse to top it all off.
"As for you, best hope that your adoptive father has a good excuse for this situation we have at the moment. Otherwise, I fear you'll need to take care of him for quite awhile." Said Mordekaiser/Rogier, causing Loona to wince a bit and even temporarily disrupt her magical disguise, revealing her real self, upon hearing his words and tone, which promised much pain to her dad if Mordekaiser/Rogier didn't like what Blitzo had to say. Millie, however, frowned at her Father-in-law's words.
"It ain't Blitzo's fault, Rogier." Said Millie, trying to defend her boss from her Father-in-law's wrath. "He and Moxxie got ambushed just before they could get through the portal back to Hell. They didn't see them humans coming before they got the jump on us. Neither did Loona and I. You can't really be mad at Blitzo for something he had no control over. So, please take it easy on him. Please?" Upon hearing her words, Mordekaiser/Rogier processed her words a bit before speaking.
"If what you say is true, then I'll give him some leniency." Said Mordekaiser/Rogier, causing both Millie and Loona to sigh in relief, which were quickly dashed with his next words. "However, I will have some words with him after this is over. Just because he had no ability to react accordingly to the ambush is no excuse to allowing it to occur in the first place." Before Loona or Millie could protest, Mordekaiser brought out a rather large weapon from his robes out of nowhere, stunning them.
The weapon he wielded was like an oversized and bulky, rectangular-shaped assault rifle without a barrel. It's sheer size made it impractical for most demons to utilize by themselves. Mordekaiser's Rogier form, however, was sufficient enough to wield the weapon practically. Around two meters tall and bulky enough to wield the weapon without looking ridiculous wielding it, Mordekaiser inspected the weapon given to him by one of his front companies before aiming it at the front door of the building.
"Enough times has been wasted already, let us save our Imps and be done with this." With that Mordekaiser/Rogier went right to the front door before kicking it down along with the wall as well, stunning Loona and Millie at this as neither thought he was capable of doing something like that. He also stunned the humans inside a lobby looking room, who were minding their own business when the wall and door leading to their complex suddenly flew straight towards everyone in the lobby before crushing everyone inside said lobby into paste. With that done, Mordekaiser/Rogier led both Millie and Loona, both stunned at what they just witnessed, into the building to rescue both Moxxie and Blitzo.
"So, no offense daddy, but how are we going to find Moxxie and Blitz?" Asked Millie as Mordekaiser led them out of the lobby and deeper in the complex, which got duller as they moved deeper inside.
"I can sense their presence within this building. They're inside and not too far from us. We will find them soon. Very soon." Said Mordekaiser/Rogier as he led them down a hallway. As he did so, he noticed a large red button near another entranceway. Above it said, "Do not touch unless we're invaded by fucking demons or aliens! That means you, Lowie!"
"An alarm." Said Loona as she looked at Mordekaiser/Rogier staring at the button, wondering what the fuck he's doing stopping to look at a button that was so obviously a way to trigger the alarm. "Push that and we're going to get our asses full of these fucking clowns. So don't…" She didn't get to say anymore when Mordekaiser/Rogier suddenly pressed the button. Well, more accurately, smashed the button with his fist, causing alarms to blare out throughout the entire complex.
"Daddy!" Yelled Millie in shock at what she just saw Mordekaiser/Rogier do. That was something she expect Blitzo to do. Not her Father-in-law.
"What the fuck are you doing!?" Yelled Loona in shock and disbelief as she saw what Mordekaiser/Rogier just did. "Are you trying to get us fucking killed or something!?" As the two women panicked, Mordekaiser simply spoke.
"I've recently accomplished a task that honestly annoyed me and left me a foul mood a bit." Explained Mordekaiser simply as he motioned for Loona and Millie to follow him. "This is an opportunity to brighten my mood somewhat. If its any consolation, I have full confidence in both of your abilities to survive and conquer any fools that come against us. And it also may help increase the chances of Blitzo's survival when we have our…conversation." Upon hearing that, both Millie and Loona felt chills go down their spines upon hearing his words. Realizing what he meant by both conversation with Blitzo and brightening his mood, the two demon women were about to follow him when suddenly a door way out in front of them opened up to reveal a dozen or so humans in black and red suits with various melee weapons.
"Get those fuckers that fucking rang the alarm like the stupid shits that they are!" Yelled one of the humans before they all charged at the demons and revenant. As they did so, Mordekaiser/Rogier aimed his weapon at the approaching crowd and fired a single shot. Then both Loona and Millie were stunned to see the result.
One moment they heard an almost ear-shattering sounds coming from Mordekaiser/Rogier's weapon and the next they saw a massive explosion coming from the group of humans coming towards them that blew up one of the humans entirely and severely crippled the rest. That is if they haven't been killed by the shockwave and shrapnel that came from the explosion as well as the shards of bones that came everywhere from the exploded human.
"Holy fucking shit!" Yelled Loona when she saw the destruction that came from just a single shot from Mordekaiser/Rogier's gun. What the fuck was that thing and how did it do so much damage with a single shot.
"Holy shit, daddy!" Yelled Millie with wide eyes. "What kind of fucking shit did you do to get something like that!?"
"A project that I had some associates of mine create." Said Mordekaiser/Rogier simply as he looked at his weapon, pleased with its performance. He then recalled the conversation he had with Keira regarding this weapon.
Sometime before
Mitna Rachnun/Grey Realm
"So, this is one of the new weapons that have been delivered to us?" Asked Mordekaiser as he inspected one of the new weapons contained within a massive shipping container filled with crates of similar weapons to what he was holding currently.
"That is correct, milord." Said Keira before going into detail of the weapon, having been informed beforehand what this weapon was capable of. "This weapon is a combination of Earth's standard issue ranged weaponry and an explosive weapon called an rocket launcher. A hybrid so to speak. It's one of the more recent projects made by our front companies, delayed endlessly by nosy politicians and getting the resources necessary to complete the project without raising suspicion not to mention going through countless tests that resulted in a number of injuries and punishments to those that failed, but what we have here are the first working prototypes of a new weapon for your armies, milord." Mordekaiser said nothing as he felt the weapon with his clawed hands. Though he has yet to utilize it yet, he found an appreciation for this weapon. He read and even fired a few rocket launchers during his free time as a means to understand the various weaponry that the humans of Earth have. Needless to say, he appreciated the destructive power an RPG gave to a single warrior. And he had a means to give that power to his armies in large quantities.
"Shall I instruct you how to use it in order to save your son?" Asked Keira after Mordekaiser finished inspecting the weapon.
"A brief explanation on the important aspects of this weapon." Said Mordekaiser. "I don't have much time for anything else." Keira, of course, agreed and so tried to explain the weapon and how to use it as best and as quickly as she could.
Present
"This weapon is performing admirably." Thought Mordekaiser as he started moving again with Loona and Millie following after him. The two demons looked at the bodies of the dead humans as well as those somehow still alive, screaming their lungs at their gory wounds and couldn't help but wince at the disgusting site before them. Even Millie, who was used to blood and destruction, couldn't help but wince a bit at seeing the torn up and shrapnel destroyed and filled bodies of the humans, who were so utterly destroyed by Mordekaiser/Rogier's weapon that she couldn't recognize one body from another.
"Damn." Said Millie as she looked at the carnage. "Just…damn. Remind me not to ever anger you at all, Rogier. You got some scary and nasty new toys in your arsenal." Mordekaiser/Rogier simply chuckled at her words.
"Believe me, daughter-in-law, you have no idea how accurate your statement is." Said Mordekaiser/Rogier as they walked towards where Mordekaiser knew where Moxxie and Blitzo was. He can sense their very essence nearby and it was close. Very close. "Follow me. Our compatriots are nearby." With that he led them further into the facility. Just as he was about to move, a human survivor suddenly grabbed his robes. Looking down, he saw that the human had bone shards and shrapnel all over his body with one sizable shard of metal deep in his left eye, ruining it forever. Gurgling blood, the human tried to plead for mercy, but Mordekaiser didn't care. He simply brought out a boney hand, grabbed the human's head, and squashed his head like a grape, sending more blood and bones everywhere. With that done, he motioned Millie and Loona to follow him, which both demonettes did so. As they did so, Loona made a note to really watch her insults and jabs at Moxxie. She really didn't want her or Blitzo, no matter how much she tried to deny it, to end up like these humans. Or worse.
"And I thought this guy couldn't get worse." Thought Loona as she looked at Moxxie's adoptive father as he moved ahead of Millie and Loona in their attempt to find Moxxie and Blitzo. She had known the first day she met him that he wasn't one to anger and that she best her mouth around Moxxie in case she went too far and Moxxie told his dad, which will likely end badly for her and Blitzo. Very badly.
But to actually see what he can do to people, as she didn't really see the aftermath of him killing all those humans months ago, left her feeling very lucky that she was still alive. Very lucky.
And she was about to be reminded again when she saw even more humans charging at them from the end of the hall. All wielded bladed weapons again.
Seeing this, Mordekaiser/Rogier said nothing as he brought forth a hand and clenched his fist. This resulted in a massive sickly green hand appearing in front of the group of humans and, before they could do anything, the hand closed around them and began to slowly collapse around them. The demons and revenant moved past the collapsing hand, ignoring the screams and pleading of the humans as the hand collapsed enough that bones started to crack.
"These humans are nothing but incompetent and eager to die." Said Mordekaiser as a door to his right opened up to reveal even more humans. Without even looking, Mordekaiser withdrew his ranged weapon within his body before bringing out a sizable mace. The same mace that he used against the Mageseekers. And just like the Mageseekers, these living souls were not worthy of Nightfall's embrace. But unlike them, these humans didn't have a promise he made to a certain winged woman to protect them from death's embrace.
With this in mind, Mordekaiser launched himself on the group of humans before they could react. Once he was upon them, he swung his mace to his left, killing at least four humans with the strike alone, ripping them apart with a single swing that blew right through their torsos with ease, while also nearly killing two others. The mace taking out their lower jaws, causing them to gurgle out blood as their hands went to their mouths in shock. Mordekaiser then finished them off with another swing of his mace that sent their heads flying in the air and towards a wall, causing them to go splat like a watermelon hit with a hammer. He then proceeded bring out a boney hand again and lift the remaining humans up in the air. As they panicked around at this, Mordekaiser then proceeded to rip them apart one at a time. Giving them all brutal deaths that left both Loona and Millie horrified.
One human in a suit was forced into a wall with such force that it completely obliterated half of his body. Despite him being dead, Mordekaiser moved the body around like a paintbrush, only doing it like a complete novice as he put far more force than necessary against the body, causing blood to splatter all over the wall. Once the body was nothing more but blood and flattened guts, he moved onto the next one.
Looking the only female human left alive, Mordekaiser opened up his hand and caused her entire body to become a human version of a cow butchering with her rips and insides showing. He then let the body fall before going over to the last human, who was currently pissing himself at the sight of all his comrades dying so brutally. Without warning, Mordekaiser brought out his gun again before ramming the barrel straight at the top of the man's head. Before he could scream, Mordekaiser pulled the trigger and caused the man's whole body to explode, spraying Mordekaiser and the entire hallway he was in with blood and venison. With all the current humans dead, Mordekaiser looked at Millie and Loona, who were starring at him with wide eyes filled with horror and even revulsion.
"Come." Said Mordekaiser simply as he continued to move towards where he knew Moxxie and Blitzo were. As he moved past them, he spoke again. "I'm feeling a bit better now. So, if you would like, you can assist me in dealing with whomever else desires to die against us without fear of getting caught in my wrath. Do you understand?" Both Loona and Millie just nodded dumbly at Mordekaiser/Rogier as he moved past them. Once he did, Loona looked at the gore in front of her before barfing out her dinner.
"Fuck. Just fuck." Said Loona as she recovered, whipping her mouth with her left arm. "I thought being in Hell could prepare me for shit like this, but…fuck." Millie just put an arm around Loona as she quietly escorted Loona towards Mordekaiser, who was moving ahead without them. As she did, she looked back at the corpses from before and couldn't help but remember a conversation she had with Moxxie about his dad after she learned who he really is.
He told her how he was not someone you ever wanted to be anger at you ever. He told her what he did to Alastor was nothing to what he could have done to the Radio Demon. That his father was someone that can make even the strongest and bravest of people beg for death and that even he didn't know just how far he'll go to make someone fear him and how much he can make one's death painful. At the time, Millie laughed and told her that what Mordekaiser can do is nothing to what people of Hell do in a daily basis.
Looking back, she couldn't help but cringe at herself. Moxxie was right. His dad really was someone you never wanted their ire on you. And she feared just how far he'll go to make one regret ever earning his ire.
So, for those that wish to know, the weapon that Mordekaiser used is based on the Warhammer 40k bolter. For those that don't know what that is, a bolter is basically what would happen if someone decided to mix a rocket launcher with a rifle. And all the deaths were inspired by Madness Combat. Oh, and expect more Warhammer inspired things in the future.