After being untied and getting his things, Blitzø made his way out of the building with Nightfright, Scarlett and Shadow.
"How are we gonna get to Lucifer's castle" Blitzø asked.
"Like this" Scarlett replied.
She snapped her fingers and opened a portal to the front of the castle.
"Have fun" said Shadow.
"Are you not coming with us" Blitzø asked him.
"No, I'm staying here" he replied.
"In that case" said Blitzø.
He hugged Shadow.
"Thanks again for the talk. I really needed that" he said.
"Not a problem, Blitzø" said Shadow.
After that, Nightfright, Scarlett and Blitzø walked through the portal and it closed behind them. Blitzø found himself marveling at how big, fancy and decorated the castle was.
"Quite the place, isn't it" said Nightfright.
"Yeah" Blitzø uttered.
Just then, a taxi pulled up and they all saw it.
"That must be your daughter and employees" said Scarlett.
"We'll stand back and let you all reunite" said Nightfright.
Sure enough, Moxxie, Millie and Loona stepped out of the taxi and it drove off. Once they saw Blitzø, they dogpiled on him and hugged him tightly.
"It's great to see you all too" said Blitzø.
"We were so worried, B" said Millie.
"I'm fine, Mills. There's not a single scratch on me" said Blitzø.
"Do you…know why we're here, Blitzø" Loona asked him.
"Yeah, Loonie, I was….informed" he replied.
"We're sorry, sir. We… heard what happened between you and Stolas" said Moxxie.
"You didn't deserve something so horrible, B" said Millie.
"No, it's…it's OK, Mils. It's perfectly alright" said Blitzø.
"No, it isn't, dad! Screw, Stolas! He doesn't deserve you" said Loona.
Blitzø looked down with a sad look on his face before he inhaled and exhaled. He and the others all looked at Nightfright and Scarlett.
"We're ready" said Blitzø.
"Let's go, then" said Nightfright.
They all got inside and walked through the halls until they reached the doors to the throne room. They opened the doors and walked inside, where they saw Lucifer seated on his throne and Charlie standing right beside him with Vaggie right next to her.
"Hello, Blitzø. We've been expecting you" said Lucifer.
Blitzø, Moxxie, Millie and Loona were sweating and clearly nervous, Lucifer, Charlie and Vaggie noticed.
"H-hello, your majesty" said Blitzø.
"I assume Nightfright and Scarlett told you why you're here" said Lucifer.
"Y-yes, sir. Y-yes, they did" said Blitzø.
"Now, then. My daughter and I recently stumbled upon your little business. And do you know what we think" Lucifer asked him.
"W-what" Blitzø asked.
"As you're probably well aware, the Pride Ring currently has an overpopulation issue when it comes to sinners. A problem that your business is contributing to" Charlie replied.
"Not to mention you could be killing actual good people on top of the bad people" said Vaggie.
"Exactly" said Lucifer.
At this point, Blitzø just gave up, fell to his knees and started begging.
"Please don't shut us down, I'll do anything" he begged.
"Knock it off, Blitzø! I can't stand to see a grown imp cry" said Lucifer.
He, Charlie and Vaggie all glanced at each other and nodded silently before looking back at Blitzø.
"After looking at all the information we've been provided, we've reach a decision we think is best for everyone" said Charlie.
Lucifer glance at Nightfright and Scarlett.
"Thank you both for that, by the way" he said.
The couple nodded silently while I.M.P. all held their breath.
"Seeing as that I.M.P. is your only source of income, we've decided that you can all keep running your business" said Charlie.
Blitzø, Moxxie, Millie and Loona all breathed huge sighs of relief.
"Your business can keep operating under ONE condition" said Lucifer.
"Anything" said Blitzø.
"You have to do background checks on your targets. If you're going to kill people, it might as well be bad people" said Charlie.
"So only kill bad people? Say no more" said Blitzø.
"Good! You all better be doing background checks on your targets and making sure you only kill bad people" said Lucifer.
He got up from his throne and walked closer until he was inches away from Blitzø's face.
"Cause if I find out you're slacking off on this or brushing it off, I'll show you why they call me the devil" he said.
Blitzø's eyes were wide open and he gulped before nodding rapidly and giving a nervous smile. After that, Lucifer stepped back and had a happy smile on his face.
"Wonderful" he said.
He then reached into his pocket, pulled out the Asmodean Crystal that Blitzø had and gave it back to him.
"You four are now dismissed and you can all go home" he said.
Nightfright stepped forward and snapped his fingers, opening a portal for them that lead back to their office.
"There you all go" he said.
"Thanks" said Blitzø.
Moxxie, Millie and Loona stepped through the portal and Blitzø looked back at Lucifer.
"Before I go, thanks again for letting us keep our business running, your majesty. Thank you" he said.
"No problem, Blitzø. Don't make me regret it" he said in a demonic voice.
Blitzø immediately hopped through the portal and it closed.
"Well, that went…smoothly" said Scarlett.
Charlie sighed.
"You could say that again" she said.
"Can I be honest with you, my friend" Nightfright asked.
"Oh, of course" Lucifer replied.
"I don't think I've ever seen you so serious" said Nightfright.
"Just did it for them to get the message" said Lucifer.
"Fair enough" said Nightfright.
"You think they'll do as we told them to" Vaggie asked.
"Oh, trust me, Vaggie. They will" Lucifer replied.
They all left the throne room after that, with Nightfright and Scarlett going back to their office building and Lucifer, Charlie and Vaggie going back to the Hazbin Hotel.
Meanwhile…
Blitzø and Loona just got back to their apartment. Blitzø had decided for him, Moxxie, Millie and Loona to skip work that day and just have a day off. He got a drink from the fridge and plopped down on the couch.
"You doing OK, Blitzø" Loona asked him.
He looked up at her with a sad look on his face while Loona looked concerned.
"I'm OK, Loonie, it's just…I'm not having a good week" he said.
"Just…just don't get too carried away with the alcohol" she him.
"OK" he uttered.
Loona covered him with a blanket and switched the TV to his favorite channel.
"Just…take it easy and take it slow, dad. You've been through enough this week" said Loona.
Blitzø looked back at her and smiled.
"I will, Loonie. Don't worry" she said.
After that, Loona went into her room and closed the door. A lot of things raced through Blitzø's mind but one thing that always came back to him was if Stolas still cared about him or if he moved on? Maybe Shadow was right, maybe Blitzø just needed to wait for Stolas to call him and say something. He could only hope that Stolas would text him one of these days and ask him if he's alright.
Meanwhile…
At his palace, Stolas was an absolute wreck. He was sat down on the couch in his living room, watching TV in his robe and eating cereal, looking absolutely miserable. There were several empty tissue boxes and a pile of crumbled up tissues, suggesting that he had been crying.
Nightfright was right – he had nobody to blame for his mess with Blitzø but himself. He communicated terribly with Blitzø about not just his feelings, but the arrangement as well. This whole mess spiraled out of control even more after he went to that stupid Anti-Blitzø party! Why did he go there? Why?! It wasn't worth how he was feeling right now.
He'll never forget the looks of anger and disgust Blitzø's daughter and employees gave him before they left through that portal. Not only that, but what Loona and Nightfright said to him was equally as bad, if not worse.
"You've done enough."
It was all his fault. Him, his horrible communication and his stupid fantasies. At least Blitzø acknowledged his mistakes and apologized for them. Now the question is would Blitzø ever forgive HIM? No, the bigger question is if Blitzø even still wanted to be with him? Or did he give up on him and move on?
Stolas soon ate all the cereal in the bowl he had and got up. On the way to the kitchen, he stepped outside onto the balcony to look out at the night sky. After everything that has happened since the full moon, he could only shed a few tears and utter four words.
"I'm so sorry, Blitzø" he whimpered.
THE END