Down below the earth's crust and below the city of Heaven is the world of Hell, home of the demons and the most awful sinners who landed here. But also the home of some powerful beings that walked the Earth, the Goetia, demon birds of high ranks, and the Seven Deadly Sins. With Lucifer as the leading sin of all. But Hell isn't one place; each is separated into seven areas, seven rings based on the seven sins of humanity. Greed, gluttony, sloth, envy, lust, wrath, and pride.
In the Pride ring, Pentagram City is the home of sinners who landed there after their unfortunate deaths. But it is also the hunting ground for the exorcist angels to kill the sinners for overpopulating. That is until the extermination was finally canceled after Charlie and her friends stopped Adam and his army a month ago. So now Pentagram City can finally relax as the early morning rolls into Hell.
But as sinners sleep in their beds, one is fully awake at the Vee Tower, home of the three overlords. Vox, the CEO of Voxtek Corporation. Valentino, the porn film director. And Velvette, the fashion influencer. But also the most distrustful and power-hungry sinners in the city.
Velvette sits in her bed, still in her sleepwear, as she looks over the design sketches she has created for a new line she is sponsoring. Unfortunately, she seems to be struggling with her choices. Each doesn't seem to catch her eye.
"No." She mumbled, tossing her sketch away as she checked another. "Dreadful. Hell no. Distasteful. Ah! As if!" She tossed each sketch till she was out of options. She groaned, leaning against her bed frame. "None of these are enough for my following line!! And the models I fired are all fucking useless!!" She then tosses away the rest of the sketches, groaning. "I need a new model for my fashion line."
She then climbs out of bed and stands up, stretching her muscles awake. She left her room, annoyed with herself more than the models she chose. If she is going to take control of Hell, she needs a fresh face for her own company.
She enters the kitchen and spots Valentino getting himself coffee while dressed in only his clear-through robe, which shows his bare body and briefs. She walked past him.
"Ah. Look who's awake." Valentino smirked, watching her grab her own mug.
"Shut it." Velvette snapped her lips in a thin, firm line. "I'm struggling with a significant crisis," she added.
Valentino tilted his head to the right side. "Oh? What's troubling you, mi reina de la moda?" he asked in a Spanish tone.
Velvette started making her coffee and scowled as she turned to face him. "You know what is troubling? My new line is reaching a deadline, but I need a face to sponsor it, and my best models can't fit the theme I'm looking at." She explained to him. "I need a face that will draw those mindless freaks, a face that will attract them, a face that will make whores so jealous they will feel shitty about themselves." She can picture the sinners in Hell drooling as they buy her lines.
Valentine tapped his chin. "Well, if you need help, I can always lend you my actors." He suggested.
"Fuck no." Velvette snapped. "Don't bother bringing Angel; he's not what I want." She snarled, knowing Valentino would try to drag Angel into their scheme.
Valentino shrugged. "Can't hurt to try." He mumbled, taking a sip of his own coffee.
She sighed, grabbed her mug, and stood beside him as she carefully sipped. She looked around the kitchen, which was empty except for herself and Valentino, until she noticed something was missing among some workers who were still at their place in the earlier hours of the morning.
"Where's Vox?" Velvette asked Valentino.
"Beats me. He hasn't called or sent me a text." Valentino answered.
Then Velvette let out a groan. "Don't tell me he was up all night planning to take those losers at that stupid hotel." She heaved, rubbing the bridge between her eyebrows.
"Well…" Valentino trailed off, looking away. And that confirms Velvette's guess.
"Oh, for Lucifer's sake." She grumbled. She then took out her phone and started calling Vox's number. As she waited for the TV demon to answer, Valentino drank his coffee, uncaring.
Vox's room is surrounded by many screens showing advertisements and shows broadcasting in Hell. In the middle, sitting in his chair, is Vox, watching footage of Charlie and her friends rebuilding the hotel. He stares at the screens, seeing how the Hazbin residents are working together with the help of the king, Charlie's own father, who decided to leave his misery and help the hotel.
He slowly formed a grin on his screen face. "That's it. Go and fix your hotel." He bloviated, slowly tapping his claws together. "It's only a matter of time before you realize that it's a shitty waste of time." He chuckled evilly.
Suddenly, his screen face changed to a call from Velvette. He flicked it to a screen, returning his face back to normal, and Velvette's face showed on the screen, glaring.
"Good morning, Velvette." He greeted her with a prideful smirk. "Got any beauty rest?"
"Speak for yourself." Velvette rolled her eyes. "It's been a month since those fuckers stopped those angels. Maybe you should take a breather before you start obsessing." She added, seeing Vox looking tired and on the last verse of his sanity if he stayed in his room forever.
"Obsessing!? I'm not obsessing!!" Vox denied, his voice yelled.
But Velvette raises a single eyebrow at him, not believing him. "When was the last time you got a breath of air?" She questioned him, arms crossed.
Vox's eyelid narrows halfway, and bags are under his eyes, showing he hasn't been able to look after himself. But he wouldn't accept it. "How the fuck should I know?" He asked.
Velvette huffed out. She really hates it when those two are being difficult on purpose, and she has to deal with it like a mother to two grown-ass adult males. She inhales, trying to keep her anger in. "Get your ass out of that room." She demanded, not wanting to take this argument further.
"Bitch, you can't make me." Vox stubbornly replied.
"Okay." Velvette shrugged, seeing no point in trying anyway. She turned her attention away from her call and shouted. "Hey Val! Vox said you can use his hot tub!" She shouted at Valentino, lying.
Hearing this, Vox growled. "Velvette!!" She is trying to get on his nerves to make him do as she ordered. He groaned loudly. "Fine!!"
With just a single fine, Velvette smirked. "Never mind!" She shouted, followed by a disappointing moan from Valentino. She turns her focus to her call, still wearing that smirk. "Glad you see things my way." She chuckled.
"Fuck you," Vox grumbled, glaring at the screen. He ended the call and stood up from his chair. He groans, his muscles aching from sitting in his chair for too long. But he then slowly walked away and headed to the elevator leading down.
He enters, and the door slides closed and lower down.
The elevator door let out a ding sound, announcing Vox's arrival. The door slid open, revealing an annoyed Vox. He exited with a scowl on his screen face. "Okay. I'm out. Happy?" He huffed out, entering the kitchen where the other two Vees were.
"Very." Velvette snickered.
Vox rolled his eyes, annoyed. He sat next to Valentino, who handed him his mug how he liked it.
"Glad to see your handsome face again, babe." Valentino purred.
Vox hummed, took the mug, and drank the coffee inside until it was empty. He bent over the countertop, his chin up, and showed a deadpan expression that hinted at his distress.
Valentino placed a hand on his shoulder, slowly stroking it sultrily. "Cheer up; they're not going anywhere." He mewled, smirking seductively. "We still have plenty of time to make our move."
"Yeah. But the longer we wait, the more that fucker Alastor will get the king on his side." Vox explained, his one eye swirling. "It's bad enough he is involved with that princess, but with the king now taking part, it will be a challenge."
"No kidding." Valentino nodded. He knows how powerful the fallen king is. "He's ten times stronger than his little brat."
"Exactly!!" Vox shouted, his posture straightened up, and he slammed his fist on the countertop, shaking the mugs. "Which is why we got to act fast or risk letting him slip through our fingers!!" He drummed his claws against the top. "But the question is, what can we use?" He mumbled, thinking.
Suddenly, unexpectedly, they heard a loud bang outside. They all jumped from their seats and faced the window, catching a flash of white light in the sky. The three rushed to the window, staring up. In the sky, the portal from Heaven opened, and something fell from the portal. From their view, they saw a figure dressed in white and blue, a color that's foreign in hell.
"What the fuck is that?" Valentino asked.
"Ain't no exorcist; doesn't look like one," Velvette stated. If that was an exorcist, their color would be white and black, not white and blue.
Vox slowly backed away, his eyes widening in realization. "An angel... has fallen..." he muttered. If Heaven didn't open its portal to let out an exorcist or let one back in, it must have banished an angel and fallen to Hell. A grin formed on his face, and an idea came into his mind. "This can work." He chuckled.
"Que?" Valentino spoke in Spanish, facing Vox.
Velvette turns her attention to Vox. "What the fuck are you saying?"
"An angel has fallen from Heaven, an actual angel." Vox described, grinning like a madman. His one eye swirls in red. "If we can find this angel, trick them into going to us, we can—"
"We can use them to get close to those losers, get close to the king, and when the time is right, they too will fall." Valentino finished. His smirk turned into an evil grin. He understands what Vox is planning. Angels in Heaven don't know how things are in Hell, and they are bound to be naive and so easily manipulated.
Velvette then, too, grinned evilly. They can manipulate the fallen angel to do their bidding and find their weakness so the Vees can take advantage of them. "And they can be my model for my line!" She added. She can imagine using them to be her new face.
Vox let out a chilling laugh, finally feeling like himself again and with a new plan. "Fuck yes!! It might work!!" He laughed. Once they get their hands on the angel, Alastor and the princess will be helpless against them.
He spun around just as the kitchen changed colors. "The road I walk is paved in gold to glorify my platinum soul."Vox then started singing. "I'll buy my way to talk to God so he can live with what I'm not."
He then grabbed Valentino's hand, dragging him as he sang. "This selfish blood runs through my veins. I gave up everything for fame." He twirls Valentino and pulls him close. "I am the lie that humans are. I feed the rich and fuck the poor."
"I got what you want. It just, don't stop. I got what you want. It just, don't stop." Both Vox and Valentino sing. "This is entertainment. Lies are entertainment. You are down on your knees, begging me for more."
Valentino stepped away from Vox, taking the lead. "The road I walk is paved in gold to glorify my platinum soul." He sings, sucking on his cigarette. "I am the closest thing to god. So worship me and never stop."
He then let out a puff of pink smoke, clouding the kitchen as he snickered. "The wretched blood runs through my veins. I gave up everything for fame." The smoke took the form of Angel Dust, stroking its cheek. "I am the lie that humans are. I feed the rich and fuck the poor."
The smoke then faded away, clearing the kitchen. Vox grabbed his hand, dancing together. "I got what you want. It just, don't stop. I got what you want. It just, don't stop." The two sing. "This is entertainment. Lies are entertainment. You are down on your knees, begging me for more."
While the Vees are in their musical moment, outside, Shilo's body falls straight to Pentagram City. Her body changes as if some dark forces have taken over her, blocking her angelic nature away.
"Dear future. I bought you; I own the right." Vox's singing was heard as Shilo's head grew bumps through her hair. "To let go, destroy you. This is my life."
Behind Shilo, a bump was formed in her back and just above her rear. "Dear future. I bought you; I own the right." Vox and Valentino's singing is heard, and Shilo's hands and feet form in a dark blue shade like she grew frostbite. "To let go, destroy you. This is my life, and I..."
Shilo's body landed in a lonely alley, deep in the city's heart. Her body hit the concrete ground, shattering under the impact. A burst of ice and frost exploded under her, covering the alley in thick ice and frost.
Back with the Vees, Vox and Valentino dance together while singing. "I got what you want. It just, don't stop. I got what you want. It just, don't stop." The two sang while Velvette watched with a smirk. "This is entertainment. Lies are entertainment. You are down on your knees, begging me for more."
In the newly finished hotel, Vaggie woke up first to start the new day. She peeked through the window, seeing the portal to Heaven beginning to close. Her only eye widened in horror, covering her mouth. She never thought in years that Heaven had banished another angel and sent them to Hell. "Begging me for more."
At Carmilla's home, Carmilla pushed back her curtains, looking outside before she started her day. She looks up, seeing the portal closing up. She narrowed her eyes, suspecting something had happened up there and could mean trouble for Hell. "Begging me for more."
Back with the Vees, they all smirked evilly, formulating their plans. All they needed to do was find their new VIP, try to warm them up, and pretend to be their new friends. But what they failed to notice was that the angel's arrival was attracting other demons in Hell.
'Don't Stop' by Innerpartysystem