The Crimson Dragon Volume 4

## It's Dark And Hell Is Hot - Issue 1

Kai makes his way through the portal to see demons all around him. There are broken down buildings all around him. Kai sees a giant wall around this rubble of a city. Then one demon walks up to him.

Some demon: Follow me.

Kai walks with the demon. Eventually, they make it to stairs that bring back deja vu for Kai. Once Kai makes it to the top of the stairs he sees the reason he was getting deja vu. Beelzebub is sitting on his throne. He picks up a human, and then bites all the meat off the bone. Then he throws the bone away.

Beezlebub: What brings you to my kingdom? Did you miss me?

Kai: Hell no. Hell is a shit show right now, and beast wants me to fix it.

Beezlebub: You fix Hell?!

Beezlebub starts laughing hysterically.

Beezlebub: You can’t handle Hell! You’re one of the weakest in all of Hell!

Kai: I was able to help take down your army.

Beezlebub: Army?! Those were the weakest demons I could find!

Kai: What about Malphas. He’s a general, right?

Beezlebub: General?!

Beezlebub starts laughing hysterically again.

Beezlebub: I ran out of weak demons! He was the only regular demon in the mix, and you almost lost! Have fun trying to fix Hell! You’ll end up stuck here just like the rest of us!

Kai: Better try than do nothing.

Kai starts walking down the stairs.

Beezlebub: Go back home. Unless you want to be eaten!

Kai: I’ll take my chances.

Kai walks down the stairs, and walks out of the west kingdom. Malphas walks up to Beezlebub.

Beezlebub: Kill Kai.

Malphas: I thought you believed he wouldn’t be able to make it out of Hell?

Beezlebub: Kamaitachi is helping him. Never underestimate anyone. Especially when they are trying to ruin your plans.

Kai is walking in no particular direction.

Beast: You must go to the southern kingdom.

Kai: Why?

Beast: They will be able to help us.

Kai: Don’t you control this realm. Why don’t you just fix it?

Beast: Because I can’t control people. I can erase them and create them, but not control them. So I need you to find the one who is doing this.

Kai: Alright, but am I not able to take down any regular demons.

Beast: I know a place where you can go to be able to take in some of my power.

Kai: Like I did against Malphas?

Beast: Yes, but you’ll be able to constantly use my power.

Kai: Where is it?

Beast: Across Lava Lake.

Kai: I can’t swim in Lava.

Beast: There should be a boat there. Find your way across lava lake. Until then I won’t get into contact with you.

Kai: I guess I’m on my own.

Kai walks for a long way until he sees the giant pool of lava. Kai squats down to look at the lava.

Kai(In Head): I wonder why I don’t feel hot even though I’m this close to lava?

All of a sudden black smoke starts to surround Kai. Then out of the smoke comes a little funerary boat with a man in a black coat that goes down his whole body is using a scythe to row the boat. His hood covers his face so that you only see dark.

???: Why have you come here?

Kai: I would like to travel across the lava.

???: To travel across the lava you’ll need a soul coin.

Kai: Soul coin?

???: If you have no soul coin I shall not bring you across this lake!

Kai: Where can I get a soul coin?

The man starts to fade away with the fog.

???: I shall not bring you across this lake.

Soon he disappears as if he was never there.

Kai: Now I gotta find a way to get a soul coin. I guess it's time to travel some more!

Kai walks around aimlessly until he reaches a broken village. The village is small with mostly housing. Can’t see anything going on, but if he focuses he can hear movement. Then Kai sees a female demon sitting down on the ground laying her back against one of the buildings. She has a backward baseball cap on, and her horns are poking out from under the cap. She is wearing a sweatshirt crop top and short cuts. She has on thigh high socks and running shoes.

Kai: Well aren’t you just a ball of teen rebellion.

She rolls her eyes at Kai.

???: Are you here to make a deal?

Kai: Why?

???: That’s what I specialize in. If you don’t have a deal for me. Then I don’t want to hear another word.

Kai: Fine, I need a soul coin. What do I have to do to get it?

???: Good boy. My name is Miscreant.

She moves faster than Kai can see, and puts a claw to his throat.

Miscreant: Don’t ever call me a teen again. I am hundreds of years old. You don’t even have three decades under your belt. I will slaughter you in seconds. Ya got that?

Kai: It was a simple mistake.

Kai puts out his hand.

Kai: No hard feelings?

Her eyes glow for a second, and she lights Kai’s brown jacket on fire. Kai quickly takes it off and stomps on it. The jacket is burned badly. Miscreant starts walking off, and Kai follows her leaving his jacket.

Kai: So, are you leading me to my quest?

Miscreant: If that’s what you want to call it, yes.

She stops at the entry to the broken down village.

Kai: Now what? Are you going to ask for my soul?

Miscreant: You're full of judgment. No, I won’t be. We don’t trade souls that are already in Hell. Demons only trade souls that are still alive. What do you think soul coins are? They’re souls that have been traded around.

Kai: What do you want from me then?

Miscreant: I want you to protect this village.

Kai: From?

Miscreant: Hellhounds. The reason this town is destroyed is that a pack of Hellhounds continuously destroy this town more and more every day.

Kai: Why do you want to help this town? It’s long since destroyed, and there isn’t anyone here.

Miscreant: People are here. You just haven’t seen them.

Kai: Is that why there is so much noise?

Miscreant: You can hear them? They hide from humans because of what humans have done.

Kai: What have humans done?

Miscreant: I’m not here to give you the latest news on Hell.

She hands him a soul coin.

Kai: You pay before the job is done?

Miscreant: Of course.

She starts walking away.

Miscreant: By the way. If you don’t do what I have asked you’ll become another soul coin.

Kai: I thought you don’t trade dead souls.

Miscreant turns around.

Miscreant: A punishment is not a trade.

She jumps into the air turning into a fireball that quickly dissolves away.

Kai: The fuck is going on here? Everyone is so goddamn flamboyant.

Kai waits at the entrance for what seems like forever. He eventually sits down staring off into space. Hours later he hears the sound of barking. Kai closes his eyes, and listens to the sounds of the hounds’ footsteps.

Kai(In Head): Five hounds.

Kai takes out his staff, and uses it to help himself up.

Kai(In Head): Bring it on.

Kai keeps his eyes closed. He hears the hounds circle around him with low growls.

Kai stands there for a good minute as the hounds growl. Then the hounds pounce on him. Kai spins smacking the first dog in the snout with his staff. He then swings his staff up. The staff slams into another dog. Then Kai jabs behind him. The staff thrusts into the dogs snout. Then a hound jumps at Kai biting the right rib cage. Kai tries to punch the dog off, but the hound’s jaw is locked. Kai grabs the hound. One hand on its jaw, and one hand on the roof of its mouth. Kai pulls extremely hard, and is just able to get the hounds jaw off of him. Then Kai ribs the hound’s jaw off of its skull. Blood goes everywhere.. One hound bites Kai’s right arm. The other one bits the left, and Kai falls to the ground. The other dog tries to run at Kai, and bite Kai’s neck. Kai kicks the dog before it gets to his neck. Kai does a kick up, and moves his arms together fast. The two hounds on his arms slam together, and drop to the ground. Kai stabs through one of them with his staff. The other hound that was on Kai’s arm jumps back. One of the other dogs jumps at Kai. Kai jumps back While Kai was in the air a hound runs fast enough to get behind him. The hound bites Kai’s leg. Kai is able to pull his leg from the hounds grasp. The dog had ripped off some meat from Kai’s leg causing a degloving. When Kai lands on the ground his leg is in so much pain that he stumbles to one knee. The hound that bit Kai’s leg finishes eating the meat he ripped off of Kai. Then he charges at Kai again. Kai through his staff so hard at the dog it goes in the dog’s mouth, and through its body. The hound falls over with some of Kai’s bo coming out of its mouth. The last two dogs surround Kai as Kai is on one knee. They circle him. Then they both run at Kai with their jaws wide open. Kai grabs one of the dogs by its snout. Then slams the dog on the other hound. Kai rolls to the dog with his bo staff, and rips the bo out of the hound. The two hounds get up, and shake themselves off before charging back at Kai. Kai puts out his staff, and the dogs bite the staff. Kai is barely holding them back. He kicks one, and swings his staff pushing the other hound back. Kai kicks the dog that he swung his staff back. Then the other Hellhound jumps at Kai’s neck. Kai pushes his hand through the Hellhound's skin, and rips the Hell hounds heart out. Kai crushes the heart in his hand on accident. Then the final hound jumps at Kai. Kai punches the hound in the head so hard it rips the head off the hound. Kai is breathing heavy.

Kai: Fuck man.

Kai limps over to the entrance of the village, and lays against the gate holding his leg. Kai lays his head back with his eyes closed. The fireball appears on top of one of the buildings. Miscreant appears as the fireball disappears.

Miscreant: You were almost killed by Hellhounds?

Kai: Yeah, those dogs are vicious!

Miscreant: Those things are pets to demons.

Kai: Then how did they destroy this town?!

Miscreant: I destroyed this town stupid.

Kai: Are there even any people here?

Miscreant puts out her hand, and dark shadows from the ground of the village absorb into her hand.

Miscreant: Nope.

Kai: You made shadows to make the noise, great. Why did you do all of this?

Miscreant: To test how useful you’ll be.

Kai: For what?!

Miscreant: Maybe you should focus on healing your wounds, and not asking questions. If you didn’t have regeneration you would have bled out already.

Miscreant turns into a fireball again and disappears.

Kai takes the soul coin out of his pocket.

Kai: At least I got this.

Kai gets up, and limps aimlessly until he reaches the lava lake. The dark figure reappears on his funerary boat out of the smoke.

???: Do you have the soul coin?

Kai hands him the coin, and then gets on the boat. The dark figure starts rowing the boat.

???: Would you like to hear a story?

Kai: You tell stories?

???: What’s a ride without entertainment? An old man’s story could teach you a few things.

Kai: If you're calling yourself old then you must have been in Hell for centuries. I would love to hear a story.

???: Where do I begin?

## The Storm - Issue 2

???: Years ago?

Kai: How many?

???: It’s been so long I cannot recall. Before the first human had set foot in Hell. When there was only one kingdom. That kingdom was in the middle of the four that stand today. This kingdom was in the center of the lava lake. The lava level had not risen yet. Demons and ArchAngels lived together in harmony. Their leader and King was none other than Kamaitachi.

Kamaitachi is sitting on a throne in a gigantic palace. Kamaitachi made himself smaller so that he could sit on his throne. He looks to be about 15 feet tall. A man with dark hair, and a 5 o’clock shadow is walking up to Kamaitachi. He has dark wings on his back, and he stops a good few feet in front of the throne. Then an insect looking creature with eight legs and four arms walks up next to the dark-haired man.

Kamaitachi: What brings you here my sons?

Lucifer: I didn’t want to come here, but Beezlebub forced me.

Kamaitachi: Ya didn’t want to see your dear old dad?!

Lucifer: I have better things to do.

Kamaitachi gets a serious look on his face.

Kamaitachi: Like ruling over the archangels, or trying to escape Hell?

Lucifer looks surprised.

Kamaitachi: Oh, I’m just kidding! You would never try to leave, correct?

Lucifer: I love Hell. I would never try to leave.

Kamaitachi: Why are you two here?

Beezlebub: The demons are tired of living like trash compared to the archangels. They will start rising up if the standard doesn’t change.

Kamaitachi: I don’t know if I can help you with that one. Hell has always been a test of strength. The archangels are far stronger than the demons.

Lucifer: The archangels don’t want to live as the demons do because we are above the demons.

Beezlebub: You think you’re above me?!

Lucifer glares at Beelzebub, and Beelzebub backs off.

Lucifer: Far above you, and if your demons try to rise up against us we’ll slaughter every one of you easily.

Kamaitachi gets up, and walks over to Lucifer, and Beezlebub. Kamatachi hits them both in the stomach before either of them could react, and they both drop to the ground from the pain. Kamaitachi walks back over to his throne and sits down.

Kamaitachi: I can make the demons’ lives easier, but I cannot put you on the same level as the archangels. The archangels are smarter and more powerful. You cannot be put on the same level as them because they would surely kill you off so that they could go back to the level they once were. I will do all that I can even if it's not much.

Beelzebub: Fine. Don’t help us.

Beelzebub leaves the palace.

Lucifer: Thank you for agreeing-

Kamaitachi: I don’t agree with you. There is just nothing I can do. I want everyone in my kingdom to be on the same level, but the archangels are too powerful.

Lucifer: I’ll be seeing you.

Kamaitachi: Don’t forget. Next week we’re hanging out.

Lucifer: Can’t you just sit in your throne?

Kamaitachi: Beelzebub never complains about spending time with his father!

Lucifer leaves

Kamaitachi: Something's about to happen. I wonder what?

Outside the kingdom, beyond the lava, one man appears. He has dark hair and a young face. He has a full grown beard. He walks up to the lava, and a ferry appears. This man steps onto the ferry.

???: Have you come to ride the ferry to Hell’s kingdom?

Dark-haired man: Yes I have. Would I be right to presume that your demise?

???: That is correct, and you are?

Dark-haired man: My name is Seth. I am the son of Eve.

Demise: If you are truly the son of Eve, then your human?

Seth: I am human.

Demise: Congratulations. You are the second human to ever come down to Hell.

Seth: There’s another human in Hell?

Demise: Lilith.

Seth: huh.

Demise: We’ll be at the kingdom shortly.

Half an hour later. Beelzebub has gathered a big group of demons in a large one-story building. Everyone is silent as Beezlebub speaks.

Beelzebub: Kamaitachi has not permitted our request to give us the same benefits that archangels have.

The demons start yelling in an uproar of rage.

Beelzebub: There is nothing we can do! If we try to step up the archangels will kill us! They have all the power, and we can’t do anything about it!

Seth walks into the building, and through the crowd of demons.

Seth: Nothing to do? I think you're missing a few options.

Beezlebub: Who are you to step up to the demon king?!

Seth: A simple human. Nothing more, nothing less.

Beezlebub: If you were nothing more you wouldn’t be here.

Seth: I guess you are correct. I am a little more. My parents are Eve, and the light bearer.

Beezlebub: Lucifer! Lucifer has never left Hell! Why would his son even be helping the demons? Your story is full of holes. Leave before I kill you.

Seth: Why don’t you let Satan fill up the holes. I’ll be around.

Seth leaves the building as all the demons watch him. Later that day Beezlebub went to see his father.

Kamaitachi: Beezlebub?! Come, sit down! Have a drink!

Beezlebub: I’d rather not. I have a question father.

Kamaitachi: What’s the question?

Beezlebub: Has Lucifer left Hell?

Kamaitachi: Did he get out again?

Beelzebub: You talk about him like a pet. Wait, he’s left before?!

Kamaitachi: Yes. He figured out how to leave Hell, and then performed unspeakable acts with humans. Why did you want to know about it?

Beelzebub: Just to clear a few things up.

Beelzebub goes to leave.

Kamaitachi: Beelzebub.

Beelzebub: Yes?

Kamaitachi: Don’t do anything you will regret.

Beelzebub: I would never.

Beelzebub leaves the palace. As he is walking through the kingdom he sees Seth is walking right beside him.

Seth: Now do you believe me?

Beelzebub: What were these other options you mentioned?

Seth: The demons build the dam around the town to protect the angels from lava, correct?

Beelzebub: That’s correct.

Seth: Then over the next week add in weak spots. Then break down the dam. Archangels are impervious to lava, but they can fly.

Beelzebub: it rains lava once per month. The rain doesn’t hurt the archangels directly, but it can damage their wings.

Seth: I thought angel wings were almost indestructible?

Beelzebub: They are against most forces because they can take high pressures, and are immune to being cut. Their wings regenerate quickly, but lava slows down regeneration.

Seth: They won’t be able to fly out of here.

Beelzebub: How will you survive?

Seth: I won’t be here when it happens. I don’t want the arch angels to know I’m here.

Beelzebub: So you're leaving. You had nothing you wanted from telling me how to defeat the archangels. You wouldn’t be gaining anything.

Seth: I have gained quite a bit.

Seth starts walking off.

Seth: Quite a bit.

Beelzebub gathered his men, and they started working hard. From the outside perspective it would seem that the demons are just getting more work done then normal. Instead they are setting up explosives all through the dam. Beelzebub waited in front of the dam watching the demons build it up. Finally the day had come. A light drizzle started, and soon enough it began to downpour. All the archangels stayed inside. Beezlebub held up his hand. All the demons looked at him, and waited for the signal.

Beezlebub: WE WILL BE FREE!

Beelzebub slashes his hand down. Explosions go off like a chain reaction one after another all through the dam. Giant pieces of the dam fall to the ground, and lava starts pouring into the kingdom. Demons flock into the wave of lava to swim away from the palace. Archangels run out of their home with their wings put away to see a gigantic wave of lava. Kamaitachi comes out of his palace to gaze upon the destruction of his kingdom. He sees the demons leaving in mass heards, and the angels running away from lava. Kamaitachi summons Demise on his ferry. All the archangels get to his ship as quickly as possible, and Demise’s boat surfs on top of the wave. Lucifer sees Kamaitachi stare up at him. Then Kamaitachi walks back into his palace and closes the door. The wave crashes onto the palace covering in with lava. Soon the entire kingdom was covered over by a sea of lava. While the angels had no idea where the ferry had taken them.

Lucifer: Why did Kamaitachi let this happen?

Back on the funerary boat. Kai and demise make it to shore.

Kai: What was that story supposed to teach me?

Demise: It’s entertainment. I said you might learn something.

Kai: Did that all really happen?

Demise: I don’t know. Why don’t you think about it for a while?

Kai steps off the boat.

Kai: See you around.

Demise fades away into a shadow.

Kai: Well that story was kind of inspirational.

Kai starts walking off.

## L Is Comming - Issue 3

Kai is walking aimlessly.

Beast: You made it past the lava lake.

Kai: Yeah, so?

Beast: Find the temple of Leviathan.

Kai: They have a temple to worship a leviathan?

Beast: They are on the shore of the lava lake. They pray to him so that he doesn’t attack them. The town is around here, find it.

Kai: Wait, they think there is a giant beast in the lava? Wait, is there?!

Beast doesn’t respond.

Kai: Goddamn you.

Kai starts walking around in circles trying to find any signs of a town. Eventually he finds a town that he presumes to be the one beast was talking about. As he walks through the town he sees that it’s mostly demons. Kai finds the temple, but as soon as he tries to walk in, two guards stop him.

Kai: Imma need to pass through here.

Guard: Demons only.

Kai: Yeah, okay. What can I do to be allowed to pass through?

The guard brings his spear up to Kai’s throat.

Guard: Demons only.

Kai walks a step closer to the spear.

Kai: I need to get in the temple to talk to Kamaitachi. Let me in.

Guard: You have to do something first.

The guard drops his spear.

Kai: What do I have to do?

Guard: Are you a good cook?

Kai: I guess. That’s a weird question.

Guard: You need to help with our restaurant.

Kai: Um, what? You need to eat in Hell?! That is the weirdest request I have ever gotten.

Guard: The archangels are coming today to have dinner. They will destroy the whole town if they don’t like the food.

Kai: If that’s what I have to do I guess I have to do it.

The guard that was talking leads Kai to the restaurant. The owner is freaking out, and making people clean everything. No one is allowed in the store at this time except for the workers.

Owner: What do you want?!

Guard: Kai, this is Choronzon. He owns this establishment.

Chronzon: Why are you telling this human about me?

Guard: He’s going to help you make food for the archangels.

Chronzon: Why didn’t you say so?

Chronzon leads Kai inside.

Chronzon: I’ll make him work.

The guard goes back to the temple, and Chronzon leads Kai into the kitchen. Chronzon drops a gigantic recipe book on the counter.

Chronzon: I’ll tell you what to make, and you make it as quick as possible. Make it taste phenomenal. Make a faqaeat sakhina.

Kai quickly flips the book to the f’s, and searches as fast as he can. It takes him a minute, but he finds the page.

Kai: It's a drink!

Kai grabs a glass, and a nar fruit. He fills the glass up with lava. Then he drops the nar fruit into the lava. The nar fruit dissolves, and turns the same purple color as the fruit.

Kai: Done.

Chronzon: Don’t get cocky. You haven’t even cooked anything. Now, cook a almawt alssakhin.

Kai flips to a section, and starts searching through pages. He finds the recipe. He takes a slab of meat labeled khinzir aljahim. He throws it on the stove at the temperature the book says, and he starts cooking it. Once it finishes cooking he slides the meat on a plate. He seasons it with a little milh ladhidh.

Kai: Done!

Chronzon takes out a fork, and a knife. He cuts a piece, and takes a bite.

Chronzon: I guess you're going to be cooking with me!

Throughout the next hour, Kai was just learning the recipes in the book. The five archangels land in front of the restaurant. They all walk in. The waiter sits them down, and takes their drink orders. They all order different drinks. Once the waiter passes the order onto Kai and Chronzon they start scrambling to get all of their drinks done quickly. The waiter takes all the drinks, and hands them out. The archangels start getting rowdy. They become loud and obnoxious as they tell their jokes and laugh. They all order food, and the order is passed to the chiefs. Kai and Chronzon sweat as they try to make delicious food as fast as possible. Once they are finally done the waiter takes the food, and the chiefs nervously watch the waiter give the archangels their food. The waiter walks away, and after a few minutes returns to ask them how their food is. The angels seem fine with their food, and they continue to be loud and obnoxious. Once the angels finish their food they tell the waiter to get the chiefs over to their table. Kai and Chronzon walk out to meet the angels.

Archangel leader: A human helped cook our food?!

Chronzon: He knew how to cook food well, and I wanted you to get your food quicker then last time.

Archangel leader: Good. You were slow last time. We’ll be seeing you again.

Chronzon: Can’t wait.

The angels all get up, and walk out of the building. They all shoot up into the sky, and start flying away at great speeds.

Chronzon: Whew. I’m still alive!

Kai: You really have to deal with archangels wanting free food, and they kill you if it's bad.

Chronzon: Yes I do Mr.Privileged. Now get out of here. I gotta clean up, and I hate the smell of humans.

Kai: That’s rude, but alright then.

Kai goes to the temple, and sees the same two guards.

Guard: Since the town isn’t destroyed I will let you through.

Kai: Thank you.

The guard opens the door, and Kai starts walking. Feathers like metal stick into the ground in front of Kai.

Kai: Shit.

Kai hears the wind whoosh as a beast lands behind him. Kai turns around to see Malphas standing there.

Malphas: I found you.

The two guards run up to Malphas. Malphas locks his eyes on Kai. The guards try to stab their spears into Malphas. Malphas’ wings slice the spears in half. Then the wings cut the guards in half.

Malphas: You're a threat.

Malphas shoots a feather at Kai. Kai tries to dodge it, but the feather sticks right into his leg, Kai drops to the ground.

Kai(in head): BEAST?!

Beast(in Kai’s head): Working on it.

Kai: Did Beelzebub send you?!

Malphas starts throwing more and more fathers at Kai. Each one penetrates Kai’s skin. Soon Kai has at least ten feathers half way in his skin. Malphas picks Kai up by the collar, and punches one of the feathers deeper into Kai’s body.

Kai: Fuck you.

Malphas:...

Kai(in head): BEAST?!

Beast(in Kai’s head): He’s almost here.

Malphas punches another feather into Kai. Kai punches Malphas in the stomach, but it does nothing. Malphas puts his wing up to Kai’s throat.

Malphas: Target finished.

Then a giant serpent like thing with small yellow eyes. The back of its head is a giant maine of spikes. There are spikes seemingly placed randomly across its body. The body of this creature is as wide as a skyscraper, but the length of this serpent was much longer. When the serpent opened its mouth it showed large black teeth that looked more like spikes then they do fangs. Instead of this serpent hissing it gave off a loud roar. The serpent started slithering around the town. It circled around the town going over its own body while the rest of the serpent was still under the lava lake. The serpent's head stops near Kai and Malphas. Malphas drops Kai to the ground, and tries to fly away. Instantly the serpent’s head shot into the sky, and caught Malphas in its mouth. The head drops back to the ground. Then one loud crunch before the beast swallows Malphas.

Kai: Are you the leviathan?

The serpent slithers its head right next to Kai so that his eye was next to Kai looking down on him. Then the leviathan speaks in a loud rough deep voice.

Leviathan: Is that what they call me?

The leviathan’s beady eye stares down at Kai.

Kai: I think so.

Leviathan: Why are you shaking, nervous?

Kai starts taking out the feathers Malphas shot at him.

Kai: No, I think it's just the pain of these razor blade feathers.

Leviathan: You would be the first human to not be frightened, and the first human to see me that I didn’t eat.

Kai: That’s comforting.

The Leviathan laughs.

Leviathan: Very, take my coin.

Kai: Coin?

The Leviathan opens its large mouth, and its snake like tongue slams onto the ground. On the tip of his tongue is a gold coin with a L ingrained on it. Kai takes the coin off the Leviathans tongue. The Leviathan’s tongue wraps back into its mouth.

Leviathan: With that thing you can call on me. Even if you're on earth, but it’ll take me longer to get to you. Don’t call on me often, or I’ll have to take my coin back.

Kai: Thank you.

The Leviathan slowly slithers back into the deep lava. The towns people all step out of their houses to see the leviathan that they have been praying to for many years. Kai walks inside the temple, and sits down to pray to respect the village's traditions.

Kai(in head): Why did you want me to come here?

Beast(In Kai’s Head): To allow you to use my power once again.

Kai(In head): Finally!

Out of nowhere Kai passes out, and falls to the floor.

## Damien - Issue 4

Kai wakes up laying on the hot ground. As he looks up he sees a layer of lava far above him. Kai gets up on his feet, and he sees the beast looking down upon him. Beast is huge. He looks to be the height of a three storey building. He is sitting in a gigantic throne.

Beast: Nap time is over.

Kai: You're the one who forced me to sleep!

Beast: You should have woken up.

Kai: Why did you bring me here?

Beast: Two reasons. The first is to train you. The second is restore our connection.

Kai: Didn’t we gain the connection the last time I went to Hell!

Beast: Yes, but I severed the connection because your body wasn’t able to handle it. When you punched Malphas you passed out. For your safety I broke the connection. To my surprise I have almost completely severed our connection. That is why I have only been able to stay in touch with you for brief periods.

Kai: So how do we get the connection back?

Beast: By staying in this realm of mine.

Kai: I have been in Hell!

Beast: No, this realm. Beneath the lava lake.

Kai: That’s where we are?

Beast: This is where I reside.

Kai: Pretty lonely.

Beast: Not when I am able to watch over all of Hell.

Kai: So you're like a stalker that never gets caught.

Beast: No, I’m their god.

Kai: That’s pretty narcissistic.

Beast: Stop talking back before I knock you out, and you have to reawaken.

Kai: Fine. What’s first?

Beast: First I need to show you a martial art.

Kai: Ah, I love those things. Martial arts are awesome.

Beast: I know because you dabble in quite a few of them. This is Hell’s combat “Atem Infernous.”

Kai: Nice name. What is it about?

Beast: Don’t interrupt me.

Kai: Sorry. I got excited.

Beast: Most demons only know stage one. Stage one is about honor and strength. A demon will challenge you to a duel. You stand a few feet from each other, and you both hit each other as hard as you can over and over again until one of you falls. That is how most honorable demons will fight you, but there are other stages of combat. The other stages are mainly known only by the archangels. Demons are usually unskilled in this martial art. They either fight demon to demon, or they use their powers.

Beast pots his hand out. A demon crawls up from out of the ground.

Beast: This is a dummy.

Kai: If he’s a dummy how did he climb out of the ground?

Beast: I don’t need to explain.

Kai: Fair.

Beast: You have to hit that man with all the strength possible. Show me what you’ll do.

Kai goes to kick.

Beast: Kicks aren’t allowed.

Kai: Well that’s stupid. Then you just punch or elbow him.

Kai elbows the dummy in the stomach.

Beast: Wrong, you're not putting in your full power.

Kai: I beg to differ.

Beast: You're just hitting him with raw power. This is why you never fully use your strength. You need to hit him with speed on top of power. Instead of just moving at a normal speed use that 400 mph speed like you did against multiplex. Run up to the dummy. Get real close. Then, as fast as you can, elbow him in the stomach.

Kai runs up to the dummy. He gets real low with his elbow ready. Then in less then a split second his elbow collided with the dummies kidney.

Beast: Much better, now practice with other collisions. You can now use your kicks, but use punches too.

As Kai is practicing he starts to wonder about Hell.

Kai: Beast, you say that there is a problem with Hell. What is it?

Beast: As you know we were originally one place. Then the one kingdom divided into 2. The two kingdoms being apart worked well. None of them felt like they were worse off. These kingdoms were the north and south. The archangels are lazy, and did not believe it was worth it to fly all the way around Hell simply to get free things from the demons. Eventually the north became a demon and human kingdom. So the demon kingdom became the west kingdom. The angels could now get to the demons easier. Now the demons are right back to the lowest in power. The demons are about to go berserk from Beelzebubs rule, and the angels constantly treat them like dirt. On Top of that demons have been escaping Hell. It’s an even bigger problem because Entity is human and still escaped. I have no power over the multiverse. Once they escape Hell I can no longer do anything about their disappearance.

Kai: So, Hell's about to become a race war, and if demons start losing they’ll jump the ship to earth.

Beast: That is the short of it.

Kai: Well then I guess this rag tag duo is going to have to keep Hell in order.

The beast chuckles.

Beast: I guess we will. Now for something you're not going to want to hear.

Kai: What?

Beast: Remember how you brutally murdered those dogs.

Kai: Yeah…

Beast: You will have to do the same with demons.

Kai: No.

Beast: And why not.

Kai: Demons don’t respawn like humans do here. If I kill a demon I’m taking a life the same way it is if I took a human life.

Beast: It is not the same. Demons live forever Kai. Humans use their little time on earth finding meaning. Since their time is limited they try to find the most meaning out of it. Demons do not. Demons just do whatever they feel like. If they want food they do something to get it. Murdering demons isn’t a charge here. It gains you respect. Unlike earth were your cutting off that little time they have on earth. You're giving a demon peace. Demons don’t fear death, humans do.

Kai: I’ll think about it.

Beast: You will do as I say. I see all life in Hell as my people. Do you believe that I would be telling you to kill my own people for nothing!

Kai: No…

Beast: Then you will kill them because if you don’t they’ll kill you as soon as you turn their back. Demons have no honor. They want to gain respect by body count.

Kai:...

One of Beelzebub’s servants walks up to him.

Servant: Malphas is dead.

Beelzebub: Did Kai kill him?

Servant: No, he was killed by the leviathan.

Beelzebub: Kamaitachi called on the leviathan to help. They won’t be able to do that forever. Send out three demons to get him. The leviathan is a dick he won’t come if Kai calls upon him again so soon. He’s wide open.

Beelzebub lets out a laugh.

Beelzebub: And we’ll have no more problems.

Servant: Right away sir.

Kai keeps training. After what feels like hours and hours the dummy crawls back into the ground.

Beast: Your training is finished. The connection has finished. When you leave here you’ll be able to use my power, but I have an idea.

Kai: What?

Beast: Use an alias and a costume. If you act different and look different, Beelzebub's men will have a harder time finding you.

Kai: That's a great idea. Where’s the costume, and what's the alias?

Beast: The costume is right here.

Beast puts his hand out for a fist bump.

Kai: Okay.

Kai fist bumps Beast, and wakes up in the temple. Kai is wearing a red gas mask with a red plastic shield over his eyes. The mask and shield are tight to his face. He has a red sleeveless sweatshirt on. The sweatshirt has a yellow circle in the middle of it. Then there is protective gear from just above Kai’s elbow to just before his wrist on both arms. Kai has red baggy pants on with an excessive amount of pockets. Then he has red and black sneakers on. Kai gets up from laying on the floor.

Kai: Damn, Beast is a good fashionista.

Beast: Thank you.

Kai: Oh, since we’re connected do I now have to get constantly bothered.

Beast: Yes.

Kai: Thanks for being straightforward with it.

Kai takes out his staff to look at it. HGis staff has a new red coloring to it.

Kai: You really changed everything.

Beast: I never fail.

Kai walks outside of the temple.

Kai: How long did training take.

Beast: A day.

Kai: A whole day!

Three demons surround Kai.

Beast: You should handle that.

Kai(in head): Yeah, Yeah.

Kai: Who’s first?

One of the demons steps up to Kai.

Demon1: Me first.

The demon punches Kai with all his might. Kai’s face is moved to the side by the punch, but Kai doesn’t flinch. Kai starts glowing red.

Kai: Is that all you got. My turn.

Kai drops down, and before any of the demons realize it Kai’s elbow is in the demon. The demon drops to the ground. Then Kai takes out his staff, and swings it around himself.

Kai: Well c’mon. I'm ready for this to be over.

The other two demons run off to Kai. Kai swings his staff, and knocks the head right off of one of the demons. Then he thrusts his staff into the other demon's shoulder. The staff goes right through, and Kai kicks the demon off of his staff. The demon falls to the ground. Kai stabs his staff through the demon he elbowed to kill him. Kai puts away his staff, and picks up the only demon left by the collar.

Kai: Tell Beelzebub I’m not Kai. My name is damien. If you come after me I’ll kill you.

Kai drops the demon. The demon scatters away holding his impaled shoulder.

Beast: Damien?

Kai: It's the name of the devil's son.

Beast: I don’t like the name.

Kai: Then you should have picked it.

Kai starts walking off.

Kai: Where are we going now?

Beast: Now, we’re going to the southern kingdom.

## Prayer - Issue 5

After hours of walking Kai sees a wall vastly larger than the size of china’s great wall.

Kai: I think I know what that is.

Beast: That’s the southern kingdom.

Kai walks through the giant entrance into the great kingdom. The kingdom is beautiful. It almost looks as if it were to be a city from ancient greece. The whites, marbles, gold, and red color palette almost brings a light to the city. Kai can see that in the middle of the kingdom is a mountain that holds the largest building he can see.

Kai: Are angels architects?

Beast: They dabble.

Kai: Are we going to the building on the hill?

Beast: Yes. That building is their town hall, or you could call it the palace.

Kai walks through the town as he sees archangels traveling around. They look like normal humans, but their giant white wings show they’re nothing to be messed with. Kai walks up the stairs to the gigantic building. When he opens the doors, and makes it inside he sees that it's just a library.

Kai: I thought you said this was a palace?

Beast: This is the first floor. Angels This level is called Lucifer's Library. All these books have been collected and read by lucifer.

Kai looks at the seemingly unlimited rows of bookshelves.

Kai: He has way too much time on his hands.

Kai walks down to the librarians desk.

Kai: I’m looking to talk to the king.

Librarian: Do you have an appointment?

Kai: Kaimatachi sent me.

Librarian: I will be right back.

The librarian leaves. Kai walks over to a seating area. He sees a giant poster of Hell's kingdom. He sees the lava lakes like an X through the picture. Then in the center is a circle of lava where the lava rivers connect into the lake. He sees all the different kingdoms. Each kingdom has their territory outside the kingdom labeled as something. The north is an outskirts with no rules. The east kingdom is labelled as lava geysers. The South is a dead zone. While the west is a demon safe zone.

Kai: Wait, why is the south side a dead zone?

Beast: Archangels treat everyone in those areas as slaves. If you are there you will get constant demands by angels. If you refuse to go along with them they’ll kill you.

Kai: That's definitely a problem.

Beast: We’ll fix it in due time.

The librarian walks back to the desk.

Librarian: He’s ready for you.

Kai walks over to the librarian, and she shows him the way up to the third floor. They walk to a room. The librarian leaves, and Kai walks into the room. The room has tubes that connect into it. Then in front of those tubes are cases. A piece of mail comes through the tube, and drops into the box. In the back of the room is a desk. A man with dark hair is sitting behind that desk.

Kai: Are you lucifer?

The guy looks up to show blond highlights at the end of his hair.

???: I am Azazel.

Azazel has his hands put together, but then moves one of his hands towards the direction of the chair in front of his desk.

Azazel: Why don’t you sit down? Get comfortable.

Kai sits down in the chair.

Azazel: Why are you here?

Kai: It seems like Hell is in a ruckus. I’m helping Kamaitachi fix it.

Azazel: That ruckus wouldn’t be anything that us archangels are doing, would it?

Kai: Somewhat.

Azazel: Elaborate.

Azazel sits back in his chair.

Beast(Only to Kai): He doesn’t need to know.

Kai: Actually I need you to elaborate on some things.

Azazel: Information for information my dear friend. You need my knowledge much more than I need yours.

The beasts aura makes him appear above Kai out of a red cloud coming from Kai’s chest.

Beast: Azazel, what do you know about demons leaving Hell?

Azazel: Is that what this is about? You're mad that the demons have figured out a way to get past Scolopendra?

Kai: Who?

Beast: The leviathan. So they are getting past the leviathan.

Azazel: There is only one.

Beast: That one creature is longer than a kingdom.

Azazel: Maybe that's the problem.

Beast: Who taught them. Lucifer has been gone for years. Even if he was here he wouldn’t have given out that secret.

Azazel: The demons knew they could leave. They just didn’t know how. It only takes one to teach.

Beast: Who?!

Azazel: We’re making a deal. What’s in it for me?

Beast: Life.

Azazel: A better life?

Beast: No. I will erase you if you don’t tell me. If you don’t tell me then I would be forced to assume you helped in the demon's escape. Therefore erasing you would help the issue.

Azazel: Erasing me won’t do anything. No one puts all their eggs in one basket Kamaitachi.

Beast: We’re done.

The cloud fades away.

Kai(in head): Why are we done?

Beast: He’ll use any information we give him to use against us. Azazel is a genius in manipulation. He takes after his older brother.

Kai(in head): Lucifer?

Beast: Yes.

Kai: Thank you for your time Azazel.

Azazel: Anytime for my creator and his tool.

Kai: What did you-

Beast: He’s much stronger than you are.

Kai: I’ll be back.

Kai and Azazel shake hands, and Kai leaves.

Kai: Great, this was useless.

Beast: You might be able to call Lucifer.

Kai: Would he even show up?

Beast: Not for a while, but he might show up in time. He does care about Hell.

Kai: Really? Why did he leave then?

Beast doesn’t respond

Kai: Not this again. Fine, where do I call lucifer?

Beast: The Temple of Asmodeus. They’ll be signs pointing towards it.

Kai walks along the road. He starts seeing the signs, and follows their directions until he sees a giant temple. The temple has large pillars that keep up the ceiling. Kai walks inside the temple to see a man that resembles Beast. He has purple skin, and giant horns that circle around themselves. On his face was a scar over his left eye. He has spiky black and red armor that covers his shoulders and chest. The armor leaves his stomach and arms open. His lower body is covered with spiky pants like armor. His hands have the palm size of a regular human, but his fingers are black claws that are the same length as his palm. He is holding a scythe. The scythe’s staff is black, but the blade is a bright almost glowing red. His voice is deep, and when he speaks it's almost as his voice is coming from all around you.

???: Hello father.

Kai: Who are you?

???: Allow me to introduce myself. I am the king of devils. Feared among all kingdoms. I am Asmodeus.

Kai: You own this temple?

Asmodeus: Lucifer gave it to me as a peace offering to show respect for me.

Kai: Is Lucifer scared of you?

Asmodeus’ eyes glow.

Asmodeus: Of course he is.

There is a gap of silence.

Asmodeus: Have fun praying for him.

Asmodeus leaves

Kai: How did he know that?

Beast: We had a nice conversation while you were talking.

Kai: What? Nevermind.

Kai kneels down and prays for lucifer. Then Kai gets back up, and leaves the building.

Kai: Lots of time wasted.

Beast: Only a day.

Kai: How long have I even been in Hell?

Beast: Four days.

Kai: How?!

Beast: Time is different here than earth. You're outside of time here.

Kai walks out of the kingdom.

Kai: Where do we go next?

Beast: I don’t know.

Kai just keeps walking. Eventually he runs into a town. Archangels are destroying the town, and killing the demons.

Beast: Don’t, angels are too powerful.

Kai: Hey!

The angels look at Kai.

Kai: Why would you destroy this town?

Archangel: They didn’t give us food.

Kai: All this because they didn’t want to be treated as slaves?!

Archangel: You should act as you are. Are you challenging me?

Kai: If you're asking for it.

The angel flies over to Kai and sticks his hand through Kai’s chest.

Archangel: Don’t challenge me.

Blood starts running out of Kai’s mouth.

Kai: Fuck you.

The angel drops Kai to the ground.

Archangel: Lets go. The town is destroyed.

Off somewhere in Hell a portal from earth opens up, and a man with blond hair walks through. He lights a cigarette, and starts smoking.

Constantine: I’ve been looking for ya for a while you bloody weasel, but you're in my domain now.

## Fuckin' With T - Issue 6

Kai sees the lava lake, and off in the distance, sees a building with the sign “Henry Hall’s Bar.”

Kai: Wait, isn’t that the person who owns my apartment?

Beast: Use that place for information.

Kai walks into the bar past the bodyguard. The bodyguard is a buff tall red demon with three eyes. Kai sits down at the bar. The bartender walks over.

Bartender: If you're gonna take up a seat you gotta spend some money.

Kai: What drinks do you have?

The bartender pours something, and passes it to Kai before walking away. The bartender starts cleaning dishes.

Kai: I heard people have figured out how to leave Hell. Do you know anything about that?

The bartender laughs and points to the door.

Bartender: Trawl might.

Kai finishes his drink and walks outside to see Trawl.

Trawl: Yes?

Kai: I need to know how to get out of Hell?

Trawl chuckles.

Trawl: Get out of here.

Kai: You're laughing? You must not take me seriously then.

Kai kicks out one of Trawls legs, and then punches Trawl in the head. Trawl slams into the wall of the bar. He then gets back up.

Trawl: You're no regular human. Fine, I’ll show you where you need to go.

Kai: Good.

Trawl: But you have to help me first.

Kai sighs.

Kai: What do you want me to do?

Trawl: Follow the leader.

Trawl walks off, and Kai follows him. They both stop at the lava lake.

Kai: Where the Hell are we going?

Trawl: The east.

Kai: You will be slaughtered.

Trawl: Not if I don’t go into the kingdom.

Kai: Then where are we going?

Trawl: The lava geysers.

The funerary boat appears with demise on it. Trawl pays Demise, and they both get on the boat.

Kai: I know lava geysers won’t kill you, but what about me?

Trawl: That's easy.

Kai: So…

Trawl: Dodge.

Kai: Goddammit.

They finish the ride with Demise, and start walking around on the east side. A geyser goes off right in front of Trawl.

Kai: How am I supposed to dodge that?

Trawl: Figure it out. I know where we are. Let’s go.

Trawl starts running, and Kai follows close behind. They run a great distance before reaching an old abandoned looking house.

Trawl: COME OUT!

A young looking demon walks out. He is wearing light armor with a black color to it. Then on top of the armor is an over the shoulder strap that connects to the belt.

???: What are you doing here. You already challenged me once and lost. Get over it. He attacked me first.

Trawl: But you killed him! He wasn’t going to kill you Alvith!

Alvith: When someone starts attacking that gives me all the right to kill them. Now you're still not even strong enough to avenge him. You're so sad you want other people to do your dirty work.

Trawl: Get him.

Kai starts walking over to Alvith.

Alvith: I don’t take things slow.

Alvith runs over to Kai, and tries to punch him. Kai grabs the punch, and twists his arm. Then he elbows him in the head. Alvith falls back, and gets up slowly. Kai goes for an uppercut, but Alvith moves back. Then Alvith punches Kai in the stomach. Kai bends over holding his stomach. Then Alvith tries to elbow drop him. Kai rolls out of the way. Alvith kicks at Kai. Kai grabs his leg, and moves his leg up. Alvith falls to his back, and Kai slams his foot on Alviths throat. Alvith puts both his hands under Kai’s foot. Soon he pushes Kai’s foot off of him, and gets back to his feet.

Kai: Is it time to get serious?

Alvith runs at Kai again, and goes for an elbow to the stomach. Kai takes the hit. Then Kai puts his hands together and slams his hands on Alviths head. Alvith drops to the ground knocked out. Kai takes out his staff to kill Alvith.

Trawl: Wait, you shouldn’t have to do it.

Trawl walks over to Alvith.

Kai: What did he do to you?

Trawl: My nephew was the only family I had left. I had to take care of my nephew after my brother died from the archangels. I failed my brother. His son went down such a dark path. His gang attacked this guy, and he slaughtered all of them. The gang was just children.

Kai: He was attacked. Don’t let your anger guide you. He might not have done what was right, but those kids were also in the wrong.

Trawl: Big talk coming from someone who was just willing to kill him.

Kai: Sacrifice one to save millions.

Trawl: You escape Hell in the center of the lava lake. There is a base there. At the bottom of the base is the portal They cleared out all the lava to get to it. The Leviathan can’t get to it because they blocked it off.

Kai: Thanks, but here's the important question. Do you have a soul coin to get me there?

Trawl: I only have enough to get back to the bar.

Kai: I have to stay here. There is no reason for me to go back to the archangels. They wouldn’t pay me to do anything.

Trawl: I wish you luck on your journey.

Kai: Same to you.

Trawl walks away, and Kai starts walking., and Lava Geysers start exploding. Each geyser explosion came closer and closer to Kai. Kai started running, and the geyser moved faster with him. Soon Kai was moved left and right dodgin the geysers that were exploding out from under him. Then something or someone comes up from the ground.

Kai: Who are you?

In nanda parbat, Luna is sitting on her throne. One of her ninja underlings is speaking to her.

Luna: I’m not going to make the league kill!

Ninja: You have to. If you don’t they’ll rise up against you. The league has been that way for thousands of years. If you don’t do this then they will kill you.

Luna:…Fine.

Right outside nanda parbat a man is walking up the mountain. He has armor like a knight on. The armor is made out of pure steel. The armor leaves his arms exposed, but gives him gauntlets that cover his hands and shoulder armor. His helmet has angled eye holes, and the mouth has hole lines in it to make a caged look. He has a blue scarf tied around his neck, and one tied around his leg. He has a 5 foot long sword with holes in the rear of the blade perched on his back. He walks up the mountain, and gets bombarded by five ninja. They all surround him right in front of the building. The ninja take out their weapons.

Knight: Those weapons won’t cut through my armor.

The knight takes his sword off of his back, and lets the blade part drop to the ground. It makes a loud crash.

Knight: Come at me.

The ninja rush at him. The knight lifts up his sword and spins around cutting all the ninja in half. Blood flies everywhere, and stains the knights armor as well as his blade. Then the knight walks in the building. He drags the sword on the ground behind him. As he walks through the corridor another ninja appears. The ninja thrusts his blade into the knights armor. The blade bounces off the armor, and the knight raises his sword. Then the knight cuts the head off of the ninja.

Knight: I shouldn’t kill them. I need them.

The knight puts his blade on his back. Two more ninja jump him farther down the corridor. They both swing their swords at him. He catches both swords in his hands. Then snaps the blades into two. He then punches one knocking teeth out of his mouth, and blood spewing out. Then grabs the other one, and smashes his head on his knee breaking the ninja’s nose. The knight’s knee is covered in blood. The blood is dripping down his leg. The knight walks into a giant empty room with three exits. One of the exits being the way the knight came in.

Knight: A trap?

Three ninja walk up from behind him, and six from each of the other two exits. They all rush in at the knight. A ninja goes in for a stab, but the knight grabs his blade, and pulls the ninja towards him. The ninja then gets knocked out with a punch. Another ninja does the same, and the knight steps on the blade pushing it down. Then kicks the ninja in the head. A ninja slices at his arm. The knight moves away, but the blade still manages to give him a small cut that starts bleeding.

Knight: Enough.

The knight takes out his blade. A ninja runs at him, and the knight kicks the ninja in the stomach stunning him. The knight then lifts his blade above the ninja, and lets it fall on his head splitting the head in two. Then the knight brings his blade back to him. Four ninja run up to the knight. The knight grabs one by the neck. The rest go to stab him. The knight moves the ninja he has in his grips so that the other ninjas swords stab into him. Then he drops the body, and uses his sword to cut off all the heads of the other three ninja in one slash. Luna walks in.

Luna: Stop! What do you want? A battle?

The knight holds his bloody sword up to Luna.

Knight: A battle? No, I don’t want to fight.

Luna: Is that why you killed a handful of my ninja?

Knight: They attacked me first. I’m the victim. I simply wanted to tell you something.

Luna: What?

Knight: I will be using your army.

Luna: So you want my position?

Knight: No, that is not what I said. If I wanted your position I would have cut the ring off your finger already. You do exactly as I say.

Luna takes her sword out of its sheath.

Luna: If you want to control my army then you're going to have to do more then kill a few of my soldiers.

Knight: Predictable.

Luna lunges at the knight. He tries to swing his sword, but Luna’s blade drags against his, stopping the blade. Luna then cuts the knight on his arm. Blood starts running down his arm. Luna turns to the knight. He doesn’t look fazed by the cut. The knight swings his giant blade. Luna rolls under the blade, and tries to cut the knight's armor, but her sword bounces off. The knight then grabs Luna by the throat.

He drops a phone on the ground..

Knight: This is how I will contact you.

Luna: What if I don’t do what you say?

Knight: I will come here, and chop your head off so that these ninja have to follow me.

Luna: When’s my first job?

Knight: That’s what you have the phone for. You will get the call when you get the call.

The knight drops Luna, and she falls to the floor. Then he puts his blade on his back. The ninja move out of the way, and the Knight leaves. Luna then looks at all the ninja.

Luna: Clean this up. Tomorrow you will be doing twice as many jobs. All will involve killing.

## Humans Done Started Something - Issue 7

A demon stood in the way of Kai. She was a woman wearing all black. She had long hair and red and black eyes.

???: Another human made it into Hell? Finally. I will bathe in your blood!

Kai: Doubt it.

???: But are you really human? Someone lies within you. Something else.

Kai: Don’t ask so many questions. Move. Or I’ll make you.

???: You really are starting to gain a name in Hell. Even Beelzebub knows you. Just know, you will die to Akuma Bhuta! Former ruler of Hell’s West kingdom!

Kai: You must be former ruler for a reason.

Akuma: You will feel pain for disrespecting me!

Kai: Bring it on!

Kai brings out his staff, and Akuma holds out her hand. A staff made out of fire appears in Akuma's hand. They both charge at each other, and their staffs crack as they slam together. Loud booming cracks can be heard for miles like thunder. Kai swings his staff down to hit Akuma’s feet. Akuma jumped into the air and kicked Kai backward.

Kai(in head): She can create weapons at will. Good to know.

Kai swung his staff at Akuma’s face. She dodged under and elbowed Kai in the stomach. And stabbed her hand right through Kai. Kai spit up blood and dropped his staff. Akuma rolled back and made a sword out of fire. And cut Kai in half at the torso.

Kai (in head): Beast!

Kai’s eyes changed color. And he regenerated in mere seconds.

Kai: I could get used to this.

Akuma was walking away. Kai concentrated and teleported in front of her. He swung with his staff. She teleported in front of him and slit his throat.

Akuma: Maybe this time I’ll take your head.

Kai: Try me.

Kai swung his staff high. Akuma dodged under and came in towards Kai. Just to be hit back with a kick. This time she went flying backward. She shot energy blasts out of her eyes. Kai dodged under and leg sweeped her. She got up. About to swing her sword. But she realized it was absent. Kai came up behind and stabbed her through the back.

Akuma: It’ll take more than that!

Akuma did a flip over Kai. As she did Kai grabbed the sword in the air and held on for dear life. Akuma was cut in half.

Kai: Stay down. I have things to do.

Akuma: Oh you’ll hear from Beelzebub. You will!

Kai: I thought you were former ruler. Wouldn’t you hate him?

Akuma’s body started to regenerate.

Akuma: He proved he was stronger than me. That’s how you gain status here. I can do nothing but serve his brilliance. And prove my power once and for all.

The bloody sword disappears as Akuma walks away. Kai picks up his staff, and starts making his way to the east kingdom. He sees small walls with an entrance way. He walks in to see many humans training in their backyards.

Kai(In Head): What’s going on here?

Two guards walk up to Kai.

Guard: You're no human!

Kai: Yes I am.

Guard: Prove it! Die and come back!

Kai: That seems like a whole lot to do on the spot.

Kai gets handcuffed by a third guard that was behind him.

Kai: The guard that’s behind me needs some stealth lessons. He sounds like an elephant stomping around.

Guard: Shut up prisoner!

Kai sounds very unenthusiastic.

Kai: No, don’t bring me to jail.

Guard: You're not going to jail yet. The king decides what happens to you!

The guards lead Kai to the kingdom, and to the throne room. On the throne sits a fat human. He’s wearing a brown shirt that says “Why try harder when I am already #1?” Then he has cop glasses on, and a pair of jeans. His hair is short and blond. He stares down at Kai while eating chips unnecessarily loud.

Guard: King Mammon, we found this demon walking around posing as a human. What should we do with him?

Mammon: I don’t know? Does he taste good?

Guard: We haven’t tasted him yet sir.

Mammon: Mystery flavor?!

Kai: You cannibal.

Mammon: No, you're a demon. I’m not a cannibal! I’m hungry!

Kai: Obviously you're hungry you fat bastard! You could eat a whole kingdom, and I’m not a demon!

Mammon: You sure? What percent sure?

Kai: Somewhere between 100 and 110%.

Mammon: That’s pretty sure. Do you have any food to prove your innocence?

Kai: No, why would I have food?!

Mammon: Looking pretty guilty to me.

Kai: This court system is rigged!

Mammon: Are you saying you wouldn’t bribe a judge?!

Kai: Yeah.

Mammon: Pitiful! Through him in the dungeon for… 45 years!

Guard: 45 years?

Mammon: Your right, 46 years! Pleasure doing business with you.

Kai: This wasn’t a business transaction!

Mammon: Yeah, because your broke ass didn’t have food!

Kai: Fair enough.

Two men drop through the windows on the ceiling.

Kai: Jaik?!

Jaik shoots two arrows that kill the two guards. Then the other guy grabs Kai, and flies Kai out of there. More guards run in, and Jaik shoots a few more of them down before shooting a grappling arrow. Jaik grapples away. The three of them are running across the roof of the kingdom. Kai breaks out of the handcuffs easily. Kai looks at the guy he doesn’t remember. The guy has short brown hair with a grey stripe in it, and long brown hair containing little grey. He is wearing a ripped costume. The costume has black on the chest and shoulders with an M on it. The rest of the suit is white with a gold belt and gauntlets. He has black boots with gold rims, and a cape with a black outside and gold inside. They all stop running after a few minutes.

Jaik: Kai this is Mr.Untouchable. Mr.Untouchable this is Kai.

Kai shakes hands with Mr.Untouchable.

Mr.Untouchable: Call me James.

Kai: Why did you two help me?

Jaik: We helped you because we need your help.

Kai: Huh?

James: The humans are going to start a war against the demons.

Kai: No, if they do that all the humans will be taken as food. Why would Mammon even do that?

James: He thinks that because he has great numbers he can kill them off.

Kai: Beelzebub will eat them like snacks.

Jaik: I’m going to take out Mammon, but we need help to get the resource to make it.

Kai: Is that an adventure I hear?

Jaik: Yup, now follow me.

They make their way down the palace, and out of the kingdom. Once they get out of the kingdom they go to a little camp they have set up. They start eating some food they have laying around, and Jaik leaves to go get some more arrows.

Kai: I know why Jaik is here. He did some bad things in the past, but he’s a good man now. Why are you in Hell James?

James: I didn’t go to Hell after I died. I went to Heaven, but I hated it there. Everyone acted like it was perfect. Angels are like guides. They act nice to humans because they look down on you. People just live the same way they did on earth, but instead they don’t have to pay for anything. They just live out their perfect lives. I was born to help people. So I escaped Heaven and came here. I have helped save demons and humans. I do a lot of good here, and even if people might see it as horrible. I wouldn’t live out my days any other way.

Kai: Spoken like a true hero.

Jaik walks back in the room.

Jaik: It’s time to go!

They all start traveling through geyser territory. Every once in a while a geyser will explode. They make their way to rocks that are in a spiked pattern.

Kai: Where are we?

Jaik: The spiked gate rocks. We need a piece of the rock for an arrow, but…

Kai: There's a monster that guards it.

Jaik: Look at you finishing my sentences.

Kai sighs and walks off into the rocky area. All of the sudden he hears breathing, and moving, but his eyes don’t see anything. Then one of the rocks seems to get taller and taller. Then the rock stars have lines through it that glow red. Soon Kai can make out its shape. He sees that a rock dragon is standing before him.

Kai: Hi.

The rock dragon roars.

## How's It Going Down? - Issue 8

The rock dragon looks down on Kai and roars again.

Kai: Fuck.

Kai starts running, and the dragon opens its large jaw. A fire like none other comes out of the dragon's mouth after Kai. Kai jumps to the side dodging the fire breath. The dragon shoots more flames out of its mouth. Kai hides behind one of the large rocks as the fire slams against the front of the rock.

Kai: All I need to do is grab a stone. Unless I can beat him.

Beast: That dragon is Belphegor. He’s as strong as the leviathan. The only reason you're not dead yet is he’s lazy.

Kai: So grab a rock and run.

Beast: Yes.

Kai goes to break off a part of the rock.

Beast: Dont even try.

Kai slams his staff against the rock hoping to break a piece off, and the staff bounces off the rock.

Beast: Those rocks are almost unbreakable. The rocks you're looking for are behind Belphegor. They have a light red glow to them. Those rocks can be pulled out of the ground.

Kai: Yeah, but I have to get past the fire breathing dragon.

Kai runs out from behind the rock. The dragon shoots fire at him, and Kai spins his staff blocking it. Belphegor stops the fire, and stands tall.

Belphegor: Why are you here pity human?

Kai holds his staff to his side.

Kai: I need one of the rocks that are behind you.

Belphegor: But I collect these rocks.

Belphegor moves his head close to Kai staring at Kai with one glowing red eye.

Belphegor: I have killed many travelers. From demons to Angels to humans. It doesn’t matter who gains the courage to come here. I have slaughtered millions without breaking a sweat. Now I’m going to ask you one question. Do you really want to steal from a dragon?

Kai: I didn’t even know you were here. I just want a rock. If you wanted to give me a rock that would be great.

Belphegor yawns and then goes back to laying on the rocks.

Belphegor: If you want a rock you should just take it Kamaitachi. You're too tiring to deal with.

Belphegor shuts his eyes and camouflages his body to the rocks. Beast takes over Kai’s body.

Beast(Kai): Belphegor, we need to have a chat.

Belphegor opens one eye. Later Kai leaves the rock area. Beast has left his body and Kai is holding a glowing red rock.

Jaik: You did it. I’m surprised.

Kai: It wasn’t really me.

James: It doesn’t matter. Now that we have the rock we can take out Mammon.

They travel back to their little base. James leaves the camp to scout out the east kingdom. Jaik is using the rock to create an arrow head as Kai watches.

Kai: It really is good seeing you again Jaik.

Jaik: Kai, why are you in Hell?

Kai: Just a quick visit.

Jaik: Yeah, the man who had a chat with Satan the last time we were both here. You're on a mission, aren’t you?

Kai: Demons have figured out how to leave Hell. They have had to put up with so much of the archangel's shit that there at their breaking point. I need to shut down their exit before they start destroying the multiverse. They are stronger than almost everyone on earth, and there are unlimited demons here. That’s my mission. What’s yours?

Jaik: After Zuri killed me I was hoping to go to Heaven with her, but in my heart I knew I was going to Hell. When I ended up here I wasn’t surprised, but my mind just couldn’t take it. I died at least a hundred times just walking around, and everytime I would just get back up. Eventually I found this kingdom. Mammon took me in, and gave me a bow. He wanted me to be a soldier. Doing whatever he said gave me purpose. I always had a mission, and I didn’t question it. Whether it was to kill someone or not.

Kai: I know what you mean. I spent years with A.R.G.U.S doing the same thing. Once you get in that cycle it's hard to get out because your always looking for a purpose. Something to do all the time.

Jaik: Soon I couldn’t even recall how much time I spent doing missions. Like time moves differently here.

Kai: It does. This place is outside of time. So to track how long you have been here would be impossible.

Jaik: I tried to get a sense of reality back, but it was just mission after mission. Until James found me. He saved my squad and me from being captured by demons. He showed me that Mammon wasn’t a good guy. He was a dictator and a greedy king. Ever since then I have been working with him to take down Mammon.

Kai: It seems like you found a new purpose.

Jaik: I guess I have.

Kai puts his hand on Jaik’s shoulder.

Kai: Zuri would be proud.

Jaik: Thanks Kai. If you're jumping through realities all the time you might see her. Here.

Jaik passes Kai a letter.

Jaik: Give this to her if you ever see her.

Kai: You trust me with this?

Jaik: I do. You’ve been a good friend for years now Kai. Plus, who else am I going to give it to..

Jaik finishes the arrow head, and makes the arrow. Then James comes back.

Jaik: It’s time.

They all travel to the east kingdom. Jaik grapples to the top of the wall, and James flies Kai up to the top.

Jaik: What’s the plan James?

James: We’re going to run along the walls, and then Jaik is going to sit at the top of the palace. Kai and I will walk in the front door, and start battling the guards. While Mammon’s distracted you’ll take the shot.

Jaik: Alright.

Kai: Got it.

James: Go!

They all start running across the wall. Soon Jaik splits from the group. Kai and James both knock out the guards at the palace door with one punch. Then they push the giant doors open, and walk inside.

Mammon: The one that got away. Did you bring food?!

Kai: No.

James: We’re here to take you down.

Mammon starts laughing.

Mammon: Take me down?! How are you gonna do that?

James: Fist to cuffs. Mono e mono.

Mammon keeps laughing, and then stops with a serious look on his face.

Mammon: GUARDS!

Ten guards come out with spears. Kai and James easily take them all out quickly.

Mammon: Dumb guards. Useless. They are better waiters then protectors.

Guards walk through the palace door, and surround Kai and James. Mammon finally gets up from the seat, and Kai walks forward. Mammon walks towards Kai.

Mammon: AAAAAHHHH!

Mammon runs at Kai very slowly flailing his arms.

Kai punches Mammon in the face, and then runs behind him. Kai elbows him in the back, and then in the side. Kai just keeps circling around him, and hitting Mammon before he can react. Eventually the pain makes Mammon kneel.

Mammon: Enough with this!

Kai jumps back.

Mammon: It’s time to go beast mode-

Jaik falls down from the ceiling with his leg attached to a rope. Hanging there he quickly draws an arrow, and shoots Mammon right in the chest with the glowing arrow.

Mammon: What is this arro-

Mammon falls to the ground. Jaik unhooks himself from the rope, and lands on the ground. The guard kneel to them.

Guard: He was the worst king we ever had. He was going to lead us to our doom.

Kai: Well then I guess you have two new kings that can lead you away from that doom.

Kai looks at James and Jaik. Later that day in the middle of the kingdom James and Jaik are crowned the kings of the east kingdom. After the ceremony Jaik and Kai meet at the gate of the East kingdom.

Jaik: Leaving so soon?

Kai: I’m glad your mission to take down Mammon is over, but my mission is still up and running. There is even someone specific that I need to take down.

Jaik: Who?

Kai: The man who brought me here, Entity.

Jaik: I thought Satan brought you here.

Kai: No, I’m just helping him. I’ll see you around Jaik.

Jaik: Yeah, see ya,

They shake hands before leaving. Kai walks away. When Kai looks at his hand after the handshake he sees a soul coin.

Beast: When are we gonna have a moment?

Kai(in head): Don’t be stupid.

Beast starts laughing.

## For My Realm - Issue 9

Kai is walking to the lava lake.

Beast: You're traveling to the north kingdom?

Kai: Yes I am.

Beast: Why?

Kai: Because going to a demon’s hideout alone would be stupid.

Beast: You're going to try and get the north kingdom to help you?

Kai: They have humans and demons. So they could be useful.

Beast: Why not ask the east kingdom too?

Kai: They just took down Mammon so they didn’t have to fight demons. Their royal guards were very weak though. So I’m assuming that they wouldn’t be too much help.

Kai gets to the lava lake, and the black smoke appears with Demise in his funerary boat. Kai gets in the boat, and demise starts rowing.

Demise: Here for another story?

Kai: Wasn’t your last story useless?

Demise: No.

Kai: You just told me some story that hasn’t helped me out at all.

Demise: I said it would teach. Not that it would help, but now that Kamaitachi is here. Maybe he could help me with a story.

Beast: That story?

Demise: What other story would I need you to tell?

Kai: What story?

Beast: The story that explains all that happened before Demise’s last story.

There is a wide open area. The ground is red, and the lava is hot. Then A demon looking thing appears that has horns and red skin.

Kamaitachi: Why am I here?! Who brought me to this desolate place?!

There is someone or something sitting on a rock. It looks like it’s wearing a grey sweatshirt, and grey sweatpants. It has white gloves, and white shoes on. It has its hood on, and the face of the being is black as coal. On that being's face is 2 whited out eyes.

Kamaitachi: Who are you?!

???: Who am I? No one, someone. Does it really matter? The questions should not be about me, but about you.

Kamaitachi: Where am I?

???: One of the eight dimensions. I have named this one Hell. You are in charge of this dimension.

Kamaitachi: There are eight other places like this?

???: Similar to this? No. They are all dimensions, and all very different.

Kamaitachi: Do those places have things like me in charge of them?

???: Things like you? I don’t like the way you put that. You are my creation, my masterpiece. Your not just something. You are perfect.

Kamaitachi: Who are you?

???: I am The Prime. A being beyond you. You control this domain. Use that. It may be a desolate place, but that can change.

The Prime gets up, and puts his hands in his sweatshirts pocket. Then he looks behind him.

The Prime: This is your playground.

The Prime turns back, and keeps walking. Eventually he disappears. Kamaitachi starts trying to use his powers and eventually he starts getting the hang of it. He is able to create rocks buildings, any type of structure he wants. Then he decided to create something else. Kamaitachi had been alone for so long he wanted to create another lifeform. At first he couldn’t do it, but by starting with creating bacteria he worked his way up to creating something powerful. He created a demon. This demon had purple skin and horns. He looks similar to Kamaitachi because Kamaitachi used himself as a draft on how life forms should be. A few minutes after creation the creature woke up.

???: RAAAUGH!

The creature screeched.

Kamaitachi: You have no language. You will use a language of my creation. You will use it to speak to the other creatures I create. It will be called tongues.

???: What is my name?

Kamaitachi: That is simple. You my son will be called Asmodeus.

Asmodeus: Son?

Soon Asmodeus and Kamaitachi realized they had room for more than just the two of them. Kamaitachi created underlings for Asmodeus. They were much weaker than him, and Asmodeus ruled over them. Soon Asmodeus gained the title “King Of Demons.” The demons love Asmodeus. He was not only a king, but a big brother to the demons. That is when Kamaitachi figured out how to get to one of the other eight dimensions. A almost mirage of him travelled to the dimension Heaven, and met a creature that looked like a white wolf with giant white wings.

???: Who are you?

Kamaitachi: I am the lord of Hell. The creator of demons. My name is Kamaitachi. You are?

???: I am Hemera. The guardian of the sacred realm Heaven. Why are you trying to come to my realm?

Kamaitachi: To see what is in the far beyond.

Hemera: I will allow you to gaze upon my beautiful garden.

Kamaitachi gazes upon Heaven’s landscape. He sees fine detail everywhere. Beautiful mountains, giant trees, perfectly clear water, and a pink sky. As Kamaitachi is amazed at what Hemera has created he feels as if the place is empty. The realm is a sculpture of perfection, but the sculpture is missing something. It’s missing life. Kamaitachi then speaks to Hemera about this.

Kamaitachi: This place is beautiful, but where are the creatures? Where is life?

Hemera: Life?

Kamaitachi: Beings like us can exist. Don’t you get lonely with nothing but scenery?

Hemera: Have you created beings?

Kamaitachi smiles. Then he brings Hemera to his world. She sees the demons living in harmony with each other. She is amazed at the beauty of life.

Hemera: How do I create life?

Kamaitachi: We will create life together.

Together they worked to make a type of creature they that both felt would be like them. They used Kamaitachi’s figure. They would have muscles and be a humanoid type creature, but they would have Hemera’s wings. Soon they created their first creature. Their first creature had beautiful white wings, and pale skin. He had dark short hair and dark eyes. This time they created a different language for these new creatures to speak in. They created Enochian.

???: What is this world?

Hemera and Kamaitachi came to the being to tell him his name would be Samael.

Samael: I don’t choose my name?

Hemera: That is the name you were given. Do you not like it?

Samael: What am I here to do?

Hemera: Your here to Live.

Samael: . . .

Hemera and Kamaitachi created so many of these new creatures they named them the angels, but Samael was the first creature Kamaitachi had created that would stand up against him. Kamaitachi created the demons allowing them to do anything they wanted to in his realm. He loved the demons, and he created them so that they could shape Hell. Hemera created the angels so that they could live. Not so that they could change Heaven. Soon Samael got a group of angels to come together and rise against Hemera.

Samael: You want to control us. Not be our guardian.

Hemera: I will erase all of you! You are flawed! The flawed shall not be in heaven!

Before Hemera erased the angels Kamaitachi showed up.

Kamaitachi: You will not hurt these angels for rising up against your control. Before you tell them that they are flawed. Look at yourself to make sure you are not the flawed one.

Hemera taking what Kamaitachi said to great disrespect became furious, and a fight broke out. In the middle of heaven was standing Kamaitachi and Hemera. Hemera jumped into the air, and flew at Kamaitachi with great speed. Hemera bit into Kamaitachi's left arm. Her teeth were like an iron jaw. Hemera would not let go when Kamaitachi tried to pull her off. He held his arm out, and Hemera dangled from the arm. Kamaitachi used his other arm to punch Hemera. Hemera swung back and forth like a punching bag before letting go. Kamaitachi slammed his fists on the ground, and it created a massive crater. The rocks came up like a blast at Hemera. Hemera used her wings to block the rocks. Kamaitachi ran at Hemera, and Hemera did the same. Hemera went to bite Kamaitachi again, but Kamaitachi grabbed Hemera by the neck, and spun around. Then he threw Hemera into a mountain, blasting it into pieces on impact. Hemera fell to the ground, and when she got back up she opened her mouth, and shot a white blast out of it. Kamaitachi put out his hand and shot a red blast. The blast looks like the collide, but immediately disappears. Where the blasts seem to collide is one entity.

The Prime: Are you trying to destroy this realm? Two gods are not allowed to be in the same realm! I allowed it when Kamaitachi was helping create life, but I will not allow destruction! What is the reason for this calamity?!

Kamaitachi: We created angels, and now Hemera wants to destroy them for not wanting to be controlled.

The Prime looks absolutely furious. You can see the fire in his eyes. His coal like skin changes to red skin. Then he moves so quickly even to Kamaitachi it looks like he teleported. The Prime becomes twice the size of Kamaitachi, and grabs Hemera by the throat. Then he drags Hemera across the ground before holding her up to the sky.

The Prime: I put eight gods on eight different realms so that they could do whatever they wanted to the realms. You have free will. What gives you the right to create lifeforms and not give them that same right you were given. I should erase you. I have seen all eight universes and you, Hemera, are the most flawed!

The Prime slams Hemera on the ground and returns to his original size.

The Prime: Kamaitachi.

Kamaitachi: Yes?

The Prime: Fix this.

The Prime disappears. Kamaitachi decides to take the angels that rose up against Hemera to Hell, but the angels thought that it was weird that they were still called angels even though they are not the same as their other brethren.

Samael: Kamaitachi, we have decided something.

Kamaitachi: What have you decided my son?

Samael: We have decided that we don’t want to be called angels anymore.

Kamaitachi: What should you be called then?

Samael: We want to be called archangels, and in agreement with this new name I would like to change my name. I am no longer Samael. I am Lucifer.

Kamaitachi: It seems that they follow you Lucifer. I think you shall represent them as their leader.

Lucifer: . . .

Soon the archangels and demons became one kingdom in the center of Hell. The angels got to live as the rich, and the demons lives as the poor. Asmodeus was fed up with demons being lower than the angels even though they were in Hell first. Lucifer started talking smack to Asmodeus, and Asmodeus couldn’t take it any longer. A fight broke out.

Asmodeus: Now you think you're better than me because archangels live easier lives than demons!?

Lucifer: Stop being so uptight Asmodeus.

Asmodeus: I’ll kill you!

They run at each other. Asmodeus elbows Lucifer in the stomach, and Lucifer slams his fists on Asmodeus’ back. Then Asmodeus punches Lucifer in the jaw. Lucifer kicks Asmodeus in the stomach. Then Lucifer takes Asmodeus’ arm and tries to break it against his knee., and Asmodeus kicks out Lucifer's leg. Then As Lucifer is in the air Asmodeus slams his elbow into Lucifer's back. Lucifer slams into the ground. Asmodeus picks Lucifer up by the back of his shirt.

Asmodeus: You think you’re all special, but you're just a spoiled angel.

Asmodeus goes to punch Lucifer in the stomach, but Lucifer takes out a flaming sword, and slices Asmodeus’ left eye.

Asmodeus: You are not only weak, but dishonorable.

Asmodeus chokeslams lucifer onto the ground.

Asmodeus: I refuse to stay here when you are living an easier life than the demons. You aren’t even as honorable as demons.

Asmodeus left the kingdom to travel the outskirts. The demons became restless as their idol left. Beelzebub became the demon's representative.

Kai gets off demise’s boat.

Kai: Wait, it never explained how you got here, demise.

Demise: That’s because Kamaitachi didn’t create me.

Kai: Wait what?

Demise disappears with the black cloud. Kai starts walking to the north kingdom.

Beast: I still regret parts of the story.

Kai: What do you regret?

Beast: I just let the demons have awful lives. I felt bad for the archangels so I gave them everything. I never thought about the demons.

Kai: Wait, in the last story demise said you let yourself get covered by lava. Did you do that so the angels and demons could work everything out on their own.

Beast: If I stayed I would have just caused more chaos.

Kai: You couldn’t have done anything. You would have had to split up the kingdom. Demons and angels can’t live together because angels can just kill demons. The angels weren’t made for hell, but if they stayed in heaven they would have been erased. Sometimes there isn’t always a better option. Both options would have ended up in misery for one side.

Beast: You might be right, but that won’t stop me from thinking that I could have helped more. Your right. I just need to let it go.

## The Omen - Issue 10

Kai makes his way into the north kingdom. He sees that the kingdom has an asian theme to the buildings and colors.

Kai: This is what Jaik, Zuri, and Az got to see.

Beast: This is the north kingdom.

Kai: Who is the king now that we beat EOL?

Beast: Why don’t you go see?

Kai travels through the streets seeing demons and humans. Kai travels to the palace doors, and walks inside. Kai sees a throne with an old man sitting on it. This old man is wearing a tan colored trench coat, with a suit on under it. He has pale skin, grey hair, and glasses.

Kai: Spellbook?

Spellbook: Kai? How dare you come here after you killed my little brother?!

Kai: I can explain. EOL was trying to destroy the world. There were a thousand of him there, and there was nothing I could do to save one good EOL.

Spellbook: Not only have you killed my brother, but now that he is dead I have had to stop keeping demons in hell, and rule over this kingdom. I am guessing you're here because Demons are now leaving.

Kai: I am, but i need your army to do it.

Spellbook chuckles.

Spellbook: No. I’m not letting you lead my army to fight Beelzebub’s men.

Kai: You tried to stop demons from leaving Hell. Are you just going to give up on that?! Your just going to let all that go because now you're ruling a kingdom.

Spellbook: Fine, but just sending my army into someone else's territory is suicide. You're going to have to do something to turn the tides.

Kai: What do I have to get?

Spellbook: You're going to need to get explosives.

Kai: Where?

Spellbook: You’ll have to meet a demon, and they will show you how to get the explosives. Here.

Spellbook hands Kai a piece of paper with a name on it.

Kai: Is this the name of the demon?

Spellbook: The name of the place where the demon is. Don’t come back here without the explosives.

Kai leaves the palace, and looks at the card. The card says “Demon Deals.”

Kai: How am I even going to find this place?

Kai goes into one of the north kingdoms bars, and asks the demon waiter about the name.

Waiter: Demon Deals, huh? That place is in the outskirts. You're not going to find it in the kingdom.

Kai sighs.

Kai: Alright, thank you.

Kai leaves the bar, and walks out of the north kingdom.

Beast: You should have an idea of where you're going before you walk off.

Kai: Just tell me where it is!

Beast: Southwest.

Kai: I have to go all the way back to the south kingdom?!

Beast: No, walk southwest of where you are.

Kai: Thank god.

Beast: Thank me.

Kai walks until he finds a broken down house with a sign saying “Dem\_n D\_als.”

Kai: I think it's missing a couple of letters.

Kai looks on the ground to see an O and E laying there.

Kai: Ghetto.

Kai walks into the building. When he pushes the door a little bit it creeks as it flings open. Kai sees a small girl staring back at him.

Kai: You're the one running the shop.

Miscreant: Who’d you expect? I didn’t think you would come back for a deal so soon. What do you need? Another soul coin perhaps?

Kai: Explosives.

Miscreant: That's much harder than a soul coin. How many?

Kai: How much can they explode?

Miscreant: Oh, you need a lot. You should know how this works. I’ll do something for you if you do something for me.

Kai: What do you want?

Miscreant: I owe Asmodeus a debt. Go to him, and do whatever you can to help repay it.

Kai: You sound scared. What do you owe him?

Miscreant: It doesn’t matter what. It matters how much. Now leave me so I can get your explosives.

Kai: Wait, where is he?

Miscreant: He should be in the north kingdom soon. Just wait at the gate.

Kai leaves miscreant, and goes back to the north kingdom. Kai then just leans against the gate near the entrance. Eventually Asmodeus walks through the gate soaked in blood.

Kai: Is that human or demon blood, jeez?

Asmodeus stops walking.

Asmodeus: Both.

Kai: I’m here on Miscreants orders to pay you back.

Asmodeus: You have my soul coins?

Kai: No, but she wanted me to pay you back any way I can.

Asmodeus turns around, and walks close to Kai.

Asmodeus: How could you help me?

Kai: I don’t know. That's why I’m here. So that you can tell me what I need to do.

Asmodeus: Hm, I like you. Your coming with me.

Asmodeus walks out the gate he just came in.

Kai: We’re leaving the kingdom?

Asmodeus: What are we going to do in the kingdom?

Kai: Get you a shower.

Asmodeus: No.

They both start walking. Once they get far enough away from everything they stop.

Kai: There's nothing here.

Asmodeus: I know. So no one can see what we’re doing.

Kai: Are you going to kill me?

Asmodeus: For what I am about to make you do, you wish.

Asmodeus takes out his giant weapon. Then he slashes in the air which cuts the air opening a breach in the dimensions.

Asmodeus: Watch.

Asmodeus tries to stick his hand through the portal, but the portal gets blocked off by some unknown red barrier.

Asmodeus: Only you can go through this portal.

Kai: Where is the portal to?

Asmodeus: The nightmare realm. I want you to go in there and get me the ring of illusion.

Kai: What does this nightmare dimension entail?

Asmodeus: Your worst nightmares come to life. They can’t hurt you, but they will try everything to scare you. Time works differently there so you can only stare there for about 30 minutes at most or you’ll be trapped there. It's where souls go when someone has a nightmare. Once the nightmare is over your souls go back to your body. Walk around, and find the ring of illusion. Once you get it Kamaitachi will alert me, and I’ll open the portal to leave.

Kai: Alright.

Kai jumps through the portal.

Asmodeus: Be prepared for the hardest struggle you have ever had to deal with.

Kai is sitting in his house. Cal is in the kitchen facing away from Kai. Kai can hear him chopping something.

Kai: Cal, I’m the one who cooks. We both know you suck at cooking.

Kai walks over to Cal, and puts his hand on Cal’s shoulder. Cal turns around, and his eyes are blood red. Blood is running down his face from his eyes. His teeth are stained with blood. Kai looks down to see what Cal was chopping to see Cal was chopping his fingers off.

Cal: AAAAHHHH!

Cal screeches, and takes out a blood sword. Kai suddenly has a staff in his hands, and he starts blocking Cal’s strikes.

Cal: I’m going to kill everyone you love!

Cal starts to look sick like he is going to throw up. Then Cal pukes blood all over Kai. As Cal pukes up blood, bats come out of his mouth and swarm Kai. Everything goes dark, and Kai wakes up in a hospital. Natalie walks in with pitch black eyes.

Natalie: Patient 13. Oo, unlucky number. Looks like your problem is maggots.

Kai: What?!

Kai looks over at his right arm, and maggots are crawling in and out of his arm. He can feel them wiggling around in his arm.

Kai: AHHHH!

Natalie: Shhhh.

She puts her finger over Kai’s mouth.

Natalie: The doctors in. I just have to get you ready for him.

Natalie wraps a compression wrap around Kai’s right arm, and then puts duct tape over Kai’s mouth. An old doctor walks in. The doctors covered in blood.

Doctor: Maggots? Don’t worry. I just treated a guy with maggots. He died, but I have practice now. All we need is this special worm.

The doctor takes a worm, and drops it on Kai’s right arm. The worm eats its way into Kai’s skin, and starts eating Kai’s right arm along with the maggots.

Doctor: That’s a maggot eating worm. It should do the job.

Kai can feel the maggots and the worm moving around in his arm as they eat up his flesh.

Kai: AHHHH!

Kai screams through the duck tape.

Doctor: Is the worm eating you too? They always go rogue. That’s how the other guy died. Only one thing do to.

The doctor picks up a saw, and starts sawing Kai’s arm off at the ball joint.

Kai: AHHHH!

Doctor: This will just take a second.

Kai feels the saw as it rubs against Kai’s bone, slowly cutting it. The noises of the saw rubbing against the bone make Kai want to puke. Then Kai’s arm falls off, and hits the ground. The maggots and worms eat themselves out of Kai’s arm.

Doctor: Next you said you wanted your body tested on. We’re going to put you to sleep for that one.

The doctor takes Kai’s duck tape off. Then he puts a mask on Kai, and Kai slowly falls asleep breathing in the gas. Kai opens his eyes to the loud crack of two swords hitting each other. Kai is now holding a sword, and Luna’s blade is locked with his. Luna is covered with blood. There is a circle of ninja around them that are also covered in blood. They are in new york, and there are dead bodies everywhere.

Kai: You killed everyone for what?

Luna: Justice!

Luna changes into Ra’s.

Ra’s: Join me Kai. Murder is the only way!

Kai: Never!

Ra’s: Then I’ll not only kill everyone, but destroy everything with a tornado!

A tornado appears, and Kai feels the wind slap against his face. Kai puts his arms in front of his face, and soon he feels like he is falling. He looks down to see he is falling to Lian Yu. Kai sees he doesn’t have a parachute on. Kai then falls to the ground, and slams into the ground. Kai gets up from the ground. Slade Wilson appears, and stabs Kai in the back. Kai coughs up blood, and falls to the ground. Kai wakes up in a cell, and Slade looks to be guarding the cell.

Kai: I need to get out of here!

Slade: And?

Kai: I needed to do something, what was it?

Kai hears a faint whisper.

Beast: The ring.

Kai: I need to get the ring of illusions!

Slade: Hm, alright then.

Slade opens up the gate, and leads Kai to the other side of Lian yu. They both walk into a cave where a ring is on a pedestal. Kai picks up the ring, and turns around. Slade has become some green creature. The green being looks like a lizard person. It opens its mouth and hisses. When it opens its mouth it has a long purple tongue, and teeth. The creature has claws, and looks to be somewhat slouched over. Kai blinks and the creature appears behind Kai.

Beast: Inkanyamba!

The creature speaks in a snake like voice

Inkanyamba: Leave my realm KAMAITACHI!

Inkanyamba goes to cut Kai in half with his claws, but a portal appears in front of Kai, and Kai jumps in it. Kai reappears in Hell. Asmodeus is standing right in front of him. Kai brings his hand out slowly and drops the ring in Asmodeus’s hand.

Asmodeus: Was it that bad? You were only in there for a minute.

Kai: That felt way longer than a minute.

Beast: You would have been in there longer, but Inkanyamba found you quick. You wouldn’t have gone to that prison if Inkanyamba never found you.

Kai: I’m lucky he found me.

Asmodeus: What?

Kai: Nothing. Your welcome.

Asmodeus: Consider the debt paid.

Asmodeus walks off.

Kai: Time to get the explosives and quick this plan into high gear.

## One More Road To Cross - Issue 11

Kai goes back to Demon Deals.

Miscreant: Did you do it?

Kai: I paid him back.

Miscreant: I knew you could. It’s because you're not dead.

Kai: You know I’m alive?

Miscreant: Why do you think I tested you against hellhounds?

Kai: All for a debt?

Miscreant: My debt was more than all the soul coins in Hell.

Miscreant hands Kai a box of explosives.

Miscreant: My debt was unpayable, and Asmodeus would have killed me for it. Now have fun with these explosives.

Kai leaves Demon Deals, and returns to Spellbooks throne, and puts the box of explosives down. A guard takes the explosives, and leaves the room.

Spellbook: My army will go to this place in the center of hell under one condition.

Kai: What?

Spellbook: You need to be a scout. You have to go to the center of Hell, and check it out. Once you get a feel for it retreat back here. Then we’ll work out our gameplan. You’ll have to set up the explosives while your scouting. So we have to wait until the explosives are done. We are going to take it down.

Kai: Then I need to go somewhere.

Spellbook: Where?

Kai: I need a few soul coins. I need to get to the east kingdom to ask them for help too.

Spellbook: Why? they're weak.

Kai: We need all the help we can get.

Spellbook: Fine.

Spellbook passes Kai a sack of soul coins.

Kai walks back to the lava lakes, and gets on dimises boat. Once he gets off dimises boat he travels to the east kingdom, and walks into the palace. As he walked through the city to the palace he saw a lot of rebuilding going on. In the palace he sees two thrones with James and Jaik sitting in them.

Jaik: Kai?

Kai: I have come here with a proposition.

James: What’s your proposition?

Kai: It’s more of a question.

Jaik: What’s your question?

Kai: I am taking down the area in the center of Hell. I would appreciate it if you helped me. If you were to help me. You would be fighting alongside the north kingdom against the west kingdom.

Jaik: We just fought to save these people from fighting the east kingdom.

Kai: This is different. It's the center of Hell so you won’t be tortured, and you have a whole army helping you.

James: We’re in. When?

Kai: Thank you. I’ll tell Spellbook to send you a letter when it’s time.

Kai goes back to the north kingdom and tells Spellbook he is going to the center of Hell. Kai then travels to the lava lake, and Demise appears out of black smoke. Right before Kai got on the boat a man with blond hair appeared behind him.

Constantine: I found you.

Kai: Aren’t you that guy from LianYu?

Constantine: doesn’t matter who I am mate. the only thing that matters is that you shouldn’t be here.

Demise: I think he’ll stay.

Demise holds up a soul coin with a name on it.

Constantine: Once you cross the lake. I’m coming for you.

Constantine leaves.

Kai gets out of Demise's ferry.

Kai: You usually use a funerary boat. Why are we in a ferry?

Demise: You're going to need space.

Kai: For?

Entity appears on the boat.

Entity: Been too long.

Kai: I’ve been looking around for you.

Entity: Didn’t know you cared so much. It’s time your Hell Adventure ends. You killed Mammon, and now you're going to blow up the demons' escape. That would be two big hits to the demons. No wonder Kamaitachi chose you. You're just like him. You both spite demons.

Kai: The beast doesn’t spite demons. He loves them. They’re his children.

Entity: Tell that to them. They are the ones who slaved for the original kingdom. Now that they are trying to make a better life somewhere else you still want to stop them.

Kai: I guess we’ll have to fight then. We clearly don’t see things eye to eye.

Entity: Then we fight.

Entity disappears, and then reappears behind Kai. Entity punches at Kai’s head. Kai moves his head to the ground, and back kicks Entity in the head. Entity moves back shaking his head a bit from being stunned. Then Entity regains his bearings and makes small portals all around Kai. Then blades come out of the portals slashing Kai. Kai gets a few cuts, and then takes out his staff. Kai spins his staff, and knocks the swords onto the floor. The sword dematerializes, and a portal a bit bigger than Kai opens behind him. A giant hand comes out of the portal and grabs Kai. The hand shakes Kai around, and then slams Kai into the ground. Kai’s staff drops, and the hand goes back into the portal. Entity walks over to Kai, and picks Kai up by his collar.

Entity: You can’t beat me.

Kai: Beat you? You're not even fighting!

Kai knees Entity in the stomach. Entity drops to one knee. Kai picks his staff up, and overhead swings to hit Entity. Then Kai and Entity switch positions, and Entity hits Kai with an overhead staff attack. Then Entity throws the staff to the other side of the boat.

Kai: What was that?!

Entity: My powers.

Kai runs at Entity, and a sword appears in Kai’s stomach. Then Entity kicks the handle of the blade. The blade digs deeper into Kai’s stomach. Kai falls to the ground, and rips the sword out of his stomach. Kai gets back to his feet. Then a portal appears in the lava, and a tentacle comes out of the lava. The tentacle grabs Kai, and starts dragging Kai into the portal. Kai grabs onto the boat, and rips the tentacle off of him. The tentacle quickly escapes back into the portal. More portals surround Kai, and little darts get shot out. Kai dodges a few of the darts, but ten darts still stick to him.

Entity: Poison. You’re dead.

Kai rips the darts out one at a time.

Kai: Regeneration. Poison doesn’t affect me.

Entity: You are infuriating to kill.

Kai: And you're a little pussy bitch that hides in a corner.

Entity: I guess we are both pissed off. I’ll end the frustration.

Five swords stab in Kai’s chest. A flamethrower appears next to Kai’s head. Kai jumps to the ground, and dodges the flamethrower. Entity starts shooting a laser gun. Kai crawls on the ground to avoid getting shot with a laser. Kai picks up his staff. Entity appears next to Kai with an axe, and Kai quickly stabs his staff right through Entity's heart. Entity falls to the ground. Kai takes the swords out of his chest, and pulls his staff out of Entity. Kai then throws Entity’s body into the lava.

Demise: That was a long battle.

Kai: That sucked.

Kai sits down and sighs. The ferry stops at a small island. The island has a gigantic building in the middle of it. The building looks like a skyscraper. The island is only a few acres. Kai walks up to the sky scrapper, and then walks in the door. Kai sees demons walking around. A demon walks up to him.

Demon worker: Are you new?

Kai: Yes.

Demon worker: Follow me.

Kai follows the demon to the elevator. They ride the elevator up several floors before they get out. When they finally get out the demon leads Kai into a room. There is a demon speaking up front, and other demons are sitting in chairs listening. Kai sits in one of the chairs, and the demon worker leaves. The speaker is presenting a picture of a portal surrounded by walls, and lava being blocked off by those walls.

Speaker: This portal is the portal that you take to travel to the multiverse. This portal is all throughout the lava lake, but the Leviathan would kill us if we went down there. With this wall we are protected from the Leviathan. If you go down to the basement you might feel shaking which is just the Leviathan hitting against the wall trying to break it open. Lucky for us that wall has magic to protect the outside from the leviathan.

Kai(in head): There might be magic on the outside, but the inside is what matters.

The speaker finishes, and Kai leaves the room, and goes into the elevator. Kai closed the elevator door so that he was in the elevator alone. Kai used the elevator to get down to the basement. The basement was a floor with nothing in the center. A few feet below the empty center.

Kai: This would be a good place to put the bomb. If we put the bomb on the wall here the whole skyscraper will come down. Hopefully the wall blocking the leviathan too.

Beast: This is where you’ll have to put the bomb.

Kai: Alright, It’s time to go back to Spellbook.

Kai goes back in the elevator. As the elevator rises a spider-like creature comes from the shadows.

Beelzebub: Time for war.

## The Grand Finale - Issue 12

Kai makes his way back to the north kingdom, and walks inside the palace. Kai stares at Spellbook.

Kai: It's time.

Spellbook writes a letter down, and then makes it disappear with magic.

Spellbook: Then Let's go.

The army of demons and humans marches out the gate. Kai and Spellbook leading the charge. They march all the way down to the lava lake. Demise appears with an enormous naval ship. The entire army gets on the ship, and they start moving towards the center of Hell. Kai is looking upon the lava.

Kai: It’s been a long adventure Beast.

Beast: Yes it has.

Kai: I’m gonna miss this place when I leave. I see why you like it so much, and want to protect it.

Beast: It’s still my realm even if I didn’t like it.

Kai: Yeah, but you could just destroy everything, and restart. You like the way Hell is. Even if you want there to be more peace the people here are pretty amazing.

Beast: You have teached me a lot Kai.

Kai: And you have done the same for me.

The naval ship makes it to the center of Hell along with another naval ship. The north kingdom and east kingdom’s forces march out of the naval ships, and Demise disappears. Then as they march up to the skyscraper they stop. Beelzebub walks out with a group of demons.

Beelzebub: You're the one leading this charge Kai?! You think this will “fix” Hell! You give the east kingdom a better leader! You take out one of my best. Now you're here to finish destroying everything the demons have created! We even let some humans use the portal! Here to finish off the demon race once and for all!

Kai: Entity said the same thing! Seems like you preaching that I’m here to kill the demons. Almost as a messiah of death.

Beelzebub: You did adopt the name damien, and you will go down in the history books as an enemy of the demons. Damien, The Demon Eradicator

Kai: Name me whatever you want. Doesn’t matter as long as I destroy this portal.

Beelzebub points at Kai’s army.

Beelzebub: GET THEM!

The two armies collide. Demons fighting demons, and demons fighting humans. Blood flies everywhere. The sound of swords clanging together, and the heat from fire being shot can be felt throughout the area. The grunting of people being stabbed is almost like an echo from different people constantly being stabbed. Bodies drop one by one like flies. Kai runs through this battlefield. Knocking a demon around here and there. He makes haste towards the skyscraper. Beelzebub is nowhere to be seen. Kai runs inside the skyscraper. Instead of the skyscraper bustling with demons it looks like a ghost town. It’s completely empty. Kai gets to the stairs, and runs down them to gain momentum. Then he slides down the railings to cut time on getting to the basement. Kai sets up the bomb, and puts the timer on 20 minutes. Kai starts the timer, and gets in the elevator.

Kai: Now that I started it I have to waste as much time as possible.

The elevator slowly moves up, and then stops. The top to the elevator is ripped off. Kai sees Beelzebub like a spider creature on the wall above the elevator. Beelzebub throws the top of the elevator to the side.

Beelzebub: Hello Kai.

Beelzebub grabs Kai, and starts crawling up the elevator holding Kai in one of his many arms. Beelzebub crawls to the roof, and throws Kai on the floor. Kai looks up from the floor to see a man. The man has dark hair, and is wearing a black Gucci suit.

Kai: Let me guess. Seth.

Seth: Bingo, maybe I’m your ancestor because you definitely have my intellect.

Kai gets to his feet.

Kai: That’s why Demise told me the story about you. He wanted me to know why all of this is happening.

Seth: Maybe you didn’t get my intelligence if you're only figuring it out now.

Kai: Why are you helping the demons?

Seth: Well, I helped the demons escape to piss off my father. Then I realized it wasn’t my fathers fault that my life was like this, and I’m the first to go to Hell. It’s gods fault, and what better way to piss off god then to fuck with the multiverse.

Kai: You’re not even trying to help out the demons?

Seth: Why would I help them if it doesn’t benefit me?

Kai: Your doing all this over petty shit.

Seth: I wouldn’t call it petty. I have been in Hell for thousands of years, and none of my family is here. What else am I going to do in Hell. Live in a kingdom. Have to deal with getting money and all that. I did that shit on earth. Well, I didn’t get money on earth when I was there, but you understand.

Kai: You wanted to go here. Your mother decided at the end of her life to put past her grudges because she wanted to be able to be with her family in heaven! You're doing all of this because you made bad decisions!

Seth goes to punch Kai, and Kai dodges. Then Seth Kicks Kai in the stomach. Kai goes flying back, and coughs because the wind was knocked out of him.

Kai: How are you so strong.

Seth: I’m the son of an angel and human. That makes a giant, but I’m not a giant. I made a deal to become smaller with some angel or something. Now I’m all that same power, but compressed.

Kai: Fuck!

Kai gets back up onto his feet. They both run at each other. Seth goes for another punch. Kai grabs his arm, and elbows Seth in the stomach. Then Kai goes to break Seth’s arm, but Seth whips his arm around throwing Kai off his arm. Seth charges Kai again while Kai’s on the ground. Seth gets to Kai, and Kai kicks at Seth’s stomach. Seth grabs Kai’s leg, and drags Kai along the ground before spinning Kai around, and throwing Kai off the skyscraper. Kai grabs onto the side of the building, and climbs back to the top. As soon as Kai gets to his feet Seth goes for a one two punch. Kai dodges the first punch, but then gets hit with the second. Kai in a daze knees Seth in the stomach, and kicks Seth back. Then Kai tornado kicks Seth in the head while Seth is out of breath from Kai’s knee. Seth goes to the ground for a second, but quickly rises to his feet again. Kai takes out his staff, and Seth charges again. Kai his Seth in the head with the staff. Kai goes for another hit, and Seth grabs the staff. Seth kicks Kai, but Kai blocks the kick with his staff. Kai still gets pushed back by the kick. Before Kai knows it Seth is right in front of him. Seth uppercuts Kai, and Kai flies into the air. The staff drops to the ground, and then Kai hits the ground. Kai just lays on the ground. His jaw broken, and barely movable.

Seth: Weakling.

Seth spits on the ground. Then in the sky Beelzebub sees a pair of beautiful white wings.

Beelzebub: Lucifer!

Beelzebub tries to run to Seth, but Asmodeus puts his arm in front of Beelzebub.

Asmodeus: I don’t think so.

Lucifer lands behind Seth. Seth turns around to see Lucifer. Lucifer’s hair is dark, and he has a six o’clock shadow. Lucifer is wearing a black suit with a white shirt under it. Lucifer looks enraged.

Seth: I-

Lucifer grabs seth by the throat, and lifts Seth up.

Lucifer: I had a talk with your mother. It seems you need to be taught a real lesson huh? I think its time your dad finally punishes you.

Lucifer's eyes turn red.

Lucifer punches Seth, and then throws him onto the ground.

Lucifer: But first we’ll need to start with the suit. Gucci, disgusting. The devil wears Prada.

Lucifer kicks Seth in the head knocking him out.

Asmodeus: The suit, really?

Lucifer: If he’s going to copy me he’d better do it right. That’s one of the things we’ll work on while I torture him for a thousand years or so. What are you waiting for Asmodeus? Tell Beelzebub the new changes to staff.

Asmodeus turns to Beelzebub.

Asmodeus: You have run the demon kingdom into the ground. They are just scavengers living in filth. The only thing they care about is eating humans. Demons have been led by you to their own destruction. I’ll be running the kingdom now.

Beelzebub: They will never follow you!

Asmodeus: Hah.

Asmodeus grabs one of Beelzebub’s legs, and flies down to where the war. Everyone looks up at Asmodeus dangling Beelzebub.

Asmodeus: Demons. I have failed to be the big brother that I should have been, but this demon-

Asmodeus holds his hand out to Beelzebub.

Asmodeus: Has led you to your destruction. He will no longer be your king. I will.

Beelzebub: You’ll have to kill me.

Asmodeus: Okay.

Asmodeus throws Beelzebub up into the air. Then Asmodeus takes out his giant sythe. Beelzebub starts falling back down. Then as Beelzebub falls to Asmodeus’ level. Asmodeus cuts Beelzebub in half with his scythe. Beelzebub’s blood goes everywhere.

Asmodeus: Bow to your new king!

All the demons including the demons that live in the north kingdom bow to Asmodeus. Lucifer flies down next to Asmodeus.

Asmodeus: This strikes a new era in Hell. Lucifer will be taking back his throne as I have. Spellbook has returned as leader of the North Kingdom, and the East Kingdom is under new management. This will spawn the new golden era of hell.

The demons and humans cheer. Then the skyscraper explodes. Kai just gets up with his jaw starting to feel better. Then the sky scrapper starts coming down. Kai jumps to each floor. Trying to avoid falling to the ground. Once Kai jumps to one of the bottom floors he falls to the basement. The whole building is crumbling, and giant pieces of the building are falling around Kai. Constantine is standing right there.

Constantine: Long time no see!

Kai: Not you again.

Constantine: You might not know this, but there’s a god inside you.

Kai: Yeah, I think I noticed.

Constantine: You know? I’m surprised you haven’t gone full blown nutters yet!

Kai: Nutters?

Constantine: You clearly like to avoid the truth. That beast inside you is using you as his puppet! And now I catch him roaming around his own realm!

Kai: I’m just going around fixing things. I’m not a puppet. I choose to help around.

Constantine: Sounds like something a puppet would say.

Constantine put a shield around himself and fired a bunch of light arrows at Kai. He fired them at Kai. And he got stabbed a couple times but powered through it and threw a jump front kick. It only cracked Constantine’s shield. His hand powered up with sigil magic and he hit Kai on the side. Blasting him into the building. Constantine teleported in front of him and made a small sun and blasted it at Kai. He was blasted through the building. Kai kicked up and hit Constantine’s shield again. He spun around and threw a spinning backfist. Breaking Constantine’s shield like glass. Constantine stumbled back a little. Kai went for a kick to the side. But the kick phased through Constantine. He grabbed Kai’s leg. But he slammed it down on the ground. He took out his staff and slammed it on the back of Constantine’s head. He stumbled back and put his hands on the ground. A bunch of big vines came out of the ground and wrapped around Kai’s legs. He threw him back into the skyscraper. Kai kicked off the wall and came down with the staff at Constantine. He teleported above Kai and took out a blade. Kai slammed his staff into the ground. And as he turned around Constantine stabbed him in the chest with the blade. Kai coughed up blood.

Constantine: That’s disgusting. Wouldn’t want to get HIV on my new jacket.

Constantine left the blade in Kai. He took out a cigarette and lit it. He took a puff and stabbed the blade further into Kai.

Constantine: This blade is taking that bloody menace out of you as we speak. He’ll be having a good time on my nightstand. Hell doesn’t need to be fixed. It’s supposed to be in shambles.

Kai: Well you were too late…

Constantine: Nothing else to say? Oh well.

Constantine ripped the blade out of Kai. It was glowing red.

Constantine: Pleasure doing business with ya.

Constantine kicked Kai back. As Kai is falling down into the portal below he can see the skyscraper falling on top of him covering the portal. Soon Kai feels as if he is underwater. Kai swims upwards, and his head pokes out of the Hudson river in New York. Kai is wearing the jeans and red sweatshirt that he left in.

Kai: Man, my jacket is really gone. Hey beast you think I can get my jacket back free of charge?

Kai hears nothing but the movement of waves. Constantine wasn’t lying. He really did cut off the beast. Kai leaned against a building and calmed himself. He slammed his hand on the side of the building in anger. Kai swims to Hell's kitchen, and drags himself back home. When he gets back home Cal isn’t there, and Kai takes a shower. Once Kai gets into his room he sees clothes laid out for him.

Kai: What am I a child?

Kai puts on the clothes, and sees a card left on his bed with an address. Kai drives to the address, and walks in the building. He sees a bowling area. Then Cal, Az, Natalie, and Jax are all standing there.

Everyone: Happy birthday!

Kai checks his phone.

Kai: Wow, I didn’t even know it was my birthday.

Natalie: Come on! Get a drink and let's bowl!

They all start drinking, and bowling. After a few games They decide they should go to a club. Kai goes to talk to Cal before they leave.

Kai: I’m guessing this party was your idea?

Cal: How’d you know?

Kai: You're the only one cynical enough to have my party as bowling.

Cal: You love bowling!

Kai: Yeah, it’s fun.

Kai sees Luna walk in the door. She was wearing a blue dress. Kai sighs and they both walk outside.

Luna: Happy birthday.

Kai: Thanks. I didn’t expect to see you again so soon.

Luna: I wanted to apologize.

Kai: You don’t need to apologize. We both just have a different outlook. I wish you luck in life, but we have two different lives.

Luna: I just felt that we needed to finish this.

Kai: Yeah, everything is fine.

Luna leaves

Kai: You can stick around if you want.

Luna: I have...other things to do.

Kai sighs. The rest of the group walks out of the bowling building.

Natalie: Who’s ready to see some strippers?!

Az: Girl you crazy.

Kai: She’s gonna be passed out before eleven.

Jax: Well then we better start going.

Later that day, Luna is sitting on the roof of a building. Her phone rings, and she picks it up.

Knight: I saw you at Kai’s party. Good girl. He trusts you. You’ll get your next orders soon.

Luna: Of course.