Article 2

**Article 2** is the second season of **Hell Protection**, and has a total section (episode) count of 40. During this season, many new side stories & characters are introduced as while as developments with the main characters & their story.

Article 2 chronologically takes place 6 months after Article 1. It is succeeded by Article 3, which has a shorter timeskip of around 2 months.

## Plot

### MAIN PLOT A - Jed's Recovery & Dara's Debut

After a long 6 months of being hospitalised & alone, Jed returns, fully recovered & having gained a prosthetic right arm, to work for Hell Protection again. Jed finds that his now once close-knit team is now in full disarray, with Iris now being much more of a recluse than before & now exclusively taking on solo missions to leave the new teammate, Dara, having to work completely alone on regular missions.

Upon Jed's arrival, he tries his best to stay positive, despite the ever looming presence of loss & grief. He welcomes Dara to the team with open arms, though acknowledging that she has been working for a while now. Dara quickly appreciates the new company, and the two bond fast.

### MAIN PLOT B - Beginning Of Iris's Side Story

Iris has gotten used to having taken up Mohro's position in the archives of Hell Protection over the course of the 6 months, and mostly resides there in day-to-day life. Iris is currently only reading reports back-to-back daily as a way to distract himself from the grief he feels over Cript's death. Iris later finds out Jed has fully recovered and is back on the workforce again, but decides not to come back into contact with Jed for the time being.

Iris notices that during his time at the archives, some reports seem to have gone missing. Shelves of files having sporadic empty spaces where files should be. He starts to get paranoid of his colleagues, believing one of them might be conspiring against the organisation for their own personal agenda.

### SUSIE PLOT - Beginning Of Susie's Story

Susie Collar firstly debuted as a reporter in Article 1, detailing how she grew up in the Wrath ring and to a family that had been strangely aloof with the rest of the local community.
*This can be explained further in A1S32: Looming & Lurking*

After the whole ordeal, Susie fled her family's residence and to the Pride ring as she feared she might've been blamed for the slaughter, despite her young age. Susie took up residence in a youth hostel for a good few months after, where in that time she wrote her report to Hell Protection and discovered she had now gained supernatural-like powers where she could now mould & shape her skin & flesh at will. Susie then fled the hostel after sending her report to avoid being located or tracked down by Hell Protection for possible further questioning or detainment. Susie then, for the next year, simply just travelled around the Pride ring.

By the canonical time Article 2 starts, Susie eventually meets Atticus Of The Ars Goetia, who had just recently fled from a similarly unfortunate experience and was also on the run. The two then bonded immediately, and paired up as a duo.

### MAIN PLOT A - Bonding & Developments

Over the course of the next few weeks, Jed & Dara are sent on missions to investigate various areas in Hell. During one of these missions, the two decide to settle down for the night due to not finding anything out of the ordinary. One thing leads to another, and the two share their life stories with each other, making another good bonding experience. This is when we learn of how Jed & Dara are related to their respective Others in some capacity. *This can be explained further in A2S5: Getting A Little Personal*

A few days later, Jed & Dara are called to the Greed ring to meet two new teammates that will be joining them. Once they make their way there, they are introduced to Mo & Momo, who are both manifestations of The Crystal and both consider each other sisters. Jed & Dara immediately bond with Mo, while Momo stays more aloof with the rest.

### SUSIE PLOT - Antics & Short-Lived Rivalry

Susie & Atticus are now both travelling misfits, trying their best to by in the Pride ring. Susie has no problem using violence or other more problematic means of getting basic necessities, such as food or shelter, using her powers in order to do so. Atticus, on the other hand, is more hesitant and prefers to go by things more discreetly in order to keep a low profile. This makes Susie & Atticus bump heads a bit, and shows conflict in their friendship.

Susie then decides impulsively to wanting to steal a jewel from a random bank in Pride in order to make some good money to keep up the necessities they need and drags a disapproving Atticus with her. There, they bump heads with two other individuals who are planning a similar robbery, who both go by the names Mel & Gregori respectively. This Mel is later revealed to be Mel Locoa, a reporter in Article 1. *This can be explained further in A1S6: Sister Twister* The two duos then decide to work together in order to steal the jewel, then pair up as a group of four. Mel & Gregori then become the two's caretakers as a result.