HELLBØUND - The Demonic Hero // S1 Episode 5

The episode opens up to a shot of Heaven's golden gates. The gates open and "Cherub Towne" is shown. Cletus flies in front of the camera.

Cletus: Well, howdy! I'm Cletus! Welcome to Heaven! Guess you did somethin' good to get here, and good people deserve to give loved ones special blessin's!

The Cherubs begin singing the C.H.E.R.U.B. Jingle. A man was seenjumping out of an airplane. He pulls the ripcord to release his parachute, only for it to snap off instead. He splats onto a rock while a censoring cloud bubble reads "OWIE!"

Collin: 🎵Does it make you want to cry?🎵

Cuts to another person getting run over by a speeding train from a tunnel as "Oh No!" appears in a censor cloud.

Keenie: 🎵When your loved one has to die?🎵

Scene goes to another man who accidentally shoots himself in the face with a shotgun. "Oopsie!" is seen in another censor cloud.

Cletus: 🎵Does it hurt you through and through?🎵

Clip shows a struggling man's face turning blue in a hangman's noose. A stylized version of Cletus's head fades into view with a sad face and a tear running down his cheek.

All: 🎵When your face is turnin' bluuuuue?🎵

Collin: 🎵Well, luckily for you...🎵

Keenie: 🎵There's somethin' we can do!🎵

Cletus: 🎵We can help keep them alive,🎵

All: 🎵So you can watch them thrive!🎵

All three pose together. The orange C.H.E.R.U.B. logo appears with a registered trademark symbol. The letters appear as they are sung.

All: 🎵Cause here at C.H.E... R.U.B.!🎵

Cletus rescues a woman from a pack of wild animals. Keenie pushes a scared Collin in front of them, as he holds a plank of wood with a nail in it.

Collin: 🎵We'll save your honeybun from dying violently!🎵

The C.H.E.R.U.B. logo appears again.

All: 🎵Cause here at C.H.E....R.U.B.!🎵

Cletus is shown waving a dismissive hand at a person handing him a handful of dollar bills.

Keenie: 🎵No, we never even ask a fee!🎵

Collin and Keenie give each other a hug in a yellow heart background.

Collin: 🎵Because good people spread the love!🎵

Small hearts of light spread out around a spinning Earth in space.

Keenie: 🎵And we're here for all above!🎵

A stressed Collin rapidly writes on piles of paperwork in an office.

Cletus: 🎵We do the paperwork for you!🎵

Keenie lifts a boulder from a woman trapped under and flattened by a boulder, who gives her a thumbs up.

Collin: 🎵And the heavy liftin', too!🎵

The three Cherubs comfort a horribly wounded man after a car crash. he is bleeding profusely from a neck wound.

Cletus: 🎵So sit right back🎵

The three Cherubs appear back on the screen and sing in harmony. They pose some more.

All: 🎵And let us bless a soooul for you!
Oh, we... are the C.H.E.R.U.B.!🎵

The Cherubs appear on a small, old-fashioned TV which zooms out onto the I.M.P Headquarters. Blitzø blasts the TV with his flintlock pistol, and it explodes.

Millie: Nice one, B!

Blitzø: Gimme another, Mox.

Moxxie nervously sweeps away the flaming debris and puts another old-fashioned TV onto the stand. He turns it on with a scared look on his face. The 666 News logo appears. Blitzø pours gunpowder into his flintlock.

Blitzø: Eh, nah. Not feelin' it. Next!

Moxxie switches the channel. Be flinches in anticipation. Blitzø and Millie look bored.

Blitzø: Uh-huh. Keep going, keep goin', keep goin'...

Moxxie: *switching channels* Hey, has anyone seen N/N, lately? He's late.

A knock was heard at the door and Y/N walked in.

Y/N: Hey, guys. Sorry I'm late. Traffic was a nightmare.

Blitzø: Well, you're here and that's all that matters.

Moxxie: *eye roll* Sir, you can't keep supporting their slack-off on the job. They'll be the reason why the company will be shut down.

Y/N: *steps on Moxxie's tail*

Moxxie: *shouts in pain*

Y/N: That's all you ever think about, isn't it? Nothing else other than the reputation of this place. Y'know, sometimes I wonder why and how someone like you got assigned to the job in the first place.

Moxxie: *holds tail* Well, someone has to be worried about it!

Y/N turned to the table and the camera pans over to Loona, who snores and drools while sleeping in a chair. She has one foot up on the table that twitches in her sleep. A plastic cup with her name written on it and filled with water sits on the table next to her foot.

Y/N smiled softly and walked over to her, being careful not to wake her up. As he did, Moxxie switches the channel again. Wally Wackford appears on the screen dressed in white with a black top hat, holding a cane.

Wally Wackford: I say, I say, are you lookin' to get work making crazy contraptions and goofy gadgets?

Wally whacks his cane on the wall at either side of him, producing the graphics for "CRAZY CONTRAPTIONS" and "GOOFY GADGETS" as he speaks.

Wally Wackford: WELL, call me at Wacky Wally Wackford's Wacky Idea Factory,

The Wacky Wally Wackford's Wacky Idea "Factory" ™ title appears against a similar circular background of classic old cartoons. The panel with the title then falls over forwards.

Wally: Where you make the things and I make the money!

Wally moves close to the screen with a pleading look.

Wally: Please! I'm very desperate!

Blitzø: Bingo!

Blitzo shoots and explodes the TV again, scattering debris.

Millie: WOO! You're on a roll, sir!

She is awoken by a rumbling which also knocks her cup over, spilling its contents.

Y/N: Was that necessary, Blitzø?

Blitzø: Yes. Don't judge me.

Y/N: I did a long time ago.

Loona: ... Guys... do you feel that?

Blitzø: Oh, shit! Is that a hellshake?

Moxxie: That's possible?

Y/N: Okay, I know that I'm in Hell, but this is the first time I'm experiencing such a thing!

Millie: Alright! Don't panic, Moxxie!

Moxxie's tail stiffens from being startled by Millie's sudden outburst. She then grabs his arms in an attempt to "calm" him.

Moxxie: I'm not *holds up finger quotes* "panicking," because hellquakes don't happen.

Loona roughly grabs hold of Moxxie and shakes him.

Loona: STOP GETTING HYSTERICAL, FATTY!

Loona slaps Moxxie in the face, sending him flying against the wall and slightly dazing him. Moxxie is then knocked down further by what appears to be a wrecking ball made of black tubes Part of the wall crumbles on top of Moxxie, crushing him. As the dust clears, the wrecking ball untangles into multiple robotic tentacles and a supervillain-esque demon uses two of them to hoist himself into the room through the hole, covering himself with his cape. Loona growls while on all fours as she stood in front of Y/N to protect him.

Loopty Goopty: Do not be afraid!

The man grins and extends his robotic tentacles.

Blitzø: Please tell me you got that insurance thing.

Millie takes out her black axe.

Millie: Who are you, and what do you want?!

Y/N: Yeah, and why did you literally tear a hole through our wall?!

Loopty Goopty extends a tentacle into a loop-de-loop and slides along it to the other side of the room.

Loopty: I am Loopty Goopty! (singsong voice) Dastardly inventor of all things loopy and loopiiiiiish! *notices Y/N* A human! In Hell?

Y/N: Yeah, I get that a lot and trust me, I'm not one you should fuck with.

Loopty: ... Noted.

Loona: Coulda just used the door, dude. Doesn't need to be this whole thing.

Loopty: I am eccentric and must therefore do eccentric SHIT!

Loopty Goopty does a wavy dance. Blitzø sniffs him and flinches.

Blitzø: Ugh! This old fuck reeks of the living world. Did you just die?

Loopty: YEEEEES! Moments ago, in fact! Which is what brought me HEEEERE!

Loona taps on her phone.

Loona: Just sayin'... the front door would've gotten you here fine.

Loopty: Shut up, dear furry!

Loona growls in anger.

Y/N: Hey, don't you call my girlfr- *eyes widen & blushes* I-I mean, my best friend a furry, ya supervillain wannabe douchebag!

Loona: *blushes, thinking* He almost called me his girlfriend... *sighs* How I wish that was a thing...

Loopty Goopty appears in front of Loona and turns to Blitzø.

Loopty: (singsong voice) This is the man I'm gonna need you to kiiiill!

He holds up an old photo of an old bald man in a bed. Blitzø takes the photo from him and Y/N looks at it.

Blitzø: Not even a shit's length of time in Hell and already plotting revenge. I can respect a man with that sort of passion! I'm Blitzø, the "O" is silent.

Loona walks away as Blitzø walks over to Loopty and shakes his hand.

Loopty: *confused* What "o"?

Blitzø: Aww, thank you. *shakes hips* Now, what's the tea, sis?

Loopty: *even more confused* The TEAAAA?!

Y/N: Trust me, pal. It's best if you don't question him unless you want your brain to malfunction and shut down.

Moxxie's arm appears as he struggles under the weight of the debris.

Moxxie: *pained* Guys, help!

Blitzø: Yeah, why are we killin' this guy? *elbows Loopty* I mean, what did he do to you?

Moxxie's arm inches back and he squeals in pain.

Moxxie: (under his breath) LOSING... OX-

Loopty: He was... my business partner! You see, I was not always an old man!

An old film montage in brown shades depict Loopty's early life.

Loopty: My partner Lyle and I ran Lyle-Loopty Robotics, a technological empire!

Lyle and Loopty pose with capes and spiral glasses on top of a tall building labeled "Lyle-Loopty Robotics". The building is surrounded by factories and columns spewing smoke. A line of text fades into view at the bottom of the screen reads "very dramatic re-enactment from earlier that day", with a question mark at the end joining it seconds after.

Loopty Goopty: Earlier today, we were testing a new machine intended to stop, or reverse, the aging process!

The clips show Loopty putting wires together and Lyle tightening a bolt with a wrench. The two stand by a large white machine labeled "De-age-ifier." Loopty is briefly seen slapping Lyle on the ass.

Loopty: It could've saved all three trillionaires!

Cuts to the interior of the De-age-ifier machine. The handle twists and the door swings open. Cuts back to Lyle and Loopty. Lyle puts on his goggles and the two step into the machine.

Loopty: Unfortunately, we neglected to test the machine on the poor, like we usually do. We were too sure of our own genius! But the machine was accidentally set FORWARD!

The two men stroll into the chamber and close the metal door. A lever next to the door labeled "YOUNG" and "OLD" is set to "OLD" at the bottom.

Loopty: By the time we managed to get out... it was too late! At least... for me!

The two men struggle to open the door, pounding on it. Both of them rapidly shrivel up and age. Loopty stares in horror at his shriveling hands. Lyle grows old and fat and slides to the floor. Loopty clutches at his chest as he suffers a heart attack, then falls dead to the ground, his leg twitching. A man opens the door, sees the two men, and motions for doctors to come in. They put a stethoscope over Loopty's heart, and they shake their heads somberly. A woman puts an oxygen mask over Lyle's nose and mouth. Loopty's body is zipped shut in a body bag.

Loopty: Now, that evil son of a bitch is going to take over the empire WE BUILT TOGETHER! Without me to share it with, he'll make all the goddamn money in the world and become the fourth trillionaire... and get ALL the credit!

Scene cuts to Lyle laughing evilly as piles of money rain down on him.

Back to I.M.P. office...

Blitzø: Ehhh, that's not really evil.

Loopty: It's evil towards meeee!

Y/N: Still, we can't let him get away with that kind of bullshit. Even if he is old, he still deserves to be punished... Just stating facts.

Cut to Moxxie, still stuck under the rubble. He weakly reaches his hand out for help.

Moxxie: *strained* Everything... is going... dark-

Loopty: Now, get your crimson asses up above and send that heartless, no-good son of a bitch to Hell, where he belongs!

Blitzø: Eh, y- y- y- You do know, Poopty-

Loopty: *seethes* Looooptyyyy!

Blitzø: *holds hands up defensively* Of course! Of course... If we do kill him, though, and he ends up down here... y'know, you will be stuck with him. Forever.

Loopty: Oh, trust me...

Loopty summons an array of weapons from his back on a series of mechanical armatures: a pistol, a rifle, a missile launcher, and a circular saw blade.

Loopty: I'm counting on it.

Moxxie: *strained, gives a thumbs up* That's kinda hot!

Everyone glances at Moxxie.

Y/N: *eye roll* So, we going or what?

After a while the portal opens as Loona had the grimoire in her hands. Blitzø and the others walked through it, but Loona stopped Y/N.

Loona: Be careful, N/N... I have a bad feeling about this...

Y/N: You feel it, too, huh? I knew it wasn't going to be easy. Don't worry, I'll be fine. I promise.

Loona: You'd better. ... But, in case you don't, I wanna say that I... U-Umm... I-I-

Blitzø: Y/N, come on! We need you for this mission!

Y/N: Coming!

Loona: *growls angrily* Fuck off, Blitzø!

Y/N: It's okay, Loona. You can tell me about it when I get back, okay?

Loona: *looks down & turns away with arms crossed* Fine...

Y/N walked away and the portal closed behind him. Loona turned around and whimpered a little.

Loona: *thinking* Why is it that every time I try to tell Y/N how I feel, something always happens to interrupt me? It's fucking bullshit...!

Scene cuts to the I.M.P. crew wearing wigs and disguises on a tour bus, but Y/N kept his casual look since he's human. Moxxie looks through binoculars at Lyle's mansion.

Moxxie: *sarcastic* Gee! I wonder whose house this is.

Y/N: No one likes a kiss-ass, Frosty.

Tour Guide: And to your right is the home of famous inventor, Lyle Lipton!

The crowd "oohs" and takes pictures with their cell phones. Blitzø removes his sunglasses, wearing a clown wig.

Blitzø: Let's do it, gang!

All three Imps pull out their weapons: Blitzo a flintlock pistol, Moxxie an assault rifle, and Millie two sharp swords. The imps jump over a fence and land in poses.

Millie: Let's kill this rich guy!

Y/N: Not yet! We need a plan-

The imps race over toward the windows.

Y/N: -of attack... *jumps off tour bus*

Tour Guide: And here you'll find three tacky stalkers about to attempt a murder! Things like this could happen to famous people all the time!

People snap pictures. Blitzø and Millie dash over to the window, while Moxxie slides on his back and rolls his way to cover. Moxxie peers through the window, joined by the sock puppet cat on Blitzø's tail.

Moxxie: Wow...

Millie, Y/N, and Blitzø then join him in looking through the window.

Y/N: Holy shit...

Cuts to the interior of the room. Lyle Lipton is lying on his bed, an IV bag attached to him. A heart rate monitor sits on a shelf next to the IV bag. A TV screen and video player sit at the other side of his bed, connected to the bed itself. Lyle is holding a framed picture in his hands, looking at it sadly.

Moxxie: That machine really did a number on him.

Y/N: ... Are we sure about following through with this...?

Zooming in, Lyle kisses the picture, his hands trembling.

Lyle: Goodbye... my one true love.

Lyle runs a finger down the picture lovingly. The picture in the frame is shown to consist of a stock image of dollar bills with a "Free Stock Photos" watermark over it. Lyle then puts the frame down and grabs the tube from his IV bag and begins tying it.

Lyle: All the riches of the world can't fill the emptiness I'm feeling now that my shitty old body can't do anything of value.

Blitzø: Oh, fantastic! He's gonna do our job for us!

Lyle finishes making a noose out of the tube, pulling the knot taught.

Moxxie: Should we go in there and tie it for him?

Y/N: And risk exposing yourselves for everyone to see? We can't take that risk!

Lyle is about to put the makeshift noose over his head as the Imps watch with drinks and popcorn. The noose glows white and a concussive force knocks the Imps back. Blitzo's cat sock is blown away by the blast, making him sad. Lyle adjusts to the light and sees the three Cherubs floating down gracefully in three rays of light. Y/N gasped as his eyes widened.

Lyle: Oh lord, I'm being haunted by ugly orphan children now!

Cuts to Blitzø and Moxxie recovering from the sudden blast of light. Moxxie rubs his head.

Blitzø: Who the fuck are they?

Moxxie: Oh, no! Sir, those are...

Cletus: Cherubs, Mr. Lyle!

Lyle: I hate filthy, stinking orphan children!

Collin: We're here to convince you not to kill yourself, sir. To grant you a blessing, on behalf of those in Heaven... benefited by your amazing... technological advances.

Y/N: I-I'm sorry, Cherubs?

Moxxie: They're little angels that are from Heaven.

Y/N: Funny... They look kinda... cute...

Moxxie: Don't be fooled by their good looks!

Misjudging where the floor is in relation to the window, Blitzø face-plants onto the floor, multiple glass shards sticking out of him. Moxxie enters through a door to the side, Millie peeking in.

Moxxie: Lyle Lipton, it is our-

Moxxie glances at Blitzø before looking back at Lyle.

Moxxie: ...humble opinion that you should continue the process to commit die.

Millie: I mean, what do you expect to do with all this money now you're old... and gross?

Keenie: Is that a serious question?

Keenie adjusts Lyle's bedsheets, revealing his wallet full of dollar bills. Cletus grabs the wallet.

Keenie: He can help spread his wealth around with the people of the world! And do so much good with it! And be so fulfilled!

Keenie flies around, grabbing Lyle's wallet from Cletus and happily throws Lyle's dollar bills in the air.

Lyle: Nnnno!

Collin: He could pay for new hospitals and schools!

Lyle: *grips his blanket* Why won't you let me die?

Blitzø appears beside Lyle.

Blitzø: Oh, sounds like ya need help offin' yourself there, buddy. Moxxie, what do we got for this fella?

Moxxie reaches into his coat and tosses a variety of weapons to Blitzø and Lyle. They each catch an assault rifle, Blitzo also catching a crossbow with his tail.

Moxxie: I have some assault weapons, crossbow, hunting bow, Tommy gun, old-fashioned shotgun, revolvers in three colors, chainsaws, katanas-

Collin: He's classier than that!

Y/N: *expression softens* ... Yeah... I don't know if I can do this, guys. I mean... He looks so... hopeless. Like he doesn't have the will to live. That's just... not right.

Blitzø: Well, how are we supposed to get paid if we don't do this?!

Y/N: But, isn't there another way to handle this situation? I can't leave him like this.

Keenie: Is that human... talking to those freaks?

Collin: But, why?

Y/N: *looks up* Hey! I heard that! Don't you be talking down on them like that!

Keenie: And why do you care?

Y/N: Because apparently unlike you, I care about them.

Cletus: What? *looks at Blitzø* Wait... You're with them?!

Y/N: Guilty as charged.

Cletus: You can't seriously side with these demons. I mean, what reason would you have to join them than us?

Y/N: I have a lot of reasons. And I'm choosing not to reveal them to you. *notices Lyle* What the fuck?!

Lyle points the assault rifle into his mouth, before Collin takes it from him.

Collin: There are still plenty of reasons to live, Mr. Lyle!

Millie: Yeah, right. Smells like he ain't been out of bed in months!

Millie sniffs Lyle. She becomes visibly ill, covering her mouth, and holds Moxxie by the shoulder as she vomits on the floor. Moxxie pats her on the back.

Y/N: ...

Cletus: Life can be beautiful at any age!

Keenie: And we'll show him!

Cletus, Collin, & Keenie: *cheers* Yeah!

Blitzø, Moxxie, & Millie: *yells* NOOOOO-

Y/N: Oh, boy...

The three cherubs roll Lyle in his bed outside to a hill overlooking a forest and a lake.

Cletus: Look around, Lyle. God's gift of nature is a wonder to behold, regardless of age! *winks* Or wealth!

Collin: If you were to end your life, you'd be missing aaaaaall of this!

Blitzø appears in a tiger costume.

Blitzø: Mm-hm. You're gonna buy that load of shit from a baby and the sheep it fucks?

Blitzø does a suggestive gesture with his fingers, indicating sex. Keenie covers her mouth and gasps. Collin blankly stares in disbelief, and Cletus gives a disappointed look.

Keenie: *gasps* That is so inappropriate!

Millie and Moxxie appear in cat costumes.

Millie: Oh, kiss our ass, prude! *flips a double bird*

Y/N: ...

Blitzø shoves Lyle aside in the face and sits next to him.

Blitzø: Aaaanyway, take it from me, a fellow genius. Nature is no picnic up close.

Y/N: No one said you're a genius, Blitzø.

Blitzø grabs a pair of binoculars out of nowhere. Lyle looks through the binoculars and sees an adorable group of bunnies and squirrels together. The critters are suddenly torn apart and eaten by a pack of hungry wolves.

Lyle: Ohhhh, noooo!

Collin: *tries to tug his binoculars away* S-Stop looking!

Lyle: *holds onto the binoculars* I CAN'T stop! I've never wanted to die more than I do now!

A bear swipes a wolf to the ground. It raises a paw to attack but is then crushed by a falling tree, cut down by a beefy logger with a chainsaw. A beehive lands on the man's head and he screams, flailing his head to get the hive off while also throwing his chainsaw into the air. The chainsaw comes back down, cutting both of the man's arms off and causing him to scream harder, before his body is skewered from behind by the antlers of a charging stag as lighting flashes dramatically. Everyone freezes in horror, Blitzø faking it before grinning smugly.

Cletus: *nervously* Uhhh, let's go check out someplace else!

Millie and Moxxie bump fists, the paws of their cat costumes squeaking.

Y/N: *looks at Lyle* ...

Cuts to a shopping mall. Lyle in his bed is pushed through the door hard enough to destroy both it and part of the wall surrounding it.

Lyle: Oh, Lord! Where are we now?! Let me perish!

Keenie: We're here to show you another thing life is worth living for. Childhood wonderment!

Keenie motions to a crowd of kids cheering by a sitting Santa Claus. One kid wears a "Craft Mine" shirt, while another eats his booger.

Lyle: Why... look at those sweet, disease-ridden vermin. Th- Their joy comes from innocence, unspoiled by the burdens of adulthood... and their middle-class existence! Such simple joy they have. It is inspiring. Thank you for showing me this.

Blitzø: *off-screen* Hey, dipshit!

Pans over to Blitzø and Millie dressed as elves, while a grumpy Moxxie wears a Rudolph costume. They stand by Santa with a kid in his lap.

Blitzø: Wanna see whose lap you're sittin' on?

Blitzø grabs Santa's beard and rips off the costume. "Santa" is revealed to be an ugly, sweaty gnome wearing a "#Cuties" shirt and underwear, making a gnome noise. The kids scream and run in terror. Lyle sobs like a baby as Collin and Keenie cover his eyes. A concerned Cletus pushes the bed away.

Boy: *off-screen* Santa's EVIL!

Scene cuts to Lyle in bed in the woods next to a crude wooden sign reading "LOVERS' LOOKOUT", a cartoon heart replacing the O in "LOVERS'". A small note underneath it, possibly written after the fact, reads "I guess..."

Lyle: Egh! This place reeks of TEENAGERS!

Cletus: Lovers' Lookout, sir! We're here to remind you about possibly life's greatest joy of all!

Lyle: *holds up creepy, trembling grabby hands* Money!

Collin: No! Love.

Lyle: I've never been in love before. I imagine it's quite nice!

Collin: It's not too late, sir! You can still find--

The imps and Y/N arrive wearing wigs and dresses, except for Y/N.

Blitzø: HA! Nice try, ugly.

He pulls out a megaphone.

Blitzø: Hey, horny lovers! Which one of you would FUCK this old man?!

All the cars speed away in an instant. Lyle deflates, dejected.

Collin: *gets into Blitzo's face* You know, you three are so utterly c-c-cruel! We're just trying to give hope to someone in need!

Moxxie: Oh... and you three are so superior to us just because WE want some selfish, greedy, authoritarian capitalist to keel over DEAD!

Moxxie through his hands out for emphasis.

Blitzø: You're makin' things too real now, Moxxie.

Blitzø walks up to Moxxie with a spray bottle labeled "PISS", adjusts the nozzle, then sprays it into Moxxie's face, causing him to flinch and hiss. Y/N watched it all happen as he was thinking to himself.

Y/N: ...

Inside of an auditorium, a woman dressed as a Viking sings opera on stage while wearing a fake unicorn on her lower torso. A well-dressed man plays a grand piano behind her. The cherubs and the audience are also well-dressed, though Lyle only wears a bowtie over his simple, sweat-stained hospital gown.

Cletus: Behold! The wonder of art and music! Somethin' always there to comfort... entertain... and live for!

Up above the stage, the three Imps and Y/N look down from a catwalk near the ceiling. Blitzø wags his butt and tail like a cat.

Millie: So... how do we make this bad?

Moxxie: We can't. There's literally nothing bad about opera. That's fact.

Blitzo: *shaking his butt in Moxxie's face* Unless we ruin it somehow!

Y/N: And how do we do that?

With a mischievous grin, Blitzø grabs the spotlight and moves it away from the singer. The singer pauses and follows the light, resuming her song. Blitzø moves the spotlight again, and the singer again pauses to follow it.

Lyle: She's not very good.

Blitzø chuckles softly and moves the light faster and faster around the stage as Lyle and the cherubs narrow their eyes in suspicion. Blitzø wiggles the spotlight around aggressively, then gasps as he accidentally breaks it off entirely. The woman sings a final high note before the light crushes her on stage, smashing her to pieces and splattering blood all over the stage. The audience, Lyle, and the cherubs scream, while the pianist nervously tries to keep playing, his face drenched in sweat.

Blitzø: Well, at least we made it bad.

Y/N: Wrong target, dumbass!

The three cherubs fly angrily up toward the Imps.

Cletus: THAT'S IT! I HAVE HAD IT! You three monsters have messed with us enough!

Collin: D'ooh, we're just trying to do our j-j-job!

Moxxie: Well, so are we!

Cletus: EEENNNOOOUGH!

The Cherubs summon golden crossbows and aim them at the imps.

Cletus: We are saving that shitty old man's life, whether he wants it or not!

Blitzø: Well, someone wants that fucker dead, m'kay? And he paid in advance, and I spent it all on this...

Blitzø reaches into his coat and pulls out a jewel-encrusted green horse figure wearing sunglasses and a "MARE-AJUANA" cap.

Blitzø: ...so he's gotta go!

Keenie flies into Blitzø's face.

Keenie: You all are such disgusting, loathsome beasts! Your kind is nothing but dirt that shitty dead people tread on! FILTHY DEMON CRAP!

She tries to tackle Millie, but Y/N jumps in and pushes her away.

Cletus: What the-

Y/N: Back the hell off! You're not laying a finger on them!

Keenie: Why do you care if a few worthless demons live or die? They're the scum of... Well, everything!

Y/N: Look who's talking.

Keenie: What?

Y/N: You act like you're angels, but when it comes to Blitzø and the others, you, and all of the people in Heaven, are the REAL demons here!

Cletus: Utter nonsense!

Y/N: Is it nonsense...? Is it? I know about the Exorcists! And I know that they come to Hell to slaughter all sinners after the end of every year! Yet you angels condone that kind of violence as if you don't care. That's utter nonsense! Because they didn't do anything to you!

Collin: Their very existence upsets the balance of everything we're trying to achieve. Because of Lucifer, humanity has walked down the path of evil.

Y/N: ... Evil? The hell you talking about? You think that just because I sided with the demons makes me evil? You don't know them the way I do! You don't know how much they've suffered because of you! You're so hellbent on your so-called "Golden balance" that you're willing to kill sinners just to achieve that kind of impossibility? Get it through your head! What's the point of balance if there's nothing on both sides? One can't exist without the other and you think the balance you seek with be achievable? How dare you...! ... Y'know what? I should be thankful.

Cletus: Hm?

Y/N: I don't know how someone like me ended up in Hell and was given power, but because of that, I got to meet Blitzø and the others. They took me in and raised me as if we were family. But, Loona... She was there for me, no matter what. Sure, we didn't get off to a good start, but that's because she never trusted anyone because of how everyone has fucked up her life! I'm the only friend she's ever had that sees her for what's inside her heart, not out! There's a reason why I'm in Hell and I intend to find out! And if you're going to target these demons, then you and I are going to have problems.

Keenie: Are you kidding me?! You're dating a hellhound, of all creatures?! How far deep have you fallen?

Cletus: Exactly! Humans can't be in a relationship with a demon! Least of all, a hellhound! It's just stupid! Pointless! Weird! And just plain out wrong! Demons and sinners are a blight on this Earth and the afterlife!

The whole room went silent and Y/N stopped moving.

Blitzø: ... Shouldn't have done that?

Moxxie & Millie: Shouldn't have done that.

Cletus: You three, shut up! When we're finished dealing with this human, you're next!

Y/N: *menacing* Who the fuck are you?

Everyone turned to Y/N.

Y/N: *menacing* Who the fuck are you to tell me... that a human and a hellhound CAN'T BE TOGETHER?!

He raised his head and stared down at the Cherubs as he finally snapped and his eyes flashed demonically. With that said and done, Y/N was suddenly enveloped by a red and black aura.

Y/N (Demon): You're not the authority on how love works! And you sure as hell aren't the authority on who gets to live and die! We're all a part of this existence and if we can't learn to coexist, then you bastards are the ones who need to go if you're going to threaten the peace!

Cletus: Peace? *exclaims in disgust* You call protecting this scum peace? Humans and demons can't live happily ever after! It's just-

Y/N (Demon): Finish that sentence and I'll send you to where you rightfully belong. In Hell!

Cletus: You wouldn't dare! If you attack us, you'll be nothing more than a sinner, damned to be in Hell forever!

Y/N (Demon): That's fine with me!

The Cherubs stared in shock.

Y/N (Demon): You say my choices make me evil, then that's what I'll be! You can call me a criminal if you want! And maybe I am a sinner, but I don't care! I've got a sentence of my own for you bastards and I'll do everything I can to protect these demons from the likes of you even if it kills me! Because I...

He clenches his fists.

Y/N (Demon): Am...

His hair started to stand up and the aura started to expand.

Y/N (Demon): Y/N L/N, THE DEMONIC HERO!!!

He then finally shot energy blasts at the Cherubs from his hands and they dodged the shots. Cletus shot his bow at Y/N, but Y/N suddenly dodged it in a way that was rather impressive.

Blitzø: Holy shit. Y/N just turned into a full-on badass.

After Y/N recovered, Blitzø and the others got up.

Y/N (Demon): *turns to Blitzø & others* No! Stand back! These bastards are mine!

He then charges at them and shot at them as they dodged, but Y/N jumped up and grabbed Collin by the neck and slammed him to the ground, breaking it, but as Keenie rushed in to save Collin, Y/N kicks him away and dodges Keenie, allowing him to knee him in the stomach. He then grabbed his leg and threw him at Cletus, but he got out of the way.

Cletus: You stupid sinner!

Y/N (Demon): I've made my choice when I joined I.M.P. and I don't regret it! Nor do I regret the people I've met. I am who I am because of them and I'm damn well proud of it!

He shoots at Cletus, but he moved and charged at Y/N. Y/N launched a fist against Cletus' face and then, kicked him back. Y/N then rushed ahead and jumped into the air and then, he kicked Cletus against the ground with the others. He lands on the ground.

Blitzø: *laughs* Oh, what an embarrassing situation! Got your asses kicked by my human employee! Eat that, dickheads!

Millie smirks and gives the cherubs two middle fingers.

Cletus: ENOUGH!

He shoots Y/N in the chest, making him plummet to the ground.

Imps: Y/N!!!

Keenie tackles Millie and intense opera music plays as the fight scene begins. Keenie and Millie roll over in a cat fight. Cletus and Collin shoot golden arrows at Blitzø and Moxxie who run away, drawing their guns in the process. Millie and Keenie roll off the catwalk. Moxxie sees them and jumps off of the catwalk, grabbing and swinging on a rope. He aims his pistol at Keenie, who is still fighting with Millie as they fall. Millie and Keenie exchange punches to the face. Moxxie aims up and fires at a rope which releases a sandbag. The sandbag slams into Keenie, separating her and Millie, and Moxxie swings over and catches Millie as Cletus and Collin chase them down, firing their crossbows. Millie grabs Moxxie's face and they stare into each other's eyes with lustful grins. They make out as they swing above the stage, Millie pulling two machine guns out of Moxxie's coat and firing as they spin rapidly. Blitzø climbs onto a catwalk and spots Millie's bra and Moxxie's bow tie fly past him. The bullets hit and kill various audience members in the first two rows, but they all miss Lyle.

Lyle: It's all starting to make sense now! Life is worth living because we only get one! We must cherish it! If creatures far beyond this living world are going through these lengths over my life, then certainly it's worth living! Killing myself is not the answer! Plus... I'm still rich! I can just buy all the things! *pulls out two wads of cash in triumph* I NO LONGER CRAVE DEATH!

The audience claps happily for Lyle. Millie and Moxxie, spinning while firing their guns and being chased by Collin and Keenie, accidentally shoot a woman in the audience in the eye, killing her instantly. Blitzø runs along the metal scaffolding with his flintlock pistol. He jumps onto a bit of scaffolding holding some spotlights attached to the ceiling with a rope. He and Cletus point their weapons at each other. Blitzø attempts to fire but finds his gun empty, looking at it in shock. With a wide-eyed glance at Cletus, Blitzø throws the flintlock into Cletus' face.

Cletus: Oof! You fucker!

Momentarily blinded, Cletus recklessly fires an arrow, severing the rope holding up the scaffolding Blitzø is standing on and that Moxxie and Millie are swinging from. The three Imps all fall with the metal scaffolding as is smashes onto the floor of the stage, narrowly missing the pianist and cartoonishly bending a board so it holds up the piano at an angle. The pianist is startled and stops playing, then straightens his bow tie, drops his stool down onto the stage, and uses it to drop down from the bent floorboard. The board then sends the piano flying through the air, breaking in the process. Blitzø, Moxxie, Millie, Cletus, Collin, and Keenie follow the piano with their eyes as it falls. Lyle turns to see the piano flying straight towards him, screaming like a girl and scrambling out of his bed into a seat. Unfortunately for him, the piano suddenly shifts to his new location and crushes both him and a few corpses haphazardly shot and killed by Moxxie and Millie. Moxxie grins as he sits tied up to Millie. Blitzo and the couple grin smugly.

Moxxie: Well, well. Would'ya looook at that? You... did our job... for us. Heh!

Millie smirks and gives the cherubs two middle fingers. Cuts to the cherubs staring at Lyle's unfortunate death in utter shock. Collin gasps in horror.

Collin: Ohhhh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my Gooood!

Keenie grabs Collin by the shirt and slaps him across the face a few times.

Keenie: Get a hold of yourself, Collin! And do NOT use the Lord's name in VAIN!

Cletus: (angrily) THIS... ISN'T OVER!

Blitzø, Moxxie, and Millie smirk as Keenie creates a portal to Heaven and the Cherubs fly through, only to be mysteriously repelled back.

Cletus: WHAT THE?!

A group of Cherubs descends, composed of two bees, two sheep and Deerie, the leader. The deer conjures up reading glasses and a clipboard.

Deerie: Mmm, yeah, no, sorry, Cletus, but I'm afraid your actions resulted in the death of a human. I'm afraid you can't re-enter Heaven. Yeaaaah, noooo...

Cletus, Collin, & Keenie: WHAT?!?!

Deerie: *condescendingly* Yeaaaah, mmmmm, sorry! Yeaaaah, no...

Collin: Is there... anything we can do?!

Deerie files her hoof.

Deerie: Yeaaaah, nooo! *chuckles* Noooo, no, no.

Deerie says "no" while pointing her hooves at Collin, Cletus and Keenie. Meanwhile, Blitzø turned around and saw Y/N.

Blitzø: Y/N!

Moxxie and Millie followed Blitzø to Y/N.

Blitzø: N/N! Y/N, you okay, man?

Y/N (Demon): Yeah, I'm fine.

The fact that he said it without sounding like he's in pain shocked the imps as Y/N broke the arrow and stood up like nothing happened as the wound in his chest healed up.

Blitzø: Y-Y/N?

Y/N: *shakes head* Come on, guys. Let's get out of here. Our work here is done.

Imps: *nods*

Keenie: Bu- But, we didn't mean to! We'd never! It was all-

Keenie points to the spot where I.M.P. was, only to find them and Y/N gone. All three Cherubs stare wide-eyed, Keenie's pointing hand trembling, whist the sound of a horrified woman screaming plays in the background.

Deerie: Anyway, sorry, guys. But those are the rules! Yeaaaaah. Byyyye!

Deerie does a happy wave before she and the group vanish through the portal.

Cletus: Wait! But-

Cletus flies toward the portal but it closes. Cletus breaks down into tears and cries. Meanwhile, Blitzø claps his hands together, transitioning back to the I.M.P. office.

Blitzø: Welp, the old man wanted to live again and we didn't kill him, so we failed. Thanks to those fuckin' Cherubs, he's probably up in Heaven now, so... It's a shame. All our client wanted was eternal revenge on his business partner. And now the two are forever separated, and now we gotta face the fire of fuckin' up.

Moxxie: Sir... when are you going to tell the client?

Blitzø: *holds up & points at phone* Oh, I already sent him a text, and... we're in good hands, cause texts don't make people angry.

On Blitzø's phone it shows that Loopty Goopty is called "Lupis" in his contacts. The text from Loopty reads "U fail, U die.", followed with Blitzo replying "sorry" surrounded by emojis, with "saxophone emoji" typed a line below. Moxxie looks worriedly to the wall behind him. He quickly scurries out of the way as a metal escalator proceeds to crash into the office.

Loopty: *descending the escalator* BLIIIIIITZO!

Blitzø: *worried* Loofaaaaa! We can explain everything. I was-... *thinking* Can't believe I'm saying this, but where's N/N when you need him?

Another metal escalator crashes through the wall and squashes Moxxie as Lyle, now a mechanical demon with piano keys for teeth and a rolling ball in place of legs, arrives with a grin. Moxxie twitches stiffly in pain.

Blitzø & Millie: *confused* Lyle Lipton?!

Millie: I don't understand. We thought you went to Heaven.

Lyle: Heaven?! You don't make millions in technological advances in robotics by NOT experimenting on the poor! *laughs*

Loopty: Oh, you no-good, HEARTLESS son of a BITCH! *turns to Blitzø* Thank you for reuniting me with my best friend!

Lyle: The only question now is what do two old genius robotic inventors do now that we're in Hell?

Wally Wackford crashes through the ceiling.

Wally: Did someone say, I say, inventors?! Name's Wally Wackford, and I am lookin' for creative new people to exploit! *realizes what he said & twirls his mustache* I mean, employyyyy...

Blitzø: Everyone, STOP FUCKIN' UP MY WALLS! Moxxie's gonna have to fix all this shit!

Moxxie is shown trapped, frothing at the mouth and groaning in agony.

Blitzø: Oh, chill out, Moxxie. If you kiss my ass any harder, you'll go right inside me. Satan's balls! First we deal with Heaven's table-scraps, now this?

Wally: I guess... you can say, you say, you have a... holey operation here, Blitzø!

Wally slaps his knee and laughs. Loopty scratches his neck awkwardly.

Blitzø: *unamused* Get out.

Wally continues laughing, doubling over onto the floor. Lyle and Loopty glance at each other awkwardly.

Wally: Oh! I say, oh!

Blitzø: No, I'm serious. Get the FUCK OUT!

Loopty, Lyle, Millie, and Wally all look at Blitzø, shocked and surprised by his sudden rage. After a while, the imps checked in on Y/N as he was on the couch with Loona next to him.

Blitzø: Hey, man. You doing okay?

Y/N: Yeah... Blitzø... Is everyone in Heaven like the Cherubs? Why do they hate you guys so much?

Blitzø: *sighs* I don't know. But I know one thing. They didn't stand a chance against you, "Demonic Hero".

Y/N: Huh?

Moxxie: "The Demonic Hero". You gave yourself that title when you snapped at those little guys. Gotta say... It does have a nice ring to it. For once.

Y/N: ...

Blitzø: But, seriously, how the FUCK did you manage to pull off a stunt like that? No human could do what you just did.

Y/N: I don't know. I just got... angry and... I snapped.

Blitzø: You just snapped? That's it?

Y/N: Yeah... I don't really know, but that's all I know.

Millie: Well... At least it's better than nothing. We're just glad you're okay, N/N.

Y/N: Thanks. Y'know, what those brats said to you were wrong. They don't know you the way I do, so don't let anyone tell you differently, okay?

Everyone nodded as Y/N then stood up.

Y/N: Alright. I'm turning in for the night. Dunno about you guys, but I'm wiped out. See ya tomorrow.

Everyone waved bye as Y/N walked out of the room and Blitzø replayed what Y/N said.

(Flashback)

Y/N: ... Evil? The hell you talking about? You think that just because I sided with the demons makes me evil? You don't know them the way I do! You don't know how much they've suffered because of you! You're so hellbent on your so-called "Golden balance" that you're willing to kill sinners just to achieve that kind of impossibility? Get it through your head! What's the point of balance if there's nothing on both sides? One can't exist without the other and you think the balance you seek with be achievable?

(Present Day)

Blitzø: ... Loonie... A word? Please?

Loona: Huh?

Blitzø got up and walked away, replaying the last events, again.

(Flashback)

Y/N (Demon): You say my choices make me evil, then that's what I'll be! You can call me a criminal if you want! And maybe I am a sinner, but I don't care! I've got a sentence of my own for you bastards and I'll do everything I can to protect these demons from the likes of you even if it kills me! Because I...

He clenches his fists.

Y/N (Demon): Am...

His hair started to stand up and the aura started to expand.

Y/N (Demon): Y/N L/N, THE DEMONIC HERO!!!

(Present Day)

Blitzø: ... Y/N... Is everything I thought you to be... wrong?

EPISODE 6
COMING SOON, IF RAD ENOUGH