A hunter is running through the woods as the moon hangs in the air, he's holding a .300 magnum bolt action rifle with a decent scope while there's a smith and wesson 500 on his hip, he looks behind him and sees this figure coming after him as it goes from shadow to shadow. He stops to fire a quick shot and works the action as he goes back to running away. He tries to pass through a stream but he slip and crashes into the water, he looks for his rifle but can't find it in the darkness and current so he finishes crossing the river but he sees the shadow leap across the torrent and into the trees. The man readies his large caliber revolver and he keeps running as he can see the lights of the camp up ahead, this roar comes, he turns to the sound, for split second he sees a pair of red eyes with what would be the white portion being a ghostly blue... he doesn't even have time to scream....




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I howl as I stand over the hunters remains, my claws seemingly cleaning themselves as I stop giving my signal, my coat is black with my chest, hands and underside of my tail being white, I hear clapping, I look and see the others step out with Loona having this smug look on her muzzle.




Blitz stops his clapping "Impressive Adam, Looney has taught you very well."




"I feel like I can do anything is this form!", I swipe a nearby tree and it's almost torn in half as my claws gain a glow for a split second, I cheer "This is so cool!"




Loona gives a giggle "I guess all that pain was worth it. But take it easy, we still don't know if there is an actual limit."




Mille shakes her head "Come on Loona let him enjoy it, it ain't hurtin nothin." earning an eye-roll from the hellhound.




Moxxie chimes "So we have a werewolf now... er...", his eyes dart around "I guess technically a werehellhound?"




I change back to my more human form in a wisp of blue light "Either way, this is quite a turn of events.", I take the hunters hefty sidearm single handed "Before I would only hold this with two hands, now...", I quickly shoot it and obliterate a small rock to my right, the pistol remaining steady the whole time "Now I can work it single handed with no issue." and blow the smoke coming off the barrel.




Blitz gives a smirk "So I guess you're going to where more armor then?" as he begins to pick up the body.




"Nah, I'd rather do my best to stay mobile... though a little extra protection won't hurt.", I shrug "Maybe some ceramic plates will do the trick."




Blitz and Millie begin to burn the body while the rest of us sit on the sidelines, though Mox breaks out a bag of marshmallows along with some metal holders for them, we sit around the fire and begin to roast them while Millie tosses everyone a bottle of cream soda. Normally gunshots would signal everyone for miles but the hunting season is giving us the perfect cover to do this... as strange as it is.




It's been three weeks since my transformation and at first it was really confusing as I have been trying to get use to my new body, with help from Loona, Vortex and the hellhounds I met at the party I've been able to adjust fairly well and learning the abilities that the hellhounds possess are extraordinary even if for the first few times my brain was overwhelmed by the sheer amount of sensory information. As we chow on the marshmallows Mox breaks out his guitar and begins to play some music, it's such a great feeling that we can wind down and relax like this, never thought actually going to Hell would yield such a good thing, I have a good group of friends, an occupation I enjoy and best of all I have Loona, the best thing out of all of this.




We finish our get together and we head back to headquarters where we go about going over another job, one where we can really gauge my capabilities, this one is another mob hit but it more requires my approach. Mox and I have been working on something the passed week, a new machine gun, specifically the russian lad that fires 7.62x25mm tokarev rounds and we've made up magazines and belts for this weapon... it was fun seeing the russian news cover the originals disappearance only to re-appear a few days later though. While I do enjoy the equipment I have been using, I've been wanting to use something a little interesting... can't get much more interesting then a belt-fed submachine gun with a bi-pod. This is the last mission for the day and it's a big one as this is a bogus funeral convoy full of armed gunmen... I let a laugh loose after Blitz tells us it's the same mob we tried to start a turf war with but the key difference is that all the heads are in the convoy... our mission is total annihilation of the mob and remove any potential of it coming back.




We go through the portal, I set up with my new machine gun with a quick glance showing a bridge to the right over quite a drop, rather then try to fight them in a prolonged battle it'll be wiser to make it far more quick to rig the bridge to blow which Blitz agrees to... kind of surprising but I guess a hundred guys with hot barrels are too much for him. With help from Loona, Moxxie and Millie we get charges placed and I get a panzerfaust ready to detonate the linked charges, Blitz and I get set up on one side while the others set up shop on the other, now we wait.




Blitz looks to me as I change to my hound form "I'm surprised that you don't stay in that form for good."




I glance to him "I switch back and forth depending what my taste is at the time... though I think I may fully live in my hound form as time goes on." I charge the machine gun "But I feel comfortable with either one. I just like the fear factor this form has." shouldering the panzerfaust.




The convoy slowly comes around the corner, I take aim as I get the launcher aligned, the vehicles start to go over the bridge and I fire when they get about half way, the warhead detonates the charges and the bridge explodes, one vehicle manages to get to the other side while two survive on our end, I open fire with the machine gun as the mobsters try to get out, they return fire with mp5's and m16's. The rounds from the machine gun hitting home and bringing them down after getting hit by a few rounds, the box runs out of bullets so I unhook it and feed a loose 50 round belt into the mechanism, I charge it and leap out. I land in front of them, they look to me with terrified gazes as they stop shooting.




One of them cries "What the hell is that thing?!" and another "A werewolf?!"




I smirk and I start to run around as I open fire, they return fire but I'm moving so fast they cant hit me but I am landing hits on them as the belt quickly runs through, I shoulder it and I leap toward them, decapitating one of them in a single strike while I bite down on another's neck, I grab their guns as I whip around and toss the guy from my maw, firing both guns and blowing them away in a hail of gunfire. I toss them as soon as they run dry and leap onto the second car, the driver comes out with an 870 shotgun but I crush him as soon as he looks to me, I jump down and grab the shotgun, without looking at the occupants in the back I unload the entire shotgun and toss it, I turn around to see Loona pushing the car that got past the bridge over the edge, she gives a howl and I return with one of my own. Quick and smooth with no injuries on our end... can't get much better then that!




We push the remaining vehicles over the side, Moxxie and I collect the fallen weapons to add to our arsenal, singing praise at the success of the new submachine gun, already thinking of upgrades and updating the design.




Moxxie eyes me as I finish cleaning the firearm "I think the lad is going to make things interesting, being essential a ppsh-41 on steroids. How does it compare to the mg42?"




"It's fire rate is far more controllable and eliminates the need for multiple barrels overall, the pistol cartridge is more then sufficient for the engagements we have been facing and thus eliminates the concern for over penetration. In terms of construction it's easier to maintain, weighs just under half as much and it's a third smaller then the german gun, thus making it far more weildy.", I smirk "Whoever didn't approve of this didn't know what they were doing."




The imp nods "Any ways it could be improved?"




"Honestly there isn't much to complain about when it comes to this design, the belt system is intuitive, the action is smooth and easy. I would change it to where it can take belts and magazines so that way we can avoid dirt getting to the inner workings."




Mox puts on a thinking expression as he rubs his chin "Hmm, I can see it being a possibility... we can go over designs for magazines and redesign another time but I can draw up some prototype design work."




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Alpha and Agents One and Two are at the scene of the crazy pile up, looking down at it as their forensics looks at the mauled and shot up bodies on both sides.




One crosses his arms "We've found teeth marks we haven't seen before on these guys, I guess that human helper survived and he has a new toy that shoots 7.62x25mm."




Two shrugs "Too many to be a pistol... submachine perhaps?"




"Too many bullets for one submachine gun, probably two if I had to guess."




Alpha rolls his eyes "Can we use his hair to create a new serum for Cerberus?"




One cleans his glasses "It's possible, but we won't know until we do the same process we did to his girlfriends fur."




Two looks at the mauled remains "He's taken a real liking to close combat and if anything he looks to be a far better shot then before."




Alpha decides not to amuse the humans any longer, he hasn't heard much from Alastor other then that the human was back in action. If it all works out and his fur can create a serum to make more of the hybrids in order to push the plan through... otherwise this operation will have to be completely scraped! He moves to one of his scientists taking some hairs and putting them in a scanner...




Alpha scoffs under his breath 'This years Extermination is going to be really something, I just hope this lines up with it.'




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Alastor is mingling about in public, humming a tune to himself as he just strolls along, Blitz is just behind him as he tries to figure out what is going on. His talk with Stolas has inspired him to do this surveillance when he can over the past few weeks, so far he hasn't found anything solid but he isn't willing to give up, at the same time he has to be careful as like many others he has seen what the Radio Demon can do and it's a fate far worse then most could ever imagine.




The imp peeks out 'Come on Smiles, give me something to work with!'. he slowly moves through the shadows as best he can, he sees Alastor duck into an alley which causes the imp to give a smirk.




Blitz follows the sinner and find him talking on a floating rotary phone, Blitz carefully takes out his cellphone and begins to record the conversation.




The strawberry demon chimes "Aye chap I am just checking in on how it's going on your end?", he tilts his head "I see, so you think Adam's newfound hair could be the key to Cerberus?"




Blitz raises an eyebrow 'Who are you talking to you burnt out tube?'




Alastor gives a chuckle "Oh please, there is no need to worry. If this leads to what we are expecting then we'll have what we need to really racketeer both the henhouse and the lion's den! Being an Exorcist I am sure you have a good broadcast."




Blitz's eyes shoot open 'Did he just say Exorcist? As in the angels that carry out the Extermination?!', he stops recording, saves the footage and slowly begins to make his way to Stolas's manner 'This is bad, but what Exorcist would be willing to work with mister jam over there?' he gets clear and begins to look at a few pictures, landing on one he had taken with the human and Loona with the latter giving her typical scowl but the latter smiling with Blitz in the pic 'So you want to pick on my future son-in-law huh?', he glances back 'I'm gonna take that microphone stand shove it right up your...'




"Hi Blitzy!!!!"




The imp jumps as he sees Stolas walking towards him, he quickly pulls Stolas into the nearby alley "Quiet down bird brain, Alastor is just down the road!" in a cold whisper, he glances to where he came from, seeing the Radio Demon peaking out, he zooms to Stolas "Run! Back to your place before he catches us!"




The two run down the alleyway and turn the corner, Alastor makes it to the alley where they were, he puts he hangs up his phone as he adds emphasis to that twisted grin of his before walking off and disappearing in a puff of red smoke.




Blitz informs Stolas of what Alastor has been up to and the owl is amazing at what the siiner demon has done. The problem is that even with this evidence and Stolas's influence it could stillbe seen as hit or miss, as Alastor's power was mostly from the strings he pulled from behind the scenes, though Blitz does shoot a text to Charlie to warn her of Alastor's actions along with the video, she's the daughter of Lucifer himself, surely she can do something.... right? Stolas opens a portal to I.M.P. and the two go through which surprises everyone.....




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I raise an eyebrow "So, Alastor is up to something when it comes to Cerberus."




Moxxie blinks "Hmm, also the fact the Exorcist's are working with him says something too..." he looks to Blitz "By the sound of it, Alastor must be trying to do a power grab."




I look to all the demons "What about the Exorcist's? They are angels that come once a year, what could they gain from a power struggle here?"




Stolas crosses his arms "They are the most deranged of the angels, all they care about is killing and advancing their powers, they are more akin to attack dogs then anything else. That being said the big shots are Adam and Lute, though they sometimes go by Alpha and Beta respectively and when they lead the Extermination they do so with a knife edge."




Loona chimes in "It's likely Alpha wants to take control of Heaven, which if true could lead to a massive war between Heaven and Hell again."




That thought alone is terrifying, if the Extermination is anything to go by from what I have heard and read, it'll be quite a one-sided war if that's the case as the angel's seem to have the ability to come and go as they please and we can't go to Heaven at all from Hell as far as I know. But it seems they are connected to the D.H.O.R.K.S. given how they dragged me into their clutch...




I put my thinking cap on "If we can find where the D.H.O.R.K.S. are located it could very well lead us to where Alpha has set up shop, or at the very least stop this plan from going forward."




Millie eyes Mox "Hon, have you found anything on those computers yet?"




Mox tells us that there isn't much data when it comes to locations but it does show us that there is a lot of foot traffic at the Empire State building in New York. We quickly form a plan of attack with Stolas keeping an eye on Alastor while we make a move on the building, we do hear from Charlie that Alastor has disappeared though she will be keeping an eye out, while I would like to go in guns blazing... it wouldn't be the best idea. But if Alastor knows we are on to him then we will have to move fast if we want to catch up and derail this train, Mox and I quickly get to work on making more ammo belts and boxes for the heavy submachine gun while Blitz, Millie and Loona load magazines, sharpen blades, ready explosives with me even making some pipe and nail bombs... what can I say, I learned a lot from Mox.




I arm a few machine pistols "We are going to need to get the building locked down and fast, we're going to need a team down below to disable alarms and lock all entrances to the outside while the other goes room to room."




Blitz readies an fal with an extended mag "Loona and you are the fastest ones, so you guys can bind em up while we start to clean up shop.", he looks to Moxxie "I think we are due to getting some payback." earning nods from the smaller imps.




I raise an eyebrow as I go back to making more belts "We need to be mindful as it's likely our new military friends will be there too.", I smirk as I look to the demons "So let's not try to damage the gear."




The demons give a chuckle with Mox nudging me "Getting ideas?" to which I nod back.




We finish getting our gear prepared along with our disguises and we head through the portal, the Empire State Building is a monolith of concrete, just the sheer amount of ground to cover will be crazy but the layout should be manageable as building follow a general layout with utility control in the bottom of the structure or just under in the foundation. We begin to make our way to the building with Loona and I on point as Blitz, Mox and Millie hang back, we enter the building to see a security checkpoint with agents manning it, I smirk as the alarm sounds while I pass through the gate.




An agent comes over with a metal detector wand "Any jewelry or metal impla..."




I open my jacket to show of my mac-10's which causes his jaw to drop, I punch him which sends the agent flying into a wall, I whip out the two machine pistols and begin to spray at the desks as I change into my hound form. An agent comes around with a spas-12 but Loona changes behind the pillars and takes him out with a blast from an m4 shotgun. We glance to each other and grin, the doors suddenly open and we see agents in body armor, m16's, mp5's 870 shotguns and even some shields, yelling at us to freeze.




I ditch the spent machine pistols and ready the lad, I charge it as I roar "Let's rock!"




Loona and I leap around as they open fire, the lad laying down a hail of bullets which brings down a few of them down, but I toss a frag which takes out a shield user and a couple shotgunners. Loona unleashes a hail of buckshot before ditching the shotgun, she readies an axe and howls as she collides with them, I get behind a pillar and load a new belt, a guy comes over, I grip his neck with my left and quickly twist it, he falls down as I roll my eyes and dive out onto my stomach which catches a few of them in their legs, they get blown into as they fall, I quickly get up as one of the shields tries to bash me, I give the lad a gentle toss upwards, I grab his shield, shove him into the wall, I deliver a hard punch which shatters the shield, I catch the machine gun and obliterate his head. I keep firing the smg as I whip out my mg42, I howl for Loona to leap, she does and catch which left of the offers with both machine gun... never thought I would ever wield an mg42 single handed. The last round leaves the german gun and all the agents are down for the count while Loona lands next to me, I howl in victory as I raise my machine guns.




The imps come running in and become amazed by the destruction, Blitz comes over to us "Alright, we're going to get the mile high club going, you guys know what to do."




Loona smirks as she grabs a pair of m16's "It shouldn't be too hard."




I re-arm the mg42 "The sooner we can lock this place down the better.", I have the pocket watch absorb the weapon and move on to the lad "Check your corners and keep tabs on everyone, these military guys are packing some serious firepower."




Mox eyes me as he readies a tommygun "Any idea what military they are?"




"No sign of national ties and hardly any insignia that denotes rank... my best guess is that they are a private military company of some kind.", I work the action "They wear body armor that offers a lot of protection, aim for things like their joints and bring em down that way, don't focus on killing them if you can just disable them and move on."




We splt up and go about our mission assignments, Loona and I are zooming down the halls where we find a security office, we get the building on lock down and destroy the controls so it can be reversed, we run down the halls as we following the wire pipes a squad of these agents in body armor greet us with weapons fire, I answer with the lad.




The last one drops "NOW YOU SEE ME, NOW YOU'RE DEAD!!!" and advance.




The room we are looking for comes into view but these loud booms force us into cover, I glance and see a few smoking ks-23's being held by the military guys, they load their four gauge shells so I get fully back into cover.




Loona looks to me "What do we do?"




I hand her the machine gun "I'll run interference, you get to that room and take everything out." handing her some c4 plastic explosives with detonators.




Loona nods "You can count on me my mate." with a smirk.




I dash out "Come and get me!"




They open fire but they don't land any hits on me, I hear them come after me, so I begin to break all the lights with my claws until the area we are in is almost pitch black, I sneak around and see them wearing night vision goggles.




I give a grin 'I'm not trapped in here with you... you're trapped in here with me!'




I tackle one of them, he screams as the other two opens fire but they have no idea where to shoot as I quickly rip him to shreds before moving on, I sniff the air and they become highlight in my vision, I can smell their fear as they try to encourage each other not to run away... I guess in this case I am Batman... kind of.




I move from cover to cover, the light scratching of my claws echoing which causes them to look around, I pass by one of them which cuts his neck wide open, he gurgles as the last one eyes him, he begins to panic and he slowly begins to head back to where we came. I grab one of their massive shotguns, I sneak up behind him, I aim the weapon single handed at his head, as soon as he tuns around I fire, the massive scattershot disintegrated his head entirely, his body zooming back due to the sheer force.




I chuckle "Alone against all of them... they wouldn't stand a chance." as I think of turning all the lights off and turning this place into a massive hunting ground.




Loona comes over "Charges are set."




I look to her "Let the fun begin." showing teeth in my smile.




Loona blinks "Damn that bloodlust is effecting you greatly.", she puts a hand on my shoulder "Remember, take some breaths... if you get overwhelmed by it could be difficult to break you free."




We begin to run back, Loona detonates the charges as she hands me my machine gun and the area behind us explodes, the lights go out with back up coming on a few seconds later. I don't know how to explain it, but I feel this blood haze in my head, it seems spilling blood up close is causing a powerful instinct to manifest. We blend into the darkness, wiping out one fire-team after another, even at range now I can feel the instinct as bring targets down, though my hands twitch as I want to rend them more and more as I feel a craving for blood and carnage. Loona glancing to me more and more as we go on, I eventually begin to laugh as I start to use them as shields while blazing away with my machine gun, my laughter gets to where the soldiers shake and run away, it's beyond amazing in a way.




I load a new belt from a box "You created me, now you get to see the results!", I hear a loud click, I look to see this agent with a pump action shotgun shaking in his boots "Really? You've gotta be kidding me."




The agent gulps "Step back!"




I begin to walk towards him "I can smell your fear, I can make out that you are too scared to even pull the trigger.", he slowly backs away "You can't even stand your ground, did any of you not realize that this could possibly happen?", his back hits the window "The transformation was painful, but now I really must thank your organization for this.", I take the shotgun from his grip with my left hand, I flip the weapon around to where I have my finger on the trigger "Run and hide if you want, I actually strongly advise it."




The agent runs, he goes around the corner and disappears, Loona eyes me "I was expecting you to just kill him.", she comes over to me as she puts a hand on my shoulder "How do you feel?"




"It takes a lot to fight these instincts, I'm trying to keep my mindset intact but it's starting to get harder."




She gives me a kiss "Take some breaths, I'll run up ahead. Just relax and we'll work on more exercises when we get back."




I nod and she runs off, it's a lot to contend with as I try to fend off the hellhound instincts while keeping my more human mind in the control seat, I can feel the bloodlust just below the surface as I try to hold it back... how do hellhounds do it?!




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Agents One and Two are watching the carnage on the few remaining cameras, they both look to each other and nod... knowing what they must do.




To be continued...