Chapter 2 – Ask, and ye shall receive

Pain.

It felt like his body is tearing itself apart. It took every ounce of will not to scream. He wouldn't give the Demons that satisfaction.

But as quickly as the pain started it stopped. Opening his eyes, the Marine finds himself once more in the dimensional rift.

Trrrrk-tik. "Doom Slayer. We are once again in the space between dimensions. From what limited data I can gather, the Tether system reacted quite badly with the transportation runes used on you. The Tether system was never designed to go through a teleportation event outside of its control. As such, it triggered itself and nearly rendered you atom from atom." Trrrk-tik. Trrrrrrk-tik-tik. "As a side note, the Tether system has successfully recharged itself, allowing me to activate it one more time. I have discovered another dimension nearby, closely linked to the previous dimension we just left. Shall I transport us there now?"

He nodded. "Very well. Activating in 3…2…1." The familiar tendrils of energy wrapped around his armored form, until the white light engulfed him entirely.

The peace conference is going ahead smoothly. At first, the leaders of the three factions wanted to meet in private. But when word got out about the meeting, each faction had a huge uproar, with members of each group not trusting the other two groups.

As such, instead of a meeting between three groups of a few people each, it turned into a conference of three groups consisting of several hundred beings ready to fight the other two factions at a moment notice.

After repairing Kuoh Academy from the damage caused by the fight with Kokabiel, a temporary structure is built on the football field behind the main school building. A round Colosseum like structure with an open roof, it has seating sections spaced evenly apart. There is enough room for each faction to seat 150 beings in a tiered, stadium style arrangement, with each faction being separated from each other while guards fly overhead. In the center of the Colosseum at a round table on a slightly raised platform sits the three leaders.

Sona and Rias, along with their peerage, are sitting behind Sirzechs on the ground floor, a place of honor to thank them for their work in stopping Kokabiel.

The conference has been going on for several hours. They have made good headway in convincing the their members that working together is preferable to the alternative, but the three leaders still have their work cut out for them.

Another petitioner that just had their question answered sits down, still not yet convinced. The three leaders move on to the next petitioner, when they are interrupted by a bright white light appearing over their conference table. Tendrils of energy shoot out, scouring the surface of their table but not actually damaging or injuring anyone or anything. The light grows brighter and brighter, until they are all blinded by it until just as immediately as it appeared it disappears.

In its place, a fully armored being stands. The green armored being looks around in confusion before zeroing in on Sirzechs.

Sirzechs recognizes the Doom Slayer, and just as he gets over his shock in order to say something the Marine shoots him right in the face.

The Marine is not amused. The last thing he wanted to see is the Demon who caused him so much pain after giving said Demon his trust. Sure it was an unpredictable outcome, but that didn't change what happened due to said Demons actions.

Loading another round in the shotgun he continues to glare at Sirzechs, who is currently kneeling on the floor, cradling his head in one of his hands. The shotgun blast didn't really hurt Sirzechs, but the unexpected force disoriented him before pushing him backwards over his chair. From what the Marine could tell, the damage was the equivalent of shooting the Cyberdemon with his pistol.

The Devil faction immediately jumped to their feet, ready to kill the one who so brazenly attacked their leader for no reason. The other two factions also got to their feet, believing that the Devil faction are attempting to sabotage the meeting by attacking their own leader for an excuse to go back to war. Just as the Devils are about to leap forwards, Sirzechs holds up a hand to stop them. Still kneeling, he shakes his head to clear away the effects of the shotgun blast before standing up and brushing off the dirt from his clothes.

"Greetings" says Sirzechs, as if the Doom Slayer did not just try to kill him, "that was a bit rude, don't you think?"

The Marine readies an explosive shot.

Sirzechs speaks quickly. "Now now, there is no need for that." He waves behind him in order to get the Devils to sit back down. They hesitate, but a forceful glare by Sirzechs makes them comply. As they all sit back down, still on the edge of their seats, Sirzechs turns back to the Doom Slayer. "When you did not appear with me after I teleported us out of the rating game, I did not expect to see you again. Especially since several weeks have already passed."

'Several weeks?' he thinks. The pain was intense but it didn't seem like more than a few minutes had elapsed. Trrrk-tik. "It is possible that the accidental activation of the Tether system moved us further along in time than it had in space. This was a known issue with the original dimensional travel testing done by the UAC. It sometimes took days for the trip to complete, even though the travelers only experienced a few seconds of transition. Until I am able to correctly correlate the current time of this dimension with your systems, my hypothesis is that the pain you felt is the result of the Tether system pulling you further along the time stream than the teleportation runes originally planned. I will continue my analysis."

Leaving the implications of time travel aside, the Marine has not moved, still contemplating if he should shoot Sirzechs again anyways. A voice to the right brings him out of his thoughts.

"Sirzechs. Is this someone you wish to introduce to us?"

Turning his head, but not lowering his weapon, the Marine sees a man with long blond hair and a Halo wearing clothes made of gold, white and red sitting at the table.

"Pardon my rudeness Michael" says Sirzechs, drawing the Marine's attention back to him. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Angels, Grigori and Devils, may I introduce to you the legendary Doom Slayer."

There is a large intake of breath from everyone at the conference before intense whispering broke out amongst the attendees. The Heaven faction is curious, wondering if the Doom Slayer will start attacking the Devils. The Fallen faction is wary, wondering if he will lump their faction in with the Demons.

The Hell faction though is either in denial or near panic. Everyone had seen recordings of the Ratings Game where Riser and his Peerage got taken apart piece by piece. Phenex tears are the only reason that his Peerage is even functional. And even though Sirzechs later identified the armored being as the Doom Slayer, many of the attending Devils simply regarded the statement as an attempt to soothe the pride of the Phenex family. None however, could deny his brutality and effectiveness.

The Devils tensed, each readying to attack, and the tension in the air is nearly palpable. The Marine readies his battle plan when loud, boisterous laughter cuts through the atmosphere.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh Sirzechs, you bring the best people to the party! HAHAHAHAHAHA."

Turning to the source, the Marine spots a man with black hair and blond bangs, wearing a maroon trench coat laughing uncontrollably.

Ignoring Azazel, Sirzechs speaks to the Doom Slayer once more. "Please ignore him, he doesn't seem to have an appreciation for unexpected guests. We are in the middle of a delicate conference, but if you-" the Marine doesn't let him finish before turning around and hopping of the table in between Michael and Azazel. He's done listening to Demons, no matter what honeyed words they speak. He knows that in the end, all of it is just poison.

Trying to decide which exit to take, he is distracted by a high pitched female laugh. Looking up, he sees a spectacled, busty female with bat wings flying high above the open ceiling.

The woman looks down at the attending guests before spreading her arms out. "GREETINGS! I am Katerea Leviathan and I am here to kill you all." She snaps her fingers and a large, purple dome encases the entirety of the school grounds. "I have just put up a barrier that prevents teleportation within its confines. Should you wish to leave, you will need to cross the barrier. Although you will need to get past my associates first." At her words, human magicians started to teleport into Kuoh academy in large numbers. "If you wish to enable your emergency teleports built into the stadium, I suggest you come find me and force me to take it down. Ta-ta!"

A flap of her wings and the female Devil leaves before anyone can stop her. The moment she is gone, the human magicians open fire on the guards and attendees. Several dozen are cut down before the three leaders are able to activate the defensive runes, putting up a shield that surrounds the Colosseum.

The Guards hover over their respective charges, looking out at the attacking magicians. The three leaders stand before each other before Azazel breaks the ice. "So. Who was that?"

"As she introduced herself, she is Katerea Leviathan, a member of the Old Satan faction" responds Sirzechs. "I believe she wishes to kill me."

"I believe she wishes to kill us all Sirzechs" states Michael. "Still, this may be a blessing in disguise." The other two look questioningly at him. "We have stated to our people that we need to work together in order to combat our common enemies. She has just given us that common enemy." Michael looks out past the barrier, at the Human magicians who are continuing to attack. "The shield will not last long under this constant strain. And if she is as thorough as she is arrogant, then long range magical communication would be the second thing she disabled." Michael already tested this theory, and waited while the other two tried it themselves. When their attempts failed, Michael continued. "Her interruption does a better job of pushing our agenda forward in a day then anything we three could do in a year. Now, we just need to survive this assault in order to make our alliance a reality."

The other two contemplated Michael's words before nodding in agreement. He smiled at them before they each turned to their respective audiences.

Amplifying his voice, Michael speaks first. "Silence!" rings out the command. The beings in the Colosseum are taken aback before focusing on the three leaders. "This" he said, pointing out towards the Magicians attacking the barrier, "is what the three of us have been talking about. There are outside forces who wish to take advantage of our current state. Alone, we are vulnerable. But together, we have the strength to defy those who would wish to destroy us."

"It's true" states Azazel. "Our enemies will not care what side we are on, nor what grudges we have with each other. Let us not mince words here: We are weak." Mutterings broke out amongst the audience. Each knew the truth, but to hear one of their leaders say it out loud so brazenly has never happened before. "The Great War has turned the three factions into mere shadows of what they once were. There will be those that take advantage of our individual weakness to strike at us, to whittle us down piece by piece until we are all dead."

"And that" continues Sirzechs, "is the issue we are facing now. I will not lie and say that our differences can be pushed aside overnight. Too many grudges and too much hatred for too many years have left deep divides between our peoples. But this is not about convenience or power. This is not about who is strong and who is not. This is about survival. Alone, each faction is weak. Alone, each faction is vulnerable. Alone, no faction stands a chance. Only by standing together, side by side, can we weather the coming storm."

"There are others." Says Michael, "Hidden from our sight. Beings of great power whom we cannot hope to defeat in our current state. They are our true enemy. For too long we have fought each other in a never ending war. I - no, WE - ask our people to come together. Not for glory, or honor, or pride. But for survival. For the continuation of our species. We ask that you put aside your hatred so that we can face what challenges tomorrow brings together as one."

Silence permeates the Colosseum, the only sound coming from the spell impacts on the barrier. A Grigori stands up and loudly proclaims. "I support Lord Azazel in making peace and joining forces with the Angels and Devils."

A Devil stands up next. "I support Lord Sirzechs in making peace and joining forces with the Grigori and Angels."

Shortly afterwards, an Angel stands as well. "I support Lord Michael in making peace and joining forces with the Grigori and Devils."

Soon, members from each faction rise from their seats, each stating their support for their leader and the treaty. The three leaders fill with pride at the sight of their people willing to cast aside their distrust of each other to work towards a greater goal.

Turning towards the other two, Azazel says "Now with that done, do either of you have a plan to deal with all of that?" he says, gesturing at the still attacking Magicians.

"Our target is Katerea Leviathan." states Sirzechs. "Without her, we three can call in re-enforcements and easily overwhelm these magicians. However, since she openly taunted us, we can safely assume that she wishes to confront the three of us personally and has planned accordingly."

"Still" interrupts Michael, "We can't just leave our people to cower inside this structure. I say half our forces deal with the Humans while we three personally deal with Katerea."

Azazel thinks for a few seconds before nodding. "Agreed. I have just the person to face these Magicians. VALI!" Vali Lucifer approaches the leaders. "I have trained Vali here personally for a number of years. I believe he can lead our combined troops against these Humans." Michael and Sirzechs both study Vali for a few seconds before both nod in agreement. Azazel turns to his protégé "Alright. Take half of all the forces here and deal with the Magicians. The three of us will take a quarter of the forces and go after the one who raised this barrier."

Vali grins. "Sure thing Azazel. Leave it to me."

"Before you leave" interjects Sirzechs, "We should also take our green armored guest into account."

The other three blankly look at him before remembering the Doom Slayer. All three whip their heads around to where they saw him last, only to see an empty field. He had taken his leave before they noticed his absence. "Where did he go?" asks Vali.

He is answered by the sounds of gunshots and explosions, as well as the terrified screams of the dying. The shield behind the Heaven faction stopped getting shot at by the humans, seeing as they had more pressing things to worry about.

Sirzechs sighs before turning to Vali. "Piece of advice Vali: when you go outside the shield barrier, take your soldiers that way" pointing to the opposite area from where the sounds are coming from. "And no matter what, do not get in the Doom Slayer's way."

Several Minutes Earlier

The Marine listened to the winged woman make her threats, witnessing the both barriers come into existence. While everyone in the stadium is distracted, he made his way over to the ones with Halos and took their exit.

Trrk-tik. "One moment please Doom Slayer." He paused at VEGA's request. 30 seconds passed before VEGA returned. "Thank you. Readings taken from your suit sensors show that the outer barrier is nearly impenetrable. The winged Demon failed to state that while the barrier is up, no one will be able to enter or exit the area, through teleportation or otherwise. The UAC encountered something like this during their expeditions to Hell. The only way to exit the area is to kill the Devil who had erected the barrier. The inner barrier can be breached from the inside with no issues. However, you most likely will not be able to pass through the barrier a second time without completely destroying it."

The Marine proceeds forwards anyways, but switches out the shotgun for the Assault Rifle with mini Rockets. Exiting the tunnel, he views the yellow shield barrier, wondering if he'll need to hunt down a keycard or skull first, before shrugging and walking through it anyways.

Once on the other side, he views the upside down floating magicians. Seeing as they are not attacking him, he decides to ignore them and make his way over to the Demon responsible for the first barrier.

It didn't take long for the Magicians to notice the Doom Slayer. Remembering their orders to kill or delay anyone leaving the colosseum, they immediately open fire on his fast moving form.

The Marine dodges the incoming attacks. Raising the rifle, he activates the mini Rockets, sending one each into the chest of six humans. They would have died from the impact itself before the explosions turned them into bloody chunks. This attracts the attention of even more Magicians, who turn their attention to him instead of the barrier.

The Marine switches out the mini Rockets for the Zoom sight. Moving around the incoming spell fire, he shoots the floating humans, killing them easily. A few try to come closer, which is a mistake.

Jumping up, he grabs one by the head, only to have gravity reverse on him. For the unfortunate magician, this means that the not insubstantial weight of the fully armored Marine comes crashing down on him, breaking his spine and killing him instantly.

Slightly dazed, it takes a few seconds after the death of the Magician for the gravity platform to disperse, allowing the Marine to fall back down to the ground. Now knowing what to expect, he double jumps up to the nearest Magician, righting himself and landing on the upside down platform. The shocked human is unable to react before the Marine's left hand reaches out and grabs her throat.

Now with a meat shield the Marine starts shooting the others. A few are hesitant to shoot their comrade, but others are not so reserved. It doesn't take long for the human in his grasp to die, so he throws her corpse at another Magician hard enough to kill him.

Landing on the ground, the Marine keeps dodging and shooting, waiting for an opportunity to get back up to them. But the Magicians learned from their mistake and keep their distance. Being disadvantaged at ground level, the Marine runs towards the Main school building before double jumping onto the second floor.

Once inside, he crosses the classroom to the exit door, not even bothering to open it before turning it into splinters. In the hallway, he turns towards where the stairways are on the mini map, only for his path to be blocked off by more Magicians teleporting into the school.

Dodging back in to the classroom, he switches to the Gauss Cannon, swapping out the Precision Bolt for the Siege Mode attachment. Once complete, he moved back into the hallway, taking the incoming spell fire on his armor easily. Once charged, the Marine fires the Cannon, turning every Magician before him into paste and blasting a large hole in the wall.

The path clear, the Marine makes his way to the roof.

At the School Gates

Sirzechs, Azazel and Michael confront Katerea with a quarter of their respective forces. With Vali taking half, the last quarter remains to guard the representatives unable to fight, while those who can fight are assisting Vali.

Sirzechs steps forward. "Katerea Leviathan. Why would you attack us like this? Powerful you may be, but you cannot possibly take the three of us on at once. Did you overestimate the power of those Human Magicians perhaps?"

Katerea crosses her arms and laughs, a loud disdainful sound echoing from her lips, standing in front of the entrance. "Please. Humans? They're good as fodder and nothing else. Only those with Sacred Gears are worth looking at, and even they are still so far below our status that it would be shameful to employ them."

"Well, then my lady" asks Azazel, "why would you use them at all if they're so far beneath you?"

She smiles a wicked smile. "Why waste my own troops if others are so willing to die for you."

Michael angrily speaks. "Then why is it you have attacked us? What are you here for, what is your game?"

"Game?" she asks, "Very well. I'll answer the questions you have. The dead should know why they are about to die." The Devil puts her hands on her hips, thrusting out her chest. "Interesting you should use that word, as it was another game that took me from the path I was walking onto the path I wished to be. And for that, I thank you Sirzechs." She mockingly bowed towards the Devil opposite her. "If not for your announcement after poor Riser's Rating Game, we would not have made the discovery we did. Your timing was perfect."

"Rating Game?" questions Sirzechs, narrowing his eyes. "What are you talking about?"

"The Doom Slayer." She replies haughtily. "A myth passed down through the generations until the original story was lost to time itself. We did not even think of looking towards the fairy tales to further our ambitions, but your words and actions made us reconsider. So we went looking. Deeper, further, into the most obscure places, towards the darkest pits, past the lowest levels."

"You wouldn't" says Sirzechs, mouth dry, "You didn't. Those levels are locked away for a reason. You wouldn't possibly be foolish enough to break the seals."

"Wouldn't we?" she asks mockingly. "I will admit, the cost was -is- greater than we imagined. But then again, humans breed like rabbits. What's hundreds or thousands missing amongst billions?"

Michael growls in anger but the Devil simply ignores him. "It took weeks of nonstop work, and even with our precautions we lost many of our brethren. But in the end, it is worth it. For we found what we were looking for. More than you can possibly imagine."

She smiles her wicked smile again, raising her arms up. "You think I would depend on mere Humans to take care of you? They, my dears, are nothing more than bait." Two red, glowing portals appear beside her, before disappearing. In their place stands two monstrous, muscled Demons.

Red in color, they stand over four meters tall on backwards jointed goat legs. Bulging muscles stretch their skin to the limit. On top of their imposing stature, a horned head sits upon a muscled neck. The Barons of Hell view the enemies before them before letting out a large, earth shattering roar. Each rushed forward at great speed, intent on killing their prey.

The three leaders moved to intercept but Katerea attacks them first, keeping their attention on her instead.

The Barons took advantage by attacking the foot soldiers who didn't stand a chance. Dismembered, crushed underfoot, incinerated, any who is unfortunate enough to catch their attention died shortly afterwards. Every time the Barons are done with a group, they made a jumping attack towards the next one. Any who are flying are assaulted by green plasma orbs, cast with unerring accuracy.

The two Demons killed half of the assembled troops, ignoring any injury they incurred themselves, before two of the three leaders are able to interfere. Michael stops a Demon before it can kill a Devil, creating a large spear of light which impales the Baron. Sirzechs meanwhile, attacks the other Baron of Hell from behind, sending several Destruction spheres into the Demon.

With the two Demons dead, Katerea disengages from Azazel, jumping back towards the school gate, still smiling.

The three factions re-form again before her, each shaken after their experience but not yet beaten.

"Is that all?" asks Azazel. "While those two are certainly strong they're not strong enough to kill us all."

Katereas smile however, did not falter. "Oh I know. Powerful as they are individually, the three of you working together can easily kill any one, two, even a dozen of them by yourselves." She shakes her head. "No, that is not all. That my dears, was merely a demonstration." The Devil takes out a cylinder from behind her back, pulling it apart slightly to reveal a bright, red light. The three factions can feel a large amount of energy coming from it and are on alert. "This, gentleman, is MY plan." She holds it above her head and prepares to break the cylinder.

Sirzechs realizes what she is about to do. "NO! STOP HER!" He immediately sends out his quickest ranged attack, as does everyone else. But they are too late. Just as the attacks reach her, Katerea breaks the cylinder. The wave of energy causes the attacks to disintegrate, as well as push the assembled forces back towards the entrance of the school building, killing a few who impacted the building directly.

Getting back to their feet, the three Factions can only stare in horror at the large, red portal floating above the school gates. Katerea stands beneath the portal, smiling at them like a hungry shark.

Smaller portals started appearing. First one, then ten, then dozens, then hundreds, each bringing an individual Demon to Kuoh Academy. Imps, Hell Razers, Mancubus, Hell Knights, Pinkies, Cacodemons, Summoners and even more Barons of Hell. Each appeared, one after another, ready to kill.

Katerea smiles, not even needing to gloat anymore on her upcoming victory. A Baron steps ahead of the Demon Horde, before stopping and roaring out a challenge to the three factions. A challenge which is met with a blue energy blast to the face.

The blast stuns the Baron temporarily, who roars once more in anger before a second blue streak disintegrates its chest, shoulders and head. As what's left of the Demon falls backwards, all eyes turn towards the source of the attack. Looking towards the roof of the school building they see none other but the Doom Slayer, Gauss Cannon at the ready, one foot on the chest of a dead Magician.

The Marine switches out the Gauss Cannon for the Combat Shotgun before jumping off the edge and landing in front of the three factions.

Katerea frowns as she witnesses the reactions of the Demons. They screech and curse the green armored Human, ignoring the other beings behind him. Even though she recognizes the Doom Slayer, as Sirzechs claims he is, she refuses to believe that a single Human could possibly be a threat to the Demons she has gathered around her.

The Doom Slayer starts walking forwards, goading the Demons to attack him with his mere presence. The assembled Demons continue to spit and screech at him, but hesitate to attack the one who defeated the Mastermind. But the closer he comes, the greater their rage grows, the less the fear holds them back. And at some invisible barrier the Doom Slayer starts running forwards, breaking the Demons stupor and causing them to converge on the one whom they despise and fear.

A few steps away from meeting the charge head on the Marine fires an Explosive Shot at a Cacodemon, blinding it. He then shoots an Imp, pulping it before striking another Imp, breaking its neck. He kills several more imps before double jumping to dodge a ground pound from a Hell Knight. Switching out to the Plasma Rifle, he shoots a Hell Razer below him several times before landing on it and curb stomping its head. Surrounded by Imps, the Marine activates the Heat Blast, killing them all while wounding a Pinky and a Hell Knight. He then swaps out the mods to fire Stun Bomb, before moving towards a Mancubus.

Opening fire, the Marine does enough damage to stun the grotesque Demon before finishing it off by pulling one of its cables from the shoulder, causing the Demon to explode. The Doom Slayer then dodges an Energy Wave from a Summoner, who shrieks at him before teleporting to another location. Following the red trail, the Marine kills a few more Imps and Hell Razers before getting a clear shot at the Summoner, who has just finished bringing in more Imps.

A Stun Bomb stops them from moving, allowing the Marine to switch to the Rocket Launcher before using the Homing missiles to kill the Summoner and the Demons surrounding it.

A few more Missiles are launched, killing two Cacodemons and a Hell Razer, before a rockets stuns a Hell Knight. The Marine goes up to the stunned Demon and punches his head clean off, just in time to be blasted backwards by a Baron of Hell. Switching to the Super Shotgun, he unloads both barrels into a Mancubus, reloads and fires again, killing it.

The Doom Slayer keeps moving, shooting, killing, choosing the best weapon for the job as the three factions watch on in awe and the Demons attack in futility. But as the bodies piled up and the blood spilled, the number of Demons never fell. For every Demon that died, one more entered through the portal.

The Doom Slayer does not care. Ripping off a horn and using to kill a Baron of Hell, he is then tackled by a Pinky, bringing him out of the crowd and lowering his armor. Grabbing the head, the Marine stops the Charge before lifting the Demon in the air vertically before using its body to pummel nearby Demons into the ground. Ripping the head off after repeated abuses, the Marine throws it at a charging Hell Knight, stunning it for a Glory Kill.

Pausing to catch his breath, he looks around for the next enemy when the Marine spots a power up. But unlike the others used before, this one shifts between Green, Yellow and Orange. Without hesitation, he grabs it and slams the sphere into his chest.

Trrk-tik. "Doom Slayer, the sphere you just absorbed is unlike anything the UAC has encountered. From the readings I was able to observe, it looks like a mixture Haste, Invulnerability and Berserk." No response. "Doom Slayer, can you understand what I am saying?"

No, he cannot. "I am unable determine what the resulting mix of energies will do to your body, please –" but the Marine is no longer paying attention.

He has never felt so powerful before. One hit obliterated a Baron, punching a hole completely through its body. Jumping into the air, one leap takes him three stories high with enough force to go completely through a Cacodemon before landing on another Cacodemon and ripping it in half. Falling, the Doom Slayer double hammer blows a Mancubus beneath him, slamming its head completely through the body and cutting it in two.

Tearing through the Demonic horde, the Marine hears a Voice, whispering at the back of his mind.

It is The Voice from a Dream if he Dreamt.

It is The Voice of Fate if he believed in Destiny.

It is The Voice of a God that has been Forgotten.

"They Are Rage."

Several Imps died in quick succession, followed by several Hell Razers, moving at a speed so great he is merely a blur.

"Brutal."

A Mancubus lands nearby and opens fire with its flamethrowers. The Marine casually walks through the hell fire and crushes both opening jets, the pressure buildup causing the Demon to explode.

"Without Mercy."

He charges a Hell Knight, destroying the right knee before grabbing the left leg and swinging the Demon around alike a baseball bat.

"But You?"

A Baron attacks, destroying the corpse of the Hell Knight. It attacked with all the strength it possesses, but the unmoving Doom Slayer rips off its arm and beats the Baron to death with it.

"You Will Be Worse."

Discarding the arm, the Doom Slayer punches a charging Pinky Demon, pushing its head into the body and out the back. A nearby Summoner tries to teleport away but the Marine immediately catches up to the Demon before tearing its upper and lower half apart.

"Rip And Tear"

An uppercut turns a Baron into blood and meat. A kick turns a Hell Razers limbs into deadly projectiles. He crushes the skull of an Imp before impaling its corpse in a Cacodemon. He simply runs through the body of a Mancubus to rip apart a Hell Knight.

"Until It Is Done!"

'It Is Never Done'

The Demons have been driven insane. Unable to even hurt the Doom Slayer, they no longer try any semblance of tactics, simply charging him to attack with claws, teeth and talons.

The more he kills, the harder they come. The harder they come, the more he kills. No longer needing to move, the number of bodies beneath him grows and grows, each Demon adding to the pile, each death feeding their frenzy, each kill further empowering the Scourge of Hell, until there are no more.

Breathing heavily, the Doom Slayer catches his breath while working out his situation. Looking beneath his feet, he sees a dead Imp, tangled in the limbs of a dead Pinky, surrounded by pieces of several Hell Knights.

Having dealt with the Magicians and the traitorous Vali, those from the stadium have crowded inside the school, watching the massacre happen. Mouths open, they can only observe the Doom Slayer standing atop a three story high mountain of mangled bodies and blood. Those on the ground floor cannot even see the front gate anymore.

Beneath the Hell Portal, Katerea Leviathan feels true fear for the first time in her life. This being, this -Human- truly is the Doom Slayer. As his gaze turns to her, she unconsciously takes a few steps back. Even as more Demons teleport in to replace their losses she knows, deep in the recesses of her mind, that they cannot win.

Trrrk-tik. "Sensors indicate the effects of the unknown sphere have passed." Trrrrrrk-tik. "Good news, the unknown sphere has not damaged you physically in any way." As VEGA says this, more demons teleport into the courtyard. Trrrk-tik, trrrrrk-tik. "My Analysis concludes that as long as that portal is open, there is no way to stop the Demons from coming. The only way to close the portal is to destroy it with a large source of energy. There is only one weapon in your arsenal that is capable of generating enough energy required to close the gate."

Before the Marine brings it out, he spots a glowing Purple orb with a Skull in it next to him. Grabbing the Quad Damage, the Marine observes it for a few seconds before slamming it into the BFG 9000 instead of absorbing it himself. The energy chamber immediately starts to spin faster and faster, the light it is emitting getting brighter and brighter, becoming painful to even look at.

The Demons took this action as the sign to attack and immediately starts charging him. They climb over the bodies of the fallen, scramble past what's left of their dead. It is all for naught, as the Marine fires just as they reach him.

A blinding green light is the last thing the gathered Demons see before tendrils of energy reach out and kill them, disintegrating their bodies. Not even Katerea is spared, screaming in agony before her body explodes.

The ball of energy then slams into the open portal, the two different energies immediately coming into conflict before the gateway collapses, releasing a pulse wave that knocks the gathered Angels, Grigori and Devils off their feet and out of the air.

Trrrk-tik. "The Hell portal has been successfully closed. All Demons have been eliminated."

The Doom Slayer surveys the scene in front of him before turning around. The gathered beings get back on their feet as the purple barrier falls and the blue sky returns.

Knee Deep atop a mountain of Dead, the Marine knows that the ones before him are the enemies of Hell.

As he stares at them and they stare at him, only one thought goes through the Doom Slayers mind:

Who's Next?

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AN:

Edited: 09/21/2016. A few words, make the story flow better.

Wooooo. Damn.

Had to post this chapter twice. For some reason, the website took the 2nd chapter down overnight.

So, uh, remember when I stated I was not going to write another chapter for this story? Well, funny thing happened. This story became a lot, and I mean a lot more popular than I thought it would get.

I mean, I expected maybe a hundred people to read this story, maybe two hundred if I'm lucky. Well, this crossover is apparently more popular than I thought, as my expectation were blown waaaaaay out of the water.

So the two reasons why I wrote a 2nd chapter: 1) Accidentally uploaded a chapter for a different story to this story by accident, accidentally tricking people into thinking I updated it. This is to make up for that. 2) I am an attention seeking whore.

Now, to re-iterate, I still don't plan to continue this. Honestly, this is the last situation I have an idea for.

A few things to explain. I did the whole time travel thing as teleportation is a manipulation of time and space, but most people only focus on the space part. The only other story I can think of that concentrated on the 'time' part of teleportation is the story 'Drunken Space Time Ninjutsu', which is a Naruto fanfic. It's a good one, read it if you like Naruto fics.

The 'power ups' are concentrations of Hell/Argent energy, hence why they only appear when there is a large Demonic Presence. There are Codex entries in the UAC about the power ups.

The reason why the Doom Slayer can get health/armor/ammo from Demons is that his suit is able to gather Hell energy and convert it to what he needs. Health is actually the health of the armor, not the user. Armor is a shield that needs to be recharged by using Hell energy. And the Ammo is converted directly from Hell energy into whatever the Marine needs by the suit itself, which is then automatically loaded into whatever weapon needs it (other than the super shotgun), which is also why you never find ammo for weapons you haven't acquired yet. Otherwise, how else would health/armor/ammo appear in Hell in places where Humans have never been? This is just my way of explaining the game mechanics.

I combined the three power ups because I thought it would be cool as hell (pun intended) to do so, and would be totally kickass if we could do that in the game.

So a few things changed from the Anime, but I tried to keep it logical. The Old Satan faction wants Hell to be like it was in the olden days. What better way than to contact actual, old style demons and have them invade Hell/Heaven/Earth? If nothing else, Ophis would be able to locate them and bridge the gap for the Old Satan faction.

I was honestly surprised at how many people liked the story. I mean, it barely had any plot other than 'Doom Guy comes, messes people up, the end' which is the Doom games in a nutshell now that I think about it. Plot is secondary in a Doom Game, isn't it.

What is the Doom Guy's long term goals? Kill Demons. What does he want short term? Kill Samuel Hayden. This is something Ophis can tempt him with in the future.

So, this one has more plot and more speaking. I did not plan for Sirzechs, Azazel and Michael to give a combined speech, but I hope it works out.

Again, no plans to continue the story. Expect this to be the last chapter from me. But anyone who wishes can take what inspiration they want (just credit me in the AN at the bottom).

Peace

Gunkatas.