Everyone vs Violence, Part 1

"M-master…" the half-dead Anger croaks out. "You're here…"

"Huh?" I ask. "What was that?"

But I'm interrupted when -in the blink of an eye- a new demon appears before me.

My eyes widen, my entire body begins to tremble. "M-my Air Control couldn't even catch it…" I stammer.

The demon is another one of the humanoid variety, and stands at around eight feet tall. The demon is covered in rainbow scales with black claws, talons, horns, violet eyes, and black tail ending in a scorpion stinger shape. The Devil's body is covered in clocks, some clocks the hands are moving at a normal pace, some incredibly quickly, while others impressively slow. The hands of some clocks don't move at all. While other clocks, only the minute hand moves while the hour hand doesn't. Or vice versa.

"What did you do to my supportinant…?" The demon growls as her fist begins bubbling with dark-pink Cursed Power, which she slams into my gut; sending me flying backwards in a blast of dark pink Cursed Power, my back slamming straight through the walls of the building behind me, and landing into the rubble.

"Air Control!" I shout as I push the rubble away from me and jump up to my feet. I clutch my katana tightly between both of my hands as I emit my Cursed Power into the area, sensing the air waves around me and searching for this new demon. "Come on… where are you…?" I ask.

But just as before, the demon manages to slip right past my Air Control barrier and reappear directly in front of me.

"Just what the Hell is this Cursed Ability?!" I cry.

"Wind Control: Wind Blade!" I shout as I swing my katana towards the demon, who disappears the very second before my katana can decapitate her, before reappearing behind me. The demon's fist begins bubbling with dark-pink Cursed Power again, which -just as before- she slams into my gut, sending me flying backwards again, my back slamming through the wall of the current building that we're in, then into the wall of the building behind this one.

The demon then brings her hands together, charging up a sphere of dark-pink Cursed Power. "Time Stopper: Violent Rift!" The demon shouts as she thrusts both hands forwards, firing off an emission of dark-pink Cursed Power my way.

"Extend-o-Blade: Tornado Shield!" I shout as I pour my Cursed Power into the blade of my katana, in preparations to create a Tornado Shield, but before I can do so; the demon's emission of Cursed Power disappears, before reappearing directly in front of me, as if there was a glitch in a video game.

"What?!" I cry. The demon's emission of Cursed Power then blasts into me in an explosion of Cursed Power. I limply fall to the ground, scorched and bloodied by this new demon's attack. "If this demon's Cursed Ability is enhanced speed, like Nick, or teleportation like Grover; my Air Control would have caught it," I grunt from my place on the ground. "But this…it's more like King! Like this demon can control time or space!"

The demon then disappears, before reappearing besides Anger, and clutching her wounded body tightly.

"M-master…?" Anger croaks out with a weak smile. Anger then coughs; spitting out a glob of blood

"Shhh," Anger's master hushes as she sets Anger's body gently on the ground. "You may rest now."

Anger smiles as her eyes slowly close. The Fifth Circle of Hell; Anger…has died.

Anger's master then stands back up again as she fixes her attention on me. "You killed my subordinate" she growls.

"I don't even know who you are," I reply as I struggle to stand back up. But I'm interrupted when a wave of panic courses through my entire body, forcing me to drop back to the ground. The four inmates…Anger…and now this new demon…all of my battles are starting to take a toll on my body…

"Seventh Circle of Hell; Violence," Anger's master -now known as "Violence," the Seventh Circle of Hell- answers, causing my eyes to widen.

I just finished a battle with the Fifth Circle of Hell, which already exhausted all of my strength…

AND NOW THE SEVENTH CIRCLE OF HELL WANTS TO FIGHT ME?!

"For killing Anger…you die!" Violence shouts as she brings her hands together again, charging up another sphere of dark-pink Cursed Power. "Time Stopper: Violent Rift!" Violence shouts as she fires her emission of Cursed Power towards me.

"BLUE DEMON!" I shout as I push myself off of the ground as a rush of dark blue Cursed Power escapes my body. But my Cursed Power Burst is cut short when a rush of blood explodes from my nose, causing my Cursed Power to dissipate as I fall to the ground on one knee, only having entered my half demon mode.

"Shit…not now!" I cry. "I can't be out of Cursed Power already!"

I watch helplessly as Violence emission of Cursed Power flies towards me. But just when all hope seems lost, a figure in blue jumps before me and brandishes a bamboo sword. The figure reinforces their bamboo sword with light blue Cursed Power then swings it outwards, their sword colliding with Violence's attack in a giant rush of light blue and dark pink Cursed Power, which sends dust and rubble flying. Violence attack slowly pushes the figure back, who holds on tightly and stands his ground; until the figure manages to slice through Violence's attack for good, knocking it away

My eyes widen once I recognize who the figure is. "A-" I stammer as I stare up at the figure in shock. "ACE?!" I notice that Ace has glowing threads tying the base of his severed head and his neck together, as if the threads are made out of Cursed Power. Oops…that's my fault.

"Damn you…" Violence growls. "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, INTERRUPTING OUR FIGHT?!"

Violence then disappears, before reappearing directly before me launching another Cursed Power reinforced punch towards me. But before Violence punch can connect, a transparent purple cube then manifests around me, transporting me out of the range of Violence's punch.

"What the…this Cursed Ability is like mine?!" Violence cries.

Ace then reinforces his bamboo sword with Cursed Power and swings it towards Violence, slicing her; and sending Violence flying backwards.

After having been teleported away from Violence, I frantically look around then peer up, seeing King towering above me. "KING TOO?!" I cry as I scramble to my feet. I then hear some movement behind me, and turn around to see Ace strolling over to King and I. "HOW THE FUCK IS ACE ALIVE?!" I cry. "And what are you two here for?" I growl as I cautiously look back and forth between Ace and King.

"Don't worry, they're with me," a voice says, and I turn around to see Queen strolling over to me. Purple tendrils of Cursed Power extend from Queen's fingers, which are attached to the limbs and heads od Ace and King.

"Yeah…like that's much better," I sarcastically reply. "Just because you and I aren't mortal enemies, and just because we already defeated you guys; doesn't mean that you're not the enemy."

"Trust me, we just want to help," another voice says, and I peer behind Queen; seeing Clover, Diamond, Spade, and Heart approaching from behind as well.

"And why should I trust you?" I growl as I turn to face the four members of the Cards of the King. They're all wearing Lincoln Correctional Facility prisoner jumpsuits, King and Queen as well. Ace is still in the clothes that he wore when I…killed him. Creepily enough, King and Ace remain silent; not moving a muscle, not flinching, nor even breathing.

"Watch," Queen says as she extends another tendril of Cursed Power towards King; using it to life up his robes and revealing a giant hole in King's chest which was hastily sewn up with Queen's Cursed Power threads, and poorly clean up; as the flesh around Kings wound is still dyed red with dried blood. "King…was killed…" Queen chokes out with a sob, causing my eyes to widen as tears spring from the edges of Queen's eyes.

"Did…Mikey do this…?" I nervously ask.

"No…" Queen answers. "Famine. "Famine the Consumer" of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse killed my husband. I am merely using my Corpse Puppets to control King and Ace."

My eyes narrow into slants as I nod at Queen. "Ah…I see," I reply. "So basically …you guys aren't strong enough to take care of your consequences, so where does it bring you; right back to me."

"Er…yes," Queen awkwardly replies. "So will you allow us to fight by your side?"

With a sigh, I turn away from Queen and sheepishly rub the back of my neck. "You know…I really wish I had the pride and self respect to say no," I begin to say. "But; I've been getting my ass kicked by that rainbow-scaled demon over there; the Seventh Circle of Hell; Violence, and having already fought a couple of other opponents; I don't have much strength left. But, there's still some crap that I have to do. So I'll allow you to fight on my side if you promise me one thing; that you'll use everything in your power to get me past Violence."

Queen's eyes widen as her lips curl up into a small smile. "Thank you, Luis Tramontana," Queen replies. "I am forever in your debt for giving me the chance to avenge my husband. I swear, on the legacy of King; that I will use everything in my power to get you past Violence."

"Shaddup, you're embarrassing me!" I snap as my face flushes red. "You're lucky you're hot…"

"Clover! Diamond! Spade! Heart!" Queen barks as she spins around to face the final four members of the Cards of the King. "Protect Luis Tramontana with your life and get him past Violence; that is our final mission of the Cards of the King!"

"Yes, my Queen!" The final four members of the Cards of the King replies as everyone takes a step forwards; Ace on my right, with Diamond then Clover next to him, and King on my left; with Heart then Spade next to him.

I raise an eyebrow as I look back and forth between King and Ace. "This feels… weird," I comment. But either way; I crouch down into a fighting stance and draw my katana, clutching it tightly between both of my hands, before wrapping my wind around my ankles for a speed boost, and summoning a tailwind behind me. "But whatever, it's nice to have powerful allies."

"LET'S GO!"