One Helluva Time (Eddsworld x Helluva Boss)

4 - Clawed Our Way Through

(Big thanks to Obsidian_Sunflower for the artwork at the top, it looks awesome!)

Back in the house, Tom woke up to see the sociopathic children had tied him to a chair in a room littered with dead bodies and human skin.
"Okay, now I know that I'm in the house of a group of psychopaths!" he exclaimed. He didn't know what those children were going to do to him, but they both had evil grins and knives, so it couldn't have been good. Luckily, Tom had his own weapons at his fingertips - literally. He used his claws to sever the ropes he was tied up in, and he scratched and scraped the two children, just to be safe. Wether they were dead or unconscious was up for debate. Tom noticed a glow coming from the trees - that was where Matt and Tord were. He smashed through the window and ran as fast as his legs could carry him.

In the forest, Matt and Tord were both tied to a stake. They exchanged nervous glances at each other as the husband poured gasoline around them, and the woman held a flaming torch. She was monologing about how they were gonna be sent back to where they came from and the like, but she was clearly just boasting that she was going to kill a demon. After the monologue wrapped up, she threw the torch at their feet, and the flame engulfed the two demons.

Suddenly, they burst out laughing. Both of them, laughing as hard as they could.
"What? What's so funny?" the woman asked.
"Are you gonna tell her, or am I?" Tord chuckled.
"Yeah, sorry, lady, but fire doesn't really affect us. We're demons, for Satan's sake." Matt explained, holding back laughter. "I mean, I could pretend to be in pain if you'd like, and I am open to constructive criticism."
"Oh. Shit. Well, I'll just shoot you in your smart-ass mouth!" the woman cackled.

"Hey, I have a very strict not-in-the-face policy, I'll have you know!" Matt protested.
"Matt, not a good time." Tord said through gritted teeth.
The woman lifted the gun to their eyes. Matt and Tord squeezed them shut as they braced for impact, but they never heard the gunshot. Instead, they heard claws swiping and clothes tearing. They opened their eyes to see Tom standing over the woman's dead body, holding her gun, and blood dripping off his claws. On top of that, as the husband started to run away, Tom shot him in the head.

"Surprise, bitches." Tom smiled.
"Question. How did you kill her by scratching her twice?" Matt asked.
"Poison-tipped claws." Tom smirked. "So strong they can kill a human instantly."
"Alright, can you help us now? It's a bit toasty over here." Tord exclaimed.
"Alright, calm down, you pedantic prick." Tom retorted, cutting the ropes holding them to the stake. After picking themselves up, Matt pulled out his phone and said to Edd, "We've done the job, you can open the portal now."

As the portal opened, Edd noticed Matt, and how he was completely unharmed.
"Matt!" he called with delight, pulling him into a hug. "That Satan you're okay, I was so worried!"
"Well, that's our first job done." Tord mentioned, stepping through the portal. "It wasn't easy, but we got there eventually."
"You know what? Us four, we're gonna head to the hotel lounge after work, just to give us a little treat for our first job completed." Tom suggested. "I think we deserve it after all the chaos we just went through."