Helluva Music

Chapter 22: Rescue Battle Part 2

At the west side of the mansion, Bogumierz and Loona were running while avoiding any detection to make it to their destination and their goal; killing Stella. They've hated that witch ever since they knew and saw her and were determined to end her once and for all for all the trouble she caused. The worst part of it all was that Stella refused to apologize and believes she's in the right. Now it was personal for them both.

As the made it to a large room, they were confused. No guard, no servants, no Stella. It's as if the room has never been visited before.

"Odd. Is this where she was?" Bogumierz asked.

Loona took a few sniffs before confirming. "She was here."

"Now she isn't." Added another voice.

The two couple turned to see that it was Andrealpus, Stella's brother.

"So the Karen's brother is here. Where is she?" Loona growled.

"Safe for the moment, from you." Andrealpus answered.

Bogumierz got his bow ready. "Tell us where she is. Now."

"Or what, Demon Archer? Kill me? Shoot me? You're just like those fools: Not thinking of the whole situation. Then again, you do have more common sense than my sister. But you are foolish nevertheless."

"Really?" Bogumierz asked.

"Indeed." Andrealpus started to levitate with ice magic. Loona and Bogumierz can feel the sudden change of temperature in the room as he continues. "I knew somehow you would be heroes in this. Knew that you would risk so much to save that disgraceful Ex brother-in-law of mine. He should've just lived with it and maybe he wouldn't have to suffer."

"Like hell." Loona barked. "You don't know anything about what he needed."

"Love? That's what he needed? Please. It's never about love. It's about duty."

"And you would choose that since you don't know what love is. Why else are you so lonely?" Bogumierz asked.

"At least Stolas had real sex. You have no balls!" Loona insulted.

This caused the Ice bird to snap. "Oh you little fowl mouth bitch! I will show you where you belong: UNDER MY FOOT!" He the moved both arms in opposite directions and an ice storm was created around the room.

Bogumierz and Loona felt the unbearable cold feeling around the new environment that was being made by magic. Loona tried to use magic, but was too cold to concentrate. Bogumierz tried to aim, but his eyes was being bombarded in snow that he was unable to see. Andrealpus grinned at this and decided to play around.

"Well well. The legendary Demon Archer, unable to aim. Ha! No one is invincible. Not eve-AHH!" He stopped as he felt the arrow pierced his arm. A normal arrow would do nothing. But since this was the Demon Bow with Magical arrows, it did inflict pain. It almost felt as if ti was that of an exterminator's holy weapon. The pain was burning greater than ever and was even causing bleeding. He pulled it out quickly as touching the arrow was also painful. He looked at Bogumierz who was grinning.

"You're right. No one is invincible. Not even you."

"How did you...?"

"I may not see, but I can hear. Plus, the timing counts."

Before anything else, Loona appeared from behind and slashed Andrealpus's eyes with her claws enhanced by fire magic. The ice bird's patience was starting to wear off from all of this. "HOW DARE YOU!!! NOW YOU WILL FACE! MY! WRATH!!!

He yelled as he made the storm even more powerful. Loona and Bogumierz shuts their eyes as they were protecting their eyes. But something else has them worried: Ice. Ice was starting form on their clothing, slowly growing bigger and colder. It was reaching towards their skin. This was Andrealpus's plan; attempting to freeze them to death.

"Shit! It's c-c-cold as fuck!" Loona shivers.

"M-M-My Hands...." Bogumierz shivers as his hands felt very cold.

The bird laughs. "What's wrong? Unable to focus? Can't you aim?

Bogumierz tried to. But his hands were starting to go numb. Plus, he could feel the ice forming around his legs. He was told that Andrealpus had Ice Magic, but never thought it would be this serious. And as he was trying again, Andrealpus hits him in the face, causing the Demon Archer to fall to the ground with the bow frozen to his hand.

""I have to admit," Andrealpus spoke while walking around him, "I never thought you would be this kind of trouble. Especially your...Hellhound pet. But you are still filth in comparison to me and my sister."

Loona took offense to this. "Oh Yea? W-W-Where is the Bitch?"

"Like I said before, safe from you." Andrealpus walked up to Bogumierz and kicked him hard, causing the archer to slid through the ice onto a wall. "I've been waiting to do that since that party."

"H...Henry...He..."

"HE WILL NOT TAKE MY NIECE!" Andrealpus screamed as he continued to kick Bogumierz repetitively while continuing and ignoring the painful scream. "I don't know how you brought a living human with you to Hell, but this will not stand! It's bad enough that Stolas humiliated our name by sleeping with a lower class Imp, but my niece befriending a human is unacceptable! UNACCEPTABLE!!!"

He finished kicking Bogumierz while panting in anger before taking a deep breath. While he was doing that, Loona slowly pulled something out of her pocket.

Bogumierz shivered so much in the freezing cold he was unable to speak. Andrealpus took delight to this. "Hmph. The archer that never misses. Can't even aim at me without enduring the cold. I guess you are a failure."

All of a sudden, Loona dashed through the bird and scratched his eye so deeply that the ice Demon screamed in pain before Loona stood on all four, ready to attack again. "Hands off my husband!"

Andrealpus looked at Loona to see she looked as if she's unaffacted by the cold. No ice around her. It's as if nothing happened to her. "WHAT!?! But How?!"

Loona used her tail to place a bottle onto Bogumierz. He looked at it and started drinking the mysterious liquid. While he finished, Loona started attacking again. Andrealpus tried to make the storm more powerful. But it didn't change anything. While the surrounding is difficult to see, Loona's senses helped her out. It was this point the bird was losing patience.

"ENOUGH!!!" He swinged his arms so fast that a large gust of wind blew the storm away and Loona towards the wall. Loona shook her head and looked up before Andrealpus pointed an ice sickle at her. "You damn Mutt! How did you-"

"A little gift Bee gave me. Something that can help me out in the extreme temperature." Loona said.

"Of course. The Queen of Gluttony's special juice. Disgusting. I'll deal with her later. But for now, you lost."

"Wanna bet?"

"Please! Your man is in pa...What!?" He looked over to see that Bogumierz is not there anymore. And that there was a bottle with a small orange liquid drop next to it. Andrealpus's eyes widen as he knew what just happened. And before he could react, three arrows pierced his back, causing him to scream and drop the ice sickle.

"How's that, you bastard?!" Bogumierz asked while holding his bow and grinning. He also took the drink and felt better. But he was still injured from the kicking during freezing. Andrealpus was starting to lose control. But he was unable to attack any further in his condition. He growled as he was low on options.

"THIS IS NOT OVER!!!"

He conjured a small ice wind around him. It soon disappeared and he was gone.

Bogumierz held his rib with his arm as Loona rushed towards him. "Bogy! You ok?"

"Yea. Thank god that he didn't break my ribs. Still hurt though." Bogumierz said.

Loona looked over at the bottle. "I own you one Bee." She helped Bogumierz up and the two got out of the room and rushed towards their next Destination: Henry's Cell. Since Stella was not there, they had to change the plan. Bogumierz hoped they are not too late.