DoomPet

Chapter 17

The Slayer hurried over to the workbench. Bits and pieces of armor were scattered everywhere. It was an unorganized mess of 3D printed parts to the marauder, but the Slayer knew immediately what pieces went together and in a few minutes it was completed.

Daisy excitedly ran over to the armor and was chirping happily. The man had to pin her squirming body down and hold her in place to suit her up in the armor. Of course, it was only a dull grey color due to the lack of a paint job.

The marauder was still confused by the hidden clips and magnets that held the armor together even after the Slayer had tried to explain three times. In his mind buckles were and always would be superior and sexier. He couldn't stop casting glances at the man... his... lover.

He could tell the slayer was catching them. The way he blushed and occasionally fumbled with the magnets.

Finally the last magnet clip went into place and Daisy leapt off the workbench and sprinted towards the main room, whining at Vega to open up the portal on the deck.

They both followed her, with the same vigor in their steps. The Slayer had his full arsenal, minus the combat shotgun Daisy was using, hidden in the pocket dimension on his belt. The marauder had his axe swung over his shoulder and was walking with enough swagger to fight god.

Vega chimed down from the ceiling as the portal opened, "This isn't a vital mission but there are still some tasks to complete. First and foremost, remove all demonic corruption. Second, search the area for any signs of life. Finally, I may have spotted a supermarket on satellite images. We would be able to restock the supplies."

The two males nodded and began walking towards the portal. The marauder stepped through first, and the Slayer followed him through a second after, right alongside Daisy.

The uncomfortable pulling sensation of the portal threatened to make the Slayer lose his lunch. After a few moments, they were through.

The landscape looked like any other hell ravaged city. It seemed to have avoided the brunt of the invasion for a few intact buildings still stood. Luckily no giant creepy tentacles or gore nests.

The demons seemed to relax in the horrible rotting heat that rolled off the piles of flaming rubble. The Slayer noticed and made a mental note to crank up the heat in the fortress for them. The man walked over to the marauder and handed him a note, 'I won't be able to speak with you while I'm fighting.'

"Yeah, I was worrying about that. You'll be able to use hand signals like 'come here' and stuff though."

The Slayer nodded and the two males walked behind the extremely excited and armored Daisy who was attempting to balance her shotgun in her grip.

She chirped happily and walked up a set of stairs that led into a building. As soon as she reached the top step, she looked over her shoulder and another gargoyle tackled her, shoving her out a view.

The Slayer broke out in a frantic sprint. Reaching the top of the stairs, he rounded the corner clutching his heavy cannon and saw Daisy simply tenderly sniffing the other gargoyle's face. The marauder ran after close behind. "Is she ok-"

The two made chirps and clicks back and forth to each other and clinked their mandibles together. Daisy had a significant height difference over the newcomer and her gray armor made her tower over him entirely.

The marauder leaned over, "I think the gargoyle is a male. They tend to be smaller than the females."

The Slayer's mouth quirked into a smile under his helmet when he heard the marauder speak. He knew it was a battlefield, but he couldn't help it. He nodded and stared at the two, not sure if he should intervene. If Daisy didn't want to kill her own kind he wouldn't force her, that would be sick and twisted beyond what he could ever do, but he'd still have to kill gargoyles. His worrying was interrupted by Daisy pulling away from the male and staring at the Slayer. Then, she pointed down a hallway of a building, wiggling her blade.