DoomPet

Chapter 19

The doors to the supermarket tried to close again and again; each time they were met with a dead body blocking their reunion. Smoke and embers whisked past the blown out windows. Only a single letter on its roof sign, the 'S' of whatever the name once was, still flickered with electricity.

It was a grim sight to the Slayer's eyes and it only made rage grow in his chest. He had to take this fight to the demons. He pressed a button on the underside of his helmet to let Vega know they had reached their destination.

His violent thoughts were interrupted by Daisy whining to be picked up. She had put on puppy dog eyes and the whole shebang so with a sigh he was forced to scoop up his little demon.

The marauder glanced over at the Slayer cradling Daisy and staring at the grim supermarket. "I'm sorry about earth and the demons."

He struggled to juggle writing and holding her but he managed, 'It's not your fault. You changed and that's what matters.'

"Thanks." Tucking the tender note into the pouch on his side, the demon grinned motioning to the flaming rubble around them, "Now let's go inside before we get our asses chapped by the flames of hell."

Daisy leapt out of the Slayer's arms, hit the ground with a thud, and walked beside him. Waves of heat distorted the three figures as they approached the supermarket.

"I wonder if there will be anything edible still in there." The marauder stepped over the dead body stuck in the entrance and entered the store.

The shelves were tipped over and items were shredded and scattered everywhere. It looked like a horde of imps ransacked the store and judging by the lacerations on the body that probably wasn't too far off.

The Slayer was pissed and kicked a shredded can of rotting goo away. 'Now we won't have anything to cook the meat.' He flexed his fingers into fists. He couldn't even get a simple domestic pleasure like grocery shopping without demons fucking it up.

Daisy scurried around the store trying to find something somewhat edible.

The marauder awkwardly touched the man's back and pulled him in for a hug. "I know how much this meant to you. We can do something else." He caressed the side of his helmet just for a moment.

The Slayer just sighed and pressed his head into the demon's chest.

The marauder hugged the man. The feeling of uselessness he felt drove him insane.

Daisy came bounding back to the two males screeching and making a hell of a racket. She leapt up and down and demanded they follow her. Then, she rolled an intact can of food towards their feed.

'Where did you find that?!' The Slayer's mood immediately changed. Finally something wasn't ruined by the demons.

She bolted, leading them to the back of the store and dove into a hole in the floor.

In an excited rush, the Slayer followed her into the hole and helped the marauder down. 'It's a store room, it looks like the demon's didn't touch it.'

There were shelves with rows and rows of intact cans and bags of chips. There were even bags of vegetables and fruits that were still somewhat fresh.

"Vega opened up the portal!" He turned to the Slayer, "We'll just toss what we want into it. Ta da!"

The Slayer patted the marauder's head, 'Ok let's go grab stuff.'

They ran through the aisles like kids in a candy store. Sheer chaos broke out between the three as soon as the portal was opened. It was as if time moved in slow motion. Chips, cans, boxes, and everything that was edible was flying through the air into the portal.