Hazbin and Helluva Shorts II

Imp Goetia Part 7: Johnny

Three years after having Sedona, Stella gave birth to a second child. This time, it was a son. Striker named him Johnny. He looked just like his father, save for an owl tail from his mother. Johnny grew to take after his father. Striker noticed this early on and began training him to become an assassin for hire like himself. By the time he was ten, he knew all the basic tricks. By age fifteen, he was skilled enough to accompany Striker on jobs and help out and even scored some kills of his own. When Johnny hit eighteen, he seriously considered joining I.M.P and proposed the idea over dinner. It couldn't hurt to make a killing while killing, after all. His big sister supported him right away. Their parents, Stella and Striker, exchanged glances. After some heated discussion, they agreed. If Blitzo was all for it, he could join.

The next day, Johnny called Blitzo. He was eager to have more employees and agreed to give him a chance to show off his skills. He didn't disappoint. Blitzo started Johnny off with job shadowing. He quickly made a name for himself. He accompanied the team on various jobs and learned about the Grimoire. Moxxie and Millie also took the time to train him for a few hours daily. Blitzo was thrilled with his newest employee's results. It only took a month for him to hire Johnny as an employee. They celebrated with drinks that evening. More partying awaited him back home. His mother made his favorites for dinner. His father presented him with a new set of shiny weapons. His sister gave him a new outfit. It was complete with a tactical vest, pair of black leather gloves, and heavier black combat boots.

The company's reputation grew. Eventually, the time came to expand. Blitzo put Johnny in charge of scouting out locations. It also allowed him to explore new curves of the Pride Ring. He found an ideal place within the week, and construction was underway days later. It was a good thing I.M.P had the money now. Johnny oversaw all the operations. He even made some new friends with the construction crew. A few days after I.M.P reopened, he sent business cards with the company's new address to their customers. Requests started coming in again. Johnny took it upon himself to see them through and ventured into the living world. Some clients wanted a trophy or two, so he helped himself to a bit of thieving along the way.

Like his father, Johnny was a great assassin who lived up to the legacy. He had also picked up his knack for weaponry and amassed an impressive collection of his own. Somehow, a side job as a weapons advisor came his way. Johnny set up his own office in the building. Most of his customers were demons waging turf wars and looking for something new. He made quite the killing by helping others with killing. And it was great. Johnny became known as the best weapons dealer in Pentagram City. His name even spread to the other rings of Hell.

Blitzo decided that his employee needed a reward, one businessman to another. It had to be something special. To celebrate Johnny's fifth anniversary of joining the company, Blitzo gave him his own business cards. It was the sign of a professional. Johnny beamed at the shiny box. It was decorated with all kinds of weapons hand-carved into it. He immediately placed it on his desk next to his name plaque. Johnny called his parents and sister with the great news.

Now that Johnny had power to his name, it was time for what he had planned. He had heard about how his father's kind had been treated. And it pissed him off. But unlike his big sister, Johnny preferred a more direct approach. Like his father, he was the kind to shoot first and ask later, which was how he dealt with anyone who had an opinion about his father's kind.