Helluva Boss: Ink Edition

Seeing Stars

The scene opens with a shot of a galaxy, with Stolas narrating over it, several asteroids crashing into one another as they are coated in colorful lights.

Stolas: In the great expanse of the nether there exists boundless amounts of magnificent phenomenon the great brilliance of an exploding star, the nimble dance of space dust through a nebula but once every one thousand years our corner of reality is treated to an incredible sight from the deep eldritch recesses of the cosmos the tears of a forgotten colossus begin to fall. Tears made of the hopes and dreams of every living thing that never came to be. Condensed and sent shooting across the night sky in a dazzling final display. What appears to mortal beings as a meteor shower we can see for what it is: Azathoth's Tears.

The vision is soon swept away by Stolas, who is revealed to be telling this tale to a younger Octavia.

Octavia (Young): *giggles* Daddy, can we go see it someday?

Stolas: Yes, dear. I promise, when the day comes nothing will be able to keep me from being there with you. Good night, my Owlette.

Octavia (Young): *yawns* Good night!

The younger bird turns, wiggles and giggles in her bed before falling asleep. Suddenly, the scene shifts to the present, where Octavia wakes up, looking happily as he gets dressed. She's circling a drawing on a calendar of her face, Stolas face, and a meteor shower. The starfall is "today". She hops down a hallway putting on her boot.

Octavia: Hey, dad! I was thinking since we'll be going tonight, maybe we could bring Barbie. You know make it a family thing since she's been working so-

She looks in her kitchen and around the manor, but much to her surprise, Stolas isn't there.

Octavia: Dad?..... Dad?

She sees an open foyer door, where she finds Stolas out front on the phone with Stella, squeezing a servant in his other hand while Imps are loading items into a van.

Stolas: Yes, I know! It will be there shortly..... Of course they're being careful!

Octavia: Dad, what's going on?

Stolas: Oh, hello Via. Apparently, your mother can't exist somewhere for two minutes without the entirety of her possessions since the divorce- *Stella yells on phone* What?.... No! I'm not turning her against you- Yes, Stella!

Octavia: Dad? This is going to be done before tonight, right?

Stolas: What? Oh. I hardly think so. Knowing your mother, this will take all weekend at the earliest. But concerning this is your mother, I wouldn't count on it. *turns to the imps loading the car* Don't be gentle about it. Break whatever you have to to get it all in there.

Stella: *through the phone* What?! What did you just tell them to do?!

Octavia: But, tonight was supposed to-

Stolas: Darling, can we not talk about this now? *hushed* Your mother's being a real B-I-T-C-H.

More incomprehensible yelling is heard from Stella's end.

Stolas: Well, how was I supposed to know you can spell?! I've never seen you read!

Though she would've chuckled at her father's comeback, Octavia was far too frustrated as she slammed the door and yelled while ripping up the calendar page. She angrily topples her telescope over, and grabs a bag with her things and leaves the mansion, doing who knows what out in the world.

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Meanwhile, Bendy is riding the elevator in the IMP building, ready to head into the office. However, what was surprising about this was the fact that Vivian was standing right next to him.