The Hellhound Nextdoor (A Helluva Boss Romance story)

Chapter 24: The Guardian And The Hound

(The Picture above is a AI Generated pic of my Main Character for all Universes, Ano!)

When Trent woke up, he saw Blitzø asleep in the chair, and a dark corner with two yellow lights. Then the lights blinked and raised upward, "Your up... Good." And as the figure turned on the light, a tanned man who looks to be in his early twenties stood, dressed in Egyptian styled vest and pants and fancy shoes, and his jackal ears twitched. "Ano? Wha- what are you doing here?" The figure, Ano, walked to Trent and sat beside him, "Your Beast awoke... Nearly killed Blitzø there," he said as he pointed to Blitzø.

"But wh-" but he didn't finish, it all hit him again, and the anger and grief filled his veins again, "L-Loona! N-N-No!" He started to shake in rage, until a soothing hand was laid on his shoulder, "Trent, calm down, you affected the Balance when you lost control, if I hadn't intervened, thousands would be dead by your hands. Maybe millions." The Hellhound sighed in grief as he placed his head in his hands as tears fell, "I-Its all my fault!"

When the Anubian rised up and walked to the window, he sighed, "Don't blame yourself, it was Yamamoto, not you." A few minutes passed before another word was spoken, "Why didn't you stop them?" A sigh came from Ano, "They didn't effect the Balance of Good and Evil, Natural and Unnatural, Right or Wrong, so I couldn't act-" "FUCK YOUR GODDAMNED BALANCE!!!" A shocked Ano turned to a enraged Trent, who's Glare was like knives.

"What did you just say Trent?" asked Ano as he slowly walked back to Trent, "I Said... FUCK... YOUR... GOD... DAMNED... BALANCE, YOU... FUCKING... HYPOCRI- A-ACK!!!" in a second, Trent was being lifted by his neck by Ano, who's whites of the eyes was now Black as the Void and the Yellow Iris' was glowing with fury, "BITE YOUR TONGUE, WITHOUT BALANCE YOU AND ME ARE NOTHING!!!" When Ano let Trent go, he gasped for air and Ano sat across from him.

"Trent, I know what your gonna do." A scoff came to Ano from the pissed off Trent, "You don't know a fucking thing." Ano turned to Trent, a look of displeasure on his face, "I cannot condone in you seeking revenge." A growl came from the Hellhound, who wasn't in the mood, "Yea? Well quess what, why don't you go and mind your own fucking business! I don't want your goddamned help anymore! When you saved me in that dessert years ago, you did me a favor training me to keep in control, but what good did it do!?"

"I trained you to deliver Punishment to those who harm the Innocent and effect the Balance! NOT for something as childish as REVENGE!!!" A loud growl was heard from Trent, who's eyes glowed in wrath, "DO YOU NOT KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO LOSE SOMEONE YOU FUCKING LOVE, YOU IMMORTAL SON OF A BITCH?!?!" A enraged growl came from Ano, who knew more about loss then the Hellhound did, "I KNOW MORE THEN YOU, YOU ARROGANT FOOL, TELL ME ABOUT LOSS WHEN YOU ARE USED AS THE WEAPON TO TAKE YOUR LOVED ONES LIFE!!!"

Silence fell between them, a look of shock was plastered onto Trents face, and a look of pure emotional agony on Ano's. "What? What do you mean?" As Ano sat down, he sighed as he rubbed the bridge of his nose, "I never told anyone but my wife, Nailah, but... A few years before I married Nailah, I was engaged to another woman... I won't say her name, but, on the wedding day, a dark influencer took hold of my mind, and when I came too, I had blood on my hands... Her blood... And her body was mangled beyond recognition."

Sorrow filled the room, and as Trent sat beside Ano, he placed a gentle hand on his shoulder, "I-I didn't know... What happened after that?" Deep breathing from Ano filled the room, and he continued his story. "I took to drinking, but it didn't help but it drowned my sorrows. But 2 years later, I met Nailah, told her my tale, and, well, we got married 26 years ago, and a year later, my daughter Amy was born." The weight of what Ano been through finally registered to Trent, but the Anubian kept talking.

"I wanted to hurt the one who caused me such grief, such pain." Trent looked up to Ano, "And what did you do?" Ano took a deep breath, and said, "I took my revenge... Killed him and hung his body in the streets... But it did no good though... I didn't get the woman I once loved back." Trent looked to Ano, "Vengeance is a fools notion, Trent," he continued, "But Punishment... That's a whole other matter." And as Ano stood and walked away, he turned to Trent and spoke, "Tell your friends Moxxie, and Millie, the truth of who you are Trent... But before you tell them," and nodded to Blitzø, "Tell him... He deserves to know, He lost his daughter, adopted or not, it matters not."

Trent looked down and sighed, "Ano, I'll need your help." A look of sadness took Ano's face when he faced his friend, "Trent, so long as revenge fills your heart, I will not act." A few seconds passed and Trent looked to Ano, with grim determination in his eyes, "What if I fill it with the desire to deliver punishment?" A slight smile formed on Ano's face, "Then, I'll consider it." And with that, Ano left.