Helluva Family (18+) [Old]

Ch. 10: The Bloodmas Games

[A Canon Christmas Special Chapter]

It felt like every other holiday season in hell, if you were born there, that is.

Everything pretty much looked the same...

Red skies, streets with a lack of snow, homeless imps being trampled.

The usual

For Jack, however, this was something new to him. He sat in the lobby of I.M.P., a smile on his face as he looked at his phone. Christmas was only a few days away and he could not wait! Halloween may have been his favorite holiday but Christmas was... well, Christmas. He scrolled through his phone, seeing if anyone else was in the festive spirit.

Being in hell, he only had access to the apps available in hell, so apps like Sinstagram were only filled with demon accounts. Jack was pretty good at keeping his identity secret online. He was disappointed that people in hell didn't seem to celebrate Christmas, almost like they didn't care. Occasionally he would see a somewhat festive message, followed by a bunch of comments telling the account to kill themselves. Not a surprise that hell's social media is so similar to the human world's.

Even so, Jack had a plan to help the others at I.M.P. have fun. Speaking of which, Jack switched to a different app on his phone. One specifically involving items you could purchase. He had his eye on a very beautiful-looking necklace. It had a circular pendant, it's engravings resembled a swirl, a combination of purple and gold following the pattern. The info. for the pendant declared:

"Encapsulate the essence of your love for your beloved. Nothing shall be stronger!"

It seemed pretty mystic sounding, which intrigued Jack even more. He was pretty skeptical, as it was hell after all, but the buyer had claimed a "Receive first, pay later!" guarantee. That made it even weirder but Jack decided to go with it. He made sure to pick the "pick-up" option, as the place wasn't that far away.

As he turned off his phone, the lobby door burst open with an angry Loona storming in, followed by a concerned Blitzø, Moxxie, and Millie.

Loona: "I swear, if you use the name "Loonie" in public one more time Blitz, I WILL GUT YOU!"

Blitzø: "C'mon, Loona! It's an adorable nickname!"

Loona: "BITE! ME!"

She shook the floor as she sat on the couch next to Jack, her arms crossed. The stare she gave Blitzø could kill. Loona pulled her feet onto the couch and brought her phone up to her face, blocking her face from everybody. Jack awkwardly looked at the imps, wondering what just happened.

Blitzø: "I'm gonna go... uh, do boss... things."

Moxxie: "Uh, c'mon Millie, let's go over the productivity poster I made for this month."

They all quickly left the lobby with their own excuses. When Loona was like that she was pretty much a ticking time bomb, waiting for a trigger to explode. Jack cautiously determined what to say next to not become a murder victim.

Jack: "Um... should I ask?"

Loona: "He's a stupid, fucking asshole! The guy doesn't know how to be normal!"