Arséne Lupin of Hell. (Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss )

Chapter 8 Epilogue

Arachne's Clinic

Arachne was on top of her building sitting next to a barrel burner, her view of Dark Water. Seeing a fire on the roof of the building is a norm among these parts. Some people want some solitude, be social, or just want to be known they are around. Not sure if it's to talk or to fight. For Arachne, it was solitude, thinking back on her recent year in hell. In truth, it had been a long time since she treated anyone.

Her time of where she would patch up any sinner or hellborn came to her clinic; as long as they pay up after the treatment. Her thoughts then lead over to her first meeting with a certain red overcoat hellhound, a time where he was still getting the lay of the Pride Ring. She remembered how out of breath Arséne was, apparently his sticky fingers had gotten him in some trouble with some individuals who he had recently met; to which wanted to have a 'friendly' conversation.

Arachne was confused about this hellhound, most would've been trying to stay out of trouble so that they either keep the peaceful life or find jobs, but looking at Arséne, she finds that this hound wants trouble. She looked at the smile of joy of how he escaped from those that tracked him, like a thrill that comes with it. Arachne had seen how exhausted he was from running, but wanted to continue on with whatever dumb stunts that he would do.

Arachne: sighs. What do you want, Hellhound?

Arséne: Arséne, nice to meet you. Um, takes a deep breath. I need a check up and a cat scan.

Arachne nearly chuckled at the request from the hellhound.

Arachne: And in what fresh hell makes you think I would do that?

Arséne then looked over to the doctor.

Arséne: Cause you're honestly the only hope I have.

Arachne: ...

Hours have passed, from all the questions, reflex tests, blood drawn, and from the scans...Arséne was perfectly healthy.

Arachne: Looking over the printed scans. ...Hm.

Arséne: Turns to the doctor. What's up?

Arachne: It would seem that it's a miracle that you could even speak. Much less seeing anything?

Arachne then posts up the prints on a lightwall for him to see. And upon a brighter look on the prints, an anomaly within Arséne's skull. An anomaly, in which it couldn't be described into specifics. From there, Arachne was wondering as much as it was, and was about to suggest another scan but Arséne had thanked her for her time. Arachne had first thought that Arséne would've been skeptical of a sinner helping with hellborn, but Arséne thought more that he didn't have enough money to pay her back anytime soon.

She was surprised, a hellhound concerned about paying her back. Her reputation and her place often say that they will remember her money. But to how that hellhound would show such kindness...she felt that he owed her nothing.

Her memories then were interrupted when she had heard a knock at the door leading into the roof of the present, she sighed in frustration, knowing who it was.

The door opens with a thread made by Arachne, a shark hellborn enters upon the roof. Blue and black color on their skin, clothes as though he was working on the docks of a ship. For Arachne, she didn't get a chance to look at them.

???: Arachne.

Arachne: ...Hm.

???: Delmar is waiting for his parts.

Arachne: They're in cold storage. They were waiting for you lot to pick them up.

???: Hm.

Arachne then pulls out a file to burn in the barrel. The shark took notice.

???: What is that? And Old case?

Arachne: No longer of interest to me.

...

The shark then takes his leave with a groan, she then takes a look over at the barrel. The file is known as 'Thief', with the photo of Arséne and his diagnosis. Though, what really caught her eye was the burning notes she made when she had the file.

'𝐵𝓁𝑜𝑜𝒹; 𝒟𝒶𝓇𝓀 𝒞𝓇𝒾𝓂𝓈𝑜𝓃.' 

'𝒯𝑒𝓈𝓉 (𝒮𝑒𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈) 𝒫𝑜𝒾𝓈𝑜𝓃; 𝓉𝓇𝒾𝒶𝓁𝓈 1-38.' 

'1-9: 𝒩𝑜 𝓇𝑒𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃. 𝒩𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝒻𝒶𝓉𝒶𝓁' 

'10-19: 𝑅𝑒𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃, 𝒩𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝒻𝒶𝓉𝒶𝓁' 

'20-29: 𝑅𝑒𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃, 𝒩𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝒻𝒶𝓉𝒶𝓁' 

'30-38: 𝑅𝑒𝒶𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃, 𝒩𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝒻𝒶𝓉𝒶𝓁' 

'39: 𝑅𝑒𝒸𝑒𝓃𝓉 𝒸𝒽𝑒𝒸𝓀, 𝒷𝒶𝓉𝓉𝓁𝑒 𝓌𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝓈𝓊𝒷𝒿𝑒𝒸𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝒸𝑜𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒷𝓁𝒶𝒹𝑒. 𝑅𝑒𝓈𝓊𝓁𝓉; 𝓈𝒶𝓂𝑒 𝒶𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉.' 

'𝒞𝑜𝓃𝒸𝓁𝓊𝓈𝒾𝑜𝓃; 𝓈𝓊𝒷𝒿𝑒𝒸𝓉 𝓊𝓃𝒶𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝒷𝑒 𝓅𝑜𝒾𝓈𝑜𝓃𝑒𝒹 𝒶𝓉 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒 .'

'𝑩𝑼𝑹𝑵'

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A/N: Hey everyone, thanks you for looking into my stories thus far and have been dealing with my delays. And while I wish to continue writing, I fear life has once again called upon me to take a brake from writing. So, this will be sometime till I get back into writing again.