Chapter 17: Reunion

The next day, Alastor led the angelic army into hell. Of course, sinners were terrified and tried to flee but the angels were faster with their wings. The demons were no match for their spears and were nearly wiped out. Alastor had instructed them to be more destructive in their exterminating and also destroy houses so that all the sinners who dared to disrespect Charlie would have their lives and possessions taken. He hated people that bitched about for no reason. He ordered them to slaughter everyone in sight, with few being taken captive for his personal entertainment later on [Human Centipede]. He specifically told them the day before to not fly near the hotel or else it would be a breach of contract in their mutual agreement. He just floated mid-air, feeling bored and uninterested in killing any sinners. He flapped his four wings, flying around to see anything that might entertain him for the time being as the exterminators took care of the sinners. Suddenly, he spots Lute trying to sneak off towards the hotel, clearly with unwell intentions. He follows her silently, keeping a watch from right above as he begins to observe the drama unfold.

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Lute flies up to the hotel leading a small army of stray exterminators that didn't listen to Alastor's command. She gathered them along in a line, apparently convinced that the Speaker Angel was busy leading the other angels destroy Pentagram City. "Soldiers who are still loyal to Adam! Do you accept this injustice?!" she shouts at them, "No maam!" they reply in unison as they made a salute to her. "Then we shall take matters into out own hands, and avenge Adam at all costs! Even the Speaker Angel cannot stop us if he does not see us!" she shouts, raising her sword to the air. The angels screamed in agreement as they raised their swords or spears. She led them to the hotel, commanding them to surround the hotel. She the herself arrives at the front of the hotel having her army surround the hotel. "COWARDS! COME OUT AND FIGHT!" she shouts, pointing her spear at the hotel.

Charlie and Vaggie were inside, getting ready to fight while Lucifer and the others were preparing the hotel's defenses. Vaggie spreads out her wings while Charlie turns into her demon form with a burst of flames. They went outside to confront Lute and her army of angels. "Lute! How dare you?! You all are defying the contract that Sera and Emily signed!" Charlie shouts at her. Lute scoffs, not caring about consequences of her actions. "You want justice?! I'll give you justice! FOR ADAM!" she shouts back, "FOR ADAM!!" the others chanted after her. They all charged at the two, spears surrounding them from all angles. Charlie and Vaggie huddled together, not being able to defend themselves against such a horde of weapons all at once. Vaggie wrapped them both with her wings in hopes that they wouldn't be fatally hit. Lucifer appears, full demon and fire sprouting from his horns. "HOW DARE YOU TRY AND HURT MY DAUGHTER?!" He shouts at them, a tornado of fire surrounding them, repelling all the exterminators and making them drop to the ground. "Lucifer.. you might've killed Adam, but we're never going to leave without getting revenge for him!!" Lute shouts, picking herself up from the ground and brandishing her blade towards Lucifer and Charlie. Lucifer growls furiously as his hat falls to the ground, overtaken by the large horns on his head. The angels flew together in a formation behind Lute, raising their spears against them. Suddenly gunshots were heard and down went a few angels who were flying. Lute was furious and looked around to see who did it.

Angel appears, holding six guns in six hands while Husk was carrying a bazooka. Charlie was surprised, "Husk! Angel! You're both here! How did you get the bazooka Husk?. Husk smirks as he raises it and aims at the angels, "I have my.." he shoots it at the angels, causing a huge explosion in the exterminators's faces, "..Ways!". The exterminators scatter, flying towards them in a blinding speed while pointing their spears and swords. Angel and Husk try to shoot at them while Lucifer throws fireballs, but they all miss as the angels were more agile than expected. "You only got lucky the first time, don't expect us to go easy on you now!" one of the angels shouted at them as she flew nearer. Lucifer was slowly getting drained as he tries to conjure more fireballs and Husk and Angel were already out of ammo. One of the exterminators sneaks up on Charlie from behind, about to pierce her with her spear, when suddenly a clang of metal was heard as Vaggie tries to repel the angel with her own spear. Sparks flew in the air and another Angel tried to ambush Vaggie and Charlie rushes to defend her, holding the spear in place as she punches the exterminator in the face. "ALL GATHER!" Lute shouts, the angels retreating back to her side and forming another formation behind her. "ATTACK!!" she commands them, pointing at them with her sword as the angels rush to attack. Nifty arrives and hands over some more ammo to Angel and Husk. "Thanks Nift!" Angel replies as he reloads his gun and Husk readies his bazooka. Nifty pulls out the same dagger from before and turns to the exterminators with a crazed look in her eyes. "You've all been reall bad~ I'll stab you all!" Nifty shouts as she rushes towards them, the others following her. They were about to clash spear and sword to bullets and dagger.

About a quarter of an hour later, it was clear that the exterminators were no match for the King of Hell, the Princess of Hell, a fallen exterminator, a white spider, a winged cat, and a little maniac. The other exterminators were getting wiped out as Lute falls behind, tired from all the fighting. She was leaning against the fence as she took huge gasps of air, trying to calm herself down as she saw her comrades being slaughtered around her. "NO!" she screams as she tries to hold up one of her comrades with her one arm, dropping her spear on the ground. Vaggie points a spear to her neck, expression grim and serious. "You've lost again Lute. Give it up before we change our minds about letting you free again." she orders her in a angry tone. "Never! Kill me now! It's better to die than suffer a second wave of humiliation!" she shouts, getting closer to the spear poised at her neck. Vaggie hardens her gaze and she raises her spear, ready to end Lute. Lute watches her, not a trace of fear visible, but pure, hard resolve. She was ready to die if it meant seeing Adam again. "Hey! Watcha' guys doin'? Ya'll make some loud fucking noises!" A familiar voice rings out, leading everyone to freeze and look to the entrance of the hotel where a masculine figure was standing, sipping some booze from a bottle. Husk glares at him meaningfully, knowing it was one of his favorite bottles.

Adam stands at the doorway, watching all of them fight. His gaze lingers on the battlefield before settling on Lute, the shock evident on both their faces. "Hoooooly shit. Danger tits?!", "Adam sir?!" they both shout at each other. Lute takes advantage of Vaggie's momentary distraction and pushes her spear away and rushes towards Adam, hugging him tightly as tears appear in the corner of her eyes. Adam was caught off guard, dropping the bottle on the ground, scattering the cheap booze all over the place, leading to Husk's shoulders slumping. Adam stands still, frozen, he didn't know how to handle this. He was feeling emotional. The Great Adam, First Man, Original Dick, getting all teary-eyed over a woman? That seemed ludicrous for him. Yet he couldn't shake off the feeling that he was feeling right now. He hugs Lute as well, not being to contain the torrential flood of tears in his eyes, he cries loudly as he holds onto Lute. "Lute! You little bitch! Why must you make me feel this way?!", Lute was taken aback as Adam hugs her tightly, she smiles a little, hugging him back. "Sir... we all thought you died down here.." she replies warmly.

The group watches as the heartwarming scene takes place in front of them. Most of them were jaw-dropped at Adam's sudden outburst, and Angel and Lucifer were trying hard to stifle their laughter. They certainly didn't expect the narcissistic Adam to behave like this because of a girl. Adam turns to them and raises his middle finger, "SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU ASSHOLES! THIS DOESN'T COUNT AS EMOTIONAL OR WHAT BULLSHIT YOU ARE THINKING RIGHT NOW!" he shouts at them, leading them to cackle even louder at his words. Suddenly as Adam finally lets go of Lute, he takes in the state she was in, wounded and weakened. "Yeah we are going to get fixed up. They really fucked you up this time." he tells her as he was about to lead her inside.

Suddenly the remaining army of the extermination approaches them, appearing like a giant swarm flying. "Lute and Adam! You have betrayed our kind and also broke the contract of not attacking this Hazbin Hotel! You are subjected to fall by our own hands!" one of them shouts as they charged towards the hotel. Because of the huge horde of angels, even the hotel staff were affected. In the craze of the moment, an exterminator charges towards Angel, sword drawn, Angel didn't notice it until it was too late and he could only watch as the blade was about to reach his neck.. When suddenly Husk flies in front of him and blocks the sword using one of the spears that he found laying down on the ground. Angel smiles and shoots the angel down as well, Husk giving him a smile in return and a thumbs up. However, the army only seemed to be increasing in number as more of them swooped down to attack. They were forced to huddle together in front of the hotel as Lucifer spreads his wings to shelter them the best he can. He hides them within his wings while he braces himself for the spears to pierce him. Suddenly a white light surrounds all of them, knocking back the exterminators while the others were left baffled by the intrusion. The Speaker Angel lands in front of them, his high heels clacking against the broken pavement, holding his staff while his four large wings open protectively. 

He slams his staff on the ground, making a white barrier appear in front of them, blocking the angels from attacking them. They were surprised, more so Adam because Alastor rarely uses his heavenly powers when given the chance. "My oh my, a little situation you've gotten yourself into Lute." the Speaker Angel remarks in his echoey voice which seemed to be turned up, making himself sound clearer and louder. He turns his head towards Lute who was hiding behind the doorway, his wings covering his face and his other wings retract. "A little predicament indeed.." he turns towards the angelic army, taking in the sight of their disgruntled and surprised expressions. "We shall not take anymore of this disgraceful situation. We shall retreat for now, this will only get worse the more you break the agreement." he commands them, making them narrow their eyes at him before obediently withdrawing and flying back up through the portal in which they went through. The Speaker Angel deactivates the barrier, making it dissipate into thin air. He turns towards where Lucifer and Charlie and bows down deeply, "Your Hellishness, I truly apologize for breaking this contract that the other seraphs have signed. If only someone was a little more.. accepting with the rules." he tells them, his voice back to its normal volume, still echoey though. He eyes Lute, who cowers in his gaze, feeling embarrassed and humiliated. "Fine! I'm staying here then! I won't come up there anymore!" Lute shouts at him. He straightens up, lifting his hand and pointing it at Lute, "Alrighty then. I hereby declare using my power as one of the seraphs, that Lute shall now be banished from heaven and will no longer be allowed to reenter." he declares, clenching his hand into a fist. A shattering sound was suddenly heard as Lute's halo broke into sharp shards which fell to the floor. Lucifer watched as he got flashbacks of his dark past, his eyes darkening as he retracted his wings, hiding them back in his back. Lute looks down on the broken halo on the floor, her eyes looking lost as Adam puts his arm around her shoulder.

The Speaker Angel turns back to Lucifer, bowing back down again before opening his wings to leave. Before he could leave however, Lucifer suddenly calls out to him, "Wait! Before you go.. Why did you help us? This is the second time you've defended the Hazbin Hotel..", the Speaker Angel turns towards him, "I simply support the truly righteous. It is my obligation after all.." he chuckles, holding his staff in both hands as he flaps his wings upwards. Turning back around to fly away towards the portal. "Oh and by the way, more exterminations shall be coming in the future, however, I can assure you an incident like this will not happen again." he leans on his staff mid-air as he lifts the wings covering his face a bit to reveal a white, pearly smile before the portal closed.

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