Hazbin Hotel

A few minutes after the last chapter....

"What today, what today... Aha!" Saber flicked a recording crystal into her hand, before turning to the people heading back to their seats.

"Is that what I think it is?" King asked, with amusement.

"Yup. Before it basically disappeared for a year..." Saber said.

"Uhhh? Mind filling us in?" Sun asked as he sat down.

"Ah, yes. Of course, ladies and gents, welcome to a different kind of hell." Saber stretched out her hand, causing the recording crystal to slide into place and the levitated into their seats.

"Sure. Be cryptic. That heeellps!" Qrow yelled in between gasps as the winds calmed down as they all sat in place.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Happy Hotel." Saber bowed as the screen sprung to life.

The scene begins with a younger Cinder looking anxiously towards the door.

Reaching for the door she opens it to reveal, Roman smiling wildly as the stared into each others eyes.

"Hell-"

BAM!

Cinder quickly shut the door in his face before turning away in disbelief.

"Honestly? Same, tho." Cinder remarked.

"It feels very nice to know how much you appreciate me." Said thief rolled his eyes.

Cinder then turns back to the door before slamming it back again.

"Hey, Emerald?" Cinder called the attention of her green-haired employee.

"What?" She responded in boredom.

"The radio demon is at the door." Cinder said nervously pointing at the door as Emerald jerked up in surprise.

"What!"

"Uh, who?" Mercury who had been silent spoke up.

"What should I doo?" Cinder asked in worry.

"Did anybody get that?" Mercury turned to Roman behind him.

"You mean the boss lady asking for our help? Yes. Yes, I did." Roman answered while Neo held out her scroll.

"Well. Don't let him in." Emerald vehemently suggested. Which after a bit of mental dilemma, Cinder then opened the door.

"May I speak now?" Roman said in a now very apparent radio voice.

"Ohhh... Radio demon, gotcha." Ruby said.

"It just registered to you?" Weiss turned to her partner.

"You... May." Cinder said before being swiftly cut off.

"Excellent. Roman Torchwick, pleasure to be meeting you sweetheart quite a pleasure." He introduced himself with a self-imposed handshake as he let himself in.

"Excuse my sudden visit. But I saw your fiasco on a picture show. And I just couldn't resist, what a performance! Why I haven't been that entertained since the stock market crash of 1929. HAHAHA" Roman rambled on as he made his way deeper into the hotel.

"So many orphans..."

"Wait. Wha-"

"Anyway. Moving on!" King interrupted not wanting to explain the joke or else the joke dies.

"Stop right there." Emerald reappeared with a spear pointed at Roman's neck.

"I know your game. And I'm not gonna let you hurt anyone here. You pompous cheesy talkshow shitlord!" Emerald threatened to an amused Roman.

"Well that's going into the stuff to insult Roman with book." Emerald let out a chuckle as Mercury made splooshing sounds.

"Dear, if I wanted to hurt anyone here. I would have done so already." Roman responed with threatening stare as the screen began to break up.

"Uhh... Was that supposed to happen? Or is he just that powerful." Tai said nervously.

"Relax. He fucked up the camera is all... And besides this isn't real time. Maybe." Saber reassured.

The screen pans back to Emerald and Cinder looking at each other wearily as Roman continued.

"No. I'm here is because I want to help." Roman presented himself.

"Say what now?" Cinder raised an eyebrow.

"Say what now?" Cinder tilted her head at him.

"Help. Hello, is this thing on? Testing. Testing" Roman said loudly into his mic who responded.

"You want to... Help, with?" Cinder said slowly when Roman reappeared behind the two.

"This ridiculous thing you're trying to do. This hotel." Roman said cheerfully to the young hotel owner.

"I'll have you know I know how to run a hotel..." Cinder scoffed.

"Yeah! She was basically employee of the year for six years. Mainly because shes the only employee... OWW" Mercury said before getting hit with a chair.

"To be fair... That was a dick move and totally justified." Saber said as she returned the chair.

"I want to help you run it." Roman offered.

"Uhh... Why?" Cinder asked still confused.

"HAHA. Why does anyone do anything? Sheer absolute boredom!" Roman replied making a face at Cinder.

"I've lacked inspiration for decades. My work became mundane lacking focus- Aimless!" Roman explained as he pushed Emerald away.

"I've come to make a new form of entertainment." Roman announced in ecstasy.

"Does getting into a fist fight with a reporter count as entertainment?" Cinder asked awkwardly.

"Honestly. It should be..." The two academy headmasters mumbled.

"Hesdmaster/General, No!" The two aides responed almost immediately.

"HaHa. Its the purest kind my dear. Reality, true passion." Roman agreed with enthusiastic gestures.

"After all, the world is a stage. And the stage is a world of entertainment.

"So, does this mean you think its possible to rehabilitate a demon?" Cinder asked innocently.

"No!" The villains and the Atlesians in the room all said.

"HaHaHa! Of course not, that's wacky nonsense. Redemption, oh the non-existent humanity! No No No No. I don't think there's anything that could save such loathesome sinners." Roman replied as he looked towards Emerald and Mercury.

"The chance given was the life they lived before. The punishment is this! There's no one doing what is done." Roman explained to the heiress of hell.

"He does have a point. But at the same time, as long as there's a chance for salvation why not take it?" Weiss wondered.

"Could be, because they're all degenerates who don't want to change?" Blake responed.

"Some people. Simply cannot see that there predicament could be solved without resulting to evil deeds... Some do, though by then its likely too late." Winter answered her sister.

"So, then... Why do you want to help me if you don't believe in my cause?" Cinder asked the radio demon once more which caused him to turn to her with a sinister look.

"Consider this an investment in ongoing entertainment, for myself!" Roman answered enthusiastically and truthfully.

"I want to watch the scum of the world struggle to climb up the hill of betterment. Only to repeatedly trip and tumble down in the fiery pit of failure." Roman answered, gaining a sinister look in his eye. 

"Man, that's evil." Qrow gaped.

"Couldn't have summed up my relationship with the brothers better myself." Salem rolled her eyes.

"Not everything's about you." Ozpin grunted.

"Right..." Cinder pulled his arm off her shoulder.

•••••••

"Well that was quick." King said.

"Felt like a month." Saber muttered visibly tired as fuck.

"The important thing is that was cool!" Ruby said to the two.

"Wait a minute... Technically, Cinder's the rightful heiress to a fancy Atlesian hotel right now yeah? Being technically adopted right?" Tai wondered aloud.

"Yeah? What's it you?" Cinder looked at the older huntsman.

"Just saying, you'd be rich and therefore powerful, and don't really need to be anyone's slave ever again, right." Tai pointed out. Turth be told, Cinder never really considered going back aside from burning the place to the ground.

"You do realize, she likely got me illegally and with not legit papers, right?" Cinder countered.

"Well, I'm sure the Atlesian court can look past it... Right, James?" Summer smirked, giving a threatening look to Ironwood.

"I suppose, people can look the other way." Ironwood said noncommittally.

"I'll think about it..." Cinder said looking over to Emerald and Mercury. Sure, she might not be at the stage where she loves them, but she certainly gives a shit about them and they to her.

Maybe she'll give agree to give it a shot, who knows. After all nothing is better revenge than to shit on the legacy of those that wronged you... Atleast this path doesn't involve domestic terrorism.

A/N: Alright y'all I'm still alive and possibly kicking. So school started like three weeks ago and I've been extremely busy and don't really have all the time to update anymore than I usually do but rest assured that this book is still being continued.

So, that's all for this author's note. Bye Bye

Next Chapter: Elden Ring: Story Trailer

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