Demonology: The Journal of a 20-Something Cambion

[DoctorNorth]

DEMON SHIELD 
ISSUE 1: MISERY LOVES MURDER

PROLOGUE
I think I've fallen in love with a Death Doll named Misery. 

Where's my psychiatrist when I need him? Oh that's right, I got no healthcare, my psychiatrist is some cheap AI interface from Bangalore. 

But yeah, I dig this girl. 

Which is weird, because she's hunting me.

It's my shield you see. Ghost Widow technology fused with a Circle of Thorns curse. Wonderfully weird, but powerful. Which is Misery's vibe.

I can tell she digs me, Demons can tell. We can smell lust or wrath on mortals like sulfur. Lust and wrath smell remarkably the same. 

The thing is, I got Misery arrested, on some cheap Superadine scheme that I stumbled into. She was set up to fail though, ratted out. Skulls do that. The "Lords of Death" are dumb, paranoid and badly addicted to their own sauce.

So I felt bad for her. And we were flirting the entire time we fought. 

So I gotta testify now in court now, to get her convicted.

But, I figure if I don't show...she goes free. 

And then I can ask her on a date or another fight, maybe both.

This is how 22-year old Cambion's think. I am just journaling all this for posterity, for you demonology types. I know you're out there. 

So I do that. I skip the witness stand. She goes free..

You know what happens next? 

A tale I like to call "Misery Loves Murder"...
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SYNOPSIS: 

Desperate to get an inside source on the Lords of Death, Demon Shield attempts to befriend a high-ranking Death Doll named Misery. The two play cat and mouse all issue, leading to murder and betrayal for both cat and mouse...

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REVIEWS: 

"The hero is called Demon Shield. Because he's a demon and he has a shield. Get it? Yes, that's how stupid this comic is." -@CaptainObviousComics
 

"This comic has a message in it and the message is: "Beware". This is not a comic for reading. This is a comic for laying down and avoiding." -@AussieIdleComics
 

"If you ever thought, "yes more rehashed, overly nostalgic love letters to City of Heroes that are decades too late"...then I guess this comic is for you." -@SoAboveItComics 

"This comic is just a huge love letter to the Skulls from a game called City of Heroes in this comic. If you love CoH, you might dig the take on Paragon's most prolific gang led by the notorious "Lords of Death" -@ParagonFanBoy
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Edited October 31 by DoctorNorth

[DoctorNorth]

ISSUE 1 - MISERY LOVES MURDER
EPILOGUE:
Longbow Medical Facility - Talos Island 
**Misery is on a hospital bed with her mask removed and a respirator on. The mask of the respirator looks eerily similar to her normal "skull" mask. Three Longbow surround her.**

Captain Allison: She gonna make it?
Doctor Martinez: No Captain, life support, but she's gone. Deep coma. 
Captain Allison: Lieutenant? The demon that did this?
Lieutenant Shulman:  Escaped. Whereabouts unknown. The events are unclear Captain. 
Captain Allison: They met, they fought, one of them is dead. Seems pretty cut and dry to me Lieutenant. 
Lieutenant Shulman: Yes sir. 
Captain Allison: Find him. By sundown. And Doctor?
Doctor Martinez: Yes Captain?
Captain Allison: Keep her alive as long as you can. I have a contact at Pandora's Box I want to bring on this...

((Apologies for usurping Misery to create a little fanon from this fun quest arc: https://archive.paragonwiki.com/wiki/Mission:The_Superadine_Ring_-_Part_Three:_Marked_For_Death  ))




 

[DoctorNorth]

Demon Shield: Issue 2 Kill Skulls!

 

Synopsis: Demon Shield does not handle the death of his girlfriend well. He blames the Skulls and goes to war with them. This creates a riot and gang war that Longbow is called into action to stop. 

Reviews: 

"I don't get this comic. Must be a City of Heroes thing, I dunno." - @LazyEyeComics

 

"The comic adapts a first person narrative style, but switches narrators with each of its three acts. It ends on a cliff hanger. If these kind of cheap gimmicks amuse you, buy this comic I guess." -@WhateverComics
 

"Captain Allison is a female Bruce Willis wannabe, Demon Shield too stupid for words and the Clockwork are campy and ridiculous. This toxic mixture leads to your time being wasted. Do not buy this comic, try chewing on a bottle cap instead, it's a far more pleasant experience." -@ScorchedPorchComics
 

"The pace is quick. The action lethal. The consequences and stakes raising quickly in just the second issue. Clearly sets up a Clockwork plot for issue 3." -@COHFan133t
 

Snippets:

Demon Shield's Diary

Misery isn't going to make it. 

And they blame me for her death. 

Skulls. They are vermin. Cowards. 

Murderers. 

Fine. Let's play this game then. If war is what they beg for, then that is what they shall receive. 

I'll start easy, I'll hit the noobs lingering around the parking lots in the Garment Districts. Hit them hard. Leave them maimed and ruined. Take their drugs and destroy them. 

They can't stop me. I am an effing demon.

I got infernal blood in my veins, fists imbued with hellish sorcery, a shield they say was forged by Ghost Widow herself. 
 

Good luck with the baseball hat and backward baseball hat though, oh and that scary skull mask. Yes, so very intimidating. Now stand right there while I shatter your jaw with my fist. 
 

Yup, it's war. 
 

And I won't stop until they stop me. 
 

Go. Hunt. Kill Skuls. 

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Captain Allison's Log

My name is Captain Livia Allison. I am hunting a demon in torrential rain. This is my official log entry of the incident. 
 

Rain pelted the windshield like nails and each gust swatted our Longbow copter like a gnat. King's Row had become a maelstrom of thunder, lightning and gang violence. 
 

I knew the pilot, Lieutenant Larsson. He was from Sweden and had flown SAAB jets that could kill MiGs from a mile away. He had a heart of iron, and a steady hand at the control. I had selected him personally for this mission knowing the conditions.
 

“There’s our quarry, Lieutenant!” I shouted, bracing myself and setting my Pulse Beam Rifle to stun.
 

The demon's wings are fast and agile. The creature knows the neighborhood well. He soars just below the rooftops, along the narrow alleys. Smart move, it means the copter will have to hit from above. 
 

He carries a shield, but the way he carries it when he flies exposes his right flank. 
 

My targeting reticle flickers and I lean out with my rifle leveled.
 

“Hold her steady, Lieutenant. I’ll only need one shot.”
 

“The last bolt was real close, Captain,” Larsson shouted as the copter lurched sideways.
 

I steadied my aim, he was as fast and agile as a sparrow, but raging, psychotic and dangerous.

“We’re close. Targeting reticle says fifteen seconds to long-range shot. I can do this, Lieutenant. You’ve got to...”

My words vanished in a blinding flash.

A bolt of lightning split the sky and struck the tail rotor, the rear propeller sheared away in a burst of fire. The helicopter danced out of control, crashing fast and heading straight towards the crowded streets. 

Larsson was unconscious. I lunged for the stick, but there was no hope. 

It was then, out of the corner of my eye I saw the demon turn in the air, wings glowing red, and begin to fly straight toward us at full speed, his eyes aglow with vengeful fire...

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Clockwork Oscillator - Transmission Log

 

Begin Transmission

CWK.TSK[Primary] = If DEM.FOE IN SHD.TCH.LOC.ARR == True CWK.ATT(DEM.FOE)
CWK.TSK[Secondary] = If DEM.FOE.BIO == False SEC.URE(SHD.TCH, ATM)

CWK.TSK[Primary].END = True
CWK.TSK[Secondary].END = True
SYS.EXE = SYS.NOM

End Transmission

Longbow Translation of the Log:

The mission of the Oscillator was to find the demon and take his shield. The Perfected Oscillator then transmitted: "Mission Accomplished." We interpret this to mean the Clockwork known as "Ace" has secured the demon's shield, (which likely contains technology the Tesla Princes covet).

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Edited November 11 by DoctorNorth