Inverted Trinity

from /hhg/ - Hazbin Hotel General Thread #221 & #222
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From the prev thread:

Swapped gospel mini story
>Victor(Vicar?) has his head in his hands
>He's glaring at the reports on his desk
>His company is tanking, investors are jumping ship left and right and his wife has a baby on the way
>Leaning back in his chair he lets out a heavy sigh and lights a cigarette
>"Smoking is such an ugly habit you know."
>Vic snaps his head to the voice
>A well dressed man is standing in his doorway
"I'm not seeing anyone. Leave."
>"Oh but I am sure you'll want to hear what I have to offer. I'm certain you can see the writing on the wall, you need help don't you?"
>Vic glares at the stranger and calmly puts his cigarette out in the ashtray
"What do you want?"
>"Oh I simply want to help you! In retirm I just want a teensy itty bitty thing from you."
"And what would that be?"
>All of the lights in Vics office go out and the door slams shut behind the stranger
>A hellish red glow illuminates the room
>The man no longer looks human
>Vic is given a toothy grin
>"Just your soul."
"What the hell are you..."
>Vic states at the demon in shock
>"You know who I am, you're going to make a deal with the devil, I'm sure of it."
"No. No way in hell."
>"Oh be reasonable! With my help, you'll reach new heights of success! You'll secure your future! You'll be making your precious new daughter's life one of ease..."
>Lucifer walks around Vic as he describes what would happen should the deal go through
"And... If I refuse?"
>"Oh you know what would happen."
>Vic is silent for a minute
"If I accept, you cannot do anything to me. Or my family. Directly or indirectly. Do I make myself clear?"
>Vic fixes Lucifer with a glare
>Lucifers smile widens at the balls this mortal has, making demands to him
>He extends his hand to Vic
>"I promise you. Now then, do we have a deal?"
>Vics eyes move from the demons hand to his eyes
"Deal."
>He shakes the devils hand

Cont.
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>It had been years since Vic last saw Lucifer
>In that time his daughter Cherri bloomed into a beautiful woman
>And he had a new daughter in the form of Maggie
>The both of them are adults and almost ready to set out on their own
>Cherri and Maggie are chatting at the crosswalk, waiting with their father to cross the street
>Once the light says its safe they cross
>Maggie drops her purse in the middle of the road and she stops to pick it up
>Vic hears the squealing of tires and people panicking
>He looks to the source and sees a car barreling towards Maggie
>The driver is screaming about the breaks not working
>Maggie stares at the approaching car in shock, frozen
>Vic sprints to his daughter
>The car is seconds away
>Vic pushes her out of the way
>He wasn't so lucky
>It was a closed casket funeral

Cont.
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>the company's collapse following the economic slump of the '70s was seen as inevitable to everyone... Except Cherri
>she fought hard to keep her father's dream alive, sacrificing her health, both physical and mental
>Vaggie, meanwhile, now completely rudderless and rendered nihilistic by the demise of the man who had given her a new leash in life, spends her portion of their dwindling wealth on trying to forget - through sex, drugs, and alcohol
>both would see their demise, blinded to one eye - Cherri for failing to keep an eye on her remaining family, and Vaggie, for failing to keep an eye on the true value of her adoptive father's gift
>one would die at a company event gone awry due to budget cuts loosing an eye to the biggest explosion - her guilty pleasure - she had ever seen, and her overstressed and unhealthy body not being able to recover
>the other would die in a haze of intoxication, loosing one eye in a knife-fight, and bleeding to death

>in Hell, the vain fallen angel, Lucifer, entertained the masses with his fiddleplay, while his loving wife, Lilith, humored herself with courtly games and powerplay
>she saw the rise of the supposed "Vicar Man" in Imp City, and thought she'd rein in the good man before his fortunes go to his head
>for this, she picked a recent dead: a former Soviet apparatchik and businessman, who supplied deadly weapons to the countries he believed had caused the collapse of his Motherland
>she had given him a place of business, close to the only near-completely legal business in Hell
>their symbiosis was better than anything she expected

>meanwhile, the businessman's blood relative found herself in Hell, in a body she could've only wished for, at the cost of a few... jarring details
>with no inhibitions and limits, no civil or anti-trust laws to bind her, she built herself a business empire within five years, and began a conquest over the capital soon after, defeating one warlord after another

Cont.
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>all of her progress came to a halt when she ran into a certain, ancient snake demon from the 19th century - a former ruffian and troublemaker, who kept his rebellious spirit throughout the ages, shedding old fads and forms like his skin, until he settled into a look he was comfortable with, his weapon of choice being cartoonish egg-bombs
>by now, Cherri had gotten so used to easy success, she had gone soft - in more than one way
>the rude awakening brought on by "Sir" Pent was enough to rouse her from the stupor of the executive seat, and put her back into action
>chasing the snake had become her number one passion, and main form of exercise - she desperately wanted to defeat the old fart
>still, she remained a businesswoman, through and through, which eventually landed her on the contact list of the Vicar Man - who, through his Russian associate, discovered the true identity of the familiar-looking cyclops
>their reunion was heartfelt, and her world felt a bit more complete, now - she continued her conquest and expansion with renewed vigor

>imagine her surprise then, when, in New Tens, a new figure joined the snake in his "campaign of harassment": the rising star of Hell's porno industry, Velvet's premiere courtesan, Vaggie "Scandal" Lollipop, known Hell-wide as under the moniker of the "Slag Moth"
>...whom Cherri quickly recognized as Margaret, her adoptive sister
>their reunion was... far less heartfelt, especially when she found out that her "dear" sister had been assisting the old snake in his attacks
>...still, she was glad to learn that her step-sis had left the world of adult entertainment behind in order to seek redemption
>...and then quickly set her sight upon the Hotel, as a point of interest and potential stronghold...
>until the Princess of Hell soundly whopped her ass to kingdom come
>soon, her father would move into the hotel, while she battled on, unaware that others were making bets on when she'll admit her crush on the snake