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Despite his efforts, Dante proved to be just a little too quick for the Slayer to catch. The armored warrior skidded across the cracked ground before swiftly getting up and pointing his shotgun at his opponent's face. Yet the half-demon too had his pistols pointed straight at him in a standoff, while attempting to ease the situation with what little charm he had left. The Slayer had to admit that his opponent - whilst not nearly the most powerful opponent he had face - was pretty damn swift and sturdy. That compressed with his human-based made him rather unique, even if he's simply a half-demon. His regenerative powers were fairly impressive, but at the end of the day he could feel each bolt that penetrated through him. 

He could feel pain.

And if he could feel pain, he could sure as hell be killed. 

With only a few weapons at his disposal, the Slayer didn't have his full arsenal of weaponry to challenge his half-demonic foe. But in truth, he probably wouldn't need them. He needed to focus; to concentrate his brutal rage upon this new entity. But just as he was about to pull a trigger and continue the fight, he would hear something open just a few meters away. The Slayer paused as slowly turned his head, where he could see a large portal having opened up in an alley. It was a swirling mass of crimson rage, one which spiraled in rapid succession as energy violently emanated off it. And in the middle of it all, was an image of what laid on the other side. 

It was a twisted, mangled mess of a spiraling world, one that seemed to comprise the content of two separate realm; in this case two different Hells. Indeed, this was a Hell portal, but nothing like the traditional rifts through the warp that the Slayer was familiar with. From it, the Slayer would recognize bits and portions of his Hell  - such as sharp bony pillared structures belonging to [url=https://doomwiki.org/w/images/d/d1/Bka.bimage.jpg]Kadingir Sanctum[/url] or the giant bones of the long dead demon known as "The Titan" from [url=https://doomwiki.org/w/images/e/e5/Bkb.bimage.jpg]Titan's Realm[/url]. And intermingling with his reality, would be locations of the Demon World that Dante would recall from many of his past adventures - from large fleshy interiors and endless lakes of blood to more complex interiors filled with mirrors, chest boards, hourglasses, and white voids. 

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For a moment, the Slayer considered to jump into this portal as a way for him to prematurely escape the Crossroads. But then, having bolted just straight out from the portal in a savage prance, came a very familiar face; being one the Slayer was all too well acquainted with. It was the unmistakable figure of [url=https://doomwiki.org/w/images/e/ee/Codex_imp.bimage.png]an imp[/url] - small, human-sized demons that serve as Hell's common-grade warriors on the frontlines. It screeched savagely as it attempted to pounce upon the armored warrior, only to get hit with a single blast of the Slayer's shotgun at point blank range. It hit the ground with a hard thud, reeling in agony as it looked up to see the Doom Slayer looming over him. It was then when the imp seemed to remember who he attempted to attack, an act of bravery that soon ended in a pathetic act of cowardliness.

It made the Hell Walker sick just looking at it. 

As the imp tried to crawl away, the last thing it would see was an armored boot rapidly approaching its soft meaty skull. Then it utterly squashed his head in a gory explosion; its insignificant life having came to a swift and bloody end. How it pleased the Doom Slayer to have such demon filth recognizing their place in the nature order and how he took great pleasure in seeing it reel back in utter terror before ending its worthless existence. 

And now, the Doom Slayer's blood lust has risen once more. He now wanted more sacrifices; more demons to rip and tear.

The Slayer looked back towards the portal, silently yet eagerly awaiting the arrival of the imminent demonic invasion to commence.

And indeed, how many more did come. 

More imps rushed through the portal, stopping short to screech and moan at their revered nemesis and ogle curiously at the other who stood beside him. But imps wouldn't be the only ones to rear their fleshy gremlin-esque heads. Reanimated humanoid corpses, having been melded into their armor and weaponry as [url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/doom/images/b/b1/POSSESSED_SOLDIER.png/revision/latest?cb=20160528021333]possessed soldiers[/url] quickly emerged from the portal as well, with a number of larger, brute-like [url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/doom/images/2/20/HELL_KNIGHT.png/revision/latest?cb=20160528024252]Hell Knights[/url] prepping their charge into the battle. 

The Slayer would also notice a number of other demonic entities that he did not recognize, which would perhaps be more familiar-looking to Dante. The two battle-hardened warriors were now pressed up against a battle against two different Hells, each one sporting their own unique units and abilities to the table. 

Perhaps recognizing his previous opponent's reaction to his familiar demons, the Doom Slayer would turn his head to look at Dante. While he said nothing in the terms of their situation, it was more then clear that he was willing to set aside his differences with the half-demon so as long as his hatred for Hell was synonymous with his. He gave only an affirming nod to confirm their "truce" before putting away his combat shotgun to reveal a larger yet classical [url=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/doom/images/a/a1/Doom4_Codex_SuperShotgun.png/revision/latest?cb=20160601100434]Super Shotgun[/url]. Once reloading his trusty double-barreled shotgun, the Doom Slayer was now more than ready for battle as he proceeded to rush into the horde.

It was time to [b][color=ed1c24]Fight Like Hell[/color][/b].

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