Grimm's Reapers: Volume 1-4

by Jack Crosby

  “I care because she means something to me! Maybe if you hadn’t been such a prick, you’d know that!” I could feel him starting to overpower me. His wings were flapping against me, feeling like punches into my sides and back.

  “I showed her nothing but what she deserved! A Lust demon is nothing but a whore! Everyone knows that and treats them as such!”

  My strength gave and his flipped me over his shoulder. He brought the handle of the axe down into my stomach, knocking the wind out of me. “I never would have expected such behavior from a Horseman. You make this almost too easy for me!”

  He lifted the axe, but my chains were still around him, loosely. I yanked hard and he dropped the axe and fell to his knees. With my head being the closest thing available, I drove it into his chin. It hurt like a bitch, but I also heard the satisfying crunch of bone.

  “You don’t get to tell me how I should or shouldn’t act demon! You may be an Arch-Demon, but I’m Death you dumb bitch!” I grabbed his head and it was my turn to throw him on to his back. Like an old school wrestler, I jumped and drove my elbow into his chest.

  Beelzebub still had some fight in him and he used his knee to crack the back of my head. That area was starting to really get sore as every kept hitting me there. The force of the blow gave me stars for a moment, so I didn’t see the punch that connected with my face.

  “Today is the last day of your long existence! Just think about it, a world without the Grim Reaper to haunt it! I will be hailed among my people as the one who brought you down.”

  “I’m not dead yet!” I wrapped my chain around my fist and it was my turn to hit him. He dropped to the ground and I followed up with two more. “With your demise, that’ll be one less asshole in the world fucking it up for everyone!”

  He used his wings to push himself away from me and into the air. Both of us were breathing heavily as we stared each other down. I looked over and saw the axe. I tried to make a move for it, but his speed overtook me and he got there first.

  “You never had a chance Horseman. Your kind is powerful, but against an Arch-Demon?”

  I felt my power starting to give. “I might not be able to take you down, but you’re not invincible.”

  He laughed at me. “Oh do tell? How is it you plan to pull a rabbit out of your hat?”

  I smiled as the gun shot blasted. The bullet caught Beelzebub right in the back and he fell back to the ground like a wound duck. As he fell, he dropped the axe and I ran over to catch it.

  The obsidian laced bullet wouldn’t be enough to kill him, but the surprise and the accuracy of Roxanne’s shot was all I needed. “You forgot, I have a friend. Where are yours at? Oh that’s right, you don’t have any.”

  This time knowing it was the real axe, I slammed it into the ground as hard as I could. The wood and metal exploded, no longer able to be used to get into Eden. There was just one thing left to do.

  I summoned Leviathan back to my hand. I walked over to Beelzebub’s prone body. Roxanne was already there, with her heel in his back. “Any last words before you get sent back to Hell the hard way?”

  He looked at her with hatred. “You will get yours one day whore!”

  I lifted Leviathan into the air and with a great amount of effort, removed the Arch-Demon’s head from his body. As his soul left his body and descended back to Hell, the weight of the world was lifted from my shoulders.

  “Holy shit, we did it!”

  I dropped Leviathan and sat down on my ass, exhausted. “You’re damn right, we did it. We make one kick ass team.”

  Roxanne sat down beside me. “Thank you for what you said. I know the reality is that I’m a Lust demon and all, but it’s nice to know not everyone sees me as a slut or whore.”

  “It is not just the Pale Rider who sees you in that way.”

  A flash of light blinded me and when my eyes weren’t seeing stars, Michael was back. “You guys really need to work on your entrances.”

  “I apologize; sometimes I get a little carried away. Especially when I am happy and it has been a long time since I have been this happy.”

  “I guess this has something to do with a certain Arch-Demon who got his?”

  He nodded knowingly at me. “Your actions today have been noted. The two of you have done a great service to all. In fact, the Almighty has authorized me to give you a few gifts.”

  Roxanne squealed, “Oh I love gifts!”

  Michael found her amusing, that anyone could see. “Then we shall go with you first my dear. Your gift is you no longer will be seen as a demon. From today until the time of judgment you will be recognized as an Angel Friend.”

  “Whoa.” That was a high honor to receive. Basically she was expunged of everything she’d committed and was now seen as an ally from the Big Man himself.

  “I cannot change your inherent nature, but no longer will you have the powers of Hell to call upon. I grant you the celestial fire that you have become so used to seeing.”

  Michael placed his hands upon her head and a red mist left her hands. In its place, a silvery flash appeared. Roxanne let the fire release from her hands and it formed beautiful silvery wings on her back.

  Her beauty took my breath away. “You look amazing.”

  “Thank you Michael, this is a wonderful gift!”

  He inclined his head towards her. “You have love in your heart. That’s what made this possible.”

  “Hey, what about me? What did the Almighty decide for me?”

  “For you, I give this.” He reached into his suit jacket and pulled out a tiny scroll. “This is a release from the deal you were bound to when you left Eden.”

  I held it like it was a piece of gold. “You’re not screwing with me are you?”

  “No, I am not. Next time you see Veronica, you may want to thank her. This was her idea.”

  “Veronica survived?” That was fantastic news.

  “Yes, and she is ready to come back to Earth.” He looked at his watch. “It is time for me to return, but again, thank you both for all that you have done. Until we meet again, God speed.”

  And with a flash, he was gone.

  Epilogue

  Roxanne and I landed on our feet in the city of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. We even opened a detective agency that specializes in some of the grittier cases in the city. Our first few clients came to use just based on what happened with Beelzebub.

  Roxanne is kicking ass, especially with her new power. She’s as horny as ever and some days she wears me out to the point of almost no return. I’m not complaining, I love the sex. We even have a bit of an unspoken truce. Turns out she likes women too and on some nights we go out and find ourselves a new date for the evening.

  Veronica is still around doing her angel thing. She pops in from time to time and asks for help. Last time she came in, she gave us an ominous warning that we should expect a visit from Dante. I had no idea what that crazy dude was up to, but I knew it probably wasn’t in our best interests.

  Other than that, life’s good. Now if you excuse me, I can’t keep my little sex pistol waiting. Last time I did, she used handcuffs on me…

  The end… for now

  Old War Stories

  Chapter 1 – A Feline Among Us

  The cat looked at me and gave me a weird feline grin. Its yellow eyes were way too intelligent, like it knew what it was about to do. And then, “MEOW!!!”

  “Roxanne, come get this thing! It’s making noise and it stinks!”

  Walking into the room, “Derrick, it is just a kitten! Come here precious.” She reached down and took the thing out of my hands.

  “That thing is a terror! It’s worse than those two Greed demons we put down by the docks.”

  In case you’re new here, my name is Derrick Grimm and the good looking lady holding the cat is my sidekick Roxanne.

  Getting slapped on the head, “Oww! What was that for?” Roxanne’s eyes were flashing red.

  “I am far more than just your sidekick! Don�
�t you make me sound like some waif who is reliant upon you!

  “Wait, how did you know what I was thinking?”

  With an evil grin, “I know everything.” With that, she took the feline terror and walked back to the kitchen.

  Where was I? Oh yeah, I’m Derrick and that was my business partner, girlfriend, and all around awesome lady Roxanne.

  “That is much better!” Good lord, I need to be careful around her.

  Anyways, the two of us run this little private eye agency in south Philly called Death Among Us. We handle very sensitive cases if you catch my drift. We’re also a lot more than what we seem, which is a nice way of saying we aren’t human. Don’t worry, neither was the cat I was just holding. No, that thing was a lot more than just some poor stray.

  “Have you gotten to the part where you told the people I’m a sex demon and you’re the Horseman Death?”

  “No I haven’t and you just ruined it for me! C’mon, why do you always do this to me?”

  There was no answer. That figures, she takes the thunder and leaves me with the small details. Well, she’s right. I’m the Horseman Death, brother of War, Conquest, and Famine. Those three hang out in Eden, the Garden of Eternity while I slum it up on Earth. As for Roxanne, she is a Lust demon (a succubus if you will) and the daughter of the most dangerous one, Lilith.

  So, how did we get paired up? A very interesting question with an equally interesting answer. Well she tricked the shit out of me to take care of her former boss, and lover, Beelzebub. In the process, I was able to tap back into my celestial fire and regained a bit of my former glory.

  So the two of us stuck together after that, settling in Philadelphia and opening this little agency. So far, most of our clients were humans who’d dabbled in something they shouldn’t have and brought a demon over. Those were the easy jobs that paid well too.

  Unfortunately with our current case, it seemed something a bit more was happening. I guess we should take this story from the top.

  **Two Days Earlier**

  “AHHHHH FUCK ME!!!!”

  Good night she was loud, but it’d been a few days and Roxanne was horny. I hadn’t even made it to the bedroom before she jumped me. Not that I’m complaining, trust me.

  The Lust demon was mounted on me, my pants still halfway on, and giving into her inner desires. “Impale me with your scythe! Ughhhh!!!”

  She was a bit campy when she got into this state, but I was too caught up in the actual physical acts to care. It had been a few days for me too after all and I was enjoying the extra special care I was receiving. The best part is when she was totally gone like this, she did most of the work. Granted in a few hours or so, I’d be expected to pay back, but que sara.

  She ripped my shirt away and grabbed my shoulders for leverage. It happened before I could do a damn thing about it. She tightened up around me and a few extra gyrations for my benefit. She looked me directly in the eye, “FILL ME NOW!!!”

  That always does it. I don’t know about you, but when a hot girl commands me to do something, I tend to go along with it. I finished up well before her, but she kept working and coaxed out another, smaller, orgasm from me.

  When she finished, she collapsed on the floor beside me, the sex minx gone, replaced by the sweet Angel-Friend that the Arch-Angel Michael had bestowed her as. “Phew, I needed that! You shouldn’t keep me waiting lover boy!”

  I was insulted. “Umm, you were the one saying I needed to take on more clients. I do believe you told me the rent doesn’t pay itself.”

  She poked me on the nose. “You’re so cute when you’re riled up. Oh yeah!” She jumped up and hiked her skirt back up, “Veronica called and is on her way over.”

  “Roxanne, you’re killing me, you know that?”

  She just winked and scattered off to get ready for our visitor. Veronica was an angel and a particularly cool one in my book. She got me out of a bad contract I once signed with a traitor named Yuri.

  I too got myself presentable and went out to the front office area of our apartment/agency. We got a great deal on the office front and the one bedroom pad right behind it. And by ‘we,’ I mean Roxanne. She charmed the pants off the landlord, literally. It was quite the embarrassing scene, especially in front of his wife.

  “Hey, you made dinner?” I walked in to the kitchen full of wonderful smells. Tonight it seemed meatloaf was on the menu.

  “Of course, I thought it would be rude to not invite her to dine with us.” She bent over and popped open the oven. In one swift motion, she pulled out a perfectly cooked meal. “Stop gawking at my ass and set the table.”

  “Yes dear.” Caught again! None-the-less she wasn’t wearing any underwear and my curious nature was rewarded. Doing as I was told though, I got three places settings in order just as the office door bell rung. Our guest was here.

  “Roxy, Derrick, you two back there?”

  “Yeah, we’re in the kitchen! Roxanne made you dinner.”

  It only took a few moments, but a beautiful blonde Angel walked in. Just like every other time I’ve seen her, she was dressed in a business suit and had a brief case with her. She smiled as she walked in. “Roxy, you did not have to go to the trouble.”

  “It was nothing, besides what you don’t eat, the garbage disposal,” she pointed at me, “will take care of.”

  The three of us gathered around the table. To no one’s great surprise, I put away quite a few pieces of meatloaf, plus two baked potatoes. Neither of the girls ate that much, which gave them ample time to talk about way the angel was here.

  “I have recently received a disturbing request in this area. I know the agreement is no longer in place, but I thought I might try to bring you in on this one Derrick, if you are up for it.”

  My mouth was full, so Roxanne answered on behalf of both of us. “For you, we will do anything. Tell us more about this request darling.”

  She grabbed her briefcase and pulled out a file. “A few nights ago, an anomaly was reported, a minor spirirt was abducted from its home. A local coven of witches somehow got their hands on it and are up to something. Intel suggests they might be trying to call an Arch-Demon.”

  Well that didn’t sound good. “How long ago did this happen? And what type of minor spirit are we dealing with?”

  “We are not sure when the abduction took place or how it all ended up here. As for the spirit itself, right now that is going to stay classified.” She looked at us, and something struck me as odd. “At first we were tempted to handle this on our own, but after a meeting with Michael, it was decided to reach out to you.”

  Ignoring my hunch something was off for the time being, “Hmm… where do we start our investigation?”

  She handed me the report to read while she talked. “Down by the docks of the Delaware River. If possible, would you be able to go down there tonight and see if we missed anything?”

  Roxanne smiled and knocked my fork out of my hand. “You can eat later, we’ve got a job!”

  “But I’m still hungry…”

  Chapter 2 – Sittin’ by the Dock of a… River?

  It wasn’t hard to track the Greed demons. Try as they might, demons always go back to their basic instincts and they were currently convincing a gang to break into the pawn store just outside the entrance to the docks.

  “Demons are so stupid, no offense to the one sitting on the passenger seat.”

  “No offense taken Khloros. In this case, I couldn’t agree with you more. What a bunch of fucking idiots.”

  We were inside a 2014 grey Ford Taurus SHO which used to be the pale horse himself. To better fit in with the modern times, my horse Khloros, had taken to transforming into cars. Don’t tell him I said this, but he’s a pretty cool dude to have around.

  Him and Roxanne were buddies now, after a rocky start to their relationship. “It would be most easy for the two of you to take them down.”

  “I agree with you, but before we can go painting the town with demon goop, we need to f
ind out if they have info on the abducted spirit. Hopefully after they send these misfits on their way, they’ll lead us right to the coven.”

  I slouched down in the driver’s seat, content to watch the gang bangers go do whatever it is they wanted. Yeah sure I should’ve stepped in and not let the Greed demons bend the minds of these troubled youths, but you can only do so much.

  The kids were all riled up now. They were getting louder and soon were off towards the pawn shop. As the gang left, the two demons started laughing and making their way back into the dock area.

  “Well Khloros, Roxanne and I got this. I’ll give you a call when it’s time to come busting in.”

  “Do not have too much fun without me.”

  Roxanne petted the dashboard, which was their thing. “Don’t worry; we will leave you a scrap or two.”

  We exited the car and followed the trail of brimstone. Across the way we could hear the breaking glass and cracking wood. All we could do was shudder as we followed our marks.

  The demons weren’t too terribly hard to track down. There was an office building along the banks of the Delaware with the lights on. The brimstone smell was getting stronger. “It seems we’ve got ‘em.”

  “May I go check it out?”

  I looked at her skeptically. “You just want to use your wings again.”

  She smiled and her celestial fire came to light, forming wings on her back. With a wink, she took off towards the building. Go figure, my fire only forms chains and the newbie gets awesome wings.

  I pulled my phone out and started playing a game Khloros had downloaded for me. It was pretty cool as I got to upgrade my little monsters through all sorts of fun battles. My turtle-dragon was just about to evolve again when I heard the soft click of Roxanne landing beside me.

  “Would you put that away? We’re hunting demons and you’re playing a child’s game!”

  “Awe c’mon, I was so close…”

  With one last evil stare, I paused the game and put my phone in my pocket. “You’re a buzz kill.”