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Chapter One: The New Hell Goddess Of LA

Within the dim dwellings of a worn factory building in downtown Los Angeles, a woman cloaked in shadows stood in a storm of raging energy, surrounded in a circle of pillar candles and powerful magicks. Long robes of crimson red covered her from head to toe, revealing nothing but pure white eyes and ruby lips. To some, she was a mythical demon, to others she was known as the dark seer of the underworld, the one chosen to see and divine all for the champions of darkness. She was the oracle of the elder hell gods, the one who could bare all secrets to mortals, demons, and lower Gods alike.

Had she not been a Goddess, Glorificus might have been terrified standing before this creature. However, she was not. The seer was far less powerful than Glorificus herself and her parlor tricks would not work well against her. The wench could merely see, not wage battle and therefore, she was not something to be feared.

The seer stood as still as a statue, not moving to acknowledge her presence even as the loud resonant clicking of her heels echoed throughout the silent complex.

"Glorificussss... I sssaw your arrival coming," she hissed, her eyes suddenly gazing blankly into the goddess before her.

"Well, that's... nice. Look, I'm going to make this short 'cause I have better places to be at this moment and visiting this... building," she said, looking around her in obvious distaste, "was not what I had in mind. So, how can I get back to my home world and who do have to kill to get there?"

The seer nodded in understanding, not wanting to face the wrath of the hell goddess herself. "Ssssimple, my lady. For your portal to open, you must sssacrificcce three championsss of thisss world."

"Hmmm. Not a bad deal... do you know of any?"

"Yesss. Three ressside in thisss very cccity... the ssslayer, the cursssed vampire, Angelusss and the half demon, the ssslayer'sss companion."

"Where are they now?"

"That, I do not know. They are protected out of my sssight by the higher powersss themssselvesss. You mussst find them on your own and bring them here to me."

Glory frowned, her golden fingers digging heavily into her supple hips in annoyance. "Damn, good guy superiors are a really big pain in the ass!... okay, I'll bring your champions, Seer, but when I do, this had better work. You wouldn't want to loose those 'all seeing' eyes of yours, would you? I don't like being lied to... Jinks!!!"

One of her slimy demon minions appeared abruptly at her side, dressed in a tan monk cloak, ready for instructions. "Yes, O Great One?"

"Pull the car up front, we're leaving."