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It’s been 4 years since Blitzø and Moxxie escaped the prison (miraculously, Blitzø’s plan worked, and they managed to provoke and knock one guard out, then kill most of the guards and break free) , and they’ve been working together since then as assassins. Though their job was inconsistent, mostly because of huge competition – amongst many other imps-killers. Although they were good enough to make a living for themselves (Blitzø did also for his annoying adopted daughter Loona), his boss often whined about wanting more.

Anyway, Moxxie was pulled out of his thoughts when Blitzø’s van arrived at the spot where their next target should be -it was an old hotel in Wrath. They got out of the van, and then Blitzø said, “Alright Mox, let’s deal with this fast. The client said it was a huge imp, about 40 years old with a right broken horn.“Their plan was simple – Moxxie took a position just outside the hotel in the bushes while Blitz was on the phone with him sneaking into the hotel. After a while, Moxxie realized that he couldn’t see the client in any of the window cause most of them were curtained. Then he heard that Blitzø got into a fight with the target, and as Moxxie being outside the hotel was no use, he quickly put the sniper rifle into the van, took out his pistol, and rushed to the hotel.

When he finally reached the exact floor their client had mentioned in the report, he quickly ran to the sound of fighting. When he opened the door, he saw Blitzø and the imp rolling around the floor and punching each other. He aimed a pistol at them, but he realized he couldn’t shoot without the risk of hitting his boss. Then, at that second, something unexpected happened. The female imp, wearing a maroon jacket and black and blue trousers with hair tied back in a ponytail, jumped out of the closet, accurately threw a knife right into the target’s head. Blitzø took out his pistol and started shooting at her, but the imp dodged the bullets, opened a window, and jumped out of it. When Blitzø and Moxxie ran and looked from the window, she was nowhere to be seen. Moxxie was in shock, but at the same time he felt a weird, pleasant feeling forming in his chest.

When they were heading back and Blitzø kept complaining that now they wouldn’t receive any money from the client, Moxxie for some reason couldn’t stop thinking about that girl. He couldn’t place it, but he really wanted to see her again. So he decided to risk it and said – “You know, sir, that imp that stole our hit- she appears to be quite skilled. Maybe she will be a good addition to our team”. Blitzø went silent for a minute, then said “Well, that’s not such a bad idea, Mox. Looks like you can use your brain one in a while”. Usually Moxxie would feel bad about such a comment and say something, but now he didn’t care – all he did care that his boss agreed with him about finding that imp. Then Blitzø added – “Okay, so now let’s head to our homes and tomorrow I will be tracking her down”.

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Millie was sitting at the bar desk drinking coffee. She was angry that she had to deal with other 2 goons someone told to do the same job. And the worst part is that he refused to pay so in anger she killed him with her knife which now was in her pocket.
But what made her even more furious is when of the goons, the higher one, entered the bar. Sat near her and asked “So, you are the bitch who took our hit?”. Millie at the moment was so done with problems that she answered “You looking for payback? If so, you came to the wrong fucking bar!” and while she said that she used her tail to get the knife out of the pocket, spin it and stab it into the desk. Then she used her legs to push herself back from the desk and threw her knife at the imp. He dodged it, spinning and using the chair he was sitting on a moment ago. He said “Nice shot! I can see why Moxxie was so impressed with you”, looking at first at her and then at the knife, using his tail to pull the knife out of the back of the chair, look closely at it and drop it to the ground. Millie was so angry that she just growled and launched herself at the imp trying to hit him with her fists while he stepped back and used the chair to block her attacks, slowly breaking it under the strength of her punches. He looked at her and said “Impressive” when she finally broke the chair almost completely and one of its legs hit one of the guests of the bar. Then Millie asked about that Moxxie the imp mentioned “Who’s that? Your boss?” while continuing to try to punch the guy who blocked her strikes with what was left of the chair. When she finished the sentence, she at last broke the chair and launched the imp into the table two demons were sitting at. When he quickly recovered from the attack, he looked at 2 remaining legs of the chair, threw them away and said “Ha! He fucking wishes. No, I work for myself, lady.” and pointed at himself.
She launched at him again, jumping into the air to try to hit him with her leg but he quickly grabbed the table behind him with his tail and blocked the strike with it, Millie’s leg breaking the table completely. Then he said “Nice one!” and started to head back when Millie continued her attack. She thought and said aloud “Bullshit! Who sent you? Who are you working for?!” while they jumped onto the bar desk, scaring the bartender and the demon sitting at it. The imp backflipped from the desk while saying “What? You don’t believe me?” and she thought “Does he really think I’ll fall for that bullshit?” then angrily answered “Imps don’t work for themselves, asshole!”, took another knife out of her ponytail and jumped at the guy again. But he managed to grab her hand with the knife, spinning with her and pinning her against the wall and making her drop the knife. Then he said “Well this one does and he is very interested in having you join his team” he finished playfully, shaking his shoulders.
Millie used her elbow to push the man back, then did backflip using the wall while saying “You think you have anything to offer me?” and punching the imp right into the nose, causing it to bleed a little while thinking “Let’s see what he answers”. The guy used his arm to brush his black blood away, why looking playfully at her. She returned the smile, her anger slowly disappearing and her starting to enjoy the fight. He pushed at him again, hitting him while he blocked her strikes and said “Double whatever you’re getting paid now!” then used his tail to grad Millie’s leg, taking her by surprise and launching her and the wall while saying “Ha ha!”. In return she pulled darts out of a dartboard and threw them at the imp while answering “I’m between jobs” but he dodged them so they hit the only now standing up bartender, killing him. Then he jumped at a billiard table and said “This powerhouse? How’d that happen?”. That question took her by surprise so he lowered her gaze and answered “Not exactly shortage of imp assassins in Wrath. Reputation is everything.” so the guy asked, like almost teasing “So what’s your reputation, hmm?” That question and intonation especially pissed her off for some reason so he launched again using cue stick against the man until he broke it in half. After a little more fighting, both of them using acrobatic moves, the imp flipped the table sideways so they both jumped from it on the floor.
She thought “So who is this guy? Claiming he works for himself.” and she said that loudly “Who the fuck are you?”. He answered “Someone with an eye for potential. Now you wanna keep working for peanuts, or do you wanna shake things up?” and held out his hand for a handshake.
Millie looked at the hand while thinking “This can’t be real. I think I need a final test” and pretended to reach out her hand and then suddenly took out another knife and threw it and the imp, it flying just past him and hitting the wall behind. To her surprise, he didn’t even flinch when she did that and even when blood seeped through on his cheek. He just continued smiling and holding out his hand. So she thought “That guy is something else. Screw it, what do I lose?”, smiled, said “You’re fucking weird. I’m in”, approached him and shook the imp’s hand. But when they were leaving the now destroyed bar, she had one last question, at least for now. “So how’s that Moxxie guy you mentioned?” – “Oh, your new coworker. Yeah, you- you’ll fucking hate him.”