The influx of souls arriving in Hell has been rising lately, pushing CATOTO to work tirelessly, completing his tasks as swiftly as he can. After guiding a group of gray bands through Hell's gate, he quickly returns to his “crib” on a sturdy, thicc stick – a name update that CATOTO seems to have embraced. His crib is simple, nothing fancy – literally a wooden baby crib with a cozy white bed and pillow. A mobile of his siblings, each hanging by their tails with CATOTO himself at the center, magically hovers above.

  As usual, CATOTO points his paws toward the walls and takes a deep breath as he approaches another group of newcomers, fully prepared to greet them with what he firmly believes to be a dramatic entrance.

  "Welcome to Hell!" he announces, his deep, echoing voice reverberating through the space, silencing the entire gathering of souls.

  As he begins explaining the rules of each level to the bewildered newcomers, a strange sight catches his eye: a large, unfamiliar portal, its blue expanse swirling with wisps of cloud-like white, opens on the wall. From within the portal, two commanding figures slowly emerge.

  "Bleh, so white," one of the figures grumbles.

  "What did you expect, brother? This is Hell," the other replies.

  CATOTO immediately summons the thicc sticks, urgency sharpening his voice. While waiting for his backup, he decides to stall.

  "Just the two of you?" he asks.

  "Two is all we need, you filthy animal!" one snarls, gripping a menacing trident.

  "Have you any idea who we are?" the other demands.

  "...No way! A couch? Are we in Heaven?" a soul gasps, his eyes widening.

  "What couch? We’re both noodles!" the deity replies. “What did I just say?”

  "Two? How?" CATOTO wonders aloud.

  As the thicc sticks arrive, he orders them to swarm the deities, then leaps onto one and zooms toward the gate, abandoning the confused souls behind him.

  "Cerberus, my good boys and girl, Heaven has sent their champions against us!"

  Cerberus lets out a long, continuous howl in a deep, resonant tune that immediately triggers alarms across the levels of Hell. Moments after his howl fades, the massive gate to Hell slides open, forcefully expelling non-elite souls through a sprawling portal that now looms behind it. Unbeknownst to both Cerberus and CATOTO, Heaven portals have also begun opening across other levels of Hell, signaling the start of a full-scale invasion. The nerds, quick to catch on to Heaven’s strategy, scramble to alert each level’s moderator and, soon after, Dark Force and Pete.

  “You! The less trampy girl! Why the fuck are you by yourself?” a familiar voice calls as she stands, catching sight of another familiar face.

  “Who are y…like, no way! Grandma Mildred!” Christine exclaims.

  After spreading more lies about how Wyn’s team left her out in the cold, Christine tells Grandma Mildred that she had been training alone at the Dojo, hoping to find a new team. What she doesn’t share is that, despite flaunting her high essence count, no one was willing to team up with her, unease settling in at the thought of someone as powerful as her being teamless.

  “You souls, get ready. We have two of them here – combined, they are as strong as a level moderator,” CATOTO announces after exchanging information with the nerds.

  “Wait, two of them equal one of ours? What?” a soul asks, confused.

  “Where are the elites? They should be fighting them, not us!” another soul protests.

  “We are being attacked on three other levels as well,” CATOTO responds. “The elites are defending those first before coming to aid us. We must hold!”

  Christine, not much stronger after leaving Wyn’s team, has made it her goal to stay close to Grandma Mildred whose essence count slightly surpasses hers. Anxiously waiting, the powerful entities finally arrive at the gate, casually strolling.

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  “We’re not here for the small fries like those at the wall. We’re here for the likes of you,” Poseidon says, pointing at Cerberus with his trident.

  “If you buffoons are really pockets, why can’t you afford clothes? And where are yo’ dicks? I ain’t see no bulge,” Grandma Mildred remarks, causing gasps to ripple through the souls, even from CATOTO. Slowly, Christine edges away from her.

  Poseidon is over two meters tall, his muscular frame draped in a layer of regal yet rugged armor. His chest is bare, revealing a perfectly sculpted physique. A pair of intricate, coral-patterned pauldrons rest on his broad shoulders, their iridescent colors shimmering like the sea at twilight. Below, armor forged from the deep ocean’s ancient metals wraps his legs – deep blue, almost black leggings that gleam with an ethereal, aquatic glow. In his calloused hands, he grips a massive trident, its prongs sharp and glistening with the force of the tides.

  Zeus, as tall as Poseidon, radiates raw power. His torso is exposed to the elements, showcasing his divine body. A golden plate rests over his chest, intricately adorned with lightning bolt designs, while his abdomen remains bare. A belt, etched with more lightning motifs, holds his storm-cloud-colored leggings, which seem to shift like the skies before a thunderstorm. His forearms and lower legs are armored with gleaming golden plates, their edges sharp and regal. His wild, unruly mane of hair frames his face, and in his right hand, he wields the mighty thunderbolt.

  Without uttering a single word, Zeus hurls his thunderbolt. The weapon zigzags through the air, passing through the heads of the souls, exploding them as it goes. Finally, it stops after piercing Grandma Mildred’s head, only to be resummoned into Zeus’ hand. Christine screams at the sight, but the carnage is just beginning.

  The chihuahua and pug heads of Cerberus unleash streams of flame from their mouths, while the husky head coughs out small numerous eggs that rapidly hatch into disfigured puppies, each one a grotesque mix of different breeds, their features warped beyond imagination – some with limbs too long, eyes popping out of sockets, and fur matted and misshapen.

  Zeus strikes down from above, sending thunderbolts at the three heads, but they retract into Cerberus' massive body, narrowly avoiding the blasts. CATOTO, previously perched on the husky’s head, leaps down and calls upon the thicc sticks. A new wave of the creatures descends from above, quickly swarming Zeus. But the thunder champion zaps them into cinders with terrifying ease.

  Seizing the moment, Cerberus' heads reemerge and unleash torrents of flame, striking Zeus’ chest armor and exposed abdomen, burning away several of the thicc sticks in the process. Meanwhile, the disfigured puppies scurry towards Zeus, their tiny jaws biting and gnawing at his legs and torso, failing to sink their teeth into his divine skin as they swarm over him.

  “You filthy creatures!” Zeus snarls.

  Electricity surges through his body as it begins to glow. Suddenly, thunder strikes explode from his form, disintegrating all the thicc sticks and puppies in an instant.

  While Zeus is preoccupied with Cerberus, Poseidon summons massive waves of water, pulling souls into the swirling depths. As the waves approach, Poseidon swings his trident in a precise, powerful motion, slicing through the souls trapped within the water. In the midst of the chaos, CATOTO hides within a wave, waiting for the right moment. As the wave nears Poseidon, CATOTO enlarges his tail and sweeps it low, striking the sea king’s legs. Caught off guard, Poseidon stumbles but catches himself with one hand, quickly springing back to his feet. The waves, however, vanish.

  With high speed, CATOTO dashes around Poseidon, slashing at him with his claws as he makes each pass. However, Poseidon’s tough exterior, even exposed without armor, shows no signs of damage. A soul grabs at Poseidon’s leg, but with a swift motion, the sea king stomps down, crushing the soul's head beneath his foot. Seizing the moment, CATOTO leaps off another soul, using her body to propel himself forward as he enlarges. Though he doesn’t have enough time to reach his full size, CATOTO crashes into the unwavering Poseidon’s back. With both paws, he grabs Poseidon’s head, pulling it backward as his face nears the sea king’s.

  “Are you entertained?” Poseidon asks. “Because I’m not!”

  A stream of water bursts from beneath Poseidon, propelling CATOTO into the air. Capitalizing on the momentum, he enlarges himself. At full size, Le CATOTO GRANDE comes crashing down directly onto the sea king. But in a twisted turn, the cat’s behind is impaled by the trident’s tips, and Poseidon effortlessly raises his weapon, lifting the enlarged demon into the air with just one hand. The pain forces Le CATOTO GRANDE to meow in agony.

  With both hands now gripping the trident, Poseidon slams it down, crashing the massive feline to the ground. Poseidon then uses the impaled cat to crush other souls, forcing Le CATOTO GRANDE to shrink himself. As he shrinks, the trident tips remain lodged in his body, and when Poseidon slams CATOTO’s now-small head onto a fallen soul, the shrinking causes the trident tips to slice open his rear. The impact to his head, coupled with the damage to his rear, results in CATOTO’s immediate end.

  Meanwhile, Zeus has been targeting Cerberus’ heads with thunder strikes while directing his thunderbolt at its feet. Despite its massive size, Cerberus is quick, evading most of Zeus’ attacks. However, when the dog heads catch a glimpse of the fallen CATOTO, they howl in distress, giving Zeus the opening he needs. With his thunderbolt in hand, he dashes in and severs Cerberus’ foot. As Cerberus loses its balance, Zeus emerges from below, leaps up, and drives the thunderbolt into the side of the giant dog. Using the lodged weapon to propel himself onto the dog's back, he resummons the thunderbolt and severs the pug head.

  In response, the remaining heads retract into the massive body, giving Zeus the perfect opportunity to strike wherever he desires. Just as he prepares to thrust his thunderbolt into the dog's back, two portals open above the giant gate. Without hesitation, Steve and Wei emerge, weapons drawn and ready for battle.

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  For Cerberus' description, go to Chapter 4

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