The Hard Goodbye... Really?

[This is the epilogue of the story from Sin City 'The Hard Goodbye'. In my opinion, Marv is the utlimate badass I've ever seen. I couldn't deal with the fact that he died in the end. So lets see if death actually made a difference or did things just became better.]

SILENCE

The first thing Marv felt upon reaching consciousness were blasts of warm air against his face. Very warm.

The heat began to rise, and for the first time in what felt like centuries his eyes opened.

"What the fuck!" Marv saw miles and endless miles of flames, burning piles of human bodies, and demons.

"You're in Hell, Marv!" said a bellowing voice, emanating from a place he could not see.

"Who the fuck are you?"

"I am Lucifer - Lord of the Dark Realm, Prince of Evil, Master of this Eternal Prison. I am your ruler now - your SOUL BELONGS TO ME! You were killed today, Marv, and now you will suffer here for all of time."

"You keep fuckin with me like this, and I'm going to have to get really nasty! I'll stare at you in the face as you scream to God, and I'll laugh harder when you whimper like a baby. And when your eyes go dead, the hell to which I will send you, will seem like heaven after what I've done to you"

Two demons approached Marv with pitchforks. As they tried to poke him, he grabbed one of their pitchforks right above the prongs, and pulled it free from the demon's grasp. In one swift motion he stabbed the horrible being through the throat, pushing hard enough to partially decapitate the foul monster.

"Is that the best you can do, you pansies?" cried Marv.

The demon that was still alive was shocked. "You are outrageous, human"

"I don't know about you, but I'm havin a ball."

"You have balls. I like that. I think we might have a job for you here" bellowed Lucifer.

"Would you hurry it up? I haven't got all night" said Marv sarcastically.

Seven Thousand Years Later

"That is one damn fine throne you're sitting on."

"Please, Marv, I'll give you anything you want!" Lucifer said, quivering in fear, down on his knees.

Marv showed no mercy, decapitating him with the sword of the angel Gabriel. Then he sat down upon the Black Throne of Hell, and smiled.

"I've been having so much fun I forgot to take my medicine."