Major Story Arcs

The government knew that the afterlife existed, but they kept it under wraps. Mr. Black was promoted to lead the Department of Hell Investigation in the Pentagon. One day, Mr. Black discovered something and shut down all information moving between divisions, routing it through him. Mr. Black witnessed the first attempt to enter the gates of hell in Jerusalem; he already knew that the soldiers all perished there. Black said nothing about it, though.

He was then assigned a team of convicts to enter hell. A team is gathered and trained for the mission to retrieve the key to close the gateway. Some of the soldiers cornered a demon, and Mr. Black wants to question it. Speaking in diablum, he asks why the demons have come to Earth, for they are forbidden to do so; he learns that Demigratus has sent them. Mr. Black reveals G.I.M.P to the military and tells them that he believes he knows where the key to the gate of hell might be. After the team enters Hell, Mr. Black gets a chance to brief the president on the situation. He shows that the G.I.M.P can show the men's life signs and nothing more. But when the president leaves, he turns the machine on correctly and sees even the terrain of hell. The military starts to suspect Mr. Black.

It is unknown what happened with the Jerusalem project, but Mr. Black's next interest is the Rapture. It's then revealed that Mr. Black has made deals with several demons for his soul to gain power and influence. He's a smart man, though; apparently, he has promised his soul to multiple demons, so when one of them decides to cash in on it, another demon kills it to hold on to his prize.

His previous employee, Tilly Grimes, went underground and stole some of his tech. After locating her and learning she'd teamed up with rapture wielder Tom Judge, he sent a team to dispose of them and retrieve the artifact. His team doesn't fare well, as Tom Judge has bonded with the artifact and is now too powerful. He now plans to take over Hell's stock exchange; he ordered the production of 70000 demon-killing weapons, without giving an explanation to the people working on the project. He found a demon army of Devil's ex-bodyguards to use those weapons and ordered an attack. When Tom went to the countryside to have some fun, Mr. Black sent the last attack to retrieve him to rapture. Tom was protected by angels, however, and Mr. Black forces lost the battle.

At the end of his plans, Mr. Black again double-crosses a few demons over his soul. He now offers a demon to be captured by the angels so they'll be in his debt. Releasing a gas attack in the city, he brings the end of days. When Tom Judge confronts him, he reveals that he knows that all men end up in hell, so he made some preparations; he now owns 51% of hell, and Tom has no other option than to give the Rapture to him; then Mr. Black kills himself. Mr. Black's plan doesn't play out, however; Tom Judge is not a fool himself and promises the Rapture to the Conductor if he removes Mr. Black from the picture. Conductor tosses Mr. Black onto his train to the seventh circle, and the battle over hell has ended.