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'After that little escapade with Corrin was over, we, or I, decided to find an apartment to buy out for the next few days. I was going to buy the whole apartment complex if I could. I wasn't going to kick out the residents that were already there. My goal was to simply take over the apartment complex to begin my growth in influence in both heaven and hell.'

'The plan was simple as it could get. I'd buy everything I could, apartments, hospitals, schools, stores, restaurants. I needed to purchase as much as I could to garner some attention. If I wanted information, then I needed to gain a position of power. The thought's I had for now were solely focused on gaining power and only power. Donations would be given, orphanages would be built, everything would be done for myself and the betterment of others. Truth be told, I was actually doing all these good things because I now had the money and resources to do it.'

'All of this would have been done when I was still alive in my old reality if I had the resources I have now. And by resources, I mean money. Money make's the world go round. Of course, this is heaven but I'm betting that they still have a need for an economy up here with how everything's been running from what I've observed thus far.'

'Most would probably hold some sort of suspicion towards how I got all this money. I'll just a need simple lie and it'll be smooth sailing from there. I'd simply say that all the money was handed over from a relative that decided to live a quieter life. I won't give a name, a description, nothing. They can't force me to do that, and if they tried? Well, I wouldn't really give them a chance to try...'

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"Collin, I have a question for you." 'I asked as I looked up to face him, putting down my book.'

'Collin also looked up from his book, -Love and You-,' "Hm? What's the question?" 'Asked Collin.'

'I put my book down and folded my arms over my chest as I stared at him.' "What's your honest opinion on heaven? Don't hold anything back. If there's something that makes it seem imperfect, then just say so." 'I wanted to see what he would say, maybe I could start a small conversation from this.'

'Collin seemed to slightly beam at being asked to talk about heaven, but, when you told him to talk about possible thing's that might heaven seem imperfect, he seemed somewhat confused.' "Well I'll gladly talk about heaven! But, what do you mean imperfect? I don't think anything's wrong with it!"

'I just sighed and rubbed my eye's, apparently he's either naive or so innocent that he can't seem to think for just a moment that there might possibly be some corrupt figures in the higher echelons of power' "Well, just...tell me how you think of it in a more detailed way." 'I pause for a moment, considering my words' "And I already know you talked about it before, but, that was kinda in the heat of the moment when you and me made that deal a few days ago."

'Now, since that deal, I've been busy. I've gone and purchased a plethora of companies and buildings. From orphanages to this apartment complex, to small time businesses and even convenience stores, which I knew they needed seeing there's an economy up here in heaven. I also find it funny seeing heaven is described as a place where you can get pretty much anything you want, and yet, you can't in this heaven.'

'Ok, I admit I know nothing on how this heaven works, but, I'm quite positive that you can't just get whatever you want. It would have made thing's pretty boring if that was the case. Now people actually have to work for it to get what they want and need up here.'

'But, enough said on the economy. I want to talk about corruption. Say, for instances...fallen angels. Like, how does an angel lose their right to be in heaven? By sinning or doing something that's considered a sin...or something close to that? So, if an angel is capable of being cast into hell for sinning, then, isn't corruption possible up here in this heaven?'

'And yet, I don't know. Wanna know why I don't know? It's because I know nothing of this heaven. This heaven could be completely different from the heaven that's written in the bible in my old universe. I don't even know if the bibles in this reality are different or completely the same. What if Jesus doesn't exist? What if God is the son of Jesus? What if there is no Jesus? This is why I don't know. My best hope is probably finding someone who sees this heaven in a certain light and also finding a proper place with the information I need to actually set my thoughts straight.'

'I was still in the dark when it came to information. Even after five days of looking around, I've barely got anything. The best and quickest way I can gather information is the public libraries, which I highly doubted on having book's that spoke about heaven in a darker light.'

'Now, the first ever sin was Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit. They were both specifically told not to eat the fruit, and yet they did. What if that happened in this universe? If it did, then, well...I'd know corruption is a guaranteed thing.'

'But, if being susceptible to corruption is possible here, then...I should be worried. What if Adam is completely evil and nobody even knows because they view him as a saint? That's some serious shit to consider. Another problem for me was if Adam existed or not, but, I couldn't just ask Collin that or he might get suspicious on why I'd ask that. I mean, it could be possible that he just blows over that and tells me the answer I want.'

'Now back to the current conversation between me and Collin' "I could say all sort's of thing's about heaven! Such as the wonderful sights and smells! The delicious food and drinks! The great healthcare for those who somehow get sick or injured! I wouldn't even think for a second that heaven is somehow imperfect in some way! And even if it was, which it isn't, I believe we could easily bounce back no problem!"

'...you poor naive little sheep, hm, wonder if he's ever seen the horrors of war and politics? Meh, I'm going to have to educate him sooner or later.' "Well, that's a good and healthy opinion to have." 'I just nod along with my words, completely faking my agreement with him for the time being and until my suspicions could either be proven true or false.'

"Well, it's good to consider that heaven's perfect. I mean, or well, I bet many have wanted that type of mindset up here as the main mindset for everyone. Who would want to think heaven is even capable of being imperfect in any way? A small blemish would be a major hit to people's morale." 'Just throwing in a few word's to garner some respect with him, gotta make him believe I'm on the same wavelength when it comes to who agrees on what.'

'Collin just smiled at my words, completely pleased with my opinion' "Well I'm just darn glad to hear that!" 'Yep, totally believes me.'

'Kind of getting repetitive at this point. Just me and him talking about how great heaven is, which it might or might not be...'

'A few silent moment's pass as we sat in silence, both of us looking at one another, kind of awkward...but I just clapped my hands together and said.' "Well, I think I'm gonna head out for a day or so. Hold the fort for me, kay?" 'I say as I get up from the chair, almost hitting my head on the ceiling as I had to crouch to avoid punching a hole through the roof.'

'Collin seemed a bit sullen at the thought of me leaving for so long, he really appreciated your company.' "Well, just uhm...take care okay?" 'D'awww, he's all worried about me? Definitely going to have to reward him with some cuddles later...hehe.'

'I just smile and wink at him'. "Don't worry! It's only going to be for a day! Besides, I'll be fine! I just need to head around heaven for a bit to get used to it. Even five days isn't enough for me to fully check this place out." 'I make it sound like some sort of sightseeing vacation...'

'Collin just nods his head in agreement, he completely understood your reasoning.' "That's why I'm also a guide for new angels! Or well, I was before we did that contract..." 'Collin seemed a bit down about the contract part, but, he's really enjoyed being by my side, so I knew he'd get over his feelings on quitting his C.H.E.R.U.B job, and yes, apparently he worked in an organization called cherub, which he's a cherub, and it's only for cherubs...how ironic.'

'I sigh again, probably for the thousandth time at this point.' "Welp, I'm off, cya!" 'I say as I wave goodbye, opening the door and closing it behind me, probably for forever if what I plan to do goes completely wrong or...it hopefully goes right, right?'

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'The flapping of wing's could be heard over the sound of rushing wind, in which case, was just me flying. I was eager but also nervous. My thought's were a jumbled mess, I didn't know if I wanted to go through with this or not. Hesitation was definitely a feeling I was...feeling at the moment.'

'What if something goes wrong and I end up in hell with just my torse and with my other half still here in heaven? And yes, I was going to hell for a bit. I was curious to see what hell looked like. Curiosity killed the cat, is what some say. And yet, I am no cat, I am an angel with power's that most would dream of having if they could get the chance to even use said power for just a single moment.'

'A test was going to be made, a test to see if I could get my teleportation right on the first try. Trial and error is what most usually do, but, I didn't have the patience nor the time for that. Only so much time was available to me before I started getting the attention of some possibly important or well known figures.'

'Feat first into hell, ...huh. That's a pretty badass line if you think about it. I was literally going feet first into hell, how funny. Most would hate to hear that if they were a soldier, in which case I am not. I wonder what I would've been like if I was a soldier?'

'Meh, being a soldier was never something I really wanted to be. But, the idea did cross my mind quite a few times. Now though? Now I didn't have to be a soldier, now I could be a king, a god, a fucking being to be trifled with! Heh, kidding. Goals like that are something that could definitely kill me. A position of power such as godhood would be nice, but, that'd be oh so boring. Like, all that power and barely anyone to be able to best you in said power?'

'Enough said on that, I was close to the place I needed to go to. It was the same alley I first appeared in. The place was completely empty and barren when I first got there, so, I hope it's still the same way when I arrive back at that alley.'

'I soared lower and lower, slowly going to the ground as I snapped my wings shut and skidded to a halt. A few quick paced steps later and I was back in the first ever alley I saw in heaven, hm...maybe I should have taken a picture for a memento? Heh, that would've been a pretty bad memento to have.'

"Well, I can get a memento later...if I come back at all..." 'I was still not eager to do this, but, I had to try. Hm, maybe I should do a test first? Mmm, nah! I ain't no wuss! This is Z were talking about here! A motherfucking badass to be scared of and feared! ...eheh, I mean...to be loved and liked and completely thought of as a noble person of course! Hehe...'

"Hm, how exactly do I go about doing this? Do I just...say I want a portal out loud? Mmm, that'd be stupid. Must be some sort of internal thing." 'I continued to muse over how to do it, I was rubbing my chin as If I had a beard, which I hoped to never have.' "Hmmmmm, a snap of the fingers? *snap* "Nope. Hm, guess I'm gonna have to do something internally then." 

'I closed my eye's, slowly blocking out any sounds around me, which was hard. Having sensitive ears made that a bit of a tedious task, but, it was whatever' "Mmm, come on..." 'I mumbled to myself, my face scrunching up in concentration.'

'How does making a portal appear work? Do I have to use some of the power that was given to me? How do I even use said power? I haven't even gotten the chance to try to feel out my power yet...'

"How bothersome..." 'It was definitely irritating me. This needed to be done as soon as possible so I could start hopping from place to place to save time, but, I wasn't planning on showing my portal to the masses just yet...so I didn't have to exactly worry all that much...and yet I did need to worry...le sigh~'

'Standing in this alley was making me antsy, making me feel nervous. I didn't want someone seeing me standing down here being all shady looking. Being talked about in a negative light would be bad for the good reputation I'm attempting to build. A bad reputation would ruin me in more way's then one, that's for sure.'

"Ok, focus. Keep you're head in the game Z." 'Self motivation outta work, right? Yeah, it'll definitely work...nope...not working!'

'I just sighed again, my throat's getting sore from sighing so much at this point.' "This is becoming so pointless at this rate." 'I whisper/shout as I throw my arms up in exasperation, clear irritation written across my face as I began to pace back and forth'

"Ok, snapping my finger's didn't work, obviously asking for a portal to appear won't work, trying to think on a portal being made won't work. It must be using my power, but, I don't know how too..." 'My frustration was through the roof. The first time I used my power's was because of me letting my emotions guide me.....my emotions...hm, that's an idea that might work'

'I stopped pacing as I stood rooted in place. I slowly turned around and began to focus on my anger. Right now I was feeling anger, thus, anger might be the best fuel to get this portal started. But, how do I draw my anger out to actually make said portal appear? Do I just...allow my anger out? Ug, this is so confusing. I should have asked for an instruction manual from V...'

'No, I'll try harnessing my anger from the inside. Making an angry face for every time I made a portal would make me look weird. So, just...focus on my anger. Focus...focus...FOCUS!'

'A few second's passed, then a few minutes. It was quiet, oh so quiet, but, something was happening. I felt it, my power fluctuating. It felt so weird and yet so good to use it.'

'And, it happened. A portal appeared, one that made the very air scream, the light that once illuminated the alleyway slowly pulled inwards to a hungry maw of unrelenting darkness.'

'Like damn V, you definitely made this one off-putting portal. Even I feel the ominous presence from it. I'm sure he made it to where it doesn't affect me, but, anyone other than me would surely feel the oppression from it.'

'A chuckle escaped me as I observed the portal, I was ecstatic that it worked. Only took a dozen or so minute's and I got it down without any help. But, I didn't know if the portal was actually stable. I mean, it doesn't look stable seeing everything seem's to be getting pulled in, and yet it looks fine to me. A feeling of security was something I felt when I used my power to summon this portal. Something in me was telling me that it was fine, and I seemed entirely too eager to oblige.'

'My eagerness was definitely getting the better of me. A portal was just standing there! Who wouldn't want to go into a portal to explore a place that's talked about!? But, that place is also hell...so I think it's fair to say most wouldn't want to go there. And yet, I was actually volunteering myself to see hell just out of curiosity! Jeez, I'm kind of reckless aren't I? Oh well! What's done is done!' Time to go on in and see what's on the other side!'

'I rubbed my hands together and said' "Welp, time to visit hell." 'And headfirst I went, not even checking to see if I was on the ground for a second time...'

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"Anyone got a four?"

'The sounds of card's being checked was the only response, a few silent seconds passed before someone finally said something.'

"Oh! I do! Full house!" 

'A groan was heard'

"Dang it Nifty! This is go fish! Not poker! .....Wish it was poker..."

"Seems the kitty need's his milk and string~"

"Shut it you oversized bug! Before I shove my foot up your ass!"

"Oh husk! I didn't know you were into that~! You should have told me sooner! I would've gotten out the riding crop and everything!"

"Why you!"

"Guy's! Please don't fight! We're all here to play a relaxing card game!"

"𝕆𝕦𝕣 𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕤𝕨𝕖𝕒𝕥 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥! 𝕎𝕙𝕪, 𝕨𝕖 𝕔𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕖, 𝕪𝕖𝕤? 𝔸𝕟𝕕 𝕀'𝕞 𝕒𝕝𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕪 𝕤𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘!"

"The only smile's you give is one's that make babies cry every time they see yours..."

"𝕎𝕙𝕪 𝕍𝕒𝕘𝕘𝕚𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕣! 𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕥'𝕤 𝕒 𝕤𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕕 𝕚𝕕𝕖𝕒! 𝕀𝕥'𝕤 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 almost 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕤𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕔𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕪 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕒 𝕓𝕒𝕓𝕪! 𝕀 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕀'𝕝𝕝 𝕕𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕒𝕗𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝕘𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤!"

"And now I regret saying anything..." 

"Guy's! Please no more fighting! I was really hoping we could have fun tonight!"

"Charlie, I could be doin something more interesting if you gave me permission, if ya know what I'm sayin~

"Angel! We don't talk about that stuff around Nifty!"

"Nifty? She's already a weird ball of...weirdness as it is. I don't think anything can affect her at this point!"

"aaaaaaaaa"

"Anyone hear that?"

"Hear what? You going senile Husk? Ya need me to babysit you~?

"The only one who's gonna need babysitting is you when I shove my foot up your ass!"

"Oh you said it again~! You really are interested in that type of stuff, huh~? Now I'll definitely have to get some of my equipment out~!"

"Ragh! Why you sonovabi-"

"Husker! Language! And Angel! Stop being so gross! We talked about this!"

"This is getting out of hand..."

"aaaaaaaaaaAAAA"

"Ok, know what! Fuck you Angel! And secondly, what in Satan's name is that noise?!?"

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"Ah!"

"𝙾𝚑 𝚖𝚢."

"Shit! Are we being attacked!?"

"Damn it! My cloths! I just got these cleaned!"

"Weeee! I'm flying! Hehehe!"

"NOOO! MY BOOZE!"

"Ugh...my everything hurts..."

"Hu𝚑?" 'Was the collective response of everyone around the now smashed table, the only thing they could see was a cloud of dust...they planned on throwing the table out anyways...'

"I-is someone there?" 

"Yeah....sorry about that..." 'I say, slowly standing up and dusting myself off'

'Everyone's head's continued to look up, and up, and up. And everyone's internal response was!'

'He's tall!'

"My bad for the uh...table...and spilled drinks. I was doing something with my powers and well, yeah..." 'Definitely might have to pay for that, oh well!'

'But, soon as I stopped dusting myself off, I noticed I was in a bit of a pickle. One was the fact that there was more than one person then what I originally thought, seeing I only heard one person's voice at the time. Another was the fact that I hadn't just broken a table, but also seemed to spill some...sort of liquid and there was broken shards of glass everywhere.'

"Oops, definitely my bad. Uh...how much was the table? I'm willing to pay for damages and cleaning expenses." 'Well, aren't I a kind lad? Kidding! This is just the right thing to do.'

"Wait! You don't have to! I mean, it's sweet of you to offer to pay for this uh...accident, but! We already have someone who can take care of this mess!" 'Said a spunky girl, seemed pretty human looking to me, well, besides the chalk-colored skin and red dots on her face.'

"Nifty! Can you take care of this mess please?" 'The girl was pretty polite...was I even in hell?'

"On it boss lady!" 'Said a...cyclops? A cyclops kid? Is she using her for child labor? Mmm, nah! I highly doubt that's the case. The chalk-colored lady is way too nice for that to be the case. And secondly is the fact that...well...the supposed kid or dwarf...maybe a dwarf? At this point I'm just giving up on guessing the species of all the different people/creatures I've seen thus far'

'And the cyclops began to clean...at an ungodly speed. She was like one of those cartoon characters running away from the bad guy. The little lady was damn fast, and, in under a few seconds she was already done! Even that uh...spider looking ladies' cloths were cleaned as well!'

"𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚜𝚗'𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚎! 𝙸𝚝 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚖𝚜 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚐𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚘 𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚍!" 'Said a...guy? I'm...I need some sort of angel/monster cyclopedia for heaven and hell at this point. He has ear's and uh...yeah. He's all sort's of weird looking, everyone down here is weird looking! Even my second face look's weird!'

*Gasp* "Are you a fallen angel? Oooh, this might be my chance to help an angel back into heaven!" 'Fallen angel? I mean, I did fall through my portal...without looking where I was going to land...again...but I'm no fallen angel.'

'I shake my head side to side.' "No, I'm no fallen angel. Like I said, it was my fault to begin with. I was using my uh...portal to travel...and like, my power's kinda went on the fritz and thus, landed me here...wherever here is." 'It was the truth, or well, the best way I could describe my little incident. I didn't mean for me to fall again, but, I didn't check where I was going so it was my fault.'

"Hold the phone! You'z saying you can use portals? How the hell did you even end up down here? We're you trying to purposely get down here into hell or somethin?" 'Asked a...a...oh my god...it's a kitty cat!'

"Kitty!" 'I squeal, which I didn't know I could squeal. Oh, did I forget to mention that with this mask/face of mine, makes my voice a bit deeper?'

"Oh shit!"

'I quickly strode over to him and brought him up to my chest, I was being gentler this time. My urge's to squeeze him to death were strong, but, I knew I had to be respectful.' 

"Put me down you fuck!" 'I wasn't listening, his fur was so soft! But he also heavily smelled of booze, but so soft!' "No! I've been so stressed lately! I haven't held a cat in so long!"

"Then hug an actual cat, not me!" 'I began to scratch under his chin, slow gentle motion's. I had a lot of cat's in my past life, thus, making me a pretty good cat whisperer.'

"Wha-! Stoooooh.....pRrRrRrr~" 'And thus, the wild kitty has been tamed. Should I claim him as mine as well? Oh fuck yes I am! The little kitty was definitely going to be mine!'

'I slowly walked over to a nearby couch, which, I realized looked really nice. Hm, now that I think about it. This place looks like a hotel lobby from everything I've seen in these few minutes I've been here.'

'I looked down to the cat..guy? I don't even know his name.' "Excuse me? What's your name?" 'Had to ask, not like I was going to be rude...' "Husk, or Husker..."  'Huh, I thought he wouldn't have answered with how much he's enjoying me petting him.'

"And to answer your question, yes, I did come down here by choice." 'And that was that, nothing else being said.'

'The only sounds in the lobby we're sounds of contempt purring, but, that all changed when someone else decided to speak their mind' "Are we not going to talk about the fact that we have an angel in the lobby that's pretty much holding Husk hostage?"

'I looked up and raised an eyebrow at that' "A hostage? He doesn't seem to mind his current situation." 'I state, looking back down to the content Husk laying in my lap as I continued to pet him.'

"So? He can't even stop enjoying it! He's a cat for Satan's sake!" 'Hm, seems this one has trust issues. She too look's human, well, bedside's the color of her skin and the X replacing one of her eye's. I mean, the X doesn't even look like a scar. It just looks like an X.'

"Well, lets ask him on his opinion then." 'I look down to husker' "Do you want me to stop or do you want me to continue?"

'He stopped purring immediately after I stopped petting him, oooh boy does he look pissed' "Fuck no! Don't you dare even think about stopping!' Said the pissed cat, who obviously was upset at me for stopping, huh.' "And fuck you Vaggie! I can stop any fucking time I want!" 'You tell em kitty!'

'The lady supposedly called Vaggie just gawked at him, then looked to me and frowned. Hm, seemed she didn't like being wrong.' "Well, it look's like I was wrong. I...I...apologize." 'Oh, I was thinking she wouldn't apologize, but, she proved me wrong.'

'I just smiled, huh. I didn't expect my first time in hell to be this...calm...ish' "Well, I accept your apology. And even If you didn't apologize, which I don't mind if you don't, I wouldn't have held a grudge either way." 

'Vaggie seemed a bit embarrassed at my friendly attitude. She was probably expecting some snarky remark, in which case I don't usually do' "Yeah, sorry...I have uh...trust issues." 'Ooooh, that make's sense.'

'The chalk covered girl walked over to Vaggie and wrapped an arm around her shoulder and brought her into a hug, hm, friends?' "Yep! And I'm here to help her through it! Along with everyone else here!"

'I titled my head at her words. Help? Help all of them? What's she mean by that? "Help? I can't help but be curious on what you mean." 'I ask, oh! I almost forget to tell them my name!' "Also, the name's Z. Just the letter Z and nothing else!" 'Had to make sure I told them my name was just the letter itself, didn't want questions being thrown at me from all the people in this one room, er, lobby.'

'The blond haired chalky girl, which I know isn't her name, tilted her head with a smile' "And my name's Charlie, Charlie Morningstar!" 'Wait, wut?'

'I couldn't help but raise my eyebrows a bit at that, well, my flamey eyebrows. I like having eyebrow's that look like flames, makes me look badass!' "Morningstar? As in, your a daughter to Lucifer Morningstar?"

'She just nodded her and head said' "Yep! But, my name's not all that big of a deal." 'Pshaw! Like hell it's not a big deal! Your fucking Lucifer's daughter for Christ's sake!'

'I definitely couldn't avoid being a little offput by her friendly demeanor. Like, isn't she supposed to be super evil and cunning? What's with hell being so nice? Am I going crazy or something?' "So, your not evil? Like, evil as in all capital letters?" 'Had to ask, I just had to ask. I was so damned curious?'

'Charlie just shook her head side to side' "Nope! I'm probably the nicest person you'll meet down here!" 'Well...your words might be a little exaggerated.' "And her words hold merit! This little lady is being completely truthful, which suck's because I was betting on her hiding some sort of evil persona deep down in that way to bright of a smile of hers." 'Said the spider in the room, heh.' "And who might you be miss?" 'I ask, didn't know her name as well!'

'The spider guffawed at me, clearly a little surprised. And why was she surprised? I only asked for her name.' "Well, I'm flattered you finally brought me into the fold! The name's Angel Dust handsome~! Gay porn star extraordinaire at your service!" Hooooh boy, that's not at all what I was expecting to hear. Jesus, I might want to avoid him.'

'Charlie's head snapped towards Angel, an obvious frown on her face' "Angel! You're supposed to do proper introductions!" 'Huh, I think I'm starting to get the gist of what's going on here' "And, for your earlier question on what I meant by 'help', I run this hotel to help those who have sinned to gain a definitive chance at redemption!" 'Huh, a place of possible redemption? Wonder if there's more of these places down here in hell.'

'I smiled at her, a question on the tip of my tongue' "And you run this place all by yourself? That's quite the work motive you got going on." 'Well, more of a compliment then a question.'

'She shook her head side to side' "While I do run this hotel, I'm not alone. Husker is the bartender, Nifty is the cook and also the key one in charge of maintenance, Vaggie is more or less security, and Angel...well...he's Angel 'HEY!' and then there's Alastor, which hasn't been introduced yet..." 'As we all looked towards the one in the room who's been the most silent.'

'Jesus, and I thought I had a smile. He's just Mr. Smiles, I'd feel bad for any kid's that come around him. And speaking of feel? The dude's giving me some serious bad vibe's that put a dampener on my mojo...yo.'

'Instead of saying anything, he simply walked forward, stood right in front of me, and said' "𝚆𝚑𝚢, 𝚢𝚘𝚞'𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚎!"

'Everybody, besides me, had their eyes widen drastically at that as they looked back to me with probably a lot of questions on their mind.' "Well, I mean, he's not entirely wrong." 'Of course, it was true and not true. Because, I barely even know how to use my powers!'

"𝙱𝚞𝚝! 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍, 𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗'𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞?" 'Asked Alastor, which now that I realize it, his voice sounds like an old eighties' radio T'V host.' 

'I couldn't help but smile sheepishly at that and say.' "Yeaaaah, I'm a new angel. Been dead for pretty much five days or so." 'No point in lying, seeing it was the truth, or well, as honest as I could be. I didn't actually know how long I was truly dead for when I first died. It could have been a thousand years for all I know.'

"𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗'𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚗 𝚑𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠! 𝙼𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚞𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚞𝚙 𝚊𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛! 𝙸 𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚊𝚖 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚝𝚎 𝚘𝚕𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚎𝚝 𝚜𝚘 𝚜𝚙𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎! 𝙷𝚊𝚑𝚊!" 'Hm, he's quite the odd one, isn't he?'

'A chuckle escaped me as well' "Then, would it be okay if you decided to be my teacher?" 'Let's fuck around with him, I bet his response will be hilarious!'

'Alastor's face twitched a bit when I asked that, but, instead of the response I was expecting, he instead surprised me.' "...𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝'𝚜 𝚊 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚊! 𝚆𝚑𝚢, 𝙸 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝!" 'Oh shit, I think I gone and fucked up.'

'Alastor patted my leg and looked at my face and said.' "𝚆𝚎'𝚛𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚏𝚞𝚗 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸!"

'And that day, was a day that most would have feared to come, for, the Radio Demon had taken on his very own protege!'

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