Chapter 45

𝘡𝘢𝘱!

҉ 　✼ ҉ 　✼　 ҉ 　✼ ҉ 　✼ ҉ 　✼　 ҉ 　✼ ҉ 　✼ ҉ 　✼　 ҉ 　✼ ҉ 　✼ ҉ 　✼　 ҉ 　✼

Shaniya howled in pain as her index finger on her right hand brunt to a crisp, turned into a pile of black dust, and flew away. The way that she was screaming made Zayon wanted to laugh so loudly that it would burst everybody's ear drums. Zayon managed to stifle his snicker, but when Shaniya started to scream louder, he couldn't hold himself. He burst out laughing while Shaniya stood there, looking annoyed.

"I'm so, so sorry! It was just funny - the way that you were screaming."

Taaroko suddenly started to laugh as well.

Shaniya stopped crying. "This isn't funny, guys."

"We're sorry." Taaroko smiled. "We can't control our laughs, can we?"

Shaniya rolled her eyes. "Well, I guess you can't. I guess I forgive you."

Suddenly, right in front of the group of angels' eyes, some black dust traveled through the air and formed into the shape of a finger. It hopped right back onto Shaniya's hand as if nothing had happened. Her finger was now fully restored and healthy.

"Oh, wow." Taaroko said. "It seems as if when you do a good deed, something good happens to you."

Zayon nodded his head slowly. "I guess so."

Taaroko didn't usually do this, but he focused on Shaniya's appearance for a long time.

Her hair was a beautiful shade of fiery orange-red and had one half of her hair styled in two high pigtails. Her eyes had long, thick, natural lashes, and were a beautiful, shimmery shade of saffron. She had smooth, pale skin just a bit more tan than Zayon's. She had a slim button nose and luscious, pink lips. Her body was amazing to Taaroko - it was an hourglass figure, coke bottle body, whatever you call it.

"Um, Taaroko?"

Taaroko shot his head up from Shaniya's hips. "Huh?!"

"Did you hear me?"

"Of course I did!"

Shaniya shifted her weight to one leg and crossed her arms. She then gave Taaroko a doubtful look with a raised eyebrow. "Then what was the last sentence I said?"

"Err..." Taaroko fell silent as he had nothing to say.

"As expected." Shaniya said with an eye roll. "As I was saying, we should try to find a way to sin without getting the punishments - and without going to Hell."

Taaroko shook his head so vigorously, he practically got a headache from all the spinning. "Hell nah. HELL NAH. I do not want to risk leaving this place!"

"C'mon, Taaroko! It'll be fine!" Shaniya begged. "Please?"

"Fuck no."

Zayon's eyebrows shot up into the air once he heard the word "fuck."

"Taaroko! You'll get zapped!" He stated.

However, to Taaroko, Zayon, and Shaniya's surprise, nothing happened to Taaroko at all.

Zayon waited a few second before sayin anything. "Do you even feel a little bit of pain?"

Taaroko shook his head slowly. "No..."

Shaniya looked flabbergasted. "Really? Not even a pinch?"

Taaroko shook his head once more.

"That's crazy." Zayon commented. "How do you not feel any pain when you sin?"

"Do you think I know?" Taaroko asked, returning the question. "I'm just like that."

"Hm, confusing." Shaniya muttered. "Anyway-"

"Hello, all." A loud voice interrupted Shaniya's sentence. "I am very happy to see all my children here with me in Heaven. I hope that all of you will stay."

𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐'𝘮 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵. Taaroko thought.

"Oh, it's God." Shaniya pointed out quietly as Zayon nodded his head.

"I notice that you all were here, so this is the perfect time to tell you about The Holy System." God stated. "The Holy System is a system in Heaven where the only goal is to be the best person that you can be. You also have ranks."

A light could be seen trying to get all of the angels to follow it with their eyes. It advanced to a large, bright board.

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1𝖘𝖙: 𝕾𝖎𝖒𝖔𝖓 𝕿𝖆𝖗𝖗𝖊𝖘

2𝖓𝖉: 𝕭𝖆𝖓𝖏𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖆 𝖂𝖍𝖆𝖑𝖊𝖘

3𝖗𝖉: 𝕭𝖊𝖓𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖈𝖙𝖊 𝕿𝖊𝖌

4𝖙𝖍: 𝕾𝖎𝖓𝖆𝖑𝖎 𝕯𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖌

5𝖙𝖍: 𝕵𝖆𝖞𝖑𝖊𝖓𝖓 𝕲𝖗𝖔𝖔𝖒𝖘

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"In order to score points, you must do good deeds and try not to sin. Sinning takes away your points and a body part, as some of you have found out. This is the ranking of the most holiest people here. I suggest that you try to be like them, or maybe even beat them. Good luck to everyone."

Taaroko turned back to Zayon and Shaniya. "Oh, wow."

Shaniya looked to her left and eavesdropped on a conversation between two angels.

"That's my name on the board! That's me, Sinali Doung!" An angel, supposedly Sinali boasted.

Suddenly, a 𝘻𝘢𝘱! could be heard as the fingernail of Sinali ripped off of his hand, brunt to a crisp, turned into a pile of black dust, and flew away. Just at that time, his name wasn't seen on the board anymore. Jaylenn Grooms took his spot, and someone named Khari McWilliams claimed their spot as fifth place.

Shaniya turned her head back to Zayon and Taaroko. "Well, what do you guys want to do now?"

"Eat." Zayon replied.

"We should eat then."

Taaroko cleared his throat. "I've already eaten."

"Okay then." Zayon said. "Shaniya and I will get our trays then."

Zayon and Shaniya took their trays already supplied with food in them. Zayon took a tray with fruit, pork, and Manna while Shaniya took a tray with just angel cake. They went to sit over with Taaroko, but noticed an angel sitting next to him.