2: the broken, the beaten and the damned
#AHBL

ORION

“Yuhooo! Any stupid demons around?”

Almost everyone in hell dashed in front of my throne. These idiots really love it when I addressed them as stupid. They stood there like lap dogs, waiting for my command.

“Who’s at the gates of hell to welcome our sinners?”

Nagkatinginan silang lahat. Damn, they are really stupid!

“Go back to your post idiots!”

And they did, ngayon ay iilan na lamang ang natira sa harap ko. One of them is ugly unicorn.

“You!” I pointed at him. “What do you do on your free time?”

“Inaayos ko ang mga schedule mo Master.”

Pretty useful.

“So what’s my sched for today?” tanong ko. He flipped through his planner and run his claws on it. Why is this ugly unicorn has claws?

“You’re scheduled to look over in every chamber of hell Master.”

“Boooring!” I sang in a low voice and pointed on another demon on the side. “You!” he flinched a bit before bowing.

“Yes Master?”

“Bring me a demon whose neck I can break to ease my boredom.”

He dropped his jaw. “Master--”

“Or come here bitch, I’ll break yours!”

Ilang beses siyang napalunok bago yumuko ulit. “I’ll go get them Master.”

Nang umalis ito ay sumandal ako sa upuan ko, tapping my fingers on the arm rest. My life here is boring. Can I get any fun because I’ve been running out of it lately. Hindi na ako nag-eenjoy sa pagbobowling gamit ang mga bungo bilang bowling ball. Stuffed demon bear doesn’t entertain me. Succubi no longer excites my penis. Sinners who pissed dad is just a daily routine.

I want something new. Something original.

How about playing bowling in a the mortal realm?

That would be great if only my brother Raffy with a holy shit on his ass would stop being a bitch and just let me wander around.

At kailan pa ako nakinig kay Raffy? I love pissing him as much as I enjoyed pissing dad.

“Okay ugly, I changed my mind. I’m going back to the mortal realm and play with mortals.”

The ugly unicorn looked at me, unsure if he heard me right. “You said play, master?”

I nodded with a smile. “You know like drag people here and spread my empire, what do you think?” Ibinuka niya ang bibig upang sumagot ngunit pinigilan ko siya. “Nevermind, I don’t need your opinion. Bye ugly, see you later.”

***

“Hellooooo Earth, helllloooo!”

I smelled the air coming from the human realm. It smelled half righteous, half sinner. This is it. Minsan lamang ako magawa sa mundo ng mga tao because let’s face it, although I am the damned, I have a lot of followers to do thing on my behalf. I no longer need to convince people to be bad. I’ve got demons to do the job.

I smiled as I fixed the suit I’m wearing. I don’t get it why people love to cover their naked glory . I mean, I looked good with this human suit, how much more without this suit? Gustuhin ko mang maghubad, it seems like it’s not people’s culture. I think walking around the street is such deviant so I have to deal with it.

Napansin ko ang kumpol ng mga tao sa harap ng isang mataas na gusali. They were all looking up. Don’t tell me they’re looking at the heavens? Believe me it’s the least thing I wanted to see while I’m here to have fun.

Siniksik ko ang sarili sa kumpol ng mga tao, they weren’t looking at the heavens but at the top of the building.

“Shit, tumawag kayo ng rescue team! Tatalon ‘yan!”

“Miss wag kang tumalon!”

“Ano kaya ang problema niya?!”

“Miss, pwede nating pag-usapan iyan!”

I smiled to myself. Perfect! This is just perfect.

With a snapped, I found myself behind the girl in her flowy dress on the building’s rooftop. She stood on the edge, looking down while crying.

“Well hello!”

Nilingon niya ako.

Oh, it’s sweetheart!

“Hey sweetheart!” bati ko sa kanya at lumapit. Nakaisang hakbang pa lamang ako ay pinigilan niya ako.

“Wag kang lalapit!”

“But why?”

“Wag kang lalapit?”

Oh sweetheart didn’t know I was the damned. I don’t take orders, not from my father, not from her so I took steps forward.

“Wag ka sabing lalapit!”

I can hear people’s shout from below, but who cares.

“Aren’t you the girl last night?” tanong ko sa kanya. “Where’s the halo sweetheart?”

“Sabi ng huwag kang lalapit or else--”

“Or else you’ll jump?” I let out my grin, sharp tooth visible. “Go ahead sweetheart. I’d love to escort you to hell.”

“Ano?”

“Jump.”

In a blink of an eye, I was standing behind her, on the edge. Tila mas lalong lumakas ang sigawan ng mga tao sa baba ngayong dalawa na kaming naroon. I can hear the footsteps of the rescue team coming up the building kaya muli akong bumulong sa kanya.

“They’re coming up sweetheart, jump now before they’ll save you.”

She drew sharp breaths and I smelled the scent of fear in her. What a shame. She feared she will die.  Boo, boring. I could push her but hey that’s assisted murder-- or maybe just murder. She doesn’t look like she really wanted to die.

Boooriiiing!

“Go jump sweetheart. Didn’t your guy cheat on you?”

“Shut up,” wika niya sa pagitan ng kanyang mga hikbi.

I ran my fingers through my hair. “Jump. He’s not worth your tears so why cry when you can jump and kill yourself.”

Napaawang ang kanyang labi. “You’re... you’re right. H-he’s not worth it. Kaya bakit ko sasayangin ang buhay ko sa kanya? He left broken and beaten. I-- I deserve better.”

What the actual bullshit is this?

Did I just encouraged her not to commit suicide?

“No, no sweetheart. You have to jump--”

She slowly moved.

Towards the safe side.

“Where the fuck are you going, you have to--”

“Live... because he’s not worth it,” sagot niya.

I pulled my hair in frustration. Boo, bitch. “Die bitch!”

She stepped towards the safer side but she suddenly tripped. Her face loose colors as she fell on the air, loosing gravity. Malakas ang sigaw ng mga tao sa baba samantalang napamura na lamang ako sa sarili ko.

This isn’t suicide, damn it.

I can’t believe what I did next.

I saved her from falling and dying.

Damn it.

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