Hidden Horns

Demons with Halos

Lack of breath is felt through her body, that feeling of tiredness and lethargy. For as her lungs work to bring in the much needed oxygen, even then she feels as if she's drowning in the air. The only way to feel better is to get fresh air, to sit in front of a beach even if only for a while. The fresh air is better, cleaner, and in it she's not drowning anymore. She have a life-ring out here and a gentle tow to shore.

She couldn't believe it. All her life, she's been living a lie. What does she expect though? Satan is Satan, lying is his forte. But why? Why her and why does it have to come at this point that she already embraced the fact that she's Satan's daughter. That she ruled the hell for a year, watching every soul suffer while she's sitting in her throne and wearing a satisfied smile hearing them screaming in agonizing pain.

Is she really that bad? Is it already in her blood or Satan has something to do with the way she enjoyed being bad? Well, those things aren't meant to be answered because she knew to herself that she has been a bad devil for so long and finding out that she was a fallen angel before will never change the fact that she did horrible things in her free will.

"Isn't it great? You will have a chance to be with Chloe?"

Words that came out from Jess are taunting her. Running through her mind and kept coming back even if she shoved them at the back of her head so many times, since it was not the primary thought that she had to think.

Satan lied. He made a whole ass lie and now Yohan is in distress. She's thinking if there's still any truth in her identity, or was Agma lying to her? Just to help her out about her feelings to Chloe and they can be together, because at the end of everything. If Yohan was really a fallen angel, there's still a chance to stay in land without thinking about hell.

Yohan reached at the pebbles underneath the white sand, she shrugged the dirt and stared at the pebbles. She then closed her palm and gripped them tightly inside before she stood up. Using some of her strength, she threw the pebbles in the ocean, it bounces so many times that no one could count it on their fingers.

"f**k it!" She yelled and dropped on her knees and started punching the sand, venting out all of her anger, frustration and every heavy feelings inside of her. She screamed as loud as she can and as much as her lungs could take. The ground vibrated, the water in the ocean swayed like they were inside the basin and whoever was carrying the basin was walking aggressively causing the water to spill on the edges.

Waves come through left and right, meeting in the middle, then they'll collide and vanish just before it could reach the shore.

"I should've killed her before."

"Don't you ever lay your hand on my friends." Yohan growled as she threatened Satan. "You lied to me!"

"You wouldn't have to be surprised." Satan said mockingly as he stepped out behind Yohan and sat down on the sand. He looked ahead of him and let out a sigh. "I never thought that you would find out."

"Oh yeah?" Yohan scoffed. "So I was lucky because I have friends."

"Which is something I regret why I let you have friends, especially Agma."

"What does it supposed to mean? That you will also deprive me from having friends?!" Yohan said, her voice started to volume up as her anger dominated her now.

"If that is what needs to be done." Satan shrugged.

"You're unbelievably crazy!"

"Now now, Yohan. That's not the problem here. You had your friends, you enjoyed your life outside hell, and I gave you powers so—."

"You have to stop right there." Yohan cut him off. "Because first of all, I didn't even like who I am now."

"I'm offended."

"I don't care." Yohan said and she was about to turn her heels but she couldn't move her legs. It's as if someone stopped her, then she felt some intense oppressive feelings which made her body shudder. She looked over her shoulder to see Satan and she regretted doing that.

"You can't leave like that." Satan said, though his eyes were still looking ahead of him, but the darkness emanated from his body telling Yohan that she should not take another step or she wouldn't like what will happen to her.

"You know what? One day I realised I'd been trained my entire life to accept what you wanted, the greed, hate and suffering of the world. We were you, it appeared." Yohan said as she turned around again and face him. "I did that because I live in a lie, but after what I found out today? All I could do is to betray you, to start working against you no matter the cost. There was punishment of course, but it's either hell now or later. I always was one to take my medicine. I learned how to shine a light on what that demonic scum wanted hidden. I learned how to become a terrible demon, perhaps that's the best I can do in this round of living because I never wanted to disappoint you—."

"You always did, since you met Nicole, since you decided to leave hell and since you started making your own decisions, you keep disappointing me." Satan chuckled and he finally stood on his feet then slowly turned around to Yohan, looking straight into her eyes. "If you turn your back to me and to who you are, you'll suffer in hell."

"I have never been scared of hell, ain't about to start now especially now that I know who I really am." Yohan said and with all her strength, she fought with the intensive power trying to restraint her and she walked away.

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Yohan let out a slow controlled breath and attempted to loosen her body movements. She was walking like a clockwork soldier and that was no way to be in this neighbourhood. She gave her shoulders a wiggle and lolled her head in a circle, let her stride slacken to a more casual pace. It was a decent effort, enough to fool the casual observer, but for the onlooker with a keen eye she was a walking advert for tension. Her eyes moved with the alertness that comes from heavy stress and her hands remained clenched by subconscious demand.

When she got inside the house, Jess and Ivy sat knee deep in silence, head zapping when she entered the door, they were staring at her, gauging at her mood. Yohan didn't say anything until she sat on the single couch across the long one.

"He was here." Jess said, finally breaking the tension around them.

"I met him." Yohan replied while staring on the floor, not even sure what she's looking at.

"What did he do to you?"

"Nothing, what did he do to Agma?" Yohan asked back.

"He abducted Asmo." Ivy replied.

"Where is Agma?"

"We don't know." Jess replied this time and she drew a deep sigh. "She's not mad but she's sad." She added.

"Of course she would be." Yohan chuckled dryly and she looked up to Jess. "Do you know about that?"

"About what?"

"That I am not his daughter?"

"Remember when I told you that I can help you with your problem so all you have to do is choose your happiness?" Jess answered her with another question.

"So you knew?" Yohan asked, slumping down her shoulders. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"We aren't allowed to tell you but over a year ago since you left, Agma and I were demons with halos, we fought for the protection of society, only ever killing the truly evil. We had our code, a sort of modern day knights-code with swords packin' bullets. If they trafficked people, if they caused deaths and didn't care, if they profited from human suffering and environmental destruction... if they did the devil's work, we stopped them. The devil may have trained us, but we mocked him every day with our actions. Because we wanted him to know that we are on your side."

"On my side? In what way?" Yohan asked confusedly.

"He knows you're changing, he notices everything, he's watching everyday."

"Wait, so all this time. Satan is watching Yohan?" Ivy asked.

"Not only her, he's watching all of us."

"Wow, he's stealing god's job." Ivy laughed but the two remained passive, so she stopped immediately and apologized.

Agma entered the main door, face in deep scowl and fists clenched tightly. "Yohan." She called as she approached the devil and stood in front of her. Yohan was already expecting to receive a hit from her friend but Agma didn't move nor say anything inside the whole minute.

"I'm so—."

"I know that it's my fault why they took my brother, but you really deserve to know the truth." Agma said, not letting Yohan finish her words. "So now I want to ask you this question and I want your answer." She said, Yohan just nodded her head, telling her to continue.

"Wait, is it a safe question?" Jess asked. "I really am not going to back you up if you offend her, she's still Powerful than the two of us." She added.

Agma heaved a deep breath and she put her hands on top of Yohan's shoulders as she looked straight into her eyes. "Do you want to be with Chloe?"

"Ah It's safe." Jess whispered to Ivy.

"What kind of question is that in this situation?" Yohan asked ludicrously.

"Because if yes, then I'll give up everything just to back you up."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm going to abandon—."

"Great, she's so good at abandoning people." Ivy remarks with an eye roll.

"Shut up and let her talk." Jess rebuked.

"What I'm trying to say is, let's be normal." Agma said.

"As far as I remember, I am normal and not a PWD—."

"That's not what I mean, dumbass." Agma hissed at Yohan and hit her shoulder. "All our life, you were the one who's always protecting me and Jess, you keep putting us over yourself. So now, after I had a talk with Asmo, I can return the favour now."

"Agma—."

"She's right, it's time for Yohan to be put on first." Jess agreed to Agma and she stood up. "Let us make up to everything you've done for us."

"You don't have to do this." Yohan said while shaking her head.

"Nah. This might be the most ridiculous thing that will ever happen in the world, but I am not going to do devil's work any more. We're gonna fight Satan."

"We what?" Yohan chuckled.

"We are fighting the most evil person that has ever existed." Jess commented.

"That's ridiculous —."

"It's not, let's just say that God finally find his way in us and He's just doing his job." Agma said.

Yohan looked at each of them, then she laughed while shaking her head.

"Okay then, I'm in."

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