Demons of God

Chapter 5:For the second time.

“I‟ve said it times without number; I'm willing to serve my punishment but I cannot give you the reason why I did what I did” Alisha blankly answered.

“you don‟t need to hide the truth anymore; I will tell everyone today. See, when Alisha and I went on our pioneer mission, I went over and joined a secret cult because I got info that my demon mate was still alive and she wanted to become a member of the DOGs. When you found out, you wanted to kill me, so Alisha took the blame and ran away so that I wouldn‟t be caught. Since then, we‟ve met once every month and we‟ve successfully recruited my demon mate. her name is Lyxus and she currently hiding in Moscow,” Alexander stated.

There was a long moment of silence.

“Since this is an exceptional case, we can forgive both of you, right ?” Commander Alinah asked.

“…Alright, just this once” Commander Asphalt said with a sigh.

“And congratulations on completing your pioneer mission, Commander Astrid” Zerene said to her.

“Thank you, Commander” she replied.

After this had been sorted out, Alex and Alisha were reinstated and Lyxus was recruited. Things were going well, especially for Astrid and Ricardo until the unknown happened.

It seemed that someone with a supernatural sense of sight had witnessed the beheading and stabbing of Selene and how she was eaten up by the demons of hell. The word got out and soon enough, the nations of the world were finding a way to invent machines that could detect and capture demons. Blasphemies about God were spreading faster than gossip. Doubt and over-protectiveness had become the order of the day since people were not sure if their next-door neighbour was human or not.

“This is getting out of hand. The people don‟t even respect God anymore. We need to do something about it” Commander Sicario addressed the DOGs in a general meeting.

“Well, we‟ve got orders from the high authorities to send two DOGs down to Earth to address the people. So, who will it be ?” Commander Simrenn queried.

“I‟ll go. If I take Ric along, we‟ll be fine. I know these humans very well. Maybe I‟ll be able to get through to them,” Astrid said.

And it was so. Commander Astrid and Commander Ricardo were sent down to earth to communicate to the people. They landed in the present time, at Madison Square hall in New york City. They came in their true form: wings outstretched, a black and gold halo above their head, a radiant figure emitting a sort of wicked beauty.

People gathered around them, keeping a reasonable distance. Soon, journalists of all kind came out to catch this scene. Radio channel broadcasters and social media influencers followed suit. Before long, the whole world was tuned to this particular message.

“We are the Demons of God, sent by the Lord to warn you. Change from your evil ways and stop blaspheming against God. he is angry and he wants you to stop questioning his magnificent creations,” Ricardo said.

“Do you call those horrifying creatures God‟s? They‟re obviously sent by the devil,” a reporter said.

“Everything is made by God. And that‟s not all you‟ve done. you keep malice with your neighbour and for what? Because you don‟t trust him to be human ? A little while ago, you didn‟t even know that the DOGs were out there protecting you and now, you take the good news with a hint of anger and fear. Does that make sense to you ?” Astrid asked yelling.

“Now you want to tell us what makes sense or not ? you call yourself a Demon Of God! how does that make sense ?!” another person screamed.

Ricardo and Astrid tried their best to convince the people but they were possessed by the spirit of stubbornness. They couldn‟t be reasoned with.

“Do we just stand here and let these evil creatures tell us what to do ? I know how to get rid of them. Stab them in the spine!” said a man standing at the rear end of the crowd.

At that instant moment, someone standing at the top of the building shot three arrows through Ricardo‟s spine. he fell over forward, holding his chest. his wings shrivelled up, and his breath became heavy. Astrid rushed to hold him,but it was already too late. he gave her a faint smile and his body went limp in her arms.It was like she had gone mad; like her very soul had been extracted from her body. She screamed, she cried, she yelled. The air was choking with emotions. With sadness. With death. her death. And like someone diluted with insanity, she flew up into the air. her eyes turned pitch black, and her wings doubled in size. The ground below her was fully immersed in her shadow. And with a sobbing voice, she spoke:

“you must all be so happy now. Now that you‟ve killed him. you murdered my Ricardo, you treacherous humans! In one go, you took away my everything...for the second time. But this time, I won‟t spare you...”

She paused, a calm descending upon her, and then she went to sit beside Ricardo‟s corpse. And she transformed into a human.

“he was the purest form of good that ever existed. I was more or less a demon when I was human. My father died of a prolonged cancer, his ex-wife succeeded in illegally taking all his properties for herself. My fiancé ended up marrying my childhood bestie. Everyone rubbed it in my face. They made me feel worthless.And I got so mentally sick that I almost killed my best friend in broad daylight...”