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Chapter 2 - Fate is a Wild Animal

Miguel, Anna, Jedan, and Christopher stood in front of The Reaper."So...!" Anna claps her hands. "You're also a version of Miguel?"The Reaper just stares at her."Just saying. This 'Multiverse and God being real thing' is kinda off pocket. Like... I have a question. Does that mean there's a Jesus in every universe? Then does that mean he's a constant if, yes? Does that also mean that every universe goes around the same time stream? How about similarities? Is every universe different from each other?""Shut up.""Sorry...""Yes. I know she's annoying. She's at that age, after all. You shut up as well, Book. Haruno, please.""Do you have an earpiece or are you talking to yourself?"The Reaper sighs. "Yes. Yes. No. Okay. Yes. And... kinda...""What... are you...?" asked Jedan. "Are you some kind of Batman kinda deal kinda person or-...?""I am called The Reaper. My family was killed by his kind." He turns to Miguel."Wait, so... You're not an Aswang,.." said Miguel.The Reaper sighs and begins reading a book."Dang... Am I the only Aswang in this universe...?" asked Miguel. "Am I... alone...?""Those kids..." said the Reaper. "They bully you all the time, right?""Yeah...?""Then you're not alone. Because there's an infinite amount of us who experienced that shit. And either way, I'm just as a freak as you are...""HEYA, FUCKFACES!!!" Prometheus slams out of the kitchen. "Finished the arrangements with your mommies and daddies! You're all living in THIS HOUSE!!!""I mean... That's great and all..." said Jedan. "But you're kinda forcing us into here against our own will."Prometheus splatters some white stuff all over the three."DUDE!!!" yelled Anna, trying to wipe it off."YOU'RE FUCKIN' WEIRD, DUDE!!!" yelled Jedan."Calm down. It's just Splooge.""UGH!!!" yelled all four."It's a mutagenic chemical that gives you powers depending on your personality.""Wait, wh-?" Jedan begins melting down as all of them, except for the Reaper, scream only for Jedan to reform.Jedan stretches his arm but accidentally punches the ceiling with his arms stretching like rubber.Anna's body begins to grow string-like vines all over. "AH!!! I HAVE WORMS!!!" she pulls them out only to scream in pain and fall to the ground.Christopher yells. "THAT'S IT!!! YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO-!!!" Christopher slams the table only to break it in half. "COOL!!!""There... You have powers now. You're welcome..." said Prometheus."What do you expect us to do anyway!?" asked Jedan. "Take care of Miguel!? Raise him to become the Prince of all Aswangs of some shit?""Yeah. It's called voluntary help.""YOU PRACTICALLY KIDNAPPED US, YOU CRAZY WIZARD!!!" yelled Jedan."Look. If you're going to kidnap us, you could at least give us the freedom to choose our fate!""Child. Let me tell you something about life. Life isn't happy. You can't command life at all. Y'know why? Because life is nothing more than a cruel joke! You gain life. You survive it. Then when you lose purpose, you wait for yourself to die. Or maybe you get to decide that. Who knows? All I know is that fate isn't chosen. You follow its trail. And when you try to run away from that trail, you'll get lost for a while, end up in a McDonald's or some shit, and when you walk back out, you realize that you're a fucking idiot for leaving the trail because now you have higher cholesterol, and you go back to that trail."Prometheus walks away."What happened to us in your worlds?" asked Anna.The Reaper stops reading his book. Prometheus stops walking."Sorry. I didn't mean-...""You left us," said Prometheus."Pro..." said The Reaper."And you forgot about me. Because you three are not our friends. You never were..."The Reaper grabs him by the cloak. "Shut the fuck up, Prometheus.""Why? It's true. These three had been holding us back. Because the moment you three find a better life... one without us in the picture... I come into existence."Miguel stands up. "That isn't true! You're just saying that because you have no friends!"Prometheus squints his eyes. "Kid. Trust me. Once you get to full power... You don't need friends." Prometheus walks away. "Let the idiots come, Reaper..."The Reaper sighs and opens portals where four strange heroes appear.Later...A teenager around their age wearing magical armor eats before them along with a bipedal German Shepherd beside him eats some freshly-cooked Adobo Miguel prepared with freshly steamed rice. With them is a small ant-like woman and a strange yellow and black animatronic hornet who is just staring at them."I was promised a cartoon character," said Prometheus, sitting on the couch next to the dining table."Excuse you?" asked the Reaper."I was promised a cartoon character. Like Space Jam and Looney Tunes shit. Why is there a fucking haunted mascot animatronic at the table? That feels very jejemon, don't ya think? With a hint of child murder..." said Prometheus."Please shut the fuck up... What the hell do you mean I should stop cussing. They're High School kids! Y'know what we used to do at that age!" yelled the Reaper."Uh... Hello!" smiled Miguel. "Me! Miguel!" he smiled, grabbing his chest. "Prince of Aswangs! You?" He points to the knight.The hero finishes his bite, gulping. "My name is Gerard Persuvius. Hero of Post-Apocalypse World. This is my dog, Fred.""Fuck you," said Fred."This is Athena the Ant Warrior..." Gerard points to a little Ant Girl."I'm scared of ants..." said Miguel."You should be, child!" yelled Athena."Athena, please. He's a year older than you," said Gerard."I WILL DOMINATE YOU ALL!!!" yelled Athena."This is the animatronic known as Happy Hornet from Mr. Reaper's world," said Gerard."Oh!" smiled Jedan."Oooh!" smiled Chris."You're from the Reaper's world!" smiled Anna. "Why are you like that?""I was a security guard in Happy Hornet's that was murdered by a black magic Satanist and turned into a ghost possessing Happy Hornet's animatronic," said Happy Hornet, in a silly British accent."Oh, wow. Was an atheist and now I'm being told Satan's real," said Jedan."Oh, yes. Satan's real, alright. He's kind of a fuckin' asshole. Has Daddy Issues. Pretty sure he likes playin' Phasmophobia a lot in the Pride Ring, yeah?""Welp...!" Jedan claps his hands. "So! What's up with Miguel anyway?""Yeah... I don't... want to be some kind of King of Monsters...""You're not just a King of Monsters..." said Prometheus."Wait... Are you saying that Aswangs are actually misunderstood creatures that have been racially segregated by humanity for years?" asked Miguel."Oh! No... Aswangs are totally fuckin' evil..." said Prometheus.Miguel bows his head. "Oh...""I'm talking about your other half.""'Other half?'""Oh, right! I chose you because you're royalty in both halves. You're half Aswang King, your father, and Diwata Queen, your mother! Ikapati!""Ika-... What?""Your mother was like this uh... this intersex goddess of creation that Bathala, or Yahweh as the Christians called Him, commanded to help Him create the Multiverse. She fell in love with your father, had sex with him, and she, or they? They? Is it they? Whatever? Your Mom gave birth to you. A HYBRID!!!" smiled Prometheus."Wait... Aren't we the same person?""Yep!" smiled Prometheus."Why are my parents magical and yours aren't?" asked Miguel."Multiverse!" smiled Prometheus.Miguel facepalms. "Right..." He lets go of his face. "Waaait... I'm...""A GOD!!!" smiled Prometheus. "Heir to the Diwatas and the Aswangs! RULER OF ALL!!!""Really?" smiled Miguel. "I'm a god! ANNA!!! I AM GOD!!!""'A' god," said Anna."WHATEVER!!!" sneered Miguel. "Finally. I get to have the respect I deserve! THAT is MY DESTINY!!! I finally have... PURPOSE!!!"Anna sighs and facepalms."I have... some sort of magical destiny, guys!" smiled Miguel. "It's like... I'm meant for greatness! Look at the other mes! A magical almighty wizard! A cool vigilante guy!""Kid..." said the Reaper. "My life isn't so great. Trust me.""Whatever! I could finally... MEAN something!" smiled Miguel."Is this really a good idea to boost his ego this way?" asked the Reaper."Just according to plan..." smiled Prometheus."Prick," said the Reaper.Meanwhile... in a random alleyway... a strange teenage kid wearing a scientist get-up leaves a portal."Well, well..." sneered the kid. "So... You're here after all... Persuvius... And you've led me to the Prince of Aswangs..."