“Let me tell you a story. . .
Once upon a time, there was an angel who was bored to death in heaven and a devil who was all alone in hell. Just when you thought it could not go any worse, the angel met the devil and fell in love, broke all the laws and everything turned into chaos.
The angel was banished to the human world where no law shall follow him and for him to be eternally free. He was not a human and death shall not await him. But he was no longer an angel where no Heaven will take him.
He only had one sole purpose in this world – to find his lover. Someday, somewhere, he believes he will find his lover. So, he crossed continents, climbed the mountains, crossed the sea, but his lover was nowhere to be found.
Day by day, the love in his heart began to fade to black. Pain was all that he knew and his pain was only erased by greater pain. Now he had completely become a fallen angel. He had lost his lover, he lost his heart, he lost himself, and he had forgotten who he was.
One day, the heart that he lost sign of, committed the long forgotten sin again. He became a monster where he hated everyone and everything. He became a demon where he destroyed anything good and took the joy from people. He became Death where he killed everything and took people’s souls.
The angel who once shone bright was now engulfed by darkness. Living with the monsters and nightmares. He did not want to escape, he was one of them. He wanted to go to hell where his lover once lived.
But he did not know that his lover was no longer in hell, not in heaven or the human world too. The angel did not know that his lover that he longing for had become the dust in the cold air. He had forgotten what love was. For he now had become the true devil.”
“. . .”
“. . .”
“Such a heart-breaking love story.”
“Hmm? Don’t you just wanna cry? Oh well, sorry, you can’t.”
“Ahh. . . Ok. I won’t cry. What will happen when the angel knows what happen to his lover?”
“Hmm. . . I don’t know.”
“When you find out, would you tell me the story again?”
“I will. But, it would take some time.”
“Ahh! No worries. We have all the time in the world.”
“I know. . .”
“Let’s do something else. I’m so bored! Every day is the same thing over and over again. Is there anything interesting we could do?”
“You could do anything, everything.”
“I know. But it will be more fun if there’s someone else here too. Perhaps, we should invite them?”
“. . .”
“I’m just joking. Let’s play a game. I’ll try to attract them. If they made no change in life and were still lonely, they would come. If they had moved on and were happy in life, they wouldn't come.”

“Dominique. . .”
“You want to know how they do too, right? Curious, aren’t you? So, what do you say, Kaien? I mean, Master Kaien. Do you wanna play?”
“. . . Let’s play.”
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-Ace Models International Agency-
“One more shot,” said a photographer to the model who was posing in front of him. “Ok. Done.”
“Thank you very much,” said the model. He proceeded to thank all the staff for their hard work for the day. “Thank you everyone.”
“Well done everyone! Good work!” The manager appeared and clapped his hands as he came closer to the model. Instantly, all the lightness and ease was blown from the manager’s face once he came face to face with the model. “Are you ok? You look pale.”
The model was pale but breathing steadily, his enigmatic eyes closed. “I’m ok,” murmured the model. “I’m just tired. I had a strange dream lately.”
“Hurm? Dream? Ok. Ok. I know you have worked hard,” sighed the manager, looking a little bit guilty for making the model work too hard. “Just a few more shootings in a few days. After that you can take a break.”
“Really?” squealed the model.
“Yes. After we finish shooting soon, you can take a break and go anywhere you want to go.”
“Really? Really? Really?” exclaimed the model.
“Yes. Only if you do your best. Hahaha!”
“Ok! No problem,” promised the model. “Can you help me arrange the trip?”
“Trip to where?”
“Anywhere that’s nice and not so crowded,” muttered the model. “The less people there, the better it is. I want to go alone.”
“Why do you want to go alone?” asked the manager. “You sure you don’t want to bring a special one?”
“Err. . . I have no one. I just want to rest alone. Haha. . .” said the model. ‘Because I don’t have any friends. . . Because I don’t have anyone,’ thought the model with a sad face and decided to keep it to himself.
“Ok. I’ll arrange that,” grinned the manager. “Now, go back to work!”
“Yes! Thank you very much!” squealed the model. ‘A trip, eh? I hope it will be fun and interesting,’ thought the model.
THE END
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Kurogane’s Note
Thank you for reading, commenting and supporting me! It means a lot to me. I hope you like and enjoy the story even though it seems trashy. I will do my best to improve with a new story. I hope you continue to support me. Thank you and take care.
-Kurogane