"Nana! Come here to play!"
A baby Cherub angel with white hair laughs as he calls for his friend. Nana, a baby cherub angel with short curly hair, answers him by holding his hand and starting to fly.
This is heaven, where cute baby cherubs don't know what a "sin" is.
All they know is playing with the dead children's souls and having fun. God himself has made them in a way to never commit a sin or know what a sin is because they are the purest creatures. The only rule they have to follow is "not leaving heaven". Not because they might be tempted, but because they can not handle the ugliness of the concrete world.
................
One day, Nana decides to play in the clouds.
She can play only on 3 clouds. When she sits on the third one, she hears a pained groan.
She looks down and sees something: a black dog with 6 red eyes. She doesn't suspect anything and decides to go down, but then remembers the Heaven's rule: no leaving.
But...
Poor dog needs help! The dog is in pain.
What if she helps the dog and return fast?
She decides to leave the cloud.
She lands on the jungle, her chubby feet getting a bit dirty.
"Are you okay?"
She asks concerned.
The dog barks and almost bites her, but she only laughs.
"Im here to help! Maybe I can take you to heaven."
She says. There is a pool of red liquid around the dog, which she doesn't know anything about it.
"We have dogs in heaven too! They've been good, so they are living happily."
She touches the belly of the dog to move it towards the sky, but its too heavy.
Her hands get red fast.
"What is this?"
Then, something happens: the dog's belly stops pouring red liquid.
The dog looks at it with awe.
Suddenly, the dog transformers into something.
Nana sees a girl with dark hair, two broken horns, ripped off clothes and weird things on her body.
The girl looks at her hands in shock.
"Im- I'm free!"
She almost yells.
"How did you do it?!"
"I don't know, but youre a very pretty demon!"
The girl gives Nana a suspicious glare.
"A baby cherub?
Never seen a one."
She grabs Nana.
"What are you doing in this shithole?"
"What's a shithole?"
The girl rolls her eyes.
"Never mind.
You've freed me, and I owe you."
She bows.
"Im Violenta."
"Im Nana. Why were you a dog?"
"Long story."
Violenta looks away, sad.
"What happened?"
"Nothing. As I said, I owe you."
"What does it mean?"
"It means since you've freed me, I must do something in return."
"Why?"
Violenta thinks.
"Thats how things work."
"So you guys help each other to get something in return? In heaven-"
"Here is no heaven."
Violenta says.
"What do you want me to do in return?"
"Rerurn to God, pls!
Violenta laughs at her naivety.
"God? God has abandoned this place."
"Don't say that!"
"Why? Its the truth -"
They hear a scream: a painful scream.
"What's going on?!"
"A war is happening near to this jungle."
She says nonchalantly.
"We should help!"
"Why?"
Nana is speechless.
"Because they need it!"
"War is normal. Violence is normal. Let the strong live and the weak die."
Nana cries.
"Pls help me! You've told me you owe me right? So help me!"
Violenta sighs in anger.
"Fine..."
She holds Nana and starts running in a superhuman speed towards the scream.
................
Natanaeil looks down and smiles innocently.
If only they know....
Violenta
As she's holding Nana, she sees a burning village: women's screams and cries can be heard.
Nana covers up her pretty ears with her hands.
"I cant take this!"
Violenta stares at the scene.
"You'll get used to it.
Its normal on Earth: usually a country attacks another one.
This village is a boarder city, so that's why they attacked it."
"But why?"
"They are fighting. Its a war."
"BUT WHY?!"
"how should I know? Humans always fight when they want to prove something or take something away."
She shrugs.
"We should go there and help them."
Nana says.
Violenta puts her down and hides her tiny wings under her small pink clothes.
"Keep them hidden."
"Why?"
"They might kidnap you.
Now stop asking questions."
Violenta transforms her horns to hide them.
They step inside.
The houses are burning, women and children are crying and men are dying.
There are decapitated heads, hands and legs of men and women.
Nana starts crying.
"Why are you crying?!"
Violenta is annoyed.
"B-because its too much!"
Violenta smirks.
"Welcome to hell."
"Don't be heartless!"
"Thats just the reality-!"
Nana spots something: a woman holding a baby while blood is running on her legs.
The baby is crying.
"We should help the baby!"
"Are you sure?"
"What do you mean -"
"I can only save ONE human."
Nana gasps.
"How can you be THIS MUCH heartless?"
"I owe you only one time, not twice."
Nana looks down when she hears this.
"Then save the baby pls!"
Nana begs.
Violenta goes to the woman.
She realizes the woman is not breathing.
"Shit..."
"What?"
"She's dead."
"What?!"
"She's dead! Are you deaf?"
"But how-"
"You don't wanna know."
Violenta says.
Nana feels so much negative energy as she sees Violenta's face: she's staring at the woman with eyes full of anger and sorrow.
"What should we do with the baby?"
Nana asks.
"I don't know.
Probably giving IT to a woman who has lost her child just now."
She says.
"I'll help you find a mother for it.
After that, we're even."
She looks at Nana.
Nana nods.
"Thank you."
They start walking. Nana sees horrors beyond her innocent comprehension: everything is burnt to ashes.
Violenta sighs.
"These women are grieving. I don't think they accept a baby now."
"So what should we do?"
"Probably waiting."
She looks at the baby in her hands. The baby is now asleep, which is good. She's not in the for hearing more screams. Those women are enough for her sensitive ears.
Soon, rain begins. All women, children, remaining men and old men gather into now burnt cathedral.
The scene is gut-wrenching: they are wounded, traumatised and scared.
Some women have blank stares, others are crying and men are trying so hard not to lose their egos more than that.
Soon a group of men leave to find supplies.
One woman notices Violenta and Nana.
"I've never seen you guys around here."
She says.
"Well we're travelers."
Violenta answers.
"Travelers? To here?"
"No. We happend to see your village burning."
The woman looks at Nana and smiles.
"Is this cutie your sister?"
"Yes."
"Hi!"
She smiles at the woman.
"Im Rosy, little one."
"You're so pretty."
Rosy blushes.
"Thanks!"
Rosy looks at the baby.
"Poor baby. I saw what happened to his mother. She couldn't make it."
"What happened to her?"
Nana asks innocently.
"Something that no woman or girl should ever experience."
Nana is confused, but with Violenta's warning glare, she doesn't asks questions.
"So...we're searching for a woman to keep the baby."
Rosy thinks.
"These women have already lost their children.
Im not sure if they accept it now."
Rosy says.
"But we should search for it-"
They hear a scream.
A woman wakes up and starts screaming.
"They are attacking! Attacking!"
She grabs the arm of a man near to her.
"Help me!"
She screams.
The man slaps her.
"Shut up!
Its over!"
The woman starts crying.
"Don't hurt her pls!"
Nana says, concerned.
The man looks at her.
"None of your Goddamn business!"
He says with anger.
"Its women's fault! You've been disobedient! The prophet said when women are disobedient, God's wrath will strike us!"
"But what did we do? We did everything you men wanted -"
"Don't talk back you disobedient cunt!"
Violenta roll her eyes.
Rosy talks.
"So its always women's fault."
"Yes it is! This is what The Prophet said: women are idiots."
Violenta is bored. She holds the baby as she stands up.
"Listen here. This child needs milk in order to survive so PLS someone feed him."
She says.
"Who the hell are you? Never seen you before."
A second man says.
"Im traveling with my sister Nana."
She shortly says.
Women look at each other.
"We should try feeding her. Whoever the baby accepts will feed him."
All women nod.
They take the baby to feed him. One woman looks at the baby suspiciously.
"This child... he's sick."
She says.
"His skin is pale. He might have Pertussis."
"What is it?"
"Its a sickness children get."
Rosy asnwers Nana.
"We must take care of him. He will go through so much pain if hes really sick. Its a miracle if he survive."
"Pain?"
Nana asks.
"Yes. Many children died due to this sickness."
A man looks at them with anger.
"If only women were more obedient. This is God's wrath!"
Women only look away.
"But this isnt fair!"
Nans yells.
"Why a painful death?!"
"Losing children due to sickness is normal."
Violenta says nonchalantly.
"I cant..."
Nana cries and leaves the cathedral running.
She goes to an abandoned burnt house and kneels to pray.
"Dear God, my dear love, my everything, please help the poor baby. Im begging you. I've never wanted anything from you, but i do now. Please -"
"Look at this cutie -"
Nana hears a voice.
Three villager men, who have left earlier to find food and other stuff to stay at night in cathedral, are there, holding blankets and food.
"You're Nana -"
They smirk.
"Were you praying to God?"
"Yes. I want the baby to survive."
They almost laugh as they put down the supplies and approach her.
One of them grabs her hands and covers her mouth.
"Stay silent little girl-"
She squirms. Another one grabs her dress and is about to rip it off, when his eyes widen and blood runs on his chin.
"You bastards!"
Violenta says with anger.
He breaks the hand of the second man and chokes the life out of the third one.
She's angry as she breathes heavily.
They're dead, and Nana is scared.
"What happend?"
Nana says with fear.
"Nothing. Don't think about it."
Violenta says.
"We should go. Now."
"But the baby-"
"I've just killed those men! Its a crime for humans! And that baby wont survive. Hes dying."
Nana's jaw drops.
"We should help him!"
"How?! You're gonna pray to God?
Hes suffering!"
Violenta is angry.
"We have already done enough-"
She stops when she sees 3 women looking at them with wide eyes.
"You cunt!"
The first woman screams.
"What?! This man was going to do SOMETHING to Nana!"
"Liar! He was a man of God! They were all priests!"
"That Nana seduced them!"
The women are angry. Soon, more men and women come to the place.
Violenta only sighs in annoyance.
Nana is scared.
"But he grabbed me!"
"Only a demon can seduce men of God! Burn them both!"
They are angry as they attack them to grab Nana.
Violenta transforms into a massive dog with six red eyes. People get scared and try to run, but she starts tearing them apart.
Blood spills everywhere and Nana hides under a burned bed.
When she stops, no one's is alive.
"Get out of under the bed."
Violenta orders.
Nana comes out crying.
"This is all my fault!"
"The victim is never in fault."
Violenta says.
"The baby-!"
"I'll show him to you."
They start walking towards the cathedral. Violenta shows Nana the baby: blood is running out of his mouth.
"He couldn't make it. He coughed blood and then died."
Violenta says.
Nana falls on her small knees and cries.
"Why God! Why?! I've prayed to you! You've told me if you pray enough you will listen!"
Nana cries.
"Stop crying!"
Violenta yells.
"This happens everyday! You pray, and nothing will change! Deal with it."
Nana cries more.
"Do not fear."
A smoothing voice calls.
"Natanaeil?"
Nana says.
A winged man with long blonde hair appears suddenly.
Violenta screams and tries to hide from his light.
Nana jumps into his hug.
"Im sorry for leaving Heaven!"
He smiles.
"Do not be upset. Your decision was out of kindness."
He says.
"Violenta, daughter of Silims-"
He says.
"You have killed the innocent, as expected-"
He looks at her coldly.
"But you've also saved Nana, daughter of Heaven and tried to save a pure innocent life, too."
He pauses.
"Because of that, God has ordered me to grant your two wishes."
Violenta rises one eyebrow.
"Two?
Interesting..."
She thinks.
"Kill my whole family, then."
Natanaeil smiles.
"As you wish."
"Wait!"
She stops him.
"Give me power to kill them myself."
Natanaeil smiles in an unseay way, something that is... weird for an angel.
"Your wish has been granted. And Nana?"
He asks.
Nana looks down shyly.
"I have decided not to leave Earth until all pains are gone so I wanna stay with Violenta."
I hope im not acting disobedient."
Violenta laughs.
What a stupid wish!
Natanaeil caresses her curly hair and says:
"As you wish.
And Violenta, Alosha eni so."
Violenta doesn't understand what he said, but his smirk freaks her out.
A blinding light appears that burns Violenta's body completely: she screams as light marks her.
When she opens her eyes, Nana is there.
"You should have left."
"But i wanna destroy pain."
"Pain always exists as long as you're conscious."
She says.
"And I'm not going to babysit you."
"Please I'm begging you! Let me come with you!"
She hugs Violenta and gives her an innocent cute glare.
Violenta sighs.
"You're killing me..."
She thinks about it. She's going to kill her so powerful demon family.
Babysitting a baby cherub angel is not fitting this mission. At the same time, only God knows what will happen if humans find her.
"Fine! You're coming with me! But just don't talk too much."
"THANK YOU!"
Nana kisses her cheek.
She rolls her eyes and holds her as she starts to walk towards the north.