Blood of the Aswangs

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!"