" Good morning Commander Khole."
"Morning Sage. I have important news for you. Today you will be reassigned a new assistant."
"What ever happened to Charlie?"
"He got in a fight with a pack of hellhounds. Broke most of the bones I'm in his body. I had to lay him off."
"That's terrible. Who is my new assistant?"
"Meet Axel. Axel this is Sage. You will be working with her as a Reaper."
Axel was close to my hight at 5 7" and looked halfway tanned, if that's even possible. He had curly hair tied in a pony tail, dyed bright green. He wore a red cloak, cut off at the sleeves exposing his bare arms. He looked at me impatiently, as if he had anything better to do.
"'Sup Sage." He waved at me. How vulgar. He doesn't even know how to treat his superiors.
"Well you better go get your stuff and settle in then" chimed Khole.
Great. I forgot he's moving in. I hate these "standard protocols", especially in times like these when you get partnered up with some insufferable baboon.
He grabbed a small duffel bag of clothing and followed me down the white corridor to room 258. The apartments here are all the same light brown with red lighting. Each contains a bunk bed, a kitchen, a couch, and a single bathroom.
Axel strolls in as if he owned the place and levitates to the top bunk. He drops his bag and lies there on the bed.
"Let's get one thing straight, I am the superior here, therefore I make the rules here. Got it?"
Axel rolls his eyes. " Yea right sweetheart. Wake me up when something important happens."
This man is a pain, but I realize orders won't work with him. Frustrated, I clean up and get ready for our first mission.
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Gaurdians from Beneath
Short StoryTwo partners work together to bring souls to the underworld, but learn of a dark secret hidden within he business