Ulilang lubos si Mariela, natuto na siyang mamuhay mag-isa ng walang hinihingian ng tulong. Sa tanang buhay niya, siya lang ang kumakayod para sa sarili niya kahit pa kapitbahay niya lang ang kanyang tiyahin. Well, binibigyan naman siya ng pagkain nito pero para sa kanya ay siya lang ang bumubuhay sa sarili niya.
Ngunit dahil sa isang eksena sa coffee shop na pinagtatrabahuhan niya, nabali ang kung ano mang pinaniniwalaan niya. Kung bakit ba naman kasi siya pa ang napili ng GBC na gambalain, hindi sana magiging magulo ang buhay niya.
Ang GBC o mas kilala tawagin bilang Good and Bad Corpsman-baligtad yata. What I mean is, Good and Bad Corpsman, o mas kilala bilang GBC. Ito lang naman ang Elite Unit ng Diyos ng sambayanan na kung saan ang mga Anghel at Demonyo ay magkasamang gagawin ang kanilang trabaho, like they used to. Ang kaibahan nga lang ay imbes na invisible sila, nagkatawang tao ang mga ito.
With this different kind of environment of Angels and Demons, maisasakatuparan kaya nila ang kanilang intensyon dito sa mundo ng mga tao?
"You know, it's unfair that, you, spiritual beings can freely teleport yourself here in our world, yet we're not allowed to do that too."
"Why? Do you want to see hell?", makamundong tanong ng demonyo.
Pinalo ito ng Anghel. Maamo at kalmado itong humarap kay Mariela saka ngumiti ng marahan.
"It is not yet the right time to see God, nor Lucifer, Mariela."
Napairap si Mariela sa sinabi nito.
"Or if you'll allow me, we can go straight to my home," the Devil smirked at Mariela.
'Mga demonyo talaga, walang magawa sa buhay kundi dalhin pababa ang iba. Saksakin ko kaya 'to para matahimik na buhay ko?'
"That's a great idea Mariela!"
'Mali.'
Copyrighted by Isabella April 2019.
Former Title: The Good and The Bad
Private investigator and necromancer Lawrick Stryker takes on cases for money with no attachments or feelings involved...until he meets Alvis Sullivan, the girl he is willing to save from a rogue soul no matter what it takes.
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After taking over a private investigator business, Lawrick Stryker makes a name for himself in the city of Creos. His cases have a hundred percent success rate, but solving them comes with a hefty price. Clients pay no matter the cost, and Lawrick makes the most of it, for he can find anyone here and in the afterlife. He usually dissociates himself from his clients, but when he meets company heiress Alvis Sullivan, all hell breaks loose. Now interested in the correlation of Alvis to the recent deaths in Creos, Lawrick decides to make a move. Can Lawrick solve this case and catch the rogue soul wreaking havoc in Creos before it's too late?
Disclaimer: This story is written in Taglish, a combination of Tagalog & English.
Cover design by Louise De Ramos.