Angel Virus [ONC 2022]

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Parts 19
Time 2h 9m

Reads 270
Votes 78
Parts 19
Time 2h 9m

Rik couldn't afford college, so he took a janitor job at a virology lab. One night, he cleaned up a broken test tube. Soon, his beard stopped growing. His Cheetos-and-donut paunch disappeared. Suddenly, when he talked, people actually listened. Sure, he could see spirits, too, and a high-ranking devil may or may not be hunting him, but mostly this was great. 
    
    Then his sister caught the virus. And others. If the virus spread out of control, what would happen? An angel apocalypse?
    
    The hordes of hell's minions could not afford to have the human race turn into angels. To stem the spread of the angel virus, they invaded.
    
    Suddenly, it was up to Rik and Trixie to save the city, and themselves, and maybe the whole human race.
    
    ---
    Complete. Still polishing.
    
    As might be inferred from the title, this story deals in a loose way with Christianity, one of the five major world religions. It is not, however a "Christian story" in the sense of illustrating actual religious experience or practice. I just thought I'd be plain about that here, so readers can decide whether to turn the page or not. This story is an urban fantasy and it is entirely fictional. 
    
    Content rating: teen. 
    
    Winner! 2nd place, Punk Rock Awards 2022, paranormal category.
    
    Copyright 2022, Guy Worthey, all rights reserved.All Rights Reserved

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Rik couldn't afford college, so he took a janitor job at a virology lab. One night, he cleaned up a broken test tube. Soon, his beard stopped growing. His Cheetos-and-donut paunch disappeared. Suddenly, when he talked, people actually listened. Sure, he could see spirits, too, and a high-ranking devil may or may not be hunting him, but mostly this was great. 
    
    Then his sister caught the virus. And others. If the virus spread out of control, what would happen? An angel apocalypse?
    
    The hordes of hell's minions could not afford to have the human race turn into angels. To stem the spread of the angel virus, they invaded.
    
    Suddenly, it was up to Rik and Trixie to save the city, and themselves, and maybe the whole human race.
    
    ---
    Complete. Still polishing.
    
    As might be inferred from the title, this story deals in a loose way with Christianity, one of the five major world religions. It is not, however a "Christian story" in the sense of illustrating actual religious experience or practice. I just thought I'd be plain about that here, so readers can decide whether to turn the page or not. This story is an urban fantasy and it is entirely fictional. 
    
    Content rating: teen. 
    
    Winner! 2nd place, Punk Rock Awards 2022, paranormal category.
    
    Copyright 2022, Guy Worthey, all rights reserved.

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