22 Let's Imagine: Side Story! A Terrible Fate Pt. 2!

Yuumi balls up her fists and grits her teeth.

"Dam him, that fat fuck is going to pay for this!"

"…residing in Heaven."

Helena finishes.

"Wait, what? Where the hell am I then?"

Seraphina sighs.

"Why do they always ask that?"

"Because I want to know why I'm not up there, dammit."

Yuumi points to the ceiling.

"Actually, it's over there?"

Seraphina gestures to the left.

'"If you mean, heaven."

"AAH,"

Yuumi scratches her head in agitation,

"Just tell me where I am!"

Seraphina steps back and covers her torso with her forearm.

"S-so mean..."

The purple-haired angel's eyes narrowed.

"You're currently in the Angelic Realm. My name is Helena, the Headmistress of Angels and Goddess of Sorcery—"

"WELL, EXCUUUSE ME, YOUR HIGHNESS! May I ask why I wasn't sent to heaven?!"

Seraphina turns away.

"... I could give you several reasons."

"WHAT WAS THAT?"

Seraphina turns back around.

"N-nothing!"

"Well,"

Helena raises her a finger,

"For one, maybe you didn't do enough good deeds to get into heaven."

Yuumi reflects on her past life, her eyes shifting to the left.

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"Looks like I caught an old-ass pervert!"

She kicked a man continuously while he laid on the sidewalk.

"Maybe next time you'll keep your hands to yourself!"

"P-please! I accidentally grazed you while walking; I-I never meant to touch you!"

~~~

Yuumi rested her hand on her chin in wonder.

"Hmm… "

~~~

A boy could be seen giving her a love letter, "W-would you consider going out with m—"

Before he could finish, Yuumi smacks the envelope and sneers.

"Like hell, I would go out with a dork like you, get lost!"

~~~

Yuumi shifts her hands from left to right.

"Hmm... "

~~~

A man could be seen rushing to take orders at a convenience store, "Where is Yuumi? She was supposed to be here 15 minutes ago?!"

"Five more levels, then I'll dash to work!"

Yuumi mashes buttons on her controller while munching chips on her bed.

~~~

Yuumi stops pondering and looks nonchalantly at Helena.

"Naw, I'm as good as it gets. There must be some mistake."

Seraphina gasps.

"Wha—How, How dare you!"

Helena raises her hand.

"Regardless of what you may think, your past life was not satisfactory enough to be placed into heaven."

Yuumi sighs and sits back down, crossing her legs and arms.

"So, what're my options?"

. . .

Yuumi emerges through a portal into a forest with tall trees and small foliage.

"What in the hell?"

Yuumi looks around.

"Where am I?"

"Gah,"

Seraphina groans,

"We already told you! You were sent down to fight as a Holy Knight in Helena's name. This world's population is dwindling, and we need brave heroes to fight against the Evil King…or...something like that..."

"Why don't you guys come down and do it yourself!"

"Eep! I-It's not that easy…use angels can't interfere with the mortal realm…it's forbidden."

"Whatever,"

Yuumi wears a vicious grin,

"If I'm able to fight strong monsters, then I'm all game."

Seraphina shivers.

"S-so scary,"

. . .

"You could either reincarnate back to earth as a child and have another chance at life, "Or two, you could be placed into a world of magic and fight as an ally to the angels."

Yuumi grins.

"So you're saying I could kick some major ass in this world, yeah?"

Helena smirks.

"Yep, major ass."

The purple-haired goddess snapped her fingers, and a list of weapons appear in front of Yuumi.

"You may choose a weapon to bring with you in the next world. But choose wisely, as this is the only help you'll get from us."

Yuumi gets up from her chair and shifts her eyes at the many weapons, sighing.

"All of these weapons kind of suck. Is there like…a second list or something?"

Helena snaps her fingers, and the pages disappear.

"We do have another option, a weapon that's crafted that's made personally for you, based on your characteristics."

A wide sinister smile forms on Yuumi's face.

"That's the one; let's make it happen."

. . .

Yuumi looks to her holed socks and torn pajamas.

"First order of business is getting some new clothes,"

She turned toward the left-end of the forest where a clearing is shown.

She pauses as a scream is heard from the other side of the forest.

"Not my problem."

She continues walking

"If anyone can hear, please help me!"

"Ughh!"

Yuumi runs toward the plea.

She jumps through a bush, and a giant field of small flowers is shown centered in the forest. In the middle of the flower patch is a young boy cornered by three hog-looking creatures.

The boy throws a basket of flowers at one of the beasts,

"S-stay back!"

The monster hit with the basket growls, then throws itself toward him in agitation.

Yuumi takes a heavy breath in then expels,

"Give me strength!"

Two large blades appear in her hands connected by a silver chain.

"Hey ugly! Pick on someone your own size!"

The three boars turned to face her. They shrieked in unison and ran at her simultaneously.

Yuumi grinned.

"Come get some."

One of the boars cleared the gap and threw its tusks at her torso. Yuumi rolled to the side and dashes out the way of another boar, trying to take her from surprise.

She jumps in the air and throws one of her blades. It makes a direct hit into the boars' torso, and it wails in pain, falling motionless to the floor.

She lands on the floor and celebrates.

"Hell yeah!"

Mid-celebration, a boar crashes into her, its tusk digging into her torso. Yuumi slams into a tree and holds her side, blood gushing from her wound.

"D-dammit... "

The two boars advanced on their injured prey.

Suddenly, a pair of arrows are fired into the left boar, and it explodes into flames. The boar runs into a tree and falls, burning to a crisp.

The second hog looks to its burnt comrade and flees in terror.

A male with brown hair jumps from a nearby tree and lands near the young boy.

"You shouldn't have strayed away from the path Ago. You know it's dangerous without an escort."

"I-I know. I just saw these flowers and thought Fauna would like them."

Yuumi stands up, steadying herself on a nearby tree.

"She's hurt,"

The young boy ran over to Yuumi and looked at her wound.

"She helped save me. We have to help her!"

Yuumi stumbles away from the tree, attempting to stand.

"S-saved me? I didn't need your hel—."

She falls to the ground as everything goes black.

. . .

"Is she going to be Ok?"

"She'll be fine; she just needs some rest."

Yuumi eyes open, dazed. She looks around a small wooden cabin with three people talking in front of her.

Her back and arms feel soft, like she's lying on something comfortable. A fabric, paper-like material can be felt wrapped around her waist.

"Ugh,"

She closes her eyes and blacks out once more.

. . .