Book III: Bayu II

Chapter Eighteen: Bored King of Hell:

Being royalty can be lonely. So many people were always kissing up to me. There was no one I could have a normal conversation with. Kayako and I could talk like normal people. I missed those days. I just wanted to be alone, but that just made things worse. How did it ever come to this?

I heard a knock on my door.

“Go away!” I shouted. The person at the door walked away. I dropped my head on my desk and sighed. The humans in the living world were thriving as usual. Some of them started to blame me for when things were going bad. I’m telling you. I am not the bad guy here. I am just… lonely. I want to talk to Father at times, but what would I say to him? I know that he still cares about me, but things cannot be repaired between us. I couldn’t take him smothering me like he did back in Heaven.

I still wonder what Bayu is up to these days. Did she find another love? Does he treat her right? I doubt that I could go back home and see her again. But luckily, I have had a way to spy on her. One of the demons showed me how to calibrate the watching orb to see Heaven as well.

“You just need to fine tune these wires here,” he said. “And… Bingo!” I came around for a look and whistled.

“Impressive!” I said.

“Go ahead,” he said. I leaned in and took a look. I could see into Bayu’s room. She was combing her long pink hair in the mirror.

“Wow,” I said in a low voice.

“My lord…” the demon said. I waved him off.

“It can also…”

“Shhh!”

The demon behind me closed his mouth. “Okay, I guess I’ll leave you to it.” I didn’t even look up as he walked out the door and closed it behind him. My attention solely focused on my beloved Bayu. She looked just the same as she did before my fall. That’s thing with us angels. We do not age at all. We can be thousands of years old and still look like we’re in our twenties. Seeing her face again brought back old memories. Our nights together in my bed. The talks we had around the garden. Watching the world together. I fashioned my kingdom to look like the places we shared together. I couldn’t bring the warmth and color that Heaven was blessed with. But, it was close enough. I reached out to talk the watery glass.

Bayu-chan…

Hang on, what is this?

A little boy ran up to Bayu. She pulled him into her arms and hugged him. I couldn’t hear what he was saying, but I could read his lips.

“Mama.”

Wait, mama?

I got a closer look at this child. His dark black hair fell against his chubby cheeks. I couldn’t get a good look at his eyes. Judging by his profile alone, I could tell…

My jaw dropped.

“That’s my son!” I said. I rose to my feet and disappeared from my office. When did this happen? How long had she known? Why didn’t she try to tell me? I had to know the truth. I couldn’t go into Heaven like I could in the old days. But, there was one place that I knew where we could meet up in the living realm.

I had to know the truth. I had to see my beloved again. I had to meet my son. I just had to be with Bayu again.