Heaven and Hell: A oneshot

(context before hand)
(This takes place in the past where Apsogos is around Matt’s age and is still new to the whole Scarab thing. This is his first job and Abraham is here to make sure he doesn’t screw up)

“The plane will be landing in 45 minutes. Please fasten your seatbelts”
Abraham: You hear that, Lewis?
Apsogos: Yeah yeah I’m coming.
He says as he walks past a couple of people and into his seat. He buckled his seat belt and relaxed.
Abraham: …I’m not sure why you decided to take a plane instead of just letting me teleport… it will be much faster than just taking a 7 hour flight.
Apsogos: Hey, it’s not about the destination, it’s the journey. And also I accidently bought flight tickets ahead of time before you told me your powers.
Abraham sighs. The two were heading to a kingdom known as Numbaria, a place where every citizen has a special power.
Abraham: It’s going to be hard to track down the Vessel here…
Apsogos: They probably thought of that, which is why we’re here… This should take a while, but don’t worry, it’s going to be fine.
The two relax as they wait for the plane to land until a loud gunshot is heard. A waitress’s dead corpse falls next to their seats.
Man: ALRIGHT WHERE ARE THEY? NOBODY MOVE!
Abraham hands Apsogos a newspaper as the two cover themselves. The man walks around with his gun loaded. Multiple other men also come in and hold some people at gunpoint.
Man: We heard that there were two Scarab agents in here! We don’t take kindly to assassins in our area! If you don’t reveal yourselves to us, this whole plane is going down! You have 5 minutes!
Apsogos elbows the Hatchet who nods and teleports off. The men keep counting down…8! 7! 6! 5- Wait…
The men look around. All the other passengers were gone except one who was still reading a newspaper.
Man: Where did… Hey! Hey you! Eyes up here!
No answer as the guy walks up to him
Man: HEY! ANSWER ME-
From behind the newspaper a gun clicks… and then BANG! The man was shot in the head and sent flying past the empty seats. Apsogos puts down his newspaper carrying the smoking gun with a smirk.
Apsogos: Who’s next?
The other men were stunned but they quickly rushed at him with daggers and guns. Apsogos tosses the newspaper aside and takes out his other gun.
Apsogos: Alright ladies. Let's dance.

He dodges a stab and trips him onto the seats and shoots him in the back of the head. Apsogos then parrys an attack and shoots another one of their legs, causing them to toss their knife in the air, only for him to catch it and stab another man in the eye who was trying to reach him. Another person tries to shoot Apsogos, but he fires back, making the bullets clash and ricochet back to the man's head, killing him in a swift blow. Apsogos takes a sigh as he puts back his gun.
Apsogos: Man almost out of bullets too…
He looks around and remembers.
Apsogos: Oh right… no one is piloting this plane… Where the hell i-
Abraham then teleported back in, grabbing him, and teleported out
Apsogos: -s he- Huh? Hey, what took so long?
Abraham: apologizes, but it’s very hard to calm down a large group of people…
Apsogos: And I can see you’re still trying to deal with them..
The two turn around to see a crowd of people yelling and screaming at them.
Woman: DEMONS! YOU ENDANGERED ALL OF OUR LIVES!
Man: GET OUT OF HERE! MY SON IS TRAUMATIZED!
Apsogos is about to take out his guns but Abraham stops him.
Abraham: They’re normal civilians, they’re just shook. Just let them enjoy their vacation here and we’ll move on.
Apsogos: fine…
He puts back his guns until a small pebble is thrown at them from afar, Apsogos turns around and sees a girl with blond hair and ragged clothes signalling them to come to her from an alleyway. After getting Abe’s attention, the two run quickly away from the crowd and into the alley where the girl was waiting for them.
???: Hello travelers. Do not be alarmed. I sensed hostility directed towards you two and I had to take action.
Apsogos: …ooookay?
Abraham: …name?
???: what?
Abraham: The first thing you should do after getting the attention of a person you met for the first time is introduce yourself. You did go out of your way to interrupt whatever they were doing.
???: Uh.. Yes sir! I’m Topaz! No surname…
Abraham: Alright, I’m Abraham and this is Kingsman.
Topaz: K-Kingsman?! Aren’t they super dangerous or something?!
Apsogos: *whispers to Abraham* way to go, man.
Abraham shakes his head.
Abraham: He won’t hurt you. And look at what you did. You barely knew him and you judged him off of stereotypes from people you heard.
Topaz: Oh I’m sorry I just… I never really had any human interaction.
Abraham looks at the poor girl and nods.
Abraham: We have 9 days to do this mission, correct?
Apsogos; Yeah, that's what the Boss said.

Abraham: Alright then. Topaz, In those days I will teach you everything you need to know so you can learn how to properly talk to people.
Topaz: Y-yes sir!
She salutes as Abraham laughs
Abraham: Skip the formalities, just call me Abe.
Apsogos: Call me Mr Kingsman since you already know who I am.
Topaz nods and walks inside a house with them. Inside the house was a rusty kitchen, damp wooden walls, and barely any furniture.
Topaz: I’m home!
Her voice echoes slightly through the rooms. She laughs a bit and walks in
Topaz: I wish I could say that without feeling empty…
She sits down and grabs the only book in her house. A dictionary.
Topaz: In-plus-ive? In-plu-sive? Hey Abe?
Abraham walks up to her and kneels down.
Topaz: How do you say this?
Abraham: “Impulsive. acting or done without forethought” Kinda like Mr Kingsman over there.
Apsogos: Oh come on.
Topaz: Oh! I understand now! Thanks!
She continued flipping through the pages and reading more words out loud.
Apsogos: Why do you keep reading that? Don’t you have school or something?
Topaz: I don’t get education. I’m in the lower class.
Apsogos turns to her.
Apsogos: …what?
Topaz: Ever since the princess was exiled, people with powers were split on how dangerous their powers were. The ones with higher and more powerful abilities get education, money, and are allowed to use their powers anytime they want. However the ones with lesser abilities are forced into poverty and don’t get the same treatment.
Abraham: Oh I forgot to ask… what is your power?
Topaz: It’s… emotion sensing. I can sense the true emotions of anyone, even if they’re lying to me… for example, even if Mr Kingsman looks like he doesn’t care, I can sense that he’s concerned for my well being. However this is also another reason I don’t go outside much. When I walk through the busy streets, so many emotions rush into my head it makes me dizzy…
Abraham: You can’t turn it off?
Topaz: I tried! There’s no off switch! It’s just noise now… but I guess it had its purposes… I found you two after all even if I couldn’t see you. Anyways since you’re helping me learn… Why don’t I do something for you? I could shine your guns!
Apsogos: Uh… yeah sure let me turn on the safety. Just don’t hurt yourself.
Topaz nods and gets a shine kit and takes his two guns.
Topaz: …Heaven and Hell… those are cool names.
Apsogos: Yeah my wife named them for me…
Topaz: They look nice! I love the painted vines…

Abraham: Hey don’t aim them at yourself. Even if the safety is on.
Topaz: Don’t worry I won’t…
Second day, Abraham taught her how to properly speak to people. It took the entire day but she no longer had slurred speech and had more polite mannerisms. On the third day, Topaz takes Abraham and Apsogos to the best ice cream place in the kingdom. The owner seemed to know Topaz well and would give her free ice cream after she did some chores for him. Fortunately he was nice enough to give some to Abe and Apsogos too. On the fourth day, Topaz and Abraham worked together to make the house look better. He bought some pain and ladders and got to work on the walls. Apsogos didn’t really help and was more on the lookout for the vessel he was hunting. On the fifth day, Apsogos taught Topaz an important lesson. Some people will try to hurt you, some people will try to bring you down, but whatever you do, keep fighting on. There are going to be days where it feels like the world is against you, but it’s really just the world testing your resolve. Topaz never forgot this message. On the sixth day… everything went to hell.
Abraham: Nice kid, isn’t she?
He says as he walks back to the house with Apsogos.
Apsogos: Yeah… She did a really good job on my guns too. It’s kind of inspiring how she was able to take care of herself without any guardian… Hey, do you smell smoke?
The two suddenly realize where the source was coming from as Abraham quickly teleports the two of them to Topaz’s house only to see flames in the place of where it once was… The dictionary she would use to learn more words, gone. The walls that used to be brimming with colors, gone… Topaz… gone? In the middle of the fire was a lifeless body covered in flames… Apsogos grips his guns in anger… she was only 7- how could they have done this to her?! He stormed off but Abraham spoke.
Abraham: Too tall.
Apsogos: …what?
Abraham: The body is too tall to be her. If I remember correctly she’s around 4’1. This body is around 4’8. She’s still out there. Just calm down and we can think about this rationally.
Apsogos: …Search for her.
Abraham takes a deep breath and suddenly teleports around the entire kingdom rapidly in order to find her. In the middle, he sees a glimpse of her tied to a chair, crying, surrounded by men with weapons. He teleports back to Apsogos and points to a building.
Abraham: There. I assume they saw me, so they should be on high alert.

Apsogos: …Hey you mind if I deal with them? You sneak in and take out the guards on the inside, I’ll deal with the outside.
Abraham: Very well.
He teleports off as Apsogos runs to a nearby motor shop. The man running the store was tapping his hand on the counter as he ran in.
Apsogos: How much does a motorcycle cost?
Man running store: Well we only have one left that's in pretty bad shape. It drives well but it’s at the end of its lifespan. Looks like the motor will blow at any second.
Apsogos: I’ll take it
He says slamming a good amount of cash on the counter. The man looked shocked he would even take it but smiled.
Man running store: Sold!
Meanwhile, Topaz was sitting on the chair, not making a single sound as she feared that if she would, the trigger would be pulled, and she would experience death. The men in front of her just talked to each other.
Man 1: So anyways I heard Geoffrey is going to give us a raise if we kill the two.
Man 2: Really? With this bait it’ll be easy money! I can finally afford that boat!
Man 1: Yeah! And guess what? I heard one of them doesn’t even have powers!
Man 2: No powers?! Why was Geoffrey even worried!?
The men laughed as Topaz put her head down… Where was Abe and Mr Kingsman? And suddenly a loud sound makes her look up. Abraham was in front of her with the guards gone from her sight.
Abraham: Did you see what I did?
Topaz: No?
Abraham: Good. Now let's get you out of those ropes…
Suddenly an alarm blares…
Topaz: Did they find you?
Abraham: No I think they’re going for someone outside…
An announcement was made throughout the building which made Abraham facepalm.
Announcement: Unidentified vehicle is approaching the building. Everyone to their stations
Abraham: …Kingsman…
Meanwhile, Apsogos was driving straight towards the building with a smile on his face.
Some men: BARRIERS UP!
Multiple men walk up to the entrance and hold up their hands, making an energy barrier to stop him…
Apsogos: That's what they’re using to defend against me? This is too easy.
He speeds up to the horror of the men holding the barrier. He then jumps off the motorcycle and makes it crash into the barrier causing it to explode. The other men who were watching looked scared…
Man 3: Do you think he’s still alive?
Man 4: Come on! No one’s surviving tha-
Suddenly he stops talking and falls to the ground. From the flames and debris, Apsogos walks out unscathed and wielding Heaven and Hell in both hands.

Apsogos: Sorry did I interrupt something? Kind of hard to talk with bullets in your mouth.
The man turns to his fallen ally. He was bleeding straight out of the mouth… He didn’t even see the bullet. But before he knew it, he was joining his friend in the afterlife. The rest of the men rush in, but Apsogos quickly shoots some of them before they could use their powers.
Commander: GET THE ELITES!
A group of men walk out in blue suits as their hands are coated with some sort of fire.
Apsogos: …so it was these guys who burnt down the house…
In a split second, he was gone. The other elites look around but then they notice he was standing on top of the head of the commander, looking around.
Apsogos: Lets see… 14… 23… 30! 30 of you guys? Are you taking me for granted?
The elties quickly try to blast at him but he jumps in the air, making all of the beams miss.
Apsogos: Oh nevermind.
He takes out Heaven and Hell once again.
Apsogos: You guys are just stupid.
Still airborne, Apsogos spins around rapidly, firing his guns at all angles, hitting every single one of the elites. He then lands as he claps his hands
Apsogos: and scene.
The second the sound was made, all of the elites plus the commanders fall down simultaneously. Apsogos puts his guns away and dusts his hands off… but then he suddenly senses something falling from behind him and quickly dodges. He looks up and sees Abraham dropping a dead body off.
Apsogos: Hey what the hell are you doing?!
Abraham: I’m simply disposing the bodies outside so the young Topaz doesn’t see them.
Apsogos: Wait, she's still there?!
Abraham: She refused to leave until she knew we were both safe.
Apsogos sighs and laughs to himself.
Apsogos: Well the kid’s got guts I’ll tell you that. Do you mind if I bust in?
Abraham: Very well. Do as you will
He says teleporting off. Topaz, who was waiting for Abraham, stood completely still so she wouldn’t trigger any alarms. And then Abe appeared.
Topaz: Abe! Is Mr Kingsman alright?
Abraham: Yes, Topaz. Better than usual, actually.
Topaz: Oh thank god…
Abraham: Now let's get out of here, young lady.
He’s about to teleport off but a sudden gunshot hits Abe causing him to fall to his knees.
Topaz: ABE!!
Abraham: Topaz, cover your eyes!
Topaz nods and quickly does so as Abraham turns around and faces the person who shot him. It was a man with fiery red hair and a black suit.
???: So you’re the famous vessel hunter. I didn’t think you’d find me so soon. My name is Geoffrey. The vessel of-

Abraham: You’ve mistaken me for someone else. I am not the vessel hunter. I am merely here for this girl and I’ll go.
Geoffrey: Oh I don’t think so. You think you can intrude in my base and get away? You’re speaking to the king of the new world… And I will not be threatened by some lowly old man.
He takes out his gun again and fires. On closer examination, the bullet catches on fire right when the trigger is pulled. Abraham quickly teleports Topaz and himself behind Geoffrey and punches him in the face, and then teleports again to kick the gun out of his hand, but he seems to be attached to his hand like glue.
Geoffrey: Yeah you thought.
He punches Abraham into a wall and shoots 4 bullets that pin him to the wall. Geoffrey reloads and aims once again…
Geoffrey: Adios, Scarab.
Topaz is left in the middle of the fight… she couldn’t see what was going on but could feel the emotions running high… the bad guy was feeling overjoyed… Abe was feeling scared… or worried… but- there was one more emotion that was felt from above… hostility- no… Mania? With a sudden crash from above, Apsogos, in a dark aura, lands on top of Geoffrey and grabs both of his arms, placing both of his feet on his chest and pulling with all his might.
Apsogos: So you’re the vessel, huh? Don’t mind if I take this-
With a burst of strength, he rips off the arm that had his gun. Geoffrey looked at him irritated as Apsogos jumps back and turns away from him to check on Abraham:
Geoffrey: No! You ruined everything! I was supposed to be a ruler! A king!
Apsogos scoffs
Apsogos: King? Yeah…
He turns around and whips out Heaven and Hell, aiming them both at him
“Here’s your crown.”
Two loud gunshots were heard as Abraham quickly teleports in front of Topaz and covers her ears and vision of sight. Geoffrey’s lifeless body lays on the ground as Apsogos twirls his guns and puts them back in his pocket.
Apsogos: Jackpot… Alright kid, you alright?
Topaz: Y-yeah… I’m fine…
Abraham: Alright, Let's find you a new place for you to stay…
The three teleport into another abandoned house, but a lot bigger and more comfy. At least the wood wasn’t damp this time.
Topaz: …What happened to my dictionary?
Abraham: …gone in the fire I’m afraid.
Topaz: …I think I’ll be fine though! I learned a lot from you two! Oh! Mr Kingsman?
Apsogos: hm?
Topaz: …Jackpot. What does that mean?
Apsogos thinks of what to say to this question but smiles and pats her head.
Apsogos: It means… we win.

A couple days passed and it was time for Apsogos and Abraham to leave. Before they do, Abe and Topaz have one last talk
Abe: So, young lady? What do you want to be when you’re older?
Topaz: …I want to be like you?
Abe: What? No no no, an assassin's life is good. You hurt people for the sake of money.
Topaz: I wasn’t talking about that. I said I wanted to be like you. A gentleman. Kind. Helping people. That's who I want to be.
Abraham stared at Topaz, touched by her words… if only he was able to raise someone from the next generation like her…
Apsogos: Alright let's book it!
Abraham: Ah yes. Lets.
Topaz: Wait!
Topaz runs up to them, teary eyed.
Topaz: You’ll visit me, right?
The two glance at each other until Abraham goes through his bags and takes a spare vest he had saved.
Abraham: How about this. You can keep this for me. It’s like a way to remember these 9 days. You can scratch out the symbol if you want too.
Topaz just stares at the outfit and smiles
Topaz: Thank you abe! Goodbye Mr Kingsman!
Abe and Apsogos shoot a thumbs up at the same time as they teleport off. Topaz walked back to her house with a little smile on her face as she whispered to herself.
Topaz: …jackpot… Jackpot…

A couple years pass and Numbaria’s queen has returned. Topaz got up and changed into her vest, ready to start the day… until she felt some strange emotions that just appeared out of nowhere. Most of them are determined but one of them is scared or frightened… She looks outside her window and sees a colorful cast of characters.
Familiar blue haired man: Is this it? Man this place is big!
Familiar green haired woman: Don’t get lost now, Spark. Anyways, what's the plan?
Familiar brown haired man: Simple. We take Violet back home and stop that angel.
Topaz’s eyes widen from the sight of the brown haired man… Although he was wearing a different jacket and didn't have his beanie… there was no doubt about it
Topaz: …Mister Kingsman?

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