New life has been breathed into Mao and Bella with both sharing the responsibility of helping people in the world. Mao's demon form has been changed to an angel with cut horns, flowing shirt, and bandaged face. His clothes have lost their bloodstains and are now a bright white. Bella remains largely the same, though her natural glow and comforting presence are slightly amplified. Mao doesn't notice the difference since she always glows and comforts him when she's around. Their quest has led them to Athens. Since they don't hear the rumors, the couple goes into this place blind not knowing what troubles lie ahead.
The two see the port town in sight from a distance. The sun reflecting off the city gives it a welcoming feeling. The white buildings make it shine even more. Merchant and supply carts walk through the trading roads as Mao and Bella walk on the side.
"This seems like a popular place," Mao says.
"I can see why. I'd love to live in a place like this. The shining sea, the beautiful houses," says Bella.
"Maybe God will let us vacation here if we get tired."
"I'm just saying. As long as I'm with you, I always have enough strength to move forward."
"With-"
"Say it back," Bella says under her breath.
"-out you, I would be at my weakest. Did you say something?"
"No. I love you."
"Love you too."
Mao and Bella kiss before entering Ponza. The townsfolk appear like everyday normal people. People do their daily duties doing their jobs. The marketplace and ports sell and move products from seller to consumer at a rapid pace. With the small amount of money they have that God provides, Mao and Bella buy a couple sandwiches for lunch. They sit by the ocean and enjoy the soft, cool breeze.
"This place seems pretty normal," Mao says while finishing his sandwich, "I don't know why we were led here."
"Let's just enjoy the calmness for now. I'm sure the answer will come to us eventually how it always does."
"I just wish God would hit me with the answer, so I wouldn't have to wait for it."
A seagull comes out of the sky and hits Mao as it goes for his sandwich and knocks him down to a lower part of the port into a large cart of hay.
"Mao! Are you okay?" Bella says as he runs to him.
He gets up and says, "Yeah! I'm good."
Shaking his hand to the sky, he says, "I know that was you! Just because I like you now doesn't mean that you don't piss me off!"
The seagull that stole Mao's sandwich poops on his head.
"Cheeky...ugh!"
He feels something soft and wet in the hay.
"What's in here?"
Mao goes through the hay and finds tons of bloody naked bodies in it.
"Bella! I've found our reason for being here!"
"What is it?"
"Take a look."
Bella looks at the state of the bodies and is immediately disgusted.
"Who would do such a thing?"
"The people we're here to change."
"I doubt people who do this are able to change."
"I changed didn't I?"
"You did but you didn't do anything close to this. I mean some of these bodies look like they've been defiled, to say the least."
Mao looks around and sees a tunnel in front of them. There are marks on the ground that makes it obvious the cart came from there.
"The cart came from in there. This must be where they get rid of these bodies."
"Let's see what sick bastards did this then."
The two go through the tunnel. Halfway through it, they hear muffled moans, which get them to pick up their pace at a silent pace. They make it through the tunnel and come to a room with more bodies. The couple's blood boils. They look at each other and don't say anything because they know how each other feel. Slowly opening the door to this room, they now find themselves in a slightly lit hallway with a door at the end. The floor to this hallway has blood trails on it so the bodies must be coming from beyond it. Opening the door to the next room, they find the source of the bodies. The room they are now in is more of a hall with multiple floors. This seems to be a sinful place equal to that of the most lustful portion of hell. People here are enjoying sexual perversion along with many kinds of alcohol and drugs. Dozens of other people gorge on food and human flesh while others seem to take their anger out on seemingly innocent people. Seemingly is the right word for them since some people are lining up to receive beatings. If there was hell on earth, this would be it. In their stunned state, they forgot to hide. It's not a problem though as people here welcome them and offer them to join in their sin.
"What?" Mao says while being slightly over the edge.
"Come on, join us! I'm sure we have children here the same age as you or do you want something a bit older? Or is it food or drink that you want?" a man says.
This man is normally dressed and isn't wearing anything to hide his identity. In fact, no one here appears to hide their identity or their darkest desires.
"Again what? Why is this-Why are you people doing this?"
"Oh, you haven't heard of our wonderful town? I thought everyone in the land must've heard of us, but our paradise of Ponza is home to man. No God or gods rule over us here. Everyone is accepted and every sin is welcome here without consequence to your actions. Just be careful not to get caught up in the wrong crowd."
"You...you..."
Mao looks over to Bella who is trying not to be entranced by a man coming on to her.
"You're damned you fools!"
Mao transforms in his angel form and rips off his facial bandages to reveal the face of righteous wrath itself. A disfigured human face with horns that melts those of sin close to it. He outstretches his arms and demons come out from hell. They cut up almost everyone in the hall and take them to the dimension below. As this happens, the innocent are freed by the demons as even they have to obey the power of God. Mao and Bella along with the innocent people escape the hall. The demons make their way to the surface as well to slaughter and take more people. The town burns and crumbles as the demons do their damage. The once beautiful town is now an eyesore to look at and the merchants that were heading to it, turn back in disgust though they don't know what's happening. No one who is sinful escapes or has the chance to while everyone else manages to escape.
Meanwhile, Mao and Bella are far away from the town on a boat with other people who escaped with them.
Mao comforts his wife by holding her and saying, "It's over now. Those people won't be hurting anyone anymore."
Bella holds his hand then says, "I know, but how many more people are out there that are like them? I wonder if things will get better from here."
"I don't care how things get. You're with me and I'm with you. We're tasked by God himself to help people, so no matter what, things will be better in the end. Trust me."
"You seem to be more confident now than before."
"What can I say? God is good to me sometimes."
Mao gets pooped on again by the same seagull.
"Sometimes!"
*changed Ponza to Athens
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