Tags ig: No gods/IPO-less au, very brief mention of suicide at start, KFC, proudly working below Minimum wage, rodents, Waka and Shion still being cute together, KFC slander, mentions of animal abuse, rat killing, hallucinations (sort of prophetically?), Character death, description of death by someone whos only watched liveleak footage, the ending is two sentences, EXTREMELY OUT OF CHARACTER
A/N: This came to me in a dream and i wrote this entire thing in like 1 hour, barely even after god related outside of the characters used, also english isnt my first language. So. Have fun reading.
"... And thats why my aunt wasnt super broken up when her husband killed himself." said Waka to Shion, who currently stood beside her. "Thats a nice story, i think." Shion replied, with an awkward smile on her face, "But i got something even better that ive been meaning to tell you!" Waka leaned to the side slightly, towards her friend, giving her more attention. "Really? Whats up?" She asked. Excitedly, Shion put her hands together, as if praying, her smile now rather confident. "I got a part-time job! Ill be working on week-ends and fridays at KFC!" Shion proudly exclaimed, watching Wakas face to see her reaction.
Waka though, remained rather unfazed. "Thats cool. I always get it for christmas." She replied, rather neutral in tone. Shions smile would immedietly vanish upon that reaction, seeming a little sad. "I mean, i do too, but is that all you have to say? Im gonna make money now, you know? Even though its just pocket change, its still money!" Shion said, crossing her arms in a manner that was just as defensive as her tone. "Didnt mean it like that, good on you for getting a job i guess... When do you start?" Waka asked, trying to sound interested. "Today! My shift starts at 6 PM." Shion replied, gloating almost. "Thats pretty nice, i guess. Whats your wage anyway? Like, 1,226¥ an hour or...?" Waka snickered a bit at the end of her sentence, as if she wasnt unemployed and had no hobbies. Shion Just smiled at her awkwardly. "1,000¥ actually. But its fine! Its whatever! Not like im gonna work there forever!" Shion said, shrugging it off. "Well. Good luck with that." Waka commented, ending the conversation.
Soon after Shion would make her way off, already heading to her new work place, though the way was rough. The street she normally wouldve needed to walk through was completely shut down for construction, causing her to have to take a little detour. And that detour route wasnt exactly the safest, as it was a small forest-y bit, with trees fully covering the sky and the path just being a bunch of rocks of many different sizes that were all covered in liquids likely originating from the human body. And that was not even the worst Part, because upon that path ending was a huge train crossing, with no warning signs. If you didnt see the train coming, you were just fucked. To top all of that off, the sun was already going down.
Though fortunately, Shion was able to avoid tripping on the rocks and managed to cross safely, now being able to make it to her new work place.
And make it she did, upon opening the door to the illustrious Establishment, she was immedietly greeted by its warmth, the smell of sweat, raw chicken and presumably the saliva of overweight people filling her nose as she entered.
Since it was just around dinner time, there were plenty of people eating at the place, some doordashers were also Picking up orders.
Shion headed right for the back, going up to one of her new colleagues. "Hey, do you know where the manager is? Im new here and still dont-" She was quickly interrupted by the fellow employee pointing left. "Kitchen. Hes beating the rats." The other employee said, rather ominously. Shion did not respond, walking into the kitchen, where there was a man currently beating some fat rats with a broom. "Hey, im Kirinuma Shion, i got employed here but i still havent got an uniform, or...." She told the man who she presumed was the manager. "Kind of a you problem, we'll take care of that tomorrow. In the mean time-" he suddenly handed her the broom "-kill the rats, the poison does not Work anymore." He quickly ran off, leaving Shion to fend for herself against the rabid-looking rats
She gets to work quickly, shoving the rats into a corner where she continues beating them, though she finds it slightly cruel. Only slightly though, the rats were ugly as hell. So she continued beating into them, their little bones crushing beneath the force of her broom, making a few of them run out through the unlocked backdoor.
That gave Shion an idea - she might as well just sweep them all out. So she put all her force toward the front, getting into the corner and swooping the rats still there aside, quickly recollecting to once again Shove them, this time straight through the backdoor. Just as she was sweeping the last few through she felt Something bite at her ankle.
Shion paused a bit. Then looked down.
A grotesque, balding, tumor having rat was biting her right ankle. For a moment, the world around her stood still. Then she screamed, kicking her right leg back and forth, the rat swinging with it, before it just dropped down, dead. Presumably from the stress of the Situation.
Shion took quick, shallow breaths, trying to calm herself before locking the backdoor and throwing the broom aside. She turned around, only to be greeted by the shocked and disturbed faces of literally everyone in the fast-food restaurant. Her manager emerged out of the crowd, Walking up to her. He took a quick glance at her bleeding ankle. "Okay, so... How about you just go to the nearest Hospital and we forget about this? Not because this entire thing is really illegal - which, according to the contract you signed it isnt - but because this would look like pretty bad for corporate. Hah. Okay?" He informed her. Shion just nodded, not wanting to Put up with any more.
Calmly, though very shakily, She made her way out of the KFC, sitting on a Bench nearby just to process everything that had happened, as she already felt the wound infecting.
"Oh. My fucking god." Shion sighed, before just groaning, grimacing as she did. "How is working below minimum wage so miserable?!" She yelled out to the world, not expecting anyone to answer. But someone did. "Kirinuma Shion. My child." A distant voice called out. In shock, Shion turned around. Behind her was the rat from before. Floating. Around it was a light, as if it had descended from the heavens it had just ascended to.
"Im Ratus, son of the great god Purgatorius, and you, Shion, you have greatly displeased me, for my mortal body was a mere test to human mortality. Your merciless killing of me, my brothers and sisters made me settle on the decision that you too will die today.
Goodbye" With that, Ratus slowly ascended back to the heavens, as Shion watched with her jaw on the ground figuratively. "I need to get to a hospital, holy shit."
Shion took off again, by now the sky was painted dark, the words of Ratus still haunting her.
To get to the Hospital, however, she would first need to take the same path she had taken on her way there. This time in the dark.
She audibly gulped as she stood before the train crossing. She tried looking both sides as well as she was able to, then just went for it, sprinting as fast as she could to the other side, her eyes closed and body tense to prepare for impact. An impact which never came.
On the other side, Shion opened her eyes again. Turning slightly to look back. "Hey that wasnt so bad-" Right then a train came, almost crashing into her. Had she stopped even a step earlier,.she wouldve been dead. Her heart sank as she once again remembered Ratus.
But she'd continue walking, determined to make it through the rough path and predatory woods. Though Shion walked slow, she kept herself aware of her surroundings, as to not get mugged - or worse - by some guy hiding behind a tree. She glanced to her right, hearing a woman scream. She sped up.
Luckily soon got done with that Part, having finally made it through the roughest areas. Now, all she had to do was turn left, walk through a park and Just get to the Hospital and maybe not die.
As she entered the park, kicking up dirt with her every step, she felt as if Ratus was right behind her. As if the worst was still to come. But she wouldnt allow herself to fail, and die without having gone the fullest extend to prevent it. But she could not Shake the feeling.
As she left the Park, now successfully on the other side of the town entirely, she heard another voice. "Oh my god, Shion! You look ROUGH!" It was Waka. Smiling with Relief, Shion turned toward her friend. "Waka... Im so fucked Waka." She started tearing up. "Rat jesus told me im gonna die, Waka... There were rats at the KFC and i killed them..." Shion said, almost whispering to prevent her voice from cracking. Waka looked at her slightly concerned. "Shion. Are you high." It wasnt even a question. Waka had already taken that as fact. Shion, however, shook her head. "No, Waka! Im serious! This is life or death! I need you to come with me to the Hospital! Maybe youll be my guardian angel!" Shion begged, small tears streaming down her face. "... Why do you need to- you know what nevermind. Ill come with you." Waka agreed, still a bit confused and concerned at Shions sudden religious epiphany. Shion smiled through her tears. "Then lets go!"
The two of them walked together, in silence. Waka did not dare ask what happened and Shion was too focused on surviving rather than explaining. Quietly, they made it.
Shion looked up at the grand building with a stereotypical bright sign that read "Hospital" with a red cross. She smiled and turned to Waka. "Thank you, Waka... I might... I might not die. At least not today!" Shion hugged the very concerned Waka "Thank you! I actually love-" Shion was cut off by an ambulance ramming into the two, while their upper bodies were swept up and crashed into the windshield, their legs were pulled beneath, dragging them both to both sides with an immense force, Waka would wind up letting go, allowing her Body to relax and be brutally flipped over the ambulance, falling severely injured behind it all while Shion tensed more, her hip dislocated from the strong pulls, her entire upper body collapsing and pulling into itself, as she slammed against the windshield again, breaking few of her ribs, breaking it and getting forced inside, her entire lower body twisting before she too would wind up flipping and landing in the ambulance, right aside the screaming staff.
They were rushed inside. Two went in, only one of them ever did leave.
After God is currently on Hiatus so Eno-Sensei can work on the final arc </3
I’ve been a fan of this manga for 3 years now.. I can’t believe it’ll end soon 🥲 I hope the final arc is long and satisfying!! All I need is a happy ending and for. Something gay to happen. Please.
Words cannot describe how much i love each and every character in after god!!! No matter how relevant, they all got at least something slightly interesting about em!!!
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