《The masochists》


 Maya

    Jay, a slightly messy-haired 16-year-old, standing near the gate with a distracted expression, eyes half-focused on the blue sky above. He''s holding his school bag loosely, a pair of earbuds hanging out of his pocket, and his uniform is a bit untidy, a collar slightly raised.


    "lets enter the hell" said jay as he started walking toward the entrance. with a charming smile on his face. with a very pleasant smile


    "here comes the hopeless romantic" said a girl walking behind jay to her friend. her friend joked "lily is lucky girl. otherwise how can a boy love you after being rejected on daily bases".


    as they both are laughing jay was smiling on his own misery "let''s ruin this life" thought jay.


    jay was not an ugly guy. he was all a women can desire tall, handsome, personality, humor but all this did not attract girls but jealous boy. ready to bully him at all point and for this his own friends started avoiding him.


    as jay was walking toward his class lily was walking down theCorridor. as soon as jay saw her he walked toward her and shouted"the love of my life. will you marry me".by the sudden voice lily got terrified and slapped jay so hard he smashed into the side wall of the corridor.


    lily in an harsh voice said "you loser you stop chasing me go get a life of yourself". jay who is laying on the ground with his back stick to the side wall smiled and said in a weak voice "you are my life babes" with a smile on his face.


    "there is no point in talking to you" lily called the bully of her class and said "baby! look he is trying to harass me. if you''ll get rid of him i will give you a kiss"


    "baby brush your mouth, cause he''s no more"said the bully namedRaiden. he started walking towards jay but he''s still sitting on floor Smiling at lily.


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    Raiden grabs his hair and started pulling him out space behind the gym. jay fully knowing that if he fight back consequences will be bad for him he just flip back and started walking on his Knees with his hair still in Raiden hand.


    Raiden took him on the back of the gym and throw him at a tree. "haha- nothing personal jay but you are my way to her skirt bro". jay can''t control his anger after hearing this but what can he do against a boxer.


    after staring at Raiden for some time jay broke his silence and said "you has to have a stick to put in the hole". Raiden short temper broke and stated throwing punches at jay


    punch after punch after punch after punch, the blood started coming out of his nose but Raiden didn''t stop he punched after punch after punch until his two upper Incisors broke.


    raiden didn''t pity on him for even a second but even after this animal like beating, even after his nose and teeth is broken, even though his face his covered with blood, even though his tears won''t stop flowing.


    not even a single cry for help came out of his mouth.


    as raiden saw jay is in the verge of death he stopped and left the place. he is a little bit terrified if someone found out or not.


    jays vision which are already blurred are fading slowly life is slowly ending its like he''s falling from a cliff he can see his death ahead. his soul is slowly but surely leaving his body.


    "Foolish child... Why did you not strike back?!" a voice echoed his mind "why you hold back".


    jay fainted.


    three hours later the evening has come jay was still under the tree behind the school gym. his eyes open he was in grave pain "looks like my soul has left my body" he said "but why am i still feeling this pain" he wondered.


    "Well, duh! You''re not dead, dummy!" appeared a lady in front of him she has long, raven-black hair and golden eyes that glow with a mix of mischief and menace. Dressed in a sleek leather jacket and heeled boots, she moves with effortless confidence. In the right light, faint obsidian horns and curling shadows hint at the demon beneath her charm.


    jay''s heart skipped a beat. he got scared to death. "run there''s a women on lose" he shouted. "hey shut up or i will eat you here on spot". she shouted and showed her true demonic face to jay. his soul really left his body.


    she grabbed jays soul slammed it in his body and said "Hey, loser. Go on, ask who I am"


    "who are you mam"a slit voice come from iay''s mouth.


    "I''m Maya. And from now on? I am you."

 Bond

    "no! you are not me" said jay "you are you i am me" he continued.


    "Oh, you absolute genius¡ªlet me break it down for you since clearly, the universe forgot to bless you with basic comprehension." Maya said with a disappointed face


    "My name is Maya. Long, long ago¡ªback in 1500¨C500 BCE, when demons ruled this world before your precious little gods showed up¡ªI was already here. They whisper my name in fear, for I am the demon of lust, pain, and suffering." she explained.


    "Oh God¡ªwait, no, wrong team¡ªuh, what are you doing here?! Are you here to drag me to hell? Because, listen, I know I''ve made some questionable life choices" jay said in a worried tone


    "but I didn''t think they''d fast-track me! I mean, come on, don''t I at least get a warning email first?!" he continued.


    "Oh, for the love of chaos, shut up, you absolute lunatic"  yelled Maya


    ""Listen up, sweetheart¡ªthe world isn''t some cute little fairy tale you''ve been spoon-fed. It''s a mess of mysteries" maya puts her hand on jay''s head and pet him.


    "Several thousand years ago, I was struck down by the hands of your so-called god. And since then? I''ve been wandering this world, unseen, forgotten¡­ but never gone."


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    "But, but¡­ as I watched your pathetic little life unfold¡ªsoaked in misery and bad decisions¡ªI couldn''t help myself. I got tempted¡­ tempted to pull you back from the jaws of death. Lucky you, huh?"


    "Oh? Too busy freaking out to notice, were you? In the middle of our little chat, all your wounds healed¡­ and look at that¡ªyour teeth are back too, kid. Guess you owe me one."


    as jay looked his blood soaked cloths and his his face fully restored he said "Wait, what the¡ª?! What just happened? How did this happen?! Am I dead? Am I dreaming? Or did I accidentally sell my soul while signing some sketchy terms and conditions?!"


    maya replied "Tch¡­ Something like that, kid." may explained him that they have formed a bond in which he had got some of her powers and in return his sense of love and lust are taken bye her such strong sense of love that amplifies maya power to new heights.


    ''What are those powers?!" jay asked maya and maya replied "Ahh¡­ so that''s how it is. Your powers will awaken whenever you''re in pain¡ªphysical or emotional. The more you suffer, the stronger and faster you become. And don''t worry, kid¡ªyour body will regenerate, just enough to keep you in the fight "


    "Wait, wait¡ªhow did I even get these powers?!" jay asked her.


    "You see, kid¡­ I''m a ghost now. And whether you realized it or not, we''ve formed a bond. You get my powers¡­ and in return? I take your emotions. Fair trade, don''t you think?" maya answered.


    "Anymore questions, kid?" she asked "what''s the size of them?"


    maya transformed into her true demonic form from the beautifull lady form and said "you really wanna know "


    jay fainted on the spot. "Silly kid¡­" she smiled.


    30 minutes later he woke up and said "Is the dream over?"


    "No, kid¡­ it''s just getting started." maya who is standing just in front of him in the beautiful girl form replied.

 home

    the evening has come jay and maya who has become the size of jays hand is sitting on jays shoulder. "hey! what if somebody saw you" jay asked


    "none other than you and people who have bonded with a soul can see me." she replied. in their talking jay didn''t realized that he has reached his home. he said "i''m home" as he enter the house.


    but to maya surprise there seem''s to be no one. "kid i think something has happen to your parents. there is no one here"  maya proceed with caution. behind jay who already know''s there is no one decided to play some with maya.


    "oh no! what could have happened to my parents" in a worried tone.


    "don''t worry kid im here i swear whoever did this will die by my hands only" maya assured him.


    finally jay who can''t control his laughter no more burst out in laughter and said "hey im joking, there is no one here "


    maya felt betrayed like she did when she died by the hands of gods "i tell you what a joke is" and she showed jay her true form, her true face


    jay who has gotten used to this. turned back this time showing maya he not afraid but in reality his legs has given up to move a single bit he has just turned back.


    after some time maya said to jay "kid you have got my powers that does mot mean you have power to win every battle you need a proper technique to win "


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    "what kind of technique are you saying" jay replied "You know martial arts¡ªand then some."


    "And how did I achieve it? Focus, effort, and never backing down." jay asked


    "It''s a long road¡ªain''t got time for that." maya replied


    "then how"


    "Just as our souls have intertwined, we shall seek a warrior worthy of our bond. what you wanna learn"


    "Honestly, I''ve been wanting to learn boxing for a minute now."


    "Tch, you might wanna pick something a little more... useful."


    "Yo, didn''t you say I could learn anything?"


    "Hmph¡­ then tell me, who is the greatest warrior this world has ever seen in the art of boxing?"


    "Bruh, you serious? It''s Ali. C''mon now."


    "Let me seek out this ''Ali''¡­ and when I find him, we shall claim his spirit as our own."


    jay got terrified by the demonic smile on maya face.


    the next morning jay reached his school everyone is surprised that he is uninjured looks like words has travelled with the wind. everyone was hopping to see jay''s broken teeth smile but to them it seem''s like the information is false


    jay entered his class and sat down in his seat. everyone thought something has happend to him cause he just passed lily and didn''t asked her to be his girlfriend. they thought it''s the result of raidens beating but in reality its cause of maya''s curse.


    lily is herself shocked and jealous on the same time she is shocked that he is uninjured but raiden told her he has done his work. second she is jealous that jay has stopped giving him attention so easily.


    lily told her best friend "bring that raiden f**ker here immediately." soon after raiden came to class and as he saw jay is sitting unharmed there his sanity cracked


    "baby you said he is done for. why am i seeing no injuries on him " lily mocked him.


    raiden came toward jay with a menacing smile on his face and said "ready for round two you loser"


    maya who is sitting on jay''s shoulder the whole time said "Ah¡­ Let usss demonstrate your newly gained powersss¡­" maya shouted in joy. her face is full of excitement.