Friday, February 9, 2018

Suppu the Seer



Its hard to live a life of uncertainty and unpredictability. I'm sure we all think how easy life would be if we could see the future, predict, make prophecies. Things like Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, and other pop culture additions don't really help.

What if I tell you, that there is actually such a being, such a person who can tell the future? This person is the most unassuming person, because she herself did not know that she could tell the future. She is Suppu the Seer. She can tell you what will happen 3 seconds from now, 3 minutes from now or 3 years from now. The Oracle from the Matrix has nothing on her. 

The only problem is that she cannot tell you what happens 4 seconds from now, or 5 or 6 or 7. She only works in threes. It can be a little annoying because a lot of data analytics are involved once she predicts something. Because sure, you know what happens 3 days from now, but what about 5 days? The next is 3 weeks, but say, you're running for president, things change in an instant! Look what happened in the US! 

Even though it's only in threes, her gift must be hidden. The faerie who had given birth to her, gave her to an unassuming human family to be brought up. She wanted to hide her, keep her safe. Some say that Suppu grew up in a protective household, well, now you know why. 

One day, she was discovered. An evil mastermind was after her. She always knew he was around because her mind kept saying "Evaal is near, Evaal is close" but she never understood what that meant and then just thought evaal is a fun way of saying evil. Evaal was the name of the heinous creature, out to get Suppu the Seer. 

He knew where she was. He sat an observed her. He discovered her weakness - chocolate and cheese. She would do anything for those things. He took on human form and befriended her. He gave her chocolate, he gave her cheese, hoping she would reveal that she was the seer and make a prediction, but she was very unassuming. His efforts to woo her were just not understood and Evaal huffed in frustration. He felt like the wolf from that piglet story, huffing and puffing all over the place. 

He then decided that he would just have kidnap her. Force her into telling him a prediction. That he did. He took her to a faraway land with flying machines called Devanhalli - which pronounced correctly meant demon's village in the local tongue. He then revealed his true form and told her who he was. "You are Evaal" she exclaimed, but refused to believe she was a seer. He had never faced this issue in his life! Usually he had to convince his victims to use their powers, not to convince them that they had powers. He cursed the faerie who had hidden her. She had done an excellent job, now look at the situation he was in! He huffed again and then caught himself. "Suppu, you are a seer. Now close your eyes and tell me what you see!" he yelled. "I'm doing deep thinking, I cannot see anything!" She exclaimed, not understanding what this idiot demon wanted! He tried for three days, she tried for three days, they were both red in the face. He then got irritated and let her go. Clearly, she was not the seer.

She went to her friends house, after she had recovered. She told her about the whole ordeal, and they both laughed, because no way could Suppu be a seer. Suppu picked up the necklace lying on the bed. She looked at the glass and the slowly placed it on her nose, her body doing something so instinctually, she didn't know what was happening. She gasped. She was indeed, Suppu the Seer. She only needed the necklace. She looked at her friend, "Pizza is here" she said, and exactly three seconds later, the doorbell rang.

Sonic Sonya the Slayer

Sonic Sonya
It is a bleak day in the supernatural world when Sonic Sonya is out to play. The world had just finished dealing with the likes of Buffy, The Charmed Ones and Georgina Kincaid, but before they could recoup and get on with destroying humans, Sonic Sonya had arisen.

She never carried weapons, lest she scare the humans. In 2018, with a world on alert for any kind of weapons, it would be difficult for Sonic Sonya to wander around brandishing a sword. She had no sticks, no stakes, and no chants of those witches.

She was everything her name intended - fast, and loud to those with sensitive hearing. Her ability to go supersonic was like none before her. Deadly to the demonic, charming to the humans, the ability was one to be most feared by them. Her personality got her past any security, her confidence got her through the lairs (usually hidden in clubs) and her resounding roundhouse kick got her past any vampire guards.

On a fateful day, just like any other when it started, Sonic Sonya decided to meet a friend after French Class. Usually, she was relaxed, both in attire and attitude, but there was some niggling sense that told her that today wouldn't be like the others. Since her new year resolution was to listen to that gut instinct, she was on alert. Nothing happened in French Class, but she was still on high alert. She didn't eat the French dessert passed around, feigning an upset stomach. In reality, she was in full ketosis, and she wanted to maintain that state until this day passed at least.

She met her friend, well actually, acquaintance, at a bar nearby, called Blistering Barnacles. It was named after a human cartoon. She had been there a few times earlier and was comfortable with the location. It was on the third floor of a building, and she thought that she should have picked a place on the ground floor, But, it was already 8pm and nothing had happened throughout the day. You see, contrary to popular belief, the supernatural don't chill during the day, they are still quite active.

Lowering her guard a little, she welcomed her acquaintance warmly and they ordered their drinks. While they waited, at the corner  of her eye, she saw someone familiar. She ignored it, after all, this is a small city. After a few sips of her drink, she started to feel a little woozy. She picked up the drink and sniffed it. Chamomile, her weakness. She faked feeling more woozy to see what would happen. Luckily, because she was in ketosis, her body was rejecting the chamomile, and was slowly countering the effects. As she faked her confusion, she saw her acquaintance stand up and shake hands with her current enemy. A demon, who was known for his manipulation, his skill as a con artist and not to mention, his fondness for blood, though the blood thing is standard with all wicked supernatural beings. She was in shock that her acquaintance would sell her out, but reminded herself to not show emotion and keep the charade going. The thanked the universe for all those hours of practice for the dumb charades competition - she was a damn good actress now!

She was taken to the lair of the creepazoid, a demon in human form known for being charming at first, and a total creep later. The creepazoid intended to hold an auction where other demons could bet on how long she would survive in a pit of rats. She shuddered at the thought. Somehow, the oozing of slain demons never got to her, but rats - the yucky, smelly, pitter patter of their feet, the whiskers as they sniff all over you - she could not handle. Cannot able to.

As the creepazoid came closer, she pretended to be asleep, remembering to slow her breathing and keep it steady. She could smell his Axe cologne and more than anything, she wanted to tell him to invest in something better! She held on with great difficulty, biting her tongue. She could hear more demons entering the room, some came close to inspect her. She lay still as they waved their hands in front of her face to make sure that she was still knocked out. None of them wanted to deal with a Sonic Sonya.

She was then moved to the centre of the room, where a pit had been made. Before the creepazoid could release those rats, she opened her eyes. There was a collective gasp and the demons scrambled to get out of the room. Clearly, none of them had been forced to endure a fire drill because they all ran helter skelter trying to get out. She pulled her hands free, with Tom Petty's "I want to break free" chorusing in her head. Then, she let lose the mightiest weapon of all time. She screamed. All the demons bent down, trying to protect their ears. She slayed all the demons, keeping creepazoid and her acquaintance for last. She wanted to savour that.

She shoved creepazoid into the now full rat pit and laughed at his screams as the rats went to town on him. Shuddering at the thought that it could have been her, she turned and faced her acquaintance. The betrayer. She wondered what to do with him. Then an idea came to her head. She walked towards him, her face deathly calm, devoid of any emotion. "You can go. You won't know when, you won't know where, but I will come for you." She walked away, leaving the acquaintance quaking in his shoes and shitting in his pants for the rest of his life. She hoped he had a good adult diaper supplier.

Bangalore was once more safe, thanks to the Super Sonic Sonya!