written and

illustrated by
veronica Victor

See that thing falling out of the sky?

That's me.

My name's Aurelia.
I'm an angel.
Well, I WAS at
least.

I just got kicked

out of heaven.
after years apart, a
chance encounter
with my MONDo
crush, Lucifer, got
me thinking how
much heaven sucks.
buncha stuck-up
snobs!

So i said a couple of
things that kinda
pissed dad off. big
deal! glad to be
outta there!

Though i Gotta say...This

isn't the most flattering
way to go....

I hadn't seen lucifer

since his banishment.
it'd been so long but
I'd never forgotten
him.

saw him a couple weeks ago while

on assigment as a guardian angel.
all he had to say was "I miss you"
and all of those old feelings
flooded back.

This is the alley where

i'd seen him, so this is
where they dropped
me.

shit.
this is going to hurt.
this is going to hurt.

this is definitely
going to hurt.

ugh. lu better buy me

a steak dinner when
this is all over.

OUch.

This has
just been
kind of a
shit day.

Holy
Shit!

Where did she even come

from?

Oh My God!

One side,
pal.

Hey!

Where are
you taking
her?

What is she,
Cyrus?

inside the
club.
gonna show
her to
lechery.

See
those
smokin'
bones?
That's a
fallen
Angel.

"Hey, Lady Lechery!"

cyrus, dear,
can't you see i'm
basking in the
afterglow?

"Trust me, you're gonna want to

see this."

hm...New girlfriend,
Cyrus?

A fallen
angel,
actually.

*mumbles*

Are you sure?

Yeah. just
out havin' a
smoke and she
falls right
outta the sky.

What's
that,
sunshine?

take
me to
lucifer..

This ought
to be
interesting.

i finally came to. THe demon Lady lechery and her servant, cyrus, told me they
would take me to "Mr. Red," the name i assumed Lucifer was using now. They led
me to an elevator in the back of a club. they kept asking me questions, but i told
them i only wanted to talk to lucifer. he was all i cared about at the moment.

in heaven, lucifer was my only friend. i was always kind of awkward and lucifer
was beautiful and intelligent and would let me hang out with him. he would tell
me his ideas.

Lucifer and
father fought a
lot. Lu usually
stormed off to
brood
afterwards. i
took it upon
myself to cheer
him up.

Hey, lu.

hey
aurelia.

lu... don't
let father
get you
down.

he won't
listen to me.
Won't give me any
power. i've got
some great
ideas...

i know
you're great.
some day father
might even
promote you over
gabriel or
michael!

They're
pathetic. they're
just father's lapdogs! i
have some creativity, some
originality! I'm greater
than them...Greater
than father, too!

lu...you
can't say
that...

Why
should i
not?!

why
can't father
see what I see,
aurelia? the potential
of heaven is limitless and
yet he's wasting so much
time on creating these
human things on earth.
why dig in the dirt when
you can expand the
divine heavens?

I could
make things
so beautiful,
but he'll never
give me a chance.
I'll never be
more than
second best
next to him.

Lucifer tried to
rally the eldest,
strongest angels
to overthrow
father, but no one
joined him. father
begged him to
repent, but
lucifer refused
and attacked
father. the elder
angels, led by
gabriel, grabbed
lucifer and
dragged him off.
Father did nothing
but hung his head
and wept.

"father, help me!

let me go!"

"Help?" YOu
dare seek
protection from
the father you
betrayed!

Gabriel!
what are
you doing?!
father,
help me!

you are
unworthy!

You are
undeserving
of the
blessings he
has bestowed
upon you!

STOP!
AGH! my
wings

*CHOKE*...FATHER
Will HAVE YOU AS
mindless followers
forever...a herd of
CATTLE...NEVER EQUALs
as i would have made
you...

you are
nothing
compared to the
glory of god. you
are false and vile,
Lucifer. you'd be no
more than a golden
idol to these
"cattle."

i banish
you from
heaven,
lucifer.

Brother...
please...

You
are no
brother of
mine.

"Goodbye, lucifer."

I could not move, I

could not think.

All i could do is
watch as he fell
from heaven.

My only
friend...my
only love...

gimme your
shirt.

hey!
Ring
9,
throne
room
the elevator doors open. it's so
hot, it's hard to breathe.

There's
Lucifer
and he's
dancing
with...

who the HELL is that?!

Cute as
you are, hon,
you need a
shirt.

Who's
that dancing
with lu -eh, I
mean, Mr.
red?

Big
Red. SHe's
been his main
squeeze for
a good
century.

SIr,
I'm so sorry
we've just
barged in here,
at this hour
but-

"Crazy bitch, but you

didn't hear that from me."

It's
alright.
How may i
help this
young la-

Aurelia!

Lucifer, who
is that?

Lucifer!

you fell
too...

Who
is
this?

Big, i'm
going to
need you
to...

Now, aurelia,
to what do i owe the
pleasure of
this...unexpected
visit?

I saw
you...when i was
with michael on
my first
assignment...

"do you
remember?"

are we
there yet,
michael?

almost.

here it
is. 308
alexander
street.

Your
assignment
is sam
waterson.
he's five
years
old.

geez,
what a
depressing
place. *sniffs*
what's that
smell?

his
mother's
body should
be in the
bathroom. and
aurelia...we
really must
get that
tailored.

"we've already
arranged for a
neighbor to get the
feeling to come by
and check on Ms.
Waterson."

..you
make me
happy when
skies are
gray...

he doesn't
know what's
happened. he's
used to her being
out for hours at a
time. he doesn't
know she's
dead.

"He can't see or hear

you, but he can feel
your presence."

you'll
never know
dear h'much i
love you...

"you need to
watch him.
protect him."

"I promise."
please
don't take my
sunshine
away...

"I will protect him."

a few days later...

Shit! a
guardian
angel!

Get
back! this
human is
clearly
underage! You
know the
rules!

trying
to sell sin
to a five year
old!
shameless!
Good thing you
called me. you
couldn't have
handled those
demons all by
yourself. why
is he down
here,
then?

of
course
he's not
listening to
you! he can't
hear you!

he's
not
listening
to me!

i
guess i
didn't realize
how hard it
would be.

JUST BE
PATIENT WITH
HIM.
"HE'S ALWAYS RUNNING OFF! I'VE SAVED
HIS LIFE LIKE TEN TIMES TODAY!"

is
that-?

aurelia?

LUCIFER.

I'D HEARD OF HIS

CREATION OF A PLACE
CALLED "HELL" a long
time ago.
the years away
from heaven had
taken a toll on
him, i could tell.

I still thought he was

beautiful, though.

AW,
DID YOU
CHASE MY
DEMONS awaY,
MICHAeL?
SPOILSPORT.
AND...AURELIA, IS
THAT YOU? always
knew you'd make
guardian angel.
I've missed
you, kiddo.

Save it.
YOUR DEMONS
WERE TRYING TO
SELL TO AN
UNDERAGE HUMAN.
YOU KNOW THAT'S
AGAINST THE
RULES.

just KEEP YOUR

brats OUT OF MY
ALLEY, HUH? it's
bad for
business.

Welcome
to cLUB
LUST, Mr. Red.
May we take
your coat?

that
must be a
gateway, a
portal to
hell.

wow...you
did?

Don't let your

boy wander down
here again,
understand? it's not
safe for him.

Yeah...sure..

"After that i
realized...well...how
much i'd missed you
too..."

i told
dad i was thinking
about leaving
to..um...maybe come work
for you and he was furious.
he even pulled off one of
my wings. i-i cut the other
one off myself cause i
was so sick of
it.

no kidding?
well, good for
you babe.

i
just...didn't
think father
would take it that
far....he really
hurt me....

yeah,
Dad can be
a prick.

but
no big
deal! hell's
great! exactly
what you need!
heaven's no place
for innovators,
for dreamers,
like you and
i.

their loss, my gain.

hell could always use a new
retriever, especially one as
pretty as you, kid.

what's a
"retriever?"

when humans
sign contracts with
us, they have to pay up with
their souls. sometimes we
get some that slip under the
radar and try to get away
without paying. retrievers
track down the
bastards.

think of it as
extreme hide and
go seek.

allow me
to show you
some tools of
the trade, my
dear. Cyrus,
get the bat
and
maximus.

A few minutes later...

"that isn't just some louisville slugger you're holding there. carved from the
beams of the cross, handle wrapped in Veronica's veil, nails that went through
golden boy's palms. that's thing is all hellfire, babe."

what do i do,
exactly?

basically
beat their
souls out of
them. it's not
that hard.

well
now, don't
you look
tough. how
does it feel
to be bad,
angel?

Hmm..."Bad
Angel.."
I think i like that
better than
"Aurelia."

"Bad
Angel?"

Go
get 'em,
tiger.

Yeah.

Yeah, i think I like

that too.

"Bad Angel,"
huh?