When I first came in contact with the crystal I felt as if I was on fire. It got bright with a red light and everything felt as if it were no more. Thump! II hit the ground then the light vanished. I started to examine my surroundings by looking up, and revealed a blood red sky with a black curtain like smoke. I looked down on the surface I landed on only to find a rocky surface that was like coal from the heat being emitted from it. I got up quickly and began exploring my surroundings.
“Hello mortal,” a haunting voice appeared out of nowhere and boomed across the area.
“Don’t be alarmed, just follow the stairs,” the voice continued. All of sudden the ground had shaken as if a category 4 earthquake had came. Pillars began emerging from the surface. BOOM! CRACK! At the highest pillar was door that looked as if it was carved in the surface. As I walked up the pillars I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach. Something wasn’t right. What was it about this place? And how did I get here? It was as if I had entered the plane of hell itself. I felt a vibration course through the ground and I looked back and realized the stone steps I passed were sinking down. No turning back. I reached the top step and saw the stone door. There was a strange symbol that was embroidered on the center of the door.
It looked like an upside down pyramid with a circle at the tip with a pupil like dot at the center. There were three lines that had made their mark on across the eye like part of the symbol. One crossed from the right, one from the left, and one crossed like a line of symmetry to the middle. The door opened and the symbol split in half. Suddenly, the pillars began to crack and I hopped off and into the door. It was like a portal of light.
I got up on my feet and looked around. It seems that I had stumbled in a sort of throne room. I looked straight ahead and saw a man in an iron like black chair with runes engraved all over the chair. I walked over to the man only to be greeted with a frown. The man had worn a crown over his head and a fang could be seen hanging from his mouth.
“Have you no respect?” The man said grinning at me in a strange way.
“I’d like to know where I am and how I got here” I said cautiously.
“Hmm… my, my, my you must be the one who found my little treasure.” The man spoken to me as if he put me in this place on purpose and I was ready to run out the room if it weren’t for the fact the door was sealed.
“That red crystal… what do you know about it?” I replied
“I know everything about it and I know for a fact that you are probably the one who came in contact with it and manage to be transported here because you’re either curious, or greedy,” the man replied with a grin. The man then got up from his throne and started circling around me as if he was setting a trap.
“I’m sure you have probably read some myths in your place and you probably know that there is a demon and a monster of chaos and destruction. You may also know that this place is the plane of Hell.” I didn’t understand what he was getting at. It all seemed like some joke but… is this place really what he told me, and if so why was I sent here? So many questions where the only answer could be from this man’s grin. Only one question could be answered; who or what is he?
“I sense your confusion, and I know that right now you are ready to bolt out of the room with haste in an attempt to escape. That is of course, hopeless,” the man said with an even bigger grin. Damn, he must’ve definitely locked the doors, or even set a trap. If worse comes to worse I will have to fight him. Suddenly, the room’s temperature had gotten up to an intense heat.
“Here’s a little secret I don’t share with just anyone… I’m the devil,”
That quote was reason enough to say this man was insane. But his grin turned to an evil blood curdling smile. His eyes wide open as if he was going to kill me on the spot.
“Don’t be alarmed, for you see I have a deal to make with you, I am going to give you some powers that came straight from me,” I knew there was going to be a catch so I quickly said the question
“What do you want in return?” I replied
“I want to see how a mortal like you can handle these powers and see how responsible you mortals can be. I do so hope though that you don’t end up killing yourself in the process like the others, after all, my powers take a while to recharge and it’s just such a waste.”
“The others?!” I thought to myself. Were these powers some twisted experiment to him? But, then I started to think, I realized that if I was going to fight in the war I may need these powers to help the good guys win. I knew I had no choice so I had to accept.
“Fine, I’ll take the powers, is there anything else?” I said in a reply.
Yes, you see there is actually an entire rule book of the devil’s crystal, also known as the red crystal you had came in contact with. In the book it states that every time you kill someone who has an impure soul you will gain credit for that soul and it will be on an account. In that account I will give you a special item that will make you more powerful” After hearing that I had a feeling this guy was right about being the devil. He seemed to have some sort of twisted cunning, and the way he looked seemed to evil. But was this some sort of a contest for power? It’s like he wanted me to be his personal reaper without me even knowing it. I guess this is how the crystal benefits him, he gets souls, and in return I get power.
Then like a light bulb my mind brightened with a thought. This part of the deal was to see how much power it would take for me to be consumed by it and become some sort of fiend. It was obvious now, and it seemed the Devil knew my thoughts. I had to be careful to barely think at all in this place. It’s his home, his castle, his empire. And in this Hell he has power over everything so I have to keep rebellious thoughts to a low down.
“Do we have a deal mortal? I won’t be getting used to calling you mortal after you agree of course.” The devil replied handing me the book.
“D…De…Deal…” I said very hesitantly. After that the last thing I saw was a grin from the Devil, and everything went red again. Last words I said before I left were…
“NOT AGAAAAAAAAAIN!!!”
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