What am I supposed to do now? Can I say no to him? Will he get offended if I say no?
“You are free to reject my offer, Yeon-san, but at least hear me out first.” Satan continues, “You see, even if your karma is not visible, you yourself thought that you were a sinner; did you not? And not just a petty sinner, but a grave one, right? I may not be able to see your karma, but I can surely read the thoughts of mortals. That much is pretty easy. But since I can’t punish you under the laws made by heaven, I am going to offer you a deal.”
Oi! He just addressed me by my name, right? I think that’s the first time he did that, and that too very respectfully. He is certainly scheming something. I mean, he is known as ‘The Wicked’ so there’s no way he is thinking something good. But there’s a problem: if what he said so far is true, then if I reject his offer, what will happen to me? I mean, I can’t go back to earth; I can’t ascend to heaven; and I can’t even go to hell if I don’t have any karma.
“You got that right, Yeon-san. If you refuse my proposal, your soul will be banished from reality. Like I said, you truly are an anomaly, believe it or not. You will just be thrown away in space, and even I don’t know what will happen to you.” Satan continues after taking some time, “But all of this can be resolved, and you will even get what you truly desire; it’s just that the process will be a thorny path.”
“Ok, so what do you want from me? And please stop addressing me with respect; it’s creeping me out,” I replied. I have no idea as to what he will offer me though.
“You do know how a deal works, right? You get what you want, and in return, I get what I want. Now, since I am Satan, what do you think I would want from you, Yeon? Take a guess…” Satan said to me with a grin on his face. His face and his character are truly contradictory. Why is he playing with me now? Why should I bother speaking if he can just read my mind? Let me guess you want my soul or something after the deal.
“Wrong! I might look like this, but I am Satan, a truly terrifying existence. Did you really think I would be satisfied with such a lackluster reward? The deal of the year is here - you will have to complete all the 10 punishment levels you saw while coming here, and in return, I will send you back to earth to the time you truly desired while you were alive. And just so you know, you will not be getting any special powers for completing the levels. The only reward will be going back in time. That in itself is a reward, which is the greatest reward that can be given to a mortal such as yourself.”
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That’s such a one-sided deal, though. I am the only one getting something out of it. What does he get out of this? Am I being scammed by The Satan?
“You truly are an idiot, aren’t you? I just said I am Satan. So, what do you think I will get out of this? It’s entertainment. I will get to see your desperate expressions when you beg me to end your punishment. HA HA HA HA HA ……. I am getting excited just thinking about it. Imagine a karma-less mortal is going to suffer in hell on all 10 levels.” He laughed creepily for a few minutes and continued, “You don’t have to worry about this being a scam; I will be making a demonic contract with you. After signing the contract, I can’t go against it even if I want to, and you don’t really have the power to go against it anyway, so this is the safest method for our deal.”
“So, basically, this is sort of a trial set up by you, and if I complete this trial, you will grant me the wish to go back in time of my choice.”
“Well, you could see it that way if you want. But your optimism is surprising me considering you had a negative mindset while you were alive.”
“Well, then my choice is: one year before the time when I started teaching in the orphanage. Send me to that time. I will complete those 10 levels of your hell and change my destiny. I will get to meet her again as well, and this time not with a loser’s mindset but with a proud mindset. This time, I will not give up. Where should I sign?”
Satan slightly slashes his hand and conjures a paper using his blood, and then says, “No need to hurry Yeon-san. There’s just a small warning for you, i.e., Gaya will not be available in any of the hell levels. Now if you still wish to accept this deal, show me your hand, and I will take out a drop of your blood.”
Hmm… Hey Gaya, do you have a problem if I accept this deal?
[It doesn’t matter to me. Just make sure that you survive, since I will cease to exist if your soul disintegrates.]
I show my hand to Satan; he slashes it a little using his nails, takes a drop of my blood, and puts it on the contract.
[The contract between the human ‘Yeon’ and the demon ‘Satan’ has been acknowledged.]
[You will have to complete the condition given by Satan to get what you want.]
[Since the contract has been acknowledged, I will be sleeping now until you return.]
[Good luck]
“Well, then off you go to level 1,” Satan said while grinning, and I was sent to level 1 of hell.
***
“My Lord, you could have just tossed him away in space, why did you give him such a good deal? I don’t understand,” Amaterus asks Satan in confusion.
“It’s just that dying pathetically and then being a karma-less human, his life seemed a bit too unfair. I thought maybe he can change his fate and his world’s fate as well. After all his world will also cease to exist in a few years. His death was also because of the Calamity – ‘Glutton’ which is heading towards Gaya”, Satan said in a soft voice and then continued with a creepy grin, “Though, he will become the hope of his world only if he survives in hell. HA HA HA HA HA……..”