World Traveler
04-02-2010, 09:11 PM
Years went by and the boy and his little sister went to live with their Aunt and Uncle until they wanted to move closer to where they had grown up. All though out this time the boy never told a soul about the man in the flames. Even his little sister didn’t remember anything and that was how the Devil wanted it. It wasn’t until the young boy started to turn into a young man and his little sister was becoming a young lady that finally the man in flames returned to the now 18 year old man. One night when the Daniel was up late the man came in and sat down. Scared of what was going to happen next the boy sat in fear and silence until Lucifer spoke.
The man started to talk about how the teenager was going to pay off his debt to the Devil. As it turned out the Fallen One was started to grow tired of ruling over hell. Unfortunately it was not so easy to pass on the responsibility of being lord of hell. He had X number of children wishing for the spot and without any clear rule as to how he would pick a successor. So the Devil did what he always did and made a fun game out of it. At least the game would be fun to watch.
The devil said that his children who wish to become the next ruler of hell must first understand who it is they will be ruling over. To get this experience they must learn about earth and the humans who inhabit it. He was tasking the boy with the job of overseeing the game and becoming the earthly guardian to his children as well as the prize!
Unsure of what all this truly meant the boy knew it was impossible to protest. Frowning at the lack of fight the boy had Satan snapped his fingers and a small box fell out of thin air. Opening the box and pulling out a small ring the Devil turned to the boy and held the item up. “You will use this to control them. Anytime you wish for them to stop or come to your aid simply shout their name and point the ring at them. My children should do the rest.” The Fallen snapped his fingers one more time and this time a small note book fell down onto the desk.
The note book then opened by itself exposing the blank pages. With a wave of his arm the pages started to bleed. At least that is what the boy thought until he saw the liquid dry and saw that words were being formed and started to read it quickly as the Devil spoke of the game and rules. “It really is quiet simple my boy. While my children are under your care they will be trying to earn points by accomplishing things on this list. Each time they finish one they will get the set amount of points the accomplishment gets you, clean and simple no? Now on to the rules we go.”
With another wave of his arm Satan made the notebook flip past several pages until it reached the last page. Looking down the boy read each rule.
• None of my children may kill a human or injure them beyond the Game Masters wishes. If they do they will forfeit 1000 points.
• The Game Master has the right to make any rule at any time. He also has the ability to dismiss rules as he sees fit as well.
• If a children’s true identity is discovered then the child forfeits the right to become the next ruler and the Game Master will be sent to hell for eternity.
• The first child to 10,000 points wins and becomes the new ruler of Hell.
The boy gulped as he read the last few rules and when finished couldn’t help but look slightly scared. Pushing the book away he watched the man push the notebook closed and smiled. “Now as Game Master you have power over the game and as such should have a power to actually control my children. That is where the ring comes in handy. Here you go.” The Devil then reached out and grabbed the boys ring before he could pull it away. Sliding the ring on the boy felt a slight burning feeling and looked down to see his hand, no his finger steaming and burning. Jumping up and trying to pull the ring off he started to feel tired. Unable to stand up any more he started to fall and was caught by the devil. “The ring will not come off until one of my children has won the game.”
The Devil then took the boy to his small bedroom and tossed him onto the twin bed that was far too small for him. “Looks like you are going to need a bigger bed.” He said and with a wink the bed grew and became a king size bed before the boys eyes. Looking back at the Devil he started to say something finally but was cut off by the Fallen. “My children will start to arrive soon. As far as questions go please feel at ease. I will be able to check on things at times and will make paperwork and other bumps in the road disappear. Until then I am going to be leaving my children in your hands. Understand that I had several options as to whom I could give this task to but I choose you. I am counting on you.” With that Satan disappeared and the boy was left with several hundred questions.
The man started to talk about how the teenager was going to pay off his debt to the Devil. As it turned out the Fallen One was started to grow tired of ruling over hell. Unfortunately it was not so easy to pass on the responsibility of being lord of hell. He had X number of children wishing for the spot and without any clear rule as to how he would pick a successor. So the Devil did what he always did and made a fun game out of it. At least the game would be fun to watch.
The devil said that his children who wish to become the next ruler of hell must first understand who it is they will be ruling over. To get this experience they must learn about earth and the humans who inhabit it. He was tasking the boy with the job of overseeing the game and becoming the earthly guardian to his children as well as the prize!
Unsure of what all this truly meant the boy knew it was impossible to protest. Frowning at the lack of fight the boy had Satan snapped his fingers and a small box fell out of thin air. Opening the box and pulling out a small ring the Devil turned to the boy and held the item up. “You will use this to control them. Anytime you wish for them to stop or come to your aid simply shout their name and point the ring at them. My children should do the rest.” The Fallen snapped his fingers one more time and this time a small note book fell down onto the desk.
The note book then opened by itself exposing the blank pages. With a wave of his arm the pages started to bleed. At least that is what the boy thought until he saw the liquid dry and saw that words were being formed and started to read it quickly as the Devil spoke of the game and rules. “It really is quiet simple my boy. While my children are under your care they will be trying to earn points by accomplishing things on this list. Each time they finish one they will get the set amount of points the accomplishment gets you, clean and simple no? Now on to the rules we go.”
With another wave of his arm Satan made the notebook flip past several pages until it reached the last page. Looking down the boy read each rule.
• None of my children may kill a human or injure them beyond the Game Masters wishes. If they do they will forfeit 1000 points.
• The Game Master has the right to make any rule at any time. He also has the ability to dismiss rules as he sees fit as well.
• If a children’s true identity is discovered then the child forfeits the right to become the next ruler and the Game Master will be sent to hell for eternity.
• The first child to 10,000 points wins and becomes the new ruler of Hell.
The boy gulped as he read the last few rules and when finished couldn’t help but look slightly scared. Pushing the book away he watched the man push the notebook closed and smiled. “Now as Game Master you have power over the game and as such should have a power to actually control my children. That is where the ring comes in handy. Here you go.” The Devil then reached out and grabbed the boys ring before he could pull it away. Sliding the ring on the boy felt a slight burning feeling and looked down to see his hand, no his finger steaming and burning. Jumping up and trying to pull the ring off he started to feel tired. Unable to stand up any more he started to fall and was caught by the devil. “The ring will not come off until one of my children has won the game.”
The Devil then took the boy to his small bedroom and tossed him onto the twin bed that was far too small for him. “Looks like you are going to need a bigger bed.” He said and with a wink the bed grew and became a king size bed before the boys eyes. Looking back at the Devil he started to say something finally but was cut off by the Fallen. “My children will start to arrive soon. As far as questions go please feel at ease. I will be able to check on things at times and will make paperwork and other bumps in the road disappear. Until then I am going to be leaving my children in your hands. Understand that I had several options as to whom I could give this task to but I choose you. I am counting on you.” With that Satan disappeared and the boy was left with several hundred questions.