5. The Resolve

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As far as the eye could see there was only darkness in sight. He knew not of what was going on, as his consciousness floated about in an unknown space.

[What a boring way to end things, isn't it?]

[Tell me, do you not want to get back to them for what they did to you?]

[Do you not feel hatred towards them?]

As he came back to senses, he heard a voice, terrifying yet mesmerising. It was as horrifying as it was tempting, making him want to keep listening to it, follow it, and fall into the deep abyss.

It's as if it was a devil's whisper.

[DO YOU WANT REVENGE?]

... I... do... but... h... how...

[THEN, LET'S MAKE A DEAL.]

D..deal... of what?... I have... nothing... left to... give...

(maniacal laugh) [You have though, you have precisely what I need the most right now.]

Wh..what... you... cough, cough...

What... you... need?...

Wh..at is... that?

[Hehehe...hehehehehehehe...

It's entertainment! What I need right now is entertainment. Hehehehehe...]

Enter..tain..ment... how... can I... give... somet..hing... cough... like... that...

[Sure you can, after all from your present circumstances to your past and possibly even your future, it's all quite entertaining to watch.]

[Show me more, if you show me more of this entertaining stuff then I can give you some of my powers, making sure that you get your revenge.]

Re..venge... I can... have... cough, cough, cough.....

[Well of course, it's called contract for a reason. So, do we have a deal kid?]

S..sure... cough... let's make... a... deal...

[Well then a part of me will be residing in your soul space from now on, seeing what you see and do going forward. Hehehe... hehehehehe.....]

And... what... happens... if you... lied... to me?...

[Do you take me for those filthy low class demons who make contracts in bulk foolishly hoping to find a good candidate?]

[Remember this kid, I never lie for there is no need for me to lie to anyone in this world or any. For my name is....]

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In the hospital ward

[GASPS]

A dream... huh! Guess all that happened. I can't remember some things like there is a void in my memory. Guess he was right, some of my memories did disappear in exchange for healing the body.

As Nova woke up, he sat down recalling the incident when he formed the contract with the devil. It was definitely not the most pleasent memory but it was still his own decision, and seeing as how the investigation of the incident had been dropped he felt it was a most brilliant decision he had ever made.

Mentioning of the investigation, he once again lied down on the bed and started to think of the possibilities of that happening and the things he would have to face going forward.

[Sigh]... who could be behind the scenes pulling the strings for an incident this big to be forced to be silenced. Could it be other rankers? Though it's a silly (notion), the possibility of it still exists. Almost all of them were on good terms with them though, besides there is no possible reason for those who ranked higher than him to use such indirect means to kill him.

Who else though, some sort of an unregistered organization may be? It could be that Mr. Chris was investigating some organization and incurred their wrath.

If it's an unregistered organization then I would have to be extra careful going forward. Usually such groups dont like to leave things unclean, so as to make as less future enemies as possible. Who knows, they might be spying me even now, waiting for the opportunity to arrive and kill me.

Seems like life is getting more and more hard to live. [Sighs]

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[Hey, its so boring. I came out all these years later but nothing good happened after your little act with those guys.]

[More, more, entertain me more. Hey kid do something fun.]

[Why are you lounging on the bed all day, even though I made sure to completely heal you. Come on, get up and go out there do something fun it's your contractor's orders.]

How annoying! He's acting like a spoiled brat. I can't say anything because of the officer keeping the watch not to mention possible spies or else I would have made sure to give him an earful.

[Hey, are you ignoring me? Hey! Hey! Say something dammit. Ugh, how infuriating.]

How can someone be so loud, and a possibly higher ranking devil no less. Where's the devil's dignity.

Let's just try to ignore him and go back to sleep.

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And so... Three weeks passed since the incident.

Aside from the last conversation together with the officer a the doctor, nothing of any significance happened. Now, Nova didn't need to rely on IV drips anymore. The devil's case was settled too and the officer keeping watch had already left.

Devil too, being unable to get any response from Nova seemed to have given up and had been quite for some time. Today though, he spoke up for the first time in a while.

[Hehehe, looks like someone is watching us. Finally, finally something entertaining to watch again.]

But the officer put incharge of me already left three days ago. Did he come back again? Why though? There is no reason for him to do so. Not to mention, the devil seems quite excited for it to be something as simple as that.

Nova thought as he instinctively turned in the direction where he always felt the officer's presence was.

[Oh no it's not that one, he has already left it seems. The one I am sensing right now is outside and is actually trying hard to conceal his presence too.]

[Hehehe, is it a (premonition) for something entertaining to happen or what.]

Said the devil, as he seemed quite cooperative in telling Nova about the location of the spy. He was enjoying himself quite a lot, thinking it was a sign of something entertaining about to occur.

Were my speculations right? Is some organization behind their death. Looks like I have to be extra careful going forward, maybe I should avoid quiet places as much as possible.

Nova took a deep breath, as he thought of the possible future possibilities. He stood up from the bed and walked towards the window, pushing aside the curtain, he stood facing outside.

As the gentle breeze of spring hit his face, he stretched feeling refreshed all over. Leaning forward, his elbow resting on the window sill he took a deep breath full of fresh air, as he made a firm resolve to himself.

No matter who you are I will make sure to find you even if I have to turn the whole world upside down in the process. And once I get my hands on you I will make sure you regret ever laying your hands on the orphanage. This, I promise.