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Deal with the devil

A woman wearing an unusual cloak walked inside a bar, her eyes sweeping at all the men around. She was to meet someone, a man named Banye to make a bargain. He's said to be the Prince of Diyu, a demon, the son of Yama. A demon as powerful as the legend described him to be. 

Her eyes rested on the corner, at the darkest pocket in the room. There, sat a man who wore a cloak over his head, but unlike hers, he wore a cloak made of human skin. He sneered at the scent of the demon hive assaulting his nose. 

"I believe you're in need of my services." Said the demon in his deep guttural voice. 

Bravely, Ying Yue stepped closer to join him in his seat. 

A gleam of devilish smile crept up on the stranger's lips, aware of the piece of jewel he's about to possess. "Please, sit down. The drink is on me."

Ying Yue sat down, her head tilted curious of the demon in front of her. 

"What is it that you're wanting to see." Asked the demon.

"I want to see the face of who I'm bargaining with."

"I'm afraid there's a price to pay for everything and it's a price you might not be able to handle." Said Banye quietly. 

"I'm afraid I must see your face or there won't be a bargain." Insisted Ying Yue.

"So be it." Agreed Banye almost in a lover's purr. 

He pulled the hood back and nothing could have prepared Ying Yue for what she saw. They were no tales of the beast's vanity, only illustrations of his brute and his savage massacres.

A gasp escaped her lips before she can stop herself. The demon was unearthly handsome with eyes and hair darker than the cloudless midnight on a cold evening. The longer she stared, the deeper she got sucked in. His eyes seemed to swirl in slow motion, pulling her in to a spell that is slowly imprisoning.

The demon blinked, breaking her off from his captivity.  

Ying Yue sucked her breath and forced her eyes to close, pulling herself back together. And by the time she opened her eyes, the demon had invited himself closer. His overwhelmingly handsome face up close to her, assaulting her yet again and sending her heartbeats pumping. 

The demon heard every loud beat of it. "Relax," he said. "I won't do anything to make you uncomfortable." He leaned back on his seat, releasing Ying Yue from the weight of his presence. "So, tell me, what can I do for you, miss?"

"I came to make a bargain."

"You know a price of a bargain, don't you...little miss?" He purred. 

"Yes, a soul I no longer needed." She answered.