“Oh yes My Dark Lord, right where you instructed me to.”
“Oh goodie,” Lucifer says smiling, “I think we’ll just
continue as planned. Just make sure Mr. Devine comes across the book just after he signs my contract unknowingly. Then,” Lucifer says, as an evil grin comes across his face, “Mr. Devine’s ass will soon be mine at last! And then the real fun begins.”
As he breaks out in diabolical laughter, the sounds of which echo throughout his underground cave Lucifer says to his demon, “Now go! Do as I have commanded you to do.”
“Yes Dark Lord, I hear and obey.” The demon disappears in a cloud of smoke.
Night time has fallen over New Orleans as the demon
makes his way through the hallways of the university where
Richard teaches.
Locating Richard’s classroom the demon enters
and places the spell book into Richard’s brief case setting next to his desk. The demon checks the test papers on the corner of
Richard’s desk to assure the contract is still hid within.
Then in a cloud of smoke the demon vanishes.
Back at Lucifer’s secret hideaway, the demon reappears in front of Lucifer’s throne of bones. Lucifer speaks, “have you done as I asked you?”
“Yes Dark Lord, it is done!”
“Fantastic my vile and disgusting demon.” Lucifer says
smiling, “As a reward you may choose any lost soul you’d like,
and torture them for as many hours as you care to.”
“Oh Dark Lord, you spoil me to the point of ecstasy.”
Lucifer says, “Enjoy my faithful servant. I’ll have no
further need for your services for the time being.”
“Yes Dark Lord,” the demon says as he disappears in a
cloud of putrid smoke.
The next morning, Richard gives Cheri and Megan kisses as he heads out the door for the university. Climbing into his Jeep he starts the engine and backs out of the garage and heads down the road.
It isn’t long after that Richard pulls into the university
parking his Jeep. Getting out he heads up the stairs to the front
entrance.
Entering his classroom he takes his seat at his desk.
Looking down for his class’s test papers at the corner of his desk he notices they are missing. Richard says, “That’s odd, I don’t remember grading those papers the other day. Oh well, I have had a lot on my mind, and with Isabella and Boo’s death, I probably just forgot that I’d graded them I guess.”
Richard looks up to see his students entering taking their seats. He says, “Well good morning students, are you all ready for a new week?”
They all say in perfect unison, “Yes professor.”
“Great,” Richard says, “let’s get started then.” Looking up he notices Morgan’s seat is empty. “Hey,” Richard says, “anyone know where Morgan is this morning?”
One of the girls speaks up, “She’s a no show today
professor, maybe she called in sick today?”
“Hmm,” Richard says, “that’s odd, she just started last
Friday. I wouldn’t think she be the type to skip as she seemed to like the topics we study? Oh well, let’s get started.”
Reaching down for his briefcase he notices it’s missing as well. Richard thinks to himself, did I leave that at home this morning? I could of swore I left that here last Friday Richard thinks, man I am losing it?
The day passes and soon the classroom bell sounds. As the students, all grabbing their books, start filing out of the class room Richard says, “See you tomorrow class, remember to go over chapter twelve as we’ll have a short quiz on it tomorrow afternoon.”
As Richard walks out of his classroom he’s
approached by Miss Carter from the administration office.
“Hello Professor,” Miss Carter says, “I was suppose to give
you a message from the Dean.”
Richard says, “Oh I see, what’s he need?”
Miss Carter says, “Nothing you need to be concerned
about, he just wanted me to let you know he took care of grading your class’s papers for you that were left on your desk last Friday. He heard about the tragic news you received about your friends, wanted to help out anyway he could. Oh by the way,” Miss Carter continues, “he left your briefcase in his office as he had to leave today for an important meeting and didn’t have time to drop it back off to you.”
“Oh well that explains a lot,” Richard says smiling, “damn I thought I was coming down with dementia there for a minute.”
Miss carter laughs, “No you’re fine Professor, you just
have a lot on your plate right now.”
Richard says, “Well thank you Miss Carter, I’ll drop by and pick up my briefcase on my way out today. Once again
thank you for the message, I’ll have to thank the Dean when I see him next time.”
Meanwhile, back at Lucifer’s hideaway, Lucifer sits, deep in thought. Lucifer says, “Well by now my trap should be sprung. Come forth my disgusting demon servant.”
A cloud of grey putrid smoke appears, standing before
Lucifer is his most trusted demon. The demon says, “Yes oh my dark Lord, you summoned me?”
“Yes,” Lucifer says, “the time has come, go and retrieve my contract from the university and return it here to me.”
“Yes my Dark Lord, I hear and obey.” A large plume of
smoke engulfs the demon.
As the smoke clears Lucifer leans back on his throne of bones and rests, awaiting the return of his trusted demon.
At the university the demon in the disguise of Morgan,
enters Professor Devine’s classroom, looking around he sees no sign of the briefcase or stack of graded papers. He disappears, and reappears before Lucifer, as Lucifer awakens from his rest.
Lucifer looks up with an evil grin and says, “Ah my most disgusting demon you have returned, quickly give me the contract so I can revel in my good fortune.”
The demon with a look of pure fear on his face says, “I did as you said oh Dark Lord, but when I entered the classroom
to retrieve your contract, the test papers were no where to be found.”
“What are you telling to me,” Lucifer screams, “you
disgusting pile of shit!”
The demon says, “Only that Mr. Devine must have taken the papers home with him, along with the briefcase, Dark Lord.”
Lucifer screams, “For your worthless soul’s sake, you had better hope so! Now go to his house disguised as Morgan the exchange student, find out if he has the contract in his possession, as well as the spell book too. Then report back to me,” Lucifer says, “if you know what’s good for you! Or I will see to it that you’re tormented and tortured in ways you could never begin to imagine, for all eternity.”
The demon shivering and shaking says, “I hear and obey Master.” A cloud of putrid smoke forms as the demon disappears from Lucifer’s sight.
Meanwhile Richard pulls into his garage and shutting off his Jeep he gets out and heads inside. On entering he hears Megan calling out, “Daddy’s home, daddy’s home.” She comes running into the living room as Richard leans down she jumps into his arms.
“Goodness,” Cheri says, “someone’s missed their daddy.”
Richard gives Megan squeaky kisses all over her face. Megan says, “Yucky daddy you need to shave.”
“I’m sorry princess,” Richard says, “I promise I’ll be
shaved when I tuck you in tonight.” Richard looks up at Cheri
standing with an apron tied around her waist, and says, “Ah, you’re so cute, my little homemaker.”
Cheri turns red and says, “Now stop that, you know you
always have a way of making me blush.”
“Yes,” Richard says, “and that’s what I love about you so much, you are simply adorable, like my little princess her
e.”
Richard says, as he reaches down giving her more squeaky kisses.
Megan calls out, “Yucky daddy, whiskers.”
Richard says, “Oh I’m sorry sweetie” as he bends over
setting back down on the floor. Richard asks, “What time is
Isabella’s and Boo’s wake this evening?”
Cheri says, “Papa says people will probably start arriving around six pm, on thru till closing time. Should be a good turn out they had a lot of friends.”
“They sure did,” Richard says, “lord knows they were our best friends. We sure have been through a lot with each other. I still can’t believe they’re gone. What a tragedy, they hadn’t been married but five years like us. Just really hard to think of them as gone.”
Cheri says with tears in her eyes, “I know, Isabella was the best friend I’d ever had.”
Looking up at her mommy Megan says, “Don’t cry
mommy, Isabella’s in heaven now with God and Jesus, she’ll be ok!”
Cheri leans down giving Megan a hug and says, “I know sweet heart, your right of course and Isabella’s still watching over us, her and Boo both are you can bet on that.”
Megan says, “I know mommy. They both have their angel wings now too, so they can fly down and see us when ever they want, right mommy?”
“That’s right sweet heart,” Cheri says, “we may not be able to see them, but they can sure see all of us that’s for sure.” Megan smiles and skips off out of the room.
Cheri turns to Richard and says, “From the mouths of babes. We’ll be ok won’t we sweetheart?”
Richard says, “We’ll be just fine, it’s just going to take
some time sweetheart. We were really close, they were like
family. But,” Richard says rubbing Cheri’s stomach smiling, “we still have our little family.” Cheri wraps her arms around Richard hugging him as the door bell rings.
Cheri asks, “I wonder who that could be?”
Richard walks to the front door and opens it, standing outside is Morgan. Frowning Richard asks, “What are you doing here?”
Morgan looks up and says, “What’s wrong professor?”
Richard says, “I want you to go back to where ever the hell you came from and never darken my door again!” Richard slams the door in her face.
Cheri asks, “Richard, what’s wrong? Who was that?”
Richard says, “It was that damn foreign exchange student Isabella had warned me about! The one that planted that damn spell book in Isabella’s shipment of books, remember?”
Cheri says, “Well what was she doing here?”
I sent her packing!”
The demon turns and walks away from Richard’s house
thinking of how he can get inside to see if Richard has indeed
signed the contract yet. The demon takes up hiding behind a row of hedges across the street from Richard’s house and waits and watches for an opportunity to arise.
Later Cheri, Richard and Megan head for the garage.
Richard says, “Let’s take your van sweetheart.”
Cheri says, “That would probably be best as we have to
drop Megan off at Marie’s house, she said she could watch
Megan for us tonight, Pierre can ride over with us from there.”
Cheri fastens Megan into her booster seat. Richard slides into the driver’s seat, as Cheri climbs into the passenger seat next to him. Starting the van Richard backs the van out of the garage.
Across the street the demon Morgan observes them as they pull away down the street. The demon Morgan makes his way across the street to Richard and Cheri’s house.
Disappearing in a cloud of smoke, he soon reappears inside. The demon searches each room looking for the test papers that hold Lucifer’s contract hidden within.
Seeing no sign of the papers he finally locates Richard’s briefcase setting next to Richard’s desk.
Relieved the demon picks up the brief case figuring the test
papers with the contract and book are within.
Looking inside he finds no sign of the spell book or the test papers. Panicking now the demon disappears in a cloud of smoke, and reappears back inside the university. The demon
searches Richard’s classroom again but finds no sign of the test papers or the spell book.
Suddenly he hears a voice behind him say, “Looking for these?”
Turning around the demon Morgan sees the universities
dean standing in the door way, holding in his hands the contract and the spell book smiling.
The dean says, “I know what you are, and I know what you’re looking for.” The dean says with a gleam in his eyes.
The demon transforms into his true form and says, “Give those to me or you’ll taste the wrath of my master.”
The dean says, “And who might this master of yours be?”
The demon sneers and says, “The Dark Lord, Master
Lucifer.”
The dean says, “Well by all means call him forth as I have a deal I’d like to strike up with your Dark Lord.” The dean says smiling.
The demon starts to summon Lucifer, but before he can a large putrid plume of grey smoke appears in the office. As it clears standing before the dean arrayed in a black hooded robe with red trim and his silver wolfs head cane in hand stands Lucifer. His eyes glowing red like hot embers his horns protruding from his black hood. His cloven hooves clicking on the hardwood floor, as he approaches the dean.
Lucifer speaks, “You dare to call on me, you human
maggot, I’m Lord of the earth, and the under world as well! Who are you to call on me you spineless piece of shit!”
The dean says, “Hey is that anyway to speak to your new servant. After all I’ve signed a contract with you, to be your Master werewolf.”
Lucifer’s eyes turn to black orbs, his facial expression shows a rage building beyond anything his demon has ever witnessed. “That contract you speak of was signed by Professor Devine, you moron!”
“Oh,” the dean says, “I beg to differ your royal nastiness.”
Lucifer lets out a horrific growl and says, “what do you
mean you worthless piece of human shit!”
The dean says, “it was me who signed the contract
unknowingly, but after reading the fine print,” the dean says, “I’ve decided I want a piece of the action. Immortality for one, power beyond my wildest dreams, and the keen senses of a wolf itself. And as possessor of this wolf strap, there will be no stopping me!”
Lucifer says, “How can it be that your name has been
signed, when it was meant to be Professor Devine’s?”
“Oh,” the dean says, “that’s an easy one to answer; I graded his classes test papers while the professor was out, as a
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favor to him of course, as it seems he suffered a terrible loss a few days ago. Two of his closest friends were killed.”
Lucifer says, “I know you piece of shit! It was me that took their lives. I did it so I could have Professor Devine under my control. But now,” Lucifer goes on to say, “you’ve
destroyed my plans, and cost me the professor’s soul, now you will die in a far worse manner than his friends did, I promise you this!”
The dean says, “But what if I take care of Richard for you? Then would you allow me to live for all eternity and serve you O Dark Lord, as your Master Werewolf?”
Lucifer says, “You would be willing to do that for me, in return for my Wolf strap?”
The dean says, “You bet your ass Dark Lord, grant me
possession of the wolf strap, and in return, I’ll give you professor Devine’s head on a silver platter, sautéed in onions.”
Hearing that Lucifer raises his head and bellows out the loudest diabolical laugh ever heard on earth or the realm of hell itself.
The demon smiles and says, “Oh you have truly pleased my Master.”
Lucifer looks at t
he dean; his eyes glowing and flickering like candle flames in a soft breeze, and says, “So shall it be!” Lucifer holds out his left hand and dangling from it is the legendary wolf strap. Lucifer says, “You already have my book of spells, with it along with my wolf strap you have all you need. Here take it and give me your contract!” Pricking the dean’s finger with his nail Lucifer holds the deans hand over the contract sealing it once and for all in the dean’s blood.
Then Lucifer says, “Now prove to me your loyalty is to me and me alone, bring me professor Devine. But spare his
life! As I want you to bite him, so he will turn and forever walk the earth hungry for human flesh, and will roam the earth hunting and killing all that cross his path during every full moon. That will be my ultimate revenge on Professor Devine for all the souls he’s cost me over the years. Then when I witness him killing his own wife, his unborn child, and his daughter Megan, then and only then will I be avenged.”
Then Lucifer says, “Once professor Devine has killed his own family in cold blood, I will then allow you to kill him and put an end to his miserable existence.”
The Dean says, “I hear and obey Dark Lord, it shall be
done!” Lucifer disappears in a large plume of putrid grey smoke.
The dean smiles as he walks out of the university carrying the wolf strap and Lucifer’s book of spells.
Meanwhile at the bar down by the boat docks, Isabella’s and Boo’s wake is in full swing, the bar is packed standing room only as everyone celebrates the lives of Isabella and Boo. Everyone sharing in their memories and thoughts of their late and recently departed friends.
As the evening comes to a close and last call is served,
slowly the bar starts to empty out as everyone slowly moves to the parking lot. Designated drivers ready to assure they arrive home safely. Richard feeling no pain as he and Cheri head to their awaiting van with Pierre following closely along side.
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