Subject: [FFML] {DARK FIC}{PART 3}Dark enemies, Dark allies
From: Matthew Maddocks
Date: 6/10/1999, 4:54 PM
To: ffml@fanfic.com

    This story only has the evil, demonic atmosphere of a Shin Megami
Tensei game. Besides that this story is ORIGINAL to my knowledge.

WARNING: This fic has blood, murder and demonic themes, thats why it's
dark. No rape though, sorry.
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                Part 3 of Dark enemies, Dark allies

    Keith looked around as he followed the man through the dark cave.
All he could see was red brimstone this far down. The night was almost
over and morning would soon come but no
one down here would notice.
    The man in front of him bothered to carry no torch in this darkness.
It seems he could see in the dark or knows this place very well. While
Keith was left stumbling down the stairs. If it was not for the man�s
lead, he would surely fall down the stairs to his death.
    Keith looked at the man ahead of him. About seven feet tall with
long blood red hair that went down to his shoulders. He looked a little
like a girl with that, a little. His face was pale as though it held no
blood. He wore black jeans and a black te-shirt. His eyes were blood red
as well and the two fangs in his mouth fitted his demonic look
perfectly. Two long bat like wings spread out from his back and scared
Keith, following a demon to hell was not his vacation choice.
    Soon they reached a dead end. Just red stone was in front of them,
nothing more. The demon put his hand onto and the whole room glowed a
fiery red. All the lights streaming around him in a symphony of light
amongst the eternal darkness of hell.
    Then the wall vanished revealing a dark black passageway. Once the
passageway appeared the lights stopped. And so then they went through
the dark passageway. The man knew the way well and had no problem
stumbling through the passageway.
    The long tunnel seemed to go on forever without end. Only darkness
engulfed him and what was seen was the outline of the demons which he
followed, that�s all.
    Keith wondered why he was here, following a demon to hell to meet
Lucifer, lord of all evil. But he would sell his soul to see mankind
live and thrive as it should, maybe he would have
too.
    Then they reached the end of the passageway. Yet again there was
another wall, or door as it should be called. And again the demon put
his hand on the wall and it again, glowed. The red light cast their
shadows on the walls, except the demons. The demon had no shadow, like a
vampire. It comes with losing ones soul to Keith�s knowledge, it has its
ups and downs.
    And the door opened. The demon and Keith walked into a room of red
and black. Darkness coupled together to make a feel of despair. The room
was massive to such a great extent, it seemed as large as the whole
council building. But there was nothing so great within except the
showings of a cruel existence.
    Fire burned all around and everything seemed to ravished by it. The
eternal fires of hell were just stories to Keith, until now. Demons
moved across brimstone floors and dead body�s.
Crosses burned and people were impaled through stakes and left to burn
within the fires.
    This made Keith regret coming here, made him regret the thoughts of
helping people. The thought like that was not bad, as what might happen
if the demons brought the salvation. Would the salvation end up damning
all mankind to these fires? Only time would tell.
    He followed the demon across a brimstone bridge and through many
rooms. He heard screams of torment and suffering from all around. Some
of these screams were human others not. The screams rippled through the
rooms, amplified by the many skulls hanging from ceilings and clamped
onto walls. This was hell in its grimmest form and he hoped the world
above would not share a similar fate.
    Everything was in two main colors, black and red. There were small
bits of dark brown, dark blue and dark purples, no bright colors. But
these were washed away in a wave of dark and evil colors.
    And soon they came to a door, in a room. The room in which they
stood was all black, all darkness, all shadows. It was a terrifying
darkness which chilled to the bone. Hatred and evil spun into a physical
form. It was not the images or the screams that made hell terrible but
it�s the absence, the absence of hope. Without hope, good dies. But with
hope the light thrives and lives, and that�s the world in which mankind
wants to live.
    Then the demon left him alone saying. �Only you are allowed to
enter. I must go. But remember, you have to agree to this deal to enter.
What are you willing to pay?�
    Keith looked at the door and then at the demon. �For mankind�s
salvation and the end to those who are trying to destroy it now.
Anything.� And Keith really meant it.
    The demon smiled. �Good, then it will open for you as long as you
believe it will.�
    The door in front of him was just a wall as the others, but a door
at the same time. The demon had said it would open if he believed it
would. So Keith but his hand on the wall and thought about the door
opening. He thought that he would agree to Lucifer�s agreement if it was
in the best interests of mankind. Then thinking about wanting to know
the truth.
    So as his thoughts dictated the door opened and a red light was cast
along the room. Clearing away the darkness and all that was left was the
room with his shadow cast onto it. Only
his shadow seemed smaller now. He ignored it and entered.
    His eyes fell upon the room that was tainted with darkness. The
whole room was covered in bones. Human bones and some non-human bones
made up the walls, the floor and everything, including the throne at the
back of the large room. At the back was a table made of bones with two
goblets and a mug of red, wine, he hoped. By the table was a throne of
bone. The bones were covered with jewels, sapphires, rubies, emeralds
and diamonds. It was a testament to indulgence and egotism. The man who
sat on the throne must think highly of himself.
    The man on the throne was most likely Lucifer, or the Devil, or
Diablo, or Loki or whatever you wanted to call him. He was sitting there
with his arms on the arm rest of the throne. The man was tall, about six
and a half feet tall. He wore the same as the other demon except there
was a red pentagram on the front of his te-shirt. He had dark black hair
that was cut very short and in very good condition. He had long fang and
blood red eyes. From his back came long red bat-like wings that
stretched out forever. He wore a smile on his face. �So do you want a
drink? It gets a little hot here in hell, doesn�t it?�
    Keith nodded, it was very hot here, that�s the way hell was. He
looked up at the devil, Lucifer. He looked like the kind of man that
women would ask out on a date, instead of the other way around.
    Lucifer poured some of the red liquid into the bone goblet and held
it out in Keith�s direction.
    Keith walked up and took it from Lucifer�s hand, taking a look into
the thick liquid. Lucifer was pouring himself a drink as Keith could see
from the corner of his eyes. �This is blood isn�t it?�
    Lucifer nodded as he took a sip. �Oh yes. High quality blood, I
would have no less.� As Keith seemed disgusted by it Lucifer took
another sip and continued on. �Oh, you should try it, the taste grows on
you. You will be here for a long time, get used to drinking it.�
    Keith seemed surprise. �What are you talking about?� He looked into
the blood. He knew the answer and only said that in a vain hope.
    Lucifer took another sip of the blood. �You will be staying here
after our transaction has been completed. If we help you then you become
property of us, as your soul will be.�
    Keith sighed almost wanting to take a sip in the heat. �Why do you
want my soul for when there are so many others of equal value?�
    Lucifer finished off the blood and put the goblet on the bone table.
�Oh you are very special. There is no way of describing it but you are
bound as a good luck charm of sorts. Things around you bend to follow
your needs. It is a lot like luck, and we need all the luck we can get.�

    Keith took a very small sip of the wine and then spit it out onto
the floor. The drink was disgusting but he would have to get used to it.
�I don�t seem to follow you. I�m just a regular person with a regular
life until lately.�
    Lucifer seemed amused at this as though he expected great things of
him. �You will understand what I mean soon. But you have already agreed
in thought to what I say.�
    Keith nodded. �Okay, fine. Anything for mankind. So what do we do
now?�
    Lucifer got up and walked over to the left wall. He laid his hand on
the wall and the dark black room lit up in a blood red light. The wall
vanished and a door to another room opened. �This is the armory. We make
a plan today and leave tonight. Soon you will realize that demon�s don�t
work well in light, this will soon happen to you.� Then he laughed
demonically, a cold laugh that would freeze blood.

    Amy looked at the woman who had approached her, promising her the
truth, a truth she needed. Adam was following behind Amy and he stumbled
around in the cold. Night was about to break and the light would come
through.
    Amy saw the white dove-like wings of the person in front of her,
leading her to a place of truth. �So when will we reach it?�
    The woman looked back. �Soon. But patience is a virtue and you�ll
need all of your virtues to survive in heaven. We have to stop the
demons, we have to stop everything from going into effect.� Adam looked
at the ground, he was tired. �Stop the demons from doing what? We have
learned few answers.� The woman looked around. �We cannot talk here,
someone may be watching. Evil has eyes everywhere and there is more then
one enemy to fight. They do not think we watch them, they think we do
not know, but we do. The time for action, the time of judgement will
come and so shall salvation come for anyone who wants it. You have been
chosen because you know what�s happening to some extent, your eyes are
almost open while others are closed. Do not turn back now or everything
is lost. We want to protect mankind from their enemies, and from
themselves. Do you agree to help us bring peace?�
    Amy nodded. �I agree to help the angels in all thing�s righteous and
to bring upon a new age of peace and stability.� It sounded a little
corny but she didn�t care. She only wanted the
truth.
    Adam agreed as well. �I agree to help, but not for all the good
reasons that Amy does, but for revenge on all who died and will die,
including my mother.� His mother was killed soon after they figured out
who hacked into the governments files.
    The angel shook her head. �That�s wrong. You will not go anywhere
but hell with that attitude. You cannot serve the light and revenge at
the same time, only one. If you follow the light, let go of the anger
and feelings of vengeance. If you want to follow the vengeance, then let
it control you.�
    Adam, after a few seconds, decided. �I will let go of my hopes of
vengeance. But who is the enemy that we have to fight?�
    The angel�s pace increased. �You will know when we reach heaven.�
    Then morning came and they vanished into the sunlight.
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