I, Devil (a love story)

Chapter Thirty One: Sachiel

The first thing I did was check my suitcase. It was the package of information Lord Adremelech handed me. I manifested all of the knowledge into one suitcase, separated into several files. There was a file for her past-lives, and another file for her personality-shaping life events. There was a file for her fears and the places she lived. Everything that defined her. Everything that she permitted to be known to outside entities.

I was impressed with how much we knew. It seemed like quite a lot of information for one human being. I don't think I personally ever looked into someone so closely. We even had a file on timelines that were far distant and not relevant-- events that would never came to pass and only passively effected who Wendy is as a person. I just didn't understand how this one human affected our brother Meresin so much. A brother that seemed more monster than angel.

After making sure all the files were in order, Lord Adremelech gifted me with one more thing. It was a small keycard.

"This," he said, "Is a passport to the machine. If for any reason you need to tap into fortune's vibration, you simply use this keycard," explained Adremelech.

"I don't understand," I said, feeling shameful that everything needed explaining to me.

Lord Adremelech barred his teeth. His eyes were yellow, too, like Azazel's. The two looked alike-- brothers Azazel and Adremelech. Their avatars looked related. But, Lord Adremelech was far larger and fiercer in appearance. He was like a lion and a bear mashed into a man. Or like a bull and a tiger. His eyes were a deeper yellow, much like molten gold. His hair was more scarlet than copper, like blood from a pumping heart. He looked annoyed at me, but then, he always did. Lord Adremelech was an angry Devil.

"This keycard," he growled. "Is access to money. It is an interface to the machine. Should you need to tempt her-- use this. It will manifest money. If you become stuck in any way-- this will get you out of trouble. It is like a lifeline from me to you."

"Yeah," I agreed. "That will be handy."

I kept the keycard in my wallet.

I entered her room while she was sleeping. The room looked much smaller than I expected. It has been such a long, long time since I had been to Earth. The world looked much different after being saturated in low, evil vibrations. Everything looked... different. Everything was sharper, darker, and dirtier.

I wasn't sure if the room was small or if I was a little larger than I used to be. Wendy didn't have a screen in her window. A soft breeze exhaled into the house. She had a fan that squeaked when it rotated its head across the room, as if scanning her belongings over and over. She sifted in her bed as she slept, one arm wound around her pillow. She snored gently, unable to see me or hear me as I observed her.

I had a hard time remembering Guam. That was the last place I was stationed before I fell. I recall the woman I was observing and protecting was called Maria on the current timeline. Maria and Wendy were nothing alike. Maria wasn't gifted at talking to spirits or creating art. She was a simple woman without a lot of dreams. She just liked being alive.

I think I started missing her... and that's what made me fall. Missing her-- even though we never met. There was no other word or concept to call it. I just missed being around her company, even though we were just a hair's breath away from one another. That was the last thing I remember.... before meeting Lord Adremelech, anyway. I wondered if that was what brother Meresin was experiencing, just in his own way.

I began to feel a little sympathy for Meresin. I couldn't help myself. The longer I was away from Lord Adremelech's influence, the more clear headed I felt. That's probably why Lord Adremelech was afraid to let me do this, I reasoned. That was probably why he had me take his keycard. Though, I still felt very strongly that my future lie in being a part of him. I knew that was my fate and I wasn't about to question it.