Have You Ever Felt Lost?

The Devil Within

~Samantha's POV~

It's been over a year and a half since I came to Hell and began my services with the Radio Demon, Alastor. The guy was kind enough to give me a position on his radio show, as a reader of stories. The money was good and the recognition is totally worth it. Now, the other denizens of Hell recognize me for my voice and talents behind the microphone. I like it.

It turns out I've been learning a lot about myself while working with Alastor. I learned that I have a few abilities, due to being a fox demon. I can jump high and far places. I can climb walls and ceilings. I can hear things from far away, and I can manipulate freezing blue flames. Kinda like a kitsune from Japanese folklore.

Anyhow, I'm rambling on a bit. I was on the north side of Pentagram City, getting some cleaning supplies for Niffty and a six-pack of beer for Husk. That fellow can drink, let me tell you that. When I noticed something crumbled up on the side walk, near the curb. It looked like a small piece of paper. Curious, I picked up the piece of paper and un-crumbled it to look readable. It turned out to be a ticket to a show at the Porn Studio just up the road from where I was standing. And it was tonight!

I put the ticket in my pocket and quickly made my way to Alastor's home, outside of the city. Once inside, I put the beer and cleaning supplies in the kitchen and made my way to Alastor's office upstairs.

I gently knocked on the door and waited a couple of seconds before calling, "Alastor? It's Samantha. Can I talk to you?"

I waited a couple more seconds and the door opened to reveal Alastor with his signature smile, but something was up in his eyes. His eyes, however, seemed... Bored or troubled. But I'm not sure why...

"Ah, Samantha. My favorite story-teller." Alastor greeted me with his smile, "What can I do for you, my dear?"

"Well..." I dug into my pockets and showed him the ticket, "I found this on the sidewalk and thought this might be an opportunity to find someone else to join our ranks." Alastor took the ticket and read it, "I think it's a show in Valentino's studio." I explained.

Alastor looked at me and placed his hand over my shoulder, "Samantha... I like the way you think." He smiled, "I grant you permission to attend this show."

I smiled back, "Thank you, Alastor. I will see if I can get anyone to join our ranks."

With that, I left Alastor to his work and made my way to my room to get myself ready and pick out an outfit for the show tonight. I took a nice, relaxing shower and got dressed into a white collared shirt, with turquoise buttons, under a black dress, black leggings and black boots. I brushed my hair and it was time to go to the show.

I handed in the ticket to the studio and the bouncer told me to head up the stairs. I walked up the stairs and found that the club was jam-packed with demons with wallets and purses full of cash. Sitting in the box in the front, was a tall moth demon in a pink fur-lined coat and a top hat. He wore heart-shaped, rose-tinted sunglasses over his eyes, and had a golden fang with his sharp teeth.

After a few moments of talking with the other demons, the lights dimmed down and the curtains to the stage opened, as a voice spoke from the stage, "Ladies and Gentlemen. Demons of all ages. Allow me to start this event with Valentino's Little Spark of Spunk: Cynwise!"

The spotlights shined on the center of the stage. Standing in the center of the stage was a tall and slender robot. It was female, judging by the figure. Her casing was white and the top half of her face was an LED display, showing a pair of cyber-green eyes. She was wearing a short, black slit-dress and black evening gloves. I'm guessing this robotic demon was the infamous Cynwise everyone was chatting about.