Empty and abandoned buildings surround an old house on the corner of Caelum and Gehenna. Here is where an untold war escaped by humans begins. Come on ren it's been three years since his passing I know he was your husband but it's okay if you move on. Sara said in an empathetic and caring voice. Ren looks deeply and softly into Sara's eyes as she puts her hand on her arm. "I just wish I could say goodbye to him he just passed so suddenly". Sara sighed if there was a way for you to talk to him and you could say goodbye then will you finally move on"? "If you're talking about a seance or using an ouija board I'm not interested in any false hope I just can't get my hopes up anymore" ren explained. "Ren, you are only 42 years old I know its hard to move on you were married when you were 18 and we have been friends for just as long so when I say there is a way to tell your husband goodbye I mean it hun" Sara said. "Sara are you sure there is a way I just can't" Ren said with a tired and worried look on her face that exuded defeat and desperation. Yes Sara said now let's go we need to head to an old antic shop in town or at least I think is an antic shop I'm not a hundred percent sure, to be honest, the owner there is a friend of my mother she swears that the owner of the shop is a witch or something like that. Do you want me to trust some random person to help me contact my husband? You're not even sure if they're legit or anything also did you call them a witch? Ren said with a concerned and slit fearful look on her face. You worry too much just trust me I've been looking into this for months for you but I was hoping I did have to resort to this if I'm honest Sara stated. Oh? And why is that Sara? don't trust that it will work or will I have to sacrifice a person close to me like an even trade or something ren jokingly said with a smirk on her face. You joke but every time I talk to the owner she always says the same thing Everything has a price it might be an unforeseen consequence but just me there is always a debt to pay. Maybe we shouldn't try this then if it's so serious ren said with a little stumer in her voice. Oh, I'm sure we will be fine besides if this works you get closer and I get my girl back win-win besides being here for you is what makes me the world's best friend and person. Here is the place Sara exclaimed as she pulled her car into a parking lot. Hiding in the shadows was a shop that looked a thousand hers old as if it has lost its place in time. It was small in size compared to the giant buildings surrounding it. Sara pulled ren out of the car excitingly come on let me introduce you to the owner his a really nice young man. Sara and ren walked into the shop the air was stiff and cold ren had an uneasy feeling walking threw the shop as if something was waiting for her something malicious something not of this world. Ren, I like you to meet my mom's friend mors well our moms know each other so close enough. Mors was a tall young man who looked as if he was in his early twenties. He wore a black long-sleeve shirt black leather gloves and a bright red silk tie. His skin was pale as if death itself took his soul years ago. ren I have heard so much about you mors said with a smile. Has the time finally come for dear old ren to move on? Sara how much did you tell him about my life ren said angrily. Not too much at all I assure you all that I was informed about was that you wish to speak with a loved one whose time was cut short. Look be honest with me is there a way for me to talk to my husband for real or is this all bullshit.don't worry it will work but be warned magic has a price. Mors stated with a quiet and confident tone. I will gather the supplies that you will need. Don't worry mors" I will help you gather the supplies, ren why don't you look around," Sara said almost excitedly. Ren started walking around the shop looking at all the oddities that it had, such as a small skeleton marked as a fairy. Or the eye on a clothed red table under a class tomb the label says it's the eye of the sisters of fate. It says that if the eye is placed in the eye socket of anyone they will be able to see not only their fate but the fate of others. Ren thought to herself there is no way that this shit is real right? I mean a sword that can steal and enslave the souls of its victims. Who comes up with this bull? Do people really pay for this shit? Looking at the odd objects ren got lost in her own little world when suddenly a loud sound snapped her out of her trance. She looked around to see what the noise was there in the back room in a corner was a doll atop a book above it was an empty shelve did the doll fall down ren thought. The doll looked new as if it was never played with it had a red triangle nose bright red hair and blue and white checkered clothes. Ren grabbed the doll and felt uneasy as if her very life was in danger. She put the doll back on the shelf. What is this book the doll fell on it was black as night its pages were lined with red and the leather of the book that it was bound in felt cold. This leather was made from an animal? Or something else it felt as if she was holding someone's cold hand. what the fuck is wrong with this book it's calling to me like its knows I need it I shouldn't get it but I don't know why I feel like I need it for something as if I can't refuse it. She thought about the book in her hands the world around her faded away she could hear faint whispers calling to her telling her to get the book could this be her husband trying to give her a sign? Ren ren ren! Sara yelled are you ok? Yea... yea sorry I was just thinking about something sorry ren said well clutching the book to her chest. Well come on I got everything we need let's go. Yea go wait for me in the car I want to get this book maybe we can use it for something or I don't know I just want it for some reason. Ok? Sara said in a confused voice ill just go wait then are you sure you're ok? She asked. Yes, I'm fine I'm going to go pay for this now ok? Ren walks to the owner "how much for this book? I don't see a price tag or anything on it. Wait you actually want this book? Most people that see that book are immediately turned off by it in fact they can't get far enough away from it. That book has cost me lots of customers mors stated. You know what take it you will be doing me a favor by getting rid of that thing for me, to be honest, I don't even know how that thing got into our inventory. Are you sure? Ren said confusingly. Yes please take it and consider it a gift.well thank you ren said and if this works out I'm sure to come back and buy things to make up for this free gift ok? Can't wait for you to return mors said happily. Ren left the shop with confidence but was also still a little worried about the book did she really hear something talking to her or was it just her grief playing tricks on her? She was thinking about what she felt while holding the book and the ride to her house was met with silence Sara didn't try to speak to ren the whole drive not because she didn't want to talk but because ren was so absorbed in her thoughts she couldn't figure out a way to start a conversation with her as if ren was looking back at every life decision she ever made.were here Sara said cautiously. Ren looked at her surprised as if she was unaware that they left the shop. Oh, yea thanks for the ride help me bring in the supplies, and let's set everything up I really can't wait to see if this thing works or not whatever we are doing. You never did tell me exactly what we were doing you know ren said.I didn't? Sara said confused. Well it's easy I heard about how people used to use this incense when burned it put them in a trance-like state apparently shamans used this to talk to the spirits for advice or to contact the elders who have passed. Ok well kinda see shamans actually are able to have their soul leave their body and enter the soul plane since you can't do that this burning of the wormwood should help you do something similar. It should allow you to at least hear the voices of the spirits all we have to do is hope your husband is here. He is here I can feel him he never left my side I know it ren said.ok, we need a large room with a lack of light in it and a large area we can set up these black candles stated Sara. the basement should work there is nothing really down there anyways. Perfect Sara said excitedly. Sara and ren grabbed the supplies and headed into the house to the basement it was a large room dark and damp no windows were in sight only thing down there was a small hanging light that didn't provide much light at all.ok, ren put the candles in a circle light them sit in the middle of the circle, and light the wormwood and say this. Sara searched the bags that they brought in. shit did I forget it? Fuck ok I must have forgotten the spell or whatever it's called Sara said in a panic. Ok ill go back to the shop and see if I can find it there ill be back in thirty minutes tops ok? Sara said well she ran up the stairs. Ren thought to herself well while I'm waiting maybe I can read this book there might be something I can do well Sara is away just to pass the time. Ren grabs the book and yet again she feels this uncomfortable chill. She opens the book and if by chance luck or by some other world means she opened it to the exact page she needs. There in the old pages, she sees a diagram labeled summoning circle. Reading it ren realized she had the items for the ritual. Should I do this? Should I wait for Sara? She did say she would be back soon if I do this without her would it be dangerous? Well, she kept compilation all the possibilities she suddenly felt a touch on her shoulder. She quickly turned around and saw no one there. Could it have been her husband giving her confidence to do this as if he was telling her everything would be ok? Fuck it said ren I'm going to do this ritual I am sure Sara wouldn't mind hell if it works she will be so happy for me but also never let me live this down always reminding me that this was her idea. Ren laid out the candles in an odd shape, not quite a circle, quite like any shape she has seen before. Wait I need a skeleton? Where the fuck am i going to get a skeleton? Wait I do have one well kinda I hope it doesn't matter that it's plastic have to love Halloween. Ren goes upstairs to her bedroom and looks inside her closet. Where the fuck is it as she digs threw her belongings she comes across an old six-shooter that her grandpa gave her years ago. I remember this she thought to herself grandpa taught me how to use this was I was younger oh shit it's still loaded oh well I'm glad I never had to use this thing. She throws the gun onto her bed and continues to search for the skeleton. Ah, there it is she pulls out a clothed skeleton oh I forgot I dressed it up using his clothes well it said I needed something that belongs to the deceased so two birds one stone I guess. Ren grabbed the skeleton and headed down to the basement. Ok, let's see I need to light the candles and have the skeleton and personal items in the diagram. She throws the skeleton into the diagram and pulls a lighter out of her pocket. She lights the candles and recites the enchantment. Portae quae custodiuntur portant custodientem. Ren said in a loud confident voice. The air stood still everything quiet. Ren could hear her own heartbeat she could feel a bead of sweat roll down her temple. Nothing ren thought to herself. What a load of crap I can't believe that this shit would work. Ren walked to the first candle and leaned over to blow it out. She takes a deep breath in and right before she lets the air out the flames of the candles shoot up in a fountain of vicious display of unbearable heat. Ren jumped back as the flames of the candles reach the ceiling scorching it. The candles melt as the heat of the flames intensifies the melted wax follows the lines of the diagram until it reaches the inner circle. The wax is drawn to the skeleton as if it were magnetic. The red wax slowly starts to cover the skeleton as if it was consuming it. Then once the skeleton was completely covered something amazing started to happen the wax started to form what looked like veins and muscles was this supposed to happen? The skeleton started to twitch with a spark of life. Did I create a golem or something? ren thought to herself. The skeleton was shaking trying to get up and then ren heard it say her name throwing caution to the wind she ran to it it. This must be my husband it has to be she thought. She embraced it in her arms crying. Oh, how I missed you so much. the being lifted itself up by putting its hand around rens shoulders. Ren looked deep into the being's blackened eye sockets. It gently put its hands on rens face caressing her hair then it grabbed her head and let out a blood-curdling scream. Ren fell back in horror as the thing in front of her started transforming muscles started to be covered by blackened flesh its eyes sockets started bleeding teeth gave way to jagged fangs. As it keeps screaming in horrible pain ren can do nothing but watch as this thing keeps forming in front of her. Blackened scorched armor formed around the being out of the smoke from the candles. Smoked covered its hand as it formed a helmet and as it put on the last of its set. It was then ren realized she did not summon her late husband but a being from the depths of hell. standing in front of ren was a tall being draped in black armor that seemed to have been burned and it still carried the embers of the flames that once consumed it. The helmet covered the being's face only revealing its fiery blue eyes. Its gauntlets lacked any fingers instead they gave way to claws. It slowly walked to a paralyzed ren kneeled down to her eye level and said. " you humans are selfish and greedy aren't you so easy to manipulate? He slowly stands over ren towering over her like a great oke tree. His burning blue eyes pierce her straight to her soul. " a thousand years i waited for a idiot as desperate as you to free me from my cage" He stated with a unseen grin across his face." no lets get stared shall we". He stretched out his arm to his side and then ren saw his shadow darken and spread out in a circle as if his shadow was pooling out from its self. Then out from the shadows pool something started to rise a blood red hilt arose from the shadow as it started to raise ren could see the blade was attached to its hilt. It rose to his hand so gently a bright vibrant mirror like blade was now in his possession. "Oh no this wont do he stated well looking at his demonic self in the reflection of the blade. With out a word a sound or even with out seeming to move at all the blade was driven into rens upper arm. She screamed in pain and he drew back his sword ever so slowly. Ren could feel every agonizing second feeling the blade slice through her flesh. There was a burning sensation and yet the blade its self felt like a cold plunge in a lake on a hot summers day. Yes ren could feel the cold steel in her arm. He pulled out the dripping red sword covered in rens fresh blood. The blood driped onto the floor then stoped dripping the blood started to go up the sword as if it was alive and drinking her blood. The blood ran up to the hilt and was absorbed. it stained the blade Where there was a mirror like finish on the the blade now was a dark aged blade that looked like it was rusted and eaten away by rust. "Much better now before i finish you off let me tell you whats happening shall i ?" or i can just kill you now your choice. He said as he looked down on a wounded and terrified ren. She gathered her strength and with all her might she stood up. Well hunched over holding her bloody are. Ren looked at him and in a weakened voice said. If im going to die i at least want to know why. "Thats the spirt hold on to every second you can ren". Here is the spark notes honey there are hidden gate ways here on earth that lead to different parts of my world. Yes i mean hell dear he stated with a smirk. But you you have the misfortune to have your house on the very main vain of hell basically hells front gate lies right here under your damned house. I plan on opening it and starting the process of armageddon." why you ask? Simple im so FUCKING BORED." but first im going to kill you i need a sacerfice to open the gate well i need six hundred and sixty six souls to do it but what the hell. have to start some where right?" but dont worrey ill let you get a head start just for the entertainment". He gestured his and in a way as if he was saying to rem shoo shoo. Ren witha look of horror on her face had no choice but to flee. She ran up the stairs well holding her injured arm. She ran to her bedroom and locked the door behind her. Theres a medical kit here under my bed if i remember correctly." she searched frantically but with no prevail. I need to stop the bleeding. Ren then took to her closet pulled out a old and withered shirt she then ripped off a large pice off of it. Rolled it up in a ball and then stuffed the wound with the clothe. The pain was immense but it was all she could do to stop the bleeding. Ren stopped for a momment to breath and collect her thoughts. But then the door nob to her door started to turn. Rens mind started racing. "i locked the door right oh god did i lock it?" panic started to set in her eyes darted across the room looking for anything to get her out of the predicament. Then on her bed ren saw the hand gun her grandfather gave her she quickly grabbed the gun pointed at the door and fired relentlessly. In a matter of moments the door was riddled with six bullets holes. There was a loud thud behind the door. Was it over did she some how manage to take out a demon? A slight sigh of relife crept across rens face. She slowly and cautiously approached the door half way to the door it shattered pisces of wood went fling across the room belting ren as they flew by. Ren looked up to see there in the halfway was the demon. Ren was confused and dumbfounded how? Ren asked. The demon looked at ren with a brutal smily on his face. "Damn ren i didnt know you were such a cold blooded killer did you think if you offerd me another soul i would let you go free?" He stepped aside and there on the floor in a pool of her own blood was sara!. Ren mind when numb how could she have forgotten sara. How could she forget she was here how could that slpip her mind. Ren fell to her knees in complete shock perhaps i do deserve to die after what i did. Plese forgive em sara i will be joining you soon ren thought as the demon approached her ever so slowly. Well i would say this was fun but to be honest your a horrible play thing oh well time to die bitch. He raised his sword over his head. As ren dropped her head and excepted her fate this is what should happen how could she ever forgive her self anyway perhaps this is for the best. This is it ren thought then out of nowhere a brilliant flash of bright white light filled the room. He screamed in pain and dropped his sword to cover his eyes. Ren slowly opened her eyes and there next to her were two angels stand to either side of her. They where dressed in pure white clothes one had a golden shield in one hand and a bright flaming sword in the other hand. The second angel was armed with a two handed flaming axe. Both donned a golden helmet that covered there faces only leaving the eyes visible. One of them stepped ford he was the one with the axe. " do you really believe heaven would allow you to raise the armys of hell with no rebelion". Heaven sent only two lonely angels to stop me im a demon of hell you need a army to stop me" the demon proudly proclaimed. "Why protect the human we all know what will happen". "What we do is none of your business you foul demon". "Know here and now you shall not taste victory" we will and then the demon with out a sound appeared in front of the angel and with one swift blow to the abdomen the angel was sent flying into the wall behind him the second angel quickly stepped into action and moved behind the demon and brought his shield down on the demons neck. The demon fell to one knee turned and hit the angles leg with a stiff arm knocking him to the ground. The demon grabbed his sword and stood up and stabbed the angele in his leg the angel screamed in pain. A golden axe flew access the room and embedded its self in the demons side. He let out a loud scream and groun. Ahhh fucking shit i forgot about you he turned to the first angel but before he could do anything the first angel tackled him to the ground. Well on the floor the angle ripped out the axe from the demons side. The angle was about to deal the finishing blow when the demon struck the ground with such force the wooden floor gave way beneath them. The angels the demon and rem all fell through the floor. As there tried to stand the demon grabbed both angles by there necks and threw them across the room. He looked down at ren. "Dont think your safe bitch your next after i deal whith these pricks". He walked towrds the angels who were struggling to get to there feet they were weapon less as there sword and axe were left by ren. The demon picked up the second angel by the throat kicked the other angle to the ground and stepped on his back keeping him under foot. The angel gasping for air has the demons hand squeezed tighter and tighter. He pulled his arm back and punched right threw the angels chest the angels arms fell to his side life less. The demon threw the lifeless angles body to the side. "Well that was fun whos next". The demon started to press the first angel into the ground harder and harder. Until he could her his bones cracking under his foot "and now i will end this" he brought up his foot and brought it down upon the angles end so hard the helmet dented from the impack the demon kept at it stomping the angles and and laughing as he did it. Ren had to do something she had to save him she grabbed the sword and with all her fore she threw it at the demon. The sword flew across the room with out even looking the demon caught the sword in mid flight." Do you really thing a weak human such as your self can stop me." he let up off the angles head and slowly walked to ren. "You human always think your the heroes think your so fucking special you can just do anything right?". " Well there is something you humans are good at dying". The demon punched ren and contuned to beat her over and over again. The demons hands bloody with rens blood. Any last words ren?" ren with a beat of bloody face smiled and said "you know what else us humans are good at fucker?". Whats that? Stalling for time. Confused the demon looked at ren then remembered he never finished off the angel he quickly turned and half way the demons head was cut off with the golden axe. You see ren knew she couldnt throw the sword hard enough to do any damage so she threw the sword as a distraction for her to slide the axe to the wounded angle. The demons head fell to the floor. His headless body fell to its knees and faded away in blackened flames. The wounded angle helped ren to her feet. "Is it finally over?" asked ren. The angle replied yes but there is a unfortunate task i must now do". Ren already knew " I have to die dont i ?" yes no human can see heaven and hell before it is there time im sorry". Ren almost looked relieved please "make it quick" ren said with a smile. The angle embraced ren in his arms and graped a small knife from his belt and dug it into the back if her neck. Rens lifeless body fell to the ground but there in the angles arms was a young beautiful ren. Confused ren looked up at the angle i dont understand . ren said the angle its time to go home ive been waiting so long to hold you again. The angle slowly raised his hands to his helmet and took it off. Ren could not believe her eyes the angle was her husband he was as young as he was when they first met. Rens eyes filled with tears im finally home ren said. Yes we are finally togather at long last. A beem of holy light showerd over them and as they embraced eachother and kissed they both faded away to leave this mortal world behind for good.
