Diary of a Red Reaper

(2) My begining

The first clear memory I have is of the night I made my deal with Satan.

I don't even remember how he got there, I just remember I was sad...

It was storming horribly that night. And something in my life had been ruined or taken from me... I can't remember. Hot tears were pouring from my face not just because I was sad, but also I was angry. I was so angry. I didn't know I could feel such hatred.

Suddenly my ceiling fan stopped moving and the lights flickered. I thought the power was going out from the storm so I didn't pay it any attention.

Then after a few moments I realized the storm had gone quiet. Feeling curious about the abrupt halt of the rain, I sat up from my bed and wiped away my tears to look out the window. I was in shock. The rain was just floating in place.

There was a bright flash and the light in my room fell to pieces, glass fell across the floor. I was sitting in the dark now. Dazed, confused, and scared.

I was all alone and the world was silent. I had no idea what was happening.

Then, Slowly, my closet door crept open. My already dark room seemed to have gotten even darker. A black smog glided across the floor filling the room. I was surrounded by a feeling of despair and emptiness.

I couldn't see anything except for the endless shadow that had engulfed my room. I clung to my sheets, feeling somewhat comforted by the false sense of safety they gave to me.

Then I saw two bright red eyes illuminate my closet. The image of that blood chilling, soulless stare has forever been burned into my mind...

I couldn't breath. Like the air in my Lungs had been stolen from me...

The eyes gave a single blink. And started to creep towards me. I could see a figure slowly starting to reveal its self. It was a man. Tall, had black hair, wore an elegant red and black suit, had broad shoulders, and was simply... Dark...

His eyes were a bright and vivid red, yet so very empty. He spoke simple, but powerful words.

"Do you want your pain to go away?"

I was speechless. I had no response to give. Fear had swallowed me. And I had been frozen to the spot on my bed.

He stepped closer. Shadows spiraling around him and filling the room.

He quietly spoke.

"I see the darkness in your heart boy. It's been there for a long time. But it has only recently been awakened. You've been suffering, I can feel it. Anger this pure is a rare thing... If you come with me I'll show you how to use it. I'll show you how to control the blackest part of your heart."

"Do you want to change? Do you want the pain to go away? Do you want power?"

Power. The word echoed through my mind. I thought about it and decided I did. Then as if he heard me, he reached out to me as if to shake my hand and held it there. Slowly, I raised my hand up to meet his.

I reached out until I was only inches from him, a red spark flew from his hand and shocked me. I cringed from the sudden pain and pulled my hand back slightly.

Feeling calmer I went to reach again, no spark this time. Then quickly and firmly I shake his hand. Instantly a long red string of fire and lightning explode from his shoulder and start to engulf his arm quickly approaching mine!

I try to yank my hand away but his grip was to strong! I was trapped! The fiery sparks reach my hand. The pain was immense! I'd never felt anything like it before! It felt like my brain was melting and my arm was being ripped off an inch at a time! The fire spread farther and farther up my arm until it had been consumed. Then the fire lurched into my chest.

Things flew off the shelves throwing themselves across the room! Scratches and claw marks appeared on the walls! Screams and howls echoed around me!

I had been yelling and screaming this whole time but now the pain seemed to have taken that ability away now. I just sat on my bed now with a frozen look of terror on my face.

Then, Just when I thought the pain was starting to subside, the darkness in the room gathered itself into a small ball and started to float towards me. It got closer and closer to my head and then hovered for a bit until an ark of the red lighting hit it.

It shot into my mouth and down my throat and settled in my stomach. At first I felt nothing. Then I felt a twitch in my gut. Then a massive explosion of shadows flew from my eyes and mouth! The darkness poured out of me like a waterfall! Eventually everything settled down... The man let go of my hand and it fell to my side. The last of the fiery lightning flowing into my chest.

My mind felt so calm. My body felt numb. A small drop of blood fell from my hand onto my bed. I got off my bed and stood there for a minute.

The man then gently put his hand on my shoulder and guided me into the closet, which had been engulfed in a red light and darkness. We stepped through it together and that was it.

That's my first memory.