william's eyes blinked for the last time
'this is it then'
but it seems that even death didn't play along with his wish
"AHHH" he felt like an unbelievable pressure was squeezing his brain, his pained cries echoed throughout the empty warehouse
'w-what's happening, i'm in so much pain'
he didn't even finish his thought when another wave of the pain hit again, but this time it wasn't limited to his brain but reached even the nails of his toes. everything hurt like crazy, william cried in pain like he never did before.
he only cried twice in his life and now the third time in his death.
'why am i still alive goddammit!'
his eyes shot open, the pain was so immemse it didn't let him fall unconscious..
he looked at the ceiling, at the small light that hanged from it, he squinted his eyes and furrowed his brows
'why is the light grey?!' his heartbeat drowned his hearing, he focused a bit and realized that in fact there was no other sound than his own racing heartbeat
'this is wrong, my heart shouldn't beat lile that. i've lost too much blood i should be dead, my heart should be slowing down, what the fuck is happening dammit'
he looked at his right and the blood that sooked the floor was also colored grey.
william then realized that everything in his vicinity was in black and white
'what? am i dead? wait-'
he immediately put his hand on the stab wound near his waist
'i can't feel pain anymore.. so i indeed am dead. but what's with the silent movie type afterlife?'
he tried to get up only to lose balance and fall flat on his arce. a weird static noise filled his ears then..
" i descended before applying my domain which caused you that immense pain in your temple. excuse me"
the voice that spoke to him was low, very low. he almost couldn't hear it, but at the same time he felt his eardrums pop. he touched the side of his face and felt warm liquid oozing.
for the first time in his life, he wanted to call out for his mother.
'is this god? satan? are they really real? what is happening?'
william turned his head left and right, trying to look for the source of the voice.
he felt cold, the air around him was so freezing that he could see his own breath. but what disturbed william the most was that he was the growing shadow that danced around his feet
"what the fuck?" was the only thing his mind could say right now. nothing made sense to him
"i know you are confused now but i can't answer any of your questions, it's hard enough for me to manifest myself in my world, let alone in another god's world"
'WHAT?! OKAY, TIME OUT'
"what are you doing with your hands?" the mysterious sound said
william didn't notice he was actually doing the time out hand sign.
"never mind, all you need to know is that here your conscienceness is still alive, but only for a minute. your body is already dead and when i ascend you will die. i have watched the last few years of your life and decided you are worthy of becoming my sword"
william was trying to comprehend the words the creature or god or whatever was saying.
and for the first time since the god descended william asked
" what do you mean by your sword?"
'dammit! why didn't ask him what is he?!'
a cold chill ran down william's back. he felt a presence behind him but didn't dare to look back. if a mere whisper of this presence pierced his eardrums he didn't know what would happen to his eyes if he looked
"wise choice" the voice said as if he had read william's mind
and continued " i come from another world, i am a god of that world and i am stricking a deal with you. i will resurect you there and give you another chance of life and you will achieve my goal"
'well i can't believe this is actually happening.. so he's a god and wants me ti be his servant'
william thought for a second 'okay let's get this straight, a nobody human who happens to live in a world diffrent from his is being asked by a god for help.. this sounds shady as fuck, i have too many questions but he already said he's on a time limit. i gotta choose my questions carefully'
the god was looking down at his new candidate, he could easily hear the man's thoughts and nodded to himself
' i don't have much time anymore to choose one, this man seems decent enough for now'
"what is that goal? and why do you think i want to live another life? my life here was pretty shit, i don't want a do over of the same bullshit'' william snorted
'this is just like i thought, on one hand his detachment and indifference to life will be a good asset for him if he continues with my plan but it's also a double edged sword, for i can't hold his life as collateral. he will not care enough to fight and live leading to breaking the deal. i need something'
the god pondered
"i want you to raise hell in my world, destroy the kingdom and then kill the 5 natural gods, that's my goal. as for what you want, i'm open to suggestions" the vanquished god said calmly
for a second william thought he was joking but when he realized he wasn't a roar left his mouth that sounded almost like a laugh
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA"
the god was taken back by the action of the man
" you want but a mere human to kill 5 gods?! are you fucking out of your mind! i don't know why you got a petty grudge against your god friends but i ain't gonna meddle in your business, now leave me die in peace" william shooed him with his hand and layed back and the floor in the same position he was in when he was dying
the god was flabbergasted, he knew what the human said was true but the way he treated him with much arrogance and nonshalence fascinated him
'maybe he's better than decent, and he also isn't so dumb. he knows his limits unlike the wannabe heroes i had to deal with in the past'
a grin appeared so big that it almost swallowed the whole ceiling. william, startled, slid backwards trying to avoid the horror he was seeing
a hug mouth was smiling down at him with white long fangs coated in what looked like black goo. the goo was dripping on the floor and william tried with all his might to escape from it, but alas a few drops landed on his hand and legs
it burned his skin and bones like they were nothing more than paper
"AHHHHHHHH" he yelled in pain.
panting, he looked back up and the grin widened even more. he was scared, but more, he was angry. the god not only lied to him about pain not working in his domain but also inflicted him with more of it when he declined the offer
" YOU FUCKER, LIKE HELL I'LL WORK WITH A PSYCHO LIKE YOU"
william yelled on top of his lungs as more drops landed on him
tears streamed down his contorted face
"you call me a psycho yet you were the one having fun killing these miserable ants?"
william shut his mouth before yelling again
the god was right, both of them are the last person (or god) to judge the other
" it won't change the fact that your deal is bullshit, even if i had something i want i could never fulfill the end of our bargain. killing omniscient beings is way out of my reach" william retorted
the grin vanished and the goo stopped falling, william heaved a sigh of relief
" i know you're weak now, but in my world even humans can rival gods. i will give you the power necessary to grow and destroy your enemies"
" but don't forget, the power i will bestow upon you is still mine, so if you used it for something different from my cause then i will take it away, if you use it against me then i will make you wish you were dead" he continued clamly
william tisked
'i'm not dumb enough to try and bite the hand that fed me, especially if that hand was of a god's'
'well, i am being asked to kill 5 gods so that's that' he continued thinking
'could this be such a bad deal? i mean, i will get a power that rivals gods. this sounds way better than moving bricks and building houses for a living. i don't trust this thing though. he looks more like a devil than a god. but..'
"i have 2 conditions" william sighed
'he said at first that he descended into anither god's world, which means there is a god here and i'm definitely going to hell if i refuse his offer. so it's either burn in eternal flames until.. well eternity or live again in a different world.. shit, here goes nothing'
the god smiled secretly at the man
" first, i will be your sword or whatever but i will do it my way. i will not be a puppet you can control, i will have my own will and make my own decisions. but i give you my word, i won't do anything to go against you"
" what is the second condition?" the god asked
'i don't hear any malice in his voice nor thoughts, he can be trusted for now' thought the god
" i want you to fix my brain" william said as he pointed his finger to his head
" i don't know why you chose me but you did, and i'm asking you now that it won't be possible for me to do anything for you if i go there with this fucked up mental illness of mine. i don't know about the other world but i highly doubt there are anti depressants there and therapists. i have shizoid personality disorder, it got better but it's still there and i can't have a decent relationship with anyone because of it. so fix me and i will do your bidding"
he breathed out air he didn't think he was holding
'he wants me to destroy a whole kingdom, doesn't matter if i'm strong, i meed allies to help me pull it off and if i can't communicate with others right niw. it's a hassle and nigh impossible, i can't do what he's asking"
the god listened to his thoughts and nodded to himself
he knew the man had a mental illness, it was one of the reasons he chose him. the task he was giving him is too grande for an emotional human to carry out. but the man's point was correct too.
'humans can have emotions yet still do horrible things, i don't think this man will just change if i opened the faucet of his feelings'
and as if william felt his hesitation he continued
" don't think that i will start loving humans and be merry with every stranger i meet because i'm healed" he knew that who he is right now is not gonna change anytime soon. if it really did then he wouldn't have thought about the deal for a second
'i need to kill a lot of people, if i become soft it will break me. being detached and being mentally ill are 2 different things'
"it is a deal then, william foster" the god said
suddenly before william could react, he was hit by the pain again. he looked around but the presence is gone just as the colors came back.
he bled again, and stared at the ceiling waiting for the pain to go away
' gods exist, i guess i owe danny an apology' he chuckled to himself using his last breath and then died.
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