— Hell, a place for sinners to pay for their faults on earth. Their souls wander being tormented by demons, between screams and cries the most cruel tortures are carried out. All this cruelty is supervised by the great judges, the nine lords of hell and from among all of them rises the greatest of the demons, the cruelty incarnate, the maximum traitor, the fearsome torturer, I the lord of the demons, Lucifer ... O that's what they like to invent — he commented in a calm voice as the projector was turned off.
As the light came on, the gloomy atmosphere in the room disappeared. Only two people were in the kitchen, one of them, a clueless and unkempt young man with curly hair, a bit long that covered one of his small black eyes, was sitting at the table and the other the self-styled Lucifer, a young man who He looks 25 years old, his hair is tousled jet black with some light shades, his relaxed face shows a slight smile, his piercing eyes of a purple hue wearing an elegant black suit with thin red lines that crossed the entire set. When he finished putting away the projector and the screen, he arranged it with him and then took a seat.
— Very nice presentation — the young man commented.
— It's true! I struggled looking for the correct images to correctly explain everything.
—Well I only have a small complaint, the images are fine but they needed a little more text. Not everything in a presentation should be images, there should also be text that helps everyone better understand the idea.
— But a lot of text will be overwhelming and boring — replied Lucifer.
— It's true — replied the young man — That's why a presentation has to be balanced.
— You're right — accept his defeat Lucifer — I'll have to consider it next time.
— Having clarified that — the young man continued sadly — Could you tell me where I am?
An awkward silence enveloped the kitchen, Lucifer got up and made two cups of tea. As he served them he sat back down and took a drink.
— In hell — Lucifer replied calmly.
— I'M IN HELL!!!
— OF COURSE YES, WHY DO YOU THINK THAT WAS THAT PRESENTATION!!!
The young man was shocked, his pale face showed how shocked he was.
— But that means I died — the young man tried to regain his composure a little — but I don't remember how it happened and now that I think about it, I don't remember my previous life either, I don't remember how I got here, I don't even remember my name.
— Your name is Daniel — Lucifer interrupted.
— Ah thanks for it… WAIT THAT'S NOT THE POINT!
— Well, how you got here doesn't matter, what should matter to you is the purpose for which you are here and why I take the liberty of talking to you.
— Well for that there could be several reasons, for example, an invocation to be trained as the new demon king or maybe I was killed by a truck and fell here by mistake and now I have to find a way to return to heaven and save Hell of destruction or was I brought to procreate with all the beautiful demons or — A ray of hope lit up Daniel's face — I'm just dreaming.
— A dream, eh! — Lucifer expressed, tired of the words of the Young — Then there is no problem in doing this.
Suddenly Daniel's neck began to compress, leaving him breathless. Desperate he got up abruptly, dropping the chair where he was sitting, unexpectedly he began to levitate, in desperation he kicked and took his neck looking for what was hanging him without success. In a violent way his limbs stretched and began to twist and twist, stopping at the limit point of the joints just before breaking. The pain threshold that Daniel passed through was reflected in his tears, he could not scream or express any kind of sound, he felt how his vocal cords could explode at any moment. With all his effort he looked at Lucifer, sitting calmly with his cheek resting on his hand, staring at him with a slight grimace on his face. A thought ran through Daniel's mind, "This pain is real, Lucifer is real, this hell is real."
— It's good that you think so — after Lucifer's words, Daniel fell to the ground.
This is how things were, these are the characters in this story and it all started with this encounter, an encounter that will mark the destiny of everyone in this world.