Anya stares at the four people that I had bought with a smile on her face.
"Hello everyone, my name is Anya."
The four people that I had brought blushes at Anya's greeting and nods their heads.
…..
…..
How immature…. I mean Anya does look beautiful but she's just a kid. So, leave her alone.
Seeing the glare on my face, the four stop blushing and straighten themselves.
I mean, some of these people might be rapists or something, so I have to keep them in my radar to make sure that they don't try anything with Anya.
Look, I know I'm being a hypocrite but since Anya was currently my teammate, her safety was directly linked to my well-being.
The sad truth is that I'm going to have to defeat her as well.
There's nothing I can do to stop that, I did feel bad, but I'm pretty sure that she'd the same thing to me in a heartbeat if everything was in her favor. I have to make sure that doesn't happen.
It's not like I really know any of these people so betraying them isn't going to be all that hard.
I point my finger at the muscular man and say,
"This is Eric Gord."
I had bumped into Eric while searching for teammates, at first, I thought that I was going to get beat up. But surprisingly enough the big guy turned out to be super friendly and pretty... unique. With him by my side, people were jumping at the chance to join our team.
I was suspicious of him at first... but I think Eric's one of those, 'all brawns and no brain' type of guy, the way he carried himself reminded me of the bodyguards that I had seen in films.
He must have been a bodyguard of some sort before his death.
I also think he's gay…
What ?
I'm just observant.
Anyways the other three that I raked didn't look all that special. It was just three dudes who didn't really stand out that much. Their names were Hank, Frank and Pat. Yeah it almost rhymes.
The main reason why I took them in was because of the fact that all three of them looked fit and healthy. Since I don't know what kind of game we'll be playing, I thought that choosing them was the best course of action.
I introduce all of them to Anya and ask her,
"So where's your uh- "
Hearing me, she quickly catches on and says,
"Oh yeah, come on over guys.", Anya turns around and calls some people near her to gather around.
Once I see the people she brought, I am quite surprised… to say the least.
She points towards to the familiar tall man beside her and says,
"This is Kevin Murray."
It was the brave gentleman who had asked the question to the actual devil. I'm impressed that Anya actually managed to convince him to join our team.
But the next person that Anya brought on was actual kid, a young boy who looked no more that eleven years old. She introduces him as Michael.
Michael had brown hair and eyed that were of a hazel hue, he didn't even reach up to stomach. That's how short he was.
What did a damn kid do to end up in this literal hell hole ?
The child waves his hand at the five of us and says in an energetic tone,
"I'm Michael, nice to meet you all."
I could tell that there was something more to the kid, but decide to leave it be since he looked like the wind could hurt him.
The next person who Anya roped into our team was woman who seemed around my age range. She introduced herself as Angela. She had black eyes that seemed to draw people in, her hair was of the same color.
Now that we had made up a team of 10 people, there was nothing left to do.
We just sat in a corner of the room silently.
I don't know how much time had passed but it felt like it was way longer than a mere twenty-four hours. As I was slowly starting to lose my mind, Kevin, the tall kid clears his throat to get everyone's attention and says,
"I know that most of us here have done some really bad things… I know I have. But all that was in the past… we don't stand a chance if we don't trust each other so I'll say what my sin is…"
Everyone gets surprised at his proclamation.
I mean revealing our sins meant showing what we really were under that mask we call 'flesh'.
"I r-ran over an e-elderly w-woman by accident…. I had just gotten my license and I was j-just so reckless… I was speeding.", he just breaks down completely after saying this.
Everybody in our team comforts him except me.
….
Why didn't I comfort him ?
Because he's full of shit.
All our memories have been wiped clean… so tell me how the fuck he remembers his sin ?
Anya seems to be thinking the same thing, I could tell from the way she looked at Kevin.
"How do you remember your sin?... our memories have been wiped clean haven't they ?", I ask him
He stays silent, I can see it… even if it was only for a second, I could see panic in his eyes.
But only for a second as he adapts to the situation like a chameleon and says with a puzzled expression on his face,
"Are they ?...I didn't know, I can remember my life quite clearly."
He pretends to think for awhile and snaps his fingers with an enlightened expression on his face.
"Maybe the devil guy made some sort of mistake."
Is that his excuse ?
I mean who in their right mind would believe such a sloppy excuse ?
" Yeah, that makes sense.", Eric {muscle head} says while touching his chin.
…..
Let's just play along with him… at least for now.
Eric raises his hand up in the air and says, "My sin is greed and murder."
Hearing his words, the people in our team all felt a little uncomfortable. But at the same time, we also felt a little relieved that Eric was dumb enough to actually say the truth…
Angela raise her hand next and says, "My sin is corporate fraud"
That sounds weirdly detailed, and kind of silly but hey… who am I to question hell's standards.
I don't listen to what Pat, Hank and Frank say their sin is because I can tell from their faces that their lying.
I raise my hand next and say, "My sin is theft and greed."
No way in hell am I ever telling the truth to these guys… because I don't trust them one bit.
Michael raises his hand next and says,
"My sin is theft, greed and selfish."
I'm a little perplexed since I thought that all children were greedy and selfish, is that such a huge sin ?
I felt that I was missing something here but I couldn't pinpoint what exactly it was.
Now all of us look at Anya, who had remained silent from the very beginning.
She looks down to the floor and says in a low voice,
"I'd rather not say…"
We weren't given any time to react to her refusal as the doors were opened once again and the devil once again greets us. All the blood covering his body had vanished but he was still wearing the same suit.
Hell must have amazing dry cleaners.
He let's out a very toothy grin and says,
"Are you ready for the first game?"
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