*This chapter and subsequent ones would be from Igor's POV*
Towering up to 15 meters tall, the menacing figure with two straight jagged horns on his head, fiery red eyes and mouth filled with serrated teeth, seated on the throne room and dwarfed every living thing in the room. He called himself Baran Valier, the demon who called unto us.
"I am Baran Valier, the duke and ruler of the Valier duchy of the underworld, you five accepted my invitation and came here, there is only one thing you all came for, that is power, i shall give you but you must also give something in return". Baran said with his demonic voice that shook the entire room.
A black haired man wearing a tunic dress stood up and said:
" what do you want, we know demons have no use of mortals riches".
"Oh, it simple, i want your most precious possessions...". Baran paused as he gave a mischievous wicked smile and continued: "your souls ".
We all flinched, despite the fact that we already know this is typical of a demon we couldn't help but be frightened when the words came out of his mouth.
Beside me, by my right, i could hear a brown haired man mutter:
" what have I to lose, nothing else, I'm in a huge debt and lost everything, selling my soul to a demon, i can be free even if it is a little".
He stood up, walked forward and said:
"Demon Baran Valier, i...". He was interrupted mid sentence as Baran said:
"I am not a demon, i am not one of those low ranking celestials, i am a devil, i am Baran Valier, the duke and ruler of the Valier duchy of the underworld, do not lump me up with those low level organisms... Continue ".
"Ahem, Devil duke Baran Valier, ruler of the Valier duchy of the underworld, i Larmore Aetheria of the Aetheria county wishes to sign a contract with you ". The man said.
Beside Seraph, a blonde woman stood up and also went forward and declared:
"I Barbara Karma, wishes to sign a bond of contract with you Devil Baran Valier, duke and ruler of the Valier duchy of the underworld ".
Two out of the five of us have declared their aim to sign a contract with the devil. I don't know but it seems my sister is deliberating whether or not to sign. I asked her:
"Sister, you are not thinking of signing a pact with the devil right "?
She replied:
"We come all the way here Igor, there's no turning back, what else. Besides what do we have we've lost everything ever since our parents died, if we have this power we can turn or life over for the better change ".
"But to sell our souls, isn't that a bit you know...". I said trying to convince my sister but she cut me off mid sentence.
"Igor, we've... I've gotten nothing else to lose besides you, moreso we are already here i don't think there is a way back... You can choose not to sign a pact with him, but whatever you choose you will forever be my little brother ".
She stood up and also declared her wish to sign a contract with Valier.
I gritted my teeth, my sister has always been the one to look after me, i did nothing on my part to assist her, she has always been the one to carry on all the burden of us both. I have always been the one depending on her.
I clenched my fist and stood up to declare my wish of signing a contract with Valier.
My sister was quite stunned with my bold declaration, she looked at me, wanting to say something but I spoke first.
"I've always been dependant on you sister, i don't want you to carry all the burden alone. Sister let me assist you and carry the burden together ".
She was silent for a while then she gave a smile and said.
"You have grown up Igor, I'm sorry it is this way ".
"There's no need to be sorry sister none of us wanted it this way, it is not your fault ". I tried to beseech her.
My sister doesn't need to be sorry, she is not at fault that things are like this, ever since our parents died, we've been nothing but miserable and wretched. I watched my sister as the smile on her face slowly fades and nothing but pure sadness remains.
The man in tunic dress was the only one left, he seems to be hesitant at first, but hearing my sister's words as well as seeing everyone making up their minds to risk what they have left for a better change, he decides to join us and declared:
"I Orpheus Tucker of the Tucker March wishes to sign a contract with you, Devil Baran Valier, the duke and ruler of the Valier duchy of the underworld".
This is the beginning of the group that would later be called "The Original Five".