Hellraiser: Time to play
By: urbanlegends
Chapter 3
The Demonification of John Merchant
John Merchant walked in to his sisters apartment to find it a mess. in fact, a mess didn't begin to describe it. He walked through it yelling out her name. He came in to her bedroom and found it to be in even worse condition.
"Elizabeth! Where are you? This isn't fucking funny!" He exclaimed loudly.
" It wasn't meant to be a joke but I'm glad you find it funny. I'm sure you won't think so in a while however," Pinhead said out of nowhere.
" Holy shit," John gasped.
" May I ask you just a simple question," Pinhead inquired? " I know what my purpose is in this whole escapade but do you know yours?
" My grandmother used to tell us stories about all of this. She said that... that...," John couldn't get any more out. He vomited all over the floor.
" Oh yes, your grandmother, I remember her, she was quite a fighter. Unfortunately, when she gave the box to you, she became, how do you say it, expendable." Pinhead said laughing an almost repulsive laugh.
" What did you do to her you sick fuck?" John had gotten over his fear.
" The more generations I go through, of you Merchants, the less you fear me. Well, never mind, that will change shortly." Pinhead jerked his head suddenly as chains shot out of hell and into John's entire body. He was bleeding profusely. Two needled tubes came out of hell as well and one began to take blood out and put blue liquid in. " I encourage you not to move too much you might rip your skin off. As much as I would enjoy that, I assume you wouldn't. It would really be unfortunate to live forever without skin. John your role in this is quite simple. You have to open the gates of hell forever. Hell isn't much fun anymore because most of the residents have been there for a while and most of the newcomers enjoy pain so the suffering is less than satisfactory."
" Fuck you! I'll never help you!" John's pain was turning in to pleasure and was rather uneasy.
" I thought you would be less than forthcoming with your help so I invested in some insurance. Your sister is in hell and experiencing pain that is unimaginable. In fact, I am giving her the most pain that has been delivered in 152 years when an Egyptian man came in. He had a thing for murdering demon worshipers. Well, you can guess where I got a little irritated." Pinhead chuckled. " So, unless you decided to help me, your sister is stuck in hell."
" Fine, but you have to promise me that you will let her go as soon as I open the doors to hell."
" I give you my word." Pinhead chuckled inside knowing he had no intention of letting Elizabeth go. " You are now immortal. So you have centuries to get this done. However, Elizabeth doesn't. She can only suffer so much before she truly dies. In fact she has one month before she loses her soul to hell. I would hurry and find a way. Merchant, the box is the key, of course you already know that so I would get started. Trick me in any way child and I will make sure you suffer next to your sister in hell for eternity."
John began to cry from the exhaustion. He watched Pinhead enter the bleeding wall behind him. He looked over to the bed and saw the puzzle box. Finally the chains and tubes were out of him. He sat down on the bed and picked the box up. How could something so small be such a big deal. There was a note on the table Elizabeth had written the day of her birthday.
"This birthday was the best in the world. My brother is the best"
" Yeah." He thought sarcastically. " I'm just great."