People chanting our names, was amazing. We were tag teaming in the underground wrestling league and we just won. Seth was doing all the highflying shit and I was the hardcore one. I'm bathed in blood, that's why we were the best in this shithole. Women and men threw themselves at us. No matter how hot they were, we had each other and that's all.
"The feeling of power is amazing. This is what I love wrestling. Because I love to have power and control over other people." Seth said as took my arm and led me to the shit room we were using as backstage.
The presentation was in a seedy night club, but it felt like Wrestlemania. The energy, the people asking for more, the congratulations and cheers of everyone... and him. We were together he was just saved my ass and paid my debts. We were partying, drinking, fucking it was amazing. We we're drinking heavily as a celebration.
"You are the one Ambrose. You are the one I need in my life. You are my little needy whore and we're made to each other. You need me Dean, you can't live without me and that's why we will be together for the long run. You will never do someone better than me and you know that, don't you babe?" Seth is drunk.
"Yes Seth. I know that. And I will follow you to hell if needed." I perfectly knew I'm fucked up enough and nobody will ever love me. Just him, he's right, every time he told me I would never do better than him he was right. I know that I need him. I love him.
"You, my little fucked up, crazy lover. You're damaged but I don't care. I'm the only one that would never care about that," Seth says again and again. "You're mine."
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I wake up with a massive headache and that dream doesn't help. After my conversation with the homeless guy in the cell. The next thing I know is I'm not there anymore. I'm lying on the floor. I don't know how this happened. The homeless guy is standing in front of me and he doesn't look more like a beggar, he's clean. His old rags were transformed into beautiful black vest with golden decorations. He's wearing trousers and boots. His clothes highlight the parts of his body that makes him even hotter than he is. He looks like some kind of warrior. Even his face is clean and he looks just a little older than Seth.
He approaches to me and gives me a hand to help me stand up. I can see him better. His hair is now pulled up in a high bun. That hair is something else, raven black, long and shiny. His teeth are pearly white. His body smells pleasant. His lips are pink and pouty, his face looks soft like the silk and his eyes are gray with a hint of silver. He's gorgeous like some kind of roman god. He doesn't look like a human being, now I believe his words. I just sold my soul but still don't feel afraid, still think is a right price to see Seth again. I owe him so much. He's the only one that can love me. I'm damage goods.
I'm not covered in blood anymore. I'm clean and I have my own clothes: black tank top, running shoes and battered jeans. My hair is perfectly clean, like nothing would had happened. Like the moments before... Seth's death.
"Oh, yes... That is the way you have to look." He's looking at me from head to toes. He draws a kind of mysterious smile and cocks an eyebrow, "Gorgeous."
I began to walk looking at the ground. I don't know why he's making me feel nervous. He's as weird as this place. I just want to find Seth. That has to be my only goal in this moment.
We are inside of a kind of abyss, the walls are solid rock. This place feels moist and a soft mist surrounds us. So cliché. I'm dumbly following this man, but I have no other option. We made a deal and I need to find Seth. I wonder if I really killed him as everyone says. I feel like not, I could never had done something like that.
"This is the first part of our journey, little one." His voice is so deep.
"How long will take to find him?"
"It will take some time... But do not worry, the time in this place does not proceed in the same way as in your world." He says looking me straight in the eye with his mysterious smirk, "We must do this while at your place of origin is still Hallows Eve."
"Then Halloween itself is the pagan celebration that everyone says it is." Yeah, Seth was right.
"Yes, my darling. What makes Halloween so special is not only the fact we can go to your world and tempt you with multiple sins. Lately humans are making our work easy since they are opening portals to places they do not even know."
"And when this day ends... what will happen?" I doubtfully ask.
"If we get our goal, you will have your beautiful life back and off course your boyfriend will be alive and I... I will have your eternal soul for the rest of your lives."
"Lives..." I'm in awe.
"All the time, eternally." He says and keeps walking.
We finally reach a cave, a kind of entrance to the place we are destined to go. A cold wind is surrounding this place. It looks like a kind of ancient field, at the distance I can see a vast valley. I count seven gates, one far from the other, all in a sloping path to the top of the high mountain, which is an active volcano. The last gate is in the crater. The first gate is in the middle of the valley, it's very bright and beautiful. I can see a big black river behind the first gate and in the other side of the river, the other six gates. I look back to see the entrance it's a weird mass of moving light.
"Little one." He softly says, "Welcome to The Valley of Death. While Hallows Eve rites last, that portal will be opened. And you can return back to your world."
I feel a cold chill at his announcement. To be honest is not just that. For some reason he makes me feel nervous and weak.
"So, you're some kind of demon or a warrior?" I ask.
"What do you think I am?" He smirks.
"You are a demon but you look like some kind of roman god." I say.
And god if that's truth. His body is killer. So fucking toned. Firm and muscly. He's taller than me and thicker. He's built like a warrior. And that tattoo on his arm and part of his chest as I can guess, is something else. Totally godlike.
"Roman God. I like that," He smiles pleased, "I remember The Roman Empire. It was one of the best places for me to be honest. It was full of amazing places and very interesting people. I had a lot of fun there, the kind of fun I enjoy the most."
And man, his smile is pure sin. It's like his body language screams lust, sin and sex. I'm mesmerized, watching at him as he had casted a spell on me. He is so gorgeous, so… so…
I shook my head. I need to focus, I am a man with a mission and I need to fulfill it.
"I have a name… Dean. You still haven't told me yours."
"You can call me Roman God. I like that." He's the walking confidence.
"You're not a god. But I can call you Roman since you like that name." I try hard to focus in other thing than his body. But it's hard.
"And I already knew your name, dear Dean." The way he moves and talks it's mesmerizing. "You should hurry up, we just have twenty two hours in your world that is almost three days in this place."
We walk a little more and finally reach the beautiful golden gate, the first one. It's adorned with several streaks in circular and oval shape that are attached at various points, the gate is decorated with diamonds and emeralds. It's absolutely beautiful.
"Welcome to the first kingdom we have to visit: The Kingdom of Mammon." Roman announces in a low tone and smirks, "I know you are thinking this is so cliché..."
Now he's trying to read my mind... "I thought you were more powerful, and you'll take me immediately with him." I hiss watching as the luxurious gates began to open.
"Oh Dean, no. You think this would be that easy? No, You have to win your life back, and believe it or not, I have to win your soul. My kingdom is the penultimate of this place."
"So... you're a king." I whisper.
"I am emperor." He says with that deep voice.
We saunter into the place and inside is even more luxurious. This city is made in precious stones and minerals. There's an enormous way made in golden cobbles, huge buildings made of gold and jewels are placed in each side of the road and in the end I can see a stunning palace.
I can hear several yells and cries. People suffering horrendous pain. The beauty of this place contrasts with the horrible cries.
"The valley and the mountain in the east have seven kingdoms." Roman tells me, "This place represents the greed and avarice. The souls of all those that succumbed to these sins are inside those beautiful buildings. They are paying the price of their weakness."
"Their pain is going to end, isn't it?" I dare to ask.
"You are a little curious, Dean. There are things I will not tell you... yet." Roman softly caresses my chin, forcing me to look at him.
And I'm hypnotized by his gray gaze. He softly strokes my chin and I feel my body on fire. I can't take my eyes off of him. He looks at me with intensity and I lick my lips. All I can see is that beautiful, pink soft lips. I'm weak. He brings his face closer to mine and I feel trapped in a cloud of heat and desire. My mind doesn't reason anymore and my whole body is prey to the huge desire to kiss those lips and throw myself at him.
I can feel his soft lips feathering mine and my heart is beating so fast. Then he smirks sinfully and let me go. Just in that moment I notice what I was about to do.
What the fuck?
Roman smiles as my behavior is the funniest thing in the world and I'm so ashamed.
"As I just said, Dean," He speaks to me as that interaction between us had never happened, "There are things I can not tell you but there are others I can. Every person in your world commits a lot of sins, but their sins are not really bad at all. This valley was made for all the people that made something stupidly bad or wrong to end here. The people inside those buildings are paying the right price for their faults, they do deserve that pain."
I try my best to focus, although I'm still ashamed, "So, the people in this place… They're surrounded by luxuries, jewels and wealth, but they can't have them. They just see those things every day while being punished. You're right, I think this is so cliché."
"You got it, sweet one." Roman's voice is so deep and at the same time is silken. Like a mesmerizing music. "Your eyes are two baby blue portals, I can read a lot of things on them."
I try to ignore his flirting. And that would be an easy thing just one day ago. Sami Callihan who used to be my best friend always told me Seth had trained me, like brainwashed me and I was unable to even flirt or check out other men. I prefer to think that was love that made me unable to even notice other men. Now it's different. Roman pretty much touches me and I'm feeling weak, nervous... Excited.
Again I shook my head, "Why Seth is here? I know he made a lot of stupid things but he didn't deserve to end in a place like this, in one of those kingdoms. I know he was making a kind of conjure but... he was murdered. That should count as reparation." And in the moment I remember that I feel like I want to cry.
"Do not cry sweet one." Roman looks at me with a sultry smirk, "Hopefully you will find him and he himself tells you why he ended here."
"Where are we going?" I ask, trying to finish the talk about Seth.
"To the palace. We need to see my brother. I need his authorization to take you to the next place. We have norms and rules. You are not like us and you should not be here."
"What if he doesn't give me the authorization?"
"Well, we have to try,. I told you if I do not do my part, you can keep your soul. But you have nothing to worry, I always get what I want."
My soul is the least of my worries, I just want to get Seth out of this predicament and get back our lives. "We have to do this in every place we visit til we arrive to the place where Seth is, right?"
"Yes, dear Dean, you are right. Now follow me." He alluringly smiles while softly turns to walk before me.
I walk behind Roman and the horrible cries fade in the air. He announces himself with a gargoyle-like man in the gate and a few moments later we are sauntering into the palace. I can't describe the beauty of this place. There's no place in my world that barely looks like this.
We entered into the most luxurious, big place I've ever seen. In the center there is an enormous throne and another big gargoyle-like man is sitting there. He wears pretty elegant clothes and he wears a lot of jewelry.
"Mammon. I need your help, I need your authorization to pass across your city with him." Roman points at me and the guy named Mammon looks at me with contempt, as if I were the lowest thing in the universe. I just look at my feet.
"What have you done, little brother?" Mammon's voice sounds angry, "He is not dead, he does not belong to this place."
"I know that, brother. I just need your authorization. I am taking him to the last kingdom." Roman says with a smirk.
"How could you have made a living creature enter the valley of death?" Mammon is really astounded.
"That brother, is my little secret." Roman cocks his eyebrow and his smile is kinda smug.
"I owe you a couple of favors, so you can go across my city with that creature." Mammon says, "Take some of my treasure to pay the debt. I do not want to have unfinished business with you, especially if I have to see you accompanied by a living being."
Roman walks to a pile of jewels in the floor. He takes some beautiful earrings and a necklace.
"That is not enough to cover the debt." Mammon says.
"I need something else that will serve to completely cover the debt." Roman smiles.
"What can that be?" Mammon looks puzzled.
"Purified water. I know in your mines, there are several springs of water that seeps from the black river. I want you to give me some."
That's understandable, Roman needs the water for me.
"You heard my brother." Mammon tells his servants.
Shortly after I have a kind of leather backpack with some containers with purified and transparent water. And before leaving he gave me some water. With a bow Roman and I leave the palace.
"You're not going to drink?" I can't help asking.
"I do not need that, my darling." He said smirking.
I keep following him. We walked a lot more til we reach the city limits. Then he stops.
"Dean, little one." He approaches to me, then he takes out of one of his pockets the beautiful golden earrings, and softly brushes my auburn mane. "I chose this thing thinking on you. Do me the honor of wear it."
Then he is softly touching my ears. I'm wearing this earrings and his hands are still ghosting my neck. Making me feel bothered and hot.
What kind of creature is him? He should be staring at me with contempt like his brother just did. Or he would be torturing me for the way they punish people. Instead of that he is walking with me, talking to me in a soft way, even giving me a jewel. He's touching me, and he looks at me in a sultry way like he was trying to seduce me but... if he really wants something like that, he doesn't need to do this kind of things. I'm in his world and in his hands. He could force me to do whatever he wants, since he's powerful and I'm in his world. I don't understand his intentions.
"I have to say it again... Gorgeous." He softly grins as his fingers feather over my neck and chest touching the collarbone, "Stop the paranoia, you have nothing to be afraid. We need to keep walking sweet one."
We leave the kingdom of Mammon.