CHAPTER 2 – THE DEEP VOICE, IT IS A DEMON.
"Well Jessica it is so very nice to meet you, I have to say I commend you, you were very brave, when faced with death, even though you were scared" the deep voice spoke.
"Who are you, and how could you have possibly known what I had gone through," I replied anxiously.
He laughed, "I know a lot about you, I know that your parents were killed in the fire at your home, I know that you woke up in a strange place, and I know that those three men in that makeshift laboratory tried to kill you."
"Yes that true, but how do you know," I asked.
"I know many things about you, but what I want to know is the answer to the question that I am going to ask you," he replied
"So what are you going to ask me? But first you have to explain to me who the hell are you." I replied getting very agitated.
"Hell, what an excellent choice of words, you see I come from hell. I am a demon", he laughed slyly.
"Are you having a joke or are you serious, there is no such thing as hell and there is definitely no such thing as demons", I snapped back.
"Are you sure, because there are many things that prove that there is hell and that I am a demon," He replied quite forcefully.
"Like what," I was getting frustrated.
"Like what, you say, why do you seem so agitated? Why can't you just trust me? I will tell you that I do not lie, I cannot lie. And this is what distinguishes me from humans. Now I have addressed your request, let me ask you. Do you wish form a contract with me?" the demon replied.
Slightly puzzled and out of curiosity, I replied, "What kind of contract?"
"Well," the demon said, "I will help you take revenge on those who killed your family, that is my part of the contract, and in return for your part, you will surrender you soul, of which I will eat, or you can become a demon like me, but the second part of the contract need not be decided until we have fulfilled, your desire for revenge"
"So," I stated, "if I agree then you will help me find those who killed my family"
"Yes, so I repeat the question. Do you wish to form a contract with me?" the demon replied without hesitation.
"Yes, yes I do wish to form the contract with you" I said, "now let me know if we have a deal"
Then all of a sudden the atmosphere changed, surroundings were no longer black and distorted, there was light shining on my face, I awoke to find that I was at a house that seemed vaguely familiar. And next to me was a tall dark figure.
"Jessica", he said "it's nice to see your awake"
I replied hesitantly "w, wh, who, who are you"
"Jessica don't you remember the contract"
"The contract", I replied cautiously, "but surely that can't be you who I made the contract with, I was somewhat in hell and I for certain know that you can't have come from hell"
"Well Jessica, when you felt that the surroundings were changing, I changed too, I became an entity, well it wasn't like I wasn't alive in the first place, but I took the image of someone whom you like." He replied softly.
"Ok so that is why you look like the man of my dreams, but that still doesn't tell me who you are" I stated.
"I'm sorry, my name is Adam, Adam Michaels" his voice was so dreamy. "As part of the contract to complete the desire for revenge, I need to be with you always, so I am now you butler, but I am not just any butler, I am your butler, and I am simply one epic butler."
"So Adam, or do you wish me to call you Mr Michaels," the question was more for my own pleasure more than anything else.
He replied, "Adams fine, with me, anyway I feel more comfortable with Adam and plus, it will become useful when I explain to you the more important details of our agreement."
"So Adam what are the details of the contract that I need to be made aware of?" I was thinking that surely there wasn't much more to the contract than I already knew
"Well Jessica," he said in a pleasant voice, "as you already know I will be until the contract is over your butler, but I won't be just any butler."
"No you'll be simply one epic butler." I butted in.
He sniggered, "very good, I like what you did, but in all sensibleness," his voice became stern, "you are going to be facing a lot of danger and to ensure that we can both complete our sides of the contract, you need to remain alive, and for that, if you are ever in need of help, when I am not around, then just say my name, and I will be there to help you in a heartbeat."
"Ok, got it" I replied.
"Oh yeah, one more thing, the contract is sealed by a mark that is placed on both of us, where the mark is placed, depends on the strength the contract is, which all depends on the value of your soul, so in essence as your mark is on your eye, and mine is on my hand, this shows that the contract is very strong."
I replied, quite confused, "so if we were to go outside then people would see the marks."
"Yes they would, but we don't want them to see the marks, so you will have to wear an eye patch and I will be wearing gloves."
"But why don't we want people to know about the contract" I stated.
"It is for the best, you will be continuing the life you used to have, you will have enough problems with people offering their condolences, and that pesky future husband of yours, and anyway, what would people think if they were to hear that there was a demon living in their society, they would make a mockery of you, and you don't want that."
"I guess your right Adam, so when is it I start living my life as, well from wherever my parents left off." I asked.
"You have already begun, it has been made public that the daughter of Lady Sandra Lake and her husband, was not killed in the fire, and has been missing for months, the body in the fire was that of the family servant, who started the fire out of hatred, although this is not the case, this is just a rumour to ensure that the real killer doesn't catch wind of your plan. It has also been made public that you were found walking the ruins of the manor and that you intend to pick up, where your parents left off." To Adam that probably seemed simpler than it did to me, but before I could ask him to repeat it to me, there was a loud knock at the door. After a few seconds of silence, with me not knowing completely what was happening, the door flew open and in ran my future husband, Sam.