18 Chapter 16: Checkmate
"Do you know why... This has happened to you...?"
The devil said, as he sat on a luxurious comfortable chair. He was surrounded by riches and women. He held a glass of red wine in his hand.
"Well... Because... You've sinned a great amount... But you've always asked me... Why I caused you so much pain? Why I cursed you and your family to repeat death...? Yes... You want answers... I was the cause of every thing, you went through..."
The devil... sat alone, no one was around. But he will continue to tell you the story... of what truely happened...
Every night... I visited you by your balcony, where you would lift your head up and pray to god... how much you wanted to paint...
I wanted you to get your wish... However, I thought that if you did... then I would never see you on the balcony every night...
So I asked god, if he could never grant your wish... And thus... you still kept coming to the balcony, wishing for what you truely desire... Seeing you, made me want you to never die...
When I asked god, when was the time for your death... He told me... It was meant to be on the night of the terrorist attack, along with your whole family...
I didn't want you to die... And I didn't want you to be sad either...
I was the angel of death... at the time... However, I traded my powers...my spiritual energy... my name... to be with you...
However, I never thought that I would be given so much power... But I did...Because I traded myself... to the devil...
I was once pure... That's when Liam saw the past me... The child with blonde curls and blue eyes.. pure like an angel...
But now... After the exchange, I became a monster. I was scared looking at my true form, myself. But I had to... For you...
I had the power to ensure that you wouldn't die... and I was able to repeat life again for you...
However... The devil left me a warning...
"After this exchange. ..you will never feel loved...and no one will ever love you. The hole in your chest will never be filled...with any type of love..."
"Is there a way?..."
"There is one... The girl that you now love... Make her your queen... Make her...sell her soul...to you..."
That's what I wanted to do...
Unfortunately, once I became a devil... I didn't feel interested in you... I didn't love you... But I did love my POWER!
I made people turn towards evil! And it was so easy! The men who began the terrorist attacks, were so foolish! All it took...was a little push!
So, Yes! I caused the attack! I caused the meteorites to fall! I did all of that... with just their souls in return...!
Unfortunately, everyone died... I swallowed all of their souls! So quickly! It made my power Grow! But...I wanted more! MORE! More! power!
And so... I repeated the day...were everything back to normal...
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But how?... Why did you three wake up and not forget anything that happened?...
I know the answer... God did it...
Once you defy God...he will make sure you pay for IT!
God, gave you the sight of future...in that dream that you said, That you saw the meteorite falling, crashing down on earth. However, God allowed to see the rest of the 7 days of repetitive torture...
However, you're no Saint... You never remembered the rest of that vision...!
Even though, I repeated everything and brought everyone back to life! You two! And that damn baby! Remembered my undoing!
God allowed you to remember what happened and he allowed you to return from the dead!
After the 1st night, I conjured a plan to get rid of you... And so... I started to torture you!
The 2nd night... I kidnapped your baby... I flew up to your apartment and stole your child... I killed her... The police never arrested me...just a man who had no idea what was going on...
The 3rd night... I killed your mother... Before she could make it to your home... Don't worry,..I brought her dead body instead! I made sure to put in a place where you would easily see her...
The sight of your mother made you go crazy... You lost your mind!... With the help of a puppeteer...!
In that moment, you fainted and once you awoke, you seemed like a different person... The reason why, was because... Your soul from the future collided into your body and the soul from the past collided into the body of the future...
I was indeed responsible of this... and deep down inside... you knew...
"Be prepared, Liam. Love isn't a fun game to play. Nothing is going to go the way you expect it to, even after these 7 days... You will not be given a happy ending you truly desire... 'Please' is not a magic word! You won't get what you want by just saying one word! Nothing is free in this world! Everything must come for a price!.....Be prepared..."
I said that...it was a fair warning...
The 4th day, I disguised myself as 'Andrew' just so that I could have $#X with you...! I killed your child! And your foolish husband killed himself!
You suffered... Because you had no idea what was happening... since you were from the past...
However, as I thought that my plan would go well... I found out that the former devil, came to Liam in a dream... He told him about the wishes... and he was going to grant Liam's wish... However, the 'angel' could've said the whole truth infront of Liam. ..If only I didn't interfered!
Of wanting his family to stay alive after these 7 days...
This was the first time I knew about this power of repetitive torture to last for only 7 days... Because of Liam's dream... I knew all the information I could... And on the day when Valentina wouldn't paint a canvas...was the day...They would all DIE!
The 5th day... I played around with time... I brought your dead daughter from the future to kill you!
Then I came to you in a dream...!
This was when my plan began to work! I created a game of life and death!
When I was an angel... all I've known was death... Nobody wanted death...! They would all detest it!
So... Since I loved death more than you! I asked if you appreciated death, as the end of all life!
I thought...you were different...You've just tasted death...maybe...you would come to like it...
However...You're answer outraged me! I let out my fury and rage! I made sure that you were scared!
You thought, you saw my true form?... That was just a mere fraction of it!
So... you made your choice on who I shall kill... it was Liam.... The man you loved...
On the 6th night... Liam was possessed by me... I controlled him...just like I did with you... He showed you the result of your choice!
By serving it down your throat!
Though, I wished he did that...
I stood behind you like the angel of death...Except. ..I'm the devil on death!
I killed you... and showed you, your future destination! I wanted you to be MINE! I reminded you that I was the one who shall take your soul!
The last night... you didn't paint on those precious canvases of yours... so... you shall all die!
Valentina! You wanted to sell your soul away! Now I have it!
You are now my queen! And hell is your home!
"Now... do you understand...?..." The devil looked behind him, after glancing through the window... "Valentina..."
She stood before him, her eyes blackened and a smirk stretching across her face. She was now his queen.
