Chapter 6

"But why did you come from hell to come to me?" Da Vinci spoke, despite all the madness it was for him, as someone who grew up under the teachings of the church, to see Lucifer in person. He still wanted to ask this question

"Hell...? No, I didn't come from hell, nor have I ever been to hell... I don't even know if it exists in this universe... Maybe something like a low dimension or something, but not hell as Catholics imagine " Lucifer rambled a bit

And that information alone got Da Vinci excited. Why excited? You may wonder...

Because just in a set of sentences, he can understand many things. Like for example, the most important thing for him; The bible was not absolute

And this was shocking and heartening for someone like him, a man who had always sought the truth but was always impeded by the teachings contained in the bible.

'Is he telling the truth? Is he really real? Or is everything a pre-death hallucination?' - Da Vinci

"As to why I came to you, well, you were the one who woke me up from my slumber of a few thousand years" Lucifer said, still watching the outside of the mansion. Observing the little cold conflicts the mages and vampires were having out there

But, strangely, none of them knew he was there, even if he looked out the window, they wouldn't see anything

They would only see a window...

"Woke you up? What does that mean?" - Da Vinci

"Well, even if I tell you the whole story, the whole reason why I came, you can either not believe it or you can choose not to believe it. After all, you humans always choose to see what you want, instead of choosing to see what it's right in front of your eyes" - Lucifer

He turned and walked toward Da Vinci, who was contemplating the words of the being who until a moment ago had been unsure if he really existed.

"You already acted this way, a few moments ago. You, because of everything you've learned, were in doubt whether or not you should believe in me, or even believe that I really existed" - Lucifer

"How.." Da Vinci wanted to ask but was interrupted before he could

"No human can hide anything from me, not in this universe at least.." Lucifer answered the unspoken question

"So since I know you're going to doubt everything I say so I'll show you.." Lucifer spoke, now beside Da Vinci as he stared straight ahead.

Da Vinci was watching Lucifer all the time, and more and more he felt strange 'He's nothing like what they used to say... But I don't even know if he's really Lucifer... What am I thinking...'

And it was then that Da Vinci heard a snap, making him turn his attention to Lucifer's hands, only to realize that he was now in an all-white environment, still sitting in the same chair.

He made an astonished face, before getting curious. His heart was beating too fast, and he was feeling like this was all too much for him

' I'm too old for this ' Da Vinci complained internally, but he didn't dare verbalize it.

After all, according to what he observed, to Lucifer, he was a child, so it was very likely that this could be disrespectful to whoever he believed to be the devil.

"This place is my mental space, and I brought your conscience to it," Lucifer said "If you don't believe, try to touch yourself..."

And Da Vinci did just that, and he was surprised to find that it appeared to be intangible.

"Well, I'm going to show you my life, and show you the truth of this world. Soon after, we'll talk about why I really came to see you" Lucifer spoke, before the white landscape changed to the interior of a library

And on one of the library walls, a big screen was there, with a static effect.

When Lucifer realized that Da Vinci was curious about the big screen, he began to show his life on the big screen, like a slightly fast-paced movie.

Of course, he cut some parts, but the essence of everything was there.

They spent weeks in Lucifer's mental space before it broke up and he pulled them out.

And as soon as he finished, Da Vinci was looking shocked, speechless, and at the same time a little sad?

Lucifer didn't even look at him, before moving to the chair he was originally in and sitting down again.

He lit another cigarette and was silent, letting Da Vinci think

Of course, this cigarette was created especially for him using his magic

A cigarette made to measure for your super-powerful body

"But what about Jesus?" Da Vinci finally spoke after a few moments, asking the first thing that came to his mind.

"I don't know about him, or even if he existed. Maybe he did, and he was a mage who survived the Volturi, I don't know" - Lucifer

"Volturi?" - Da Vinci

"Well, that also has something to do with you. You see, one of those two groups I talked about earlier, the Volturi, a clan of vampires who serve as royalty, and judge vampires who break certain laws" - Lucifer

"They want you for your talents, just like the church, just like me" - Lucifer

"But if what you showed me is true...then what is the purpose of all this?" Da Vinci asked, waving his arms to illustrate the environment around him, a little emotional.

"I really don't know, maybe living is the answer.. Enjoying everything this world has to offer" - Lucifer

"But, this is impossible for mortals, after all, just like you, many mortals die before enjoying everything this world has to offer, before doing everything they once wished" - Lucifer

"And that's why you came to me... You showed me all this, just for me to wish for what you can give me... Immortality," said Da Vinci when he seemed to come to an epiphany

He wasn't even angry at being manipulated, nor was he suspicious of Lucifer anymore.

After all, creating a story and so much plot time, just to show him, was not worthy of a being of his caliber

"Exactly, I came to offer what the Volturi would offer tonight if I hadn't stopped them" - Lucifer

"But with some differences, for example; I won't kill you if you don't accept it, after all, I just need to erase your memory about our meeting. And you could get on with your life, get the same offer you would get from the Volturi, don't take it again and die because of it" - Lucifer

"Another difference is that you would become my servant, through a soul contract, you would serve me and follow my orders. And yes, this contract is negotiable. After all, I want a servant, not a slave." - Lucifer

After some time to let Da Vinci think, Lucifer asked "What would your answer be?"

" I...."