Counting On Me

NOWEL

''Your password is O fallen star. Call upon it first before you make a wish. Good luck.''

I watched as the devil sat on a large stone close by to see how I was going to make three desperate wishes in his well.

I looked inside the well and I instantly had a bad feeling about it. ''How old is this well, Lucifer?''

''I'm not sure,'' He replied, ''But I guess it will be ions old because it was the same well I fell into on my brief free fall from Heaven on the night I was cast down by the angels.''

I gazed back inside the creepy well and it was impossible to see the bottom from up here. I sighed and opened my mouth to begin my first wish. ''O fallen star. I wish to know who is Michael's enemies...please.''

A white, translucent fog rotated slowly in the bottomless pit before me. And it gradually answered my wish by forming three foggy, ghost-like outlines of Michael's adversaries.

The first was Elys, the white wizard. I was not surprised.

But the next image shocked the living hell out of me. I diverted my attention back to the devil with a confused look. As if he understood why I was looking at him like that. He chuckled, ''My dear Nowel, I am God's biggest enemy as well. There is a stereotype about me not being anybody's friend. I am already used to it. Trust me, I mean no harm. Not all your enemies are after your downfall. Some just don't like you...or they envy you. There are harmless enemies, Nowel. I mean no harm to your Gorgeous. Believe me.'' He smiled.

A part of me told me there was more up in his sleeves. But I was too blind to notice what was good or bad.

I look back inside the well at the last suspect. It was Princess Hazel of Morbid. Why am I not surprised by that? I was hoping she would be the prime suspect.

Now, My second wish.

''O fallen star. I wish to know who the real Hazel of Morbid is and her plans for Michael?''

I saw a young woman living in a small cottage in a desert. The young woman was Hazel that involved in dangerous spells and magic that evoked dangerous spirits of Hell. Her real name is Sophie. She was possessed by the spirit of lust. A whore that practices black magic and is hated by everyone. She was popularly known as the Northern witch of the desert who communicates with negative spirits for selfish gains. She has also tortured a lot of demons and humans in the past. In summary, She is crazy, possessed, and evil with no good intentions toward anybody but herself.

My jaw dropped when the well showed me that she and the white wizard had joined forces to destroy...Gorgeous. My heart broke instantly.

Why does everyone want to destroy my Gorgeous? What exactly has he done to them to deserve this?

I stepped back from the well causing the devil to rise on his feet.

''You still have one wish left.'' He reminded me.

''Forget the damn wish!'' I snapped, ''Elys and that psychotic witch want to destroy Michael!'' I freaked out.

''We have to stop them.'' I stared at the devil for some sort of divine answer or way to stop them. But he did not say a single word.

''We or you?''

''Excuse me?'' I frowned.

''I'm sorry but I can't help you with this one.''

What!

''But...but you said you wanted to help me. You said that I should consider you a friend! What kind of friend bails out when the other needs his help?!'' I cried out in anger.

''Yes, I said that and I am not a coward that goes back on my word.''

''Then...what are...I don't understand you, Lucifer.''

''I once made a deal with that Northern witch in exchange for her soul. She sold her soul to me and my contract says I must not harm the person until after three years of the contract. I can't harm her. I am so sorry.''

My two hands fisted at both sides in anger.

''As much as I desire to...I can't do that, Nowel. Exposing her and her hidden agenda for Michael is the best I could do for you at the moment. I am so sorry.''

Damn it!

''You can't breach the contract to save Michael?''

''Then I'll lose her soul. You can't understand, but I worked hard to get her soul and I'm not ready to lose it that easily.''

I sighed again. This is a whole hell of frustration here. What am I going to do now? I cried.

''You can do this Nowel. You can still achieve this with or without me. I trust you. Get rid of them fast before they destroy Gorgeous. This is how you are going to show him how much you love and care for him.

I am counting on you, Michael is counting on you to deliver him from the hands of the wicked. Do the needful now before it is too late.''

And then he disappeared. Leaving me all alone to figure out how in the world I am going to do the needful.

Why is everything going against me?