Crowley's mansion

The mansion behind the iron gates, flanked by rows of skeletal trees crowned in crimson, At its threshold stood the huge marble fountain, the soft gurgling of the clear water melodic as it resonated in the surrounding silence. a sound suddenly came from the bushes

'shhhh' he kept standing ,sweating buckets while watching the direction the noise came from ,ready for something to jump him from there but nothing happened

he gulps " what was that ?!"

he resumed his walking with rapid steps , he's finally in front of the door ,the gate open's by itself inviting him in.first step he made inside turns lights on it's like he activated a hidden mechanic .

he looks up " this is moon stone !!!" eyes wide open ' one moon stone can cost 300 gold coin and it's not even this big what's more it's being used lightning bulbs ? how much rich is the owner ?! truly makes one hateful, tsk "

he stops fretting and starts observing the surroundings , the hallway has dark marble floor and red walls with classic damask patterns in a beautiful deep red color ,The doors are a glossy black with golden strips . he scans the paintings while exploring and trying to open every door not to avail, he then came to realize that all these paintings are landscapes usually what nobles put the most inside their mansion are portraits but none can be seen this is weird specially for such an old household ,at last a door finally opens .

' a portrait?!' inside the bedroom a big canvas stole his attention

an old man with a stern expression he gave an unfriendly and threatening feeling, making one feel unwelcome in this room.and when he met his gaze , odin let a horrified gasp before a blinding red light came out from the old man eye's consuming him .

" father ,this is insanity he's just driving us to die"

" Edward !!!"

"i'm not gonna accept ,you people lost your god damn minds "

'bang' a slam woke odin completely , now he could see clearly what's happening

' it's the old man!!'

the old man who slammed his hands in the table seemed like he couldn't take it anymore so he started swearing at the man in front of him while pointing his finger

" you ungrateful son ,how could you be blinded by such disgusting thing and it's not up to you to decide..." blood spill from his mouth as he start coughing and patterns spread in his body spreading till it reached his neck.

"you got tainted !!"

everything started to blur but he could make out the figures before he unwillingly closed his eyes ,the man is helping the other lay at bed , opening his eyes once again he found that he returned to the original room.

"clue found : tainted"

he looks again at the old man portrait " seriously that's all clues you can give me ??!"

'ok ,time to scavenge your room for it " odin searched the room he found no clues but found a pocket watch that has a crow face insignia , nothing was strange about it ,only that it wasn't working ,after turning it over and over he decided to put it in his pocket

'lovely, i had always loved antics ,sorry grandpa i'll be taking this with me'

going back to the hallway ,he carry's on his quest of checking doors and when he found one at last in the second floor he goes in ,a ballroom with three giant windows taking most of the walls, red curtains , large tables in the corners and a medium size canvas in the wall

" what is this ?! what kind of creature is this?" a pure black like charcoal face with 3 black eyes with white crescent in it's iris it was almost ethereally beautiful if it wasn't for the tentacles like monsters coming out from behind it circling a little boy with white skin and red eyes ,those ruby eyes looked so alive that he felt that he was being stared at , and as if it was waiting for this moment to scare the hell out of him ,the kid's smiles then mouthed a hello ,odin didn't hear it but anyone can lip read such a simple word .and to make a much better ambiance the room turns black ,he looks back to see the sky that was originally red turn black ,he couldn't help but curse his luck ' is this world conspiring to scare me shitless or wants me to die in a horror movie!!!'

"OHHH MYY GOD!!!!" the tentacles with sharp teeth came out from the painting and circled him dragging him inside of it . no matter how he struggled he couldn't do anything after all his just a kid ' oh hell even if it was a grown up man ,a warrior to boost he wouldn't get away'

"system ,do something help meeeee...." the painting swallowed him.

'snicker' 'snicker' music and laugher could be heard ,Odin who realizes that he entered an instant ,opens his eyes calmly ready to get his clue he then screams externally ' they are definitely playing with my fears ,why are they looking at me i'm suppose to be invisible like before well that how the script supposed to go '

people with black eyes looking his way ones with creepy smiles others laughing with a creepy expression .

"kid ,you got guts coming here" a childish voice sounded near his ear ,he runs a few steps before he turns to see who was it , a boy with tanned skin and good looking features who look the same age as him wearing a white shirt and brown short with traps

" is this my lucky day? how can a mere kid make it here but i would care less ,mind giving me your body?"

'my guts keeps telling me that i can't escape ,what do i do ,what do i do...' his eyes kept swiping left and right ' i feel like crying'

" sir ,is there a place for negotiation ?"

" what can a kid like you possibly be able to give me ?!"

"i can guarantee that i can give you what you want i'll put my life on the line for it"

"hmmp i can take your life whatever i want but do entertain me "

"if you give me time ,i can give you an immortal body ,i can give you imaginable powers ..

the boy cuts him" not interested , i can do all of that once i take over your body" the boy steps ahead and odin steps back

" you definitely can't only i can use my body your soul is not compatible with mine, beside none of us can get out of here before i finish my task , let me bring you to my world "

" you mean even if i kill you i won't be able to take your body ,tsk" he frowns

odin nods " we can sign a soul contract put all the conditions and arrangements that can benefit both parts "

"make sense" murmurs the boy as he turns in circles trying to make a decision about it but he wasn't the only one deciding .

' bullshit ,there's no way i'm not taking advantage of this ,oh dear how i'm so excited to slave you ,let' wish i won't get caught, i don't think i will the kid didn't even refute or question me!!'