1. a proposal

" no, no please" a voice rang out " please stop"

" Why should I stop," a towering figure boomed. " why should I stop when you never stopped for me!'

" What!?" Mike called "I've never done anything to you"

" you took everything from me and expected to be treated kindly!" the man boomed " you should be lucky my master has more Mercy than me"

the man walked closer to Mike. " I hope you're reincarnated in hell"

run, run, run. Mike's thoughts rang out. get out of here. turning around and scrambling to get up, Mike ran with all his might down the dark alley.

stirring up loose trash and pushing bags of trash out of his way, rejoicing because he could see light in front of him.

" did you think I would let you go that easy." the man's voice called from behind mike

running full strength Mike prayed the man didn't have a gun. closing his eyes so he won't be blinded by the sun, Mike rammed headfirst into something solid.

" God damn it!" mike screeched. " I think I broke my nose"

trying to stand up, Mike looked at what he ran into

" what the hell" Mike acclaimed " how did you do that!?"

" ha" the man put up a fake laugh " easy to forget how naive the average asshole is"

" What is wrong with you, you monster!" Mike yelled

with a swift swing of his hand, Mike fell over gasping in pain.

" what the fuck is wrong with you!" Mike screamed in pain.

" what's wrong with me?" the man restated " is all the filth like you still on this earth"

Mike slowly scrambled backward. " I never did anything!" he shouted in a panic

the man walked forward, extending his hand to reach for Mike. " I won't let you die peacefully," the man said while strangling Mike.

" Please stop!" Mike barely gasped out

it only took a few seconds but to Mike, it felt like a lifetime. he was quickly unconscious.

Mike's eyes fluttered open, but he still could not see. feeling around him, Mike felt nothing but a tile floor and a fluffy object.

" took you long enough" a voice rang out behind mike.

flying around in a hurry, Mike tried to find the source of the voice but failed. " where... no who are you?" Mike asked

the light flickered on, blinding Mike who was getting used to the dark. looking around Mike gasped.

the walls were white brick with what were bloodstains, there was a table on the back wall with swords, saws, whips, and even a severed hand.

" what the fuck is this place." Mike called out. " why am I here" Mike questioned

" you will not be asking the questions, Mike," the man in the doorway said. " but you better answer, otherwise you'll find yourself like the others." the man said stepping away from the doorway, revealing several dead bodies, multiple having there head removed from their body's.

Mike was too shocked to speak, instead,d the only thing that left his mouth was vomit.

"come on now. dirty up my floor anymore and I'll make you lick it up" the man threatened. " now let's get to business."

in 1/10th of a second, d the man had Mike by the throat, holding him in the air with just one arm.

" so, are you going to tell me who killed my mother?" the man scaffolded.

" ... " Mike was unable to talk, instead he started prying at the man's fingers. the man dropped Mike.

" i..gasp. I don't know who your mother was" Mike said in between breaths.

" don't fucking lie to me!" the man said rushing a kick towards Mike's stomach.

upon impact Mike puked all over the man's shoes. " please, I don't know who you are" Mike said

" Mike, Mike, Mike, you can't lie to me." the man scoffed. " take a look at my face. I don't think you'll be able to forget me after this."

looking up, Mike got his first good look at the man. his hair was jet black, pale skin like he had just seen a ghost, a deep scar on his left cheek stopping just before it touched his mouth, and deep crimson eyes that pierced mike like a devil.

" what are you?" Mike asked

" come on, you seriously don't remember creating me? Mike Rutherford" the man said confidently.

" what!" Mike said in pure confusion

" yes, you made me. you made a demon, you stripped my humanity away, never thinking twice about what your multi-million dollar business was doing with all of the war prisoners" the man said with shame apparent in his tone.

" no! Rutherford was my dad!" Mike corrected the demon " he died years ago.

hearing this information, the demon's face contorted in a look of pure fury.

" Shan! get your filthy ass in here!" the demon shouted, almost loud enough to burst Mike's eardrums.

in a few seconds, the man who originally kidnaped Mike appeared behind the demon, bowing deeply.

" yes, master?" Shan said

" you fucked up big time. " the demon stated " you brought me the wrong guy," the demon said in a deep rasp

" impossible! I made sure that was Mike Rutherford" Shan said

" Mike Rutherford the second!" Mike screamed in fury.

" What!?" Shan looked confused. then fear slowly crawled onto his face as he looked back at his master.

" get rid of him! then we will talk about your punishment" the demon stated

" yes sir," Shan said while drawing a dagger out of his coat

" don't be a bubbling idiot!" the demon shouted, " do you know what the source would do to us if we killed an innocent!"

" then how do you appose we get rid of him without him telling everyone?" Shan questioned

the demon thought for a few seconds before replying " send him off this plain"

" what! " Mike began to protest, but before he could get another word out Shan had him over his shoulder and was running towards a wall. Mike struggled to look up because of the speed, but when he did his eyes widened in horror as the wall came closer.

to Mike's surprise, he and the man carrying him passed straight through the wall. if Mike didn't know better he would claim that the wall moved out of the way.

in no time at all, Mike and the man stood at the edge of a giant cliff. looking down Mike couldn't see anything, yet his stomach did summersaults looking into the black abyssal hole.

" What is this?" Mike asked while struggling

" We are not allowed to kill you," Shan said nonchalantly. " but them down there aren't tied down by the source," Shan said before he forcefully shoved Mike into the hole.

Mike tried to scream but nothing came out. it was as if he was in space without a spacesuit. all the air was forced out of his lungs. the further he fell the colder it got. his descent felt endless although he fell for a total of 2 minutes.

slowly suffocating, Mike made a prayer to god even though he was an atheist. praying with all his might for a savior, Mike suddenly felt warm again. when he went to breathe in again he got the cleanest air he had ever experienced

" I can't believe it took think this long to send me another one" a voice came from all sides of Mike.

"God?" Mike asked

" ha" the voice chuckled " God wouldn't be able to beat me in a million years"

Mike was stunned. not only was he saved, but his savior was stronger than God.

" wait, so God is real?" Mike questioned

"yes" the voice claimed. " but I am running out of time. they will be here in minutes" the voice turned very serious

" who?" Mike asked " and why are they after me"

" no time to explain. but I didn't save you for no reason." the voice exclaimed. " I see resolve within you, and if you accept my offer you will be able to get revenge for you and your father"

" my father." Mike pondered " what happened to him?" Mike asked.

" you will find out in due time, but for now let me explain my proposition." the voice said " I will send you to another plain. you will have one mission while you're there but can accept any *mission* from people while you are there."

" wait. you have the power to send me to another plane?" Mike asked in awe

" yes." the voice answered in a hurry.

" and what will my mission be" Mike asked

" that depends on the plane" the voice rang out. " I will do my best to help you grow stronger but I cannot interfere directly without the source noticing"

" the source? you people keep mentioning it but I have no clue what it is." Mike said.

" There is no time," the voice said in a hurry. " if you want answers and power you will have to accept my proposal"

" and if I don't," Mike asked

" they will tear your soul to pieces, leaving you in eternal pain but still dead," the voice said, " so what's the answer?"

" fine but I want a full explanation when I'm on this other plane," Mike said.

immediately upon finishing his sentence, Mike felt like he was being pulled through a one-inch wide tube. his mind went blank. the next time he opened his eyes he was under a starlit sky yet still on a comfortable bed.

" where am I?" Mike wondered