Chapter 284: _Devil’s Plan
~Luis’s Point Of View~
I had just returned from the woods, having assisted María José in lifting the veil on the cabin—a task that had drained me more than I cared to admit. There was other business I had tended to before returning home, matters that would remain my secret for now.
As I stepped into the house, I was relieved to find it empty. Rosario was out attending the wedding. Thank God. The silence was a soothing to my frayed nerves.
I settled into my chair, replaying the day’s event. María José was now married to Axel. The thought twisted in my gut. It was a bitter concoction of jealousy and resignation. But my master had assured me that I would profit the most from all this in the end. I clung to that promise.
Faith was my anchor, even when the waters were turbulent.
As I brooded, a sudden pull yanked me from my thoughts. The room dissolved around me, replaced by an overwhelming heat and a blinding light. I was no longer in my home.
Beneath me stretched an endless expanse of scorched earth, where millions toiled under a blood-red sky. The air was filled with the stench of sulfur and the cries of the damned. I knew instantly where I was: Hell.
Despite being turned into a demon years ago, I had never set foot in this realm. The sheer scale of it was staggering. Rivers of molten lava snaked through the landscape, and towering structures loomed in the distance, their spires piercing the sky.
This place felt like every nightmare I’d had as a boy—and every sin I’d committed since.
"Luis," a voice echoed, reverberating through the very core of my being.
Oh, that chilling feeling...