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Bargain Infernal Episode 73: Descent into Madness
Darkness.Alex floated through an emptiness greater than the void he had once commanded. The agony in his chest seared like a gash ripped through his soul, and still he could not scream. He could not move. He was drowning in a sea of darkness, sinking deeper and deeper until the weight of existence itself threatened to crush him.Then, a voice."You were never meant to survive this long."Lucifer.Alex's eyes opened wide, and he was standing not on the battlefield, not in the abyss but in a twisted mockery of the world he'd known. Skyscrapers towered above him, their windows cracked and weeping with molten glass. The streets were drenched with blood, the sky a spinning maelstrom of fire and shadow.And in the distance, the screams began.Demons poured from the ruined buildings, their forms grotesque and ever-shifting. Some had too many limbs, others none at all. Their eyes burned with an insatiable hunger, their maws stretching wide to reveal rows of jagged teeth.They had been waitin
Bargain Infernal Episode 74: Abyss of Desire and Deception
Alex Mercer stood in the midst of the desolate city, the heavy, acrid stench of burnt flesh hanging in the air. Smoke drifted throughout the crumbled buildings, casting jagged shadows on the blood-soaked streets. The ground beneath his boots was slick with the remains of the vanquished demons, their black ichor steaming as it dissolved into nothingness.Yet despite the carnage, his pulse was steady, his breath measured. The blade in his grasp still flickered with abyssal fire, its energy thrumming like a heartbeat a part of him now, inseparable from the monster he had become.Lucifer’s parting words lingered in his mind, venomous and insidious.You’re still mine.The echo of that declaration gnawed at his resolve, twisting like a dagger lodged deep in his chest. He wanted to believe it was a lie, a desperate ploy from the Prince of Lies to break his spirit. But doubt crept in, whispering questions he wasn't ready to face.What if he's right?A shift in the air jolted Alex from his rev
Bargain Infernal Episode 75: Dance of Shadows
The air was heavy with the smell of burning stone and the metallic tang of blood, but Alex Mercer hardly noticed it. His breaths came in ragged gasps, his chest heaving with exertion as abyssal fire flickered along the edge of his blade. The ruins around him groaned under the weight of lingering destruction jagged remnants of skyscrapers leaned perilously, casting twisted shadows across the crimson-streaked ground.Lucifer’s parting words echoed in Alex’s mind, a taunting reminder that no matter how hard he fought, some bonds were forged in fire and sealed with blood.You’re still mine.Alex spat onto the cracked pavement, defiance simmering just beneath his wearied resolve. The Prince of Lies always knew how to dig deep, sowing seeds of doubt where strength had once bloomed.But Alex had survived too much to falter now.A sudden shift in the air snapped him out of his thoughts. The oppressive weight of demonic energy crept closer, slithering through the ruins like an unseen serpent.
Bargain Infernal Episode 76: Whispers of Betrayal
The air was tense with silence as Alex stood in the burnt battlefield. Shadows moved around him, restless spirits answering his agitation. Blood-stained human and demon painted the cracked earth on which he stepped, weaving an almost macabre tapestry of chaos and carnage. In the burnt ruin, though, a kind of strange stillness settled, a stillness promising a storm.Celeste hung back just behind Alex, her pale skin shining out in the dim red light of an ominous sky. Her eyes, ancient with centuries yet as mysterious as a cloud, seemed to flicker with something dangerously close to affection or was it manipulation? Alex wasn't certain anymore. She had become both his greatest temptation and his most trusted ally in this twisted war.“They’re regrouping,” Celeste said softly, her voice as smooth and dangerous as silk slipping over a blade. “We don’t have much time.”Alex wiped the ichor from his blade, the dark flames wreathing it dissipating into the ether. “Let them come,” he growled,
Bargain Infernal Episode 77: Demon Lord
The air in the shattered city shimmered with malevolent heat as Alex Mercer's heavy boots crunched over scorched concrete. Flames licked the broken remains of skyscrapers, their twisted metal spines clawing toward a sky blackened with ash. Shadows danced around him alive, serpentine, whispering ancient promises of damnation. The battle was far from over.Behind him, Lilith moved with predatory grace, her silver hair glinting in the fiery haze. Her crimson eyes flicked warily between the swirling shadows and the distant rumble of approaching doom. The tension between them crackled like a live wire an unspoken connection forged in blood, betrayal, and something dangerously close to desire.“They’re regrouping,” Lilith murmured, her voice husky yet sharp as a blade. “You’ve stirred the nest, Mercer.”Alex gripped his hell-forged blade tightly, the edge still slick with demonic ichor. "Let them come." His voice was cold, without the man he used to be.Lilith arched a brow, amusement flick
Bargain Infernal Episode 78: The Roar
The oppressive heat of the hellish realm suffocated Alex Mercer, who still stood resolute amidst all that chaos. Scorching soil beneath his feet cracked and hissed, the ground opening like bloody veins under him. Pillars of black flames shot out wildly in the distance. The wind was filled with a burning ash storm churning above everything as if some macabre artist had daubed all that existed under its eerie apocalyptic glow.“Stay close,” Alex commanded, his voice hard and steady despite the weight pressing against his chest. Beside him, Helena’s breath was ragged, but her resolve mirrored his own.“I’m not leaving,” she said, her hand tightening around the hilt of a gleaming silver dagger etched with protective runes. Her defiance was both maddening and admirable.A guttural roar shuddered through the tense silence, echoing off the warped landscape. Demonic forms slithered and crawled from the shadows, their grotesque bodies twisting into shapes that defied nature. Wings of tattered
Bargain Infernal Episode 79: Darkness
The fall was endless. Darkness swallowed Alex Mercer and Helena whole as they plummeted through the gaping maw of the abyss. Wind howled past them like the tortured wails of the damned, clawing at their bodies as if eager to rip them apart before they even hit the bottom. Shadows curled around Alex's limbs, their whispers slithering into his mind, tempting him with power, with release, with the promise that he could be more than Lucifer's pawn if only he surrendered.But Alex had never been one to surrender.With a snarl, he opened wide the yawning abyss of his wings, the jagged obsidian edges slashing through the suffocating void. Helena tumbled through the void, her fingers barely reaching him. Their hands locked in a desperate grip just as the abyss spat them out into a new nightmare.They ran into a denuded wasteland of burnt rock and rivers of molten earth. The hit sent shock through the earth. Dust and hot embers spat into the sour air heavy with sulfur. Alex groaned his way to
Bargain Infernal Episode 80: The Devil’s Awakening
Darkness crept into Alex's veins like poison, cold and corrosive. The whisper in his mind slid through his thoughts, coiling tighter with each passing second.You are mine now.His fingers dug into the scorched earth as he fought against the force crawling through his soul, but the struggle was futile. A searing heat ignited within him not the warmth of hellfire, but something more insidious, more ancient. Something that did not belong to him.Lucifer was before him, eyes gold glinting in mirth. "Feeling it now, aren't you?" he breathed softly, the words laced with silk, dripping poison. "The power, the hunger… the start of what you're going to become."Helena lurched upright; the streaks of blood across her face glistened as her eyes darted wide in fright. "Alex, fight it!" she yelled at the top of her voice, quivering yet steady. "Don't let him have you!Alex raised his eyes to her, but something in his gaze had shifted. His pupils had become slits, with irises lighting from within
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Episode 200: The Day of Redemption
The earth had been rent asunder. The heavens had cracked open. But now, in the aftermath of the battle, there was a stillness. A calm that seemed almost unnatural, as though the world itself had been holding its breath, waiting for this moment.Helena stood alone at the edge of the ruins, her hand pressed to the cool stone of what had once been a great wall, now reduced to rubble. Her fingers traced the cracks, as if seeking some sign that the world she once knew was still there, beneath the destruction. She closed her eyes, taking a slow, deep breath, and the weight of everything they had lost pressed down on her chest.She thought of the faces they had seen fall, the countless souls who had given their lives to this war. Friends. Strangers. Heroes. She thought of the world that had been swallowed by darkness, of the innocence that had been torn away. The battle had taken everything. And yet…A whisper of wind brushed her cheek, and for the first time in what felt like forever, she s
Episode 199: Final Descent
The fight had been on for hours, but Alex and Helena were not done. They were drained of their last drops of energy; every punch was a swat of finishing blows. The sky above was split apart by the crash of calamity, the earth below their feet cracked and blood-soaked, the battleground. They were a relentless force of abyssal creatures, clawing their way up from the very depths of hell itself. And above them, the dark creature they had been battling the twisted, monstrous being of molten rock and shadow—did not back down.Alex's eyes were wild with fury, his entire being charged with the hellfire he had summoned. Every breath burned like the underworld's flames. His body had become a vessel of destruction, and he was fighting this battle for what seemed like a lifetime. It was not just the creature in front of him but the darkness within himself, the abyssal power that threatened to consume him with every passing moment.Helena fought at his side, her blade slicing through dark creatur
Episode 198: The Horizon
The light had changed the battle scene, returning what was lost. The earth cracks had closed, and the lifeless land was now dotted with the first green shoots. Yet with all this peace, Alex couldn't shake the unease growing in his chest. The light was pure, potent, and alive, and it had pushed the void back. However, with its presence came something darker, something ancient, which had awakened from its slumber. The battle was far from over.As the warmth of the sphere ebbed away, the air shifted around them. The air, once still and inert, had become dense and heavy; it seemed almost as though it were waiting to break into the daylight, out of the shadows. There was a humming, pulsating vibration through the ground that lay in the pit of Alex's stomach. Like a heartbeat almost, but life's not this: that was deeper, much, much older.Alex: (on point, grave) "It's coming now."Helena: (eyes scanning the horizon) “What is it? The darkness… It’s not gone, is it?”Alex: (tightening his gri
Episode 197: The Spark of Hope
The light ahead flickered like a dying ember, casting a pale glow over the shattered landscape. It was faint, but there was a small, stubborn defiance against the darkness that had nearly consumed the world. Alex and Helena moved toward it, their footsteps echoing in the hollow silence left behind by the chaos.The air was still, heavy with the remnants of the abyss. Each breath felt weighted, as though even the atmosphere had been scarred by what had passed. The ground beneath them was cracked and barren, but there was something about the way the light shone through the haze that made Alex believe just for a moment that there was still something worth saving.Helena: (quietly, observing) "It feels like, like everything is waiting. Like the world is holding its breath."Alex: (gravelly, focused) "It’s not over yet. Not by a long shot."They pressed on, the journey heavy with the weight of the battle they had just fought. The path was uncertain, littered with debris, but Alex’s eyes we
Episode 196: Aftermath
The explosion had stopped. The sound was deafeningly silent. Helena's ground crumbled as the remnants of the abyss dissipated, but it wasn't a relief. There was no victory. Just emptiness that engulfed her.Helena: (whispering frantically) "Alex. Alex, where are you?"She scanned the devastation around her, her heart pounding in her chest. The rift was gone, its tendrils retracting into the ground like the remnants of some nightmarish creature. The air was still thick with the lingering residue of darkness, and yet, there was no sign of Alex.The sky above them, once twisted with shadow, was now eerily calm, the storm having passed. But this calm felt wrong like the world was holding its breath, waiting for something more.Helena: (shaking, speaking to herself) "He has to be here. He can’t be. gone."She ran through the rubble, calling out his name, but only the wind answered. Her hand tightened around the hilt of her blade, the weight of the weapon a hollow comfort in her grasp. She
Episode 195: The Final Hour
The air stank of smoke and rot, heavy with an acrid flavor. What used to be a city lay strewn before Alex and Helena as if it were a graveyard: buildings shattered, broken, rising like tombstones in the deserted land, all skeletal and speaking of the desperate fight they went through. Now, the world felt colder—as if the air had been hollowed out.Helena: (soft, grim) "How much longer can this go on, Alex?"Alex: (determined) "As long as it takes. The abyss isn’t done with us yet. And we won’t stop until it is."They had just finished dealing with the last of the creature's tendrils. The rift had closed, but there was no peace. The storm had calmed, but the tension was palpable, as if the calm before the storm held something far worse yet to come. It was clear now: the abyss had a plan. It wasn’t merely an enemy to be defeated. It was a force, a presence, an ancient evil that had only begun to reveal its true form.Helena: (with a sigh) "This place. It's like nothing is real anymore.
Episode 194: Descent Into Madness
The world had become a battleground. The city lay in ruins behind them, a monument to the chaos that had overtaken their lives. Alex and Helena, standing amidst the devastation, could feel the weight of what they had just accomplished. The creature, an embodiment of the abyss, was gone, but its shadow still lingered in the air. The ground was cracked, the sky darkened, and the very fabric of reality seemed to pulse in unnatural rhythms.Helena: (low, somber) "What are we even fighting for now? This place. It's a graveyard."Alex: (gritting his teeth) "We're fighting for the world that's left. We don't stop until it's all gone, until it's finished."Alex's voice was heavy with the weight of their struggle, hours of fighting, endless battles, and the constant, gnawing pressure of the abyss clawing at his mind. They had come so far, yet there was still so much to do. The world, what was left of it, was a fractured reflection of its former self. And Alex knew that, deep down, the abyss wa
Episode 193: The Reaper’s Reckoning
The remnants of the city loomed behind them, twisted steel and concrete jutting out of the ground like skeletal remains. The air still smelled of charred flesh, burnt remnants of a world that had nearly been consumed. Alex and Helena stood in the shadow of the destruction, their faces grim as they stared into the horizon, where the first signs of the coming storm appeared dark clouds swirling ominously in the distance.Alex: (gritting his teeth) “I thought we had more time. I thought we could end this.”Helena: (softly) “We can still try. But whatever we’re facing, it’s not just demons or the abyss anymore. We’re up against something older, something more dangerous than we can even comprehend.”The ground beneath them trembled ever so slightly, sending a shiver down Alex’s spine. He could feel it the pull of the abyss, as if it had sensed their uncertainty. The darkness was alive. It responded to their fears, feeding on it, growing stronger.Alex glanced at Helena, her sword still gri
Episode 192: The Storm of Violence
The air was heavy with the acrid scent of burnt flesh and smoke, and hellfire still hung faintly in the air. Alex and Helena stood together amidst the ruins of what had once been a city. The battle was over, but its aftermath clung to every corner: destruction, chaos, and the silence that follows the storm of violence.Their breaths were heavy, the adrenaline of the fight still coursing through their veins. Helena wiped the blood from her face, her sword still in hand, its edge now darkened with the stain of the battle. Alex could feel the weight of the abyssal energy within him, like a constant hum in the back of his mind, a reminder that the war was far from over.He looked over at Helena. Her eyes, which had been bright with determination, were dulled now with fatigue. She was standing yet still fighting, but Alex could see the cost of the fight, endless as it was. To both of them.Alex: (softly) "We did it… but it's not over, is it?"Helena: (shaking her head) "No. It's only just