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Bargain Infernal Episode 86: Abyss Unchained
A crushing weight bore down on Alex Mercer. He wasn't falling he was plunging, dragged into an abyss deeper than anything he had ever known. Darkness devoured him from all sides, suffocating, pressing against his skin like something alive. His mind screamed, but no sound escaped.The last thing he remembered was Helena's outstretched hand, her desperate scream lost in the void as something ancient had seized him.Now, there was only silence.Then a voice. Whispering. Echoing."You were never meant to belong to him."Alex tried to move, but he had no body. He was thought consciousness suspended in an endless sea of shadow. The abyss was inside him now, twisting through his veins, whispering secrets he didn't want to hear.Visions flickered through the darkness memories twisted and broken. He saw himself, standing at the crossroads of death and damnation, Lucifer's golden gaze locked onto him with amusement. He saw every battle, every kill, every choice that had chipped away at the man
Bargain Infernal Episode 87: Unleashed
The air was torn asunder by the deafening roar as the creature lunged forth, its shape twisting between nightmare and shadow. The ground bucked beneath Alex Mercer's feet, cracks spreading out across the scorched earth. Tendrils of dark energy lashed out, slicing through the air with deadly precision.Alex didn't hesitate. He flung himself to the side, narrowly avoiding a whip-like strike that shattered the stone where he had stood. The pulse of hellfire ignited along his arms, the familiar heat coursing through his veins. Despite the raw power thrumming within him, the abyss still clung to his core, whispering insidious promises."You belong to me," the creature's voice slithered through the chaos, ancient and hungry.Alex gritted his teeth, forcing back the tide of darkness that threatened to engulf him. Not today."Stay close!" Helena screamed, her voice piercing the din.She moved with deadly precision, her blade flashing in the crimson light as she sliced through a tendril that r
Bargain Infernal Episode 88: The Progenitor
A shockwave ripped through the battlefield, sending jagged fragments of scorched earth spiraling into the air. Alex Mercer gritted his teeth as he was hurled backward, his body slamming into the cracked ground with bone-jarring force. Pain lanced through his ribs, but he forced himself upright, blood dripping from a cut above his brow.The colossal shadow loomed in the distance with an undulating form that seemed alive like smoky darkness. The tendrils of the corrupting shadow slid through the earth, infecting it with corruption. The air itself had grown thick, weighed down by this unspoken horror.Helena scrambled to her feet beside him, her blade still clutched tightly in her hand as it trembled. Blood streaked across her face, yet her eyes remained fierce."What in the world is that?" she demanded, her voice raw with disbelief.Lucifer's golden eyes flickered with grim resolve. "The true architect of the abyss," he repeated, his voice free of its mocking tone. "The progenitor of sh
Bargain Infernal Episode 89: "Riftborn Fury"
Darkness closed in from all sides. Alex's body floated in a void, numb and weightless. Faint echoes drifted through the blackness fragments of memories, distorted whispers of battles fought and alliances forged. A flicker of light pulsed in the distance, faint but insistent.All of a sudden, pain shot through Alex's chest, jolting him awake. His eyes snapped open and he gasped for air. The ground under him was cold and cracked with scorched debris. Smoke clung to the air, heavy and acrid.Helena's voice pierced the haze. "Alex! Get up!"He blinked, clearing his vision in time to see her ward off a shadowy tendril lashing toward her. Her blade flashed as she parried the attack, but the force sent her stumbling back.Alex's muscles shrieked at him as he forced himself onto his feet. The rift grew, its twirling vortex becoming the dominant landmark on the horizon. Tendrils of shadow writhed like living serpents, lashing out at all they touched. The ground began to shudder beneath their f
Bargain Infernal Episode 90: Edge of Oblivion
Dark clung to Alex Mercer like a bad skin, damp and stifling. The air was cold, but his body had traces of burning hellfire. The empty space around him stirred with hidden tides, whispering his name."Mercer."The voice echoed out from the void, like a snake, taunting. Shadows curved and twisted into grotesque shapes that flickered at the edges of his vision.Alex's fists clamped tight; hellfire flashed along his arms. "Reveal yourself!"A low, guttural laugh rolled through the darkness. "Bold words from a man on the end of nothingness."The darkness formed itself, assuming the outline of a colossus wreathed in coiling darkness. Its eyes were twin voids, bottomless and pitiless."Who are you?" Alex asked him, his voice level, though something gnawing inside his chest.The figure cocked its head. "I am the Abyss. I am the hunger that gnaws at the edges of existence. And you, Mercer, are mine."Hellfire flared brighter along Alex's arms. "The hell I am."With a roar, he launched himself
Bargain Infernal Episode 91: Flicker of Fear
The ground shuddered violently as the fissure widened, spewing tendrils of black smoke writhing like living serpents. A bone-chilling wind swept across the battlefield, carrying with it the stench of ash and decay.Alex Mercer stood firm, flames dancing up the length of his arms, smoldering with exhausted fervor. Beside him, Helena's grip on her sword tightened; her knuckles were stark white. Lucifer's eyes, gold, stared hard, shining with a rare flicker of concern."This isn't just the Abyss, huh?" Lucifer muttered, his voice low and grim. "It's waking up."Helena threw him a sharp glance. "Waking up? What does that even mean?"Lucifer's lips spread into a grim smile. "You'll learn soon enough."A guttural roar rent the air out of the opening. The darkness writhed and churned, taking the shape of an abomination. Towering over them was something like a gigantic, living incarnation of darkness that rippled in raw, mad energy. There were two vacant voids set where eyes were meant to exi
Bargain Infernal Episode 92: Voice of Lucifer
He towered over them, his form shrouded in swirling darkness. The air was heavy with his malevolent presence, and every breath Alex Mercer took burned like ash in his lungs. Tendrils of shadow writhed around the monster, slashing at the scorched earth and sending cracks rippling across the ground.Lucifer's golden eyes shone like an unsettling spotlight. He stepped beside Alex, his smirk flattened into a hard line."This isn't a fragment," he muttered. "This is the Abyss incarnate."Helena gripped her sword, white-knuckling it. "Fantastic. So what's the plan?"Lucifer smiled humorlessly. "Don't die."The abyssal beast let out a roar, sound echoing through the battlefield like an aftershock. The momentum of it carried Alex back on his heels before he caught himself, his boots sinking into cracked earth."We've faced worse," Alex said, though not even he really believed that statement."Sure you have, Mercer," Lucifer said with an easy smile as shadows curled and uncurled around his fin
Bargain Infernal Episode 93: The Mark
The light from the crack streamed across the battlefield, bathing all in an uncanny red glow. The air thickened with the smell of sulfur, each breath a battle against the sweltering heat. Alex Mercer stands at the edge, his battered body trembling, unyielding resolve.Beside him, Helena wiped blood from her brow, her sword glinting in the crimson light. Her eyes were fierce despite the exhaustion etched into her face.Lucifer's expression was grim as he surveyed the chasm. "Whatever lies down there is ancient, older than even the Abyss we just fought.""Great," Alex muttered. "More ancient nightmares. Just what I wanted.""If you think this is bad," Lucifer said, his tone biting, "you'll love what comes next."The fissure widened with a groaning creak, sending tremors through the ground. Jagged rocks tumbled into the abyss, swallowed by the endless void below. The malevolent energy pulsing from the chasm made Alex's skin crawl."We can't let this thing fester," Helena said. "It'll spr
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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
