Soul For A Girlfriend? Chapter 3
Advertisement
"Wait, what contract are you talking about?" I asked, as she has mentioned this word frequently.
"I will tell you, get dressed first. I don't really feel comfortable talking with a naked teenager."- she pretended to cover her eyes.
What a bitch! You were to one barge in on me taking a shower.
I ran my hands through my hair as I tried to calm myself down and tried to get a grip on the situation.
I got out of the shower and put on my black sweatpants. And was searching for a T-shirt in the wardrobe.
There's nothing to be afraid of. It's just that someone broke into my bathroom. To be specific, a girl broke in on me taking a shower. Now for many people this would be like a dream, but this is a nightmare. Especially her eyes. They are creepy.
"Come on, my eyes aren't creepy. I think it's one of my beautiful features." I heard her voice.
She appeared behind me with a smug on her face.
"So what contract?" I said in an indifferent tone, to hide the fact that I was scared out of my wits.
"You seem awfully calm for a person who was terrified a few moments ago."
Of course, I'm calm apparently. I don't know what this situation is, so I have to be calm rather than panicking. But I can't think of anything because she can read my mind.
One thing I was sure of was that it was real.
"Well, you said that you won't hurt me."- I narrowed my eyes on her..
"I did, and you trusted me that easily? Humans are indeed interesting creature."- she giggled.
I wore my white t-shirt again and asked her about the contract.
"You said that I have to make girls fall for me or you'll trade my soul?"
She slowly walked over to my bed and sat down on it, crossing her legs, and nodded.
Advertisement
What does she even mean by trading souls?
"I don't remember signing any contract with anyone."
"Kärlek är trots allt en lidande krus." She said something and smiled at me.
It sounded really familiar to me. I have heard this somewhere but I couldn't seem to recall it. It was fresh inside my mind, but I couldn't tell what it was.
"Can't remember it right?" She stood up and came closer to me.
"Love is a curse of suffering." as she said that it seemed to spark a small memory inside me. I remember it now, it was from a book I read recently. There was a line in that book.
Kärlek är trots allt en lidande krus.
"Seems like you are recalling it now." she held my left hand. Her touch was freezing, but soft at the same time.
"How is it related to the contract?"
"When you read that line, you agreed to a contract with me." Our eyes met.
"But I didn't know about this. How can this be a contract if you didn't even ask for my consent?"
"This is a contract from hell. You think we care for your puny consent?" She laughed.
A contract and they don't even ask for consent from both parties? I was getting irritated.
"Then I refuse." I slapped her hand off mine.
She stood on her tiptoes and whispered something in my ears. "Refusing isn't a choice here, Sakamaki-kun."
The edges of her lips curved to form a smile. She seemed to enjoy tormenting a human.
"Well, I won't do it. You can do whatever you want."- I said as I looked at her and myself lying down beside her.
Wait, what the hell? That's me. This isn't a third-person game, why can I look at myself?
"When I said about trading your soul. I wasn't lying." She laughed devilishly.
Advertisement
I couldn't believe my eyes. My lifeless body was lying still on the floor in front of me. My eyes were wide open, but there was no shine in the irises. Why is this happening to me? A chill ran down my spine.
I felt a pain in my neck. I was again inside my body and Lilith was looking at me. She was an actual devil, and I somehow ended up in a death wish.
"You chose the most unsuitable person for this contract."- I stood up and touched my hair. Yes, I could feel the soft texture of my hair. I felt my heart beating again as I touched my chest. I was actually in my body.
"I don't even know what love means, and you expect me to make girls fall for me?"
She looked at me in confusion.
"Basically, I'll die."
"You don't have any other choice. Abide by the contract and I will guarantee you life."
"I don't trust a single thing out of your mouth."
"I'm a devil of my words. The rest is up to you."- she narrowed her eyes.
"So this is inevitable death for me."
"This contract has chosen you, which means you have the potential to fulfil this."
"This contract is contradicting itself by choosing someone who doesn't meet the basic requirement of this contract."
"What do you mean?"
"I don't feel love. I don't understand love."
"This contract is about making others fall for you, not you falling for others."
She was confusing me on purpose; I guess. She was playing with her words. If she was a human, I could've understood her ulterior motives, but it's impossible to cold read a devil.
"Don't peek inside my mind."
Shit, I forgot she can read my mind. I've been dragged into being a play doll for a sadistic devil.
"I'm not sadistic."- Lilith pouted. "Or am I?" she laughed.
She is crazy.
"Ok, can you explain the contract?"- she said the contract chose me because it sensed potential in me. I guess I have to try it.
I don't want to die so young. I haven't even finished the anime I started yesterday.
She again had a smug look on her face. "The contract will choose specific girls for you, and your task is to make them fall in love with you."
"Random girls? How am I even supposed to- nevermind."
"See, you're getting a hold of this." She chuckled.
"But why? Making girls fall for me? What's the point?" I tilted my head and narrowed my eyes at her.
"Your targets have a lot of negative energy in them. They may seem normal from outside, but from inside they are just a hollow vessel for demons."- Lilith was plodding around me, playfully.
"Basically, they can get possessed by demons?" she nodded.
"But isn't it like possessing humans something demons want?"
"I don't know what you know about us. But all the scripts in the human realm are wrong." She laughed.
"So I have to save them from getting possessed, right?" She nodded.
This was really weird. Why would a demon want help from a human to stop demon activities? I am slowly getting her point, but there were a lot of discrepancies in her statements.
I feel like she's hiding something. Well, I couldn't care less about that. Now that I have a grasp on this contract, I will try my best to not die before I finish that anime.
"You'll get your first target tomorrow morning. Sleep tight Sakamaki-kun." She gave a small smile and a thumbs-up sign with her left arm.
Advertisement
- In Serial19 Chapters
Harmless Sweetie (Rewritten)
*UPDATES EVERY MONDAY AND FRIDAY, SOMETIMES MORE IF I DON'T HAVE SCHOOLWORK. **This is tagged as comedy but I have a really stupid and peculiar sense of humor so yeah. "That's an eldritch horror." "No it's not, it's a frog." "Why does it have ten eyes and eight rows of teeth, not just that but why does it just perpetually scream with the voices of the ones whose mind it has eaten." "I'm just not that good at anatomy." *** Clailip Diancia, the tiny boy who dances along the threads of fate woven by a wicked witch. Not knowing of the plans of the witch that once scorched the lands, and unknowing of the abyss that beckons him forth. This harmless sweetie watches the stories of those around him. Ever unconscious of the turning loom of fate, always oblivious of the stories, legends, and tapestries of heroes that revolve around him as he goes, as he dances, and as he prances, leaving myths and rumours wherever he might set foot in. But as he is unaware of those whose fates have intertwined with his, he is also blind to the soul-piercing stares of the Abyss, ever calling to him.
8 267 - In Serial23 Chapters
The Magic Ork
This is the story of a man sent to a different world, trying to adapt, to grow, and to stake his claim in his new surroundings. This man reincarnates into a forest in completely different world. And he doesn't just reincarnate as himself, boy no, he reincarnates as an ork. A green, tusked, hard-skinned, strong, ork. Watch as he rises from his lowly begginings to heights he'd never have dreamed of before (link to great artist Dyemelikeasunset)
8 175 - In Serial21 Chapters
Luck And Chronomancy
Time Magic is the best magic as everyone knows, although there are lots of unique Talents in the world. Most people only remember Haste because it is hard to get to higher Phases of Chronomancy. That is still enough to make the Talent iconic. A lucky enough Aleatory Talent can position you for greatness or leave you languishing in obscurity. The only true equality in the world is when that glowing message pops up at 8 years old. Even if it doesn't activate until you are an adult at 16 you still know. Sure you can find a new dungeon spawn and get another chance at a rare Talent, even this one, but you have to already be ready to delve into the *Far Wilds*, which is far easier with wealth or family power. This is the story of where my good fortune took me and the difference it made, even among a party of 7 others including an Arcanist. It is a journey of magic and monsters but also math, which some think is actually worse. Luckily I was born with Intelligence and Focus as my personal traits, and my parents were scholars. Of course Chronomancy can also be a frontline combat talent. Versitility well beyond other Elder Talents like Gravity, Abstraction, or Arcana. Might could have worked for me, too. I also met a runaway princess. All the best adventures have a princess. She hated being a noble and we didn't get married but it still counts. Besides she really filled out our front line. All that Leadership training came in handy. I still don't know where she's from. Who cares? How well Haste goes with giant hammers is what's important. I never learned much about anyone in the party, except the one I grew up with. I'm not a people person. I just wanted to optimize dungeon clearing time. *******Story Details******* No romance, politics, or traumatizing content, slice of life, or even dialogue. 1st person narration, like a guide/adventure log. 2000-7000 words a day, maybe 40-60% rpgish combat log with some reasoning on combat decisions, with the rest character Talent discussion and progression stuff. 8 person party with a decent variety in roles. Party members usually have 2 primary functions. Told from the support/control Chronomancer's perspective. Each party member will have 6 Basic/Background Traits, then 3 actual Talents with abilities. Capstone from their Educational Institution, Arbritrary as a gift from the temples, and Aleatory which is decided at birth, revealed at 8, and activated after adulthood at 16. Aleatory Traits ignore requirements and are random why is why they are so important. They'll gain new Talents from finding Dungeons to consume in the *Wilds*. Mature dungeons in cities can provide *Challenges* to raise the Phase of a Talent, up to 3 times from 1 to 4. Each character will get to roughly 8 non-Trait Talents. Attributes come exclusive from Talents, are required by Talents, and provide various effects as well. I designed about 220 Talents with abilities, 4 in each of 4 phases. "Traits" are just Attribute stuff. I'm not sure how many will be detailed in the story, more than 100 for sure. I used Talents because I want to be free of the legacy of tabletop. Half those rules are just because of the limitations inherent in a pre-computer ttrpg. This story mostly uses combat Talents, although like 1/3 of the 220 are for crafting and other society and economy stuff. If you really wanted to be a Thief you might take Intuition, Awarness, and Might for Basic Traits and Deftness, Manipulation, and Trickery for Family/Education. Then you'd pick Acrobatics, and Climbing for Educational Capstone and Arbitrary traits. You Aleatory Trait might be Shadow(Light/Dark) Magic, Umbramancy. A Bard might swap Dexterity for Charisma, Music for Acrobatics, and have gotten Illusion(Shadow/Sound(Air/Force)) for their Aleatory Trait.
8 177 - In Serial21 Chapters
The Hunter's Final Wish
Deceived before his final murderous deed. Vanemar, infamous bounty hunter and vigilante, is now the most wanted fugitive in his homeland. With nowhere to hide, his only saving grace is his necklace, an artifact given to him by the Duke whose blood he spilt many months ago. Informed of the identity of the necklace's inheritor. Giris, a renowned mage and scholar of the nation, is tasked with capturing the elusive killer. Unknown to him, this chase will prove to be much deadlier than he could imagine. Unwilling to give up his chance at a secluded life, Vanemar must aid a cultist with unknown intentions. This is the story of a man thrust into the mystery of an empire from a millennia ago, struggling against the many who would do anything to stop him.
8 134 - In Serial33 Chapters
[Discontinued!] Joker With A Heart Full Of Love
After Nogo's defeat, everything went back to normal, including the Glitter Pact's and Rascal. The Joker is weakened by the defeat - but alive. Chloe finds him and helps him to become a better person. But there's still danger, Nogo is somehow back! Can Rascal be trusted?
8 99 - In Serial11 Chapters
The Next Saturday - John Bender
John Bender still has several Saturday detentions left to serve. Last Saturday's group is moving on with their lives. Bender is bored out of his mind until a pretty face walks in.Well, well. Who do we have here?#1 in #johnbender as of 7/3/2021#1 in #thebreakfastclub as of 1/23/2022
8 137

