All Chapters of The Servant of The Devil: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

1610 .Knock. Knock. A petite little maid entered the room and peered through the crack into the dark room. She smelled moisture, there was an iron-laden scent in the air, and she tried not to think where the smell might be coming from. Her knees didn't stop shaking, however."Dorothea, what can I do for you, my girl," came a dangerously dark woman's voice from the shadows. She knew, of course, that it was the Countess who was in this room, but she was afraid of her. Nobody in the castle could tell the real story. But she kept thinking that girls would enter this room but never leave again. She had counted thirty-six women. Dorothea's suspicion became a firm belief when she looked at the floor and saw a dark liquid flowing in the joints. Little light came in through the barred window, but when the glow illuminated a trickle on the floor, she could see blood. So the rumors were true, but now she couldn't panic. Perhaps the countess let her go too. Then she would pack al

1692 .February 2, 1692. Entry from Samuel Parris' diary:The air has changed strangely in Salem. My housewife and former Caribbean slave Tituba had been cleaning one and the same spot in the living room for three days. I looked at the clock and it does it exactly at three in the afternoon and at three in the morning. That night, my niece Abigail Williams and daughter Betty Parris stood next to her and held her hand. I've already spoken to the doctor, William Griggs, who came to see the weird thing about the three women.February 10, 1692. Entry from Samuel Parris' diary:That night was horrible. Abigail and Betty have been crawling around walls with arms flailing and limbs twisted strangely. They spoke Latin and yelled at me. They called me a blasphemer. Tituba ran through the living room laughing and said all of Satan's known names. I used holy water and crucifixes to defend myself, but God's power was of limited use against these demons.Februar

1713 .Brother Konrad Eden entered the cathedral in Augsburg late in the evening. He found a Bible on the altar that the owner should have taken with him beforehand. He put his own aside and examined the one that was lying there. Upon reading it several times, he noticed a black fingerprint that became clearly more visible from side to side. Konrad found the care of the book an insult and decided to wait for the owner of the Bible so that he could complain about the condition of the pages. But after the hundredth page he found a handprint and read through the only part of the text that was not occupied by the black color.“Jesus asked him: 'What's your name?' And he answered: 'Legion. Because he was possessed by many demons.Then he heard the door of the cathedral slam shut and the windows of the building rattled with a draft of wind. Goosebumps wet his skin and he put the strange book back on the altar."Hello?" But nobody answered, so the friar we

Just as Konrad was still feeling so powerful, the front door flew shut and all the candles were blown out. In the darkness he heard the woman laughing mockingly and getting up from the floor cracking bones.He pressed himself against the door fearfully, robbed of his manly strength. As she approached him, she grabbed his shoulders with an unimaginable force. “Jesus asked him: 'What's your name?' And he answered: 'Legion. Because he was possessed by many demons."What?" He called, remembering the quote from the Bible that he had read in the cathedral earlier. "In the name of the father and the son -" Konrad stammered, asking for God's help, but the latter seemed unwilling to answer.The woman laughed again and her eyes glowed amber, like a demon's. "You are nothing, friar Konrad Eden.""Please, Satan, show mercy!" Konrad pleaded through tears as the woman dug his claws into his arms.“ Legion . Because he was possessed by many demons. &r

The woman's straight hair was pushed back by a violent gust of wind, as if the wind wanted to reinforce her anger. "No, but you offended my Lord earlier, sinner!"The Arab stopped in place when he realized that he could do nothing against their strength. "What do you demand? Wealth? Power?"A sneering smile formed on the woman's lips. “I want you to come with me. To my lord. He's going to decide what happens to you. ”She held out her delicate hand, revealing her snow-white, pure skin."Where he lives? I will not go alone, 'protested the Arab when the first screams of the residents could be heard outside. He knew that she had just let go of the sandstorm and that it would now roll down everything around her. If he was to be a good ruler, he had to admit his sins.Although the Arabs had great pride, this one made the right decision. He couldn't risk a thousand lives just for offending a god. Angry and disempowered at the same time, he slowly app

Elisabeth rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest. "We are listening."Tituba theatrically raised her arms in the air, as if she were standing on a stage. "Verona Belthor." Reminds me a little of "Báthory" .I could see in Elisabeth's eyes that she was just as unimpressed by the name. "Suits you," said the vampire with a sigh."But adapting our names to this era is not a bad idea." My gaze slid to Elisabeth. "What was your human name?"The Countess hissed and left our circle to hide in the shadows. Verona followed her at once and could not suppress the pleasure of annoying Elisabeth. “Oh, what do my ears hear? I guess someone had a hard time naming them, ”she laughed like a mad witch. “Don't be a spoiler, Lizzy, what's your human name? Ursula? Wilhelmine? ”She was the only creature who laughed, but at least Verona never had any problems enjoying herself. "Or wait, maybe Walburga?"I actually wanted to inte

Yeah, don't fall for it. Don't push him away, but don't return his hug either , I told myself in my head."I know what you are, Lilit," he whispered softly in my ear and clouded me with his soft voice. “I know your secret. It's important that you don't tell anyone. "What? What was he talking about?He broke away from me. Just as I was about to inquire, the flames returned in the barrel and the three women were still looking at me expectantly. Did they see that?The devil leaned over and put his lips on mine. It seemed only a single second before he let go of me. Was that the exam? Did I pass it? But the last time the devil wasn't alone with me. Something didn't seem right here. Why did I only notice this detail?Lucifer again moved a considerable distance and nodded satisfied. “Your job will be to find a demon for me. An extremely powerful creature. ""I'm unique in searching!" Shouted Verona, but was immediately punished for he

In fact, I had to call Letaya and tell her to get some fake ID, please.But the harder part came when I had to tell Grandma and Grandpa that I wouldn't be returning home for a while. Maybe forever.When we ate together that evening, I took the chance and started with a gentle throat clearing. "I have to tell you something."My stomach contracted just at the thought. People had never seemed so strangely important to me, even after seeing thousands of them die in World War I. But now everything was different and I had to think again about my parents who had been killed by the two men in the house.“I'm going to Alaska with Mr. Colnius for a while. He apparently has an important appointment with his senior manager there and needs a secretary to help. It will probably take months. "Of course the story I was telling was total bullshit, but Grandma and Grandpa would believe me because I had never lied to them before. Until now ."So long?"

I shook my head so hard in the car that I couldn't see the road for a moment and almost crashed into the oncoming traffic. I have to concentrate! If one of the three girls were to sit next to me now, they would distract me, but unfortunately I am alone with my thoughts.I eyed the landscape intently to stuff my head with something else. Several perspectives shot back and forth through my mind independently of one another. “I will be strong. Letaya is much prettier than last time and Verona looks four to five years younger. Liz seems to be more cold-hearted than in World War I, she has that emotionless look that I recognize with every eye contact. Do I actually know this Belial? Does his human shell have any supernatural features? "In fact, until I got there, I was able to distract myself with this ridiculous attempt to think of something else. When I got out, two of the girls were already waiting for me. Letaya and Verona. Elisabeth seemed to be dawdling.

The ritual was over and my body felt electrified. "Verona, we'll let you go first," Liz began, giving the witch a devilish smile.But the smart girl replied with a grin and walked to a vacant space where she could test her skills. She spread her arms in front of her, mumbled a witch's formula, and her body began to tense. It wasn't until the cars began to creak that I knew what Verona was up to. It made the vehicles, which weighed more than three tons, levitate.She also gently put the cars back on the ground so that nothing was harmed. Then Letaya tested her skills. As a demon you controlled all elements and the weather. Her eyes began to light up in the color of an amber and she just stood motionless in the open space. She looked up at the sky, the clouds drew together unnaturally and slowly turned from white to gray-black. A flash of lightning lit the atmosphere in the sky and I felt it getting colder around me.When the rain pounded down on us, Letaya broke