“Last one to the backyard is the rotten egg!” shouted Keira Hydeman as she and her friend, Chelsea Coleson, bolted out the door. It was July, and the sun shone brightly over the house. The two girls collapsed on the freshly mowed grass in a heap of laughter. They were sitting there without anything to do when Chelsea came up with an idea. She exclaimed, “We can build a garden!” Immediately, the two eight-year-olds grabbed their little shovels and began to dig.
After about five minutes, Keira’s shovel hit something hard. The two girls looked at each other excitedly and began speculating as to what it was. “It could be a treasure chest!!!” Keira shouted excitedly, “Or it could be a huge chunk of gold!!!” hollered Chelsea. They continued digging vigorously. They found neither a treasure chest nor a huge chunk of gold though. It was instead a rusty, old chunk of metal. Keira and Chelsea looked at each other, puzzled, and took a closer look. It looked like some sort of lever. Keira asked Chelsea, “Should we pull on the lever?” Chelsea replied, “Sure!” So together, they yanked on the lever. At first, nothing happened, but then the ground started to shake. An eerie disembodied voice rang out, “Foolish mortals, you have awakened me! MWAHAHAHA!”
Keira and Chelsea suddenly felt like their bodies had been stretched like rubber bands, then compressed. The children both fell into a deep, dream-like trance. They saw a beautiful woman wearing a pure white dress who introduced herself as the Angel and warned them about the Devil that had been awakened. She also told them in the dream that they were trapped in a temple that housed the Devil. If they didn’t escape in seven days, Keira and Chelsea would become immortal servants to the Devil and be bound to the temple. For the children to escape, they would have to retrieve a magical, ancient staff with runes carved into it. The staff was in the Devil’s private chambers and would open a tunnel that led back to Keira’s backyard.
Keira and Chelsea suddenly woke up. They found themselves in a room that glowed red. Immediately, a skeleton with a badge that said servant ran into the room they were in told them that the Devil had requested them to see him. The Devil himself looked like a man with wings as red as blood, Pupils as black as night, fangs as sharp as knives, and horns made of shadows. There were waves and waves of power rolling off him. He looked at them menacingly as he spoke in a voice that seemed to shake the ground. “Bow before your new master. I assume my sister, the Angel, already told you how to escape, but you will never find the staff.” proclaimed the Devil. Chelsea boldly said, “We will find a way out, you evil …” Her words were cut short because an invisible force seemed to silence her. Chelsea tried to speak, but no words came out. Her eyes widened in fear as she was stripped of her voice. The Devil laughed cruelly as he said, “Silly girl, you realize that I hold more power than you thought.” He snapped his fingers again, and Chelsea’s voice returned.
The girls were sent to the servant’s quarters. Every day, Keira and Chelsea were made to do menial tasks like washing dishes, doing laundry, and dusting the floors. Every night, they would huddle together and plot their escape. On the third night, the Angel revisited them in their dream and told them that the Devil would fall asleep even if he only drank one drop of alcohol. Fortunately for the girls, there was a bottle of brandy which was alcohol. So, on the fifth day, the children planned to make the Devil drowsy.
In the dim lighting of the temple, water looked indistinguishable from brandy, so when the Devil requested water, they served brandy instead of water. Keira even considered adding ice cubes, as there were ice cubes in the water they served. The second the brandy hit his lips, he fell asleep on the table. Keira and Chelsea immediately ran in the direction that the Devil was seen going every night. They found a door labeled as a private chamber. Upon entering, Keira and Chelsea were immediately knocked off their feet by a surge of power as a wooden stick around four feet tall started glowing pure white. The two girls felt like a spirit possessed them as they began chanting words they didn’t understand. With a loud bang, Keira and Chelsea were teleported back onto the familiar green grass. The last thing Keira heard before she passed out was the demonic rage-filled scream of the Devil after waking up and finding his hostages were gone.
After half an hour, Keira awoke. Instead of the dim cavern with a reddish mist, her eyes were met with a beautiful blue sky and fluffy clouds. After a moment, Chelsea woke up confused. “Where am I?” asked Chelsea before realization dawned on her. She immediately picked up a bag of soil and filled the hole. She and Keira promised to never speak of it again and never dig up the hole again. All they know is that there is still an angry devil somewhere out there that wants them as servants.
After about five minutes, Keira’s shovel hit something hard. The two girls looked at each other excitedly and began speculating as to what it was. “It could be a treasure chest!!!” Keira shouted excitedly, “Or it could be a huge chunk of gold!!!” hollered Chelsea. They continued digging vigorously. They found neither a treasure chest nor a huge chunk of gold though. It was instead a rusty, old chunk of metal. Keira and Chelsea looked at each other, puzzled, and took a closer look. It looked like some sort of lever. Keira asked Chelsea, “Should we pull on the lever?” Chelsea replied, “Sure!” So together, they yanked on the lever. At first, nothing happened, but then the ground started to shake. An eerie disembodied voice rang out, “Foolish mortals, you have awakened me! MWAHAHAHA!”
Keira and Chelsea suddenly felt like their bodies had been stretched like rubber bands, then compressed. The children both fell into a deep, dream-like trance. They saw a beautiful woman wearing a pure white dress who introduced herself as the Angel and warned them about the Devil that had been awakened. She also told them in the dream that they were trapped in a temple that housed the Devil. If they didn’t escape in seven days, Keira and Chelsea would become immortal servants to the Devil and be bound to the temple. For the children to escape, they would have to retrieve a magical, ancient staff with runes carved into it. The staff was in the Devil’s private chambers and would open a tunnel that led back to Keira’s backyard.
Keira and Chelsea suddenly woke up. They found themselves in a room that glowed red. Immediately, a skeleton with a badge that said servant ran into the room they were in told them that the Devil had requested them to see him. The Devil himself looked like a man with wings as red as blood, Pupils as black as night, fangs as sharp as knives, and horns made of shadows. There were waves and waves of power rolling off him. He looked at them menacingly as he spoke in a voice that seemed to shake the ground. “Bow before your new master. I assume my sister, the Angel, already told you how to escape, but you will never find the staff.” proclaimed the Devil. Chelsea boldly said, “We will find a way out, you evil …” Her words were cut short because an invisible force seemed to silence her. Chelsea tried to speak, but no words came out. Her eyes widened in fear as she was stripped of her voice. The Devil laughed cruelly as he said, “Silly girl, you realize that I hold more power than you thought.” He snapped his fingers again, and Chelsea’s voice returned.
The girls were sent to the servant’s quarters. Every day, Keira and Chelsea were made to do menial tasks like washing dishes, doing laundry, and dusting the floors. Every night, they would huddle together and plot their escape. On the third night, the Angel revisited them in their dream and told them that the Devil would fall asleep even if he only drank one drop of alcohol. Fortunately for the girls, there was a bottle of brandy which was alcohol. So, on the fifth day, the children planned to make the Devil drowsy.
In the dim lighting of the temple, water looked indistinguishable from brandy, so when the Devil requested water, they served brandy instead of water. Keira even considered adding ice cubes, as there were ice cubes in the water they served. The second the brandy hit his lips, he fell asleep on the table. Keira and Chelsea immediately ran in the direction that the Devil was seen going every night. They found a door labeled as a private chamber. Upon entering, Keira and Chelsea were immediately knocked off their feet by a surge of power as a wooden stick around four feet tall started glowing pure white. The two girls felt like a spirit possessed them as they began chanting words they didn’t understand. With a loud bang, Keira and Chelsea were teleported back onto the familiar green grass. The last thing Keira heard before she passed out was the demonic rage-filled scream of the Devil after waking up and finding his hostages were gone.
After half an hour, Keira awoke. Instead of the dim cavern with a reddish mist, her eyes were met with a beautiful blue sky and fluffy clouds. After a moment, Chelsea woke up confused. “Where am I?” asked Chelsea before realization dawned on her. She immediately picked up a bag of soil and filled the hole. She and Keira promised to never speak of it again and never dig up the hole again. All they know is that there is still an angry devil somewhere out there that wants them as servants.
