Late in the night inside a room with a small lamp being the only light source a man sat in a lotus pose, the man was meditating after a while he opened his eyes "Someone has made contract with him, who would be foolish enough to do that, don't the person know who he is" the man said out loud as he went into thinking after few seconds it clicked in his head "Maybe they don't know who he is, after all he his the trickster devil" he came to a conclusion.
The man got up and left the room. He could see people running away somewhere practicing with different weapons. He walked past the large courtyard and moved farther into the hallway.
The man stopped in front of an office that had the words -Investigator- written on the door, he knocked and waited till he was told to come in.
"Mr Anderson, what brings you here at this time of the day?" a young fellow asked. He was surprised to see the man named Anderson in his office at this late hour of the day.
"Mr Tobi, you know I only leave my office when I need something done, and I'm afraid I would need your assistance in this matter," Anderson explained everything to Tobi, telling him someone had made a contract with a devil, and a dangerous one at that.
"Mr Anderson, am sorry to say this, but people make contract with devils all the time and we can't just go around arresting everybody that do, so until the devil kill or endanger people's lives, we can't do anything about it " Tobi replied, people make contract with devils almost everyday for different reasons, so he can't waste manpower look for a devil that had not course any danger to human life.
"Mr Tobi, i think you don't understand what am saying, it's not just your regular devil, the devil am talking about is Esu the trickster devil, he killed over millions of people in the early 1600, he was so strong that given the name King of Devils and someone just made a contract with it" Anderson made sure he emphasize on how dangerous Esu is.
"Now that sounds dangerous, lately devils have been spawning out of control, Mr Anderson, you don't have to worry, I will send Agent O to investigate the matter." Mr Anderson nodded as he stood up from his chair and left the office.
'what is going on, i feel like something dangerous is going to happen soon, first devils have been spawning out of control and demons have also started attacking Hunter, now Someone made a contract with Esu' Tobi relax on his chair as he dropped his head on the table "i need a vacation soon, are i might run mad" he said to himself
Tobi brought out his phone and sent a message to Agent O, "Now all I need to do is wait for either O to locate the devil or News about the devil." he sighed as he started arranging his desk.
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Inside the Hospital, Tommy woke up feeling very tired. His throat was dry and itchy. He tried moving his hand to press the call button beside his bed. After much effort, he finally moved his hand. As he pressed the button, a nurse rushed into his room.
"You are awake, just want a few seconds, I will call the doctor," the nurse said as she tried to leave the room.
"Water... I need water." Tommy's voice was cracking as he said those words, but the nurse understood as she walked out of the room and came back with a glass of water. She helped Tommy drink the water.
"Haaa.... That was refreshing. Was water always this good? Tommy could feel the water moving through his body; he felt as if he were a balloon being pumped with air.
The nurse went to call the doctor, and they both returned after a few minutes. " Mr Önager, how are you feeling, are you feeling any pain?" The doctor asked as he checked Tommy's body.
"No doctor, I feel fine, I haven't had this feeling for a long time, say doctor how long was I out, i can't move most of my body " Tommy was feeling great, he could feel extra energy coursing through his veins, it was like he was having an adrenaline rush, he could feel his blood pumping.
"Hummmm..... Fascinating, are you sure you feel no pain in your body?" the doctor asked again, to which Tommy nodded.
"Nurse, run some tests on his Body and bring the results to my desk. In the next few minutes, I will contact his family." The nurse nodded and left the room.
"Doctor, you still haven't answered my question, how long was I out? My body can't feel this stiff if it were just a week.." Tommy gathered his strength to sit up; the doctor helped him.
"Mr Önager, I would advise you not to try moving right now, so that you will not damage your body. You have been in a coma for 3 years," the doctor replied to Tommy.
'3 years, damn, that's a long time, so I spent 3 years with Esu, it felt like a long time, who would have thought 3 years had passed' Tommy remained silent as he thought about how many things he had missed, he was supposed to be a 2-year university student if not for his sickness.
'Am I really going to be okay? Wait, I feel fine, so that means Esu did want what we agreed on, that means I really made a contract with a devil.' Tommy's expression darkened when he remembered that he had made a contract with a devil.
But he decided to leave that for later because there was one thing he needed to get raid off, and that was the hunger he was feeling "Doctor, is there anything to eat here, in the hospital and really hungry, i feel like i haven't eaten in years" he asked the doctor, the hunger was too much that he felt like he could eat a full cow.
"Ohh.... That's a good sign that you are recovering, we don't have food here, but i will ask the nurses if they brought any food over, then i will inform your family, so that they would bring more food if you still want to eat" the doctor said with a smile, when a sick person regain their appetite that usually means the person is on the way to full recovery.
The doctor left the room to ask if any had come with food. Normally, some nurses would bring food over if they were on the night shift. He came back with a small food container. He gave the container to Tommy. He told Tommy that he would give his family.
Tommy opened the container, and a wonderful aroma filled his nose. He gulped. The aroma was so enticing that Tommy immediately started eating. The food inside the container was fried rice and a chicken breast. Within a few minutes, the entire food was gone.
Tommy was still hungry but with nothing to eat, he tried getting off the bed, he tried moving his legs, but he couldn't so he just switched on the TV inside his hospital room, trying to get up to date with what was happening in the world, he changed the channel to the news stations.
The news went through several topics, from the war going on between two countries to mass shootings. Tommy absorbed the information, " When did they start a war? Jezz, I have been out for a very long time. Will I even recognize my family if I see them?" Tommy thought.
Tommy had been awake for an hour, and his family still hadn't shown up he was hungry and pressed. He managed to move his leg and drag himself off the bed. He stumbled when his foot touched the floor, but he used the bed to stabilize himself.
"My legs feel so stiff, when last did I stand on my feet? This is a miracle," Tommy said as he dragged his drip along, heading towards the restroom. "I will ask a nurse where the restroom is," Tommy said, heading out of the room.
He walked out of his room, into a strange hallway, it was quite and dark, it reminded him of his dreams, but in the next second it changes to the hospital hallway, Tommy saw a nurse standing before him "Hey, where are you going" the nurse asked Tommy, he had been asking him the same question for the third time.
Tommy snapped out of his daze, as he regained his focus, "Miss, please, where's the restroom?" Tommy Asked.
"Oh, the restroom is that way," she pointed the way to Tommy. He thanked her, as he dragged his drip along with him. He made a left turn into another hallway. It was already last night, so the hallway was empty, and Tommy could see part of the light shaking.
"Why do I keep feeling someone his watching me?" When he left his room, he had been feeling as if he was being watched; he could not shake the feeling. He continued moving. He came across a vending machine, and the light was also going off and on.
"Something must be wrong with the hospital power system." Tommy was freaking out a little, but he remembered something from a horror movie that started like this. Immediately he said those words, the full light went off..