Destroying My Own World

(Fourteen hours ago)

Sasha was banging on the coffin and using her nails to get out, and when she took a deep breath, she realized the skills she possessed. She looked at her [First Sin: Pride] skill and read it carefully to see what it did. She didn’t want to do it, but knowing she couldn’t get out with her own strength, she imagined Lucifer’s face and asked him to give her power.

She felt a tremendous amount of power flowing in her body and at the same time, she felt a burn inside her body as if she was being tortured. She could feel something being carved on her back, something that was so painful that she started to scream her lungs out.

After all the pain was gone, she pushed the coffin open, it opened so easily as if nothing was weighing it from above. The dirt started to fill the coffin, but she started digging up to the surface as she held her breath. When she reached the surface, she took a deep breath and looked at the sunny day that she never thought she could feel again.

"Am I really alive?" Sasha asked as she looked around and realized where she was.

Sasha looked at the dress she wore with holes in it, she then decided to go back to her apartment where she used to live with Mykel. People were looking at her weirdly, but none of them bothered to help her or ask her what had happened to her. She wasn’t bothered by it since she knew people in New York were like that and always had been.

When she arrived, she slammed her body on the door of her room, and she immediately checked the wardrobe and her bedroom. She didn’t find a single thing that she could wear and realized all of her stuff was gone. When she walked back to the living room to check all the drawers, she realized someone was watching her at the door.

"We have been waiting, Miss Sasha," A man in a suit with a suitcase in his hand said. He was Agares, the leader of the Redshield Guild.

"Who are you?!" Sasha asked as she glanced around to look for something that she could use as a weapon.

"I’m here to help you," Agares answered. "Let’s just say I’m one of his followers," Agares pointed out.

Sasha stopped moving and slowly looked at the man’s eyes as she gulped nervously. The man was smiling gently at her and didn’t say a word because her expression was enough to tell that she knew what he was talking about.

"You’re Lucifer’s follower," Sasha said as she slowly walked back.

Agares walked into the apartment and kept smiling at her, but then he showed the suitcase in his left hand to Sasha. He carefully put the suitcase on the table and then slowly walked away so Sasha didn’t feel threatened by his presence.

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"I have prepared everything that you need in there," Agares said as he pointed his hand at the suitcase.

Sasha slowly walked to the table and opened the suitcase as she kept her eyes on Agares. When she glanced at the contents of the suitcase, she was surprised when she saw a set of suit and tie, a wallet with a lot of money, and a passport.

"Why are you giving me a passport?" Sasha asked.

"Because there’s a place that I want you to be," Agares answered.

"What if I don’t want to?" Sasha asked.

"Then I’ll use force to bring you there," Agares smiled.

"Do you think you can stop me?" Sasha asked with her eyebrows raised.

"With all due respect, the power that Lord Lucifer gave you, it’s still under his control. You can’t hurt me or any demons without his permission, and the symbol on your back is proof of it," Agares answered. "You have become one of us, Miss Sasha. Not even The Lord can save you now," Agares pointed out.

Sasha almost forgot about the pain in her back, and when she looked at her back in the mirror, she was shocked when she saw a tattoo of Lucifer’s sigil on her back. She realized that she had been tricked by Lucifer and that she couldn’t leave the grave without his power. She didn’t just sell her soul to him, but now she had become his property.

"You demons are cunning..." Sasha said in a trembling voice of anger and fear.

"Rest assured that we the demons aren’t trying to make you our slave or anything to disrespect you. It’s quite the opposite, Miss Sasha. We are your humble servants as you have become Lord Lucifer’s favorite," Agares said as he bowed his head down.

Sasha was surprised for a moment, but then she looked at the suit inside the suitcase and decided to wear it. After she wore the suit, she decided to follow Agares since he was telling the truth when he said that he had become her servant because he treated her with respect.

"Sasha de Redshield..." Sasha said as she looked at her passport. "Why that name?" Sasha asked.

"You’ll understand when we arrived, Miss Sasha. It’s a surprise," Agares said as he put his index finger on his smiling lips.

Sasha landed and arrived in London after seven hours of flight, and it was the first time she had come to England. A luxurious sedan was waiting for her arrival, and then Agares guided her to her car as he used another car. She was being escorted like an important person, and it attracted people’s attention.

Sasha was brought into Redshield’s territory, and she was dumbfounded by how big it was and how big the castle was. Once she got out of the car she saw Agares and five other people walking toward her. She was guided into the castle and all the maids and servants were bowing their heads at her as if she was an important guest.

"Please get inside, Miss Sasha," Agares said as he pointed at the door next to him.

Sasha took a deep breath and slowly opened the door, and when she looked at the office room, she saw Alfredo sitting at his desk and Johan standing next to him. She didn’t know who those people were, but they looked like humans.

"Welcome to my humble house, Miss Sasha," Alfredo said with a gentle smile. "My name is Alfredo de Redshield, the owner of this whole place. Please have a seat because I have so many things to discuss with you," Alfredo introduced himself.

"Are you human?" Sasha asked.

"Yes, I am, and everyone in my family," Alfredo answered as he nodded his head. "And with that being said, you will be a part of my-" Before Alfredo could finish his sentence, Johan slit Alfredo’s throat and quickly cut it off.

Sasha was shocked and covered her mouth with both hands as her eyes trembled in fear. She then closed her eyes and begged for the higher being to protect her. Her whole body and mind were relaxed immediately as all the weights on her body got lifted.

"That old man is nothing but a headache, unlike his predecessors. You guys can come in," Johan said as he wiped his hands with a handkerchief.

Agares and the others walked in and they immediately carried Alfredo’s body away from the desk. Johan was cleaning the blood on the desk and the chair, and then he looked at Sasha as he pointed his hand at the chair.

"Please have a seat here, Miss Sasha," Johan said.

"What’s the meaning of all this?" Sasha asked as she tried to calm herself down.

"You have been adopted by the Redshield family, and since all the current successors and family members mysteriously died overnight, you’re the last and the only Redshield that’s alive," Johan answered.

"You’re telling me..." Sasha said.

"Yes, you have just inherited all the wealth and power of the Redshield family," Johan answered before Sasha could finish her sentence. "You’re now Sasha de Redshield," Johan pointed out.

"I don’t want it... I still have no idea what’s going on here..." Sasha said as she shook her head.

"It’s a gift, for you, Sasha," A woman’s voice whispered behind Sasha’s left ear.

Sasha jolted and immediately turned around as she walked away. When she looked at the woman, her legs went weak and her whole body slowly lost its strength. She then watched Agares and everyone in the room go down to their knees at the woman.

"Lilith... how did you get to this world..." Sasha asked and her eyes were brimming with tears.

"Let’s just say they have prepared enough sacrifices to create a bridge for me," Lilith answered and chuckled mischievously. "Now, Sasha, I came to serve you, Lady of Lucifer," Lilith said as she went down to her knees in front of Sasha and smiled mischievously at her.