“I have no desire to suffer twice, in reality and then in retrospect.”

― Sophocles, Oedipus Rex

In life, Charles had been pretty mediocre. He had homicidal tendencies and often daydreamed of brutal murders, but because he enjoyed his luxuries, he decided not to act on them lest he end up in jail. In death, upon meeting Satan himself, he struck a deal. Feeling as though he had nothing to lose, and no consequences to suffer, he was now free to act out his horrific reveries. The problem, however, is with a job came responsibilities. He had quotas and goals, and if he didn’t reach them, he would end up suffering at the hands of Satan himself. Satan’s favorite hell-bound souls were those of people who were truly and deeply evil. They suffered the most. Charles had three strikes before he would be “fired,” literally. It was time to get to work.

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