Sign a contract with the devil

reunion

Under the leadership of the locals, they first drove through a road to the bottom of the mountain.The road is very rough, there are many corners, and the road is full of gravel.Just after a turn, there was a family in front, the road was just at the door of that family, and there was a black sign with yellow background on the side of the road, which read: landslide ahead, beware of falling rocks.

The drivers were driving very slowly, and they came to an abandoned reservoir that was close to parching but still had a creek-like flow flowing downhill.The road ahead became narrower and narrower, and the tour guide stopped by the reservoir.

"The road ahead is in the mountains, we have to get out of the car and walk." The tour guide said.

They got out of the car and walked to a bridge made of stones built in front of the reservoir. The tour guide said: "This was originally a small hydropower station. This dam blocked the water in the reservoir to generate electricity. Later, a new hydropower station came into being. , this place was abandoned, and the reservoir was gradually abandoned due to no one’s management. When we were young, we had to walk from here to the town to go to school, and there were many people swimming and bathing in this reservoir. Not many people come here now .”

They walked across the bridge, which was a section of mountain road with withered grass growing on the side of the road, and the guide led the climb up.There were more trees around, pines and cypresses grew on both sides of the road, and there was a faint sound of water. Michael pushed aside the grass on the roadside, and a ditch hidden in the grass was exposed in front of his eyes.Climbing further up, we encountered a stream flowing down from the rocks.The water is very clear and you can see the bottom clearly.

"The water here can be drunk directly, and the families living below drink the water here." The tour guide said.

The stones beside the stream are very slippery, and the tour guide reminded them not to slip.Walking to the front, there is a shallow pool of water, the moss at the bottom of the pool can be seen clearly, and the water of the creek flows down from here.Going forward, you will come to a stone rock formation. A clear spring flows out from above the stone rock formation, surrounded by green grass.Below the rock formation are two gourd-shaped deep pools, one of which has a small boat beside it.

"Here is the entrance, we have to row in, but this boat can only accommodate up to three people." The tour guide explained,

There were four of them in total, the tour guide must go, and one of the remaining three must stay.In the end, Belial stayed, and Gabriel and Michael followed the guide into the cave by boat.The entrance was very dim, and the tour guide was lighting it with a flashlight. The surrounding walls were covered with slippery moss, and the entrance of the cave was very narrow. They could only sit inside, with the top of the cave above their heads.

After paddling another 20 meters, the field of vision gradually widened. Inside was a hole more than ten meters high. They parked the boat at the entrance of the hole and went ashore.The roof of the cave is open-air, and a beam of white light shines from above to illuminate the entire cave.Gabriel saw many angels engraved on the wall of the cave, one of which was holding a sword, followed by an army of angels.That angel is Michael, and the direction his sword is pointing at is the direction where the demons from hell invaded.

Michael seemed to hear the angels singing in unison: "Hallelujah! Father above! Everything is yours, and everything belongs to you!"

A loving and majestic voice said in a trance, "Michael, my child, you are finally here."

The hole began to shake, as if it was about to collapse.The lime that fell from the cave roof slid down their hair and down their necks, and the small stones under their feet were constantly shaking.The tour guide shouted nervously: "Let's go back quickly! Landslides! Landslides!"

Gabriel and Michael didn't move. The guide pushed them several times, but they ignored them.Although they gave money, it is self-evident which is more important, life or money, when life and death are at stake.The tour guide left Michael and Gabriel and ran towards the entrance of the cave. After getting on the boat, he rowed desperately and quickly disappeared at the entrance of the cave.

The white light on the top of the cave turned into golden light, and the golden light fell slowly, the light piercing people's eyes.Michael felt a heat flowing through his chest, a voice calling him, he closed his eyes and reached out to hold something.When he held that thing, the golden light slowly became smaller until it disappeared completely.

It was a pitch-black scale. It looked plain, but its function should not be underestimated.It is the scale of fairness. When a person dies, his soul will be placed on the scale of fairness. The soul is placed on the left side, and a white dove's feather is placed on the right side. If the soul is heavier than the feather, then the soul will go to hell. ; If the feather is heavier than the soul, then the soul goes to heaven.

Michael knew this scale very well, it was his scale, and he had used it to weigh countless souls, deciding whether they went to heaven or hell.But why does the scale of fairness appear here?Soon the answer appeared in front of Michael.

A white light floated down from the sky, and the light stopped above Michael and Gabriel. A gentle and steady male voice said, "My children, congratulations on finding the scale of justice. I put him here, I hope its owner can find him. Michael, my child, one day you will understand your mission, I hope you can find your memory and come back to me."

Michael and Gabriel knelt on the ground, listening to him.This sound is like the sound of nature, it seems to come from a far away place, and it reaches people's hearts, which makes people have to be in awe.

"Yes, my father." Michael replied respectfully.

The white light disappeared, and Gabriel and Michael stood up.There are more and more mysteries. Why did God put the scale of justice here?Why did God make a deal with Lucifer?What are they trading?Only Michael can find the answer when he retrieves his memory.

Gabriel summoned Belial, and the shaking in the cave had stopped. The white light from the ceiling of the cave shone on the wall, illuminating the portrait of the angel on the wall. The portrait seemed to come alive, as if the angel had appeared.The boat had already been driven away by the tour guide, and if they wanted to leave the cave, Beryl could only fly them out.

Holding Gabriel in one hand and Michael in the other, Belial spread his wings and flew out from the top of the cave.

Back in the Canary Islands, Gabriel decided to move to the Greek Aegean.He used all his savings to buy a boat and sell the car.This move was not a hasty decision, but was made long before the boat was bought.Moving to Greece, I can do salvage work, do it myself, and be my own boss, so that the time can be well arranged, and I can look for Michael's memory in any spare time.

A while ago, an old friend from high school wrote to say that he would come to see Michael, and Michael asked him to visit again this month.The good thing is that although I have decided to buy a boat, I still have to prepare for a month. The house needs to be dealt with, and the things inside, such as tables, stools, pots and pans, bookcases, beds... There are still many things to do.Michael wrote to ask that old friend to come and visit immediately.

The old friend wrote back: "I will be visiting this week, leaving immediately, I hope there will be no interruption."

Michael waited intently for his visit.

One morning, a young man in his early twenties went to the Canary Islands and walked into the courtyard of Michael and Gabriel's house.The young man was tall and tall, with a gentle and tolerant face, and an air of being friendly to everyone.A pair of blue eyes are as beautiful as the sea, with a smile in the corner of the eyes, which looks very close.He knocked on the door of Michael's room.

Michael opened the door and immediately hugged the young man.They patted each other on the back with excited expressions on their faces.

"Long time no see, nice to see you again."

"Me too. You seem to have lost a lot of weight. It's been a long time."

After exchanging pleasantries, Michael invited him into the house.Michael poured a cup of tea and sat on the sofa with him.Gabriel went to see the ship, Beryl went with him, and Michael was the only one left at home.Michael and the young man held each other's hand, and looked at each other's face with their eyes, from the corner of the eye to the corner of the mouth.

"You haven't changed at all, Raphael," Michael said.The familiar faces reminded him of the old memories, when they were innocent and straightforward children.I remember one time, they went together to break the window of the most hated math teacher's house. The math teacher lay in front of the window angrily to see who did it, and they got into the bushes to hide from him.

Raphael also said: "You haven't changed at all, you are still familiar."

Raphael took out a small red velvet box from his pocket and put it on the coffee table, saying: "I brought this thing for you, you can open it after I leave."

"You don't need to bring gifts here." Michael said angrily, "You are alienating me and treating yourself as an outsider. We don't need this kind of common etiquette between us, as long as we understand each other Your mind is enough."

"You will never refuse the things inside," Raphael said, "I don't want to treat you differently, this thing I brought is exactly what you need most, but I want you to open it after I leave. When you see what's inside, you'll know my painstaking efforts, and you won't think I'm looking outside."

"If you say that, I have nothing else to say," Michael said.He put the small velvet box on the coffee table to the cabinet next to him, and promised Raphael to open it after he left.

Michael decided to take Raphael for a stroll in the community. He locked the door and walked out of the yard with Raphael.The community is still peaceful, there are not many people on the street, it seems to be an empty community, but it is indeed full of people.The people who live here come from all over the world, speak different languages ​​and have different habits.

"Welcome to Canary, Raphael, this is a beautiful place." Michael said.

They walked to the beach, walked on the beach, and watched the seagulls flying around.Passing fishing boats greeted Michael and let him pass.Michael went to the boat, and they brought out a fat fish, which was half a meter long, and they insisted that he take it.These people were kind and simple neighbors and friends of Gabriel.The company Gabriel works for often charters their boats to go to sea.