Sign a contract with the devil

Egypt's Byrne

After Michael and Gabriel left Israel, they moved to a small city in the Qalyub Province of Greater Cairo, Egypt, and rented a house in a community to settle down temporarily.

It’s been a month since I’ve been here, and Gabriel visits the Khan Khalili market every day.It still maintains the original appearance of 500 years ago. Michael also went there once and bought a carpet made with the most traditional handicraft in the Middle East.There is also copper, iron, gold and silver jewelry and ornaments, as well as stained glass and leather goods.

In 641 AD, some Arabs with white cloths wrapped around their heads came to the north of Egypt and founded the city of Fustat, the predecessor of Cairo.They settled down here, married wives and had children here. In 969, a group of Muslims invaded from Tunisia and established a new city in the north - Mansouriyah.Then Fatimid Haro settled here and renamed the city Cairo until it was replaced by the Ayyubid dynasty more than 200 years later.These people all believe in Allah. They are devout believers. They thrive on this land, take root here, and build mosques here one after another.Although they often have to travel long distances to other places for their livelihood.Those Arab businessmen among them, those devout Allah believers, from far away places, took pains to bring outside things.These things are traded in Khan Khalili Market.

Gabriel came back late, and they seemed to be living an unremarkable domestic life here.

They don't even talk very often, just simple conversations.Michael is often asked, "Where did you go today?"

"To the post office."

Then Michael asked Gabriel: "Have you found what you were looking for in Khan Khalili?"

"No."

"Did you wear this blue shirt yesterday?"

"Yes."

"Are you going to the Khan Khalili market tomorrow?"

"I still have to go."

"The car you rented is about to expire, and I will renew it."

"it is good."

There was only such a brief conversation that couldn't be shorter. As soon as he came back from the outside, Gabriel rushed to the bathroom.It was time to rest after taking a shower. Seeing how busy he was, Michael didn't bother him anymore.

One afternoon Gabriel returned excitedly.He looked for Michael as soon as he came back, went around the living room and bedroom, and finally found Michael in the kitchen.

"I found out where that thing is, we can drive there," Gabriel said.

Belial yawned and said, "Let's go tomorrow."

But Gabriel couldn't wait no matter what, he must pass today.Michael had no choice but to stop what he was doing and started packing his luggage.There were only a few changes of clothes in the luggage, and they were packed quickly.Gabriel was driving, and Beryl was asleep in the passenger seat.Michael looked at his own reflection on the car window, and remembered the appearance of the man he saw in the mirror of Harpers. He had a strong premonition that they must have known each other before, and they must be very familiar.

The time in the car was very boring, and Michael couldn’t help talking about the past: “Speaking of which, when you first met Gabriel, you said that we were friends who had known each other for a long time, but I completely treated you. No impression. Did we really know each other before?"

"We were good friends before," Gabriel said, "but you forgot."

"I have no impression of this at all." Michael recalled everyone he had known since childhood, but there was no friend named Gabriel. "Do you mind this?"

"No, I will blame myself." Gabriel turned his head to look at Michael, "I didn't protect you well."

Beryl snorted unhappily, "How long will it be?"

"There is still half a day of travel, you can continue to sleep." Gabriel replied.

"Don't sleep anymore." Belial lifted the booth that Gabriel had built for him, and rolled down the car window.There was light rain outside the window, and the rain poured into the car and floated onto Beryl's face.

The destination this time was a pyramid, and Gabriel searched the Khan Khalili market for almost a month and a half before he found out its location.What he was looking for was the memory of Michael who had been sealed away. On that day, God was about to send divine punishment on the human world, and Michael stepped forward.Michael's memory was divided into four parts, completely preserved in four different places.One of these places was Egypt, and Gabriel only vaguely knew the approximate location.Now they are going to a place where Michael's memory is most likely buried.And there happened to be a pyramid in that place.

Gabriel also can't guess whether there is Michael's memory in the pyramid, but he has to try everything before he can judge whether it is correct.They drove for most of the day, and finally arrived after it was completely dark.

They got out of the car with two flashlights. The night was silent and there was only yellow sand around.When the flashlight shines on it, the left side and the right side are exactly the same, and the direction can only be judged by intuition.The good thing is that the place where they parked was not far from the pyramid, and soon they were under the pyramid.At this time, the pyramid was completely invisible, so they could only use the flashlight to illuminate the base of the wall, so as to judge their approximate distance from the pyramid.Gabriel turned around, but couldn't find the main entrance.They had to pitch their tents here and wait until tomorrow to continue.

It was very cold in the desert at night. Gabriel and Michael slept in tents outside at first, but at midnight they woke up from the cold and returned to the car.Gabriel turned on the heater, and the faces of the two of them got better.Michael slept in the back seat under a thin blanket; Gabriel slept in the front seat, sitting up, with Belial sleeping next to him.

"Michael..." The voice came again, this time it seemed to whisper in his ear.

Michael woke up in the middle of the night, and there was already a layer of fog on the glass car windows.He got out of the car carefully and headed towards the pyramid with a flashlight.

Although it was pitch black and it was impossible to tell the direction, Michael still found the front of the pyramid.There is a door-shaped light on the front of the pyramid. Michael passed through the light and came to a closed chamber. The big snake fought, and for a while guarded the city gate to repel the invading enemies.The angel sat on the branch of the tree of life, with his eyes closed, as if listening to the sound of the wind.The walls are not only painted with his appearance in battle, but also with his appearance when he is resting and praying.The painter must have put all his heart and soul into this angel, every stroke is lifelike, and the facial features are so vivid that they will come out of the wall, as if they can move.

"I've been waiting for you here for a long time, Archangel Michael." A lion riding a black horse stepped out of the ball of light, and said, "My name is Byrne, and my master, Lord Lucifer, used it here 20 years ago. The magic left these paintings and ordered me to wait for someone here. Although he didn't say who I'm waiting for, I know that the person I'm waiting for is you."

"You summoned me here?" Michael asked.

"Your heart has called you here," said Byrne the Lion. "Here are your lost memories."

Byrne is the No. 72 fifth demon god among the 40 pillars of demon gods. He has insight into secrets and is familiar with ancient and modern times.Many years ago, he was rescued from the seal by a mortal in the human world, and was re-sealed back to the Demon God Pillar by Michael, who was still an angel.Then he was driven by Lucifer, the king of hell, who ordered him to wait for someone here, and he waited for 20 years.

"It's been too long, but you will never forget your mission. Sir Michael, you, as the contracted person of Lord Lucifer, will meet one day, when the human world will usher in an unimaginable disaster You have a heavy responsibility, it's time to get your memory back." Byrne said.

The world is a living sphere, and the World Tree will wither and be reborn every [-] million years. The energy that supports the World Tree's survival is the power of faith.However, with the advancement of human technology, the power of faith has become less and less.With the withering of the world tree, the self-protection system of the trunk—the demon is released. The power of the demon comes from the despair of human beings. It devours the souls of desperate human beings and converts them into energy. When enough souls are swallowed, the world tree will be destroyed. Reborn with these energies.Because humans lost their faith prematurely, the aging of the world tree was also advanced.In order to punish mankind, God decided to destroy the human world in advance.However, one of the maharajas, Michael, stood up to save mankind, sealed the demons that tempted people to fall, and strengthened the faith of mankind, so as to prevent the aging of the world tree.

It turns out that I am really an angel.Michael had a long and long dream. In the dream, he pleaded with God to save mankind. He knelt in the temple for three days and three nights before God was moved to agree to his request.But there were only fragmentary memories. Apart from remembering the things he asked God for, he still didn’t remember that he knew Gabriel, nor did he remember the name of the person in the dream.

He woke up again and went back to the car.Gabriel looked at him worriedly, making him a little embarrassed.

"You passed out in front of the pyramid," Gabriel said. "I think something must have happened, right?"

Michael told him about meeting Byrne last night to recover his memory, "But I still can't remember some things, I don't think I have all my memories here. I remember how I came down to the human world, how Made a mortal. Thank you, Gabriel. I can't remember anything without your help."

"I think I have something to tell you," said Gabriel. "I've been waiting for it to come later, but I have to tell you. Your wish is mine, Michael, you wish to save Humans, then I will help you too."

At this moment, Beryl interjected, "Let's go back to where we live and talk slowly."

They drove on the road again. At this time, it was broad daylight. Because of the rare good weather, Gabriel drove very fast and arrived at their place within the estimated time.Back at the living place, Gabriel moved three chairs by the dining table, and they sat around together, and Beryl took out the book of Gabriel that he had taken away.

"Now I can tell you everything," said Gabriel