Helena walked after her affair was discovered into a spacious wooden room with dim lighting from the desk lamp in the center. On the shelves were several books, several taxidermied creatures, and other strange items... She sat in front of the giant woman, with a desk of black wood she'd never seen before between them. The woman was draped in a black dress, her massive chest crammed into it obscenely, with shining golden eyes and long black hair. She spoke:
"It seems the experiment failed."
"What do you mean?"
"I think it's doomed to be symbolic only."
"Are you going to answer me, or speak in riddles?"
"Mark, you're not the one we wanted to revive; you just reincarnated by chance... Hmm, you're from planet Earth, aren't you?"
He thought for a long time.
"Ahem?"
"Yes, I'm from planet Earth."
"What were you doing with that girl?"
"Which girl?"
"The girl with the dirty clothes who was killed."
Mark shrank and felt ashamed amid the oppressive silence that filled the room, until the woman spoke sarcastically:
"Hehehe, you couldn't control yourself for even one day, hehe... But seriously, someone with your coldness will be useful to our brotherhood."
"You mean a brotherhood that kills innocents?! What is this?? A brotherhood for devil worship?"
"Hehehehehe, well done, all your words are correct; we are a satanic brotherhood."
"Oh... Hehe, do you prostrate to a devil or something?"
"Nah... The concept of the devil from planet Earth, I mean... Lucifer, Baphomet, Beelzebub, and so on—forget them completely. The concept of the devil here is different; it's linked to the Hexagonism religion. They called us devil worshippers, and we adopted that name. This branch of mine is specific to humans coming from planet Earth; I collect you as a hobby."
"Listen, I don't want any headache I don't understand; I just want to live my life... I know what you're going to say, and yes, my mind is very superficial; let me go to hell or whatever."
"Listen... The inhabitants of this world destroyed planet Earth; isn't it our right to take revenge?"
"I don't care."
"But you should care because now you're at the point of no return: either join or die."
"You brought me here."
The woman pulled out a firearm from nowhere and pointed it at Helena's face, who surrendered and became more accepting. The woman continued:
"Your friends, your family, all those—they're the ones who wiped them out."
"I didn't have friends or family, but I understand the matter. But isn't it unfair to kill innocent civilians?"
"In the holy book on planet Earth, the God of all love and all good is said to have drowned innocent people... How strange; you're more benevolent than him."
"I'm not here to engage in a debate between faith and atheism; if you want such a discussion, there are specialists better than me."
"No, that's not our topic... By the way, in your past life, were you religious?"
"To be honest, I was religious but not committed... Doubts plagued me, but I preferred the safe side: if I die and find no god, I'm safe, and if I die and find him, I'm also safe."
"A precautionary believer, then."
"You could say that."
"Describe your life."
"I think that's none of your business."
"Hehehe, this isn't a job interview; answer me or I'll end you. Right now, I'm laughing and joking with you, but you won't want to see the other face... Hmm, let me guess... A failed twenty-something without a job?"
"No, I was working."
"I don't know, but I smell poverty and shaken confidence from you... What was your job?"
"I worked from home."
"Hmm, were you designing AI clips?"
"What? How did you know?!"
"I just sensed it... Hmm, and you had several fake accounts for girls made with AI, doing sexual suggestions, and they had donation accounts..."
"Stop reading my mind."
"I'm not; I'm just guessing. Hehehe... Now everything is clear: you live in the moment with all it has, not thinking about the big questions like destiny and purpose; superficial, not delving into the abstract but content with satisfying your whims. A lowly, perverted, lustful person like you is all we need... Congratulations, you're accepted."
"I don't want to be accepted by people who worship the devil."
"Oh... Then."
Suddenly, the woman stood, and the room began to shake. Helena stood from her place and fled to the corner of the room.
"Please don't hurt me. I accept joining you... I'll join your brotherhood; I love the devil..."
Suddenly, space folded; the room's view distorted, and Helena's body opened and twisted completely like a red rose blooming, revealing her internal organs without a drop of blood spilling. The superior extended her hand, grabbed Helena's beating heart, and yanked it out without cutting, then the room's view and Helena's body returned as they were, while she felt terror and horror, breathing heavily and feeling her chest.
"What did you do to me?!!"
Helena felt as if her chest had become empty. Suddenly, she felt the woman's fingers and palm holding her beating heart outside her body.
"I told you, I'm not giving you a choice; I'm forcing you."
The woman gripped Helena's heart tightly, trying to stop it from beating. Helena collapsed, clutching her chest from the intense pain she felt in it, writhing in place, unable to breathe or speak; her eyes reddened, and death knocked at her door... Then suddenly, the woman loosened her grip. Helena collapsed with her face hugging the floor, saliva dripping. The woman said:
"From today, you'll listen to my words; I am Sophia, Aeon of the Transcendent Devils' Church."
"Please return my heart, and I'll join."
"Hmm, fine."
Then she threw it to her; Helena felt every impact as it hit the ground.
"I mean, return it to its place."
"Hmm, no... If you hadn't resisted, I wouldn't have taken it out... Put it in your pocket or your home, or let me keep it with me."
"No problem; I'll return it somehow."
"Helena, my little one, in the entire universe, I'm the only one who can return it... Fine, now give it back to me."
Helena tensed.
"When you didn't trust me, this happened."
Helena handed it over willingly.
"Good girl ... if you hadn't, I'd have yanked out all your organs and made you just empty skin."
Sophia took the heart, wrote Helena's name on it, who was writhing from the tickle of the pen, then her heart began to twist, writhe, and tumble in an indescribable way; it seemed like it was falling out of the world.
"Where did you take it?"
"It's in a safer place than your body now; just sign the joining contract, and let's go perform the welcome rituals so I can show you the place of your summoning."