Write a story about someone making a deal with the devil.

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“Devil on the Shoulder” by Thomas Holland

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Few can fathom the terror of making a deal with the Devil, and fewer still would wish for it regardless. Yet as Lloyd trudged across the college campus with a failed exam in hand, he was just desperate enough to desire it nonetheless. “My soul for a passing grade,” he grumbled, “I can’t afford to fail again.” But the red letter F remained on the top of the page indifferent to his plea. Lloyd grit his teeth and crumpled the papers, tossing them at a nearby trashcan. He crossed his arms against the October chill and marched on to the parking l...

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“A dance with darkness” by Maya Williams

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I knew it was wrong when I drew my own blood to summon that demon. But when he appeared in front of me, I felt that rush of thrill that I craved so badly. I couldn’t help but take his hand and smile. What I didn’t know was that it was about to be the biggest mistake of my life. ................................................................................................................................ Twenty-four hours ago... I sat up in my bed, the bright sunlight burned my eyes. I blinked and rubbed my eyes as I climbed out ...

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“The Burden of Guilt” by Hector Luna

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A horrendous stench overwhelmed Lance as he grudgingly wedged himself in through the broken side door into the dilapidated, abandoned factory. Here will be where it happens. He’d relentlessly worked for almost a year to pull this off. He wondered if hell smelled as atrocious. The repulsive stink assaulting his senses was even stronger in their offices. As he walked through that area, he remembered it rained hard a few months prior. All that water must have allowed for the birth of something to come forth inside this pit. The putrid waft ...

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“The promise” by Justicelee Auman

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“Thanks boys, we really appreciate your help!” I said, helping the crew leader shut their moving van’s door. “Not a problem, Mr. Hawthorne, beautiful home, anything else we could help you with on this fine day?” The leader said with a smile. “Sure is, old children’s commorancy back in the day, but, no, thank you, we’re quite alright, again, appreciate the help, tell your boys dinner is on me today,” I said, handing him a wad of twenties which totaled $220, for a tip. “Well, thank you sir, we appreciate it, sir. If you need any...

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“Deals and Devils” by Hannah Leigh

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The River Styx flowed like a snake all the way to the gates of the Underworld. Charlie walked along the edge of the river, careful to not let even a toe slip into the waters. The messenger god–Hermes–hadn’t told Charlie exactly what would happen if he touched the Styx, but he had made it clear that it would be best not to find out. Charlie didn’t know how long he had been walking. He had been led to the start of the river by Hermes, but time seemed to have little meaning now that he was under the earth. Hunger and weariness threatened...

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“The Meeting” by Devin Andrews

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Down through the many depths of torment, and despair. The fallen king sits upon his frozen throne. Something special has come up, and his typical amusement of torture is interrupted. PEON! What is this ruckus, why must I be bothered. Forgive me, my dark lord, this is the one who, well who is not understanding. UNDERSTANDING! HA! You little drudge, this is not a place of understanding, I should have your whole lot thrown into the frozen lake. The servant of darkness was confused by this. Was he being serious, this was not usual....

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“Sophia in shackles” by Old Mate

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Sophia in shackles By J.K. FITZPATRICK 6:16am Sunday 4th June 2006 ‘Dear heavenly angels, please come get me!’ she whispered in the early hours of the morning. The blindfold had slipped from her face. Sophia could see that she was in a strange room. ‘Please dear angels’ Sophia started pleading again. Sophia caught the sight of movement from the other side of the door. Her heart skipped a beat. Had the angels heard her pleas? Straining her eyes, Sophia peered intensely through the space made between the carpet and door sweep...

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“The Devil is in the Deal” by Ralph Emery Barhydt

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The Devil is in the Deal Ralph Emery Barhydt September 15, 2023 “Jenna, please, don’t do this,” Gary was on the verge of tears. In fact, he was crying. He had been up all night and was exhausted, he looked like hell. Jenna didn’t look so good either. They were in their marvelous suite at a five star hotel on Tahiti. They weren’t really rich, they had just saved up a lot of money for that special vacation. They had flown to Tahiti in first class with upgrades from all of Jenna’s work traveling and Gary had tucked away a stunning, bril...

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“Ville” by NNEKA PLUMMER

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Drea knew it was impolite of her to stare but could not help it. The creature, if you could even call it that, looked surprisingly human. Not a single hair out of place. Believe it or not they looked more put together than most people she regularly comes across in her life. Dressed to the nines in a suit, and checker patterned bowtie. Sporting long black polished nails: auburn hair pulled back into a sleek bun. She would have mistaken them for another patron in the bar if it were not for their purple hued skin. “Let me guess you were ex...

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“The Contract” by Kim Lemieux

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“What’s in it for you?” Tom asked, “Because I am not in any way willing to give up my soul or the souls of anyone I love.” “Don’t be so dramatic,” said the well groomed man in the expensive suit, with a nonchalant wave of his hand, “I have no interest in your soul. While torturing your soul for all of eternity may amuse me slightly, how would it really benefit me? No, I will merely be doing you a favor. In return, there will come a time when I will be needing a favor from you. Nothing so cliché as a soul.” “What kind of favor?” “Well that...

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“A Deal With the Devil Himself” by Bella Cruz

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“Cadence, I don’t think this will go well for us!” I rolled my eyes and kept walking up the hill. “C’mon, Sam! Do you really want to back out of this dare? I do not believe the devil truly resides in this old house.” Sam grabbed my arm. “Of course you don’t! Can we at least talk about this? Listen, Cay, Tammy, and Lila can just take the win; it’s a stupid dare anyway.” Well, I suppose I should introduce myself and Sam. My name is Cadence Dowry. I’m 5’7, and I have long brown hair and hazel eyes. Sam is my best friend. He’s 6'1, with short bl...

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“Promise” by Jonathan Walker

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All told, the weather had threatened to break for days and now was breaking, and everywhere the stiff air cracked under the hoarse crow of thunder. The breeze which spent the afternoon aimlessly harassing the fresh-fallen leaves on the sidewalks of Georgetown had lost itself sometime in the early evening. Shadow lighted quickly upon the flat-topped roofs as the day surrendered to a mire of dense blue cloud. Night was stretching down upon the Key Bridge. Near the middle of the bridge, a man gazed blankly over the top of the mint-green railin...

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“Fortune's Deceit” by Mara Rouge

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“Hold on a second, Marsha.” Peter’s conversation was suddenly interrupted by a series of knocks coming from behind his closed door. “Come in!” As he turns around to check who it might be, Peter immediately recognizes a familiar face. It is Brad, his friend but also the Head of HR in the company. He gestures with a raised index, to indicate that it will just take him a short moment to end the call. “Marsha, I am so sorry, but we will have to continue this talk later. I’ll call you back.” Then, turning to his visitor, “Good to see ...

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“My little angel” by Shridhar Shivam

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So many followers, wonder how that would feel like. I guess it will take a long time before I can see that. Christina is a social media influencer, who posts dance videos. Most of her followers are boys and they comment on how cute she looks. I wish they could see her in real life, she is arrogant and often demines others using her videos. Almost all of my classmates post videos online but none of us have had any success. I started posting videos because I love dogs and feel like they are some form of angels, I used to upload videos for fun....

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“Iron Doors ” by Kiyana Marie

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Growing up with Riley was a blessing or at least that’s what I used to think, that girl could make a trip to the dentist office fun. I met Riley in my kindergarten class back when we were just five years old. We started to become close when our moms met at our classroom Halloween party. Our moms becoming friends resulted in a lot of play dates, by the time we were in elementary school we started having sleepovers almost every weekend. When seventh grade came around we started to slowly make friends with the wrong group of people, we didn’t k...

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Write a story about someone making a deal with the devil.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 112 stories

“Devil on the Shoulder” by Thomas Holland

“A dance with darkness” by Maya Williams

“The Burden of Guilt” by Hector Luna

“The promise” by Justicelee Auman

“Deals and Devils” by Hannah Leigh

“The Meeting” by Devin Andrews

“Sophia in shackles” by Old Mate

“The Devil is in the Deal” by Ralph Emery Barhydt

“Ville” by NNEKA PLUMMER

“The Contract” by Kim Lemieux

“A Deal With the Devil Himself” by Bella Cruz

“Promise” by Jonathan Walker

“Fortune's Deceit” by Mara Rouge

“My little angel” by Shridhar Shivam

“Iron Doors ” by Kiyana Marie

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Write a story about someone trying to resist their darker impulses. Whether they succeed or fail is up to you.

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