In Which Seth Meets a Demon

Seth was finishing up lunch in a park when a demon appeared beside him. Having a demon appear is rather startling since Seth dropped his sandwich and attempted jumping to the moon.

“Oh hello child,” the demon said.

Seth looked the demon over, not checking it out by any means. He just had never met a red horned creature whose gender was difficult to tell. “What the hell are you?!”

“I’m a demon,” the demon looked around. “Did you summon me?”

“Not that I know of… I don’t really summon demons on my down time,” Seth said.

“Ah well. Someone probably sent me to eat your soul then.”

“Actually, now that I think about it. I was trying to summon you. Though you're late. It was last Tuesday at a party,” Seth nodded.

“You made that up. I’m incapable of being late,” the demon smiled. “Don’t worry though. It’s painless and I’ll make it quick. I have to water my tulips.”

“So you have unlimited power or something, right? Or are you a humanoid type thi--” he was interrupted as the demon reached into his chest and pulled out a shadow-y thing that was apparently Seth’s soul.

“Well aren’t you a bit of a pessimist,” the demon examined the soul.

Seth glared. “As depressing as the thing is it’s mine and I want it back.”

“Depressed souls never taste good,” the demon pulled salt from his pocket and sprinkled some on the soul.

“Hey! I can get you a nicer one if you give mine back!” Seth said.

“I’m in a hurry so I’ll just eat yours,” the demon said.

Seth sighed. “So what exactly happens to me?”

“Your soul spends eternity in hell and your body becomes a zombie,” the demon added more spices to the soul.

“Oh lovely. Hey can you feel pain?”

“No but I’m sure you’ll make a great zombie librarian. Zombies make the best librarians.”

“I hate libraries,” Seth stabbed the demon in the eye just in case he was lying about the not feeling pain thing.

The demon was unaffected by being stabbed in the eye and took a bite of Seth’s soul. “Hmm. Not bad for a pessimist’s soul.”

Seth sighed. “So these are my last moments to live…. Huh.”

“You'll be undead which is kind of like living except you won't be able to think and you’ll be organizing books all day,” the demon took another bite.

“That’s nice. At this point I’m pretty sure this is a demon so have at it, demon,” Seth said.

The demon finished eating Seth’s soul and patted the now zombified Seth. “Thanks for dinner, child.”