American comics: Something is wrong with this superhero world

Chapter 78 Contract
"Mephisto?"

Peter heard the old man's name and felt strangely familiar, as if he had heard of it in a fairy tale. Was he a demon king? Thinking of this, Peter looked at Mephisto with alert eyes.

The demon kings in myths are not good people at all, and there will be no good results if you make a deal with them.

"I know that many myths and legends slander me, but don't worry, Mephisto will always be the most reliable trading partner."

Mephisto said with a smile, noticing Peter's wary look.

"A reliable trading partner?" Peter looked at Mephisto, who didn't look like a good person at first glance. Besides, no matter how he thought about it, the Demon King couldn't possibly be a good trading partner, right?
"I know you mortals are prejudiced against me, but think about it, can you be worse than the current situation?" Mephisto said, tapping the limiter on Peter with his cane.
"Do you want to be locked up here for the rest of your life, and be taken away for dissection and human experiments every now and then, while Xiao Xian is out there, happily hugging Aunt Mei, whom you regard as your mother, and your goddess Tomie?"

Peter listened to Mephisto's words, and a deep sense of powerlessness and despair surged in his heart. Peter knew that Mephisto was bewitching him, but he also knew that what Mephisto said was right. He was trapped in this cage and was destined to suffer torture and torment.

"I..." Peter's voice trembled, he could not deny everything Mephisto said. Deep in his heart, he longed for freedom and wanted to get rid of the current predicament, but he was afraid that making a deal with the devil would bring even greater disaster.

"Don't hesitate, Peter Parker." Mephisto's voice was cold and sarcastic.
"You've fallen into a desperate situation. The only way out now is to make a deal with me. How bad can the situation get? Xiao Xian might be on top of Tomie right now, enjoying Aunt Mei's service, while you're locked up in this cold cell."

Peter's mood was like a boat in the wind and rain, wavering. Mephisto's words were like a cold blade piercing his heart. When Peter thought of the scene described by Mephisto, he wanted to rush out and chop Xiao Xian into 888 pieces.

Peter felt a sense of despair. He could not deny what Mephisto said, nor could he deny his deep desire. Finally, he sighed and looked at Mephisto with a firm gaze, "Okay, tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"Of course it is your soul. After you die, your soul will belong to me." Mephisto smiled.

"You want my soul?" Peter's voice trembled, and he felt a cold fear. "But...but how do I know you will keep your promise? How do I know you won't lie to me?"

Mephisto sneered, "My child, you can choose to believe me, or you can choose to continue to suffer here and watch your enemies live happily. But you must know that the only way out now is to sign a contract with me."

Peter felt an indescribable despair in his heart. He knew he had no choice, and what Mephisto said seemed to be his only way out.

However, signing a contract with the devil means giving up one's soul. If he does not sign, Xiao Xian will have to roam freely in the place Peter most desires, as well as Aunt Mei, whom Peter regards as his mother.

However, in mythology, not all people who signed a contract with the devil suffered retribution. There were always some people who escaped with their own wisdom. Peter thought that maybe he was one of them. At least Peter was willing to take a chance on it.

Finally, Peter made up his mind. "Okay, I...I am willing to sign the contract."

After Peter made up his mind, Mephisto smiled triumphantly and took out an ancient parchment from his sleeve, which was covered with ancient words and symbols.

"Very good, Peter Parker." Mephisto whispered, "Now let's sign this contract." He handed the parchment to Peter, and the words on it flashed with a strange light.

Peter knew that the decision at this moment would change his life, but he had no choice. Peter stretched out his trembling fingers to take the contract and take a closer look, but the contract cut a hole and blood dripped onto the signature.

"That's enough." Mephisto smiled and took back the contract. With a wave of his hand, a dark energy suddenly surged into Peter's body. Peter even felt that his soul seemed to be bound by an invisible force and he could not move.

Immediately afterwards, the restrictor on Peter's body shattered and the anesthetic in his body was cleared.

"Now, you can be free, Peter Parker." Mephisto's voice was cold and mocking, "But remember, your soul will be mine after you die."

After saying this, Mephisto took a step back and disappeared into the shadows.

Peter's eyes flashed with a dark aura, and he looked through the crack in the door and saw the prison guard outside who often beat and scolded him, and he showed a cruel smile.

In Harry Osborn's bedroom at the Osborn family, Xiao Xian took turns to replenish the magic of Mary Jane and the White Queen, then hugged the two of them and looked at Harry Osborn, who had tied himself to the ground at the end of the bed, and asked curiously:
"What kind of illusion did you create for him? Why is he like this?"

"I magnified his masochistic tendencies, and then... I left the rest to his imagination. This is just to vent your anger, my dear~" said the White Queen, picking up the cherries on the bedside table and giving them to Xiao Xian.

"Sister Emma, ​​can that amplify his tendency to wear a hat?"

Mary Jane's eyes lit up when she heard that, and she looked at the White Queen and pleaded, even addressing her as Sister Emma.

If Harry's tendencies in that direction were magnified, Mary Jane would be able to go along with Xiao Xian without any scruples. At that time, the White Queen would be needed to cover for her, and half of the time that belonged to her and Xiao Xian would be taken away by the White Queen.

"That requires talent to amplify, but it is said that Professor X can use telepathy to implant relevant subconsciousness into others, but my ability to telepathy is not yet at that level."

Emma rolled her eyes and said, "This vixen wants to snatch the man from me. Not to mention it's impossible, even if it's possible, Emma won't help. Unless Xiao Xian asks for it, it's absolutely impossible."

"Let's consider the feasibility of this operation later~ Ike sent me a message saying that Spider-Man Peter Parker escaped from prison and released a bunch of super-powered criminals. Now the whole of New York is in chaos."

Xiao Xian was just about to ask a psychologist to implant this subconscious thought into Harry's mind when he suddenly received a message from Ike on his phone, asking him to be careful of Spider-Man.

Although Xiao Xian would definitely not be killed by Spider-Man with his regenerative ability, if he were to be beaten to death in public a hundred times, it would have a very bad impact on his debut, and would give the public the impression that Xiao Xian was a weakling.

(End of this chapter)