
by ValmirWolfgard
Michael Madson was one step away from a bullet to the brain. Bankrupt, hopelessly in debt to the mob, and the prime target for a crew of ruthless cutthroats. With absolutely nothing left to lose, only one desperate option remains: draw a pentagram and summon the Prince of Darkness. To his shock, Satan answers in person, and the deal of a lifetime is signed in blood. The terms are straightforward: seven years of absolute power and the instant fulfillment of his every whim—no matter how deranged—followed by an eternity in Hell. With the snap of a finger, his debts vanish, and billions materialize in a Cayman Island bank account. Michael can have it all, from global dominion to a private army. But sitting at the summit of the world with limitless cosmic power at his fingertips, Michael collides with a terrifying revelation: he has absolutely no idea what he actually wants out of life. As his shallow material fantasies quickly lose their luster, the invisible clock begins its seven-year countdown to Lucifer’s return. Now, Michael is forced into a desperate search for a true purpose. Because if he can’t find something genuinely worth living for, his Faustian bargain will go down as the most pointless sale of a soul in history.
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