The Hell Merchant in American Comics

Bruce didn't stop Alec's ritual after all.

He has lost his father, so he must keep his mother no matter what.

Three days later, the basement of the Wayne mansion was transformed into a prison.

Bruce Wayne's mother, Martha, is imprisoned here.

Until she learns how to control herself, she probably won't have a chance to come out of it.Alec knows how dangerous a newborn vampire is. If Martha is released, her bloodthirsty impulse will force her to constantly search for blood food. Soon, vampires will spread like a plague, and then not long after, these Vampires will turn the DC world upside down.

This was the last thing Alec wanted to see.

He was going to teach Martha control.

This method is actually not difficult.

Every day, he would place two bowls of blood at the door of the prison, one from animals and one from humans.

Martha chose human blood without exception. The vampire's sense of smell is very sensitive and can distinguish even the smallest differences.But what she didn't know was that the cruel devil did not feed her with the blood of outsiders. Every day, the blood in front of Martha came from one person, her son, Bruce Wayne.

He wanted to teach Martha to control her bloodthirsty impulses in the shortest possible time.

But people are not beasts. Whips and sticks can only make people remember them for a while. Only emotions can penetrate deep into the soul.

Alec is a master at playing with emotions.

He knew how to make people suffer and then channel that pain into strength.

Such days lasted for a week.

Alec felt that was enough, and then he threw the weakened Bruce Wayne into the cage.He let Martha make her own choice: kill her biological son and completely succumb to the vampire, or learn to control her impulses

That night, the dungeon was filled with crazy wails and Martha's broken cries.

The next day, Alec leads Bruce Wayne out of the dungeon.

Then, he placed two bowls of blood in front of Martha again, one bowl was the blood of the old butler Alfred, and the other bowl was still the blood of animals.But this bowl of blood was not fresh blood, but the bowl that Martha had refused to drink seven days ago. He had not put the blood in the refrigerator. Now, the bowl of blood had coagulated and smelled like it had been scooped out of the gutter.

Martha cried. She asked Alec to give her fresh blood, but he refused.

After that, Alec brought a bowl of spoiled blood every day.

After two days of hunger strike, Martha finally took the bowl in while crying.

Seven days later, Alec put a restraining bracelet on Martha and released her.

He did not give control of the bracelet to Bruce Wayne.Bruce was too young, and Martha was his mother. He probably couldn't control Martha, so he gave Alfred the control of the bracelet.

At this point, the conditions of the contract are almost complete.

That night, Alec approached Bruce Wayne and prepared to talk to him about his remuneration.

The familiar contract was placed in front of Bruce again, but this time, Alfred and Martha Wayne were also present. They read the contents of the contract carefully, and then took a deep breath.

The basic cost of summoning is five hundred souls.

Resurrection of the dead, three thousand souls.

Fifty souls for each additional day Alec stays.

Alec stayed at Wayne's house for more than half a month, and the souls Bruce Wayne needed to pay were a total of [-] souls.

Four thousand five hundred souls.

This is an almost impossible number to achieve.

Moreover, the repayment period of the contract is only one year.

One year later, if Alec does not get [-] souls, the contract will backfire. This is a rule that even Alec cannot control.When Bruce Wayne signed the contract, these conditions were set. If he wanted to break the contract, he had to fight against the backlash of the contract.But neither the young Bruce nor the vampire Martha could withstand the backlash.

Alfred said with a pale face: "It's ridiculous to save one person, Martha, but to kill 500 people."

Alec shrugged, looking indifferent.

Bruce walked up to Alec and asked in a low voice: "What will happen if we fail to gather enough souls?"

Alec smiled and replied: "Bruce, you should know that the contract is binding. Of course you can break the contract, but if you break the contract, you must bear the backlash of the contract. In view of your strength, besides death, I can't think of the second possibility. "

Martha was anxious: "But how could we get so many souls in just one year?"

Bruce seemed to have a plan. He asked calmly: "Mr. Alec, the original words in the contract are: Within one year, the owner of the contract should pay the soul or property of equal value. In other words, we can use other things to replace the soul."

Alec's eyes flashed with approval: "Yes, that's right."

Bruce thought for a while and asked, "I don't know what you think of the Wayne Group, sir."

Alec smiled.

He knew what this kid had planned. Maybe before signing the contract, he had thought of using Wayne Group to pay off the debt.

Unfortunately, his idea was too simple.

"Bruce, your idea is good, but there are some deviations."

"Wayne Group is valuable in Gotham, the entire United States, and the world. But I want to remind you two things. First, I am not human. Second, I am not from this world. The value of money to me Very limited, at least, money is definitely not as valuable as souls. Bruce, there is a difference between the devil's values ​​and human beings. What you have to pay is what is valuable to the devil, not what is valuable in the eyes of humans."

Bruce nodded: "I understand."

Martha on the side asked: "Mr. Alec, I don't know what is valuable to you."

Alec smiled and replied: "Actually, many things are valuable in my eyes. The difference is just the value. Take common things: money, wine, beauties, some high-tech products and their manufacturing processes, some Rare species, land, a burst of precious minerals, even jewelry and real estate, all have value."

"Sir, do you have any suggestions for us?"

"Of course." Alec put the contract away, "I have done this kind of transaction not once or twice. In fact, you are not the only one who encountered this situation. Most customers can't show enough souls."

"So how did they solve this problem?" Martha asked.

"There are usually three ways."

"The first method, which is also the most common one, is to pay with mortal treasures. Each world has its own treasures. As long as you can find these treasures, I will recognize their value. The second method is that a small number of customers insist on thinking Use your soul to pay the bill, so I will point him in the direction, such as a prison where prisoners are held, or the lair of a terrorist organization. It is worth mentioning that this information is not free, and I will charge a small fee as appropriate. The third method, It is also the least used method, which is to accept tasks from me."

"As a spellcaster, I spend most of my time studying spells, and I don't have time to do many things. If you are confident enough in your own strength, you can accept tasks from me as mercenaries, and I will I will pay you the corresponding remuneration. In addition, I must remind you that the tasks I entrust have a certain degree of danger, and they are likely to be carried out in other worlds. If you have enough courage, you can treat it as a free alien. face tourism”