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Death Men'S Wish

The old mansion

By Mohammed AbsarPublished 3 months ago 3 min read
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Death Men'S Wish
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The old mansion had been deserted for years, its dark and eerie facade a testament to its lonely and haunting past. Nobody dared to venture inside the crumbling walls, for it was said that the ghost of the former owner still roamed the halls, his bitter and vengeful spirit forever trapped within the confines of his once-grand home.

But one day, a young couple arrived in town, searching for a place to start anew. They had heard about the mansion's tragic past, but they were undeterred by the rumors of its haunted halls. They saw it as an opportunity to restore the once-beautiful home to its former glory and make a new life for themselves.

As they began the process of renovating the mansion, strange things started to happen. Doors would slam shut on their own, and whispers could be heard in the stillness of the night. The couple tried to brush off these occurrences as nothing more than their own imaginations, but they couldn't shake the feeling that something was watching them.

One evening, as they were working late into the night, they stumbled upon an old diary hidden away in a dusty corner of the attic. It belonged to the former owner of the mansion, a man named Edward Grey. As they began to read through its pages, they discovered that Edward had been a bitter and unhappy man, plagued by the loss of his wife and son.

As they delved deeper into the diary, they stumbled upon a shocking revelation. Edward had made a deal with the devil himself, trading his soul for the chance to see his beloved wife and son once more. But the devil had twisted his wish, cursing him to remain trapped within the walls of the mansion for all eternity.

As the couple continued to read, they realized that Edward's wish could only be undone by fulfilling his final request - to have his wife and son buried alongside him within the mansion's walls. But the catch was that they had to do it before the stroke of midnight on the anniversary of his death.

Determined to break the curse and free Edward's spirit, the couple set out to fulfill his wish. They dug up the graves of his wife and son and brought them back to the mansion. As they were burying them alongside Edward, they felt a sudden chill in the air. The clock struck midnight, and the mansion shook with a sudden fury.

They were enveloped in darkness, and the ground beneath them gave way. When they awoke, they found themselves in a different place altogether - a world of darkness and despair, where the souls of the damned roamed free.

As they looked around, they saw the figure of Edward Grey looming in the shadows. He thanked them for fulfilling his wish, but he had one final request - he wanted them to take his place and remain trapped within the mansion for all eternity.

The couple realized too late that they had been lured into a trap, that Edward's wish had been a ploy to trap unsuspecting souls within the mansion's walls. They were doomed to spend eternity within its haunted halls, their screams echoing through the darkness as the ghost of Edward Grey laughed triumphantly.

And so the mansion remained cursed, its walls forever haunted by the vengeful spirit of a man who had made a deal with the devil. And all those who dared to enter were doomed to suffer the same fate as the couple who had once hoped to make it their home.

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