chapter 13:

The Plague Of Allegiance

Side A: The Boy & The Bandolier

Infernal

Each morning, the widow awoke to mocking sunlight promising a better day that would never come - while far below the earth, the devil woke, sipped his morning coffee and planned his day.

Veni Vidi Veni

Each night the stranger walked past the home of the man he took his revenge upon years ago, his memories consumed him with anger - and with the devil's help, drove him to enter and once again force himself upon the defenceless widow.

Giving Everything To Anyone

Each night the stranger arrived, the widow mother feared for the safety of her boy who was too young to defend himself - so rather than challenge the intruder, she closed her eyes and pleaded for the devil's interference, only intermittently losing focus and returning to the horrible reality atop her.

The Promise

The devil visits the young boy and presents a solution to which the boy accepts, and pledges his loyalty in gratitude.

Bandolier

After this, each night the stranger arrived to ravage the widow mother, the boy would sneak into the bedroom and steal 1 bullet from the stranger's pistol - until years later, when as a young man he had finally collected enough bullets to fill his dead father's Bandolier, along with the courage to challenge the intruder to a duel.

The Plague of Allegiance

Surprised to find that slaying his enemy had only increased his thirst for revenge rather than quenched it, the young man seeks out the devil once again - only to learn the true nature of the pact that has cursed him to forever walk the earth as the monster he tried to destroy.

Perseverance

Each night, someone prays to the devil to be released from their infernal cycle.

Side B: The Devil & the Discotheque

Welcome Waggin'

The devil gets dressed for a night at the disco (lapels, bell-bottoms, trident)

Blushing Bribe

The devil arrives at the disco, crashes a bachelorette party and rallies everyone into his entourage.

50 Ways To Leave Your Liver

The devil starts a drinking contest - he downs 50 different shots, challenges others to follow, and watches gleefully as the drinks and competitors fall one by one.

Bastard's Boogie

The devil hits the dancefloor and struts his stuff.

The Monkey's Fling

The devil takes several vomit-ridden girls into the men's washroom for more devious drunken debauchery.