Okay, so his greed and the temptation for easy riches may have gotten him and his brother into a bit of a pickle, but nothing to worry about, surely-! Right..? Surely a deal with the Devil is fine-!.

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Oh, who's he kidding. They have 24 hours to get the souls of the residents of Inkwell. And there's quite a list. Thanks to Elder Kettle, they got powers, now able to shoot energy bullets from their very fingertips. And different kinds, too! And with his brother by his side? Well, there was no stopping them. So far they'd been on a roll, and had a few soul contracts under their belts.

They'd done good so far, working together quite well, and the boys were on a roll, but for how much longer? Who knew. But he certainly never wanted to be the Devil's pawn. Yet here he and Mugman were, resting before they took on the next target on their list, and praying they survived.