HELL
Devil: How’s the mission going?
Demon 1: Plan One worked. We stopped Dele’s parents from interceding. You know how powerful the prayers of the righteous can be the Creator would’ve answered them.
Devil: Good.
Demon 2: Trouble, though. Dele’s been getting signs. The Holy Spirit’s at work. Earlier, a man started preaching at the bus stop just as Dele was about to get on a vehicle. And he stood staring at a poster for ages — almost like he was being pulled to it.
Devil (eyes flashing red): He mustn’t be saved. Do whatever it takes — make sure he’s gone by tonight.
(The Devil storms off.)
ACT 2, SCENE 1 — At the workplace
(Demons 2 and 3 watch employees move through the office.)
Demon 2: The only way this works is if we track him. Every move, every conversation — watch him closely.
Demon 3: There’s that beacon of light at his workplace — you know the one. I have a feeling the Creator might use her. We can’t take our eyes off him.
Demon 2: Bimpe? She’s stubborn. I warned her not to preach at Dele — he’ll write her off as a “SU” (religious fanatic). Guess what she did?
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Demon 3: She ignored you and went straight to him anyway.
Demon 2: Exactly. I wanted to strike at her, but her guardian angel keeps hovering nearby. That day, the angel seemed to sense my intent and moved in close.
Demon 3: The angel watches us as long as we don’t overstep. Dele is our target, he’s still unsaved, so the angel can’t touch us. Still, we must be careful.
Demon 2: Where’s Demon 1? He knows the three of us are supposed to finish this assignment.
Demon 3: He’s at Sade’s, Dele’s sister.
Demon 2: Why Sade?
Demon 3: Demon 1 noticed she’s drifted from her faith. She stopped fellowshipping, her prayer life’s weak, she barely reads her Bible. He’s been working to break the bond between her and Kemi — and it worked. Now he’s following up.
Demon 2: What’s the follow-up? Is he trying to replace Kemi with Loveth?
Demon 3: Exactly. But Loveth’s only a Christian by name.
Demon 2: Not committed at all. She’s obsessed with movies.
Demon 3: Right, she’s been feeding Sade films and junk, pulling her away from prayer and devotion. Sade started skipping church to watch them.
Demon 2: Demon 1’s doing a solid job. We need to tell the master.
(Suddenly, tense.) Look — Bimpe’s approaching Dele. This is getting dangerous. What do we do now?
