“Madam, there's a devil inside me, tormenting me day and night. If you pity me, help me lock it away in hell so my soul can spend a little time in heaven. That would be a great kindness.”
In the confessional, the priest of the Lord of Radiance said this with a look of holiness.
“If I can do that... Oh! Priest, what are you doing?”
“I'm looking for hell.”
A young boy accidentally overheard this conversation, and from that day on, he was swept into a whirlpool of greed and desire.
He pressed forward step by step, defeating countless opponents, until at last he stood at the summit.
