By the laws of Hell...

Hyeon wasn't sure how long he'd be able to see the document, so he needed to hurry and read what he couldn't detect before. He didn't know what triggered this ability since everything was so new.

A majority of the information was the same, but there were additional paragraphs and a few altered words. As Hyeon squinted closer, the modified information seemed to stand out in darker letters. What he missed before would've left him swimming back to New Zealand's mainland.

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Employment Contract

1. Employment

a. Employee agrees to be faithful, diligent, and to the best of his skill, ability, talent, and experience, perform all of the duties required of this position. The employee shall comply with all employer policies, rules, regulations, and procedures, both oral and written.

b. It is also understood and agreed to by the employee that his assignment, duties, and responsibilities cannot be changed.

2. Position Title

a. As a servant, the employee is required to perform the following duties and responsibilities professionally.

-Ensures a safe and sanitary work environment for others as well as himself.

-Performs cleaning, polishing, and organization tasks as assigned.

-Completes daily side work.

-Assist housekeeping with the cleanliness and maintenance of corridors, guestrooms, and gardens.

-Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming outlined by the grooming policy.

-Provide diversity and cultural examples to fellow coworkers.

-Willing to be tracked through an insignia for the employee's safety.

b. In addition to servant duties, the role of personal assistant to Festr Castle's Master is expected. Functions include but not limited to:

-Following all of Master Fenrir's needs until they are completed to the total satisfaction.

-Takes care of requests and liaise.

-Maintain cleanliness of personal areas, sleeping quarters, office, etc., throughout the day.

-Sustain Master Fenrir's condition by providing soul energy through skin contact.

3. Soul Review

a. As a review, the sál (soul) entity has different components: hugr (mind), hamr (body), hamingja (luck), and fylgja (spirit).

-Hugr (mind) - Personality and cognitive processes. If strong enough, it can affect someone from far away by thinking about them.

-Hamr (body) - Physical form and shape-shifting of the body. Energy movement can be transferred via body and provide essence.

-Hamingja (luck) - Family heritage and karma are passed through bloodlines. Offspring's successes in life are determined through this component. In death, the hamingja is reincarnated to the next descendant.

-Fylgja (spirit) - A follower spirit that binds itself to a chosen individual. Having a familiar is rare and will not be required for this position.

4. Termination

a. Unless contracting a life-threatening, dýr-related illness that requires family assistance, the employee may not terminate this agreement and his employment under any circumstances. Oral and written notices will not be accepted.

b. This agreement will end exactly one year from which the contract was signed.

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Eh?

I can't even resign? Getting a disease will release me, but being almost eaten doesn't?

The hole he made for himself was getting deeper and deeper. If that hamingja or luck from past family members determines his fate, they must have committed something serious given his track record. Can't he just make an argument that he didn't know what he was signing?

I guess it doesn't matter. There's nothing going for me anyway in the real world.

Hyeon plopped himself on the couch and ran his hand through his hair. Picking up the contract again, he wanted to re-read it but noticed those sections were once again missing. His eyes must've returned to normal.

Leaning his head back on the couch pillow, he stared at the ceiling. Thunder could be heard rumbling in the distance and rain began to make a pip-pip sound against the window. Strangely, Hyeon's eyes felt drowsy which doesn’t ordinarily happen. His body relaxed and became heavy. It was like something was forcing him to sleep.

It must be stress.

As his eyes slowly closed, the sides of Hyeon's lips began to curve upwards until he was smiling sinisterly like the Joker. An unusually ominous voice that wasn't his spoke instead.

"This is going to be fun."

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Fact: Vikings believed that the soul was split into numerous fragments - hugr, hamr, hamingja, and fylgja. Each one could be further broken into subfragments (but let's not get any more complicated, shall we?).