Devils_work | DELUXE | SERIES |

The man smiled, and for the first time, Elias saw the "Devil's Work" for what it truly was. It wasn't the evil he had done; it was the humanity he had traded away for the sake of being "perfect."

Elias began to notice that his hands were no longer his own. When he tried to draw a simple sketch for his niece—a small wooden bird—his fingers refused to move. They would only draw cold, perfect lines of steel and stone. He stopped visiting his family because their faces looked "unstructured" to him. He stopped eating food he couldn't measure, and eventually, he stopped sleeping, terrified that a dream might be asymmetrical. devils_work

On the eve of the tenth year, the man returned. He found Elias sitting in the center of his greatest achievement, a marble palace that was freezing despite the summer heat. "Ten years," the man whispered. "You’ve done well." The man smiled, and for the first time,

The devil often offers a way to bypass the struggle and patience required for genuine growth. They would only draw cold, perfect lines of steel and stone

Theology suggests the "work" is meant to keep individuals from their divine purpose through addiction, pride, or fear. If you'd like to explore this further, I can: