【Little Story】The scary price of scaring people

One autumn night, a young couple walked along the street, chatting and laughing. Suddenly, a very terrifying ghost face appeared from behind a little bush. The couple shrieked in terror, scrambling away from the spot in opposite directions. Seeing this, the 'ghost face' revealed itself by removing its mask. It turned out to be a young girl.

This girl's name is Mier. She loves playing pranks on people on an everyday basis, especially enjoys dressing up as a ghost to scare others. However, she's been feeling quite frustrated recently, because she feels like she's running out of new ways to scare people. One day, she went out for a stroll to clear her mind. A middle-aged man dressed in a black tuxedo appeared in front of her.

"Who are you?" Mier asked, her voice tinged with caution.

"Oh my lovely girl, you needn't be nervous. I know your trouble in your heart. I am here to solve your problems! I am a devil from hell, you can call me Mephisto!" the middle-aged man said.

"You're crazy!" Mier exclaimed.

"If I could tell you exactly what's troubling you, would you believe me? You're in need of more terrifying methods. Am I correct?"

"How do you know?" Mier exclaimed in surprise.

"As I've mentioned, I'm a devil from hell. Naturally, I can discern the deepest desires within a human heart!"

"So, how exactly are you going to help me solve this problem?"

"I can give you the ability that allows you to transform into any horrible ghosts and specters whatever you want. The ghosts you transform into will possess genuine supernatural abilities. With this ability, you can scare others as you want!"

"What do I need to give in exchange for this ability? Perhaps a great sum of money? Or I must sell my soul to you?"

"You will understand this one day. But I'm not a very greedy devil, and it's something you can definitely handle. Would you like to take it into consideration? There are so many people who want this ability! Once you miss this opportunity, it's gone forever!"

Xiaohuang, one of Mier's classmates, was walking home on the road. Suddenly, he saw a very real-looking pumpkin-headed scarecrow. He couldn't help but approach it for a closer look.

Suddenly, the scarecrow removed its head and spoke politely to Xiaohuang, "Hello! Nice to meet you!"

After witnessing this eerie spectacle, Xiaohuang was petrified and could hardly believe his eyes.

The pumpkin-headed scarecrow wore a perplexed expression and asked, "Don't you want to be my friend?" Then it slowly approached Xiaohuang.

At that moment, Xiaohuang finally snapped out of it and screamed, running away as fast as he could.

Seeing Xiaohuang flee in terror, the "pumpkin-headed scarecrow" revealed its true form. It turned out to be Mier in disguise.

After signing a pact with Mephistopheles and acquiring the power to transform into any ghostly creature at will, she began terrorizing people relentlessly across various locations, turning the world into chaos. However, one day, Mier suddenly realized that after transforming into a ghost, she found that it was taking increasingly longer for her to revert back to her human form. She also wanted to pause her pranks, but she was hopelessly addicted and unable to quit.

One day, after transforming into a ghost, she discovered that she could no longer revert to her human form. She cried out for Mephisto, demanding an explanation. Mephisto appeared in front of her, still wearing the original black tailcoat, saying, "Oh my dear girl, didn't you enjoy transforming into a ghost and scaring people? Isn't it wonderful to remain in this form indefinitely?"

From then on, Mier ceased to exist in this world, and there remained only a ghost, wandering the world forever.