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The Crossroads was the kingdom of souls, with Legba and Kalfu as the owners. Legba led the Loa in the Crossroads to the material kingdom, or the secular world, to communicate with humans. Kalfu led humans in the secular world to the Crossroads to communicate with the Loa. Because of this, Kalfu was sometimes depicted as Legba’s other half or his incarnation.
Kalfu led me to the Crossroads on the threshold of death. No, it would be more accurate to say that the entrance opened due to the contract I made with Baron Samedi, and I had entered through the said entrance, thus arriving at the Crossroads.
Baron Samedi sat in the air with his legs crossed, smoking a cigar with his left hand. He then grimaced as if he was uncomfortable.
"Being right-handed is tough."
Szzzz…
Baron Samedi extinguished the cigar by rubbing it into the ground and angrily put the remaining cigar in his pocket. His voice didn't resonate in my head like usual but came in through my ears normally. I looked at Baron Samedi's missing right hand.
"Where is your hand?"
"I left it in the secular world. Didn't I tell you yesterday?" Baron Samedi chuckled.
When Baron Samedi's hand came to me yesterday to deliver his prophecy, I asked where he had left his body, to which he replied by saying that he had left it back at the Crossroads. I thought it was just a usual trivial joke, but it seemed like he had been telling the truth.
"Let's start walking, and we can talk while we’re at it. By the way, can you walk?"
"I couldn't walk earlier, but now I can."
"Sounds right. If you wanted to walk, you would be able to."
Baron Samedi and I walked. The Crossroads seemed so close, almost right in front of us, but no matter how much we walked, it didn't get any closer.
When we arrived at the Crossroads, my immobile leg began to move, but the immobile left hand that I had sacrificed to Kalfu remained crushed, not budging at all.
“I guess my hands won't heal?"
“Of course not. You sacrificed your finger for the spell. Your lung wouldn’t have healed as well. Isn’t it hard to breathe?”
"...”
Hearing that, it suddenly felt like it was harder to breathe. I would have done better without knowing that piece of information.
Baron Samedi looked at me and laughed in a low voice.
"Losing a hand or a lung won't hinder your life. And they will get better someday."
"Will my lung get better too?"
"It might take longer than your hand, but it will eventually heal as well. Well..."
Baron Samedi frowned and exaggeratedly laughed.
"They're not my lungs, so it's not my concern, right? Haha. Just kidding."
"...”
"Just kidding, just kidding. What I said about them eventually healing is true. Kalfu's spell may be a bit extreme, but it's not cruel enough to completely destroy and take away the caster's body forever," Baron Samedi said and looked at the sky.
I also looked up at the sky. The round moon was gradually fading away. It was the sight of Kalfu laughing.
The Crossroads was filled with darkness, and the only source of light...
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