This was an interesting short experience, but it gave me mixed feelings. I thought the art style was unique and interesting with high contrasting shadows and lights, which fits the themes of death and rebirth. The voice acting was wonderful and suited the character. The Hellion himself I found endearing in the way that he told bad jokes in attempt to cheer up the MC despite the grim reality of their situation. It made for an interesting contrast. He seems like a fun character that I wish I'd gotten to know better.

My main constructive criticism, is that because there's no narration (all dialogue), the story felt vague and unclear about a lot of details. Whenever there's a supernatural setting, there's the potential to incorporate lore about how the rules of the afterlife works, but this seemed more hyper fixated on the characters. The background setting was merely a suggestion left to the reader's imagination. In addition to the setting, I'd like more information on the Hellion, specifically in relation to the MC: Why does he know the MC? Why is the MC his ticket out of the underworld, when there must be a million other souls he could bargain with. If the MC rejects him, he goes after them, but I don't really understand his motivation. He says it's because has a soft side, but I would disagree given he's a stalker who is only acting out of self interest. He wants the MC because they're his "ticket". More than that he demands that the MC gives him their soul. So why does he specifically want to help the MC if not to convince them to take the deal? Because these details weren't addressed, the story felt forced for the sake of advancing the plot. The MC is "special" to the Hellion simply because they're the MC.

To help clarify these confusions, I'd like to see more interactions between the MC and the Hellion outside of explanations. The story was more "telling" than "showing" in that most of it revolved around the Hellion explaining to the MC (and readers) what happened, why they're there, and how they can get out. There wasn't much opportunity for the characters to bond and make a connection (for better or worse), which made the flirting seem shallow inappropriate given the situation. I get that the Hellion is into the MC (whether that interest is reciprocated or not), but it was never explained why or how a demon came to care for a human they'd never met face to face before. Considering the Hellion seems to know a lot about the MC, I get the feeling he's been observing them from a distance for some time before they died and maybe he developed feelings for them in that time. But this gives me a stalker kind of vibe. It's awkward and uncomfortable.

Now this very well could be the intention given that this is a faustian bargain we're talking about, but it could also be a complete misunderstanding due to a lack of narration. As I do feel like the Hellion is trying to prove that he's a nice and trustworthy guy despite being what he is. But at the end of the day, he still wants to use the MC as his "ticket to freedom" by claiming their soul, so I'm not buying his words at all. And this is what I mean by it gave me mixed feelings.

I do think this is a very interesting premise and I'd love to see it expanded upon now that the jam is over and there's more time to flesh out details properly. Especially given that this left me with a lot of unanswered questions. But the fact that it managed to spark my curiosity in such a short amount of time, indicates that it's off to a good start.