Be Careful What You Wish For: A Zombie Apocalypse
Chapter 98: For Now

Chapter 98: For Now

In a cloud of smoke, Pride appeared in front of Envy. He was about to demand why he had been summoned, but then he saw Greed.

"What the hell happened here?" Pride growled, dropping to his knees to add his energy to his brother’s. Sending out a message for the remaining Sins, Pride concentrated on healing Greed.

"Humans tried to kill Little Bit," gasped Greed. The energy pouring into him was making it easier to breathe, but that was about it. His skin still felt too tight as he tried to move, and the crippling pain that resulted from the movement forced him to stop. "I used the souls to send her away. If they cannot protect her..."

"Then they are of no use to us," agreed Sloth as he appeared in the throne room. Adding his energy to the others, he let out a low growl. "Their entire reason for living was to protect Cher, and if they can’t do that..."

"First Alicia, now Brittney," sneered Lust, adding his power. "Are the men on Earth really that weak that they can’t control the women around them?"

"I don’t think it is a matter of strength or weakness," pointing out Gluttony. "I think this is more a testament of how far the humans have fallen."

"Either way," sneered Pride. "Our meat sacks need to step up. There cannot be a third time."

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"I am not happy," growled Envy inside of Salvatore’s head. The six of them were out shoveling the base, going stir-crazy after having been trapped in their room for so long. They hadn’t even spoken a word to René and Alicia in weeks.

Then again, they haven’t spoken to them either.

’And?’ replied Salvatore, letting out a long sigh. The demon had been quiet for such a long time that Salvatore was worried that something had happened to it. But he should have known better.

"None of you meat sacks are doing what you are supposed to be doing," snarled Envy as if he heard the sarcasm in Salvatore’s statement.

’And just what are we supposed to be doing? In case you haven’t noticed, it’s the end of the world. The fact that we are still breathing with the zombies around should be rewarded, don’t you think?’

"Rewarded?" bellowed Envy, the booming sound of his voice causing Salvatore to cringe. "Little Star was plucked right out of your arms and thrown in the gator-infested bayou by Alicia and her band of merry men. So, Hattie went out and found someone else to protect her. That didn’t work, so she then found a third group of people. THREE!!"

Salvatore was silent as he listened to Envy ranting. He had never heard the demon speaking like that. It was almost as if he was... terrified.

But that wasn’t possible, right?

What on earth could be scary enough to terrify a demon?

"What be gonna on?" asked Salvatore out loud. Raising his hand, he brought Dimitri and the rest over. "What’s we gotta do?"

"Hattie has been... hurt," started Envy, making sure that his voice was able to travel to the others as well. It took more energy than he had to give, but it might just be worth it. "We don’t know if she is going to live or die or even where she is right now."

"How’s can we’s help?" growled Dimitri, a snarl twisting his face into something almost unrecognizable.

"I need you to burn Country M to the ground," stated Envy, his voice going deep as he gave the command. "You are all given powers, thanks to humans trying to play God. Use them. Destroy everything that wants to destroy Hattie. And when everything has been destroyed, find Dante Leone, he is the new Pride. Together, rebuild the world into a place where Hattie won’t fear being killed ever again."

"Done," announced Salvatore, and the rest of the men around him all nodded their heads in agreement. None of them had spent that much time around Hattie to warrant this much devotion, but that didn’t seem to matter to the six men.

The second they laid eyes on her, their entire world shifted until she was at their center. If she needed the rest of the world to be destroyed so that she could be safe... who were they to disagree?

"Where’s should we’s start?" asked Ronan, cocking his head to the side. "I’s all in favor of takin’ out de bitch first."

"No," interjected Luca, speaking for the first time. "First we start with mastering our powers. Let René learn to run his own base for a while. Once our powers are fully under control, whatever they might be, we’ll take out Alicia and René at the same time. It’s better to rip problems out by the roots than let them grow bigger and stronger in the future."

The rage Luca was feeling could clearly be heard in his speech as his O City accent fell away. The time for retribution was coming. Now, the six of them just needed to prepare.

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"You dropped the ball," chuckled Pride as he ripped through Dante’s mind. "Now, you are going to have to make up for it."

Ghost was still moaning on the floor of the lobby, his body twisting and curving to try and avoid the pain. But everyone knew that papercuts hurt more than a knife wound.

Someone had gone to get a chair for Dante to sit on as everyone in the building stood around Ghost, witnessing the judgment of his sins.

’Tell me what I have to do,’ sighed Dante, his face remaining blank as he watched his Guardian, someone he trusted with his very life, die a slow death for betraying him. ’But it will have to wait.’

"Wait?" sneered Pride. "I am Pride. I wait for no one."

’You will wait for this,’ announced Dante, not caring for the Sin’s grandstanding. ’Tank and I will not move until this man has breathed his last breath. Then I’ll do whatever you ask.’

"Fine," sighed Pride. "When you are done watching the show, you are going to burn down the world. Anyone you even suspect of not being under your thumb, you are to kill. Only when all the traitors are gone and the Lair is safe, will Hattie be returned to you."

’Hattie’s alive?!?’ demanded Dante, almost coming to his feet. However, he managed to hold himself back.

"For now."

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