TSAU: Wondering

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Adventure Drama

This story contains themes or mentions of physical violence, gore, or abuse.

Vallant


One day I will kill everyone in this damned place. I swear of it. Foolish mortals with no sense of how weak they truly are.

Alright, untrue. Prism is the son of a goddess. Myrcu is the son of Mercury. Dragon, our crappy leader, is...no clue. Death Reaper is...also no clue. Reverse? Daughter of Janus. No idea what Mar is. Miguel is a mortal. K.C. is a glitch..I think. Galen is rarely here so I donโ€™t think heโ€™s a demigod anyway.

I really have grown weak.

Mar flinches as they pass me.

I honestly feel a little hurt by that.

I mean, am I that...mean?

Spinning my scythe, I make my way to the meeting room, where K.C. is already there(bored and sad looking), along with Myrcu(energetic and probably waiting for Mar), Prism(with blood on his hands), Alvar(leaning on Prism with a smile on his face), Reverse(a new but powerful member, quite fine looking) and Mar-or at least their stuff.

I sigh. We can only wait for Dragon and Death Reaper.

-Flashback-

โ€œWE SHALL STRIP YOU OF ALL YOUR GODLY POWERS.โ€

โ€œWHY?!โ€

I screamed, twisting at the chains.

I knew it was futile.

โ€œYou have killed an innocent one, and now you must pay.โ€

โ€œI DIDNโ€™T MEAN IT!โ€

โ€œYou are banished. Do not resist.โ€

I wrenched at the chains, roaring in pain when a streak of lightning hit me right in the neck. It burned.

โ€œIโ€™M PART OF YOUR COUNCIL! I HELPED YOU WITH MANY THINGS! EVERYONE KNOWS THAT! DONโ€™T YOU REMEMBER? SOMEONE! PLEASE! ANYONE!โ€

โ€œWe said do not resist.โ€

My heart shook.

That was my best friend talking.

And she just coldly rejected my phrases.

โ€œI HATE YOU ALL, I HATE YOU ALL! DIE, GO TO HELL, I DONโ€™T CARE! YOU DESERVE DEATH FOR GIVING ME THIS! CANโ€™T YOU SEE Iโ€™M INNOCENT?โ€

Another bolt of lightning, this time ten times harder.

My vision turned white.

I thought my neck was going to rip open from how hard, how powerful this was.

I felt my wings disappearing, and my golden aura slowly slipped away from my body. I felt fragile, weak.ย 

I was falling.

I knew what they did.

They turned me into a mortal.

-Present-

Great, great, great. Reverse just sat next to me.

Oh lord.

This what everyone does? Sit next to someone, pair up?

Itโ€™s so weird and funny.

Myrcu with Mar.

Prism and Alvor.

K.C. along with Miguel. They seem to hate each other.

Me and Reverse.

Huh.ย 

Death Reaper just came in so that means one thing.

Itโ€™s time to begin my revenge.


Lilith


ย Iโ€™m a half demon.ย 

A half demon.

What should I do?

I thought I was a mortal!

What will everyone say?

As if on cue, a black shadow seeped from me and landed on the floor.

I backed away.

It slowly started shifting into a shape.

I put my fists up, then down, unsure of what to do.

Then I gasped.

The shape was shifting into me!

โ€œHello there, Lilith.โ€

I gulped.

โ€œEr-erm...hiโ€ฆโ€

โ€œShow some compassion to yourself.โ€

โ€œH-how?โ€

โ€œWell, you seemed to have released me from my prison with your spirit.โ€

โ€œBut I canโ€™t be a half demon!โ€

The demon-myself-grinned with a hellish smile.

โ€œThen youโ€™ll just join the evil side.โ€

โ€œI-โ€

I stared at my hands.

I want to stay good!

As if she read my thoughts-which made sense, the demon giggled.

โ€œYou want to be killed brutally?โ€

โ€œThey would never-They would never!โ€

โ€œLies.โ€

โ€œW-what?โ€

โ€œDid you hear about Skira?โ€

โ€œWho?โ€

โ€œExactly. Skira was a good girl, oh so nice, a little sweet strong princess. Until they found out she had a demon inside her.โ€

โ€œB-but-โ€

โ€œAnd they tossed her down a well, drowning her.โ€

My head spun.

I donโ€™t want to die, butโ€ฆ

โ€œWhy are you doing this to me?โ€

โ€œI want you to live.โ€

I sighed.

โ€œIโ€™ll...think about it.โ€

What do I do now?


Mercy


Luiza visited me again.

Sheโ€™s rather sweet, which is interesting.

Considering what she looks like, and her nickname, Ice Cold Luiza.

Ironically, sheโ€™s a fire angel.

I sip my tea and exhale slowly. Itโ€™s been a busy day.

More and more deaths by the day.

Most of the victims seem to be killed with an arrow, but when I attempted to grab one, it disappeared.

The list goes on of how they were killed, though.

Scorched with flames. Check.

Slammed with lightning. Double check.

Somehow dissolved with acids? Triple check.

Silently poisoned. Check check check.

I donโ€™t know what else could possibly happen. Iโ€™ve been working 24/7 and weโ€™re still losing people.

Both people.

Iโ€™m about to get up and take a quick short walk when Luiza waves me over.

โ€œHey, Mercy!โ€

โ€œLuzia!โ€

I walk over to her.

โ€œWhatโ€™s up?โ€

โ€œWellโ€ฆโ€

Her face turns into worry.

โ€œAh...more casualties?โ€

โ€œYes.โ€

โ€œAh...I wish I could find those evildoers.โ€

I sigh.

โ€œI agree.โ€

I summoned an iced coffee for her.

โ€œThanks.โ€

I give a grim nod.

โ€œEvery evil one I find is a minion, not a main one.โ€

I chuckle at how annoyed she sounded.

โ€œAh, tis life.โ€

We both break into laughter.

In this dark time, you have to appreciate the rare happy moments.


Alvar


Iโ€™m impressed at how long Iโ€™ve stayed alive!

Ever since I almost died at the hands of Dragon, Iโ€™d thought โ€œThis is the end, Iโ€™m going to get ripped to shreds!โ€

Ah, Prism saved me, of course.

Heโ€™s so nice.

Since Iโ€™m here, I should tell you what I looked like before the dramatic things, I guess.

Rainbow streaked hair.

Hence my name.

I used to have a white hoodie that I wore everyday.

Black shorts.

And some white shoes.

Then I basically got slammed with a wall of obsidian energy.

How delightful.

It really hurts though, donโ€™t get me wrong.

Felt like I was getting slammed with a wall of boiling lava.

I think Dragon was saying something about killing the weaklings, I didnโ€™t really pay attention because I was literally dying.

Prism rushed up to me though, and leapt on the rooftops, ignoring Dragonโ€™s calls to just โ€œLEAVE HIM!โ€.

Ha.

He splashed some green liquid on my chest, and I felt better.

Yeah and then he started screaming at Dragon.

It was strange but funny, I guess.

Anyway, Iโ€™m now a villain.

And it seems that weโ€™ll start moving.

Donโ€™t think Iโ€™m a big part of the plan? Think again.



YAYYYYY ITS OUT :D

November 23, 2021 04:45

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Jasey Lovegood
06:29 Nov 23, 2021

VALLANT MY SWEET- QUROELVIHCI2NIROEW;FLNV WWE U DEPICTED THAT ANGUISH AND REVENGE SO WELL AHHHHHHH GJ CELESTE <333

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Akshara P
08:08 Nov 23, 2021

also i filled the reedsycast form lol- is it full or...

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Akshara P
16:20 Nov 23, 2021

ohh really? *wiggles eyebrows* (I suck at making characters so don't be afraid to make changes to my character lol-)

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Akshara P
16:29 Nov 23, 2021

eh, I fall in love with every single guy that walks past me- I don't wanna change your plot but i guess my character (a demon) likes an angel? lol

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Akshara P
08:03 Nov 23, 2021

VALLANT'S FLASHBACK- QUROELVIHCI2NIROEWSLNV *cutely dies* THIS SERIES HAS ME LOOKING AT YOUR PROFILE EVERY TIME I OPEN REEDSY. YOU DEPICTED THAT REVENGE SO WELL. Ahhh, i just love all the different characters and their dynamics!! ๐Ÿ’•

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Akshara P
16:25 Nov 23, 2021

lol welcome. :) HOW IS LILITH NOW A BADDIE-

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Lilliane Wei
06:55 Nov 23, 2021

AHHHH THIS SERIES LITERALLY HAS ME STALKING YOUR PROFILE EVERY CHANCE I GET. omg i love all the different characters and their dynamics, especially how they interact with each other. โœจamazingโœจ

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Lilliane Wei
18:03 Nov 23, 2021

:DDDDD

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OMG VALLANT'S FLASHBACK THO- AHHH I FEEL SO BAD T-T AND OMG LILITH'S NOW A BADDIE SOWOHCUHFKRNESGSYHEJSICJD- this dragon guy seems to be qUiTe the villain so far lol- Anyways great job!!! pArT 4 sOoN pLz

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00:49 Nov 27, 2021

Super pretty, Leste! I loved it so much! :D -B p.s. I filled out the form earlier enough to get into the cast right? or no? ๐Ÿฅด

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