Chapter 36: Daylight’s Burning
’Tell me I’m wrong,’ hissed the creature inside of me. ’Tell me that you haven’t given up simply because things have gotten too hard for you.’
"Do you think I want to give up?" I screamed, my cries causing the birds around me to take flight, their wings beating hard as they climbed away from me. "I’m in the middle of the fucking swamp with no idea where to go from here. Do you know how many people get lost in the fucking bayou, never to be seen again?!?"
I was breathing heavily, my heart pounding in my chest as I let all the fear and rage inside of me go.
Was it so bad to be tired of constantly fighting for everything? Was it really that bad to just want to sleep forever and not worry?
’And how many of them have the Seven Deadly Sins on their side?’ mused the creature, a soft chuckle in her voice.
"Seven Deadly Sins?" I repeated, my head cocked to the side. "You mean the demons?"
’What, did you really think they just chose random names? You have control and dominion over the Seven Deadly Sins... what can really stand against you?’
"And the person who just tried to kill me?" I shot back. I was not up for playing with my life, thank you very much.
’But did you die?’ chuckled the creature, and I could feel her amusement deep down in my soul.