Chapter 258: And So, It Was Done
The world we found when we left the Carnival of the Damned was nothing like how it was when we went in. The road that we had been traveling down had completely disappeared. The live oak trees that had been on either side of the highway now looked to be more like bald cypresses, and the ground itself was covered with grass and moss.
"What the fuck," grunted Luca as he crouched down, running his hand over the grass. "Where are we?"
"You are asking me like I’ve ever been out of my house before the end of the world," I chuckled. We could hear the barking of a few gators as our presence surprised them as much as we had been surprised by them. "But I’m guessing still in and around O City."
"Let me go," hissed Max, reminding me that I had more pressing things to worry about than my current location, like the man who had tried to kill me.
"How do you want to die?" I asked, cocking my head to the side as I turned to look at him. "Because make no mistake, you will be dying."
"Let me take care of him, Love," purred Désiré from where he was still holding Max’s arm. "The human has a power, and I am just dying to see what it’s all about."
Shrugging my shoulders, I nodded my head. Suddenly, a black mist encompassed Désiré’s hand right before he laid it down on Max’s chest.
"The meat sack says they call it toxic powers," continued Lust, the purr even more evident in his voice as his face broke out into a smile. "How apropos since love is both hot and toxic. Oh, I fully approve."
All the Sins seemed to be looking out of the eyes of their hosts as Lust and Envy stepped back, letting Max fall to the ground, gasping.