Okay, so I wanted to throw in my hat for a Halloween type of Miraculous story but nothing was coming to mind and most every other Halloween type story had been done. And then I saw what happened on The Walking Dead season 7 premier. So enjoy my first Mature rated story because this will most likely be the only one. And it's mostly for the violence. If you've seen the latest Walking Dead then you know how this is gonna go. Brace yourself and I absolve myself of any emotional trauma that will occur. You've been warned.
Oh, and Happy Halloween.
Marinette was angry; at herself, at the situation she and her friends were in and at him. The sick, twisted man, known as Hawkmoth, who kept walking around them, toying with them with his barbed wire bat. He had them sit in a line in front of him with his goons behind them. Marinette sat in the center with Alya, Mylene, Ivan, Alix, Kim, Chloé and Nathanael to her right. On her left was Adrien, Nino, Sabrina, Max, Rose and Juleka. They had a long journey, her group of friends. They just wanted to find a safe place to live until the epidemic was gone. But along the way, they made enemies and the worst one had them at his mercy. If you called being bludgeoned to death with a bat an act of mercy. He smiled a wicked smile, like a kid who couldn't wait to burn ants with his magnifying glass.
"You lot sure had caused me a lot problems. Taking resources from me, killing my men. This all could have been avoided if you just asked me. I'm a pretty reasonable man."
"They didn't give us much choice," snapped Adrien.
"Dude, shut up," hissed Nino.
The man walked up to Adrien, waving the bat in his face. Adrien flinched a bit but he kept the scowl on his face.
"Everyone has a choice. Just like I have a choice of whether or not I bash your skull in," he snarled and then walked away. "But, that would be too easy. I aim to hit where it hurts. So now, let's get to it shall we?"
Hawkmoth walked up and down the line, playing a sick game of "Eenie Meenie Minney Moe". Stopping his bat near each face. Chloé, Rose, Sabrina, and Mylene were a blubbering mess. Nathanael, Max, Juleka and Nino were crying but they made no sounds. Alya, Kim, Alix, Adrien and Marinette were trying to keep it together but Ivan remained stoic. After he went through it, torturing them and watching some of them flinch. He settled on one; Ivan.
"We have a winner," smiled Hawkmoth.
Mylene lost it, Marinette's eyes went wide as did everyone else's. Mylene just happened to see Ivan sign "I love you" to her and she sobbed.
"If anyone moves or tries stop me; skin the blonde green eyed boy." Marinette whipped her head to him with fear in her eyes, the same fear that flashed in his. "You can cry, you shout. Well, more than you already are doing." Hawkmoth brought the bat down on Ivan's head and Ivan fell forward with Mylene crying in anguish. Hawkmoth began to laugh when he saw Ivan struggling to get back up despite the blood rushing from his head wound. "Look at this! Taking it like a champ!"
"Suck...my...nuts," Ivan spat out defiantly only to be hit again.
Hawkmoth brought the bat down repeatedly. Everyone flinched each time, hearing the splatter of blood and brains and bone. Some of it splattered on Mylene who only cried out, watching her beloved die a horrible death. Anyone who wasn't openly shedding tears, was doing so now. Marinette was gasping for air due to the shock she was feeling. When it was over, a bloody mess was all that was left of Ivan's head.
"Well now, that was fun! I don't know if any of you heard what he said; he said, 'suck my nuts'! Boy, you guys are a riot!" He looked over at Mylene who couldn't stop sobbing and shaking. "Aww, darling. Were you two together? Such a shame. You only brought this on yourselves. He sure did, he just took one or six or seven hits for the team! So take a look," he said waving the bloody bat in Mylene's face. She refused to look. "Take a look," Hawkmoth shouted.
Kim couldn't hold it anymore. Mustering up his courage and fueled by rage, he leapt up and punched Hawkmoth in the jaw only to be quickly brought down by his men. The others yelled at Kim, worried that he was going to be next. Hawkmoth stood up running his jaw. He had a strange expression of rage and amusement.
"Oh no, you see that right there is a no-no. That doesn't fly with me!"
Suddenly, someone with a cross bow stepped forward much to Kim's friends and Alix's horror. The man aimed at Kim's head.
"You want me to do it? Right here?"
Hawkmoth observed the situation, then he smiled.
"No, not like this. You gotta work for it." He signaled his men to put Kim back in his place. He walked around again. "Now, where were we? Oh, I remember now. You see, I told you that the first one was free and I am a man of my word. So, back to it."
Hawkmoth brought his bat down again, this time on Nathanael's head. Chloé screamed along with everyone else. Nathanael gurgled and sat back up, blood running down his face and an empty eye socket. Chloé was shocked as she looked at the state of Nathanael. Hawkmoth began to laugh.
"You still here? You sound like you trying to speak," he grinned maniacally. "I bopped your skull so hard your eye just popped out! And it's disgusting," he giggled.
"Chloé," Nathanael groaned out. "I'll find you."
Chloé sobbed hard. Hawkmoth saw the sad sight.
"I'm truly sorry about that. I really am. But I did say, no exceptions."
Hawkmoth swung the bat again and knocked Nathanael to the ground. Chloé screamed every time the bat came down on his head, sending blood, brains and bone everywhere. Marinette and the others just watched in horror. If there was one person who didn't deserve to die like this, it was Nathanael. Marinette had to look away and Adrien managed to scoot closer to her and buried her head in his neck. She latched onto him like a lifeline and the two of them sobbed together. Kim flinched each time and Alix grabbed his hand and squeezed it. Sabrina, Max, Rose and Juleka huddled together. Alya was in shock as she held Mylene and Nino was too stunned to move. Chloé would either look away or watch, tears pouring out of her eyes and gasping for air. Hawkmoth kept laughing.
"I'm just getting started." By the end of it, Nathanael's head was a pile of mush. Even a piece of his scalp hung from the bat. "Now then. One other thing." Hawkmoth walked over to Marinette and Adrien huddled together. Adrien looked up, hugged Marinette tighter and growled at him. "Tsk tsk, you don't growl at your master boy." Hawkmoth signaled his men and had them separated. He then grabbed Adrien by the collar and dragged him away while Marinette called out to Adrien. "Keep them company boys, this kid here needs some training. And if we're not back by morning, well, we can just turn everyone else inside out. At least what's left of them."
Marinette and the others watched as Adrien and Hawkmoth disappear into the darkness.