AN: Hey guys! PikaSixJoy here with a brand new story. It's the first story I've done from a, I guess, a villain's POV.

This is going to be part of the Seven Deadly Sins series featuring a number of stories by my closest friends so be sure to check out RonTheRonin's 'Pride', 'Envy' by MellyxBrooks, 'Insanity' by Cody'sxFavouritexGirl and 'Temptation' by xeloquentangelx for the full series.

Here's chapter one!

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with WWE or any Superstar/Diva used except any OC's if any are used.

Chapter One

Adapt or Perish.

Those words had stayed with the youngest member of The Shield since Triple H had delivered them to the world with another great promo. If there was one thing Seth Rollins could give Hunter credit for, it was his promos. He wasn't called the King of Kings for nothing. Whether he was talking to John Cena or Stone Cold or even Vickie Guerrero, he always hit the spot with whatever point he had to make, personal or business wise, and the speech he had given at the last Raw before Extreme Rules was no different. Usually, the two-toned Davenport native didn't pay much attention to the promos the COO felt so inclined to deliver week in and week out. To him, they pretty much said the same thing. But the latest one had stuck with him, for reasons that still remained unknown. Whatever the reason, it had forced Seth to re-evaluate his current position. Where did he currently stand within the group who had dominated the WWE since their debut back in 2013. They had Slammy awards, title and PPV wins under their vests. They had taken out Evolution, one of the greatest stables in the history WWE, not once but twice, and it seemed like they couldn't be in ap better place right now. The WWE Universe loved them, but Seth couldn't help but feel like something was missing. He just couldn't just picture what.

As he sat and tried to unlock his brain, it hit him. He felt used. Used like a plastic bag and thrown into the waste. He had carried them, leaded them, guided them to where they were and not once in the last year and a half had either Dean or Roman thought to thank him. It got his blood boiling just thinking about it and it wasn't until The Shield's match at Elimination Chamber did it really hit the young wrestler. The match was a going well until Dean and Bray had started brawling in the crowd, everything from there in effectively went downhill. Only leader of WWE's rising family returned and Dean was nowhere to be seen handicap match, and as powerful and as skilled as Roman and Seth were they couldn't handle the power of 3 beefy men. First they took Seth out with double chokeslam through to the announce table leaving The Architect in a state that, by the time he had come around from, would be too late to do anything. With Dean gone and Seth out for the count, the Wyatt's turned to the powerhouse that was Roman Reigns. The anticipation of the crowd watching as the Wyatt's surrounded the ring whilst Roman stood alone in the middle of the squared circle left members of the WWE Universe unable to watch. Some were clenching the edge of their seats so hard their fingers were aching while others couldn't move because of the anticipation. It was electric.

Two forearm smashes and a Samoan Drop later, it looked as though the rising star had the upper hand. That was until Bray, out of nowhere, took all the momentum Roman had with a running shoulder block and the once roaring crowd were now silent as they watched the Wyatt's continue their beat down of The Shield's most famed member. Roman somehow managed to find the strength to stand after a spinning clothesline from Harper which gave the crowd the slightest amount of hope, but in true Wyatt fashion, Bray ended any chance of Roman recovering with a harsh boot to the face which silenced the crowd for a second time.

"This is the end!", Bray screamed as he kissed Roman's head and ended the match with a Sister Abigail.

Yet, something in Roman told him to fight, to hold on and he did exactly that. Throwing Bray into Harper, Roman found the strength and dug deep to fight back and do what he could, but it just wasn't enough. He lost sight of Bray and that was what cost him. Bray took Roman out with the Sister Abigail and three seconds later, the world knew that the Wyatt's had done what they had set out to do. Take out the Hounds of Justice.

Seth burst into the dressing room and threw his vest on across the floor. He sighed and rested both his hands on the table and closed his eyes. The Shield had suffered one of their worst defeats since they had debuted. Dean had disappeared leaving his teammates to endure a beat down from the Wyatt Family. Roman, being the toughest of the group, tried to regain some of their composure and put up a good fight but in the end it just wasn't enough.
"Tough match", Roman said, resting a comforting hand as he passed Seth.
All Seth could do was nod. He was waiting for Dean to get back and figure out why he had disappeared during their match. Not to mention, the pain he had endured after being taken down by a hillbilly version of Luigi and man in sheep mask. His back was hurting, his arms were aching, his legs were struggling to hold his weight and he had only endured a fraction of what Roman had. At least, their pain was pretty much on the same scale. Seth spun and caught eyes with Dean as he entered the room, hand rubbing the back of his head.
"Look, you guys, I told you, I brawled into the crowd and somebody knocked me out in the back of the head with something metal."

Seth's eye raged as he listened to Dean's excuse for ditching them during their match. He couldn't believe the crap spewing from Dean's mouth.

"That's bullshit and you know it man, I'm not buying it one bit!", Seth snapped immediately, "You got knocked out way worse in Dragon Gate and the indies so why are you, all of a sudden, complaining about it?"

"You wanna take the shot I did, huh Seth? You wanna know what it feels like?", Dean snapped, his wet hair flying around as he turned his attention to Roman, who hadn't said a word, "You wanna say something to my face, big man?"

Roman didn't need to say anything the tension and atmosphere between the three already said enough. Dean looked over at Seth who held his stare, glaring down the man he saw as his brother. Seth's fists clenched as he tried to hold himself back from launching himself at him. He was angry and that was something he had made clear. Roman stood there and watched as his two friends stood a few metres apart. The Samoan Thor thought for a moment. Was this Bray Wyatt's true goal? Was this the creation of something people had said was already a problem between The Shield? What was the point of saying anything and adding fuel to the fire? He was just as pissed with Dean as Seth was and his story sounded like bullshit but there was no point in fighting about it. It wasn't going to make anything better.

"You know what, screw this I'm outta here", Dean said after a moment's silence before grabbing his bag and heading for the exit leaving Roman and Seth alone.

Neither Roman or Seth said anything to each other. What was the point? Enough had already been said. It wasn't as if they had a problem with each other as the two were clearly on the same page, or at least it seemed that way.

"See you tomorrow man", Seth parted with no intentions of looking back.

Seth heard Roman sigh and a part of him sighed with him. He could feel the pain Roman was going through, the majority of it was physical but quite a lot of it was mental. As Seth made his way back down the hall, a small woman skipped past him, her Dark Brown hair whipping his cheek as she passed. Seth turned and watched AJ as she headed into the dressing room and he frowned. What business did AJ Lee, of all the Divas, have with Roman Reigns? Pushing the thought aside Seth headed down the hall and out into the car park. The journey alone gave him time to think. A lot had happened tonight, a lot of it was still sinking in but one thing was clear. The Shield wasn't going to be the same.

Seth ran a hand through his wet hair and pulled it back into its usual style. One last glance at the locker in the changing rooms and he was ready to go. He had just finished a two hour workout in the gym. He felt like he needed let off some steam…okay, a LOT of steam. Dean's disappearance during their match Sunday night had gotten to him, yet at the same time he felt like maybe Dean was telling the truth. He knew that man was crazy but, surely he wouldn't make up a lie like that. Would he? It frustrated Seth so much that he had turned up to the gym 10 minutes before it even opened, and he never did that. Pulling out his phone, Seth sat down on a bench just behind him and dialled Roman's number.

"Listen, I have an idea", Seth said before Roman even got the chance to say 'hello'.

"Right…", Roman replied, the confusion clear in his voice.

Seth gave a light smile and took a moment to figure out the best way to phrase what he wanted to say. He could tell Roman was surprised by Seth's call, to be honest, Seth was as well. He hadn't spoken to Dean or Roman all week, he was still too angry about being put through an announce table by Harper and Rowan, he had spent the first two days of the week tucked up in bed but what happened during that match had been on his mind for a long while.

"I was thinking we meet up before Smackdown, get ourselves back on the right page, if you get what I mean", Seth suggested.

The silence on the other end made Seth's stomach drop. He wondered if Roman would even agree to such a suggestion. The longer he waited, the more Seth began to wonder if Roman was still on the phone. The Authority had done one thing and that was change the focus point of The Shield on its head. Instead of thinking how to take down The Authority and getting payback on the Wyatt's, they were now at leatherheads. Perhaps it was time? They had been together for so long, that maybe it was time to go their separate ways. Seth quickly shook the thought out of his head as he knew what it would mean. The breakup of one of the most, if not THE most dominant stable in the history of the WWE, and Seth, as much as he was looking forward to that day, couldn't allow the group to break up on these terms.

"Roman?", Seth asked, after no reply.

"Okay", was the reply, confusing the peacekeeper of The Shield.

"Huh?"

"I said okay."

Seth smiled and quickly gave Roman the details and the time and a place. He decided to call Dean and got halfway through dialling the man's number before cancelling the call. He still hadn't calmed down enough to speak to him yet. That was something that was just going to wait.

Meet outside the Toyota Centre before Smackdown. Need to talk. Seth.

He figured being blunt and simple was better; after all, it was Dean's style. Simple and effective. Whether he turned up, however, was a different matter entirely.

Seth picked up his bag and headed for the lobby. As he reached the reception, he spotted someone standing at the vending machine and sighed. Dave Batista picked up a Coke from the bottom draw and opened it. He turned and adjusted his glasses.

"Well, well, well. Look who it is", Batista said, taking a swig.

Seth sighed and carried on walking. He had nothing to say to them, he had other things on his mind. He reached for the main doors and Randy put a hand of the glass, pushing it shut.

"We need to talk", he said.

Seth looked at the Viper and frowned.

"We don't need to do anything", he replied, "Anything we have to say to each other can be and will be said in the ring."

Seth reached for the other door but Batista leaned against the glass, blocking Seth in. They were trying to intimidate him. Scare him so that he'd comply with whatever they demanded from him. Whatever that was Seth wasn't in the mood to find out.

"If anything", he continued, "That's the only time we're ever going to talk to each other. Until then get out of my way."

Randy looked at Batista and laughed. He wasn't going to let an NXT rookie talk to him like that. He was the "Face of the WWE" and there was no way in hell he was going to let Seth Rollins, of all people, end this conversation.

"This conversation ends when we say it does", Randy told him, Batista nodding in agreement.

Seth took a step back, he could see where this was going and he couldn't be bothered to deal with these two goofs right now. Just as he went to open his mouth another voice beat him to it.

"Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but this looks like you two are ganging up on "little old Seth" here."

The three men turned to see none other than Divas champion Paige standing behind them, arms folded. Seth rolled his eyes and sighed. It was moments like this that made people think he was the 'baby' of The Shield. When, in fact, he was the complete opposite.

"And what if we are?", Batista huffed, clearly annoyed with Paige's interruption.

"Well if that's the case", Paige smiled as she pulled out her phone, "You won't mind me calling the cops and getting you arrested for assault then."

Randy smirked and headed over to young Brit and stopped right in front of her.

"You wouldn't dare", Randy threatened.

"Oh, I would. You don't scare me Orton and neither does your skinny jeans friend over there", Paige told him, gesturing to Batista who went to move.

Randy held up his hand for Dave to stop and held Paige's gaze before taking a few steps back. He turned and headed over to Seth, leaning towards his ear.

"This isn't over", he said before heading up past the receptionist.

"You're one lucky kid", Batista said, shoving Seth out of his way.

Paige waited until Triple H's lackeys were out of sight before heading over to Seth.

"You okay?", she asked to which Seth nodded.

"I was fine, Paige", Seth snapped, yanking the door open in frustration.

"You're welcome", Paige joked, shaking her head and heading out into the street.

By the time Paige had caught up with Seth, he was sitting on a bench, with his head in his hands.

"Something on your mind?"

"You could say that, yeah", Seth told her, as Paige sat down next to him.

He figured it was better to be vague rather than spill his guts out. He couldn't have anyone else involved. His main priority right now was repairing the broken bonds within The Shield, having to worry about anyone else was something he couldn't afford to have on his mind right now. Paige could read Seth like a book, she had been able to ever since their days back in FCW. They had become quite good friends and had remained so even after they both were drafted to NXT. So she could tell when he wasn't telling her everything.

"Alright, I can see you're not going to tell me, but whatever it is, fix it soon, Seth. Because if Evolution find out they won't stop until the entire world knows about it and once that happens you c-"
Seth's phone beeped and pulled it out to see he had a text message.

Fine.

Despite only get a one-word answer from Dean, Seth couldn't help but smile. It gave him a small amount of hope that maybe; just maybe, this meeting was going to go the way Seth had thought.

AN: Hope you enjoyed the first chatper. More to come soon, please review and favourite as it really helps out. Be sure to check out RonTheRonin's 'Pride', 'Envy' by MellyxBrooks, 'Insanity' by Cody'sxFavouritexGirl and 'Temptation' by xeloquentangelx for the full Deadly Sins experience. Also feel free to check out my other stories as well. See you next chapter! xx PikaSixJoy xx