The Seven Deadly Sins Series, Part 2

LUST

Often I compare myself to the bubonic plague which wiped out one third of the world's population and could have done the rest of the job. But humans are amazingly resilient in the face of extinction. Though nothing could survive the destruction that humans lie in their wake, no other animal could compare. But the black plague was close.

I was like that Black Death of the 12th century; I had also fallen short of humanity's destructive glory. I wondered where I got the information from about plagues and death, because all the memories of various people began to blur into me, each absorbed mind became indistinctive. I might have been a college professor, a baker, that mail guy or the dog that hates that guy. I knew about things, private things, interesting things, things for evil, things for good, and things of destitution.

I stopped my deep introspection, and looked up at the night sky. Out there, on the left was a distant star, my home world. As a creature that didn't sleep, I could appreciate the two worlds that came with the rising and setting of the sun. The day was like death, endless noise. Constant motion that was futile. But night was silence, it was peace and organizations.

My plans for world destruction were still intact even though night was good. It did not bring me into complacency. But it comforted me as I need to rest again. I reduced myself into the internal organs of my host, so that she could once again have consciousness. So it was another cycle of death and resurrection.

- Peter POV -

Venom was on rampage for better part of the month but then all of the sudden there was silence. I was uneasy still because I had only fallen asleep for a moment. And in the moment, Venom had managed to break four of MJ's ribs. She still wasn't talking to me. We had broken up over a trivial thing, I forgot to put the toilet seat down and things exploded from there.

Venom… Venom… where was that dastardly ink blot? Where had he hidden himself? I would have to remain alert. I swung by the people in the street. Some stared up at me and some didn't because I had become a part of this strange city. In mid swing I hear alarms go off in the distant. So another "SPIDER-MAN LETS GET HIM" and "HEY, LET US DOWN FROM HEAR" was going to happen.

I swung quickly. I spotted another of my many arch-enemies. Honestly I don't know why I had so many enemies. It wasn't like I was in politics. The black cat was bagging some valuable jewels. She spotted me and smirked. Oh old times catching up with me. I should have kept my suit on and ran away but then I wouldn't really be a man. She shifter her body so that she could fully face me. She was a sight to behold, the twice reformed then again undone cat burglar. I thought that the last time was really the last time

"Hmm finally some attention" She said. Her body was… just so diabolical. Her platinum blond locks waved in the wind, like she was some fantastic mirage. She clutched a cliché beige bag in her hand, for someone who claimed to be so indecently glamorous, she still liked to do things dirty.

"Getting you're self an early birthday gift. I forget which of the nine lives you're on now" I said. Wow… that was lame even for me. She quickly began to run in the opposite directions.

"I thought cats were supposed to chase, not the other way around" I said after her. I shot a web in her direction. It grazed her arm but hit the floor. I shot another one, this time with more precision. It hit the small of her back. Feeling that it was a good shot, I pulled her back to me.

"OOF" She said. She was surprised that I wouldn't be playing today, just the standard crook catch. She wouldn't get any special treatment just because of that one night, okay maybe it was a few nights. I webbed her to the pole but she still kept a smile on her face.

"Felicia, why are you doing this" I asked as she continued to smile at me. I then noticed that her costume seemed to glimmer. It was… alive. Suddenly the outfit consumed her and the greatest of all my archenemies' appeared before me. His form was slightly different because it used the abilities of the host to manifest itself.

"VENOM" I yelled jumping back as the webs in its body was absorbed into the black ooze.

"EVERYTHING THAT YOU LOVE WILL BE MINE" said Venom in raspy tones. He smiled and showed his rows of teeth.

"You've gone too far this time" I said kicking it in the jaw.

"CAREFUL PETE, YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO HURT FELICIA" said Venom. It pulled back its ooze to show Felicia's face. She was pale, and her eyes were closed. I felt worry bubbling in my chest. I would have to take drastic measures. I would have to risk everything to save her.