Hi hi!
Yes, I know, early update, but I have my reasons.
So, I expected the end this story awhile a go, but a lot of chapters ended up being longer then I originally planned for them to be, which gave birth to, you guessed it, more chapters.
But hey, sue me, I'm still learning.
...Please don't sue tho, I'm broke as fuck.
Erin: If only you could write your own story; maybe you'd be rich.
Amy: If only she'd written you as a mute.
Miu: T-too c-c-close to h-home.
Amy: Oh...OH, my bad, my dude.
Lilith: You're all assholes.
Katrina: That is a very accurate assumption.
Lilith: It's not an assumption; it's truth.
Amy: Like how much better Erin would look if she drowned.
Erin: Or how good Amy would look if she burned off her eyebrows; along with the rest of your face!
Lilith:...I've done and seen a lot of messed up things; but this is just...a new level.
Me: Can we just move on now, please?
Katrina: Please do so.
Erin: Hey, this isn't your story! You don't have a say!
Me: Not like you really do either.
ONWARDS!
With the last turn, Erin cracked her knuckles, "Bobby!"
The sin before her sighed, before turning slowly, eyes flickering with anger, "I told you to drop that name, Friend."
"Don't care." Erin scowled, rolling her shoulders, "I'm going to fuck you up."
Wrath sighed, before opening his hand. Smoke came from the ground, rising into his palm, before leaving a long spear in his palm, the tip being barbed with a smoking metal, "How to you plan to defeat me? After all, I am you."
"Well, I had this plan to slap myself in the face, but something tells me that it won't work to well." Erin sighed, laughing lightly to herself.
Take out Wrath, take back control.
Wrath sighed, shaking his head, as he circled Erin, watching her closely, "You had a lot of potential, Erin. You worked on your Wrath like no other ever could. You channeled your Wrath, controlled it. But you could have had so much more power without the restriction."
"Well, sorry if my morals and want to keep my friends not crispy got in the way of you trying to take me over." Erin growled right back, as her cane sword formed in her hand, "There's a lot I'll let slide, but this is something I won't stand for."
"Oh?" Wrath teased.
"It's one thing, to fuck with me." Erin muttered, "It's one thing to mess with me, my stuff, my mind. But, when you begin to threaten my friends- no, my family; that's when I draw the line…with the tip of my sword across your throat."
With that said, Erin let out a snarl, before dashing at Wrath, sword raised.
They nearly nailed Sebastian into the ground, as a black fireball flew over his head, leaving a crater behind him.
"Sebastian, hold her back!" Ciel commanded, as he backed up, scared. He couldn't really blame him; Erin- no, they were losing it.
He watched as Nekozawa dragged Ciel to a safer distance, before confronting them. They gave him a cheeky grin, one that looked too much like Erin' own,"Well then, if it isn't the Crow. No wonder you decided to use someone like her; she's not too bad."
"I do not appreciate it when someone takes something that is mine." Sebastian said smoothly, "So, if you'd be so kindly as to give me her back."
They shook their head, the grin turning to a sneer,"Now where is the fun in that? Even now, she fights back for control over her body; and how shattered she will be, when she comes back, only to see her other half dead at her feet, at her hands."
Sebastian growled almost primitively, "I will not bargain with you seven; give her back. Now."
"Don't you know? A greedy crow will never have all he wants." They hissed, before lunging at him. Sebastian grabbed both of her wrists, before flipping them over, holding her down.
He didn't know what to do. Hurting her was out of the option; he had already made a mistake like that once, and wasn't willing to relive that, even in a situation like this. But with that said, at this rate, he'd never win.
"What happened to the Great and Powerful Crow Prince?" They sneered, trying to last out at his face, only to fall short, "The Prince of hell, the wings of the damned? Here you are, one of the Greediest demons of them all; serving a brat for who knows how long."
"Say what you will, in my opinion, this is much better then possessing a girl." Sebastian bit back, "What is your plan, Legion?"
"To destroy and corrupt. It is not like we can do much more then that, after all, we are demons. We are programmed to do as we are." They said nonchalantly, before throwing their leg out.
Sebastian caught the leg, only to allow their right hand free, which curled into a fist, before coming down on the back of his head. Sebastian groaned, giving them a look, "I won't allow it."
"When did the Crow Prince grow morals?" They laughed, before flying at him. One hand grabbed him by the throat, the other positioned to punch him in the chest, while their lower body straddled him.
In any other situation, he'd have no problem with this; but when his other half was possessed by all of the seven deadly sins, he was not allowed to be turned on.
"Sebastian, I order you to get up!"
They sneered, before looking up to see Ciel, "Who would have thought that you would ever learn to listen to someone else? A human, with that said."
To this, Sebastian grabbed their wrist, before before they could punch him, before flipping they over, with their face slammed into the ground. He held them there, but even then, he could feel his power waning.
"…I know you're in there, Erin."
To this, they laughed, "When will you see it?" they growled, before a sharp pain exploded in Sebastian's side. In his surprise, he was thrown off of them, as they rose, "She's dying, if not dead. She can fight for as long as she wants, the end is already determined."
Sebastian pulled the ghostly knife from his side, before tossing it to the ground. Even if he had to, he could never throw a knife at Erin at point blank, "If you really are a part of her, then you know it's not that easy to deter her."
"Try as you want, it doesn't change the fact that I will break her."
"Love, I know you can hear me." Sebastian tried to reason, "I'm sorry for not knowing what was going on with you sooner. It's my fault that all of this ever happened."
They hissed, going in for another lunge, only for Sebastian to step to the side, still within ear shot,"After I break her, I'll destroy everything that's she's made! I'll make her only a memory!"
"I know you're stronger then this," Sebastian went on, trying as hard as he could to pour his heart out, which was no easy feat, if I may add, "I know you can pull through. You don't have to do it alone, just…Tell me what you need. Show me what you need."
They shook their head, "What part of-."
They were interrupted, as they shrieked, a sound akin to a dying wail and a hoarse cry, both trapped within one. Steam rose from their back, Sebastian only had the time to watch as Nekozawa jumped back, throwing the now empty vial to the side.
The being growled, before turning to the two humans, "Don't think that I've forgotten you, Sanctus. Try as you want, your petty demon-banishing ways won't work on me."
Sebastian wasn't sure if that was a lie or not. They were a demon, seven of the original sins, but could a normal exorcism work on them?
He was thrown from his thoughts, as they kicked him in the chest, throwing him back, "I expected more from you, Crow. Did they call you a prince for nothing?" They taunted. But, right before they went in for another strike, they froze up, if only for a second.
For just a second, the red haze faded from her eyes, leaving that light blue color Sebastian had learned to adore over the years. For a second, the shock turned to her casual sneaky smile, as her eyes landed on him for a few seconds. In that moment, she said something, only to have her revolt, bending over in pain.
Sebastian could do nothing, as they took back control, shaking their head, as they jumped back, out of the reach. With a shocked expression, they looked down at their hands, only to growl, looking back up to Sebastian, "…You are not wrong, she is…stronger, then we first thought."
"Fear not, after all, to break the body is one thing, but to break the soul, to shatter the spirit…That is so much more worth the blood, sweat and effort."
The first strike that Erin got in was across Wrath's face. She couldn't help but smirk, as the sin stumbled back, holding his face, "Oh, look; your scar's got a new friend."
Wrath growled, before whipping around, swinging the spear with him, "A flesh wound is nothing. Pain only brings more wrath."
"Congrats, you've spoken to the soul of every emo out there." Erin grinned, ducking under the point of the spear, before grabbing right under the blade, "I didn't know my inner Wrath was secretly an emotional teenager."
Erin tried to rip the weapon away, only to then realize how sturdy Wrath's grip was. With a dark smirk, he pulled the weapon back, ripping red into Erin's hands as she was forced to let go, "You know this better then anyone, Anastasia. You do so much better when you give in; isn't that why we're here in the first place?"
"Okay, so I fucked up." Erin growled, making a face at how much her hand was bleeding, before shaking her head, her grip on her cane growing tighter, "It wont happen again…Probably."
Wrath shook her head, going in for another swing, only for the blade to be caught by the cane sword. Wrath took this time to get all up in Erin's face, a sinister smile on his face, "Don't act like we're any different, Anastasia. You and I are one in the same thing."
"If that's the case, what's my favorite color?"
"Red, like the color of fire, and the blood of your enemies."
"…Okay, so you do know me," Erin growled, trying to push Wrath back, to no avail, "but that doesn't mean that I'll let you win."
Wrath finally pushed her back, that expression never leaving his face, "I've told you once, I'll tell you again. I AM you, Anastasia."
Wrath went in for another swing, which would have taken off Erin's head if she hadn't ducked, "I know your every strength," Wrath growled, going in for another swing, "I know your every weakness."
He then kicked Erin in the stomach, sending her right into the shadowy wall. Erin sat there for a moment, dazed as Wrath walked over, "I know your deepest wishes, your darkest thoughts; especially those thoughts. To think that someone like you could have ended up so much more…blackhearted."
Erin growled, trying to stand, only to have Wrath force her back down, under his shoe, "You…fuck off. You don't know me."
"I know that you were once tempted to destroy your base, all because no one owned up to stealing your candy," Wrath snickered, "I know that you almost killed Hank with your bare hands, all because he almost triggered a stink bomb meant for the enemy. And that is only the small scale stuff."
"I remember the time that you were tempted to burn down all of London, all because you found a dead little boy that was supposed to be taken in by your gang." He went on, as Erin finally pushed his foot off.
She got back onto her own feet, before her grip on her cane sword tightened, "I may think a lot, but I'd never do it."
"What is the saying?" Wrath chided, pretending to think, before snapping his fingers, "Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character-."
"-They become your destiny." Erin finished with a huff, only to groan, as Wrath went in for a jab, nearly cutting into her stomach, "Yeah, I get it; I read Divergent too. Or was it the second book-Ah!"
Erin rolled to the side, but not fast enough. Wrath threw his spear, the blade going straight through her right arm. Erin cried out, biting her lip to prevent any other sounds, as she ripped the spear out, only to provoke another pained cry.
Wrath sighed, picking up the discarded cane sword, before breaking it over his knee. He threw the pieces to the side, before shaking his head, "I expected more from you, Friend."
Erin gulped, eyes wide with fear and shock. So, this is where it ends, trapped in her mind with Wrath…That sounded a lot more poetic then she met for it to.
But, right before he could strike her down, small bits of light began to shine through. With a growl, Wrath looked up, "Now what!?"
Erin did the same, watching with wonder, as cracks of light began to slowly litter the blackened sky above her.
"…Erin…"
To the voice, Erin straightened. She knew that dark silky tone anywhere, "Sebs? You in my head too?"
"…Love, I…can hear me."
"I can't believe that he's still trying." Wrath snarled, before bringing his spear down. Erin snapped right back into action, before throwing her arm up to stop the hit.
She grinded her teeth, watching the blade dig into her forearm, as she heard his voice again, "…You're stronger then this."
"I can only do so much while I'm trapped in here, you know!" Erin yelled back up to the sky, only to rip her arm away, before jumping to the side, avoiding another strike.
"I know you can pull through."
Wrath scowled, looking up to the sky, "Once the Crow Prince of Hell; now he's simply another love-struck fool that believes that emotion and appealing words can win an argument."
"The pencil is mightier then the spear!" Erin snapped right back, trying to ignore the pain from all over, as she went in a him, fist drawn back, "Or some shit like that!"
But then, something strange happened.
Right as Erin's fist collided with Wrath's jaw, she found herself falling forward. The cold breeze went from faint to full, as it brushed against her face. A light pain seared into her back, as her eyes got use to the sudden light, she could make out a figure that stood before her.
And equally surprised Sebastian.
Everything else seemed to drip away, as she shot him a casual smile. The few seconds seemed nice, and in the moment, she managed to utter, "I love you", before being forced right back into the cold dark.
Erin took some time to breathe in, eyes wide from what had just happened, before shooting Wrath a look, "Fight me for as long and as hard as you want; once you show me a weak spot, I'll bust right out."
With new found courage, she flexed her fingers, taking up a boxer's stance, before rushing at him, fists sparking.
They seemed to be stuck in two fights at once.
Sebastian would duck under a hit, only to notice that they'd "flicker", for lack of a better word. At one point, they'd be in the moment, fighting with brutality no human could ever muster, and in the next, they'd seem dazed, out of it. This only invigorated Sebastian more.
Erin was fighting back.
Sebastian caught their punch, nearly twisting and breaking their wrist in the process, before it hit him. Erin was fighting for control the only time she broke through was when…
"Young master, I may have a way of helping Erin out," Sebastian shouted, hoping this would work. Holy water was nothing to play around with, especially when it came to a demon. Even then, he didn't want to hurt Erin, but this had to be done, "but we'll need his cooperation."
Nekozawa nodded, hurrying back into the fight, leaving Ciel behind. The robed one seemed to know the plan before Sebastian had to say anything, as he pulled out a vial, "This is my last one."
"Let us make it count then." Sebastian sighed, before holding them down. They hissed and spat, trying to do all they could to escape Sebastian's hold, only for him to tighten his grip, "Now, if you'd please."
Nekozawa hurried forth, before tossing a few drops at them. They screeched, the water hitting their arm, causing steam to rise from the red marks the water left.
Some had splashed back onto Sebastian's face, causing him to cringe slightly. It felt as if someone had put a cattle prod to his face. If that was how it felt to him, he could only imagine how much it hurt for them and her.
There was another moment of stillness, before Erin's head whipped back up, giving Sebastian a look, "Oww!"
"Sorry, love." Sebastian atoned, rubbing her head affectionately, only to have his grip tighten, as they took over once again. It was then that Sebastian noticed a red line, slowly rising up from under her shirt, followed by at least six more.
They snickered, giving him a look out of the corner of their eyes, "You've already lost her, Crow. Try as hard as you want, you're only prolonging what can't be stopped."
Their mad cackle was interrupted as Nekozawa flung a few more drops, the cackle turning to shrieks and screams, as the red eyes flickered out again, Erin's crackled smile going back to look more like a fish out of water, before grabbing Sebastian's collar, bringing his face closer.
He'd expected a kiss, not those periwinkle eyes to glimmer with determination and intensity, "Don't ask questions, cut that red line."
With that said, Erin was sucked right back in, he red haze in her eyes once again regaining control.
They bite down on Sebastian's arm, causing him to release them, as they jumped back, landing on all fours, snarling, "Try as you want, the longer you take, the more we take over." They grinned, as the red began to crawl up the left side of her face, making it look like something between a set of angry red lines and venom.
They then gasped, holding their face, before a small cough came from Erin's mouth, her voice angered and somewhat irritated, "What are you waiting for? Grab my cane and slash my face already!"
Erin head then whipped to the side, as her body quite literally began to fight against itself. Sebastian could only watch, watching Ciel run out of the corner of his eye, all while Erin fought herself.
One eye was still all red, the other light blue, as Erin wrestled herself to the ground, doing all she could to hold herself there, all while the red lines began to rise up her cheek. Erin gave Sebastian a look, "A little help here, Sebs!"
Sebastian snapped out of it, as he rushed over, holding Erin's arms down, before straddling her waist, "Normally, I'd have no problems with this."
"I love a good joke, but now's not the time." Erin murmured, sweat pouring down her face, as she eyed the red lines, "I need them cut."
Sebastian could hear footsteps behind him, as he eyed the red lines, one of them was jumping over her eye at this point, "It's going to hurt, a lot."
"Fool! You can't kill us without killing her!"
This caused Sebastian to stop, as he gave Erin a look, taking in her surprised yet accepting expression, "…Did you know this?"
Erin gave him a wince of a smile, "Can't really get anything past you, huh?"
Erin then coughed up a bit of black haze, her eyes widening, before giving Sebastian a look, "I can't hold on much longer. So, for once in your immortal life, listen to a woman and cut that line, yes?"
With that said, Erin did one last sharp inhale, as she was sucked back into the black of her mind.
Erin didn't take into consideration that, maybe, the other remaining sins would jump in.
And being how she'd only taken out Envy, this was going to be a hell of a lot of fun.
Erin ducked under Pride's thrown punch, snickering as it hit Lust in the cheek instead, before grabbing Lust by the wrist, pulling her down and into Pride, effectively wrapping the two up.
"You can only fight for so long," Wrath snickered from behind, as Erin ducked under a thrown spear, only to throw her head back to avoid the knife that Pride held, a wide grin on his face as well.
"Come on, Poppet! Just one clean hit will be enough, promise!"
Right as Erin grabbed Pride's wrist, she inhaled sharply, another burning pain blooming in her back, as she was pulled back into the real world, where Pride's wrist formed into Sebastian's. Her eyes narrowed, "I asked you to cut the lines!"
"Forgive me for not wanting to kill you." Sebastian scowled, before grabbing her own wrist, trying to restrict her, "I am not going to do that."
Erin then gave Nekozawa a look, as he got more holy water ready, "Damnit, you know what's going down! Do something!"
She only got time to watch the boy nod, raising the cane sword up high, before she was sucked right back in, only to come right back to get her face punched in.
Erin groaned, holding her nose, before ducking under another throw from Greed, "Aww, don't be so rude, Dollface!"
"Sorry, if I don't like the idea of you breaking my nose." Erin groaned, before dropping to the ground, kicking out at Greed's knees.
He cursed, holding his leg, before Erin pushed him into Sloth behind him, causing them both to fall over. Erin's head began to pound, as she raised her fist up once again. She wasn't sure how much longer she'd be able to let this go on.
She tried to force herself back, a harsh pain shot from her left eye down to her chest, intense enough to make it feel as if she'd exploded from the inside, as she landed on one knee.
"Aww, is she getting tired?" Lust teased, as Erin felt a heel come down on her skull, forcing her down to two knees now.
"Nah, she's just being lazy." Sloth cackled, as another foot came down on her back. Erin was on her hands and knees now, trying to keep herself up.
"If we break her here, do you think she'll still feel pain?" Pride wondered allowed, as a knife went into Erin's back, causing her to wail in pain at this point, angry red tears falling from her face.
She couldn't do this anymore; they needed to cut those lines, and cut them NOW.
She could hear Wrath laugh darkly, as a spear tip traced her spine on a teasing manner, "This is where your life ends. Any last wishes?"
Erin coughed violently, before grinning, looking up into Wrath's cold ruthless eyes, "Wish my boyfriend out there would have listened to me, for once."
Wrath shook his head, before raising his spear, right above her head, "It'll be better if you close your eyes."
With one last huff, Erin closed her eyes. Finally, peace at last.
That is, until a blinding white light flashed from above, the cracks breaking away, as the sounds of screams filled Erin's ears, encasing them all into the blinding light.
Sebastian shook his head, giving Nekozawa a look, as Erin went limp, red dripping down her neck, "I won't let you cut the rest."
"You heard her, we need to cut them." Nekozawa insisted. Right as she'd "jumped" back, Nekozawa had managed to get a slice in, right before Sebastian could grab his wrist.
"This is the best time if we want to cut the lines." Nekozawa pushed, watching as Erin's finger's twitched, "We don't know how much longer this will last."
Sebastian shook his head, holding Erin closer, "I will not allow you to do something if there is a chance that-."
"Sebastian."
He gave Ciel a look, only to then realize what he'd say, "Young Lord-."
"Step away from Erin. That's an order." Ciel's voice cracked as he said it, but his tone still held through strong and stern. Even if Sebastian could, he could tell the boy was not taking no for an answer.
Against everything telling him no, he could never disobey a direct order. He slowly let Erin down onto the ground, unable to look at her face, as he backed up. He gave Nekozawa a look, his eyes burning straight into the senior's soul, "If she dies-."
"I can't promise that; but I will try." Nekozawa gulped, before setting to work. He himself had to steel his own nerves, both scared to kill the girl and scared of the demon who watched over him like a dark lurking shadow, just waiting for him to mess up.
Nekozawa prayed to whatever God that he wouldn't screw up, before lightly digging the blade right at the base of her neck.
For any other person, they most likely would begin to throw up, as Nekozawa dragged the blade to the second line, but sadly, he was use to this kind of thing at this point. Once the first line was cut, he pulled the blade out, as the body twitched, dark blood oozing from her mouth, as she went into a seizure-like state.
Ciel cursed from behind him, "Sebastian, hold her down!"
Nekozawa couldn't help but feel bad for the demon, as he was forced to hold down who he assumed to be his beloved, especially when he had to watch her go through something like this, "…How should we proceed with this?"
"…One swift cut, through all the lines." The demon managed to force out of his throat, as he held her arms down. He tore his eyes from her bleeding mouth to look Nekozawa in the eye, "One swift slit, and then…We'll see what we can do from there."
Nekozawa, appreciating the way the demon managed with this, nodded, "It'll be better if you close your eyes."
The demon did just that, right as Nekozawa eased the tip of the sword right back into the cut he'd started. On the slow count of three, he pushed the blade across, cutting off the rest of the lines, right as they began to disappear into her hairline.
He only had time to pull the blade out, as the blood turned to a darker shade of some foam-like substance. Erin's eyes flashed opened, but they seemed white, like she was blind. She shook, as the darker blood seemed to drain from her, leaving her rather pale, as she quite literally bled her sins away.
"…Erin? Darling, can you hear me?" Sebastian began to panic, as she laid there, unmoving. The only reason that he allowed this to happen, other then his young master, was his small faith in the idea that the plan would work. But, if it all ended up before for nothing…
"She's lost a lot of blood," Nekozawa murmured, before placing his two finger's on her neck. Normally, Sebastian's rather territorial mode would have kicked in, but he was too engrossed in the fact that Erin wasn't waking up, "But she's still got a pulse."
"Sebastian, get her to a hospital, now." Ciel ordered, eyes growing with concern and an ever increasing feeling of panic.
The demon didn't wait for a second, as he gathered her in his arms, before basically vanishing from sight, leaving nothing but a faint dust trail behind.
Meanwhile, Ciel and Nekozawa looked at the battle-torn field, before Ciel sighed, holding his forehead, "She had better make it through this. I'll kill her if she doesn't."
Can I be honest with you guys?
I don't really like how it all ended.
I feel like I had this big build up, and it ended up being for nothing, in a way.
I had a lot more planned, and this chapter went through a lot of re-writes, but this is the best that came out.
But maybe I'm just being harsh on myself; how do you think I did?
There will only be one more chapter to this story, which will come out before or during the next weekend.
I'd like some feedback, if anyone still reads this. I know I still have a lot to learn about writing, so what do you guys think?
With that said, I hope you guys liked this story; I'll see you in that last chapter.
Till then, bai bai!