It was late...Finally Pride had planned something so that Envy wasn't behind his shoulder this time. Sitting cross-legged on the stone cold cement floor, which was almost identical to the boy's eyes, he took the crumpled picture out of the armband and looked at it for a minute. "Who are you...? Why do you haunt me like this...?" He whispered as he looked down at the picture. He had to be careful, for he knew that if he was caught by Envy he would receive a severe beating. The door behind him was locked, he sat patiently as he waited for someone...A soldier. He waited patiently for the knock that would inadvertently end the man's life.
He had reported a murder that had supposedly took place at the very house as bait to lure the man into his trap, telling him that if he kept quiet a great sum of money would be involved. It was perfect, like a puppet the man was manipulated so that he was dancing in the palm of Pride's hand. All he could do was wait for the knock...A few minutes later it came.
Pride quietly walked toward the door and opened it slightly, the man looked a bit hesitant but he spoke. "Is this the house of the murder?"
Pride didn't respond right away, smirking as he closed the door as the man entered the room. "It is now." he hissed, bending down as he picked up what looked like a spear, a snake curled up toward to the sharp point and wings brandished the end.
"Your not g-going to kill me, are you!" The man screamed, looking terrified as he took his gun out of his pocket and pointed it right between the boy's eyes. Pride made no motion to respond as he kept his cold gaze on the soldier, continuing his advance. "I have a wife and kids!" he said suddenly. "My wife is pregnant with another child...She needs my support! It can't end here!" he cried. "My daughter is only four! What kind of man-?" He was cut off as Pride pierced the vital organ known as the heart. This man's life has ended...And Pride's was about to begin. The boy dropped the bloody weapon and looked down at the soldier who appeared to be no older than thirty.
"If it makes you feel any better, your life ended with a purpose..." Pride whispered to himself, looking down at the mutilated corpse in front of him. "I'm going to use you for something I care about...The only thing I've ever cared about...What I'm here for..." Pride whispered, clenching slightly at the cloth of his shirt that hugged his chest. "There are no regrets..." He bent down in front of the man and gathered some of his blood on his fingertips, drawing what appeared to be a transmutation circle around the room...Something he had found in one of Dante's many books. His body was trembling violently with anticipation...He was so close to his goal.
Without saying a word, he pushed the sacrifice into the middle of the circle which also contained the elements of the human body. Once Pride had finished with the preparations he looked down at what he had completed, though through it all something didn't feel right. Something or someone was yelling in the boy's head to stop, but he only ignored his instincts. He pressed his bloody palms onto the edge of the circle, holding his breath before his lowered his head and closed his eyes. The room began to glow and steadily began to glow even brighter as adrenaline surged through his body. His body began to shake as his eyes widened as he watched the transmutation. It was working! Something flickered as the room turned from a bright blue to violet. Was this good? His fingertips stung against the floor though the lights began to die.
Something had begun to take form in the middle of the circle, though whatever it was it remained blocked from view from the mass abundance of smoke. Something didn't feel right to Pride as the smoke began to clear. Something bubbled in his stomach so that he felt slightly nauseated, something was yelling in his ear telling him to run and never look back. He cocked his slightly as he crawled on his hands and knees toward the middle of the circle. His body was trembling violently, his stomach ached as if this weren't the first time the boy had done something like this.
Through the smoke the form of a human hand became visible to indicate that his creation was alive even though the thing was still blocked from view. Pride sat cross-legged on the floor, his hands pushing himself up. His eyes were wide with anticipation, he couldn't wait any longer. He waited for the smoke to disappear, yet for some reason he partly didn't want it too...What if he had failed?
The smoke soon cleared to reveal his creation...A creature that from first glance would prove that whatever the thing was wasn't human. Bloody ribs protruded out of the body, every vital organ was completely visible. The face looked nothing more than a skull with shrunken skin clinging to the bones, in the sockets were a pair of dark, glowing green eyes. The thing gasped for breath as it looked at the boy, only to die a couple of minutes later.
Pride pressed his hands to the ground as his fingers began to claw at the cement floor. His eyes began to water and he didn't speak...His emotions spoke for themselves. He was more than disappointed...He fell back on his knees as he squinted and looked over at the dead creature in the middle of the floor. "What did I do wrong...?" He whispered as he looked at the thing again, wiping his eyes. "That was the last of the ingredients..." In the boy's mind at the time, failing wasn't an option. Though this attempt had now become his one and only failure. After staying in the room for several hours, he pushed himself up and walked toward the door. Hopefully Envy wasn't growing suspicious about his whereabouts by now...
Shortly after Pride left, the form of a young girl started to form from the thing in the middle of the circle. The girl was the exact replica of the one that Pride had been trying to resurrect. Her outfit consisted of a black halter top that cut in a diamond shape to reveal the oroborus symbol encircling her navel, a black mini skirt, gloves that covered the base of her hands from her knuckles and stopped at her elbows and black knee high boots. She pushed herself into a sitting position, hissing when she felt a strong searing sense of pain in her body, hands trying to grip at the cement ground. "What did I do...Why am I in this much pain when I don't even know who I am..." She whimpered, pieces of her light blue hair fell into her face and covered the girl's haunting, soulless dark green eyes.
After several hours, Pride returned to the building. He wasn't sure why, it was as though something had pulled him back that way and not only that he was curious. The smell of rotting flesh from corpse in the middle of the basement floor filled his nostrils as he snorted. Then something caught his eye, something that wasn't there when he left...A young girl. Pride kneeled down next to her, his eyes slightly wide. "You're her...Aren't you...?" He whispered, placing a thumb and forefinger under her chin as he examined her face like Envy had once done to him. He then looked down at the strange red mark that circled her navel. "You're like me...aren't you...?"
The girl's eyes widened as she scooted back to get away from the boy. Her face was deathly pale and she was visibly trembling, why was this boy so...Familiar? "Don't be scared..." He whispered, lowering his hand. "I want to help you..." He lowered his hand and took three red stones from his pocket. "These were mine...But I saved them." he said quietly holding them out to her in his palm. The girl looked down at the stones wearily then back to the boy, bringing her hand up to her mouth as she started to cough. The pain was steadily getting worse...
"Take them...It'll stop the pain..." He whispered, taking one out of his hand as he forced the stone into her mouth. She choked slightly as the stone was forced in her mouth, but she managed to chew it and swallow. She let out a slight gasp as something started to change inside of her as her eyes started to turn into slit-like cat eyes. She was still feeling a bit weak and still felt a bit sick to her stomach, she looked over at Pride wearily as though asking for more of the stones.
"You need some more for later..." He whispered, keeping the rest of them well hidden in his pocket, holding out his left hand. "Come with me, and I'll introduce you to Envy." He looked down, knowing what pain she must be going through...And he knew it was only going to get worse. She blinked and looked up at the boy, cocking her head out of confusion. Trembling, she took the boy's hand and shakily got to her feet. He smiled slightly, taking the picture out between the cloth that hugged his left arm. "You really are her..." He whispered, walking by the door.
"What're you talking about...?" She asked, her tone meek. She looked confused as she followed, trying to recover from the light-headedness and not being used to walking.
"You're the girl...The one I've been dreaming about..." He whispered, stopping as he turned around. "The one that was pulled into the Great Gate..." The girl still looked utterly confused, she didn't even know who she was let alone know what he was talking about. He shook his head as he led her toward Dante's mansion. "Don't worry...I'll help you feel better..." he whispered, opening the door. "Just rest for a while." Pride was pretty much reciting the same thing Envy had told him...Except with a bit more sympathy. The girl followed Pride inside without saying a word, still visibly trembling violently.
"You'll sleep in here for a while..." He whispered, leading her in the same room his once spent his painful, endless days in after he himself was created. "I want to show you to Envy...But we'll have to wait.. I think he'll be angry if he knows I created you...So lets keep it a secret..." Pride whispered with a small smile. She still looked very confused and weak, but all she could really do now was trust him. She could only give a slight nod wincing a bit as she laid down on the bed, the sharp pain in her stomach felt like it was worsening every minute.
Pride crawled up on the end of the bed, crossing his legs as he cocked his head like a wondrous dog under a spell. He looked at her face as chills ran down his spine. Now he felt something he had never felt before. A warm feeling, something was filling inside of him. He now felt as if there were a purpose for his painful life. "When you start to feel bad...Just tell me..." he whispered. She gave Pride a weak smile and nodded slightly, rolling on her side and somehow managed to drift to sleep despite the constant rhythm of pain in her stomach.
Pride looked up to the door as he felt a sudden drop of feelings. Envy had his arms folded, leaning against the door with a disgusted look on his face. "Please tell me this one isn't human..." He whispered stepping closer. "PLEASE...Don't tell me you're dragging women in here!" He screamed.
Pride quickly pushed himself up nervously with a closed eye. "I found her...Envy..." he said nervously. "I...I think she's one of us...She...she has the oroborus like we do..." he whimpered. "She ate the stones..."
"She...she did...?" Pride nodded. Envy arched an eyebrow before he walked near the girl noticing her face, his pupils dilated. "Hell no..." He whispered, turning back and looking at Pride. "Hmph...What are the odds of this...She looks just like her..." Envy said as he pulled the covers down, he arched a brow when he noticed the snake encircling her navel. "Well I'll be...I wonder who did it..."
Pride stood quietly in the background. "I don't know...I wondered that myself..."
"Then we are complete...Seven sins..." Envy smirked, pushing himself up as he ruffled Pride's hair. He then thunked him uncomfortably on the head. Pride groaned weakly as he was knocked out of thoughts once again. "We'll have to have a gathering soon." Envy snickered. "Bring the whole family together." Pride looked up, then back down to Wrath and nodded slightly.
Since the girl was still fast asleep she was unaware of the conversation taking place, subconsciously pulling the covers back over her body and over her head as she curled up slightly. "Then this is Wrath..." Envy whispered, looking at the lump under the covers. Though I know I found you, but that was by mere coincidence...I wonder how you found her, and so quickly...She looks like it had just happened..."
Pride bit his lip, looking down. "Coincidence..." He whispered.
Envy turned his head "...Something isn't right..." He whispered, looking at Pride oddly. Pride looked up from the floor as he cocked his head, looking at the older homunculus. They both looked at each other before Pride noticed Envy's eyes had turned a dark crimson, gone a bit red. "You... Didn't..." He whispered.
Pride didn't answer right away, looking down. "I didn't..." He whispered.
"I saved your ass..." Envy whispered, hands clenching. "You would still be in a damn fetal ball if I didn't rescue you...AND WHAT DO YOU DO!" He yelled, eyes widening as he raised his leg and kicked Pride hard across the jaw, sending him flying back hard into a nearby wall. Pride's back arched as he hit the bookshelf, his face was red and he winced at the sudden sense of sharp pain. He looked up at Envy without a saying a word, squinting.
Envy hissed, walking toward the boy. "Tell the truth." He said dangerously. Pride didn't speak, he only laced his fingers together with his own as he looked down. "Did you hear me or not? Tell the fucking truth!" Pride winced, looking up miserably.
"I did..." He whispered weakly. "I...I couldn't help it...She-" Envy hurled his foot at Pride again as he took it senselessly in the stomach. Pride then felt a fist hit him across the face. He figured he deserved whatever Envy threw at him. His pressed his hands against the tile floor, coughing up blood as Envy caught his breath.
"You bastard..." The other homunculus hissed. "You idiot! Why the hell did I save you?" Pride didn't answer as his hair fell over his shoulders and covered his face. "You can do alchemy but that's no surprise...And you bring back her?" Envy spat, pointing to the girl in the bed. His fists clenched but the look on Pride's face was weak...If he was punched or kicked again, he might not be able to get up. "You're weak and useless...Don't think I'm through with you..." Envy growled.
All of the sudden, a pillow was hurled at Envy from behind and hit the older homunculus in the back of the head. All the noise and yelling obviously had woken Wrath up. She was sitting up in the bed with a dull expression on her face, her eyes had changed from green to black. Envy's shoulders rose to his neck as he twitched in an impatient sort of way, feeling the pillow hit the back of his skull. His eyes were now black and his fists were bared.
Pride's eyes widened as he weakly pushed himself up. "You leave her alone..." He whispered hoarsely, wiping his mouth. "You touch her... And I'll send you flying out of this window..." He growled. It was the first time Envy had ever heard a sour word out of the boy. He only turned around and elbowed him in the stomach as his response.
"Leave her to me...After all...You are a traitor..." Envy snapped, eyes narrowing. This was one scene that she couldn't just sit back and watch, her eyes narrowed as she forced herself to get back up despite the constant sting of pain.
Pride winced, looking up. "Lay back down..." He hissed weakly. "He'll hurt you...And me..." He looked up to Envy in a dazed fashion as he whimpered, closing his eyes. He then received another taunting memory. A young blonde boy fighting, being held by the collar of his shirt and being pressed against a wall...A young girl crying, telling him to fight. "Get up." Envy snorted, kicking Pride to jerk him awake. "You're honestly weaker than a human if you give in like that..."
Unfortunately for Pride, she didn't pay any mind to his warning. She let out a low growl as she pulled what appeared to be a small throwing knife out of one of her pockets. "What's going on in here?" The voice of a woman could be heard from the doorway, arms crossed slightly. The woman had straight brown hair that fell to just above her shoulders and purple eyes, she wore a reddish brown dress and black boots. Envy snorted as he backed away from Pride, looking at the woman. "My...And what do we have here...?" She whispered, looking over toward the girl.