Suddenly, Envy began to clutch his heart and scream in pain. My instant thought was a heart attack, but then the rest began to mimic his action. Each of them began to scream as they held on to their hearts. Black liquid began to spill from their mouths as they screamed.

I've read in mythology books that demons from Hell have black blood or Ichor. I began to panic as their screams intensified. One by one they began to pass out. I ran towards them, even though I knew them for a day and they threatened me. Yet, something in me felt obligated to help them.

Holding onto them, I heard a voice in my head say: "they are fine. They are temporarily taken to Hell to have a conversation with Lucifer." The voice was like a deep rumble in my head, it was almost like I knew that voice. I shook it off and I wiped the blood off of their mouths.

After an hour had passed, I began to feel restless. I mean I could run away and not be forced into helping them, but something in me told me that they'll find me and do something way worse. I took the opportunity to do my research on them. I got my laptop to the lounge so I could be with them as I searched information on the seven deadly sins. Reading through about five websites, I began to have questions. After finishing the eight website, I saw someone shuffle. Slamming my laptop shut, I checked on each one of them.

Greed was the first to wake up. He looked at me with a yellow shine in his eyes. He looked like he was in immense pain, yet his powers seeped into me. I felt the greed hit my heart and my body began to respond. Looking at him, I realised my want for him. I walked over to him and my hands began to roam his chest. He looked at me with confusion as my desire got the best of me.

"What do you really want, Maia?" He asked, so suddenly, "me or my power?"

The question startled me, "I want you-your power," I corrected myself.

He grinned and the yellow died from his eyes. However, I still felt greedy. I still wanted something, but I just couldn't pinpoint what.

The next to wake was Wrath. He woke up screaming and he punched my wall. A small crack formed where he punched the wall. He looked at me with red eyes and anger began to build in me. I ran and slapped him across the face as I yelled: "What the hell is your problem?! You nearly killed my best friend, who happens to be the only family I have! And now you cracked my wall! But the cherry on top is that you are forcing me to help you do something that you don't even know!" Before I could slap him again, he caught my wrist and stared into my eyes. The red glow faded and so did my anger. I felt my face getting hot as the distance between us wasn't that much. I yanked my wrist from his grasp and walked away from him.

Soon, all the seven sins had woken up. I left them on their own so they could talk to each other about what had just happened. I went into the kitchen and decided to make them some hot chocolate because everyone loves hot chocolate!

I brought the tray into the room and gave them all a mug.

"What's this?" Gluttony asked.

"Hot chocolate," I replied.

They all began to drink it and their fascination grew. It shocked me that they have never tried hot chocolate before.

"I have a few questions for you guys," I told them.

"Shoot," someone replied.

"Do you guys have tattoos? Like those viking things?"

"Runes," Lust corrected, "and yes we do. Each one of us has a specific rune that glows red when we want to increase our power and glows golden when we want to reduce our power."

"C-can I see?" I asked curiously.

"Love, if you want to see me naked, all you have to do is ask," Lust commented.

I rolled my eyes as they exposed the left side of their chest, right above their hearts. Each one of them had a specific rune draw on their chest. Each one of them looked unique but it suited their power well. I observed each rune carefully, as if I were deciphering the hidden meaning.

"Are you done dwelling in our beauty?" Pride commented.

I was so distracted by the runes that I didn't reply until Lust snapped me out of it. He grinned but before he could comment, I cut him off with my next question.

"So you guys have counterparts?"

"Oh yes we do!" Sloth replied.

"Gorgeous girls," Lust stated.

"But not as gorgeous as me," Pride commented.

Gluttony rolled his eyes and explained, "we are the seven deadly sins as you know. Our counterparts, the seven heavenly virtues, are the complete opposite of us. For example, I'm Gluttony, my counterpart is Temperance."

"Oh, that's cool! Are they all girls?"

"Yup!" He replied.

"Next question: what just happened?" I asked.

Envy spoke this time, "we were summoned to Hell, to talk to father. He is still angry about his missing object but he told us exactly what is missing. His chalice is missing."

I laughed, "he's angry because he lost his coffee mug?"

Wrath growled, "his chalice is where he makes demons! He takes his own blood and mixes it with human blood. This causes a demon to be formed, obviously under the right conditions."

I gulped and nodded. I excused myself and went over to my room. I texted Joshua.

Hey Josh! U there?

Yup! What's up?

A lot is happening right now
and I don't know how to
handle it.

Why? Do you need me
to come over?

No. I can tell Wrath doesn't
like you. I don't want you
to get hurt 😔

Nah Bro! I ain't scared
of him! I can kill him with
one punch!

😂😂 calm down

Haha! Just remember
if you need me, I'm only
one call away!

I'M ONLY ONE CALL AWAY!
I'LL BE THERE TO SAVE THE DAY!
SUPERMAN GOT NOTHING ON ME!
sorry.

😑
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I walked over to my balcony and watched the cars drive by. Usually, I come here to calm myself. I came here a lot when my mum passed away.

I heard a light knock on my door and Wrath popped his head through it. I beckoned him to come in and stand next to me.

"Hey," he said.

"Hey," I replied.

"I'm sorry for getting angry at you."

I laughed, "isn't that your thing?"

"Yeah, but I still am sorry."

I smiled and looked away. Wrath had apologised for something that was a part of him. It was something he couldn't help. It was inevitable, yet he apologised. It warmed my heart. Watching the cars drive calmed me for some apparent reason.

"Can I ask you a rather personal question?" Wrath asked, breaking the silence.

I thought for a bit, "yeah?"

"How come you live on your own?"

I bit my lip and took a deep breath in. I wanted to tell him, but the topic hurt me. There was a nagging feeling in my heart telling me to talk to Wrath. Looking at him, I could tell he wanted to know, so I began, "when I was about six years old, my dad had an affair with a woman and he left my mum and I to go live with her. At a young age, I developed a horrible image of love. At the age of ten, my mum was diagnosed with cancer. She fought for two years and she couldn't fight anymore. She died six years back. Now I'm eighteen and I live by myself. Joshua helped me through all of my pain and struggles so I owe him a lot."

He stood in silence as I opened up about this topic, "it must have been very hard for you."

I began to get teary eyed, "at the age of six, I got the image that love wasn't true. That love causes heartbreak. That love isn't worth it. I hated my father because all I knew was that he hurt my mother. I would here her sobs coming from her room and I would see the pain in her eyes whenever she saw couples. I knew she wanted a partner but she remained strong for me. Whenever she looked at me all her pain vanished. I didn't understand that back then but I do now. The love of a mother. A love that is true. A love that never causes heartbreak. A love that is worth it. I loved my mother so much," I couldn't stop talking. Everything came out that day and Wrath just listened, "my mum became my whole world. I forgot about my father. My mother was everything to me. When she got diagnosed with cancer, my whole world shattered. I couldn't watch her go through all that pain. But she fought. Just like she fought when I was six. Two years."

I began to cry now. I couldn't hold myself back. All those years worth of unshed tears came out today, "she was as thin as a stick. She didn't eat. Sometimes I wondered if she even breathed. She was so weak. All her hair fell. She was hooked onto many machines to keep her alive but it didn't work. Nothing worked. She died. Just like that. Her life was over and so was mine. I hated life. Everything bad happened to me and I hated it. I wanted to die. I really did. Five suicide attempts. All failed. Joshua always stopped me. One day I realised what I was doing. I stopped before my sixth attempt. I thought about my mother and said to myself: it was selfish of me to choose to die when some people didn't even have a choice. So I stopped. I went to therapy and here I am. I got a scholarship for the new academic year and I'm going to start university soon. Life will bend you and try to break you but you have to fight. Like my mother."

I wiped my tears away, "sorry. I didn't mean to scare you with all the emotional talk."

What Wrath did next surprised me more than anything that has ever happened to me.

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Author's notes:
Wow this is a long chapter! I personally love the way Maia opens up to Wrath. It was a cute moment but honestly LUST AND MAIA ARE OTP! Mayo I know you agree XD! A friend of mine asked about Maia's back story so here you go! I hope you enjoyed!

Oh and if you guys were wondering what the runes look like:

I don't know why it's not straight but whatever. I drew them myself so that's why it sucks...hehe.

Did you like the cliff hanger ?:D
The next chapter is coming tomorrow!

Good night~
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