Zaqqum News

[Gertrude]

Gertrude plopped herself down in front of the bloody Zaqqum tree and just sat for a moment watching the other demons go by. She just wanted to get out of the hectic lifestyle of the castle, with the Queen, her husband and children, the other demons for a moment; and this was such a great spot.

She smiled as she thought of Faust. They had been having secret meetings for almost ten years now. However, she wouldn't tell anyone, mostly out of fear of being mocked. SO whenever he was mentioned, she would sneer and say some choice comments. But she cared for him...not that she would tell him that.

[Seiyami Kunrintoya]

Coming out from behind the tree, Seiyami's single gold eye glowed eerily as he stared at the small dwarf woman. Tch, and I thought the midgets were meant to be at their master's side at all times... He chuckled evily and leaned right up in Gertrude's face. Where they belong. He pulled back with a sibilant hiss, not wanting to be too close to such a wretched creature.

He moved in bold, smooth strides, his hand reaching out and snapping thick boughs in pieces with one clasp of his fist. Dusting the wood chips from his hand, he looked over at Gertrude with a dark smile. Tis a shame really. You should've brought an escort with you. Now who's going to guarentee your safety? He laughed, a twisted black-hearted thing like the creature it came out of. Everyone feared the Sin of Wrath, and with good reason. Poor Gertie was in for trouble if help didnt arrive soon.

((uh oh~ looks like trouble for you sweetie~ ))

[Gertrude]

Gertrude shrieked and got up as the Sin jeered her. She was so easy jsut because she was weak. "As a matter of fact I can leave the castle whenever I wish, and most are smart enough to leave me alone!" She said with a rush of adrenaline her heart pounding. She was scared as hell, but she would try and defend herself.

She picked up a stick, "Stay back!" she said foolishly, looking down at the stick. "This-this will hurt!" she looked back up at him defiantly.

[Seiyami Kunrintoya]

Seiyami looked at her as though she was the dumbest creature he'd ever seen. He reached out and yanked the stick from her hands and snapped it in half. This?! You mean to protect yourself from me using a twig? He laughed aloud at her. You're joking! God, and I thought that big head of yours actually housed a brain. Pfft, my mistake apparently. He laughed that cold hearted laugh again and moved towards her, raising his arm-blade up menacingly before her face.

He looked at her with his evilly glowing eye. Go on, scream. Show me your fear, little wretch. I can already smell it on you. It's like a thick cloud... He shoved the blade under her chin towards her throat. one that I have this odd little urge to dissappate. Funny aint it? Now whyever would I want to do a thing like that, ey? He laughed again, cold and twisted as before.

[Gertrude]

Gertrude stepped back as he snapped her twig and and mocked her more so. She had been used to such remarks, but many had thought her too pitiful to kill.

With the blade shoved under her throat, she started to whimper and when he begged her to scream she closed her mouth tight. "I will not give you the satisfaction of letting you hear my scream!" She trembled, "My Queen would want me to have my dignity as her servant" She spat in his face.

[Seiyami Kunrintoya]

A growl erupted from his throat the moment he felt her saliva on his face. He lunged towards her, knocking her back on the ground and pinning her there with his blade through her cloak. HOW DARE YE SPIT ON ME YE FILTHY OLD HAG! He leaned down, snarling and baring suddenly really sharp teeth at her, looking about to bite her throat. Ye better scream, filthy little worm, before I rip yer throat out! He growled and snapped his teeth right in front of her face threateningly, smirking as the smell of her fear grew stronger. Yes, go on wretch, scream! Be afraid, cry out fer mercy! He laughed, that heartless twisted laugh, letting out a blood curdling howl. DIGNITY YE SAY?! HA! Since when does a slave deserve to have any dignity or importance?! Yer meat, worthless rotting flesh that is easily replaced. Ha, and ye think yer good enough to deserve to go on living. YER PATHETIC! He laughed and snarled, leaning closer towards her neck, teeth bared, close enough that Gertrude could smell his breath, smell the blood on him, close enough to know that she was about to see Death....

[Gertrude]

Gertrude twisted and squirmed underneath wrath, and when he snapped his teeth at her a small cry emitted from her forcing her to bite her tongue, tears now beginning to stream down her face. At any moment he would rip out her throat, and she would die...

Fear pushed her onward, "No ...no I wont!" she cried, "I do have diginity! And my Queen does care!" she sobbed, "Where are your siblings? Wouldn't they be more fun than to pick on me?" She could feel his breath on him, and she whimpered even more. But fresh fury filled her now, and she wondered whether it was because she was so close to him. " You call me pathetic, you're pathetic! Picking on old hag like me! Most wouldn't even waste their time on me, you're a sorry excuse for a Sin!" In her futile attempt to live, she brought her long red nails up to scratch at his face and throat.

((whee! what fun))

[Bargosh the Sloth]

A deep sigh erupted from behind them and the large, almost alien floater came up behind the two. The giant man on it gave another long sigh, one hand holding the chain that held his slave girl....and his personal bodyguard. But he never told anyone about that part....

Bargosh usually never spoke up for anyone but he felt disgusted that Wrath would pick on Gertrude....mostly because the Devil assured them not to mess with Zaqqum servants. "I do not think you should be doing that, dear brother...our master would have much to say for your....rash...actions."

Sloth yawned and blinked trying to stay awake. Who knew, maybe Wrath would be put back in his little cell again...it might make things much better for the giant demon...Wrath always caused to much things to happen, disturbing Bargosh lavish lifestyle.

He never knew why, but he disliked wrath, maybe because he was too rash and quick to act...why be like that when you can take your time?? Bargosh would never understand.

[Seiyami Kunrintoya]

Sei hissed as she tried to claw at his face, snarling and snapping near her throat ferally as he pressed his weight down on her, pushing her into the ground. He snapped up when his brother spoke, snarling angrily with one gold eye glowing evily in his albiet attractive face. Who are ye to interfere in my affairs!? This aint yer business ye lazy cur, so begone before I slaughter ye too! He returned his attention to Gertie, but before he pressed on and ripped our her sniveling throat, he seemed to change his mind.

Rising off of her, he wiped his mouth from the smell of her and taste of her. He smirked evily at the small hag. Yer lucky hag, that I've got bigger fish to fry. Get outta my face before I change my mind! He growled at her, baring his fangs at her and raising his blade threateningly again.

[Gertrude]

Gertrude scrambled up and wiped the tears from her face, taking deep breaths of life that she thought she would no longer have. She felt her fear dissipate a bit and she gave a thank-you look to Sloth before looking to the menacing Wrath. "Thank you" she snivelled, before composing herself once more, "You have seen reason and redeemed yourself by not killing the great servant of the Queen, Gertrude" Gertie held her head high with an air of importance, as she thought she was, trying to remove herself from the image of the frightened hag that moments ago she possessed.

[Bargosh the Sloth]

A high pitched laugh erupted from the giant blob as Wrath spoke. "Oh please dear brother, I am family." He gave another great sigh and breathed in deep as he got ready to talk. "What would hell say if the great, omnipotent Wrath was found picking on a servant girl...a great quote comes to mind..." He looked at Wrath as if he knew it. "Oh you don't know...or remember? It goes like this, "Oh, How the mighty have fallen."" He gave another laugh and plopped a large, black grape into his mouth...looking a lot like a roman emperor sitting on a couch, enjoying his wealth. “Fear of you can only goes so far, Sei. Maybe if I hadn’t stop you…a nice vacation in the tower would have made you feel regret?” A malicious grin erupted from his face as he ate another grape…with grim satisfaction…

He gave a quick glace at Gertrude, seeing that she thanked him. He didn't need it, one of the few things that he actually did was bother his siblings...and Wrath, being short tempered was all too easy...

[Seiyami Kunrintoya]

At the quote his brother so foolishly forced him to recall, Wrath completely forgot Gertrude and lunged towards the flying disc holding his lard brother aloft. Ye filthy rancid lump o' lard! I'll slit yer gizzard and suck the juices from yer entrails and stab yer head on a pig pole! How dare ye threaten me!! OMAO KUROSU! With a growl of fury, Wrath shattered the tray with the fruit into a million pieces and clutched deeply to Sloth's neck, digging his nails into the fat of it. Who's going to stop me once I've sent ye to yer permanent grave?! FAMILY?! HA! I detest ye all moreso than I detest the maggots that crawl across the cosmos! Ye most of all, dear brother, the most worthless one to exist. His gold eye glittered evily in the dark, a cruel twisted smile on his face as he started to clench his fist around his brother's throat. I dare ye to condemn me with yer blarney with yer last breath, ye baggy mass of flesh! He clenched tighter suddenly, starting to laugh as Bargosh' throat made blood squishing sounds.

[Sagura Sasori]

Sagura entered the park, she could hear the yelling of wrath all the way to her castle. She saw Sloth and Wrath having a 'little' argument..and one sided argument as sloth never really yelled back.
Then she saw her most loyal servent, and Sagura shook her head. Gertrude was hiding her fear..not well though.

"What is this racket going on in my city. Wrath, Sloth, what pray tell are you two doing here and scaring poor Gertrude half to death. If your going to scare her at least scare her completly to death, not just half way." Sagura smirked, looking down at her servent

[Seiyami Kunrintoya]

Wrath released his brother the moment the woman entered the scene. He snarled at her, glaring at her with his single gold eye. Who are you to interfere? Dont think yer someone important princess, just cus yer the master's whore of a daughter. He smirked eerily at her. Aye, I've heard o' you. Like playin' family now dont ye? Heheheh, who woulda thought that, considerin' the stink o' yer own. He laughed, that cold twisted laugh of his that was as black as his heart.

[Sagura Sasori]

"I'm sorry Wrath, you must be mistaken. The whore of the royal family is Terezita. Your master's niece. And I'm not interfering, you can continue and kill your brother Sloth. He's making Zaqqum smell worse than your breath. But I must insist that you keep away from my citizens and my servents otherwise I will have to interfere then." Sagura spoke coldly at the sin.

"Just when you kill him, try not to make a mess, It is hard to clean blood off of dirt and grass, Thanks." she smiled a twisted grin.

[Bargosh the Sloth]

Bargosh knew it would have come soon but that did not take the fear from his large eyes, as Wrath held his throat. Before his slave could react his giant arm went up, feebly, he would deal with Wrath his way. He saw the food shatter and seemed depressed. My food, what a pity. But he focused on Wrath's eyes or eye; his own filled with fear but a small twinkle of a plan.

He coughed as his throat was squeezed but managed to speak, "Ahhhh....no surprise....y-you....would do this...I implore you to kill me Wrath...." A sort of choked laugh erupted and he tried to talk again, "Even if you do....I am sure Lucifer will have a nice place for you in that mighty fine tower....and nothing would make me happier then seeing you stuck in there having nothing to do...and I would not have to do much anymore…which is a great relief…." He tried to laugh again but ended in a fit of coughing...he was going to try to resist when he was released thanks to Sagura's presence.

He turned his couch so that he stood next to Sei, facing Sagura, "I would have to agree with my short tempered brother...I...believe you have no authority on the sins of mankind." His hand massaged his throat as he waved Sagura away...showing that he was already too lazy to speak anymore...but his eyes narrowed, "You will shut that hoel in your face Sagura, we are not the ones who ran because they didn't get the throne."