Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“You’re stalling.” Edmond chuckled as he stated the obvious. “You know you can’t win and so you’re stalling. This is perfect.” He was smiling like a lunatic, his eyes full of some form of psycho I didn’t even want to come close to analyzing. “Just give me a few more minutes, I will be out of these bindings of yours, and I will finish this for you. You obviously seem too scared to even try.”
“Such a delusional dumbass.” I shook my head and pinched the bridge of my nose. “How did you manage to live this long being so stupid?”
“Me, stupid? You must be mistaken, you bitch. I am not stupid in the slightest.”
“Oh, you must be, there is no other excuse for you being too blind that you think I am scared right now.”
“You’re stalling for time. What other reason could it be than fear?”
“I was buying time for them.” I answered.
“For who?” He looked confused, like he didn’t understand a word I said. “None of your little friends can get here, you know. We’re completely alone, and that’s how you will die.”
“We’re not alone.” I smirked at him. “I have family here with me.”
“What family? You refuse to recognize me as family, remember.”
“Look around you Edmond and say hello to my family.” I did as I told him to, waving to the hundreds of siblings I had never been able to meet.
I watched as Edmond’s face fell. The look in his eyes went from cocky and arrogant to one filled with nothing but fear.
“No, this isn’t possible.” His voice even cracked as he spoke.
“It most definitely is, Edmond. Say hello to your children.” I grinned as he finally understood.
“How are they here? How is this even happening?” Edmond nearly screamed.
“We have always been with you, Father. We have all been with you and waiting for this opportunity.” One of the boys said.
“Yes, Father, we’ve been waiting for you.” One of the angry-looking girls spoke.
“You have played right into our hands, finally.”
“Why have you attached yourselves to me, you heathens.” Edmond screamed at them.
“Heathens? Us? No, Father,” another sneer, “you are the heathen. You are the one who takes pride in destruction.”
“You are the one who has plotted the destruction and downfall of not only your own flesh and blood but also the world.” They all spoke in unison, and I could swear I heard the voices of Thoth and Nehalennia mixed in among them.
There was nothing for me to do for the time being. I just needed to listen and watch the show around me.
“You were all my tools, my experiments. You wouldn’t have lived if it wasn’t for me.” Edmond tried claiming that stupid logic again.
“And none of our deaths would have occurred if not for you either. You are nothing more than a blight on society, and it is time for you to be eliminated.” They were continuing to speak in unison, their voices sounding eerie, but powerful.
“You can’t! You won’t! I won’t let you!” Edmond was screaming now, frantic with fear.
“It’s time to face the music, Edmond. Time for you to atone for your sins.” I told him as I finally joined my siblings in this conversation. “You have been judged by those who you sought to destroy, and you have been found guilty. There will be no second chances or escapes. It all ends here and now.”
“No! I won’t let you.” He continued to try and change the minds of us all. But it was to no avail. His fate was sealed.
“Prepare to die, Edmond.” Those were the last words that I said to Edmond.
After that, the children helped me to kill my father. I had made a phantom hand that swiped at Edmond’s neck and the kids helped me to take his head from his body. I remember that it had been a satisfying moment for me, to see his life end. I hadn’t actually enjoyed it, at least I don’t think I did. But still, I had been glad that I didn’t need to worry about him and his psychotic behavior ever again.
I spoke with my siblings after that, then I took Edmond’s head back to the others. That was the end of the battle, the end of the fight, and the end of an era.. It had been a comforting thought. But then, why wasn’t the screen disappearing this time? Why wasn’t it going away like it usually did?
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Riviana
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“What else is there for me to see now? I already knew about the lives that were lost during the battle. You told me about the monstrosities. What else is there that I need to know now?”
“This has nothing to do with the battle, or your sins. I just wanted you to see what the man that you killed was truly like.” The other me smirked at me as if this was the most fun that she had ever had. “I think you will find that he had an interesting life.”
“I don’t care if he had an interesting life. He was a crazy ass son of a bitch that tried to destroy me, the world, and everyone that I love. Not to mention, he killed hundreds of his children. He was a monster and nothing about a monster is redeemable or interesting. It’s just good that he is gone, plain and simple.” I felt myself almost hyperventilating after that little tirade. I couldn’t think of Edmond as anything other than a monster. I didn’t want to see what else he was like. The thought was sickening to me.
“That is quite an evil and dark way to put it, Riviana. Personally, I like it. However, that is not how this place works. You need to reconcile and accept. And you cannot do that yet, now can you?”
“I don’t want to reconcile and accept Edmond. I will accept and reconcile everything else, but not Edmond.” Was that fear or anger in my voice? I didn’t know which one it was at the moment, but it was there.
“Just give this a shot, Riviana. I think you will be quite surprised by the time that it is over.”
