The Cold Wolf

Chapter 9 The Sinners

Káminos and Icicle traveled the same way The Moon Sisters and Icy traveled. They went to the same cave the sisters and The Cold Wolf rested the first time. All that was seen was burnt logs and a print that seemed to be the shape of a donut within the snow. "They were here, but no longer are they here now, we have to keep going!" Káminos said. As they kept traveling, a blizzard appeared, though the atmosphere was not extremely thick to blind an eye to see very few kilometers ahead. They noticed a ledge that held a large portion of the ice they stood upon missing. "Something must've happened here, we have to be getting close, the cracks seem fresh!" Icicle said. Something around them felt abnormal, as if someone else was here, but it wasn't the others. Some gargling of a small creature approached them, as they couldn't see what it was. "Something's wrong, be ready!" Káminos said as he ablazed. A small sort of worm jumped onto his face, a bloody, and silky worm. He pulled it off of his head as he stretched it, ripping it into two. "The heck was that!?," Icicle exclaimed. Due to the worm having an explicit feeling, something felt wrong around them. More of the worms started to surround them, though Káminos started to become a furnace. Icicle took out her bow, cautious of their surroundings. The worms apparently were leeches, to take the blood and reproduce within the hive of someone. Footsteps started to be heard, crunching on the snow, as darkness colored the figure slowly walking towards them. "Love used to be in these winds, never was it abused by those who seeked it!" said the voice. "Whoever you are, we aren't here to fight, we're just looking for someone!" Icicle said. The figure slowly peeked through the fog, though not friendly, it sought blood and seduction. This figure was known to be Lust. "Where's your brother!?," she asked. "We don't know, we are looking, but hurting him is a mistake, if that's what you plan!" Káminos said. The leeches slowly started to close around them. "Dang it, run!!" Icicle yelled as she ran through the leeches. Káminos burned the leeches on his way to running, though Lust was persistent enough to chase them. The leeches slithered towards the two as they kept running. Káminos stopped burning to take out a piece of coal from a satchel full of coal. He ignited his hand, only to crush the coal he held, and sprinkle it onto the snow, as it was inextinguishable within the snow. "That should slow them down!" he thought out loud. He was wrong, unfortunately. "Envy!!" Lust called. A force speeded through the fire and blizzard, fast enough to surround the two. Káminos kept going, unaware of the force for a few seconds, until he was bashed and thrown back into the circle the force made. "What the heck is this!?!?," Icicle asked. They heard a sort of cutting in the air, a blade cutting the air itself. Káminos started to ignite his arm to an unreachable temperature he couldn't handle for too long. As soon as his arm started ablazing white hot, he punched through the force, stopping it from surrounding them, melting the chest of the force by the right. The figure seemed to hold a long weapon, meant for far reach. "Keep going, we have to move fast!!" Icicle said. The figure got onto his backside, only aiming the weapon onto the leg of Káminos, shooting the bullet out of its chamber through the barrel. Even though the figure aimed ahead of the wolf, it predicted the speed of the bullet, and the time it would hit its target. This figure was Envy, jealous for many rewards he wished. As soon as the bullet pierced through Káminos' fur and flesh, he fell, unable to get up from his leg. "Damn it, go, LEAVE ME!!!!!," he cried. Icicle kept going as fast as she could without stopping, but leaving her brother was no choice, if she held her brother, she would've been slowed down, and easily caught by the two. She kept running and brushing through both the blizzard and snow. Lust got onto her knees in front of Káminos, only to stab him on his left shoulder. The wolf screamed with pain impaling him. "You ever touch any of my siblings, you'll be burning in the furnace with me!!" he growled out. Lust let out a mischievous giggle, saying "I would use your pride as a weapon of our own...but you seemed to have wasted it, though your youngest sibling has yet to abuse it!! And there can be another use of the furnace yourself!" Káminos was then carried by Envy, taken to a place of interrogation. Icicle was now alone within the journey, only to keep going to find either Icy, or his destination.