Visceral Apricity

Bleached roots

"I need you to stab yourself." Valerie told him.

"What? I'm already bleeding out, so you just want me to die?" He asked her.

"No. Fine!" She said.

She grabbed a knife, then he blocked her from stabbing him.

"What's the reason! Don't just do it, explain why you'll be doing it." He stated.

Roland finished smashing the one girl's skull through the elevator door with his hammer, the other members looked at him as if he's a monster, lost for words. He sighed, looked up for a moment.

As he turned around, the green wisp members were about to run, but their legs shook so much, they trembled with fear.

"Do not fear, for I myself will burn in the light, where you'll shine in it. I have sinned more than the average demon, but what's always been against me, is opportunity. Hesitation is evil, for it stops evolution." Roland spoke.

"That as it may, we're part of the last 100 that remain in Timma. My King, will you take the throne?" Silverskull asked, walking closer to him.

"No. There's other issues I'd like to deal with. Some might think the grass is greener on the other side, but they don't want to hear the sheep's cries at night as they suffer. I'd like to kill those wolves." Roland said, swinging the blood off his hammer.

"Rollie, don't you perhaps want to rest?" Watcher told him.

"Your heart is of gold, Watcher. I can't carry such a heavy burden. What I'd like to do now is the bounty." Roland stated.

Confused, the other's questioned him.

"Silverskull mentioned that he tortured the Traveller from another universe. I'd like to see if he can escape Fate or dodge Destiny." Roland said.

"About that-" Silverskull mentioned.
"He's not there anymore. I thought that he'll commit suicide."

Roland grabbed Silverskull by the throat. Silverskull couldn't take the big hands off from himself, seeing that Roland is twice the size of him.

"Listen here brat! You know how multi-verses and dimensions work, right?" Roland said, keeping him up with one hand with ease.

"Yes, -yes!" Silverskull said after a choke, then ripped Roland's arm off.

Everyone was suprised by this action.

Roland's arm regenerated almost instantly, while the other arm faded into black dust.

"Silver... Why?" Roland asked

"Be more specific." Silverskull implied, after cracking his neck.

"I understand now." Roland said and released his aura, which pressed everyone against the floor.

"Such power! I'm gonna-" One of the people stated, who then puked.

Watcher and the rest couldn't stand, being low on the floor.

Silverskull remained standing, looking Roland right in the eyes.

"Impressive. Futile, but impressive. Is this about -"

"-No. It's more about something you're not ready for. I've got other plans for you." Silverskull said and also released his aura, which made everyone lay flat down on their faces.

Roland remained standing, looking down at Silverskull.

"So you want to kill everyone here with your aura?" Roland asked.

"No. Not at all. I'm not childish. Care is parallel to love. I'm not you." He said.

"Yet you've let your alternate self escape?" Roland said and dashed to Silverskull.