The mergeverse

Fire

{Lil trigger warning, this chapter will be very violent and have a lot of gore and mentions of c@nn!b@l!sm}

{Dagger's POV (First person):}

Me and Altair eventually parted ways, but I promised to keep in touch if I could. I was now just kind of wandering, not wanting to head back to the castle just yet. Wanna cause some chaos at that  lab you were in?  I heard Killer ask. Eh, why not. Got any specific plans?

I mean, I'm obviously thinking of my go to, a good ol' classic murder spree. Might even be able to snatch some more meat for Horror's enjoyment. I was bored, so I agreed. Plus, I was starting to feel that feeling again. The feeling of wanting nothing more than to fight. So, I made my way to the lab. I snuck in the way I'd done many times now, through shadows.

And just like that, I felt the control leave my body. When I could think properly again, there were bodies everywhere. There was more than just scientist's bodies too. My guess was some of the subjects had gotten out and well, in my way. With no control of my body they just got caught in crossfire. Yo, grab like a heart or something from one of them. I'm hungry. I heard Horror say.

Ok and how exactly should I go about that? Horror was quiet, probably trying to figure out a way to explain. You've got claws, just stab your hand into their chest and grab it out. It'll work, trust me. I've seen the damage your claws do. I just nod and find a decently put together body. I did exactly as Horror explained to do, and god did it feel weird. I managed to rip the guys heart out, but my hand was now just completely covered in blood. Great, even more to wash off so the others don't find out I'm doing this.

You really think they'd react that badly? I just rolled my eyes. Horror. Eating human meat isn't exactly normal. Let alone organs. Oh and the fact I just murdered a bunch of people. I know they know that part, sort of. But like, I'm obviously not gonna tell them any of this. Like I don't regret any of this, that's not exactly a good thing. That got him quiet for a moment. I got up, taking a bite of the heart, continuing to just walk around, not bothering to shadow walk. I was covered in blood and dust, anyone who did see me would likely be too scared to approach. Oh and y'know, the fact I'm biting into a heart like it's a damn apple.

Y'know what, fuck it. I'm burning this damn place to the ground. I thought, finishing the heart and wiping the blood from my mouth. And how so do you plan to do that?

Simple, there's gotta be gasoline somewhere. If I can find some, plus a lighter of some kind, I can easily set this place ablaze. I decided to actually use the shadows for this, as it was quicker to get around, plus I could get into locked areas. I eventually found what I as looking for and put my plan into action.

And god was the fire satisfying to watch once it went up. I could hear screams coming from inside. It was oddly enough giving me amusement rather than what I could only guess would have been fear? Or just some other negative emotion. I dunno, I just felt a sense of excitement by the screams. I should probably be concerned by this but oh well.

I made sure none of them made it out. I didn't really care, most of them were scientists. And the subjects, well this was probably better for them anyways. Death is always better than having to go through torture. Especially with how the lab treated them.

I eventually left the area. I knew the fire hadn't been enough to spread. Just enough to burn down the building itself. I felt pretty satisfied after that, knowing the place that caused me and so many others so much pain was finally gone.

{???'s POV (First person):}

Everything hurt. I didn't know who started the fire, but whoever they were, I hated them for it. I crawled my way out of the burning building. Then I saw them. I knew it was them who started the fire. It had to have been.

I could feel the burns on my skin, but I continued to get out of there. I didn't want to die. Not like this at least. I could feel my body glitching. God, this again, really? Kat, you still there..? 

I'm still here. We can get out of here, I promise. I hoped he was right, and kept crawling my way to safety. I just needed away from this damn lab. I could get myself healed, I knew I could.