Chapter 22: Destruction of a Deadly Sin

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(Thank you all so much for sticking around. More drastic changes have been going on in life and its taken so much out of me. All I can do to thank you is push through and deliver unto you the fruits of my labor. Though please, vote, comment, maybe follow while you're at it...and ENJOY!!!)

Octavia

"You know, I've actually been to Stylish Occult myself." Husk says.

"Oh, really?!" I ask, surprised someone else took a liking to that place.

"Yeah. Takes me back to when I used to hunt. Was one of my favorite pastimes." He says, smiling.

"What was the biggest thing you hunted?" I ask.

"Hippo. Pretty big one. Only reason why is because it was killing people left and right, maneater, so they had a bounty on it. Kept a couple giant teeth as trophies while I gave the carcass to a local tribe. Heard they ate good for about a month." He explains, reminiscing.

"Wow...I never trusted hippos. Same for chimps." I quip.

He raises his eyebrow.

"Why chimps?"

"Have you SEEN the things they've done to each other, much less people for the smallest of reasons?"

He snaps his fingers.

"That's valid."

"Yeah..."

"You ever shot a gun before?" He asks, taking me aback.

"Uh...not really. Always had guards, so there wasn't really a reason to." I say.

"And in these circumstances do you really think that still stands?" He raises his eyebrow.

Uh...inter-universal threats, powers that rival, or even surpass the strongest princes of Hell...

"No..." I say.

"Never hurts to know how, considering." He says.

"Why are you asking this?"

He shrugs his shoulders.

"Dunno, seems like ya' could use it. Ya' wanna learn?" He asks, taking a swig of his drink. "Or ya' wanna keep beating 'round the bush?"

I take a second to think.

Kai's currently...

Well, I don't know where he is or what he's doing...

I heard he went to go keep an eye out on Dad and that Blitz guy.

Not like Dad even has been caring to spend time with me...

I'll still appreciate that he protected me during that last attack...

But I still can't forgive him for what he's been doing as of recently.

Flirting with Blitz...prioritizing his arguments with Mom over me needing his help...

It just...pisses me off to the Nth degree...

No...I can't get mad now...

I know this isn't productive, but I'm saving my rage for later.

On another note, according to that Coen fellow (came by earlier for some 'Sazerac Rye' for him and Alastor (the latter is apparently Creole)) who told me, Millie and Moxxie wanted to get out for a while and went to Ozzie's (they promised they'd wear their armor for protection), Blitz followed them and called Dad to accompany him.

I don't know that that imp's obsession with that couple is...it's borderline if not actually creepy!

I swear...what even is that guy's problem?

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