How to be a villain [DISCONTINUED]

paris || 23

"Hey, we need a plan" I called out to them all. We needed to know exactly what to do in case something like this happens again. So they all came back and discussed what we already know;

There is only 6 suspects excluding ourselves, we decided not to dwell on that thought

There is a chance that we will die in the process of trying to eliminate 'good'

We already know where 4 of our suspects live.

All of us will probably have a slimmer chance of being the traitor

And after brainstorming for 20 minutes, we slumped in our seats dejected.

"Why do you use penguins anyways? Do you have a connection with them or are they an abomination? I'm sorry, I don't want to pry but I never heard of such a gift" I felt a bit offended until I didn't hear any spite in the question. It was just a curious harmless question. Kirai was looking at me with her head tilted sideways like a curious puppy.

I took a deep breath.

"When I was a small boy I always begged my mother to bring me to the zoo. And I would run to the rooms full of creatures of the Antarctic." I started. "One day, a nearby nuclear facility exploded and affected the penguins while I was in the room. All the other tourists screamed and ran away because of the explosion except for me. I tripped and had my hands trampled to the state of uselessness. They all swivelled their heads to me with their eyes glowing red. I screamed at them to stop. They did as they were told and went back to their business." I was rambling now but I couldn't stop. "But as soon as I left the exhibit, the penguins began squawking at me and throwing themselves against the glass. I unlocked the door and they flooded out and wrapped themselves around my legs. I finally got out of the zoo and found a blacksmith to make me new hands telling him I had an accident and my orphanage couldn't afford to help me.

After that, I found the others like me and they said that I was a talker. A person who could control certain animals. And the explosion made the penguins want to serve me after it addled with their minds. I had to kill others or else they would have spread word about a boy with a group of penguins. Soon, after several murders the 'good' wanted me gone. They said I was becoming a modern legend and were scaring civilians. So I had to battle them more ruthlessly than before to stay alive. My penguins became quick killers too, they would annoy the victim and mess with him until I could deliver the fatal blow. That's why I have radioactive penguins."

The others looked skeptical at my story. I knew that they knew it was fake. But how could I trust them? They were just allies, not friends.

Kirai looked at me with disapproval. But she didn't say anything. I suspected she knew the true tale but wanted the group to 'bond'. Stupid girl. We are evil malevolent monsters. We don't 'team up' and 'save the world' like the heroes do. Why does she think this can help us win?