2X

Descent

It was a hot summer's night in Cabo and Carlos couldn't sleep.

The heat he was used to but there was this feeling in his chest that was telling him something was wrong.

He'd spent his whole life being a loyal dog for his country and had done multiple shady things that earned him a special place in hell but he didn't care.

He'd done his duty, lived a wonderful life of luxury and authority and was now living in paradise with his wife and children.

Funny that man who broke up and destroyed families actually had the audacity to have and love one of his own.

He sat up admired his wife's face, for even in slumber she was a true beauty queen. And then there was his daughters snuggled in between them, just perfect little angels that God had bestowed upon them.

He got out of bed and headed to the kitchen where he raided the fridge for a cold one to stave off this heat and take away that feeling.

As he took his first sip he couldn't help but feel someone watching him so he turned around and came face to face with Fox and Sora who was sitting on the counter.

The grown man he didn't know but the boy who had the eyes of the devil, scared him so bad that he pissed himself.

"Aw now why'd you go and have to do that? That's disgusting and setting a bad example for my little man here."

"W-What do you want?"

"Ugh heavy accent, what I want is none of your concern but Sora here seems to have an issue with you and your lies. So I'm just being a good daddy and letting him work his own issues out. Savvy?"

"I-I see."

He was slowly reaching for the drawer behind him where he knew they kept their knives.

"If you're looking for your knives they're right here."

Sora gestured to the small pile of knives next to him and picked one up before pulling on Fox's sleeve.

"Daddy can I play with the commander?"

"Well since you've been such a good boy I suppose so but not too much okay? Mommy still has something special planned and he needs to be alive to see it."

"Okay! Come on let's play!"

Carlos threw the bottle at Fox and turned to run but found his legs and feet immediately impaled with his own knives.

He hit the floor and hissed in pain as his blood began to leak out onto the floor while Sora approached him still wielding multiple knives.

"You remember that trick? You drilled it into me and made me practice until my hands bled. Now it's your turn to bleed. Lesson One: Pain Tolerance, how high is yours commander?"

"P-Please I'm sorry!! I only did what I was told to!!"

"Let's find out together."

"No wait!! No!! No!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!"

Fox was in the bedroom chuckling while Yuno and Ahnisti tied up his family.

"You know, I used to know a prick named Carlos. I think I stabbed him."

"You're always stabbing someone babe."

"True."

Yuno kicked the wife and girls to the floor while they started to cry and beg for their lives.

Sora came into the room a moment later covered in blood spatter and a big smile on his face.

"He still alive?"

"If you call that living."

"God I love this kid."

Fox left the room and dragged Carlos; who was cut the fuck up; in by his hair and dropped him in front of his family.

"Now your family gets to die by my family's hand. Honey, the power drill."

Ahnisti and the others began laughing as they pulled out various tools and weapons and set to work on the family.

When all was said and done there was blood and body parts everywhere.

The carpet was completely soaked. Limbs, fingers, and toes were scattered everywhere. But the best part was the entrails hanging and spinning on the ceiling fan.

Ahnisiti and Yuno were busy cleaning weapons off while Fox admired Sora's technique for cutting faces off.

Carlos was barely alive at this point and couldn't wait for the sweet embrace of death.

His daughters, his wife, they'd died a few moments ago thanks to blood loss, shock, and trauma but for some reason he remained.

He'd known he'd been a shit person but did he actually deserve this? Did his family?

While he asked himself these questions, his face was finally fully cut off and in the hands of a giggling four year old. A four year old of his own making.

He'd been instructed to rape and impregnate multiple married women in his custody to help create more soldiers and had even been threatened.

This boy was one of the many children he'd sired but the only survivor and his executor.

He'd always hated what he had to do but there was no other choice but to comply with the orders given to him by his superiors.

Even when he beat his kids into submission or witnessed them die from sheer exhaustion, he felt himself die a little on the inside.

Now he was actually dying and praying that his sins were forgiven as he stared up at the ceiling.

Fox stood over him and called Sora over, handing him his long sword when he came.

Carlos knew the end was near and watched as the boy was instructed on how to decapitate him.

Finally the boy raised the weapon and gave him the most twisted smile he'd ever seen, matched only by a kid he'd met a long time ago when he was in a boot camp as a child.

Finally the blade was brought down and in mere seconds, his head was separated from his body and his life ended. Carlos was dead, never knowing that Hei had been the one to help with his demise.

"Good job and such a clean cut on the first try, I'm proud of you kid."

Sora beamed before yawning and handing the sword back to Fox.

"M'tired..."

"Well first you need a bath and then sleep. Come on, we can head back to our hotel and wash this trash off of us."

Sora lifted his arms, indicating that he wanted to be picked up.

"Well aren't you spoiled."

Fox picked him and carried him as he fell asleep, Ahnisti and Yuno right behind them both.

He smiled as the boy nuzzled into his collarbone and thought about his plans.

He knew he'd chosen the perfect addition to their new team. The boy was vicious and willing to do anything to please his surrogate family and all they had to do was love him.

Done and done.

"One step closer."