Seven Deadly Sins

A Bargain

"I demand to see the unholiest of them all, the root of all sins, the deadliest of the seven," chanted Hana in her room with a fearful Sang-won beside her as they sat cross-legged on the ground.

Sang-won's eyes flitted about nervously behind his glasses, as if waiting for anything to happen in the four walls of her room.

"I don't think he'll show up."

Just as he finished saying that, a puff of violet smoke erupted in her room, the clouds disappearing to show piercing violet eyes that made the boy whimper in fear at the power the eldest radiated.

Hana's brow raised in his unusual attire.

She was used to seeing him dressed in fancy robes that reached the floor, but right now he was wearing a white long-sleeved sweater and ripped jeans. His hair was brown, full pink lips in display, broad shoulders highlighted by the almost tight-fitting sweater.

"You called for me, little creature?" he smirked.

Hana ignored the nickname and stood from her sitting position, gaze never leaving Pride's violet ones.

"If possible, I'd like to make a bargain."

His eyebrows jumped in surprise, furrowing after.

"You? Our so-called captor? Make a bargain with me?"

She scratched her hair.

"Didn't I make myself clear, pabo-yah?" she nearly shouted in his face, his eyes widening as he backed away.

He masked it with a hard look of superiority in his face.

"How dare you call me a-"

"Hajima and get it over with!" Hana said again, impatience growing. "I don't want to waste my time spitting my saliva on y-"

Her neck was held once more, but thankfully he didn't lift her up like what Wrath did. When Hana looked into the tall Sin's eyes, she gulped in fear for her life, for all she saw were skulls and death. The whites of his eyes turned purple, his pupils almost a pitch black that terrified her.

"Yah let go of her!" Sang-won said loudly to Pride, standing and glasses going askew.

"Stay down, lowly creature!" spat Pride, his magic making the boy's glasses fall and be thrown somewhere in the room.

Sang-won crouched down and felt around for his spectacles, Pride grinning at how pathetic the human looked.

"Mianhae," Hana said, catching the Sin's attention, hands helplessly clutching at Pride's wrist in a feeble attempt to make him let go.

"What was that?" he purred, obviously teasing her.

"I'm sorry," she repeated with no hesitation. "I'll try to watch my mouth from now on."

He let go, and dusted off his sweater. With a flowing movement of his arms, his casual attire fell like satin from his body, replaced by black robes with gold trimmings.

"Much better, little creature. You should learn how to respect someone who is twenty-eight thousand and fifty years of age."

A snicker that definitely didn't come from Sang-won sounded across the room, a fourth presence introducing itself with a flame of brilliant green.

Pride rolled his eyes.

"How nice of you to join us, Envy."

Envy's wide smile displayed his white bunny teeth, green eyes flicking merrily as he approached, dressed in dark blue robes with Timberlands adorning his feet.