I was sitting alone again,
(in a remote corner lit only by the frail dance of dying candles)
Drinking, of course, when
Perdition the Elder sat down.
He had that weird smile upon his face
And that fiery look he has when he's about to initiate a
somewhat unusual conversation;
"I am but a Plague..." he began to say,
"I have studied Locustism for years now.
I am like
you, y'know. Human, a useless vermin?"
He had a point, but still I felt like I had to reply something... anything,
But he cut me
right off;
"...A slight change of posture, a loud muted noise from Above,
And then came an Ego that was to be our own
downfall..." he paused and stared at me for a moment.
Thats when he suddenly pulled this huge magnum from his jacket
And forced
the wretched thing into my mouth, saying;
"I am giving you a choice: Kill yourself or someone you love..."
"The cold
sensation of your clenched teetchs around a gun barrel
And the warm salty taste of your own tears... thats my gift to
you."
"Play dead and I'll play along son..."