The Sinners

Chapter Nine

Kira watched as the panicked crowd ran in different directions. She had tried everything in her power to keep things in place yet once again - she failed. The crowd ran out of the fenced area while the football team, cheerleaders, and staff followed. 

History had repeated itself. 

Looking up, Kira noticed the concession stand was now covered in flames. Suddenly, a woman appeared in front of her with a large spear. Kira sighed heavily knowing that she’d have to fight with the woman. As Kira prepared to step forward, the sound of feet touching the ground caught her attention and the woman flew backwards. Simone smiled and shrugged. 

“Seems we cannot run from this.” Simone said. “Who are these people?” 

“They’re from Runne.“ Kira answered as she read the woman’s mind. “Runne is still a planet because we haven’t been born yet.”

Before Simone could answer, a radiant white light shot towards her wrecking her. Standing back up, Simone laid eyes on Olivia who now stood on the empty football field with white energy in her palms. Cracking her knuckles, Simone teleported behind Olivia before lifting her and tossing her. Flying in the area, Olivia landed on her feet as she smirked. 

“Stop hiding behind your powers and fight me like a real one.” Simone shouted. Simone watched on as the white light surrounding Olivia’s palms disappeared before she teleported.

Kira watched as Simone and Olivia went back and forth on the football field. Ducking, Kira moved out of the way as one of the guards from Runne tossed one of the large spears towards her. Picking it up, Kira sent the weapon flying towards 3 of the guards as the weapon went through all of them causing them to drop to the ground. 

Timothy held a hand up from the bleachers as 2 of the guards in front of him withered before dropping. Sebastian sat at the top of the bleachers with a bored expression across his face. As a few of the guards tried sneaking up on him, he’d turn around and light the guards on fire with his hands before turning back around as if nothing happened. Jacob would lift his hand as all of the weapons from the guards would come towards him. As they used some of their powers on him, Jacob would teleport to different areas and throw the weapons directly at the guards with accuracy killing them all. 

Harry stood at the scoreboard as he created a weapon from his hands. Kira watched as Harry swung the large silver weapon causing a few of the guards to drop at his feet. Smirking, Harry held a hand out as he took what seemed to be the soul out of the now deceased body. 

Nate rolled his eyes in annoyance as he leaned against the car. The parking lot was now empty as everyone who attended the game had left in panic. Zoie had finally awoken 10 minutes ago and had been cursing under her breath since. Nate knew exactly what was going on yet he made no effort to check on his youngest sister. 

“It’ll be over soon.” Nate called out. 

“Shut the f**k up!” Zoie yelled.

Nate sneered however he said nothing. Zoie hung over the seat as she crushed her eyes shut because of the agony. Her back was stinging and there was no way to stop it. It felt as though her bones were moving or developing. Putting a hand on the passengers’ seat, Zoie squeezed.

The sound of the seat breaking grabbed Nate's attention which made him smile. He could hear a great deal of commotion coming from the football field and he realized that the others were occupied with destroying the property. Thumping on the hood of the vehicle, Nate made a sound as if to speak.

“Will you hurry up in there? I need to go.” He yelled. Thunder caught his attention as the sky lit up in lightning knowing that Zoie was the cause of it. 

“Shut the…” Zoie started only to be cut off by Nate’s voice again. 

“f**k up.” He finished. “You’ve said this already!” 

Zoie relaxed and sighed in relief as the pain went away. As she suck down in the backseat, memories of what happened earlier popped into Zoie’s mind. Grabbing her neck, Zoie felt around to see that she was completely normal. Opening the car door, Zoie stepped out and walked towards Nate before slapping him hard across the face. 

“You snapped my neck!” She exclaimed. 

“I had no other choice.” Nate stated. 

Slapping him again, Zoie spoke. “What did you do to me? One minute, my neck is snapped and the next I’m awake again.” 

Leaning forward, Nate smirked as he stared at Zoie. He could see that she was forcing herself to not get angry. The sound of another crash caught both of their attention as they looked towards the football field. 

“Your sisters are down there and most likely dying but you’re here trying to have a conversation with me.” Nate announced. 

“Shut up.” Zoie mumbled. 

“What are you going to do, Wrath?” Nate provoked adding emphasis on the name. Without saying another word or waiting for Zoie’s reply, Nate teleported to the field.

Shaking his head in irritation, Nate looked as his siblings did whatever. Olivia laid on the ground as Simone kicked her in the head. Strolling towards Sebastian, Nate halted. Sebastian turned upward and murmured realizing that Nate would end everything now. 

“Hey Fuckers!” Nate exclaimed causing Olivia, Timmy, Jacob, and Harry to stop. “It’s showtime!” 

Simone and Kira watched as they all teleported to the bleachers. To make matters worse, more of the guards from Runne were appearing. Kira watched Simone in anger. To her, it was Simone’s fault. Before she could say anything, the sound of thunder caught her attention. 

Zoie stood at the top of the bleachers as Girls Just Want To Have Fun played softly. Simone stared directly at Zoie’s now black eyes as Kira turned her attention back towards the guards who now watched Zoie. Raising a brow as a small smile came across Zoie’s face, she turned her head slightly with her eyes focused on the guards. 

Turning towards the guards, Simone teleported until she was now standing in front of the guards. Giving them a wave, she grabbed the scoreboard with one hand before sending it down a few of the guards which managed to hit a few while the rest moved out of the way with superhuman speed. Zoie lifted a hand while Nate and the rest watched with wide eyes. Kira closed her eyes as many versions of herself appeared around the field. 

Shooting fire from her palms, Zoie stood in the same spot wearing the same smirk as she burned many of the guards that had made their way closer to her. Nate watched on, still unimpressed. Simone teleported from different areas as she stabbed every guard with one of the broken spears that she had found laying on the ground. As a few of the guards froze due to Kira’s binding them, Zoie used it as a moment to end it all. 

As Zoie lifted both of her hands, her body slowly floated into the air. Sebastian stood up in disbelief as he watched the dead appear out of nowhere. Slowly, they made their way towards the guards. Simone backed away as she laid eyes on Zoie. As the sky decorated with grey clouds, Zoie floated in the air with 2 enormous dark wings showing on her back. Peering down at the dead, Zoie talked.

“Let there be chaos.” She demanded.

Olivia’s lips parted as she stared at Zoie in fascination before quickly covering it. Nate watched as his sister and brothers stood up and watched Zoie with red eyes and their now large wings being shown. Shaking his head, Nate stood and watched Zoie. 

It was true - Zoie was Wrath. 

Wanting everything to stop, Simone knew what she needed to do. She watched as more guards appeared while the rest fought with the dead that Zoie had summoned. Dropping the weapon, Simone prepared for her life to change. 

“It’s me!” Simone shouted. “I am The Chosen One!” 

The guards froze as Kira used her powers to bind the dead from making anymore moves. Simone sniffed as she wiped away the tears that she hadn’t realized had fell from her eyes. One of the guards walked over to her as she placed the weapon down. 

“What did you say?” She asked. 

“The prophecy.” Simone began. “I know all about it because The Chosen One is me.” 

“You will be taken to Queen Marie where you will be faced with charges.” One of the men revealed. 

“Take me to her! She will know!” Simone replied. 

Running forward, Simone didn’t want to go to Runne yet she knew that she would need to get herself and her siblings out of the area. Taking Kira’s hand, Simone prepared to teleport them out of the area. Suddenly, Kira slapped Simone’s hand from hers leaving Simone in shock. Angry, Kira grabbed Simone by the neck and began to choke her. Shocked by Kira’s behavior, Simone teleported away from her. 

Slowly, Zoie turned her attention towards Kira and held a hand out. Kira began to wheeze as Zoie squeezed completely blocking any airways for Kira to breathe. As Kira’s eyes watered, Simone teleported towards Zoie to make her lose concentration. Kira fell to the ground and coughed. 

“What the hell? Are you trying to kill her?” Simone asked Zoie. 

Turning her head sideways, Zoie smiled. “Of course.” 

Grabbing Zoie’s wrist, Simone teleported the both of them towards Kira. Taking Kira’s other hand, Simone used her powers to get them out of the area. Dropping to the floor, Simone groaned. Quickly, Simone looked around the familiar room to see that they were now in their home. Ignoring Kira’s grunts and Zoie’s whines, Simone froze. 

Standing in the corner of the room, Alice watched her 3 daughters in shock. Simone’s eyes filled with tears as she shook her head, obviously not believing it. Standing up, Kira looked at Alice as Zoie sat in the corner. 

“Mom?” Kira whispered.

Simone moved out of the way as she laid eyes on her old phone that had been left on the couch. Slowly, Simone picked up the phone as she read the date. Dropping the phone, Simone turned towards Kira and Zoie. 

"July 7, 2028." She murmured. 

"How are you here? How are you alive?" Kira cried as she pulled Alice into an embrace. 

Embracing Kira back, Alice answered. "We should leave." 

"Did I send us to the future?" Simone asked while strolling towards Alice and Kira. 

Alice shook her head. "You were away for a very long time, Simone. You're in 2028 which is currently the present here." 

"After 7 years." Zoie murmured. 

“Whatever you did in the past had to have worked because Runne exists.” Alice revealed. “We must leave. We have to get back to Runne because you are needed!” 

“What did I do?” 

“Your father wants to meet you. All of you.” Alice announced. 

“How are you alive?” Kira asked. 

Before anyone could reply, the door to the home opened. Nate, Harry, Sebastian, Jacob, Timmy, and Olivia entered. While the rest leaned against the wall, Nate stepped forward and he cleared his throat. 

“Let’s go.” He demanded without looking or addressing Alice, Kira, or Simone.

"I'm not going anyplace with you." Zoie answered. 

Abruptly, the front door opened again as another man stepped into the room. Wearing a dark suit with his dark hair to coordinate with it, the man grinned at Zoie delicately as Nate stepped back to stand with the remainder of the family. Kira counted them all as she looked at Zoie who watched the new arrival through squinted eyes.

"Is that any way to address your sibling?" He inquired.

“Who the f**k are you?” Zoie asked as her eyes darkened. Everything was slowly making sense to Kira. There was a reason why Sebastian was so lazy, there was a reason why Jessica said that Harry had slept with most of the girls in the school, there was a reason why Olivia was so jealous and angry at Harry for choosing to sit with them, there was a reason why Timmy was always eating, there was a reason why Jacob was always sneakily doing something, and there was a reason why people considered Nate selfish. 

Sebastian represented Sloth, Harry represented Lust, Olivia represented Envy, Timmy represented Gluttony, Jacob represented Greed, and Nate represented Pride. It clarified why Zoie killed Chris and Phoebe - she did it because of vengeance and hatred. Zoie was Wrath.

“The seven deadly sins.” Kira whispered as everything came to her which caused Simone’s attention. “Zoie is one of the seven deadly sins.” 

“That is definitely no way to speak to your father, Zoie.” He teased. 

Raising a brow, Zoie’s right hand lit on fire as she prepared to attack. “I will not ask again.” 

“I am Lucifer, Zoie.” Lucifer answered as he stared at Zoie with now red eyes. “Your father.”