Seven Deadly Sins

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE PARAGRAPHS/PHRASES THAT WERE SIGNED WITH THE ASTERISK (*), IT WOULD MEAN THAT THERE IS AN EXPLANATION/REFERENCE GUIDE AT THE END OF THIS CHAPTER. (before the Author's Acknowledgement)

REVELATIONS

Wrath

When monsters collide, the world trembles.

Fights are common between couples, but some cases just go too far.

He was tired, bone tired, he has been away for a long time and the situation presented before him didn't help at all. Hikari was just being her innocent self, he knew that, but he was not as perfect as people dub him to be. He also has his limits.

This fight was not caused by teasing and taunting, no. This one is of shouting, cursing, pure anger and malice. (Something about him not allowing her to do something –she only wished to help relieve some of his pain) In the end, she ran, out on the *dead of the cold, bitter, winter night. He did not chase after her, for the surge of anger coursed throughout his body like wildfire.

And then it happened.

A result of his choice, a misfortune.

Apparently there was a truck doing the last batch of deliveries on that night… the dark, empty road did not help… and certainly not the snow fallen road… her tears blurred her vision… her thoughts were not functioning at that moment… and the next thing she knew, snow was falling on her numb body as her tear-streaked eyes stared at the bracelet he gave her for their anniversary.

Instinct told him to run to her. He did, but it was too late. He did not bother calling the others; he stayed outside the emergency room, praying to whomever Supreme Being up there to hear his wish. However, it did not seem to hit their ears.

The others came hours later,

*Man can only feel so much for something… or someone that sometimes the shell cannot handle enough. As such, in his case, only one thing (their unresolved fight) got in his way and it caused him to lose everything (she died). He watched, as the darkness crept in him (the heart monitor only displayed a straight line), all sanity drifting away (all color drained from her features), and all life dying (she was announced dead). He did not bother to stop it, the darkness grew stronger as he continued to become stubborn (refusing to believe that she just… left him) then the people around him began to see real fear (they came to see their prodigy holding her pale hand and caressing her raven hair, as he silently told them to be quiet, for his love was sleeping). They watched the void called death make him suffer (abandoning all hope), watch it corrupt his heart (feeling it literally rip into pieces), and drive him mad (he was talking to his dead lover's corpse as if she was still alive).

Lust

*Her eyes fluttered open and sprawled herself all over the bed.

She smiled at the way his eyes look at her in complete adoration and then burn in the very depths of sin, down, down, the scorching desires of lust.

It was as if time stopped ticking when he leaned forward and touched her lips with his…

Memories of them together flashed in his head like a curse.

Especially that particular memory.

It couldn't compare the times when he succumbed to his own desire, waking up every time in the middle of the night after dreaming of her in such luscious, delectable ways. He never meant to watch her undress or bathe. When that first happened, it was purely an accident.

He only meant to surprise her with a gift so he snuck inside the girl's locker room. Unfortunately she finished her physical education class sooner than expected so he had no choice but to hide in the janitor's closet.

Thank god there wasn't anyone else in the room. He could've endured standing and staying quiet like that until she's done, but when she removed her upper garments and her bare flesh were exposed before him for the first time, he just couldn't avert his gaze.

He felt awkward around her after that incident for a few days but then the devil just had to replay those images over and over again that it drove him mad. Watching her behind cameras became his hobby ever since.

However, those times couldn't compare to this memory of his. It was the best he ever had; his most memorable and most favorite one of all.

The night when she gave him consent and he couldn't be happier as he made love with her in his private suite under the twinkling stars and the radiating moonlight.

The feeling of skin on skin,

The precious sensation of each other's lips,

The transition between rough and gentle,

The fulfillment of finally becoming one…

Envy

Then the stroke of evil hit him squarely on the face.

The bitter thought came upon him.

His world was taken away…

His love was stolen from him!

Flashes of occurrences came to him like wildfire. Those times, plus the growing madness inside him made him think that this all happened because Hikari was exposed… exposed to the world to see. He began to believe that the people she had bonds with, especially those close to her, drained the feelings she had for him… because her attention was divided, because she spent time with them, because she cared for them.

*Outraged, he scoured the globe to hunt them down, starting with the inferior beings that dared look or touch her in perverted ways. Yes, he didn't think twice of draining their life… like how they drained Hikari's love for him.

With his photographic memory, remembering their faces wasn't that hard. He believed that if he punished these worms, the bond that they stole would return to his beloved and she would then wake up and love him more than before… he even had three dogs to help his bidding, letting them eat their bodies and souls and send them to the underworld like the demon dog Cerberus.

Unfortunately, he couldn't come to touch their 'friends' and 'families'. No, he couldn't hurt them… physically. Whenever he would, there was like a tug somewhere deep within, making him stop in his tracks and force him to freeze. Even though he had a perfect opportunity once, where he had them cornered, with a knife in his hand ready to carve terror into their beings… no… he just couldn't.

He believed that this was his Hikari telling him to not harm them, which is why he complied but that doesn't mean he didn't gave them death threats if they so ever come anywhere near his queen. That is what he believed… even though he didn't realize that it was his own conscience that told him to not hurt his own friends.

Then they used all the force they could muster to pin him down and send him to shelter.

Greed

Over the past couple of months, he lied there in solitude. After his failed murder attempt, the people around him had no choice but to send him to the hospital. Hoping that the professionals there would smack some sense back into him and in hopes of him finally calming down –even for a little bit.

As he sat in the shadows, the world continued on around him. Time didn't matter, food was never prioritized, and all life seemed to die.

He remembered the times they spent together,

He remembered waiting for her at the *train station just so they could go to school together, he remembered bringing her home, he remembered watching from afar as she went on with her studies… he remembered the sweetest smile he has ever seen…

Then overtime, he heard them talk about a funeral… no, that can't be right. A funeral? For whom? It couldn't be his Hikari, she's not dead. What on earth have they even thought of that? Have they lost their minds?! Hikari is not dead, she's just sleeping! She's just taking a long rest because she's very tired, but that doesn't mean she's dead!

He has to go… he has to save her… he has to protect her…

After a few months, around the time when everyone close to Hikari were still in grief, he stormed into the Hanazono household.

Just as his lover commanded, he couldn't kill these people, he couldn't hurt them. So with a *drug he formulated on his own, he used it to put her family to sleep; which explains why there were no screams or noises of struggle were heard on that night.

His heart clenched and his mood turned foul once again when he reached the place where his beloved was held. The smell of burning incense made him want to vomit, beautiful flowers were decorated around her, fresh and oh so beautiful –this is the only thing he found acceptable for his love deserved only the best, then there was a simple portrait displayed on top of the mahogany wood. It was a photo of his love, showing one of the best smiles he has ever seen of her –he took it and kissed the picture's lips, hoping that the sensation would feel the same. However, his smile faded when he saw a lovely decorated *blue urn.

An urn… it can only mean one thing,

They burned her.

Growling, the monster that developed in his rage and depression roared its profanities towards him.

INFERIOR BEINGS! How could they do this?! Did they not know that my precious light is only sleeping?! Are they too stupid to not notice her fatigue?!

It was already obvious of what he's going to do on that night.

He stole the vase that contained the ashes of his angel and went back home.

Pride

When I said home, I mean the Takishima mansion.

The heavy double doors of the stronghold were suddenly kicked open and all of its inhabitants were shocked to see their prestigious heir. When they tried to make a conversation with him, he only ignored them and continued to walk up to his room while carrying a blue vase so carefully yet tightly, while mumbling things they couldn't make out of.

Once he was in his room, he isolated himself.

Kei returned and his room was just like how he left it.

In total chaos

*Furnitures were destroyed, paintings and glasses were shattered, and expensive decorations lay waste around the dusty floor as if it was used as a flying disk. But the walls were the most evident of his rage. The wallpapers were stripped, scratches were marked on every angle, and the crimson color of blood was painted, spelling the name he so ever treasured in his entire existence.

Hikari

He paid no heed to that and went to another room. His bedroom

Compared to the former, this room is in complete shape, completely different from the other. *He walked over and opened his closet; he pushed aside his clothes and opened the secret door behind it.

He smiled. It's still here. It's complete.

Kei Takishima has been madly in love with Hikari Hanazono ever since they were children.

And knowing Hikari, she gives presents to the people whom she cherishes in her simplest ways. She is not rich so she could only afford so much but that didn't matter. Aside from the mountains of thick photo albums he has behind the closet (and the high quality pictures overlapping the secret room), there lay items in glasses of the sturdiest kind.

He scanned each one, making sure that every piece is in place. They contain all the gifts she has given him on his every birthday. These times, even though they were only cheap material like a *Yappi pen, an origami boat, a pencil, a flower from her backyard, and many more; are all accompanied with two words, Happy Birthday; he treated these gifts like they were the most expensive, most valuable treasures in the world.

However, his face paled in horror.

One of her gifts is missing, and that one is his most favorite of them all.

Sloth

*Sui Takishima has a brother complex. At first, he is disgusted at even thinking about the existence of his brother but ever since he met a certain Hikari Hanazono, all of that changed. He realized, that he never detests his brother, that he only wanted him to look at him and acknowledge him.

Though he teased Hikari as a pauper, after she made him see what he truly feels, she began to see her as his own sister. He is actually very thankful for her, though he never showed it. For it was thanks to her that he has come to terms with his brother, it was because of her that his mother and grandfather has settled their years of misunderstanding, it was all thanks to Hikari that he felt the warmth of a complete and happy family for the very first time.

So when she was announced dead, he was one of those who cried the hardest.

It felt like he has lost a member of his family, a very important member at that. He may have felt jealous for hogging all of his brother's attention; he was more than willing to welcome her into the family with open arms.

He was actually really excited and can't wait for that time to come.

Hikari was like the glue that binds them all together, not only to his family, but also to their circle of friends.

And seeing that glue disappear…

…

When he was still in grief of the news, his mind raced back at the thought of his brother. All sadness turned into worry. Then it happened. He should've expected that his brother would go crazy but he never thought that it would be this… intense.

So when his brother came barging into their front door while carrying the urn that held his sister's ashes, he paled. He remembered watching his brother walk like a zombie, he was thinner than before, his hair was messier, and his eyes were dead. All the while carrying the blue vessel as if his life depended on it –which is isn't far from the truth.

His father and mother tried to talk to him but he just ignored him and made his way up the stairs. Where he was, when Sui got a look in his brother's eyes, he knew that not even years of therapy will be able to help him.

He stepped aside and watched him enter his room. After pondering and piecing the situations together, he got the nerve to peek into his brother's room. Ever since the news of Hikari's death, he, his parents, and the entire staff were moved to his mother's estate in Japan to avoid Kei's rampaging wrath.

Was it only a coincidence that they decided to return to this house to decide what they are going to do about Kei's room and Kei's escape from the hospital and reappearance at the Takishima mansion?

*When he peeked through the open gap, his expectations were met at the sight of broken furniture and debris lying around the floor, and this was only a small piece of it. No one dared to enter Kei's room during that time.

However, his eyes widened at the sight of a quaint object sitting on the floor. He recognized it as the small Hikari doll Hikari made along with the other SA. He remembered that it was his brother's most prized possession, he wasn't even proud enough to place it in his coat's pocket and display it for all eyes to see during parties and business meetings.

He looked at it and he felt sadder as he stared at the button eyes of the doll. He continued to stare at it and suddenly felt this weird sensation that the doll is staring back at him too.

Then Sui froze when he saw the devil behind the doll.

Then the door was slammed close, making him fall on his behind in the process.

Gluttony

*After returning 'home' with the love of his life, he set everything in his bedroom in order. The clothes in his closet were discarded and the items inside were taken out to decorate the entire furniture into an altar where he placed the urn at the center.

Because of his sanity, he saw the Hikari doll that she made for him as Hikari herself. For days, he talked to her, fed her, and bought gifts for her. His parents lost hope after days of trying to converse with him –which all ended up being ignored, not to mention that he almost severed his father's hand when he tried to enter his room, saying that they'll contaminate his angel- and decided to (reluctantly) leave.

To sum it up, all the things he thought of his love not being able to answer him back, why she doesn't eat as soon as he serves the food on her table (he was the one who ate it all though, because at night he had an uncontrollable hunger), and why she doesn't use the gifts he brought her; these were only an illusion he created for himself.

However, the part where he hurt himself was real. All those apologies, all the wounds, all anguish, he hoped that those words of his and the new promises that he made would be heard and then he would wake up and find that it was all a nightmare. That, and the guilt; the gnawing feeling eating inside him, the voice, the monster in his head, continues to shout at him, screaming to him that all of this happened because he was at fault.

Because he denied her wish,

Because he shouted at her,

Because he disobeyed her,

Because he showed her that she annoys him,

Because he put himself before her,

Because he told her on that night to leave him alone…

No one expected nor intended for any of those to happen. Hikari's death was an accident, but he blamed himself for that misfortune.

If he hadn't denied her wish,

If he didn't shout at her,

If he didn't disobey her,

If he showed her that he loves her,

If he listened to her,

If he told her that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her…

Then will Hikari's death be avoided? Will she continue to stay beside him? Will she still be able to tell him that she loves him?

*The Butterfly Effect

But alas, you can't turn back the time.

So you can only either move on…

Or…

…

…

…

On the *20th day, after Kei Takishima's self-isolation in the abandoned Takishima mansion, he finally accepted that Hikari Hanazono is dead and can never return. With the urn and doll in hand, he returned to the destroyed room. With a cable that was detached from his desktop, he proceeded to knot it on the hook by the ceiling. He pulled up a chair and his head was ready to enter the knot. But he was reluctant in doing it, he was crying.

He was shaking all over and he lost the will to speak, however, when lightning flared and the thunder roared, he gasped at the sight of the love of his life, she was smiling before him, her arms were open, coaxing him to come.

"Takishima" her angelic voice rang in his ears "Come with me"

"Yes!" he choked, "I-I'll come, I'll go anywhere with you Hikari!"

With that, his head shot through the knot, his jump caused the chair to fall.

Oxygen was denied of entry,

Arteries and veins were constricted and ceased to flow,

Blood circulation was disrupted,

The color of his skin turned blue and pale,

He gasped but didn't try to break the cable for his hands were reaching out for his goddess.

Then with the sound of the urn crashing down the floor, the ashes splattered and dispersed around the room, and the Hikari doll lying limp on top of the white powder, all movement were stopped and the last tear that escaped from his eye fell on the doll's face.

*His body rocked to and fro, his eyes wide with bloodshot irises. The carpet below him collected the dust and remains of his true love. He did not bother shield himself from the bitter cold; for pain was no longer there, his senses were no longer functioning.

Then the monster, his grief

His roar, his words begging for forgiveness and another chance with his her,

Pierced the heavens, the thunder and lightning struck down the mansion, insinuating a fire,

…

...

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Nothing was left.

* : Refer to Chapter 3 where Kei rushed to Hikari's house after dreaming of her getting hurt

* : Refer to Chapter 7

* : Refer to the end of Chapter 6

* : Refer to the scenario from Chapter 5

* : Refer to Chapter 1 where Kei 'used a sleeping formula to kidnap Hikari'

* : Refer to Chapter 7, the one closed in parenthesis

* : Refer to the –partially visualized/written destroyed room in Chapter 7

* : Refer to the walk-in closet on Chapter 2

* : These gifts were mentioned by Kei on Chapter 46 of the manga and the Yappi pen on Episode 24

* : The truth of what happened on Chapter 4 through Sui's perspective. He was the person when Hikari mentioned she saw "the pair of little golden eyes that belonged to a young boy who looked very similar to her kidnapper

* : It pretty much summarizes everything that happened. Hikari was never kidnapped and Kei is acting paranoid because it was all just an illusion he made for himself because he couldn't accept that Hikari's dead. I congratulate those who mentioned/thought that things are happening in Kei's head (throughout the whole story or not) you made the right guess!

* : "Inchaos theory, thebutterfly effectis the sensitive dependence oninitial conditionsin which a small change in one state of a deterministicnonlinear systemcan result in large differences in a later state." – Wikipedia

* : The number 20 is significant because Hikari's birthday is on March 20th, which is the day before my birthday!

* : The last bit of Chapter 7

AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

HORRAY! After months of delay I have finally finished 'SEVEN DEADLY SINS'!

("Okay na 'tol! Hahaha natapos ko rin! Hahaha Libre mo na ako sa Starbucks XD Nag-promise ka! Ni-record ko un sa phone ko hahaha!") – This is a tagalog message for my friend, the one who gave me this DARK fanfic challenge :3 You can just skip this part.

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