The disciples of The Seven Sins (Short stories)

Lust

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Lust is not as simple or attractive as one might hope. If anything it would be by far the worst force of any of the sins to be taken by. When fighting the forces of lust, save a bullet for yourself.
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The 9th realm, Earth, present day
The clank of metal boots was the only other sound that permeated the hallway as myself and the Archangel Seras traversed the hallway. Her large brown feathered wings folded behind her. The archangel still wore her full armor despite my encouragement of more relaxed attire than that, But then again. Who am I to tell the 9 foot tall archangel what to do.

I walked in silence for a moment before adjusting my eyepatch and letting out a sigh "so tell me, what good does walking through one of our most secure facilities in that much armor even accomplish. There's a mile of rock above us and enough gaurds to hold off an army" id ask. She looked down at me. Her expression hidden by the helm's visor and mask. If I had to guess she was scowling at me.

"Because I chose to" she'd state in her usual low voice she'd broadly gesture with her left hand as it made a mechanical wiring noise, it was an augmentic replacement after I amputated it all those years ago. "Besides, those gaurds can't be everywhere at once" she said as she let her robotic arm fall clanking against her armor.

Soon enough we came to a large armored door. A large vanguard reaver unit on either side of the door. I placed a key card on a receiver next to the door and sure enough it slowly opened for us revealing an expansive room with a tall black box sarcophagus in the center. As we entered the only sounds were my own footsteps and the clank of Seras metal boots against the cement floor as we walked towards the sarcophagus. A control panel being the only other thing in the room, I put my card against it as well allowing it's interface to open revealing several commands and readouts for the captive in the box. I press in a second access code bringing up a confirmation prompt to open the head of the black sarcophagus to allow the thing inside to speak

"I guess i must ask one more thing, we've captured a few of these vampires before, why do you wish to speak to this one?" I asked Seras

"Because I've met this one before, and I want answers as to what exactly it's kind is" the archangel stated crossing her arms and facing the sarcophagus patiently

"I see I guess... should've mentioned him sooner then" I mumbled the last part as I hit the open button. The top lifted off revealing revealing a smaller capsule the smaller capsule opened rapidly revealing the prisoner within

He let out a shrill shriek spitting blood, he was somehow once human, all vampires almost always resemble a human in some way shape or form but to give into their inate programmed lust is to damn themselves to this existence, to become these... things.

It's skin was beyond pale almost translucent as one could see every vein beneath its faces skin. With elongated ears for heightened hearing, and it's enlarged eyes were deep black featureless orbs. He stopped screaming after several seconds panting as blood leaked from its mouth

The sarcophagus was a sensory deprivation chamber turned to 11. One wouldn't even be able feel a muscle spasm, nothing. This was enough to drive most mad and for something like this... it was absolutely agony

After several seconds it looked up at us licking its own blood from its lips "release m-"

I didn't have a chance to condemn its demands because Seras back handed it with a crunch that broke its nose, "you will only answer to us nothing more, Dr. Orpheus, close the sarcophagus when I say"