
seven • deadly • sins
There once was a world. A world where everything was perfect; Everything got along greatly. There was no war, no suffering. Not one knew anything of the Seven Deadly Sins... Greed, Sloth, Pride, Gluttony, Wrath, Lust, and Envy. If you so much as asked about one, they would simply look at you as though you belonged somewhere far away. You were an alien to them, in a sense. But this was short lived, however. Nothing can last forever, can it not? Everything has to come to an end, no matter how great or perfect.
A being soon appeared in their world. It was a nasty thing, this creature. It only believed in the unheard of Seven Deadly Sins. It tried to convert the nations of canines on the planet, only getting resistance in return. They refused to follow this evil monster, and in turn It unleashed its wrath on the peaceful creatures that lived on the world. When the original creatures still refused, It unleashed seven deadly demons into the world under his command.
These demons were the very essence of the Seven Deadly Sins. The first was Greed, a creature who desired wealth, status, and power. The second was Sloth, a demon regarding laziness and indifference. The third demon released was Gluttony, the demon of over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste. The fourth was Wrath. Wrath, in its purest form, presents with self-destructiveness, violence, and hate that may provoke feuds that can go on for centuries. The fifth demon was Lust, a demon of strong desire. Then, there was a pause. The being hesitated, if for only a moment. Everyone thought it was over. But it wasn't.
When the now terrorized creatures who called the planet home thought it was over, the evil being released the final two demons. The sixth, which was Envy, a demon similar to that of Greed. The final demon it released was Pride, the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and the source of the others. The disasters and destruction these demons brought senselessly murdered many species on the planet, and finally, only one main predator remained. These demons took the forms of the main creatures on the planet..
The wolves.
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This is the legend passed down by our ancestors. It is said since then, these demons have roamed the world in the skin of our own kind, the wolf. They have brought destruction to whatever pack they may of chosen to take up, leading it to certain doom. But what the legend refuses to mention is that there was an eighth essence to be released, and that was the essence of Hope. This essence is what allows us to believe that one day, the Seven Deadly Sins will vanish back to their master, and we'll be free.
But the real question is, is it just a legend?