Rebirth in the Apocalypse: Third Time's a Charm

The man in the center of Xing Xin Ya's group burst out laughing like he just heard the biggest joke in the world. It always amazed me the number of people that don't believe me when I say that. Dorothy L. Sayers was famous for saying, 'The great thing about telling the truth is that nobody ever believes it.' And that was how I felt right now. 𝒃𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒐𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝙘𝙤𝒎

It was nice not to always be considered the biggest threat in the room, but on the flip side, it would save me a lot of headaches if I did.

"Chen Zi Han," I said as I stared at the man smirking at me like I was nothing more than a decoration for my men. When I introduced Chen Zi Han and Liu Yu Zeng, I saw his eyes widen in respect, so he had to at least know their names. Maybe even their reputations.

I only had to say his name, and already I could see the vitality seeping out of his very pours as Chen Zi Han withdrew it. Not enough to cause immediate death, but enough to teach a lesson. "Do you understand?" I asked, my head tilted to the side.

'The fake is trying to make a break for it!' shouted Violence, and without really thinking of it or looking at him, I blew out his flame. I heard his body falling heavily to the floor. I might feel bad later that Liu Yu Zeng didn't get the chance to do it himself, but I was not taking the chance on him getting free.

"That is his power, not yours," sneered the man as he gripped his throat, struggling to take a breath.

"And that is because there are no half-measures with mine,' I replied, waving my hand at the dead body feet from the entrance to "You threatened to kill our woman," he snarled at me. And I would have to admit that I apricated his sentiment. It might be annoying the living room. "Would you like to be the chicken for your group? I could kill you so that they understand better."

"You threatened to kill our woman," he snarled at me. And I would have to admit that I apricated his sentiment. It might be annoying as Hell right now, but I appreciated it.

"And if I wanted her dead, she would be," I repeated myself for the slower ones in the class. "But my exact words were asking her if she was trying to insist that none of you ate the meat because you actually didn't or if you were simply trying to save your own lives."

"Same difference."

"You can't have the same difference simply because of the contrary definitions. If it is the same, then it can't be different," I pointed out as I turned around and went back to sit on my throne. Without the guns, the other men were helpless, and mine? Well, mine could look after themselves.

I placed my left elbow on the armrest and used my hand to cradle my chin. Looking over at the one, two, three… four men left of the ten that originally escorted us to this place. I flicked my hand like I was dismissing them, something that felt so familiar I didn't even think twice about it, and all four of them hit the floor dead.

Now that they were all dead, I was no longer worried about threats inside the room. Of course, I still had an entire compound to wipe out before we left. I just didn't know if I wanted to wipe them all out now or in the morning.

I turned my head so that my cheek was resting on the palm of my hand and watched as Xing Xin Ya slipped between her men and started to walk towards me. The look on her face made me want to laugh. "You look pissed. Put bat wings on you, and you might be mistaken for a Fury. Not the best look," I smirked at my own joke. Mind you, the whole idea of the Furies was pretty kick ass. Women whose souls couldn't rest because of how they died, so they punished the dead and killed those that weren't worthy of living.

Based on the look on her face, I was the one that wasn't worthy of living. What an interesting concept.

"Check your face, Sweetie," I said. I wasn't going for a condensing tone, but I really couldn't help it. She moved to sit beside me, but I melted her stool before she could. "I mean, it. I will not be putting up with much right now."

"Why did they die?" she asked, her head nodding towards the eleven men lying dead on the floor.

"Did you want their sins listed by date, time, or severity?" I asked in a sarcastic manner. I might consider her a kindred spirit, but I was also an introvert, and this was already more… social interactions… than I could handle for the day.

Fuck, was it still the same day? "Did we really wake up to the Commander and his people at the beach this morning?" I asked, confused. That had to be weeks ago, right?!?

"Unfortunately," confirmed Liu Wei as he came to stand beside me. He gave me a gentle kiss on the forehead and looked at me. "Any time you want to go to sleep, just let me know."

"I have to deal with this first. Can't let any cannibals wander around," I said with a sigh. Sitting up straight, I cracked my neck. I needed to make a list. That would help my brain from jumping all over the place.

First: Kill everyone here. Leave the Fury. She can stay here and rebuild.

Second: Get the device and hide it from stupid people.

Third… was there a third?

Whatever, I will just deal with the first two. That was enough for now.

"You can't kill everyone here," said Xing Xin Ya looking at me for the first time in horror. Huh, maybe she isn't so much a Fury but a protector. Whatever. My brain wasn't making sense of anything.

"I would like to say watch me, but you will be. Unless, of course, you would like to join them. Besides, isn't it more merciful to kill them in their sleep than have them awake and realize what is happening?" I asked, looking at the other woman.