STEVENS POV

Beach city, a peaceful town, happy endings all around after spinel went away, or so I thought.

After spinel went away everyone took what they had for granted, pestering me about their little problems. As if what I had to deal with was nothing. "You had it better" "you should be thankful you have it this way instead of what I have to go through." "Your problems were nothing." Im sick of it. If they want big problems, I'll give them problems.

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I stood in the dark alley way, people always pass by here, so will she. The girl had been comparing her small problems ever since the spinel incident, I planned on putting them all to rest my way. I had all I need clipped on to a utility belt I got for this exact purpose, knives, chloroform, bio-poison, you name it, I got it.

It was currently 5:35pm on Friday. Connie always takes a jog around this block, perfect.

I peered around the corner to see her looking at her phone as she walked toward me, I quickly pulled myself back and away from sight, and waited.

After a minute or two she came up beside the alley and I took my shot, I lunged out, grabbing her by the waist with one hand and clamping her mouth shut with the other, her back was against my chest so she couldn't see my face. She tried to scream for help but it was just a muffled mess, she tried to free herself but my far superior strength held her back.

I pressed her against the wall, holding her in place with my forearm and reached into my belt with the other, I grabbed the tape and tore of a piece, I pressed it over her mouth to keep her from crying out for help, I knew her, she wouldn't hesitate to defend herself but she has no problem with calling for assistance.

I took some rope and wrapped it around her struggling form, forming a tight knot that kept her from moving her arms the slightest bit. She looked up at me with fear in her eyes, but it only worsened as she realized who I was.

She tried to say my name, but All that came out were muffled pleas. "Shut it!" I snapped and she quickly obeyed "you want to say something?" I asked her, sarcasm laced into my words, she nodded "if I let you speak you better not call for help, because if you do, by the time they get here you'll be dead and I'll be gone, got it?" I asked and she nodded spastically

I kneeled down and placed a hand on the tape, and in a quick motion I tore the tape off making Connie yelp in a little pain "what did you want to say?" I asked her, she looked at me with confusion and fear in her eyes "why?" Was all she said, I scoffed "why is I dumb question, you really shouldn't be asking why I did this, but why you did what you did to make this happen." I replied as I stood straight "what did I do?!" She asked, panicked "you don't know you're place, I give you your dream life, I give you your happily ever after and in return you bitch about your little problems as if all I've gone through was nothing!" I snapped at her, she flinched away with guilt in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know that was-" I cut her off "SHUT UP!" I yelled at her, she flinched at my demanding voice "you can't talk yourself out of this, you'll pay for the shit you've put me through and you can't do anything about it." I said in a frozen tone.

I grabbed a knife out of my belt, when Connie saw this the panic in her eyes shot sky high, I took the tape I ripped off of her and put it back over her mouth. I held up the knife for her to see, smiling as I imagined all the pain I'd soon put her through. I brought the knife close to her chest, I held the fabric of her shirt steady as I sliced down the middle, ripping the threads in two.

I took in the sight of her bare chest, looking for a convenient placement for the mark. Just bellow the collar, I pushed the blade down on her skin, a drizzle of blood quickly slid down, the sight of the liquid making me eager. I quickly drove the blade deeper, dragging it down to make a line into her skin, I carved into her flesh as she tried to yell, as she tried to move away but a forceful hand kept her in place the whole time. After a few minutes of bloody carving, I pulled the blade away and once again took in the sight, a blood soaked chest of a soon to be corpse, and what was better is that any one smart enough might know it was me, it's dumb to give yourself away but the sooner I'm found out, the sooner my next targets get to me.

SU was carved into her flesh just below her collar, I took a rag and pressed it unto the wound. I held it there with one hand as I reached into my belt for the next torture device to be used on the poor girl. I smiled as I saw the perfect tool, I pulled it out of my belt and held it into the pink light of my own eyes.

I inspected the blade, one made specifically for splitting and carving flesh. A sick grin crept unto my lips, I grabbed the knot of the ropes and sliced it off, she tried to get away almost immediately, I yanked her arm back, causing her to slam back first into the cement. My grip on her arm remained as I held it down and raised the blade.

I slammed it down, the blade slicing threw flesh, bone, and tissue like a hot knife threw butter, the tape was nothing to hold back her screams of agony, the blood flowing endlessly from the limb, I quickly took out the vile of bio-poison and put a drop unto the wound making her screams grow louder as it ate away at her already torn limb.

I cackled as I listened to hear screams of anguish. I put the blade and the vile away, I let go of her arm, she immediately curled up into a ball of sorrow, and pain.

I would've kept on watching her cry in her own blood if it weren't for the sounds of people approaching, I quickly grabbed the vile of bio- poison and dipped it down Connie's throat so she couldn't speak. I stood up and was about to run off until a light was shone onto my back.

"WHO ARE YOU! WHAT DID YOU DO?!" It sounded like Jenny, buck, and sour cream. I didn't turn around but I held my hands up. I heard them step closer and I heard one of them get out their phone. That's no good, if I summon. My shield they'll know who I am, and I can't kill them, I've got nothing against them.

"Don't call the cops, you don't understand what's going on." I said with my back still turned "Well we understand you murdered Connie Maheswaren!" Jenny pointed out the obvious "And I know one guy who is going to kick your ass to hell when he finds out about this! In fact sour cream is texting him right now!" She yelled at me shitshitshit he's texting meeee!

"Sent!" Sour cream notifies and I clinched my eyes shut and waited ring.

"Ahhh fuuuuck." I said mostly to my self but I think they heard. "OH MY GOD! STEVEN!?!" They all yelled in unison, I quickly turned around and shushed them "you don't understand! This is justice! I don't want to hurt you just let this go! Forget you saw this!" I whisper yelled at them

"We already called the cops, before we actually came here!" Sourcream informed me, I groaned and facepalmed "I'm going to leave, if I hear that you guys snitched, you're next, got it?" I said sternly. They all nodded so I turned tail and ran out of the alley.

Garnet might use her future vision when she hears about Connie death to see how i'll feel. She'll find out, this isn't good.