Leviathan sits furled into a ball in her tower and looms out the window over the sea of envy. Viâs cheeks glisten as she looks down at the city.
âHow long has it been? Days? Weeks? Months?â She thinks to herself.
Mal sneers âEach time you disappear like this, they miss you less, you know?âŠ. Your absence is noticed less. The world learns to go on without you.â
âShut up Mal!â Vi glares at her.
âAm I wrong?.. Think about it. Each time that you come back, I bet they wonder when youâre going to disappear again.â Mal looks out at the sea once more. Her voice changes subtly as she shifts from her usual cold demeanor to a rather vacant demeanor.
Viâs brows furrow and through tear stained eyes she looks at Mal, balls up her fist and punches her in the face. Mal smiles wickedly and they stand.
âThatâs it Vi! Hit me again.â Vi hits her again with more determination. Each blow radiates pain from Mals head and sears directly into Viâs own. Mal wipes her snout and shoves Vi against the desk, papers fly around the room. Her mad drawings scatter about the room.
âFace it Vi! They donât need you. Theyâve never needed you. Even Karen goes on without you.. without us.â Viâs eyes narrow and she wrings her hands around Malâs neck. Vi immediately begins gasping for air. âGaaa.. Biittcchh!â She drops her hands.
Leviathan looks around the room. Once a safe space, a prison sheâs too frightened to leave. Vi looks at the door, knowing an empire awaits her. Knowing the world is at her fingertips, her hand hesitates over the door handle.
âAnd what would happen if we did go out Vi?.. You think they will rejoice in seeing you?.. News flash. THEYâVE HARDLY NOTICED YOUâRE GONE.â Leviathan steps back from the door.
âThey.. they miss.. Karen. Karen misses me. And Lee.â Vi protests.
âHmmm.â Mal nods slowly. âThen they would have checked on you. Months Vi. Weâve been in this tower for months. We have seen one other person. The cook.â
Vi crumbles to the floor and her wails fill the room once more. Malâs side of the body slides down moments later. She pats Viâs head awkwardly. âThere. There. At least you have me.â Vi sobs louder.
Mal looks to the window again and begins to monologue despite Viâs sobs.
âAnd luckily for us, I am going to pull us from this God Damn tower. Karen wanted to run the ring, Iâm going to shove my fist so far up her a..â Viâs eyes narrow as she looks up from her hand..âasss that she going to be Jeff Dunhamâs next set prop.â
They stand dramatically. âAnd as far as Lee! Well.. I show that little fuc-â
âYOU WILL DO NOTHING TO LEEâ Vi practically foams at the mouth and causes Leviathan to take her full demon form. The roof rips off the tower as they stand.
âWell.. thatâs one way to announce our return.â Mal waves at her people in the distance as they gape up at her form. âAnd thanks to you, we get to remodel.â Mal smiles and shrugs.