[ A Farcry Fanfic ] Remember The Sins

[5] Caring and Fierce

Trigger warning
Depression and self harm up ahead

The morning was uneventful, John was preparing to leave by the time Hope woke up and was eating an apple as he waited for hope to get ready

She changed into some other clothes that were in the room, A faded black tank top and some old jeans.

Hope couldn't shake her dream away, at least she hoped it was just a dream,
The images of John's soldiers haunted her mind, she closed her eyes and she could see that gurl being held under. she decided to give up on sleeping any more and got up

Hope came down the stairs, she wasn't tired for a change,

"You're up early" she said to John. Hope noticed the sun wasn't even up yet

"I am overcoming my sin" he said without looking up

"Sloth?" She looks down to his chest "So what, you like to sleep?"

"I'd easily stay in bed getting high or drinking myself to sleep." John bluntly stated looking up to her. He immediately looked away as their eyes locked

"Did I hit a nerve? I didn't know you had feelings" she didn't know why, she hated this man. The fact that he reminds her of her father didn't help

"I can tell you judge, but don't worry in time you will see" he continued to eat his Apple

"What did you want to show me today anyways?"

"I want you to observe a marking. I want you to observe someone becoming free from their sins" he sat the apple down and walked forward "Usually I do this down in my bunker, but I think some one as... Special as you, deserves something a little more unorthodox"

"Torture is not cleansing, you are a fucking sadist" this suprised John, last night she seemed understanding. It made his blood boil that she was being so close-minded

John tried to calm himself down
"You don't understand, once you see the cleansing you will change your mind"

"You know John, I see right through your act, you are a pretty good manipulator. But it doesn't work on me. "

John tried to keep his anger from showing but failed.
'she doesn't know me, she can't know me' he reassured himself

"Fuck it, I'll just start with you"
He grabbed her shoulders and pulled her back
"You are a sinner, and you are going to burn if you don't let us save you. The gates will be shut to you! Do you just not care? Can't you just sallow your pride!?"
John pushed her down onto the floor, the room was concrete, there was a single glass mirror on one wall
John sounded just like Hopes father, he had the same anger. John tried to stop himself but failed.

"Dad, stop!" Hope screamed, she began to sob. Her tough guy act had broken and what came out was the broken spirit of Hope. All her doubts came flooding back

She crumpled into a ball on the floor sobbing. John shut the door and punched the mirror, shattering it. He shook the broken glass from his hand and looked over to faith

"You just need to accept Joseph's gift!" John screamed at her.

She pleaded softly "Dad please stop. Please"
her tone started to become more intense. John stepped back, at first he just assumed she misspoke, but the second time he knew something was wrong, he walked back and took a deep breath John was furious, but his anger seemed like he was pleading to her. John leaned down and sat her against the wall

"Please I'm begging you please" Hope cried out John stood back unsure of what to do. No one had done this before.

"Daddy stop please!"