Seven Deadly Sims (Mikachu's August Writing Contest Entry)

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Seven Deadly Sims

It should have been a joyful day for our young hero. Ete had just got extra 50 € from his father for achieving 10 out of 10 in Philosophy test. So he walked to the nearby videogame store to buy a game to play with his computer. As for yet, he hadn't decided which game to go for, so he just browsed a shelf when it stroke him. A game named 'Seven Deadly Sims'! He had never read or heard of it, but it was so intriguing that it almost called for him. So he took it and paid for it, and run home to play it.

Ete opened the package and found out there were seven CDs in this game. Each of the CDs only had its respective number, nothing else written on them. He inserted the first CD and installed the game.

The first task in the game seemed to be to create a character. Ete found it fun, and made a character that looked like his grandfather. Then there were the characteristics. Each characteristc was represented by a column, but what puzzled Ete was that there wasn't English written below them, just some signs that weren't any human alphabet. So Ete just improvised and advanced to the next task.

It appeared to be building a house. Ete decided to build a high tower. After Ete had finished the tower, he noticed that his grandfather was standing at the top. ”Thanks, my son, for building this structure that none other in this town can match” the character said to Ete, but on that moment, the poor game figure was struck by a lightning and fell all the way to ground.

A text appeared on the screen: SUPERBIA. Insert CD 2.

Ete was perplexed, but something inside him was still insisting him to insert the next CD, so he did that. This time, there already was a character that looked peculiarly like Ete's little brother. Ete had never liked his brother, and he quickly forgot what had happened with the previous disc. Again, he adjusted the characteritcs as if he was blind, and then the brother appeared inside the house Ete had built. ”Can I borrow your bicycle, brother? ” the figure asked, all of a sudden. Ete remembered that his brother had a habit to always break his stuff, so he refused. Ete's little brother started crying.

A text appeared on the screen: AVARITIA. Insert CD 3.

Ete was curious to find out what would happen next, so he quickly changed the disc. He saw a character that looked like his father, and was frightened. He tried to close the program, but the game seemed to be stuck. The charcteristc columns appeared again, and soon there was a scene with Ete's father dressed as a clown, trying to stop his son from crying. ”You always hated your brother, didn't you?” Ete's father asked.

A text appeared on the screen: IRA. Insert CD 4.

Ete tried to turn off the computer, but he couldn't control his hands. He inserted the fourth CD and saw a beautiful girl in the screen. Indeed, it was the girl from his neigbour, as pretty as ever. Ete had always loved this girl. In no time the girl was thrown in front of the house, and Ete couldn't help staring at her. ”Would you like me more like this?” the girl asked and was about to take off the rest of her already scantily clothing, but then the screen went white.

A text appeared on the screen: LUXURIA. Insert CD 5.

Eager to find out what happens next, Ete put in the fifth disc. Ete saw a character of his own mother. It was creepy, but Ete kept on playing because he wanted to see the girl again. The old woman appeared inside the house built in disc 1. ”That girl in our neighbour, she never eats real food.” she said. Ete didn't take that as a compliment. Her mother was overweight, everyone knew that. Ete shout her ”Shut up!”.

A text appeared on the screen: GULA. Insert CD 6.

The sixth disc started off with a figure of Gula's best friend. The characteristics were chosen, but after that, Ete saw nothing but the house he built in disc 1, no sign of any of the people previously thrown there. Ete was interested in the girl only, and he had seen her in front of the house last time, so he ignored this.

A text appeared on the screen: ACEDIA. Insert CD 7.

The final disc threw Ete himself inside the game house. He heard voices from his room, and opened the door, only to see his best friend having fun with the girl he loved so much. A text was written all over the walls of the room: INVIDIA. Ete realized everything in the game had become real. He looked out of the window and saw his dead grandfather lying on the backyard. His little brother cried louder and louder, his father was laughing like a maniac, and when Ete run into kitchen, he saw his mother choking off on too much food.

Frightened, Ete was now looking for help. He spotted his test paper on the floor, and found a small grammatical error his teacher had overlooked. He took a red pen and corrected it himself, little knowing that this would bring a happy ending to this story. Suddenly, Ete was surrounded by his family, all of them happy, alive and well again. Only his friend looked a little worried, saying: ”This girl likes you more than me. You have just become a better person by not only facing your faults but learning from them.” and pointed out Ete's loved one, who run to our hero, hugging him with joy in her eyes.