I gripped then collar of my shirt as we stepped out onto the platform. I knew what was going to happen. Sabrina had trusted me with her full plan, and although it was smart, I hated that I knew. She was going to reveal my fathers secrets to a crowd of people who adored him.

I looked over to see my father at ease and anger burned inside of me. ‘Good.’ I thought. ‘ let his last moments be spent i...

“Your crown is made of the people’s bones and hunger. We need a new queen! A better queen!” Some lowly peasant yelled at me as I stepped out onto my balcony. Adjusting my crown, I flashed the crowd a menacing smile, one that implied that a dangerous fate would come to all those who crossed me, but my warning didn’t seem to work. They continued to yell.

“You’re the queen alright… the queen of viol...

"Obedience breeds complacency and stagnation. Anarchy derives from the absence of obedience. So tell me please, what would happen if a crowd would get a hint of freedom?" He drawed out, looking around the room for an answer. No one, of course, had the bravery to speak. "Yes, you," He pointed to a plump man in a purple suit. "Watson if you please."

Watson spoke up, sweat started to bead on his bro...

“No. It’s forged from my tears and all the things I had to relinquish to keep it. Do you truly believe it’s a stroll through the gardens?… Sweetheart, power is never a choice. It can be a sanctuary, a stronghold, or a cage. But a choice? Never.”

“But it is! Everything is a choice. And if you’re too weak to make the right one, you’re not worth it.”

“I certainly hope I’m not. It’s not about me. I’...

“Your crown is made of people’s bones and hunger.” she gasped out. Her hands bound and her body weak from captivity.

He smirked although his green eyes lacked any real joviality as he stood in front her cell. “Is that really the best you could come up with after three days? Should I leave you in here for longer?”

She chose not to dignify him with a response as she eyed him wearily, wondering if ...

The silence that followed was almost more damning than the statement itself. Sir Niklaus Niemend, oldest member of the king’s guard stood straight backed across from his new king. He had spoken truthfully and would not back down now. Nor would he break eye contact. A man could not afford to look weak when dealing with a predator, and if the horned behemoth across from him was anything, it was cer...

"Your crown is made of the people's bones and hunger" He cried out, holding onto the wound bleeding from his stomach as he looked at Eiji trying to recognize some sort of remorse only to be left with nothing but a look of disappintment.

"Those people mean nothing to me! If it was for you" Eiji's voice broke as he yelled back at him knowing what could have been if Ash hadn't tried to stop him or i...

No expensive jewels

Or masses of gold

Just the bones of our family

And tales never told.

The link is broken

And here comes the flood

Water, at this stage,

is thicker than blood.

Now the people run rampant

Cheeks hollowed, skin pale

As I watch as your crown

Gleams in the hail.

A figure declares in the storm

That they must be the one

To rip the crown of bones away

And seal what’s said and done.

...

Your crown is made of the people’s bones and hunger.

Your victory is composed of their losses and cries.

If you’ve come this far by refusing to look behind you, your mind, then, is dethroned in loss. The condescending smile smeared on your countenance is deserving of condemnation from those who have acted as your slippers, lifting you inches off the ground, only to then carry you ...

„Deine Krone ist aus den Knochen deiner Untertanen und deren Hunger. Das Land wurde verflucht. Der Fluss führt kein Wasser mehr und Regen ist auch schon lange keiner mehr gefallen. Und zusätzlich zu den dadurch entstandenen Ernteausfällen verlangst du horrende Abgaben. Und zusätzlich dass dein Volk hungert, hast du deinen Bruder und Berater weggesperrt, der dich von all dem abhalten würde. Du bist...