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“A Queen is supposed to be merciful.” She sat tall in her throne, poised and regal. A smile spread across her lips. “But in this world, being Queen means blood.”
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She looked down at the subjects in her court; the slight shifting of her eyes was the signal for her henchmen to bar the doors. Her subjects screamed, clamored, to get to any exit, but there was no longer one open.
“I’ve been waiting for this for a long, long time,” she shouted over the din. “I will bathe in the blood of you, my subjects!”
That was the signal for the henchmen to draw their swor...
After my midnight stroll in the gardens with Ad, the mysterious man I’d met at the ball, I returned to my guest room at the palace of Gathe. As I opened the door I was greeted by Beatrice, my lady-in-waiting. She sat in the tastefully decorated room utop my bed with a plate of biscuits and tea in front of her.
“I saw you sneaking off with quite a handsome man earlier, and assumed it was a story ...
When Queen Lina married King Zael, he wasn’t a king yet and she wasn’t a queen. He was a wealthy prince and she had a wealthy family. They were perfect.
At least to him.
Unbeknownst to him, anger and vengeance coursed through her veins.
There are moments in life that define what path you go down. You look back and think ‘if that went differently, I may have turned out differently.’ For her, th...
“A Princess is supposed to be merciful.” Dae sat tall in her throne, poised and regal. A smile spread across her lips. “But in this world, being Princess means blood.”
As she concluded her speech, a cheer went up among the people. My people. And now her people.
My father, the King, approached her, carrying a crown. A crown of thorns and diamonds, steel and flowers, that would seal her fate forev...
“A Queen is supposed to be merciful.” The golden knight said to dark queen sitting tall on the throne.
“Ha!” The Queen scoffed. “In this world, being Queen means blood.” A smile spread across her lips.
“Vega. Please listen to me.” The knight pleaded. “We’re friends, and as your friend I’m asking you do not do this.”
“This is way you never bacame a Queen. You were always to worried about the othe...
"A Queen is supposed to be merciful." She sat tall in her throne, poised and regal. A smile spread across her lips. "But in this world, being Queen means blood."
The two guards to either side of her throne looked frightened. Deep shadow curled up the walls behind them. The Queen stayed seated on her throne, as if waiting for someone.
Just then, a couple guards stumbled into the room with crumple...
The rip of flesh beneath her swords.
The sound of the crimson dripping.
The shining of a sharpened blade.
1.) Hurt them before they hurt you.
Grasp in the darkness.
Fight what you can’t see.
Stabbing endlessly, blindly.
2.) Make use of your senses.
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“A Queen is supposed to be merciful.” She sat tall in her throne, poised and regal. A smile spread across her lips. “But in this ...
I couldn’t watch
The dreadful clock
Click…
Click…
Click…
My life has a time limit, and I’m afraid I’ve little left.
I’m stuck in iron clasps and a jail of hopelessness.
I didn’t meet the demands, and now I must pay the price with my life.
The moans and cries of the imprisoned match the ones screaming in my mind.
Who will remember me once I am gone?
I lived in a shack and went on with my dutie...
“A Queen is supposed to be merciful.” She sat tall in her throne, poised and regal. A smile spread across her lips. “But in this world, being Queen means blood.”
“No!” The man called as the guards dragged him away. “No! Your majesty, please!”
“You have betrayed me.” The Queen said, her unblinking eyes placed upon him. “I have have no further use for you. In one hour you will be slaughtered, by m...
“A Queen is supposed to be merciful.” She sat tall in her throne, poised and regal. A smile spread across her lips but in this world it means blood. “But in this world, being queen means blood.”
My face drains of color
“ What did you do?” I whisper, my voice choking.
“ This world isn’t a fairytale, we can’t shield our young form the preying reality” she says, still smiling.
“What did you you do” I...
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