A/N: This is the story I am co-writing with my lovely Friend Gene-Sama!!! This first chapter is written for her character and she wrote it.
Please Review!!!! PLEASE!!! .
Hopefully from here on it will be a chapter written by her then one by me and back and forth. At the bottom I will be putting "Written By: _____" So that you can tell who wrote it
ENJOY!!!!!!
Prologue: Gene's Story
"Come, princess!" A chambermaid spoke, just above a whisper while shaking the young girl awake.
"But..." She rubbed her eyes for a moment before quickly sitting up at the sounds of screaming outside the door. "What's that smell...?"
"It's...um... Forget about that right now!" The chambermaid stuttered, trying to keep the smoke from getting near her mouth.
Lifting her from her bed, her trusty maid wrapped her in sheets and ran from the room, the child in her arms. Praying the child would keep her voice quiet, she buried her head into her shoulder for safety. The fire had spread rapidly and engulfed the ceiling. Any second now, it was bound to collapse. If cards were played right, though, they would be gone by then.
Reaching the end of the hall, the maid pressed her back to the wall while she heard the dying pleads from her fellow maid. Cringing at the sound of metal slicing flesh, she shed a tear as the thud echoed the small room.
"Lizzie... It's hot in here..." The child whined.
Gasping, the maid looked at the child, terrified. The executioner around the corner had heard them!
"Who's there?" He bellowed.
Making a risky decision, she shoved the child outside onto the window ledge behind her.
"Princess Genoveve... There should be something for you to climb down on." And with that, she turned to meet her death. "Oh, one more thing... Please..." Her eyes welled up with tears. "Don't look into any windows..."
Genoveve's chin quivered at the sight of Lizzie's tears. Laying a hand to her maid's cheek, she spoke one last 'I love you' before the window was shut, and Lizzie turned to face a large man in black armor. Pulling herself away from the window a second too late, she witnessed her first death. The knight drew his sword, ordered the maid to kneel, and beheaded her. The princess stood there for a moment, frozen in fear.
Finally she freed herself from her paralyzes and leaned against the wall, sliding down and hugging her knees to her chest, sobbing. What was she to do? Everything was engulfed in flames, and there were so many people dying. But at that instant she thought of her parents. Surely they hadn't been around much to raise her, but they'd protect her.
With that thought in mind, she ran around the sill to the nearest window, which just so happened to be her parent's room. Pushing her hands to the glass, she gazed at the sight in front of her. Oh and what a sight. A feeling of hopelessness came over her as she stared at the carnage. Taking a closer look at the emblems on the disembodied arm nearest to the window...she sighed. The royal emblem the king and queen wore.
At that moment, something had come over her. A feeling of pain and hatred. Whoever had done this to her was going to pay. And then, out of the shadows, stepped the culprit. Another knight in black armor, a blood stained sword in his hand. Glancing up from the bodies, they locked eyes as he grinned, a sinister grin.
She held that glare for a few seconds before backing away from the window. Her parents had been slaughtered long with her maids, and her home set ablaze. Standing on top of her burning empire, she swore vengeance. Diving through the window, she committed her first kill...
Written By: Gene-Sama
