In This World of Mine

WhiteMidnightKitsune

Chapter 21: A Queen's Possession

The guard placed Marcos on his knees before the Queen. Marcos did not look up at her; he felt that his soul had died. Whatever the Doctor did, it made him feel completely empty inside. Marcos took a glance around and saw a large throne room that was nearly empty. He turned forward to see a vixen sitting in a large throne with devil dancing eyes. Her arms and legs were crossed. She looked at Marcos with interest. Next to her, the Doctor was leaning against a marbled pillar with his hands in his pockets and a lit cigarette between his lips.

"Is he the boy…?" The Queen asked.

"Yup… the troublemaker whom you request to see…" The Doctor answered.

"He's very cute…" She said coyly, "You know…I almost feel bad executing the Captain's death…"

The Doctor snickered. "Too late for that now, my Queen. I should tell you his mind has been fixed. All you need to do is finish the job." The Queen stood up from her throne.

"Good." She gracefully walked towards Marcos, each step leaving an ice cold trail. She stood before her with vile forte. She bent down and lifted his chin up. "What's your name, dear?"

"M-Marcos…" He muttered.

"That's an adorable name…Marcos…" She let the name roll off her tongue. "The Doctor has told me about your small problem…Now tell me…this girl that you hate…do you wish for her to go away?"Marcos stayed silent but was slapped by the Queen for not responding. "Tell me…" She ordered sternly.

"I don't know." He winced at the word and the pain. He truly did wish in his heart for Alice to go away. He himself did not know why.

The Queen stared into his eyes with sympathy. "Listen, Marcos…do you want to know what I see right now? I see a conflicted young man who does not know what to think or feel…I believe it is better off forgetting the nuisance, don't you think? " She leaned in closer to his ears and whispered "I can make her go away in just a second…all you need to do is tell me…So how about it, Marcos? Will you take my advice?" Marcos was deluded by her voice. His mind was in frenzy and distorted. He whispered back.

"Yes…please…make her go away. Just make her disappear! So I don't have to suffer anymore!"

The Queen smiled. "Then Marcos…swear your allegiance to me….and promise me that you will belong to me and only me…no one else. If you do…I'm going to have to cut your head off! All right?" Marcos nodded. The Queen snapped her fingers and a guard came running to her side with a red and black box. She carefully opened the box and pulled out a thin dagger with a dripping red substance. Marcos eyed it with caution.

"What the hell is that?" He asked with a shaky voice.

"Oh, don't worry Marcos, I'm simply going to stab you…!" Marcos widened his eyes.

"What? I promised my allegiance to you! So you're going to kill me off?!"

"Marcos…Marcos…It's not that simple! Just because you told me that you would swear your allegiance to me doesn't make it that easy…there must be a more complete process…I promise you though, there won't be much pain but you will mostly forget about that girl in your brain! Guards!" The guards came in and grabbed Marcos. He began to grunt and struggle for escape but the guards had a good grip on his arms and firmly pressed Marcos down on his knees to prevent escape. Marcos's eyes did not leave the dagger as it slowly came towards him. It pierced his chest with a ripping burn. It tore through his chest and somehow managed to reach his soul. The image of Alice was slowly burning and fading away in his mind. At the last moment she disappeared, Marcos saw the tears drop from her eyes and her call of his name. Time slowly began to tick away, Marcos turned his eyes towards the Doctor who was still standing with his arms crossed. His face showed no emotion, not even a sympathetic smile. The next moment, Marcos's mind was completely wiped. He no longer remembered where his heart was but with only the Queen of Hearts.

The dagger was removed from his chest with a quick pull. The Queen's hands were covered with quite some blood. She placed the dagger back into the box and a guard gave her a cloth to wipe her hands. Her eyes lingered on Marcos who was slumped forward on the ground. She bent over to him.

"Is she gone?" She whispered to him.

"I don't know who you are talking about…" Marcos looked up at her with empty green eyes.

The Queen smirked. "Hm…perfect…" She took his face into her hands and pressed her forehead against his. "You're name is Marcellus from now on and you will be my Royal Captain of Hearts. Do you understand me?"

"Yes…" Marcos stated, "…Anything for you…"

"Good. Now tell me, who do you belong to?" The Queen stepped back and as Marcos stood, he did not hesitate to say. "Yours…and only yours…my dear Queen of Hearts…" She smiled with such devilish charm. Her disease infected Marcos's heart even further. "Guards, take Marcellus to the war room and give him a completely new attire to wear. He looks like a poor wreck, the poor thing!" The guards immediately followed the Queen's command and carefully lead him away. As Marcos passed the Doctor, they met eyes. With a puff of smoke in the air, the Doctor simply said, "Congratulations Captain Marcellus…" Marcos with no reply walked away.

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I LIIIIVE :D but I'm still coughing! At least it's almost gone x] and i finished chapter 21...this chapter is a bit iffy :l but Ill fix it some other time! I'm glad you guys enjoy reading it :) it makes me happy ha ha anyways have a nice day! I'll have chapter 22 updated as soon as i get some inspirational music to get in the mood! Thank you for reading!! :)