Crimson Love Story
Chapter One
Her deep emerald eyes gazed out of the window, sparkling, as her hand resting on the glass of the delicately placed window, which was beautifully frosted due to the winter wonders of Wraik.
"Why must I be entrapped in this...world? The chains of freedom trap me, they bind me and I have no freedom. At all..." Thanatos sighed. The sylph-like, frosty beauty shook her magnificent auburn head, and her hair, draped before her shoulder, contrasting with the white fabric of her Ancient Greek robe. It was the standard for all of the servants enslaved in this dimension, this fantasy realm to wear the Ancient Greek robe and forget their past, adopting a new name. As for Thanatos...she forgot her real name, her past, her everything, but deep in her heart, she felt the yearning for someone to be with her...yet she did not know what is love. She detached herself from everyone, and only had one friend, Eu. Her heart seemed to be crafted from ice, she did not care, and of course, she did not love. But, she could not err in her mistress' sight, and that caused her to be hated by some of the other servants for her 'cocky' attitude and 'act good' behaviour. Only Eu knew the real truth of the mistress' favour upon Thanatos.
The fantasy realm, also known as Wraik, is actually a magical globe created by the sorcerer Eriol. He created it to enslave his enemies, but the ruler presently, Ruby Moon, soon gained possession of it. She took children as her servants in the Palace San Souci in Wraik, and Thanatos, which means Death in Greek, was one of them. One of those unfortunate orphans wandering around the streets of the place she used to call Home at the strike of the clock where shadows come alive. However, there are people, created by Eriol and brought in from the real world occasionally, living in different parts of Wraik.
Wraik is a delicately and elaborately spun world, held by the very threads of magic. It is brimming with life, fantasies and magic but the central of magic is not in the Palace San Souci, but an old, ancient castle that was 'cordoned' off many, many years ago. An imposing barrier of lethal, deathly black roses framed the castle, creating a drift between the castle and Wraik. The castle is located in the very heart of Wraik, in the alive, middle ages village of Terrianesk. The castle is said to be Eriol's himself, and legends speak of a tale where one day, a girl would find true love in an attempt to get inside the castle and break the curses bonded with her.
"Her near-translucent, ghostly white skin cloaked in the ivory fabric was certainly adept for her. No wonder she is Mistress Ruby Moon's favourite," Snide remarks were heard. Who else could it be, besides Gena, Gniliem and Chi? They were the Trio, three 'amazingly nasty women' as Eu put it. Eu was Thanatos' best friend, and she hated swearing, as "it is crude and improper for women like us". The Trio were beautiful, yes indeed, but as the Palace forbids it, they could not love one another. A curse placed on every single servant, and that is the inability to love. The bond between them is simply their immense hatred for Thanatos.
Thanatos' body reacted to the remark, well before her brain did. She stood up from the velvet-draped armchair she was in, and her extremely straight auburn hair cascaded to her waist. Thanatos moved away her long fringe from her eyes, and her emerald hues staring icily at the one who made the remark, Gena. Seemingly the bitchiest of them all, Thanatos hated her with every fiber of her slim body. "What was it you want, bitch?" Thanatos spat, as though mentioning Gena was a bad taste in her mouth. "Mistress Ruby Moon is looking for you," Gena hissed, like a cat in spite, preparing to pounce on prey. Her shoulder length black hair and fiery orange-brown eyes were just like the colours of a tiger. She was just like a tigress, with a temper to match.
Thanatos walked out of the servants' quarters, adapting her indifferent posture. For a fleeting moment, her heart pounded furiously, and blood rushed to her temples. She had a vision of a stranger calling her. Sak... the stranger called to her, holding her hand...And then, the premonition disappeared. Sak? What's that, Thanatos thought to herself, as she continued walking through the corridor.
A hand shot before suddenly and covered her mouth, and other her eyes. What was going on?
Author's Note: this fic belongs to my other account, which due to some inane reason I have forgotten my password too. It is posted under keirrr, and please people…review for this, not that. And don't go there and read the chapters!