That moment when you think your writing and depictions are cheesy, but others like it anyway, haha. Thanks to all who are reading. And sorry about the style this is written in, it's much easier to post chapters in short bursts. But thankfully the story will start quicker that way.
II
When she was six years old; she saw her first war. As well as her first capture.
Bright eyes, wide with wonder and innocence, stared in awe at the sky as golden flames danced and fell from it. An explosion of rubble erupted somewhere in the distance, the sound ringing in her ears. She didn't see life, but she didn't dwell on the possibilities as the city around her burned to the ground, the shrill sound of sirens shaking her entire world.
Chills ran over her skin at the beauty of it, and everything in that moment seemed unreal.
At first, when she had first set sight on the destruction around her, the little girl had grasped at her butlers hand, a slight tremble overtaking her as the unfamiliar feeling of fear seeped into her body. But when a young Sebastian looked down at his little mistress and smiled warmly, bending ever so slightly and lifting her up onto his shoulder, Lili felt herself relax.
Shaking the golden strands of her bangs out of her eyes, Lili turned her head upward to watch the world burn. Hot air blew past her, washing over her face and drowning her senses. She wasn't bothered however, even when patches of ash began to sully her white gown.
The young girl couldn't believe how beautiful it was.
She hoped that one day she could see this again, when she was older. Except she wanted everything to shatter by her hand, to fall to the ground and burn as if pushed against a lit match- making it all the more thrilling for her to experience. The thought set her heart into a rapid pace, and Sebastian seemed to share her thoughts as well, for he lifted his chin and met her gaze- momentarily removing her from the hypnotizing chaos in front of them.
'Before I die...' Sebastian whispered, the deep baritone of his voice almost sending the noble girl to sleep. 'I want you to make a master piece of your own...even more beautiful than this. It will be lovely, don't you think? Your father would be so proud of you.'
"Do you really think it will be as beautiful as this..." She asked after a beat of silence, the awe not quite leaving her voice. Sebastian's smile was sincere, even though the Rocherfort girl couldn't quite see it from her position.
"I don't doubt it for a second."
And Lili believed him. Her father would adore her even more than he already did. The thought of pleasing him in such a way caused the girl to smile a smile she had never worn before. Sebastian returned it in full, and both of them turned back to the fallen city.
The city that eventually would be rebuilt, and owned by the Mishima.
Which would make it all the better when Lili burnt it to the ground.