Author note: Okay, this chapter is based off the songs 'Re_Birthday,' 'Daughter of Evil,' and 'Servant of Evil,' just thought I'd let you guys know that to warn you if you are confused by anything.
4. Story of Evil
They had been seperated long ago, by selfish relatives.
Over the years, the Queen and King of the kingdom died of illness, leaving their 'only daughter' to take over the throne. Unlike the fair and loving King and Queen, however, she was a selfish, spoiled girl who got whatever she wanted.
It was then that he finally came back to her, to serve under her rule.
He became known as the "Servant of Evil," as he served that girl, "The Daughter of Evil."
"You say you want something to eat."
Sophia stood over a young man with brown hair and a pink hairband, who had been shoved to the ground by one of the royal guards.
"If you want something to eat so badly, don't come to me. Get it yourself; pick it from someone else who's dangling off a string." Sophia spoke, tossing her hair back. "Oh, and if you dare try to go against me; all you will be doing is neatening the hem of my dress. Now bow to me!"
The servant of the queen stood nearby, watching the scene. Many people in the country had gone hungry, and gone begging to the Queen for food. Today was no exception; and as usual, Sophia would turn them down.
Meals suddenly became quite meager at the palace. Sohpia was enraged about this, and had a good idea that things were going on behind her back. One night, she summoned the captain of the army...
And the day after that, he was found dead, his corpse dumped into a river.
The servant of the queen stood near the corpse for a moment, speaking aloud to no one in particular. "No one will want to go against the queen now." He whispered quietly, before leaving.
An hour or so later, a red-haired girl found the corpse and cried, for he had been her trusted guardian. Silently, she vowed that the queen would be destroyed.
The servant of the queen had decided to walk about in the neighbouring country of Green, since he wasn't needed for a little while. A trip to the library, perhaps, would do him some good. Maybe he could read some of the stories to his queen as well; surely she would like that.
The servant found himself carrying several books in his arms, and he accidentally ran into someone, dropping the books by accident.
"I'm sorry!" he apologized as she helped him pick up the books. "I should have watched where I was going-" He stopped mid-sentence when he looked up at her.
She was a pretty woman, with long brown hair tied back into a ponytail. She wore a dress of dark green, which matched with her hair and her earthen brown eyes, too.
"Here," she spoke, giving him the books she had picked up. "You like reading?"
"Um, yeah..." he felt himself blush a little. "Thank you very much."
"It's no problem!" She responded, smiling at him. "My name is Inaho. Your name?"
"Um...Sylvan." He spoke, smiling back. He hoped he wasn't blushing too much, but his face felt a bit warm...
The two chatted for some time, and then they departed with friendly goodbyes. When Sylvan looked back at her, he saw her approach a man with dark, raven-black hair and dressed in a blue sweater. The two looked happy together, they really did...
Sylvan couldn't help but keep thinking about Inaho, though, just a little bit. He couldn't help but like her a little, with her pretty smile and kindness towards him.
He came home to find his queen in distress.
"Thank goodness you're back, Sylvan." Sophia spoke quietly. She showed him her locket. "See the man in this photo? I love him...but he has rejected me for a woman of green..." Her mouth turned up into a snarl. "I want you to make sure the country of Green is badly stirred...tonight. That is an order, Sylvan."
Sylvan immediately realized who the man was and what exactly she was talking about. He would have to kill Inaho-Inaho, of all people! and practically start a war in the country of Green...
He felt so scared. So scared...He didn't want to hurt someone so kind and gentle towards him.
But...if it was for the sake of his queen, he had to.
Sylvan had asked Inaho if they could meet privately, to have a picnic in the woods seperating Sophia's country and the Green country. She had accepted, touched that he would do something so nice for her.
"Why?" Inaho had asked.
"To thank you properly for helping me earlier." Sylvan had responded.
The two met. And then he stabbed her.
He immediately started crying, tears streaming down his face as he held the dying 'woman of green' in his arms. "I'm sorry." he kept whispering over and over. "I'm sorry."
All Inaho did was just simply smile at him a bit, before her heart stopped beating.
He left her by a nearby well, knowing that her lover would probably find her there. Then, as quickly as he could, he set fire to the country.
Many people's voices would never be heard again.
When the raven-haired man realized what was going on, he immediately went to find his lover.
He found her...lying beside the well, stabbed in the chest.
He mourned for her, and vowed to destroy the kingdom that had started this war.
Sylvan knew that the people were rising against his queen. They were almost at the castle, now.
He had to save his queen. Even if it meant risking his own life.
"Let me switch clothing with you. It'll be alright, I promise, and...No one will realize the difference too much. We are siblings, after all. Please."
Sophia had reluctantly let him do so, and as she ran away, Sylvan just smiled as the red-haired warrior pointed her sword at his throat.
The day of the execution came. The 'servant of evil' watched as 'his' 'queen' was about to get killed.
The very last words from the 'queen' were spoken.
"Oh...It's time for a snack."
The blade went down upon 'her' neck and 'she' was finally dead.
He woke up, the place around him completely nothing but darkness.
He looked up, seeing a hole in the ceiling. Odd.
Then all of a sudden, a voice spoke up.
"Sinful boy, you are ahead of this eternally...It does not leave this room"
He immediately remembered. His sister. The kingdom. The country of Green. The country he came from. The execution.
He didn't want to go back to those times. Never again.
He looked down, realize that his arms were cuffed with red chains; so red that they reminded him of blood being shed.
His ankles were in blue chains, reminding him of tears.
"Ru ri ra ru ri ra..."
Who is singing this lullaby?
It took him a long time to realize it, but he did. The lullaby was meant for him, and new words were going to be added to it anytime soon...
A small bottle with a paper in it appeared in his hand. A message?
"It is not that you aren't being forgiven for your sins" But, there's a word called water, and there's a called evil. We will make those changes to the song."
The red handcuffs dissapeared.
"After this you will be reborn"
The blue shackles were finally removed.
"Today is your new birthday!"
He stared as everything around him was dyed white. He just smiled a little, unsure of what to say or do.
He had a feeling that he would meet his sister again...very...soon...
Author note: Okay, the last part might not make sense, but I was seriously looking at the lyric translations to make sense out of 'Re_Birthday.' I don't own the songs mentioned in the Author Notes for this chapter, mothy/Akuno P does...
Something occurred to me while I was writing this. It's probably an impossible theory, but could Meister and Sophie be reincarnations of the 'Daughter of Evil' and 'Servant of Evil?' Just thought I'd put something out there to ponder about. Thanks for reading!