5. Madness of Duke Venomania
A young woman with dark brown hair tied back into a ponytail entered the mansion through the main doors. She gave a smile as she saw the handsome man of long blond hair only a few paces away for her, as if expecting her. He held out a hand to her, speaking so elegantly.
"Come, love, let us dance in this harem."
She took his hand in hers as they embraced each other.
He smirked inwardly as they kissed. She was only one of the many women that had entered his castle, under the spell he cast upon them, each one joining his growing harem.
The man's name was Duke Sateriajis Venomania. Or at least, it is now.
He had ordered all of his old portraits to be destroyed as soon as he gained his power from the devil to allure any woman he wanted. He wanted to destroy the traces of his old self, the self that was shunned in childhood and even as a young adult. One memory in particular echoed through his mind.
"FREAK!"
The children laughed as Sateriajis looked away from them, not wanting them to see him cry.
One of them, a girl with brown hair that was down, a few strands tied back by ribbons, shoved him to the ground. "No one will ever love you, you freak!" she shouted at him, and the children laughed even more as Sateriajis burst into tears.
He had actually loved that girl since childhood, but he could never woo her. Not as a teenager or young adult.
And today, she finally came.
He had hoped to see a different gleam in her eyes than all the other women, but it was merely the same. A simple blank look in the eyes, full of fake infuation and longing.
At the very least, though, he finally had her...
He felt empty. The hole in his own heart just seemed to grow bigger as more women joined his harem.
He didn't get it. Why? He shouldn't be feeling this way, especially after all the nights of pleasure and lust. Especially after the girl he loved had finally joined him by his side.
...Why?
A beautiful woman came today. Hair of raven black, dark eyes as charcoal, and she wore a midnight blue gown that really showed off her figure. Venomania smiled a little to himself. Now this one was definitely a woman he wanted to spend some quality time with...
As the two embraced, he felt a sharp pain in his chest.
Blood stained his pristine white shirt. He fell to his knees, feeling so weak...Why?
He looked up to see the 'woman' take off a wig and reveal a man with blond hair tied back into a short ponytail.
All of the women from his harem were leaving, running away from him as Venomania fell to the floor, struggling to get up as he tried to stop the bleeding with one hand. The scarlet blood dripping from his chest seemed to turn into drops of purple in his hazy vision...
And then he realized the girl of his dreams was about to go out the door.
"WAIT!"he let out a scream, desperately reaching out towards her. "I...I forgot to tell you...I-" He choked up blood, before shouting, "I love you!"
He collapsed into sobs as she left, only giving him a look of dismay before doing so.
His time was up...He was going to die here all alone and unloved.
Death finally claimed him.