Daughter of Evil

Akuno Musume

Long long time ago in some place was
The kingdom of treacherous inhumanity
And there reign in apex was
The princess of age 14
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Rin smiled at her guest, a man much older than her. It amused her, for as she sipped her tea the man continued to shake in his breeches. The sight of someone in her country still fearing her added a hint of satisfaction, and she was sure not to hide it. The man reached for his tea, almost spilled the cup's contents on him, and began shaking once again. She looked up at her butler, who was not only her age but her brother as well.

"Len," she purred, her irises sliding to meet the man's gaze. He jumped at the ice in her eyes. "Please serve today's snack."

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Gorgeous luxurious furniture
The servant who had quite similar face
Name of beloved horse was Josephine
Everything was all hers
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Rin smiled at the man, who was trembling all the more as the cake was placed in front of him. His nasty, dirt streaked hair was shining in the light of the castle.

"Now, please pick up your spoon. Yes, very good. Take a piece of it onto the silverware-ah! No, don't eat it just yet!" she halted, grinning with sick pleasure of what she knew and he didn't. Len, the butler whom she'd addressed, only lowered his eyes to the floor. Rin grinned in anxiety. "Now, answer me this question, and I want you to swallow that bite." She threw her cup, shattering the glass on the other side of the room. "How much money did you refuse me?"

"One-one hu-hundred pounds.*" he stuttered, then popped the pastry into his mouth. The princess licked her white teeth.

"My, my! That's quite a bit of money, there. Good thing I've decided to poison you. I'm sure your wife wouldn't put up much of a fuss."

The man fainted. Rin laughed with shrill delight. "Ah, what fun. Len, be a dear and throw him outside. When he comes to, he'll be thankful for my mercy."

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If the money lacks
Squeeze out from the foolish raff
As for the people who oppose me
Clean up
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Rin sat in a very cushioned chair. The assassin was not shaking or scared. This is no fun, she thought, fanning herself from the summer heat. Len, whose arm was bandaged and who walked with a slight limp from protecting her, only served her her tea. She glowered at the man, who only leered at her from tangled black hair.

"A curse on ye and ye're house!" he growled to her, his head shoved into the guillotine with no care. She only snapped, and the blade came crashing down.

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Evil flower
Blooms daintily
With vivid coloration
As for pitiful weeds around
Oh became nutrient and now decaying off

*

The tyrant princess's love was a
Man of blue in the other side of sea
However, as for him the neighboring country's
Woman of green was the love in first sight
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Rin crumpled up the letter, tears flowing down her cheeks and smearing her makeup. She began shaking. When someone knocked on the door and begged entrance, she only screamed at them and threw her cup at the door. Yellow glass exploded and tinkled to the floor. She sobbed, feeling the ground come much closer to her knees. Len came in, seeing her in such a state. He merely cleaned up the glass, saying nothing, and picked up the balled letter. Their destinations were both the furnace. But Len's curiosity took him over, and he silently read the letter.

My dear Rin, it said. I am flattered that you would direct such strong feelings towards me, and it pains me to say I cannot accept your love. My heart already belongs to the girl of my country's neighbor, a princess with hair of flowing green silk. She has also returned my love. Once again, I do not feel proud making a girl of your stature cry.

Len, blinking away his own emotions, tossed his fair lady's rejection into the fire.

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Princess mad with envy
One day calls up minister and
Said it in a quiet voice
"Ruin the country of green."

Numerous houses burned down
Numerous lives were going out
Grief of the suffering people
Does not reach the princess
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Miku cried as her bare feet, tired, sore, bleeding, ripped, carried her farther into the woods. Her country was black with smoke and soot. Flames licked the moonless heavens and crackles hushed her sobs, for they were still after her life. Horse feet and men cries were all around her, and she wondered if she was just being toyed with.

A hand grabbed her wrist. She turned, and her life ended.

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"Oh, time for the snack."

Evil flower
Blooms dainty
In maniacal coloration
Although it is a very beautiful flower,
Oh there's too much thorn and it can't be touched

*

In order to defeat the evil princess,
People finally stands up
Led  crowd no more than a bevy of birds was
Lady swordsman of red armor
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The woman stood before the crowd, her armor, painted with he blood of whom all the princess had killed, more heavy on her breast now more than ever. There were a few snickers in the crowd. Some recognised her face.

"Ain't no way some farmer's girl is going to lead us to battle!" one cried. The other men cheered, and the woman only waited until they quieted down.

"True, I was born on a farm. My destiny was to die on that farm, which by then would be run by many sons. But the Princess has taken that from me! She has taken it from all of you! And watching you stand here makes me proud. If you do not want to be led by a farm girl, then I have no objections. But,"-here, she paused to see how they were reacting to her words. Even a drunken man who had nothing to do with this rebellion was listening with baited breath-"I ask that you remember this: no one was willing to make a move to end this hell until I offered that we all storm the castle together, until I proposed we take our destinies back from her!"

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The anger that had piled and piled
Now wrapped up the whole country
Worn long from war
The soldiers were not an enemy at all
Finally the court was surrounded and
Servants too run away
Lovely dainty princess
Finally was caught
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They stormed the castle, killing the guards. Meiko never felt herself more alive than this moment. She was going to change history, and her blood knew it.

When they came upon the princess, she sat in her chair, looking quite disheveled and frail. Her broad shoulders looked pale against the rumpled and wrinkled black-and-yellow skirts around her. She stood, picking up her skirt enough to flash bare feet, and walked across the room, towards the red armored knight. She had no weapon, and Meiko did nothing. Men grabbed for her, but she slapped their hands away, looking quite insulted.

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"How disrespectful a man!"

Evil flower
Blooms dainty
In doleful coloration
Paradise for her
Oh collapsing brittle but fleetingly

*

Long long time ago in some place was
The kingdom of treacherous inhumanity
And there reign in apex had been
The princess of age 14
The time of execution was three o'clock in the afternoon
The time when the bell of church sounds
The person who was called the princess
What thought does she have alone in prison
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Rin sat on a hard wooden bench. Her wrists were held in shackles that kept them apart. She shivered in the mid-October air. Her hair was matted with dirt and greasy with oil. She and her lovely silk gown were caked with dirt and grime. She took a heavy sigh, and looked to her only companion.

A black spider had built its home inside of her cell. The only square of light she had reflected off its web. She only watched as a white butterfly fluttered in, and within seconds the spider had breakfast.

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Finally the time arrives
The bell which announces the end rings
Not giving any eyes to the populace
-She- said this
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Rin's neck was scratched and poked as her head was unceremoniously shoved into the guillotine. She tried to make herself comfortable and look quite indifferent of her situation when her eyes caught the ones of Meiko. The red knight looked away. And, as the blade met her neck, she met a familiar pair of golden eyes.

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"Oh, time for the snack."

Evil flower
Scatters dainty
In vivid coloration
The people of latter-day talk of her as such
Oh she was truly the daughter of evil