Spoiler! :
Rumbling footsteps broke the silence of the forest. Soldiers, clad in armor, marched through the woods behind their Captain. Ready at arms, they chanted their king’s name. Arriving at the lake, they surround their targets. A couple, wanted for committing the ultimate taboo.
The Captain stepped forward and said “He said you’d be here. Would you peacefully shame us and lay down your arms or would you bless us with your corpses.”
The young couple addressed stood up and turned to face the Captain, their black robes fluttered behind them. A young man replied “We dare not oppose the royal family, what brings you for our heads?”
“You disgraced our kingdom. You stole what should rightfully belong to the King and Queen. Forgiveness shall only be granted to your dead bodies.”
“You should know that we may not be killed. This taboo you speak of does not allow for our deaths.”
As a group of soldiers ceased the young lady, the Captain walked towards the man as he signaled a soldier to hand over a torch. Grinning, he said “You may not die, but I have a feeling that your harpy will share a more painful fate. Men, hold him down.”
Held down to the ground, the young man watched as the Captain grabbed his love by the hair and set her robe ablaze. Unable to free himself, he could only bear witness to the burning body. The stench of burning flesh penetrated the air, but not a single scream was heard. As the lifeless charred body fell to the ground, the young man swore to take his own life and reunite himself with his love.
“Enjoy an eternity of loneliness you foul monster,” the Captain said as he and his men left the scene. Behind them, the young man looked over the corpse of what was once a beautiful maiden. He found himself feeling nothing. Unable to grasp the future that lies ahead of him, he walked away with only thoughts of suicide. His first destination was his humble abode; there he left a simple note meant for the landlord who comes by every month to pick up the rent. His second destination was a cave located at the edge of a lake. The very lake he fell in love. There, he set up a small room where he began collecting books. Hoping to find a way to rid himself of his curse, he spent years researching. As time passed, he began to forget the reason why he was cursed or why he wants to remove this curse. He rarely left his cave, spending most of his time drawing on old papers or training his body. At times he would venture deeper into the cave, but no matter what did or where he went, the image of a charred corpse was always on his mind.
The Captain stepped forward and said “He said you’d be here. Would you peacefully shame us and lay down your arms or would you bless us with your corpses.”
The young couple addressed stood up and turned to face the Captain, their black robes fluttered behind them. A young man replied “We dare not oppose the royal family, what brings you for our heads?”
“You disgraced our kingdom. You stole what should rightfully belong to the King and Queen. Forgiveness shall only be granted to your dead bodies.”
“You should know that we may not be killed. This taboo you speak of does not allow for our deaths.”
As a group of soldiers ceased the young lady, the Captain walked towards the man as he signaled a soldier to hand over a torch. Grinning, he said “You may not die, but I have a feeling that your harpy will share a more painful fate. Men, hold him down.”
Held down to the ground, the young man watched as the Captain grabbed his love by the hair and set her robe ablaze. Unable to free himself, he could only bear witness to the burning body. The stench of burning flesh penetrated the air, but not a single scream was heard. As the lifeless charred body fell to the ground, the young man swore to take his own life and reunite himself with his love.
“Enjoy an eternity of loneliness you foul monster,” the Captain said as he and his men left the scene. Behind them, the young man looked over the corpse of what was once a beautiful maiden. He found himself feeling nothing. Unable to grasp the future that lies ahead of him, he walked away with only thoughts of suicide. His first destination was his humble abode; there he left a simple note meant for the landlord who comes by every month to pick up the rent. His second destination was a cave located at the edge of a lake. The very lake he fell in love. There, he set up a small room where he began collecting books. Hoping to find a way to rid himself of his curse, he spent years researching. As time passed, he began to forget the reason why he was cursed or why he wants to remove this curse. He rarely left his cave, spending most of his time drawing on old papers or training his body. At times he would venture deeper into the cave, but no matter what did or where he went, the image of a charred corpse was always on his mind.
