Dantalian no Shoka:Volume2 Chapter1
The house was blazing.
The pure white walls, elegant spires, sophisticated furniture and ornaments were all burning ferociously.
The cries of the escaping servants were mixed with the sounds of the collapsing wooden furniture.
The ferocious blaze stained the sky a crimson red.
The corridors were almost filled with smoke and they were completely dark. In this smothering darkness, only the flickering light of the fire provided some illumination.
And the owner of this house was depending on this faint illumination to escape.
After a while, his expression slowly became less tense.
The smoke around him was not thick anymore and he could see the living room in front of him.
As long as he passed through the living room, he would be able to see the exit, the fire had not reached there yet. As long as he walked out, he would be saved.
Just as he was about to run forward, cheering, he suddenly stopped.
He could see by the illumination of the blazing fire, a figure walked slowly towards him.
It was a girl, it was a girl wearing thin clothing.
“Ah, are you alright, Florence?”
He said as he walked towards her.
“Yes, Father.”
The girl nodded gently. The flickering light illuminated the side of her smiling face.
The girl held a book in her right hand.
It was a book with a western décor.
And her left hand seemed to be holding something heavy…
“What are you doing, Florence, let’s escape quickly…”
The words of persuasion from the man to the girl stopped, because he noticed that as she approached him, the girl’s left hand started to raise.
In her hand, there was an axe. It was an axe used to chop wood.
Then this axe, as if attracted by the man’s wide-eyed gaze, swung towards him viciously.
“What…”
Feeling the impact on his right shoulder, the man couldn’t help but groan.
He looked at the axe protruding from his shoulder in disbelief.
As the girl violently yanked the axe from his body, there was a spray of blood from his shoulder, and he collapsed.
The blood pooled on the carpet that had caught fire, it gave off a nauseating smell as the fire came into contact with it.
“W-why… Florence…”
The man looked at the girl with an expression of fear.
But she didn’t reply, she only smiled beautifully and raised the axe. The axe chopped open the man’s head and he never moved again.
Even though this had happened, the girl’s expression did not change.
There was only a high-pitched laughter from her mouth.
She threw aside the axe, picked a vase rolling on the ground, and poured its contents on the man’s body.
The pungent smell of oil started to permeate the air in a moment.
The man’s body was encased by the flames quickly, releasing a foul odour as it burned.
And the girl left the house without looking back.
Then she disappeared into the darkness of the night.
She carried the book in her right hand.
The night air was rent with her cheerful laughter—
Chapter 4 - Rose Princess
Episode 04: La Belle au bois dormant
[In progress]
