Ruby woke up with a heavy heart. Tears instantly fell from the corners of her eyes when she saw the peaceful sleeping face of Geneva who cuddled close to her. She whispered thousands of apologies to the sleeping maiden as she caressed her hair. Ruby soon decided to leave the bed and freshen up. After grooming herself she immediately went downstairs to prepare breakfast and maybe even collect a few berries from the forest.
Ruby decided to make a few waffles, toasts, bacon, and eggs while humming a soft tune from a song she heard before from a cartoon. She stirred the waffle mix and poured the substance into the waffle maker, swaying a little as she does so.
"Bacon pancakes making bacon pancakes. Bacon pancakes that's what I'm gonna make. Take some bacon and you put it in a pancake. Bacoooon pancakes." she sang.
"Meoooow meow meow."(Translation: Mom you're making waffles not pancakes) Manticat argued. Ruby giggled at her familiar's antics.
"I
Ruby collapsed on the floor, her limbs giving away due to horror more than the pain. She tried looking up to her friend and asking for her forgiveness however she felt a hard smack against her cheek. Her face collided with the floor.She tried pushing herself up Geneva stepped on the back of her head crushing her face against the dirty floor. She kicked her to roll over as Ruby groaned in pain and grief. She looked up and saw her friend's sorrowful red face filled with rage and anger."You lying traitorous bitch!! You took them away from me!! You took my child away from me!! You took Gallen away from me!! You betrayed me!! You are nothing but a slut who uses people for her own wicked agenda!! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!" she yelled in rage before raising the Sword over her head and swinging it down to split the witch's head. Ruby was able to avoid being sliced in half by moving her head a fraction from the sword's trajectory and kicking Geneva on her stomach making her stagg
Manticat soon descended from the stairs in his large Panter form ready to fight but when he saw his master's despondent state his ears lowered in pity and he went to comfort her by snuggling near her neck. He released purrs of reassurance but Ruby was too consumed by grief to listen. He activated a revitalizing spell to heal his mistress before submissively laying his head on her lap while listening to her cry knowing that there is nothing he can do or say that will lessen or remove her grief.Ruby soon stopped her crying, she picked herself up and took a parchment and quill before scribbling something on the sheet.Lancewell,I am not aware if Geneva has already told you but Gallen had left her and eloped with Leanna. She is grief-stricken at the moment so she begged me to use a memory erasure spell to cast away her sorrow and I did. I erased her memories of Gallen and I might have erased a few of her other memories as well. Please take care of her. I know you are
A cloaked figure walked the path less taken in the woods. A brave soul withstanding the dangers of the path as well as the deathly cold that has engulfed the land. Peril played among the shadows, frolicking in the darkness while waiting for the next prey to land on its maw and drink the blood of its innocence and stupidity.A trail of corpses followed her path like the tail of a crimson comet burning across the pitch-black darkness of the sky, unrivaled by all the other light. A weapon with the shape of the crescent moon dripped with blood. The weapon of Death and the blade that reaps the bounty of harvest. There is serenity in death and peace in the unforgiving cold.Ruby stood alone in a sea of corpses where she herself sailed through by her own doing. Doing this was supposed to make her feel better for her grandpa and grandpa's deaths, but why does it feel so. . . empty. The void in her heart is not yell filled by the reaps of her vengeance, in fact, it seems to exude
Ruby roamed the castle's vast garden with a pair of scissors in hand. Her basket is filled with crimson roses as she picked the best flowers to dedicate to her grandma and grandpa's grave. Today is the day of their death anniversary and Ruby wanted to bring them flowers and prayers. They weren't truly related by blood but they are certainly related by bond. They were a nice old couple who once saved her from death but they perished because of the cruel hands of fate. Even though she was just a child when it happened, she can still remember every single detail vibrantly.As a little girl, Ruby was very adventurous. She would sneak out of the house to see the town and play with the other children. Her disappearances would often cause her handmaidens and guards to panic throwing the whole palace into chaos. She would often come home with her expensive dresses in tatters, soiled by dirt invoking the wrath of her governess and handmaidens but it was fine because she was having so m
Ruby prays in the corner as grandma takes care of grandpa's wounds. She prayed for her mother to arrive immediately so that they can be saved already. She prayed that grandpa could hold on for a little bit longer while Grandma Rose sewed his wound shut making him release groans of pain. Ruby trembled harder as the monstrous wolves tried to break down the door relentlessly while the old wood barely held on its hinges. She whimpered as the wolves howled loudly into the night air dedicated to get inside the room and do god-knows-what to them.Ruby tried harder to keep her mind off from the danger being shielded only by a weak wooden door. She tried reciting the names of all her mother's knights in alphabetical order to keep her mind focused. Surely enumerating the names of brave and strong men will give her courage as well to be able to endure this crisis and not break down until they arrive to rescue her. She's like a princess right now like the ones from Grandm
Ruby's bright emerald eyes turned dull as a fallen leaf. They lost the shine of her innocence as she stared at the despondent scene, her heart becoming cold and empty like the corpse of her grandpa. She went to her grandmother's side knowing that she as well is at death's doorstep. The blonde girl held her nimble shriveled up hand filled with blood as she can only lament their pitiable fate."It's all my fault... I'm too weak to protect you and I'm too cowardly to do anything. I failed you. I should have been the one to die instead of grandpa." she mumbled softly as she cried. Grandma Rose frowned at her words before cupping her cheeks."Hush now child. Do not regret our lives because we know one way or another we are going to die as all of us will. Do not say such foul things. Your life is precious because you still have time. You didn't fail us. You never did. You provided the brightest days in our lives with every visit that you made and it meant
Prince Marcus Aurelius sat boredly in his throne waiting for the next noble lady to arrive and present herself. As far as he knows, there's a line of them stretching from the hall down to the reception area which is five levels down from where he is right now making him scowl sourly in his seat. There are certainly more pleasing things he should be doing instead of entertaining these brats but his parents and sister saw it fit to make him suffer under prolonged hours of speaking with these bitches. And right now another one arrived."It's a pleasure basking in your presence my prince." greeted a beautiful woman with strawberry blonde hair wearing a pristine white dress."I am Princess Clara Cygne of the Kingdom of Azure." the maiden introduced.The prince she addresses looked at her with disinterest before placing his chin over his hand as he scrutinized her."Hello, Clara. Cygne is the family that w
A single cloaked figure stood in front of a grave by the cliff. Thorned roses bloomed all around her as the wind made her cape flutter. She knelt before the headstones and pulled back her hood revealing her beautiful face, making her golden locks fly along with the gentle breeze. She wiped away the dust and debris from the surface of the marble before placing down a basket filled with homemade dishes and sweets. She set out a simple picnic blanket before taking out mugs and pouring them with cocoa. She placed them in front of the grave and began fishing out for more snacks.It's been two years since they passed away, murdered by monsters. Ruby was so heartbroken due to their deaths but her family and finance Carmilla helped her cope with the pain. She eventually got over their deaths but the effects remained forever in her heart. Her innocence and optimism died with them replaced by anger and desire to be more powerful. Buried along with them is her belief in fairytales and "