The Death Song
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Title: The Death Song
Author: Dark Rose
It was very long ago in old Brittiania that the world turned upside down. That a normal girl caused a world of pain and sorrow for the people. It was all because of her voice.
The girl's name was Violetta. She loved horses and spending time near the water. Her most prized possession though, was her beautiful singing voice.
Violetta had a brother, a sister, and four horses. She lived a very normal life. She seemed a very normal girl, excluding the fact that she had a very odd talent.
Every time she sang to any living being, they would be under a trance. It seemed she had hypnotized them with music.
She soon discovered during a most accidental occurrence, that if she told them to do something while they were in this trance, they followed her orders willfully.
It came to her as a bit of a surprise, but she only sang to herself, so that it had no affect. She could easily undo the spell. All she had to do was tell them to return to a normal state of mind, and they would do so, with no memory whatsoever of the occurrence. One day the young girl was venturing through the woods at a blistering speed on horseback. Violetta loved racing around, especially on horseback to new places she had never ventured before. She met a man venturing in the forest as well. His name was Charles and he seemed a very charming and amiable man to the young fourteen-year-old girl.
He asked her to follow him to his destination, which was not terribly far from the very place they were standing. Having nothing to do till dinner, the young girl agreed eagerly.
Charles brought her into his dark, grand castle. The girl was intimidated by the scariness of it all. Violetta was scared out of her wits, but the sweet character of the handsome man, and his friendly and reassuring words helped her to overcome it. The place didn't seem too scary after she had been in there awhile.
He convinced her to stay for awhile longer, and eventually she ended up staying there for a few days. She fell for the man's charm, and he put on a very believable act. He seemed the sweetest person she'd ever met and she convinced herself that she wasn't ever going back. The truth is, Charles had many things in mind for Brittiania, but they weren't necessarily good ones.
The girl had great faith and trust in what he said by now, because it seemed he was the only one who cared for her. She felt alone often when she was back at home, for she spent most of her time with the animals.
Violetta trusted him because she felt he was the only one who would look out for her. Charles asked her a favor, to use her singing voice to bring people over. To order them around and to make them do what he had decided for them. Violetta was a bit apprehensive about following his orders, but he knew the way to her heart and he used his social skills well.
"Dearest Violetta, the world has been cruel to you. Ever so cruel. Those people who have wronged you or treated you badly...don't you wish to repay them and let them walk in your shoes for a little while? Feel the pain you've felt? Deal with the things of which you've dealt?" Violetta thought over it a bit. It was true. It was all true. To her anyway. She wanted them to feel that pain. The anger inside of her wanted them to feel the pain she had felt all of those years.
Violetta agreed to Charles's request and readily helped him in his thirst for power. She helped change their minds and made them do things even against their will because of their vulnerability to her power. There was nothing they could do, and Violetta had no thoughts of changing that.
After word of the lady's location was spread, many a knight rode off to save the land, and many a knight was either killed or hypnotized.
There was only one who had the confidence he could save the land after all of those attempts had been failed.
Violetta's own brother Igneus. Nobody believed that young Igneus had what it took, but he believed he was the only one who could get it done.
The day he set out, he bid farewell to his family and set off at a firey speed through the wood. "What if death is the only option?"he thought to himself. "It isn't!" Igneus shook the thought from his head as he continued his ride. It was a good three days of riding and resting before he finally reached the dark castle.
He pulled his father's sword from his sheath and fought off the normally sweet mannered people that were attacking him as he darted through the door and ran up several levels. When he finally reached the level that Violetta and Charles were standing on, he was out of breath. Violetta wanted him gone, but knew singing was of no use at all.
Being smart as he was, as soon as Igneus saw Charles, he knew exactly what happened. He knew Violetta wasn't the type to conjure up such foul ideas on her own. Igneus faught the man who had seduced his sister and succeded in battle, getting him in a blow to the chest. Charles said a spell before he died, and Igneus found he could hear. "Sing...sing if you love me darling Violetta. Sing and make him cut his own life short."Charles said before he collapsed.
Violetta opened her mouth, but then dismissed the idea, as mad as she was at her brother for killing the one she loved. "Why?"was all she said. "He didn't love you. He felt an aura about you and knew you could help him...he used your powers to bring Brittania down, dear sister."Igneus said. "No. Charles loved me!"Violetta insisted. "No, dear sister. He did not."Igneus corrected. "You've not known him near as long as you've known me. Who shall you trust?"
Violetta, teary eyed, ran outside and got on her nightmare steed riding off towards the village. "Why?"she kept asking herself.
Violetta made her way back to the village, as she hadn't eaten anything in quite awhile. Not long afterward, the girl undid her wrongs and fixed everything as it could be. Britannia was at peace at last. Well, for a little while anyway.