The Empire’s Fallen Blossoms, The Falling Empire (1)
by Shini
<Side : Materi Ar Sirenniid>
It only takes a day for a person to change.
To think that I would be forced to perform my once-proud sword dance before someone who now despises it.
What a cruel twist of fate.
This is the story of a pitiful woman who has fallen from Princess to a mere dancer.
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『Martyr’s Moon – 10th Day (Morning)』
The scorching sunlight beats down on the windows of the Imperial Palace, threatening to set the luxurious carpets ablaze.
Barefoot, I tread across the floor adorned with elaborate embroidery, my steps leading me towards a place I desperately wish to avoid.
A place I must go, nonetheless.
“Really… I want to go even less today than usual.”
I mutter quietly to myself, my small steps, a display of minimal resistance, delaying my arrival as much as possible.
But this only buys me a brief respite, as I inevitably reach my destination.
“Ah… how did things come to this?”
As I walk, I gaze at my reflection in a mirror hanging in the hallway.
My face, etched with worry, has remained unchanged since that day, and my purple hair has long lost its luster, becoming dry and brittle.
A flimsy veil covers my head, and a white cloth barely conceals my crotch, threatening to reveal everything when I sweat.
Only the faint scars and marks on my arms and legs hint at my past as a trained warrior.
“Life is a story. I never imagined… that my ending would be like this.”
Lately, I find myself muttering to myself more and more.
This, too, is a habit born from ‘that day’ and the hardships I have endured since.
“Sister!!”
Suddenly, a cheerful voice calls out my name from afar.
“Barkl…”
“Sister! Good morning! I can’t say it’s a good one, but it’s morning nonetheless.”
“Yes, it is morning. A time that signals the start of another dreadful day for us.”
“Come on, Sister. If you keep saying such ominous things from the morning, you’ll really become unhappy.”
The boy ruffling his white hair and offering a sheepish smile is my Sister, Barkl Ar Sirenniid.
My only remaining blood relative.
My other siblings and parents are no longer among the living…
“So, what brings you here? Shouldn’t you be at the morning roll call for the guard at this hour?”
“Ahaha… I’m on my way to the morning roll call. Someone in the guard gave me the wrong time. It seems… they don’t think too highly of me.”
Gave the wrong time… that child is still so innocent.
Though there may be those who are sympathetic to us, showing it outwardly would be detrimental to them.
Tormenting us siblings is akin to currying favor with those in power.
We were… hated to that extent, and our survival depended on serving as a receptacle for their scorn and abuse.
“But Sister… are you going there again today…? You look so haggard…”
Barkl studies my face, his cheerful smile fading as he asks with a worried expression like mine.
“He knows… I go there every morning and come out late at night. I don’t want to go, but sometimes you have to struggle to survive. This is just one of those times.”
If I had to weigh honor against life, I would choose the latter without hesitation.
Once, I risked my life for honor, training day and night to attain a noble reputation, but my perspective shifted after witnessing my family being executed one by one.
“Ugh… If only Elaine were here…”
“Stop it, Barkl. Calling out for someone who is already gone won’t change anything. It will only deepen our despair.”
Lightly Elaine. A commander of the Empire and a close friend to both Barkl and me.
However, she went missing during the civil war with the kingdom that triggered ‘that day’. Presumed dead, but her body was never found.
Even now, after all this time, there is no sign of her. Even if she were to appear, there’s no way she, a close aide to the royal family, would be safe.
It would be better for her to be forgotten by the world and rest in peace, rather than suffer a greater tragedy. Elaine…
“Sister… you’ve changed so much.”
“Changed… you say. I’ve simply adapted to my circumstances. To survive.”
Barkl may not understand.
This child is as pure as his white hair. His untainted innocence and strong, courageous spirit will never allow him to fall into the depths of despair.
But I am different. My spirit is too weak and fragile, so much so that I would expose my own petals to survive… even if it meant enduring such humiliation.
“The other guards keep talking about you, Sister… Sultan… your body is always covered in wounds and your cheeks are flushed when you come out of that bastard’s room…”
“Enough, Barkl. The Imperial Palace is no longer our courtyard. There are many eyes watching… and even more ears listening. Don’t undo my efforts.”
“Sister…”
“It’s getting late. No… it might already be late. But if you run as fast as you can, you might just make it to the morning roll call.”
Barkl says nothing more, and I pass by him, trudging heavily towards my original destination.
“I know… Barkl. I know how worried you are about me. And I worry about you just as much as you worry about me. I… I don’t want to lose my family, my only remaining family. I hate being left alone in the world.”
I mutter to myself again, just out of Barkl’s earshot.
I didn’t want to see that look of sadness on his face.
But this was a pain and Trial that had to be endured.
“If ‘that day’ hadn’t come… today would have been a good morning too…”
Beyond the Imperial Palace courtyard, bathed in the bright morning sun, I see the Empire’s proud walls, and hanging in the center of Yerigo, two… heads.
“Father. Brother…”
My precious family members, branded as corrupt emperors and unjust princes, their heads brutally severed and displayed in the marketplace.
Even in death, they are subjected to scorn and abuse, denied peace and mocked for their lives.
And… perhaps I, too, will end up hanging there.
If I displease that man, my neck will be hacked off this very morning with a rusty, dull saw, causing prolonged agony, and I will be reduced to a spectacle in the streets.
“Clinging to life is the only way. As long as I’m alive… anything is possible. Anything…”
I dream of a comeback once more. This was the driving force behind my desperate struggle in the mud to survive.
‘That day’… the day the Imperial Palace fell, the man who stabbed the Emperor in the back and seized the throne as the leader of the rebellion. He called himself Sultan, not Emperor.
The reason for the rebellion was to save the people suffering from the corruption of the royal family, and to punish the royal family for mistreating the Shrine Maiden who served the Divine Beast…
But I could see it. In the face of that plump, self-proclaimed Sultan, a hideously twisted greed was blooming. He was not fit to act for the sake of a noble cause.
“Sultan… In normal times, I would never have approached such a man…”
I made a deal with him. 1001 days… In exchange for sleeping with him every single day, he would grant freedom to Barkl and me.
The virginity I had cherished for my beloved, I could offer it without hesitation to survive.
The petals, already torn and pierced several times, would never regenerate… but for my family, for Barkl, I could endure this much.
“From what point was his rebellion planned…? Starting with that civil war in which Elaine disappeared, to the discord at the academy… It’s hard to believe he planned it all alone… He’s not that capable of a man.”
‘That day’. How long had he been planning it? Perhaps he had simply jumped on the bandwagon and profited from the situation, and the mastermind behind this was someone else.
Having slept with him countless times, listening to his drunken ramblings, I knew… the Sultan was never meant to be a king.
Rather, he was best suited to play the role of a puppet, pretending to be king while being manipulated from behind.
“Ah… I’ve already arrived here.”
As I mutter to myself, I arrive at a door adorned with an excessive amount of jewels.
A lavish gate that I can never get used to. My Father always shunned such excessive indulgence, so the interior of the Imperial Palace was quite simple, with the exception of the bare minimum of artwork for the sake of maintaining dignity.
But after the Sultan ascended to the throne, the Imperial Palace was filled with expensive works of art, jewels, and gold and silver treasures to the point where it no longer resembled the place I knew.
A rebellion for the people…? Ha… I wonder what those people would say if they could see inside the Imperial Palace.
“M-Materi-nim…!!”
Just as I was about to reach out to open the doorknob…
A youthful voice calls out my name, and a small figure comes running towards me.
She is…
“Oh, Shrine Maiden… what brings you here…”
Christopher Feisis… a very, very small and cute child whom the Sultan brought in from the outside.
And… the Shrine Maiden of the Divine Beast who brought about the fall of the Empire.
The Shrine Maiden and I, with our awkward relationship, stood before each other.
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<Side : The 15th apostle, Materi Ar Sirenniid/15th Rank – Eligos>
Ahahahahaha♥♥
Barkl… my most beloved Barkl…
He’s gone. He’s left this Sister behind♥
[Leaving only this hand behind and disappearing far away♥♥]
How regrettable. So very regrettable.
I was going to personally teach him the joy of serving the Goddess… but he refused and ran away, leaving behind only one arm.
Well… it’s also my fault for condoning and helping him…
I have to offer even more service to the Goddess to atone for that♥♥
[Ah… Barkl’s hand is still warm♥ Yes. Let’s offer semen to the Goddess together with this one remaining arm♥♥]
I spread open Barkl’s bloody hand and place it on my Dick.
[Aaaah♥♥ Barkl’s rough hand… meeting my Enormous Cock and tickling it♥ I feel like Ejaculation all over it right now♥♥]
–Rub… rub♥♥
[Oh♥ Oooooh♥♥ Our family is producing semen for the Goddess together♥♥ My newly born Balls are already gurgling♥ Can you hear the sound of glorious Cock juice being created♥ Barkl♥♥]
My lower body is hot♥ This is my first Ejaculation in reality…♥
Ah, I feel like it’s becoming a habit♥ If possible, I want to rub my Dick all day long, no, for the rest of my life until the end of this world, and Ejaculation forever♥
[Barkl… wait for me♥♥ This Sister… no. Now this Sister…♥♥ will find you for sure and turn you into a faithful Slave of the Goddess♥♥ You will never… never be able to escape♥]
–Spurt, spurt, spurt♥♥♥
I’m looking forward to the glorious day when I can serve the Goddess forever and ever♥♥
With these ample breasts, I will embrace her Dick, and with my plump Cunt, I will embrace her Dick…
Pleasure, loyalty… and absolute and unwavering obedience to the Goddess…♥
[Just a little more… just a little more♥ Lend me your hand… Barkl♥ I’ve only discharged once so far. You’ll have to keep me company about 1000 times♥ Until my Balls are completely empty… you hear♥ Kyahahahaha♥♥]
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