Trinity Blood Ficlet: Fairytale
I've realized that of late most of my fic inspiration comes form iconing, however it never concerns the particular character who is the subject of the icon, although it is always the same fandom.
Characters: Ester, Šahrzād.
Genre: Angst, AUish.
Warnings: Character death.
Summary: Where Ester decides to throw it all away.
Fairytale
In the world of fantasy and fairytales, the prince always rescued the princess and saved the day, before riding off into the sunset.
The real world however was entirely different, the only thing the 'prince' succeeded in saving was his own life, and the only thing he could do for the princess was kill her.
In fairytales heroic sacrifice was always rewarded.
But Šahrzād never returned.
In fairytales, the hero would not fall because of tragedy; he would only grow stronger, his loss fuelling his desire to create a world where such a tragedy would never again occur, ignoring all desires for revenge. And at the end of it all he would find his happiness, and live forever in peace.
So she fulfilled the promise she made to her, become the beacon of hope which the world so desperately needed. The journey had been long and tiresome, and was yet to come to an end. But the worst was over, she had set things into motion by her actions, and the world envisioned in fairytales almost within her grasp.
However there was no happiness to be found, there was nothing at the conclusion of the promise, the void still remained unfilled.
Yet Ester continued the fruitless search of the happy ending that should by right be hers, until one day she realized she had been looking in the wrong place.
And so here she was, no longer the Lady Saint or the Queen of Albion, but a condemned prisoner awaiting execution. There would be no help form the Vatican nor her country; for not even their combined power was enough to stay the execution of the murderer of the Empress, and she wanted none of it. She had come to terms with her fate long before she had set on the road of vengeance, as her tovarăş had so plainly put it, "A crime is a crime, after all"
So Ester smiles to herself, tomorrow at sunrise it will all be over, the last piece of her revenge shall finally completed.
Characters: Ester, Šahrzād.
Genre: Angst, AUish.
Warnings: Character death.
Summary: Where Ester decides to throw it all away.
Fairytale
In the world of fantasy and fairytales, the prince always rescued the princess and saved the day, before riding off into the sunset.
The real world however was entirely different, the only thing the 'prince' succeeded in saving was his own life, and the only thing he could do for the princess was kill her.
In fairytales heroic sacrifice was always rewarded.
But Šahrzād never returned.
In fairytales, the hero would not fall because of tragedy; he would only grow stronger, his loss fuelling his desire to create a world where such a tragedy would never again occur, ignoring all desires for revenge. And at the end of it all he would find his happiness, and live forever in peace.
So she fulfilled the promise she made to her, become the beacon of hope which the world so desperately needed. The journey had been long and tiresome, and was yet to come to an end. But the worst was over, she had set things into motion by her actions, and the world envisioned in fairytales almost within her grasp.
However there was no happiness to be found, there was nothing at the conclusion of the promise, the void still remained unfilled.
Yet Ester continued the fruitless search of the happy ending that should by right be hers, until one day she realized she had been looking in the wrong place.
And so here she was, no longer the Lady Saint or the Queen of Albion, but a condemned prisoner awaiting execution. There would be no help form the Vatican nor her country; for not even their combined power was enough to stay the execution of the murderer of the Empress, and she wanted none of it. She had come to terms with her fate long before she had set on the road of vengeance, as her tovarăş had so plainly put it, "A crime is a crime, after all"
So Ester smiles to herself, tomorrow at sunrise it will all be over, the last piece of her revenge shall finally completed.