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Late Spring Dreams - Part 1
I ran into some writer's block when writing my other story, so here's part 1 of 2 of some Shakespeare-inspired fanfiction I wrote while trying to resolve my writer's block:
Once upon a time, in a faraway empire, there was a benevolent emperor. Emperor Jarool, having ruled and expanded the Dalanian Empire for many long years, has grown from an eager, aggressive young man into a laid-back, wise emperor. As such, when there was a dispute between two people, he would allow each side to present their view of the debate, and then decide based on the circumstances, the evidence, and his own wisdom, not unlike Theseus of ancient Greece or Caesar of ancient Rome. Thus he prevented many a bloody duel. Unfortunately, he can be a little sexist at some times.
One day, a noble by the name of Generik B entered the palace of Jarool to present a case, bringing along with him an ally in Lord Alex and the defendant, Count Vechs.
"Your Highness, I am very angry that my daughter Aureylian has failed to follow my instructions. She was supposed to marry Lord Alex, who has already received the permission of myself, yet this count over here has won the heart of Aureylian, and now she does nothing but dreams of Vechs. I would like you to make her obedient, and make sure she agrees to the marriage proposal, or else, by the laws of Dalania, she be sent to the guillotine."
After hearing what Genny had to say, Jarool mused over the information, and then turned over to his daughter and spoke with her, "Aureylian, do you have anything to say about this? You're fortunate you look pretty the way you are, all thanks to your father. As a result, you should honor your father, follow every order he gives you, as he has the power to shape you. Lord Alex has nothing to make him detestable; he is a very noble, honorable man, with many admirable traits."
"Well, so is Vechs," Aureylian tactly replied.
"You are right, Aureylian, but since your father forbids you to marry Vechs, you have to consider Pause as the better gentleman."
"Oh, if only my father could see things the way I do"
Jarool corrected her, "No, it's the other way around. You have to see things the way your father does."
Now visibly upset, Aureylian now asked the emperor, "I'm sorry if this offends you, your honor, but what are the repercussions if I refuse to become the wife of Lord Alex?"
"You have two choices in that. Either you can go become a nun and worship at Avidya's Temple, and stay a virgin for the rest of your life, or you could go prepare yourself to be executed at the firing range."
"I would rather stay single than go with that person who I have no love for." She points at Lord Alex.
"Well, think over this and prepare to have a response after the weekend."
"Please marry Alex, Aureylian."
"Sir Genny, I have more of a right to marry Aureylian than you do in marrying her off to Alex. As a Count, I am of a higher ranking than Alex is, and I have at least the same amount of money, land, and prestige, if not more, as Lord Alex. Meanwhile, Alex has already courted Lady Andrea already for more than a month, and it has only been this last week when this unfaithful and disgraceful man suddenly switched to loving Aureylian."
"Yeah, Vechs. I've heard some rumors of that happening, and I was intending on talking with Alex, but I was too preoccupied with my own personal issues and the past war against Ethopia that I had forgotten about this totally. That being said, can you Lord Alex, and you, Sir Genny, please enter that room over there. We need to talk over some things. And you, Aureylian. Make up your mind by next Monday, or else you will be going to the firing range." Emperor Jarool, Lord Alex, and Sir Genny all entered a room off to the right of the main hallway, leaving Aureylian and Vechs together, alone.
Vechs immediately asked Aureylian, "What's wrong, honey?"
"Oh man, what do I do about this? This is a complete disaster! It is like as if I was marrying a loveless, lifeless, poor begger, or a criminal in Alcatraz."
"It's going to be fine, Rei Rei. We'll find a way out of this situation."
"Well that isn't helpful at all. I either have to marry that filthy worm of a person or die with the traitors and paupers."
"You know what, I have a relative who lives outside of Dalania. We could run away, marry outside of Dalania, and live together happily. This evening, I'll meet you in the woods at the edge of the city, and we'll go off into the distance."
"I will be there tomorrow. I swear by my life I will be with you." They walked out of the palace, kissed each other one more time, and then, as they about to leave, they saw someone walking up to them.
Aureylian greeted her, "Hey, Andrea. You're awfully pretty today. Where are you headed?"
"Did you just call me pretty? Take that back. Apparently Alex thinks you're the one who's beautiful, the one more desired. Can you do anything to help me win him back?" Andrea asked Aureylian.
"Don't worry about it. After today, you'll never see us again. We're going off, far into the distance, so we could get married, be done with it, and get Alex off our backs," she replied.
Vechs added, "I'll tell you our plan, Andrea. Tonight, we'll leave Dalania, go south, and by way of water, escape forever. We'll meet at the forest next to the city. We wish you luck with Alex, as we'll not be seeing you again."
"Bye!" the three of them said, almost in unison. And with that, the three of them departed separately, back to their own lives.
That night, Vechs and Aureylian met up outside the forest, and began their journey through the deep, dark forests, filled with terrible monsters, of the kind that will eat you alive, or the kind that will approach you until it gets close enough, and then suddenly and violently, explodes to such a degree that you get this vaporizing feeling to the inside of the body, before finally disappearing from the world. After three hours of what seems to be an endless stretch of forest, Vechs could feel Aureylian gradually getting more and more tired, until it came to a point where she couldn't walk any farther.
"You seem to be unable to walk anymore. Should we stop here and rest for the rest of the night, and wait for daytme?" Vechs caringly asked Aureylian?
"Yeah, that is a good idea. Here, you get something comfy to sleep on, and I could sleep on this gentle slope next to this tree."
"We could sleep together in the grass."
"Oh, Vechs. Please do not sleep that close to me."
"No, that isn't what I meant, Rei Rei."
"Well, still. You're an honorable, chivalrous man, and such men should respect a woman like me and sleep farther away."
"Okay, fine. Good night, then."
As Vechs and Aureylian began to sleep, three people a few kilometers away began to talk about their plans:
"Did you get to hear what happened today at the palace, Cleo?"
"Yeah, Zisteau."
"What was it, then?"
Joe Hills broke in. "Probably more people getting accused of helping the Cupcake Mafia and their vile deeds."
"No, seriously, I heard that a man named Alex wants to marry a woman named Aureylian, but Aureylian and this other man named Vechs were already in love with each other, and another woman named Andrea was in love with Alex. Zisteau, if Aureylian doesn't marry Alex by Monday, she will die."
"Hmmm... Let me think about it."
A few minutes of silence passed by, while Zisteau tried to resolve the situation she thinks the four men might be. He finally came to a conclusion, a very risky one, one that would require some stealthy men to take action.
"Hey, Joe Hills. You see Alex? He's probably soon walking into the forest right now. Take this splash love potion and throw it at him. When he goes to sleep, the next morning, when he wakes up, the first person he sees he will fall in love with. As it seems that Andrea is right behind him, it should work."
"Okay, Zisteau. Whatever you say." Joe Hills wanders through the forest, before finally coming upon the body of Vechs. He throws the love potion, and as the glass breaks on the ground, the love potion began to surround Vechs's body, coating him in a light pink liquid ring, shifting the effects into Vechs himself. As the potion takes into effect, Joe Hills, pleased with his work, retraced his steps, and returned to his meeting with Zisteau and Cleophas.
Once upon a time, in a faraway empire, there was a benevolent emperor. Emperor Jarool, having ruled and expanded the Dalanian Empire for many long years, has grown from an eager, aggressive young man into a laid-back, wise emperor. As such, when there was a dispute between two people, he would allow each side to present their view of the debate, and then decide based on the circumstances, the evidence, and his own wisdom, not unlike Theseus of ancient Greece or Caesar of ancient Rome. Thus he prevented many a bloody duel. Unfortunately, he can be a little sexist at some times.
One day, a noble by the name of Generik B entered the palace of Jarool to present a case, bringing along with him an ally in Lord Alex and the defendant, Count Vechs.
"Your Highness, I am very angry that my daughter Aureylian has failed to follow my instructions. She was supposed to marry Lord Alex, who has already received the permission of myself, yet this count over here has won the heart of Aureylian, and now she does nothing but dreams of Vechs. I would like you to make her obedient, and make sure she agrees to the marriage proposal, or else, by the laws of Dalania, she be sent to the guillotine."
After hearing what Genny had to say, Jarool mused over the information, and then turned over to his daughter and spoke with her, "Aureylian, do you have anything to say about this? You're fortunate you look pretty the way you are, all thanks to your father. As a result, you should honor your father, follow every order he gives you, as he has the power to shape you. Lord Alex has nothing to make him detestable; he is a very noble, honorable man, with many admirable traits."
"Well, so is Vechs," Aureylian tactly replied.
"You are right, Aureylian, but since your father forbids you to marry Vechs, you have to consider Pause as the better gentleman."
"Oh, if only my father could see things the way I do"
Jarool corrected her, "No, it's the other way around. You have to see things the way your father does."
Now visibly upset, Aureylian now asked the emperor, "I'm sorry if this offends you, your honor, but what are the repercussions if I refuse to become the wife of Lord Alex?"
"You have two choices in that. Either you can go become a nun and worship at Avidya's Temple, and stay a virgin for the rest of your life, or you could go prepare yourself to be executed at the firing range."
"I would rather stay single than go with that person who I have no love for." She points at Lord Alex.
"Well, think over this and prepare to have a response after the weekend."
"Please marry Alex, Aureylian."
"Sir Genny, I have more of a right to marry Aureylian than you do in marrying her off to Alex. As a Count, I am of a higher ranking than Alex is, and I have at least the same amount of money, land, and prestige, if not more, as Lord Alex. Meanwhile, Alex has already courted Lady Andrea already for more than a month, and it has only been this last week when this unfaithful and disgraceful man suddenly switched to loving Aureylian."
"Yeah, Vechs. I've heard some rumors of that happening, and I was intending on talking with Alex, but I was too preoccupied with my own personal issues and the past war against Ethopia that I had forgotten about this totally. That being said, can you Lord Alex, and you, Sir Genny, please enter that room over there. We need to talk over some things. And you, Aureylian. Make up your mind by next Monday, or else you will be going to the firing range." Emperor Jarool, Lord Alex, and Sir Genny all entered a room off to the right of the main hallway, leaving Aureylian and Vechs together, alone.
Vechs immediately asked Aureylian, "What's wrong, honey?"
"Oh man, what do I do about this? This is a complete disaster! It is like as if I was marrying a loveless, lifeless, poor begger, or a criminal in Alcatraz."
"It's going to be fine, Rei Rei. We'll find a way out of this situation."
"Well that isn't helpful at all. I either have to marry that filthy worm of a person or die with the traitors and paupers."
"You know what, I have a relative who lives outside of Dalania. We could run away, marry outside of Dalania, and live together happily. This evening, I'll meet you in the woods at the edge of the city, and we'll go off into the distance."
"I will be there tomorrow. I swear by my life I will be with you." They walked out of the palace, kissed each other one more time, and then, as they about to leave, they saw someone walking up to them.
Aureylian greeted her, "Hey, Andrea. You're awfully pretty today. Where are you headed?"
"Did you just call me pretty? Take that back. Apparently Alex thinks you're the one who's beautiful, the one more desired. Can you do anything to help me win him back?" Andrea asked Aureylian.
"Don't worry about it. After today, you'll never see us again. We're going off, far into the distance, so we could get married, be done with it, and get Alex off our backs," she replied.
Vechs added, "I'll tell you our plan, Andrea. Tonight, we'll leave Dalania, go south, and by way of water, escape forever. We'll meet at the forest next to the city. We wish you luck with Alex, as we'll not be seeing you again."
"Bye!" the three of them said, almost in unison. And with that, the three of them departed separately, back to their own lives.
That night, Vechs and Aureylian met up outside the forest, and began their journey through the deep, dark forests, filled with terrible monsters, of the kind that will eat you alive, or the kind that will approach you until it gets close enough, and then suddenly and violently, explodes to such a degree that you get this vaporizing feeling to the inside of the body, before finally disappearing from the world. After three hours of what seems to be an endless stretch of forest, Vechs could feel Aureylian gradually getting more and more tired, until it came to a point where she couldn't walk any farther.
"You seem to be unable to walk anymore. Should we stop here and rest for the rest of the night, and wait for daytme?" Vechs caringly asked Aureylian?
"Yeah, that is a good idea. Here, you get something comfy to sleep on, and I could sleep on this gentle slope next to this tree."
"We could sleep together in the grass."
"Oh, Vechs. Please do not sleep that close to me."
"No, that isn't what I meant, Rei Rei."
"Well, still. You're an honorable, chivalrous man, and such men should respect a woman like me and sleep farther away."
"Okay, fine. Good night, then."
As Vechs and Aureylian began to sleep, three people a few kilometers away began to talk about their plans:
"Did you get to hear what happened today at the palace, Cleo?"
"Yeah, Zisteau."
"What was it, then?"
Joe Hills broke in. "Probably more people getting accused of helping the Cupcake Mafia and their vile deeds."
"No, seriously, I heard that a man named Alex wants to marry a woman named Aureylian, but Aureylian and this other man named Vechs were already in love with each other, and another woman named Andrea was in love with Alex. Zisteau, if Aureylian doesn't marry Alex by Monday, she will die."
"Hmmm... Let me think about it."
A few minutes of silence passed by, while Zisteau tried to resolve the situation she thinks the four men might be. He finally came to a conclusion, a very risky one, one that would require some stealthy men to take action.
"Hey, Joe Hills. You see Alex? He's probably soon walking into the forest right now. Take this splash love potion and throw it at him. When he goes to sleep, the next morning, when he wakes up, the first person he sees he will fall in love with. As it seems that Andrea is right behind him, it should work."
"Okay, Zisteau. Whatever you say." Joe Hills wanders through the forest, before finally coming upon the body of Vechs. He throws the love potion, and as the glass breaks on the ground, the love potion began to surround Vechs's body, coating him in a light pink liquid ring, shifting the effects into Vechs himself. As the potion takes into effect, Joe Hills, pleased with his work, retraced his steps, and returned to his meeting with Zisteau and Cleophas.
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Also, sorry to be a bother, but as a community, it was decided that we would respect Blue's wishes and not write her into any further fanfiction, and that if we must write her into something, to lock it under a members-only block to avoid upsetting her. Please see this post for the details: http://mindcracklove.dreamwidth.org/667815.html
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Edit: As to her wishes, Blue has been removed from my fanfic.
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