Author's note: We have a resident poet in our story-The Fourth Prince. He wrote a poem regarding the childhood of his older brother and recites a bit of it in the story. Here it is. (It has Tang Dynasty influence as the Tang Dynasty has just fallen.)
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A lonely palace. Some foolish greedy men.
Plentiful Gold Decor. Blood stained walls.
The life of a boy smothered as a dying flame.
Hopeless, a way out appears.
How can he know it is a door to hell?
Madness reigns as the stray turns feral.
Eyes cast down their gaze, turning away from righteousness.
A King builds up his own legacy.
A General trains his soldiers for war.
Tis' a shame both do not hear his screams.
Letting the dog fight-can he be called human?
Rather a puppet in their hands.
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Author's note: The child/adolescent Oriental Masked King's theme song would be the song up above. (Alpha by Layto) If you listen to it, you'll see that all he wanted was to get their approval-the General and the King (his mentor and father respectively)....to no avail.
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The White Dove
Historical FictionLong ago in a faraway land, the Conqueror's sister is married off to a nefarious ruler called the Oriental Masked King. Despite ruling his land with an iron fist, rumors still spread that all of his former concubines were led to a grisly fate. Deter...
