𝓣𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓦𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓭 || Shattered Glass

《 2 - 20 》

I wake up...finding myself in the same room as before.

"Looks like I wasn't hallucinating after all." I say jokingly even though the air feels serious...

The screen lights up again, it was still black and white and still had that visual novel-style on it but I can see everything more clearly now...the figures are not just silhouettes anymore.

A figure shows up on the screen, "Leona-senpai..."

『 Leona: Ever since I was born, it felt like there was an immovable rock on my head. 』

The screen then fades into the hallway of a palace in the savanah, 2 servants were talking amongst each other.

『 Servant A: *sigh* His Highness Farena is so bright and cheerful, and yet...Why is his younger brother so hard to please? 』

『 Servant B: On top of that, his unique magic can turn anything into sand. How terrifying...! 』

『 Servant C: Could the two of you keep your mouths shut? What if someone heard you? 』

"oh fuck..." I mutter, knowing Leona-senpai was probably the one who heard that.

『 Leona: Had I been born first, I'm sure they'll say "His highness Leona is so thoughtful and an extremely formidable wizard, completely different from his carefree brother." But because I was born second, this is what I get...Everything I do gets nitpicked and "the first born is left to clean up after him." No matter what I do, I can never become number one. 』

The screen proceeded to show a room I don't recognize...

『 Farena: Leona! Why weren't you at the ceremony? 』

『 Leona: Ceremony...? Ah...that doting-parent-party you hosted to show off your son to the people? My apologies, it seems I have fallen back to sleep. 』

『 Farena: Its an important day for our people to see the future king. 』

"Wait a minute...is it like the first part of the movie where Simba was raised???" I thought aloud. I knew it sounded familiar but I didn't know for sure...I haven't seen the movie in a long while.

『 Leona: A day to celebrate indeed. It's the day the loathed second prince lost his claim to the throne. 』

『 Farena: Don't talk like that! 』

『 Leona: The first born sure are special, huh. Even if you lie and sleep all day, you can become king. 』

『 Farena: Leona...even if you can't become king, there are certainly things you can do for this country. 』

『 Leona: I've done what I could if this kingdom really needed someone smart. 』

『 Farena: Leona. Stop right there Leona! 』

Frustrated over what I just watched, I reach out to the screen "Leona-Senpai—!" Only to see my hand phase through it.

I take a few steps back to collect myself..."What the fuck—!?" Travelling through mirrors isn't odd to me but this is just getting weird...

『 Leona: Why did I have to go though all that just because I was born a few years later? I can study everything, learn all the magic there is in this world...From the day I was born until the day I die, I can never be seen greater than my brother and I will never be king. Why was I born as the second prince? Why can I never become number one? Why? Why? Why!?』

Despite Leona-senpai and I not being physically present together right now. We both knew the answer to that question. "Because Life is Unfair..."

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A figure shines so brightly like the glistening sun
While I stay in the shade where the sun cannot reach
The sun gets all the attention, for it shines so brightly
But I on the other hand gets dismissed, for I am in the shade

Building a sandcastle makes me feel like I've put effort into something
Building a little sandcastle of my own makes me proud
Building a sandcastle is the only thing that makes me happy

But that sun shines once again,
Brighter than me, and made a sandcastle better than me
I look back on my sandcastle...
Only to see it be washed away

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𝗔/𝗡: 𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝗿 (𝗜 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗳𝗰 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝟮 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗵 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗵𝗮)

𝗜'𝗺 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗻𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗹 (𝗪𝗼𝘄 𝗜'𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲)