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[Tale of blood] Part 3: Bound by blood

So, that's it. You know how in fairy tales good guys have their "happily ever after" and all their dreams come true? But that's just a fantasy. Because, as we all know, there's no such thing as "happy ending" even for those, whose soul is as pure as air.

But, maybe, the story I've just told was that sad because there were no good guys or heroes. Ivor? Everyone believed him to be the greatest king Minecraftia had ever seen, but who was he in fact? Just a stupid relegious fanatic, a coward. He was too scared to face his own daughter, even when she was just an infant. And he did not understand what the word "family" meant. He didn't know what it was like to be a father or a brother, but this wasn't his fault. It wasn't Ivor's fault that he never had any parental instinct, left alone the bond between siblings. But he didn't even try to understand that.

This was his greatest sin he payed for.

Lukas? I don't know much about him. Perhaps, his worst flaw was his trust. He knew what Jesse was capable of doing, and still let his guard down. That blondie was too naive to survive for long, if you ask me. But he got it better than he could've. For him that night it all was just a single stab through his heart. I can't foresee what would've happened if he were careful, but I believe he would've been a good and just king - all until somebody stabbed him in the back, took over him and threw him in the jail to rot. You may say, the fate took pity on him.

Petra? She wasn't innocent as well. Sure, when she became the queen, she ruled fairly and kindly, but the history had forgotten the price. It had forgotten that Petra's sword ended so many lives the day she started a rebellion. She was remembered as a hero, when, in fact, her hands were bloodied as well. She died not so long ago, in her sleep. Alone, with servants and the whole kingdom that adored her, but no family. Her love towards Lukas was too strong. She could never forget him.

And there's another character in this story, whose greatest sin was love. Can you guess their name? That's right.

Jasmine.

Her story is a sad one, isn't it? Always by her brother's side, always loyal, but left in shadows and forgotten nevertheless. To everybody even now she's just a runaway servant, who had left her master to die, but we know the true story. We know that her love was the thing that murdered her.

I don't know what exactly she felt the moment she looked Jesse in the eyes for the last time, a moment before death. I can only make theories, based on her previous choices. But I do know that, if she had a chance to do it again, she would've taken it with no regrets... Yeah.

It's really uncommon for children to behave the way she used to. As I've already told you, Jasmine hardly ever cried. I think, she felt responsible for her brother. He was childish and stupid, and she had no other choice but to grow up faster. Her childhood was taken away, first by her dad - and then by her brother.

Don't think that I'm saying that she was a hero here! Love was her sin, it was the only reason she commited those outragous deeds. That girl murdered in cold blood, having pity on her victim only once, but still ending his live. How much longer can a person stay alive after that?

Maybe, she knew her time was up. She felt that black hole in her chest, and she knew that if there was a way to stop it from spreading, it would require a sacrifice. Her sacrifice. And I doubt she hesitated.

You may have noticed, but people never found out the truth about her. Her body was packed into a black bag and burnt to ashes before anybody could take a look at it and realise that it didn't belong to a male. The ashes were thrown in the Fashmie River, where nobody could ever find them. Such a terrible end, isn't it?

So, there's only one person to talk about, isn't there? Jesse... Where do I start?

First of all, he loved his sister as much as she loved him, but he never would've sacrificed his life for her. Why? Because all his life he believed he had bright future, he had things to lose. He pitied himself. Jasmine, on the other hand, had nothing. The decision wasn't that hard to make.