The Blood of an Innocent
After many long weeks I have finally completed this story and feel confident enough to post it. The first note that I make is that historical accuracy in this work, as in the show, is pretty much thrown out the window. Other than the fact that the characters existed in real life there is pretty much nothing historical about this. The basic plot is a combination of the plots of Kasim and Bayezid in the show. Kasim fell in love with a woman and got her pregnant and Bayezid feel in love with a woman and was forced by Sultan Murad to execute her. In this case it is Kasim who is forced to execute Elanur, his lover, and wrestle with the psychological consequences after the fact. I do not speak Turkish and all of the Turkish words in this are the result of Google Translate; if I misuse them I apologize. There will be a list of translations in each chapter. I have used screenshots from the actual show to illustrate the story and since it's a made up story these screen shots rarely have anything to do with the actual scene. Some dialogue and scenes from the show have been used but most are from my own invention. Please be kind as I am not Turkish speaker and while I have studied the actual history of the time I used the characters from the show and not their real historical figures. Prince Kasim, of the Ottoman dynasty, is one of my favorite figures in history and was NOTHING like he is in the show. Actually, none of the characters in this show really are, but it's a fun guilty-pleasure type of show and that's what we have here. Please excuse any errors and happy reading!