"For these crimes against all the citizens living in this kingdom, you will hereby be executed, Princess Miyeon."
The Kind-Hearted One. One who lived to help and comfort others was now betrayed by the ones they did everything for.
That one's name is Miyeon Keraghi. The princess of a large kingdom that was brought from poverty and misery solely by her. She has always helped everyone and went out of her way to do good without wanting anything in return.
This kind-hearted soul was now being framed by a small group of rotten former nobles that despised her for how she governed the kingdom. They hated her for taking everything away from them in order to make the commoner's lives better.
But let us return to the morning of this tragedy.
As she woke up once again, greeted by the slightly warm autumn breeze and the sound of the bustling capital that she has wholeheartedly tried to make better, the maids entered her room and dressed her up.
As she sits in front of the large mirror in her bedroom, she takes a good look at herself.
What she saw was a beautiful young woman with long, snowy white hair, smooth skin, full lips and big blue eyes that shone like stars in the nightsky. She wore a rosy red, long dress with black frizzles on her sleeves, her cleavage and going down the dress.
She got up and went out of the room, two maids walking with her on her left and right.
"Princess, today is the the day of your coronation. We will later meet with your father, the king, and get you ready for the ceremony." The maid to her left said to her calmly while continuing on her way.
The princess calmly walked along the aisle to her 'office' where she was greeted by a pretty woman that had documents in her hand and laid out on the desk.
Her brown hair was tied in a low bun with braids, she had blue eyes, glasses and wore a rather tight looking dark green suit.
"Good morning, your highness. Here are the documents for today. Because you don't have much time today, I have only prepared the most important ones that require your authority. I will take care of the less important ones." She said while bowing slightly.
"Thank you, Kria. I can truly rely on you." The princess said with a beautiful smile that would melt anyones heart before she walked over to her table and sat down.
As she took the first one on top, it read 'Distribution of the Harvest this Autumn.' She read through it, wrote somethign on a letter next to the documents, sealed it with wax and put it away.
As the day went on, she was soon done and was then summoned to the kings quarters.
When they entered, she saw her father and her mother sitting on a high-quality leather couch, talking with each other.
"Good morning, your majesty." She said and bowed before sitting down on the couch opposite to the king and the queen.
"Good morning, Miyeon. Today is the day of your coronation. You will be the first female successor of the kingdom. You have earned it with your good deeds and your effort in bettering the kingdom. It wouldn't be where it is today without you." The king said with a smile.
"Thank you, your majesty. It is an honor. But I only wish for true piece for the kingdom. With everyday, we get closer to that goal." The princess smiled.
"You are too humble. Now then, let us begin with the preparations for today. When the ceremony starts, we will hold a small speech before the citizens. After that, you will come onto the stage and will be crowned. Understood?" The king asked in a serious tone.
"Yes, your majesty." Miyeon bowed.
As they continued to talk and prepare for a while, it was soon time for the ceremony, and so the princess was escorted to the royal dressing room, where she was being dressed by the maids.
She now wore a long white dress that went well with her beautiful, long white hair. She also wore a small rose as a hairpin on her side.
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The castle gorunds were filled with citizens and various nobles that were all looking forward to the coronation of the princess, who helped them all so much.
On the large stage that was in front of them all, there were various people, like the royal knights, the duke and the marquis, the first and second prince and then the king and the queen.
"Greetings, citizens of this wonderful kingdom! Today, we are gathered for the coronation of my daughter, the princess. Through her good deeds and effort to save this kingdom, she will be awarded with the title of 'Queen' and will have the highest authority. We are glad know that there will be such a wonderful successor when we retire today. I will not take more of your time, so let us see the princess." The king said, stepping to the side, where a large set of doors opened and the beautiful princess stepped through.
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You could hear gasps and whispering, stares of awe and admiration, and soon after she was on the stage, loud applause from the citizens and nobles, as well as the royals.
The princess waved slightly and showed her most heartwarming smile. As the crowd saw this, they broke out in cries of adoration, admiration and various others. But when the king raised his hand, they quieted down.
"Today, I, the king, and my wife, the queen, will transfer all of our authority, as well as this kingdom, to you, Princess Miyeon Keraghi." When he said that, a servant nearby brought the king a staff made from gold, with a big ruby on top, as well as a crown made from platinum. It was specially made for the princess, so it would fit to her hair and her looks. It was adorned with small diamonds all around and gave off a slight white glow.
The king took it and walked in front of the princess, who knelt down on the ground with one knee.
"With this scepter, I will transfer all of the authority, knowledge and power to you." The king said before tapping her head with it. The ruby on top of it glowed red for a second before returning to normal. He gave the scepter back to the servant and took the crown.
"And with this crown made of pure platinum, I will officially grant you the title of 'Queen'." The king said loudly before slowly placing it on her head.
But before that could happen, a voice was heard from behind them. It was the duke of the kingdom, Duke Arlos Liron.
"His Majesty! I have something to say before you grant her the title of Queen. She does not deserve the title of Queen, neither the authority that comes with it!" He declared loudly, making everyone go quiet.
"Duke Arlos, can you explain what you mean with that statement? You know that even as the duke, this will have consequences if you waste our time." The king said and looked at him with serious eyes.
"Of course, your majesty. Today, I, Duke Arlos Liron will declare the death sentence of Princess Miyeon due to her many crimes against this kingdom." As he said that, the crowd went into an uproar and the king was furious.
"Duke Arlos, have you gone insane? Guards, take him away!" The king declared with an intimidating aura that could make everyone sweat profusely and make them shiver.
As the guards moved, the duke intervened. "Wait, I am not insane! I have the evidence for my statement, and also several witnesses and victims to vouch for it. Let me explain myself!" He said and took out a scroll, making the guards stop.
"The crimes comitted by the Princess are all documented in this scroll. I will read them out loud for all to hear. I, the duke, have worked together with several other nobles and citizens to expose her and to not let this kingdom be ruined by her. The crimes she is accused of are:
- Kidnapping as well as raping, torturing and killing of hundreds of children, women and men for fun. We have several of those victims as well as witnesses that saw them being taken away by the princess's troups.
- The theft of money from several hundreds of citizens, nobles, farmers, etc.
- Enslaving as well as forcing people to work for her. As a example, we have her personal attendant that is forced to do her work and gets abused daily, as well as sexually abused by her. It is the same with her maids.
- Human trafficking
- Cannibalism. Some of the guards told us she ate children and drank their blood, while they were still alive. We have seen the crime scene that was filled with blood and bones, as well as more children, which she probably kept there for some other time.
"There are still some others, but those are the most disgusting. She has done all this while playing the pretty and perfect princess. It was all just an act. With all this evidence, I ask all of you, do you still want her as your queen and ruler?" When he was finished, the crowd was quiet and had disgusted and bewildered stares. Even the king and queen looked bewildered.
The person in question, the Princess, was now standing and looked at the duke with unbelieving eyes. As she looked around, she saw everyone staring at her with disgust, anger, etc.
"This... This isn't real... He's lying! I have never done anything like those things! I was always looking for the best! For your safety, for the bettering of the kingdom! I gave everything for this kingdom, so why should I bring it to ruin again?!" She was hopelessly looking around, but seeing as everyone was still looking at her the same way, she looked at the duke again. "The evidence! Where is the supposed evidence your speaking of?"
"The evidence?" The duke looked smug. "Bring them out!" As he shouted that, the doors opened once again and guards with several starving, bleeding humans came out. Some had their limbs cut off, others their eyes, bruises and wounds all over their body. They were all looking scared at the princess, some of them crying, others lifelessly looking at the ground.
"Is this enough evidence?! These people were found in your prison. There is also your attendant that sought our help." As he said that, her attendant, the woman that helped her with her documents and was her most trusted aid, came out from behind the guards in very revealing clothes, showing her bruised skin with wounds, as well as a large tattoo on her chest. It was a moon with chains around it. It also gave off a white glow.
"That's undoubtedly an enslavement tattoo! We have also already registered the magical energy inside as yours, Princess."
"This... Can't be true... I have never done this... Why would you do this to me... I always just wanted the best for everyone..." The princess said quietly, dropping to the ground.
"Miyeon, how could you... I never thought that you were such a person... I'm disappointed and disgusted to have such a daughter." The king said with eyes full of disgust.
"Your majesty, I believe this is enough evidence to rid this world of her disgusting presence?" The duke asked and smirked.
"I, the king, hereby give you, Duke Arlos, the order to execute the Princess, no... Former Princess of this Kingdom, Miyeon Keraghi." As he said that, the guards took the lifeless princess and placed her in front of the crowd.
As the Duke walked up to her, he ordered the guards to raise her head. They pulled her head up by her long white hair and what they saw were tears and lifeless eyes.
"You disgust me, pig. Today is the day you shall die." As he said that, he got closer to her ear and whispered "You should have never messed with us, bitch." He chuckled and let the guards drop her head again.
"Now, I hereby declare: For these crimes against all the citizens living in this kingdom, you will hereby be executed, Princess Miyeon." As he said that, he drew his sword and swung down.