The Sleeping Beauty

"The bones of men have better things to find than a gold stained cap or bejeweled finger. There is no love underground, only sadness as you wait for that Revelation prophecy."


Like the fair daughter of the sea, this next young princess was cursed at birth and unwilling to fully see.


During mid-evil times came stories of romance. Kings and queens shacked up in castles while their minions fought to upkeep the kingdom. While there was extreme wealth there was also inexcusable famine and debt.

The kings men royally abused and ruthlessly murdered those who refused to pay a tax.

The government became more corrupt as the higher ups spent the money, turning a blind eye to the decline of the common townsfolk.

Tensions were especially high as the kingdom anticipated their rulers first born child.

The townspeople, already debt ridden, were forced to participate in a donation that contributed toward a gift for the king and queens new baby.

Those who refused were executed.

A family of mystics were approached but were flat broke, left with their last shackle to feed the family of six. The father was mercilessly slaughtered while the mother was brutally raped. The children were forced to watch, while their newborn brother was used for dagger throwing practice.

Left in a puddle of her own blood, the mother held on to her children's hands and had asked them to recite a powerful chant with her while she die. As they did, the mother became possessed and cursed the kingdom in different tongues before her life force was cast out of her body and left cold surrounding her children.

That same night, the queen awoke from her comfortable bed in terrible pain. She noticed the bed sheets between her legs soaked in blood. In a matter of minutes her daughter was born.
They named her Merciful, Mercy for short, and announced her arrival all through town.

Fifteen years later...

The girl had grown to be a beautifully fair young lady. Her father, the king, had withered over the years and was near death, while her mother remained headstrong and cold, in preparation for taking over the kingdom.

Mercy was arranged to be married to her fathers enemy in order to establish peace between the kingdoms.

It was almost time for her sixteenth birthday which would be spent traveling to her new home and finally come face to face with her husband, but something didn't feel right to her.

Mercy, the always beautiful, was plagued with nightmarish visions of her youth and beauty fading. In her mirror she saw a decrepit and wrinkled shell of herself and smashed the mirror to bits.

She hid herself from her servants and wandered the dungeons to be amongst other monsters.

To the outsider, Mercy was still beautiful but she had not seen herself like this. She knew that her insides were treacherous, so she poisoned herself to escape the cruel and punishing visions engraved in her mind.

The shock of her suicide weakened the kings heart sending him to an early grave. The queen mourned for thirty days, cremating her shrunken husband and showcasing her only daughter in a shrine like display that quickly became an other worldly masterpiece of flowers and candles within the castle walls.

The kings sworn enemy came to pay his respects and held his once blushing brides hand, kissing her out of respect. His kiss drew blood that seeped into Mercy's lips filling her face with life. He kissed her again, once more drawing blood.

Mercy's eyes fluttered open.

Appalled, the suitor pulled away from the sleeping beauty.

Mercy had tasted blood and craved more.

Viciously she sunk her teeth into him and drained his blood, continuing the process with all innocent bystanders.

Mercy's appetite had diminished with each victim which left her time to play with her food.

The queen, Mercy's mother, was left for last.

The ultimate punishment to the royal family for their oblivious lifestyle.