Dong-!
22:00
A golden carriage arrives, carrying you alone—graceful, radiant, like the tranquil moon in the midnight sky. Roses bloom in your honor, welcoming my one and only bride. Stained glass shimmers endlessly, casting light upon your pale, serene face.
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My glass slippers glow as I step through the grand cathedral. The mask of ice you wear begins to crack. Your gaze—whispering sweet affections. Your embrace—fragrant, laced with the remnants of gunpowder… We dance, even as my feet grow numb.
Dong-!
23:00
The bell… That dreadful bell… Please—! Time, please stop! Let me dance until dawn takes me! Just for this once, let me steal a single night…
23:40
Heavy footsteps shatter the cathedral's silence. A dark mantle sweeps across the crimson carpet, dragging the air like a tide of blood. Blinding—emblazoned on his chest, the golden emblem of a king.
"Your time is up," he declares—cold, unforgiving. The mantle approaches, encircling, ensnaring. "It is time to atone, My Lord."
The scent of your perfume cuts through the air—sharp, unforgiving. Your smile—cold. They speak as if you are drenched in sin… But they are the real monsters. THE VILEST MONSTERS OF THEM ALL!
They drag you away, further and further. They tear away the only one I love! The air thickens, the moonlight turns crimson, piercing through the cathedral's stained glass. And in the reflection of those fractured colors—
Crack.
My glass slipper shatters. And so… it is time for me to break, too.
23:50
The cathedral is silent. The heavy air reeks—metallic, the scent of human blood merging with the fading aroma of candle smoke. The crimson carpet weeps, mourning fresh sins, cradling the shattered remains of once-living souls. The eyes of the fallen lie open—empty, pleading for judgment, awaiting a retribution soon to come.
I stand amidst the wreckage, my feet adorned with shattered crystal shards. I walk—each step soaked in the sins of humanity. I draw near, extend my hand, and with a smile, I whisper my vow.
"Pas de deux..?"
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23:58
Under the stained glass moonlight, we dance. Your reflection flickers against its fractured surface—a heartless devil, blood-stained, draped in her dress. Time freezes. Ah… It is time to atone, at last. To pay my debts… to my wretched devil.
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23:59
Fear lurks beneath your frozen mask. Your heartbeat is exquisite… Your blood—so red! So tempting… calling me to be with you forever! You are my one and only! My love, my dearest, my everything!
Ah—! The time has come, hasn't it…? To settle what you owe me…
"Un Deux Trois—!"
Dong-!
00:00
Warm blood flows between the thorns of my crimson roses—piercing. My love, is this the wedding gift that you promised me?!? Ah, the sensation—! It is divine! More intoxicating than any sin I have ever tasted! My love, you are the most exquisite being to have ever graced this world…!
As your love floods through me… My body feels light—floating, weightless. Time ceases its relentless toll. I feel… alive! This is more intoxicating than any blood I have ever consumed!
Let me hold you—let me lay beside you. Let me wrap you in my crimson wings, warming the frost that clings to you. Let me sink my fangs into you, shattering the ice within your soul…
The thorns embrace us both—draping over us like the final red curtain of a grand theater. Now, we wait for dawn to carry us toward our everlasting honeymoon, just the two of us. So, sleep well, my love, for our endless journey awaits beneath the setting sun…
Together, we dance; together, we remain… until time tears us apart.
Dong-!
FINALE.