[Story opens May 20]
This is an age of aristocratic revelry. As the orphan of a working-class family, Wen Ran owns nothing but a battered string puppet.
Fortunately, the puppet is beautiful enough to become a plaything the aristocrats adore. She takes it from theater to theater, barely scraping together enough to eat.
Until one day, a secret organization finds her.
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Wen Ran passes one test after another and becomes the organization's most powerful assassin, specializing in killing corrupt aristocrats.
She is never apart from her puppet, and she has never failed a mission.
Year after year...
The blood of countless aristocrats stains the taut puppet strings and soaks into its withered body. The puppet greedily absorbs every drop, becoming more and more like a real human.
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One night, Wen Ran is woken by a commotion.
She steps out of the castle and sees the puppet standing with the light behind him beneath the pale moon. His long legs are casually crossed, his silver hair billows in the wind, and he holds a withered red rose in his hand.
The rose pierces the puppet's skin, and bright red blood trickles down. He has become a real human.
He turns his head toward Wen Ran. His gaze blends into the deep, romantic night, dangerous and alluring. Even his voice seems bewitching, making anyone who hears it unconsciously obey his words.
"Come to my side, my... master."
[Warnings]
1. A Western fantasy setting, with a touch of elegant chuunibyou and chuunibyou elegance.
2. There's no grand backdrop or deep message. I'm just making something I like to snack on (rubbing my hands together like a fly).
Synopsis captured on 2024.05.31.
Theme: The ineffable original sin.
