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𝚄𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎?
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𝙺𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗’𝚜 𝙽𝚊𝚖𝚎?
N i l e _
𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚝?
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The yellow fumes weaved through each strain on his tail. Some say the fumes have to do with his neon paws and bright tattoos while others say that it is the other way around. Alas, only he will ever know.
Once you make it past the fumes you will study carefully brushed braided locks, created by eager servants trying their best to avoid getting a jab from the two weapons attached to his skull. Carrying on, may find yourself staring a bit too long at his eyes. Two on the top and two on the bottom in a perfect row. Those close to him say that the red ones see only darkness and the yellow ones only see purity, but they could have a lying tongue.
The downfall of Nile is now only a mere tale, told to the troublesome young to scare them straight. Tales of dying kingdoms, tales of selfishness and hatred, he was quite a unfortunate king.
Nile, first born son of Brook and grandson of the despicable Ganges, rages with jealousy at those with more wealth and prosperity. He yearns for more, craving more land, more riches, more power!
His tattoos glimmer when he hears that word. Oh, if only his army was bigger, his neighbors envious of his golden trimmed castle, great dogs lavished with diamonds waiting for the next command.
He began to curl his locks with one paw, clutching the arm of his throne with the other. He’ll eat a feast for every meal, making sure his servants got a front view seat.
“Good evening sire,” Yangtze greeted with his casual high pitched voice. He was hired to be a servant, but he decided that he was too good for that and acted like a “mini king” as Nile liked to put it. He supposed a extra hand would be of use every once in a while as long as it didn’t get too out of hand.
Nile loosen his grip on his throne and reclined back seeing that Yang had arrived.
“Your majesty, a few of the townspeople would wish to speak to you,”
Nile began to harshly grind his teeth as all four of his eyes glared toward Yangtze, who took this all for granted.
“Excellent! I shall send them in immediately,”
Yangtze looked toward the rusty old side door that sat next to the plants left of the throne. In came a confident young woman who Nile recognized when she first stepped in. She was the one responsible for holding a boycott against the taxes the king put into play, which the townspeople thought were unfair and pricey.
“My king,” she said, falling onto her knees. Her head rose so that she could still stare at Nile in the eyes.
“I don’t think you understand what is at stake here. You demand us to pay you for a war we didn’t want in the first place. If you succeed, what would happen next?”
Nile’s eyes narrowed preparing to hear her little speech again. These people clearly are not thankful for his labor. Perhaps he needs to put them in their place once again.
“Yang, please remove of her,” Nile growled with his deep, hoarse voice. He began to play with his hair once again as the guards pulled her away. She was screaming something but Nile didn’t care, and his cold heart never will and he will continue to fantasize about his fake realities until something decides to put a stop to it.
Which brings us to today, the light peeking through the windows as Nile bathes in the light. He is much older now, worn with age. With his long, snarly hair forced back into a ponytail, Nile is at a loss.
He has conjured every valley and town he could grasp and earned the riches he fantasized about as a young and foolish king. He got those feasts, those dogs, and even more he never even thought of obtaining.
There were, of course, benefits to his madness. He united a entire country, whose economy complimented each other. Cities are in the process of being built and the poverty levels plummeted.
But there wasn’t other kings that felt the way he felt toward the more fortunate because there wasn’t any left. They were all killed just like Nile had wanted.
Yangtze was dead, giving his life to Nile’s fantasies. Those dogs died fighting for useless causes. Thousands had died yet he sits here not enjoying a second of it.
And they didn’t need a king anymore. They were doing just fine on their own. They shunned him, just like he did to them.
But he didn’t feel any hatred. Though he wasn’t happy or satisfied, he felt at peace.
Some say he still lurks around, looking for those that are like his young self. Yellow fumes weaving through each strain on his tail that glow in unison with his tattoos. Carefully brushed locks with braids running down his back, avoiding the weapons planted on his skull. Four gentle eyes, two on the top and two on the bottom in a perfect row.
Perhaps he’ll shoot you a toothy smirk when you visit him.
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𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚍 𝙲𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝?
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