1. Die in the moonlight

The loud sound of someone's heartbeat is the most beautiful melody that I have ever heard. I gently stroked the chin of the man in front of me, his thin beard made my fingers tingle.

His legs were weak, he couldn't even crawl.

His crying is a sweet song in my ears.

How many tears has he shed? Those burly arms trembled as they met my jet black eyes; the man's face was wet with tears.

"Tsk. Your tears stained my hands." I clicked my tongue in annoyance, staring lazily at the man who fell on the floor.

"Miss ... Miss forgive me." He shuddered with horror.

Forgive? Is there a word of mercy in this cruel world?

Do they forgive me, even for mistakes that I have never made?

Nonsense!

I picked up the dagger lying on the floor that I used to stab the people who had gone to hell. This is very fun! Seeing them crying, crawling, and begging.

Is this also what they do when someone asks for forgiveness? Also, asking for a favor? Let them struggle in pain?

I saw you do all of that. You feel it now!

This servant always felt the highest among the other servants at Duke Preesia's residence. I've been waiting for the opportunity to see his shivering with fear for a long time.

Fresh blood still drenched the dagger in my right hand. Blood marks from the knee of the man wearing the black maid uniform. I stabbed his knee twice because his movements were so nimble before, it overwhelmed me while chasing him, so I had to use my whip over and over again.

I touched the blood from the edge of the dagger slowly. The blood on my hands gently caressed the face of the man who was crying incessantly.

He was like a child who saw spiders crawling on his body.

"I beg you ... Miss, don't kill me!" Those eyes begged for forgiveness from the god of death.

I tilted my head and began to study the face of the man who was around 30 years old. This servant can be said to be quite handsome from the other servants.

Every morning I see him bring me food. However, the food he was carrying was not even suitable for feeding to wild animals.

They consider my status lower than animals. The neglected daughter; ugly monsters and many other nicknames. I even heard them curse in my face.

This morning, again I didn't eat breakfast because of this man who acted like a noble. He only put my food at the castle door, he also didn't forget to spit before leaving.

"Choose!" a whip is in my left hand while the other is holding a dagger.

"I-I don't want to die, Miss." The cries were getting louder and made me even more excited. The whip in my hand shot against his left cheek.

"Ahhh ...." The tall man was holding his cheek which was cut by the whip, he screamed in pain.

Will your screaming kill the demon inside of me?

There's no point.

"If you don't want to choose, then I will choose the best for you. This dagger is better, you won't die in too much pain." The corners of my lips lifted. I raised the dagger in my right hand up high; I wanted to play a little longer before the grim reaper picked up this man.

He stopped his crying, trying his best to drag his injured leg.

"Are you cleaning the floor of my castle, with your precious clothes?" step by step I followed him.

Kriiiiiit~

The sound of the scratching of the dagger that met the rough wall, made him grit his teeth even louder, more precisely he was shivering to the bone.

"Miss, if you forgive me. I will be whatever you want, even … even become … your pet." He dragged his weak body. Tired, he was very tired.

Blood splattered every corner of the floor, thanks to his futile rescuing.

"Unfortunately, I don't need a lazy animal like you!" I crushed his left knee, making him hurt even more.

"Please! Ah ... please save me! Ahhh ...." He writhed in pain. The cold air absorbed by the castle walls made the atmosphere even tenser tonight.

I smiled sadly at his scream. "If you want to live, answer my question. I will give you two chances to answer."

He looks enthusiastic to hear my offer. “F-Fine, Miss. What's your question?" His eyes sparkled as if he knew the answer to a question I hadn't even asked.

"What day is it today?" very simple question, right? My grin is getting higher.

"Tuesday, Miss." He answered without thinking, the smile on his face growing even bigger. However, is that the simple answer?

“Yes, miss, today is Tuesday. Yes! Tuesday." Once again the tears dripped, this time not tears of fear, but he felt touched. He felt very touched that his life had been saved thanks to a stupid question.

"You still have one more chance!"

The man was dumbfounded, his eyes glanced left and right as if he was thinking of such a complicated answer.

"Day ... day ... day ...  your birthday Miss." This time he answered haltingly, the man doubted the answer.

"You deserve to die, useless! Do you see the space in the vent?" I grip his box's chin and point at the air vent.

"What do you see?" I asked angrily.

"M-Moonlight." My hands also trembled because the man in front of me was shivering even more. I smell urine; it turns out that his pants are wet. An adult man wet his pants in front of a teenage girl.

"That's right! Today is the day when the moon shines brightly." From outside the castle, the moonlight shone brightly through the vents, making the night out there beautiful and peaceful.

Gaak~ Gaak~ Gaak~ Gaak~

The chorus of the crow had reached The Moon Castle.

"You are very lucky to die in the moonlight."  The atmosphere inside the castle is getting tense, the sound of death has called out to want the poor soul under my feet.

"No, Miss! Don't! I beg you!"

Tik Tok. Tik Tok. Tik Tok.

I turned to the large clock on my right. "Looks like we can't play any longer." The time is 3 in the morning. The people at Duke Preesia's manor will be awake in a moment.

"Be the music to my sleeping song!" I released the grip from his chin and swung the golden dagger in my right hand. My golden dagger tore open his upper abdomen.

"Ughh!" His warm blood splashed dirting my black hair that fell to the floor. I started singing my lullaby.

The moon is bright tonight

A-ah

Slash! Slash! My hands do not stop doing the sickening action that I routinely do every month.

"Akkkkk." The screams are perfect music accompanying meaningless lyrics.

The moon is bright tonight

O-oh

His stomach was crushed because I stabbed him so many times. Fresh blood splashed all over the front of my nightgown, as well as my face.

The man stopped screaming, then his eyes began to close.

It's not over yet ...

A-ah

My bloodstained hand traced the handsome face of the man who still had a small breath in his throat.

It's not over yet ...

U-uh

Slash! I cut off his last hope of living. There is no more! There are no more wild animals that spit at my castle!

Come closer ...

Let me dry your blood

The floor of my castle has become a pool of blood. I left the servant's body lying cold. The corpse was drenched in his blood.

The marks of the dirty man's blood made my feet leave traces on every stair I stepped on.

The moon is bright tonight

A-ah

The moon is bright tonight

O-oh

It's not over yet.

A-ah

It's not over yet.

U-uh

Come closer

Let me dry your blood

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