The Tyrant’s Last Doll

Chapter 1 – The Cannon Fodder

Gulp! 

The sound of saliva trying to go down my torrid throat filled the large silence room.

The room was filled with long ornate red carpets and luxurious pieces of furniture that had been gruesomely destroyed.
I stood as still as stone by the large wood entrance of the grand gorgeous but ruined room.
I felt the cold heavy stare of a predator upon my pale white skin.
From the silence of the void, I heard a deep dark voice fill the room.

“Who are you?”

The hair on my whole body rose up in fright as goosebumps ran down through my neck to toes.
The voice came from the emperor, who was quietly emanating his brutal panther-like aura from the centre of the room.
His voice sounded as if he was growling like a hungry wild beast.

“I definitely said not to let anyone in!”

I could see from a distance his golden yellow eyes that seemed to be made out of the pure liquid honey that was hidden behind his scattered silk-like black hair.
I held my breath, out of fear, as I slowly made eye contact with him, all I saw in his eyes was sheer murderous intent.

I tightly squeezed the hem of my skirt with my trembling thin hands.
It was just eye contact, but it felt like I was  a piece of meat waiting to be eaten.

No, if it was a real beast I could at least pretend to be dead and hope that it didn’t want to feast on me.

His fierce golden eyes felt like he was telling me just try to move and see what happens.
His stare caused my body to freeze out of fear as if my feet were buried deep in the ground.
I didn’t have the courage to run away.
My brain desperately raced at 1000 miles an hour trying to figure out how the hell would I be able to survive in this situation.
No matter what solution I thought, it seemed like every option would end in failure even if I could magically grow wings and fly away.

‘What the hell am I supposed to do!’

As my mind ran to the moon and back, I tried to reflect on how hell I got myself into this kind of s