The Seven Kings of Sin

Chapter 13

 
"It was many and many a year ago,
   In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
   By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
   Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
   In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love—
   I and my Annabel Lee—
With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven
   Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
   In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
   My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsmen came
   And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
   In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
   Went envying her and me—
Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,
   In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
   Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
   Of those who were older than we—
   Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in Heaven above
   Nor the demons down under the sea
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams
   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes
   Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
   Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride,
   In her sepulchre there by the sea—
   In her tomb by the sounding sea."

Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe
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The wind was rustling,
on this gloomy lit night,
and I was hustling,
trying to hide,
from what may have been,
instead of trying,
i gave up,
and fell,
down
down
down
into the moon lit sea
wondering what happened
to Edgar's Annabel Lee
and I also wonder
if my fate is the same
as miss Annabel Lee

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PIPER P.O.V.

She was saying nonsense in her sleep, something about Bell-lee? The world she grew up in is crazy, she's probably muttering nonsense, but what has me confused is that she looks peaceful as she sleeps. Like a person who found their purpose or long-lived wish. I never could tell what Zahra's was, but she keeps to herself about those kinds of things. She never talks about anything that she wouldn't want anyone to hear, especially if a person asks her not to. She's true to her words and promises.
I decided to take down the shield, but instead I put it on her so they still couldn't touch her. They came rushing in and watched her. She was breathing okay so it's not a big deal, but those horny bastards will have it comin' to them if they try to touch her. Luckily I have more useful items here such as a cast iron pan and much, much more. I even have a--
She started screaming.
Her heart went wild in a second.
I went inside the shield while her mates rampage and try to break it, and I wonder into her dream.
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ZAHRA P.O.V

I was in another forest, but this time it felt calm, and peaceful. I felt free as a bird flying in the air and the rain drops falling from the sky. My feet were bare and I was in a black flowing dress. My hair was soaked and it felt amazing.

But, I still felt a missing piece. My heart continued to break. I felt my tears running down my cheek, and I started walking, but not on my own. I was walking in the forest, and I ended up to the edge, with a person standing at the edge. I walked cautiously towards them, and they turned around.
It was me.
I was smiling.
I smiled back,
And with that she fell down,
And I closed my eyes,
I opened them
I was falling now,
I stared at me on the cliff,
And I started shifting,
My body went numb,
It stings so much,
I started screaming,
I was on fire,
And I was dying,
I can feel it.
I can let go.
I'll be missed by a few,
But at least,
I'll be okay,
And I closed my eyes,
And I let go.
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I was blinking, and I noticed the beeping noises become smaller and smaller, and I felt the burn, the pain.
You know, I felt like I was in my books.
That I was a story.
I'll have to remember that for one
rainy day,
I giggled to myself, and then I felt seven pairs of eyes on me,
I smiled,
And they were looking serious. I was in a hospital, and I felt my hands were bandaged, and my leg was in a cast because it's very heavy.
They stepped back and started to whisper among each other.
I sat up, and seen all of them,
and you know I did something crazy,
I smiled at them, and said,
"Where do you go when your house isn't home?"
They looked at me like I was crazy,
and I said,
"To the moon and never back."
And I went limp, and drifted away from the world I lived in.
I know my story is crazy, but I have the strangest feeling that I will be okay in the end, but I also feel a lot of people will be hurt, and you know, the craziest thing in our worlds are love. I have the feeling love will come for the people who tried to help me, and had taken me away from my house, but now I think I'll go to the moon, and sleep among the stars for a while.
I heard the shouts, the screams, the salty tears I can smell, and at that moment, I was dying.

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I know this isn't making sense yet, but the time will come when it's all explained.
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