《Hatred: The Journey of the Madman [Old]》Ch 38: Music is life
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AN: Here is chapter 38. Thanks for reading. Comments and reviews are welcome. Have fun reading.
Pov Thorus
My plan to gain the favor of my enemies by flooting them with otaku culture is not enough.I need to go deeper. I need to reach their consiousness. I need to touch their heart. I need an uproar, something that makes me known for something good, something divine.
I need to become like a god, there will be no one that will doubt my words.
If everbody has an good impression of me than it will be much easier to maintain peace. Peace is something I need the most. My forces would be crushed under the combinned forces of my enemies. Only in time of peace I can further make preperations.
Ahh, this whole kingdom building is nothing like in those rts games, I need to get some fresh air.
....
"My king"
"Your Highness."
I should have worn a disguise, everywhere I go people greet me.Some of them fear offending me while most of them admire me.
"Yes, yes. Work hard for our future." I greet them back.
The people start to surround me but they keep a good distance. The suprised guards salute me and act quick by holding of the crowd.
This feels like I am the president of some country. Than lets do the Obama and just causally walk in to a restaurant and order some food.
Standing in front of a restaurant called "Mad Food" I decide to go in. The naming of the restaurant sounds promising at least.
Before going in though I turn around to the crowd that folloowed me till here and tell them to scram off.
Going through the door I see a bunch of dark elves drinking and enjoying their meal.
Soon all their eyes are on me.
"Your Highness."
Your Highness here and there, I really should have disguised myself.
"Don't be bothered just continue what you were doing."
The people in the restaraunt continued with their meals and drinks but they where mostly watching me.
"What can I do for you your Highness?" A fat middle aged woman asks me.
"Do you have a menu?"
"Ah, yes here."
"Hmm, I take the mad fries with the steak of fury. And for the drink I want the wine from hell."
...
Sitting and eating, people around me, their gazes on me. There are many that want to curry favor, yet all of those people not even worthy to waste a thought.
Observing the people a girl catches my eye. She seems to be blind judging by her milky colored eyes. She wears brown pants and with a matching shirt. She walks with here slender body towards a small stage and takes a seat. On the small stage there is an instrument case.
She takes out something akin to a violin, however instead of holding it like a violin she holds it upright.
She also takes out a bow. Before starting to play she toches her flat chest and takes a deep breath.
The people noticing that she is about to play become silent and pay close attention to her not wanting to miss out.
The bow touches the string and the sound of a violin can be heard. Instantly I am sucked into her world.
The melody is rich and the tempo of the piece is fast. If I have to describe it I would say that it resembeles Vivaldi's Winter from the four seasons.
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My heart trembels and I get goosebumbs all over my body. The young girl is absorbed in her playing. Her head goes with the music and her long black silk like hair sways around.
After the tempo rich part, there is a pause, the tone changes and it becomes much more calm. This profound meldoy reaches my heart. It makes me think of many things. Many things that are responisble for the void in my heart. Yet instead of feeling down, the pure richness of this music takes a place in my heart filling my whole body with warmth.
Without noticing it a snigle tear drop falls dowm from my cheek. This!
Since when? This is not a tear of sorrow neither is it that of happniess. This is a tear of fullfillment. It is like the truth of the world is revealed.It is like all your question in life are awnsered. Even thought you don't understand the content of the awnsers you still appricate it, as if it is the most presiouse thing in the world.
This is it!
Music. Music is like a langueage that everybody understands. Music can express things that can't be described with words. It can make one happy or make one feel sad.
Through music I shall achieve my goals.
The music stops and after a bit of silence the people begin to cheer.
I stand up and clap virgously.
"Bravo. Bravo. Such a splendid display of music." I say.
The people seeing me also begin to shout bravo.
The blind girl exhales and looks releaved.
She stands up and bows to the crowd leaving the stage and taking seat in the bar.
I need her. She will lead my army of musicans. I can't waste any time. Approching her there is already a crowd of fans asking for an autograph.
"Make way." I say and the people quickly scram.
"You are good. Just what I need."
"I am not interested, I don't have time to humor you."
"Yes, yes. You shouldn't sell yourself off cheap."
"You... What do you want?"
"What? Can't I have a chat with a woman whenever I please?"
Seeminly annoyed she says.
"Not that kind again."
"What kind?"
"Arrogant assholes."
"Well to bad. I am the most arrogant of all you have met, that I can garantee."
"Really?"
"Yes. I am so arrogant I have eyes on top of my head."
A smile appears on her sweet lips.
"I have to admittyou are a funny one.Well at least I can listen to what you have to say."
"I don't blame you. You couldn't see Mt.Tai since you are blind."
"What do you mean by that?." she becomes a bit agitated.
"It is just a saying, that you can't recoognize greatness when it is infront of you."
"Aren't you too full of yourself. Who are you anyway?"
"Thorus the Madman. Pleasure to meet you."
"What? That Thorus? The king of this place? No way." She reaches out to me as if she wants to get a mental image of me. Not that I mind though. She reaches to my wings, touching it a bit she turns pale.
"It's the truth. I am so sorry your Highness if I have offended you." A trace of fear shows on her face.
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"No don't. Treat me like before like I am some arrogant asshole. I like that kind of peronallity."
She blushes from emberassment.
"It is not right."
"Even If I say that? Oh, please don't change the way you have treated me.It would be too sad. I like strong willed women after all."
"Eh? Is it really okay?" she blushes slighlty.
"Yes, yes."
"Okay." She coughs once.
"So whatcha want?" Isn't this change a bit to quick?
"I need your expertise. I want to make you the minister of music and culture. What do you say?"
"There is such a thing?And you want me to fill that spot?" she asks suprised.
"Of course, I want this place to be full of culture. Street musicans playing lovely tunes, street artist shwoing off there skills. Clowns spitting fire and swallowing swords. I want this place to shine with art, so when people think of Furor they think of its music and other arts."
"Really? I missjudged you. I thought you were a power hungry maniac."
"Well I still am, but a maniac with class. But not the fedora wearing kind if you get me."
"No."
"Well whatever come with me. I will show you something you don't want to miss out. It is music from a other world."
The blind girl raises her brow.
"Will you come?"
"Even If I don't I have no choice right?"
"I won't force you but you will miss out. You know I am a musican myself."
"For real? Well I guess there is no harm going."
"Right? What's your name by the way."
"My name is Raya Charles."
Really? How funny.
"That name suits you."
"How come?"
"You won't understand."
"I see."
- - - - - - -
While Raya is waiting in the throne hall, I need to make a few preperations. I convert some materials into a violin and a piano. I also make a pill that makes me a master of music, making me able to play all instruments there is and also making me into genius composer. I guess Beethoven would roll in his grave if he sees that.
Going back to Raya I see her sitting there tapping with her fingers on the table in a rythmic way.
"I am back."
"Took you a while."
"Yes, yes. Now first before I am going to introduce you to a new world of music, I tell you what I plan to do."
She nods.
"Go ahead."
"Great. So, as you arleady know not many people are happy with us building a Kingdom. In order for them to have a better opinion of us and in ordere to maintain peace I plan to export music."
"What music?"
"Other worldy music with intruments that are invented by me."
It is for the best if I mix some truth into my lies.
"You and inventing instrument?" she asks hardly beliving it.
"Humph, of course I have invented countless instruments and have compsosed endless pieces for them. Wait I will show you."
I take the violin and begin to play some tunes that where composed in my old world.
First I played Beetoven violion romance no.2, then spring sonata also by Beethoven.
Raya's mouth was wide open.
"The pieces where composed by you? I have never heard of such great music. And that instrument what is it called? It sounds similiar to my instrument." Questions after questions she asks me acting all exicted like a puppy seeing snow for the first time.
"This is a violin. The idea for it origins back to the day when I had diahrea."
"While shitting?"
"Yes, that is not all. I have also invented the piano. Want to hear?"
"Yes of course. Please."
I take out the Piano out of the ring of storage and sit infront of it.
I beginn to play. My first piece was Chopin ballade no 1, then nocturne op 9 nr 2.
While Raya was listining she was glowing in a strange light blood flows out of her nose.
"This is great, do you have more. More,please."
"Yes much more."
Going from Bach to Mozart to Beethoven to Tchaikovsky till Rachmaninoff. I change the genre and play some jazz. Starcrossed lovers, Tea for two and Autumn leaves all these pieces of music make here legs tremble. She was uncounsiusly was touching her crotch. The part to her love cave was more dark indicating that this music turns her on.
After I am finished playing I stand up and look at her. Her face is as red as a tomato and she has glassy eyes. A bit of drool is leaking out of her mouth making her look sexy. What is wrong with her lol. Anyway I think I got her hooked.
"What do you think."
"Thorus.. no grand master Thorus. You have opened my eyes."
She goes down on her knees and kow tows. Oh no, I can guess where this will lead to.
She puts her head to the ground.
"Please take me in as a disciple. I want to learn the violin and the piano."
"I am here by the way."
"Oh." she changes direction and kow tows to me again.
"Well I was going to teach you anyway. So don't lower yourself. We are equals in music and in life. Since music is life!"
She stands up overjoyed.
"Thank you for showing me a new world. Thank you for giving me this oportunity."
"Yes, yes now let's go to the old man he will help you getting started as a minister of music and culture than come to me in the next morning, we will start our lessons then."
She smiles showing her white teeth. Man, she is too cute. Well I am going to teach her really good.
I brought her to the old man and went back to the thron hall.
Since I never was good in music but still was a huge music fan I played a lot with the piano.
After some time the lift opens and Verrona appears.
"Oh, I didn't know that you played an instrument. And such a nice piece who composed it?"
"Me of course."
"Really? What else can you play?"
I showed her some nice things and it already started to turn dark.
"Verrona I have a favor to ask."
"Say it. You can count on me."
"It is concering two of my servants I left behind in the village. I want you to go there and guide them into becoming strong foes. Teach them fighting and some magic will you? I kind of feel bad for leaving them behind."
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