A skinny little boy lay on the floor, wearing torn clothes his black hair are big, messy and smelly and his crimson eyes glowed in the dark empty cell.
"It's dark, lonely, It's smell's bad"
"Six years have passed... I think sometimes..."
"What was the point of leaving the void if I end up in another?"
"In these years, I have learned a few things"
"I've been born as the 12th prince of Lucus Empire and as the Cursed one, though I don't know what the Cursed One is, but this is the reason why I was thrown into isolation."
"I have no name, Therefore, In the outside world I am known as the nameless prince or the cursed prince."
"There is only one in this entire world who cares about me. It was time for her to come."
The boy stood up and slowly walked close to the bar, he raised both of his hands and held the bars tightly staring at the stairs waiting for someone.
Suddenly his sadness melted by joyful smile as he heard the sound of footsteps coming from the stairs.
"Shirley," The boy said softly.
"Yes, prince I've come" The maid said with a gentle smile as she slowly approached the cell.
She bent to her knees, placed the silver tray on the ground then she picked up the beard and passed it through the bars with a gentle smile on her face "now hurry up eat it, remember don't touch the beard, it will die".
The boy nodded and slowly moved his head toward the bread carefully taking a bite without touching the bread. The bread was still in Shirley's hands.
"Uhhh, th-this is t-tough" the boy said while chewing the hard beard.
"Tough as always," the boy said smiling.
As the boy finished eating Shirley said "Prince, I have to go now".
The boy expression changed as he looked at Shirley with anxiety on his face and said softly "You just come and you're already going."
"Prince, I can't stay here longer" Shirley said as she raised her hand and petted the boy's head "But... don't worry, I will come back soon" she said smiling at him.
The boy nodded as the maid stood up and walked away. Soon, her figure vanishes and the sound of footsteps fades away.
"She visited me every day since I was thrown into this dungeon. She carefully breastfed me, took care of me, taught me how to speak and walk. She told me that she was one of my mother's personal maids," the boy thought as tears filled his eyes. "I love her. She is the only one who cares about me. She is a mother to me," the boy cried out loud, his cries echoing through the silent, empty dungeon.
The next day shirley came again, but this time she had no food in her hands.
The boy looked at her in confusion and asked softly "Shirley, where's the food?"
"There is no food today, prince," Shirley said.
"So, I have to stay hungry today?" the boy asked innocently.
"Yes," Shirley replied, looking at him with a gaze cold as ice.
"Wh..what happened, Shirley?, Is.. is everything alright?" The boy asked in a trembling voice.
"Prince, Do you want to escape?" Shirley asked.
"huh?, What!?" The boy was shocked to hear and took a few steps back "No… no, I can't... I'm a cursed prince"
Shirley took out the keys from her apron, opened the cell gate and entered. The boy immediately steps back until his back hits the wall.
"Please, Shirley, don't come closer… please, I beg you. If you come closer, I might end up killing you like my mother," the boy said, crying, his voice trembling.
The maid sighed. "Hfff… yeah… why am I even saving you?" she said, looking at him with pure disgust.
"Empress Olivia was a kind, caring woman. She was the one who raised me. The most beautiful, most merciful woman I've ever met in my entire life" Shirley said softly, her voice filled with affection looking up at the ceiling for a moment. before looking back at the boy and said in rage.
"But!!!... But, you killed her!!, She doesn't deserve to die like that!!, you... you killed her!!" Shirley shouted closing the distance and kicking the boy in the stomach, he was sent flying, crashing into the wall before falling to the ground,
She walked slowly toward him and began kicking him violently.
The boy curled up hiding his hands, while being mercilessly kicked by Shirley, he continue to asks for mercy in a pathetic manner "Pl-Please stop, shir-shirley, it's hurt, I beg you, please stop."
"SHUT UP, YOU MURDERER!" She screamed her tone filled with rage.
She kicked him again, then climbed onto him and sat on his abdomen, clenching her fist as she looked down at his crying face begging for mercy. She punched him hard and his nose starting to bleed, then she started punching him repeatedly.
"Why, isn't Shirley love me?, why is she hurting me then?" the boy thought"Yeah, probably because I killed my mother, I am evil… I-I deserve this"
"so-sorr.. sh-irley, I'm so-rry" The boy said with a trembling shaky voice.
The maid stopped for a moment, her hand hanging in the air. Then, in a cold tone, she said, her eyes glaring at him with a menacing look, "Do you really think your sorry can bring back Empress Olivia?"
"OF COURSE NOT!!!!?" she screamed with rage and started punching him again violently. The boy was bleeding from all over the face and his eyes starting to close.
"WHAT HAPPEN KILLED ME TOO!! LIKE YOU KILL YOUR MOTHER!! YOU BASTARD!! YOU JUST HAVE TO TOUCH ME!! IS THAT EASY FOR YOU!!" Shirley shouted her tone filled with anger and rage.
"I-I would ne-never" the boy said his voice trembling.
"Then die!! you pig" Shirley said in a cold tone as she continue beating the shit out of the boy.