Chapter 1
Once upon a time, deep into the woods, there was hidden a majestic castle. It had colossal and beautifully shaped arches. The castle was standing on strong pillars and intertwined with robust balustrades that stretched out of the verandas. The castle was quite old but it had still worn its charms proudly. The castle narrated a story of thousand years, a story of endurance and survival, a story of valor to withstand the strands of time. The castle stood tall as a dense foliage of Bougainville descended from its terrace. The castle was thickly covered with this foliage where there were specks of red, pink and white flowers scattered sporadically. the aroma of the flowers bombarded the air with life which travelled all across the woods.
The castle was home to a zombie princess. She has been living there for the past 12 years. She was born as a zombie and the moment she was born she was dreaded by her family, the queen felt irked by the birth of a monster. The king declared her estranged the moment he laid eyes on her. She had no family from the day she was born. She was abandoned by her family. She was estranged by the society. She was an abomination, something that was unwanted in the world.
She had grown into a 5 feet tall girl. She was pale but gifted with a glowing skin. Her skin was cold, freezing like an iceberg, but still she was gifted with a beautiful face. But what use of that beauty when people were afraid of her? What use of the flawless skin when everybody dreaded her? She wondered what was the purpose of her life. She wondered what was she doing all alone in the huge castle all by herself, where she was caged up since her birth. She pitied herself as her condition was worse than the birds that chirped on her balustrade. They were free. They had wings. Their wings gave them dreams that glided them high in the sky. But she didn't know how to dream also. She only knew how to satiate her hunger and that was through the medium of flesh. She hadn't tasted human flesh yet but she yearned for it. And till then she was surviving on the animal flesh that was brought to her by the servants of the king.
One fine day, it was the day for her prey to be brought in and to her surprise it was a HUMAN!
