Alice x Kaguya: Book 2 Chapter 3

Verse 1
An encounter in the library.

Alice the Bound,

Princess Kaguya the Masochist.

"Who's there?"

Alice asked.

The Princess' lips quivered.

She stared at Alice.

"Let's just say I need a certain someone,

a brutally strong someone,

to bring me pain.

It doesn't matter who."

A nightmare oozed from the

earth with perfectly terrible timing,

interrupting their private conversation.

Kaguya:

At last, one who is worthy of me.

Do it... Do it...

Alice:

What's your game?

Parrah:

Hee-hee-hee!

This lady is a nympho!

Kaguya:

I-I am not...

Noya:

You are!

You REALLY are!

Verse 2
I like cold-hearted women.

The crueler, the better.

Verse 3
You fight to satisfy a base desire,

that much is obvious.

But who am I to judge?

Verse 4
Your blade, your fists, your...feet.

Thrust yourself upon me however you please.

Verse 5
I cannot waver,

or my sword will miss its mark.

I cannot trust,

or my skills will dull.

Verse 6
I do not expect you to understand.

Action is the only thing that matters.

Verse 7
Every life has meaning,

including the life of a killer.

But killers can be mad, too.

Just like us...

Verse 8
So sweet, so strong, so sharp...

Use them on me, and--

No! My author is the only one for me.

Verse 9
Her prayers must go unanswered.

Or I will find myself defeated.

And that's the one thing I cannot allow.

Verse 10
A creature wrapped in an

eerie glow appeared before Alice and Princess Kaguya.

"Kee-hee-hee!

Well, if it isn't a Shield Wisp."

"An undead soldier without a body! Kee-hee-hee."

The women drew their weapons without hesitation.

This foe was no match for the two of them.

"I can defeat any enemy."

"Is that so? Are you strong enough to hurt me, I wonder?"

The beast of light emitted a final cry.

Kaguya:

What brings you here, young lady?

Alice:

I'm glad you asked, because it's NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

Kaguya:

Oh, that response was rather...

piercing...

Thank you for that.

Parrah:

Hehe! Nympho!

Noya:

We've got a nympho here!

"I thought an undead creature would be more resilient,"

Kaguya muttered to herself

as she crushed the Shield Wisp's body

under her foot.

"Enough. Don't desecrate the dead,"

Alice's ice cold voice darted forth.

For an instant, Princess Kaguya's face

became flushed with fear.

But her smile returned in a flash.

"I pray you continue to grow stronger.

For if you do not,

I will give you a quick death."

Discordant Poem
Two people, two goals...

Equal zeal.

But who will get the last laugh?

A pure response is what they seek.

The truth within is what they lack.

They'll surely have to fight again.

And yet, they went their separate ways,

like forbidden lovers in the night.