Gretel: Book 1 Chapter 1

Verse 1
The girl muttered to herself.

Where am I? Who am I?

Ah. Now I remember. I'm me, of course.

Have a wonderful day, dearest brother.

Hmm? What are you going to do with that?

Will you be murdering someone?

Who? And why?

Oh? You say it's to revive our authors?

You say the silliest things...

But if you say we should...then we'll kill.

We'll wring our prey's sugary blood and use it to make the tastiest sweets.

I'll do my best if my brother insists on it.

Brother? What brother? All we see is a head!

Birdcage Brother, can you squawk?

Not likely! I mean, her brother is really—

Verse 2
The forest was dark... The forest was frightening...

But it was alright.

The hand in mine was so comforting...

So warm.

Verse 3
"Why don't we eat our bread for lunch?"

But my brother just ripped it apart and threw it away.

He's so wasteful.

Verse 4
"The bread will guide us home," he said.

Oh! Brother is so smart,

but he can be so insensitive.

Children don't often know how to be grateful.

Verse 5
Did you fail to notice?

My brother and I were abandoned.

But it doesn't bother me.

So long as he is with me, always.

Verse 6
Birds ate our breadcrumbs and we couldn't find our way home.

But it was better that way.

No one could bother us anymore.

Verse 7
We spent the night together in the forest.

Wolves howled in the distance.

I hoped they would gobble us up.

What could be better? Forever together in the dark...

Verse 8
Are you listening, Hansel?

Please, eat me if you're hungry.

Then I can eat you, too!

Verse 9
Brother, brother, dearest brother.

My sweet, beloved brother.

We will be together, no matter what.

So please, brother... Answer me.

Verse 10
"Could that be a candy house?

What do you think, Hansel?

Please, Hansel...Won't you answer me?"

She called his name again and again, but her brother did not respond.

The girl grew so sad that she began to beat on the birdcage that held Hansel.

Her brother's head rolled right out.

"Hansel? Answer me... Hansel?!"

But it wasn't---

Oh no... Oh no...

Your brother's head is rolling, buddy!

Some sister you are! You're inhuman!

Ahhhhh! Hansel! I'm so sorry!

I'm a bad girl. That's why... That's why...

Keh heh heh! You make no sense!

As long as the two were together, both were content.

Oh? You're asking why?

Why seek their authors' revival?

To what end? To what end? To what end?

To what end? To what end? To what end?

In order to XX8taKdsfkgptads.

Delusion.

A soft silken thread that cinched around the girl's neck.

Discordant Poem
The candy house was home to a witch and

full to the brim with sugary sweets.

Eat just one and you'll go straight to hell!

She sees the falsehood and smiles.

Her gentle eyes brimming with affection.

A willing captive to a devastating lie.