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The evil wizard watched the garden of his castle with a malicious smile at the corner of his mouth. The demon women whom he casted from Hell itself to tempt the knights of the Holy Grail were sleeping their dreams. They only awakened whenever a holy person came near his castle to darken their pure soul and give the wizard what he craved for since that day.
Revenge.
The wizard clenched his fists as he remembered. He gave away everything, even his manliness, castrating himself to join the knights of Titurel who served the Holy Grail and the Spear of Longinus which touched Christ's body after he died on the crucifix. But as his soul was dark and rotten, despite all the sacrifices he made, the wizard ended up being chased away - and he was here, seeking revenge ever since then. He successfully defeated Titurel's son, Amfortas, trapping him and taking the sacred spear away. The injury that it left on the knight's body tortured Amfortas, leaving him to suffer for the rest of his life - but this was not enough vengeance for the wizard. He wanted more, he wanted to ruin all the knights who were still in the Holy Grail's service. So with his magic, he built a castle here with a beautiful garden which was full of women whose charm no one could resist. They tempted many knights to sin, but the wizard's vengeful soul was still unable to rest. He craved one thing - the complete ruination of the Holy Grail's knight, making sure that they can never repeat their sacred ritual again.
This - and their doom.
The wizard's smile got wider as he imagined it. Suddenly, he heard footsteps behind his back. This dragged him out of his thoughts. He turned around when the young man stepped to him. He had brown hair and wide brown eyes which were filled with devotion towards him. His name was Ruskin and he was his loyal servant who was on his side for years, helping him to fulfill his destructive wish. Ruskin was the only one he ever trusted - but he did everything to deserve this trust.
"You are up again early, master." Ruskin told him and somewhat shyly added. "I hope that you had a good night's sleep and you were not haunted by nightmares."
The wizard shook his head. He didn’t want to remember his night.
"You know that I will not get a good night's sleep until I see everyone who wronged me in the past fall." He stated vehemently.
"Yes, master." The young man nodded and he looked at the desert, the direction where the wizard stared at. "Maybe today, you will gain another victory over the knights."
"I hope so." The wizard's gaze fell back to the demon women who lay on the ground in circles, deeply asleep. "After all, no man can resist the temptation of lust that my garden offers. Or rather, only one person could." He smirked as he peeked at his young servant again with a significant look in his golden eyes.
Ruskin blushed from the remark. He knew what his master referred to.
"But that one person supports your cause. I want the knights' end as much as you do, master. They deserve it for letting you down."
He awkwardly reached for the wizard's hand to grab it. The only person other than the wizard who never cared for the pleasures that the women could give was Ruskin. He remained blind for their beauty, because his heart was already captivated by someone else. The wizard himself to whom he was devoted to until his last breath.
"Yes." The wizard said gently. "I am not alone until I have you." He touched the young man's cheek, making him turn even redder.
For a while, they stayed in this intimate silence. When the wizard spoke again, his voice was already full of evil. He let his servant's hand go and took up Longinus' Spear.
"I see another knight in the distance. Come, Ruskin. Let's wake up the women so they can make him fall to his doom."
Ruskin smiled.
"Yes, master." He answered and he followed the beloved man’s footsteps to claim one more revengeful victory.