This Poisonous Reign

~an original by Cece~
Some quick disclaimers: 
This is a WIP, and I might not finish it, but I'll do my best to update at least twice a month. There's blood/violence involved in this story, so if you don't feel comfortable with that kind of stuff, don't read this. And please don't copy this or anything like that - thank you!
== Prelude ==
She skips through the crowd with an air of childlike innocence, holding her pale skirts up with one hand. The girl seems to be no more than ten or eleven years old, her long dark hair whipping out behind her in the wind. Her outfit has midnight-blue flowers scattered along the white fabric.
She hums to herself as she skips, and most might assume it's something random. Perhaps something that's recently gone popular. But if one listens closely, they might hear the words whispering through her song.
"Fatal," she says, "deadly, dangerous."
Over and over again, a haunting, repetitive chorus. She keeps her head lowered, her dark hair falling over her face, her features practically nonexistent. People could tell she's smiling, but they can't see her shark-edged teeth. They can't see the way her grin swallows up her face, impossibly wide. They can't see the dangerous glint in her eyes as she continues to skip down the streets.
She's holding a basket, and she continuously scatters flower petals as she sings. The girl seems to have a never-ending abundance of energy, and even as her words slither from her mouth and float gently among the winds she seems unbothered.
"Fatal," she asserts, "deadly, dangerous."
She smiles, her gaze cutting away to the faint image of a young man with a camera. He's meaningless now. He's gone now. He's someone else's problem now. And as those words flit through her head, the image disappears, spread to the wind.
Her hands are flecked with crimson when she looks down and sees them. Her fingers are smoke-stained, curled into claws. When she lifts her head, for a moment, her pupils are in the shapes of amber-gold flowers.
"Fatal," she says, "deadly, dangerous."
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