The Son of White

**The Son of White** is the fifth song of the "Story of Evil Series". Its events coincide with both The Lord of Evil and Regret Message.

## Plot

In the village of Yatski, a man named Clark Netsuma is ostracized by the other green-haired villagers for his white hair and red eyes. He prays to an old tree for friends. Soon after, he meets Eater after finding him unconscious and they become close. Clark becomes happy that someone wants to be friends with him and listen to him.

He explains how they left the village to work in the city under Mikina Freezis. One day, a yellow-haired princess visits the mansion and meets Eater. Falling in love with him, she rejects her engagement with King Kyle Marlon. Kyle's retainers thus order the deaths of all green-haired men in Elphegort to protect the honor of their ruler, and Clark once again becomes depressed as this occurs.

The song starts again by a harbor in Lucifenia as Clark relates how he became a priest in a monastery after the revolution in Marlon. One day he meets a mysterious man, Kay Viwirtz, whom he begins to grow closer with. Eventually, Clark passes by the confessional booth and overhears Kay's confession accidentally; because of this, he learns that he is actually Kyle Marlon, the "Lord of Evil". Many days later, Kyle is alone on the beach. Clark approaches from behind, having prepared to kill him with a golden knife.

However, it is revealed that Clark could not kill him because he recognized himself in him, a lonely man. He relates how Kay is getting better at monastery work and serving tea to guests. In the song's final moments, Clark recalls how he saw an illusion that stopped him at the harbor, wondering who the girl he saw was.

## Lyrics

"I'm sorry for being alive"

Before I knew it, that was my catchphrase

My life has been dull

And full of complaints

Everyone in my village

Has beautiful green hair

I alone have white hair

That is different from theirs

A millennium tree secretly towers

Over the scenery deep in the forest

When alone here,

I made a wish to God

To carry on living in isolation,

That is very lonely

Anyone would be fine

I want someone to become my friend

I met him then

Near the millennium tree

He had collapsed and I saved him

That was the beginning

Before I knew it, the two of us

Were getting along well

But just about everything

Between me and him was different

He had green hair more beautiful

Than anyone else in the village

With his kind voice and smile,

He was loved by everyone

Why are you being so kind

To someone like me?

Do you intend on pitying a man

Who is inferior to you?

Embracing the abject me,

He whispered

"You are more wonderful than anyone else"

My tears spilled out

Even if all the people in the world

Scorned and mocked me

There is someone who needs me

With only that, I was happy

The two of us rushed from the village

And started living in a new town

It's an unfamiliar life

But if we're together, it's alright

The servants of a rich merchant's wife

That was the work we chose for a living

One day on the ground, we happened upon

A beautiful woman with golden hair

The meeting between the two of them

Derailed everything

She was the ruler of a neighboring country

And, loving him deeply,

She refused the marriage proposal

Of a king from the country across the ocean

The country was engulfed in the horrors of war

The decree the king made:

"Kill all of the green-haired men"

Everyone, everyone was lost forever

Except for the white-haired me

I should have died in his place

Why, why?

"I'm sorry for being alive"

Before I knew it, that was my catchphrase

My life has been dull

And full of complaints

I began my new livelihood

In the church of a port city

I heard a rumor from afar

That in the revolution, the king died

I met him, near the church

He had collapsed and I saved him

That was the beginning

Before I knew it, the two of us

Were getting along well

But just about everything

Between me and him was different

In the night confessional, when no one was around,

I heard his confession by chance

Ah, what does this mean?

He is most certainly

-The Lord of Evil-

At a small harbor on the outskirts of town

He is standing alone

From behind, I draw near

And pull a knife from my breast pocket

Pointed at the king's back

I raise it high...

I have an apology I must make to you

In the end, I did not remove your enemy

That man is like the old me,

A very, very solitary person

To carry on living by yourself

That is very lonely

He who could do nothing

Became a little more skillful over time

Today's tea, made by him,

Is very deliciously brewed

But, that moment at the beach

For an instant I saw an illusion

Who in the world

Was that girl, I wonder?

## Related Songs

### The Lord of Evil

The Lord of Evil recounts the actions of the tyrannical king Kyle, in events occurring alongside The Son of White, before his repentance.

### Tree God ~Millennium Wiegenlied~

Tree God ~Millennium Wiegenlied~ details the life and death of Clark's friend Eater, in events occurring alongside The Son of White, as well as containing a reference to this song in its lyrics.

### Regret Message

Regret Message establishes the efforts of Kyle to repent for his sins, as alluded to in The Son of White. It also shows events that occur alongside this song.

### Handbeat Clocktower

Handbeat Clocktower portrays the later life of Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche. Taking place in the country of Lucifenia, the song recounts her confrontation with her father and half brother.

## Appearances

* Clark Netsuma
* Eater
* Held
* Keel Freezis (indirectly mentioned only)
* Kyle Marlon
* Mikina Freezis (indirectly mentioned only)
* Mora Viwirtz
* Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche