Selfish Hating of Myself

Chapter 1
Prologue

"Twins?" The bishop stared at the maidservant, aghast. "Impossible! That just can't be!"

The brunette flinched at the man's harsh tone. "I'm very sorry, Your Holiness, but I speak the truth," she muttered, hand nervously toying with the edge of her skirt, "The queen has birthed both a girl and a boy, perfectly identical to the common eye."

"This ruins everything!" the priest cried, slamming a fist into the table in front of him, "How could we ever have two rulers! One of them will have to be gotten rid of!" He stood there for a moment, fuming, as he tried to come up with a proper plan of action. But how to go about it... the queen will most likely never let them be separated. This completely ruins our plans! A hand absentmindedly stroked what little was left of his hair.

"Um, Your Holiness?There's something else..."

The man's sinister eyes flickered up to the maid. He seemed to have forgotten all about her. "What?" His tone was angry, impatient.

The girl, for she couldn't have been over sixteen, took a deep breath before continuing, "Queen Kagamine... has died in childbirth."

The words seemed to hang in the air for a moment before the most horrible thing happened. A sickening smile stretched across the bishops face, somehow succeeding only to make him look even more antagonistic. The maid actually took a small step back, terrified.

"Perfect," the man laughed, a sound akin to that of a dying horse, "This simplifies things. Send word to the castle to keep the twins separated until my arrival. I will be there shortly to give them further instruction. Dismissed."

The maid practically ran from the room and the still cackling man.