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Journal XIV – The Kingdom Must Be Protected

Author: Emil Rasmussen | Date: 21 March

I used to think I was real. But I’ve started forgetting the alphabet. The sky feels scripted.

I dream of fighting a war—but not with weapons. With mirrors. Every time I break one, my hands bleed someone else’s blood.

She tells me I must keep fighting. That I was made to protect the kingdom. But whose kingdom is this?

There are no children left in my street. Only dust piles where their shadows should be.

The Maiden Archive - Journals

  • Journal I — Ved Floden (By the River)
  • Journal II — Arkivet (The Archive)
  • Journal III — Hun i Askesneen (She in the Ash Snow)
  • Journal IV — Sorgens Fugl (The Bird of Grief)
  • Journal V — Den Ufærdige (The Unfinished)
  • Journal VI — Blodklokkerne (The Bloodbells)
  • Journal VII — Den Spejlede Grav (The Mirrored Grave)
  • Journal VIII — Hun Tegner Mig (She Is Drawing Me)
  • Journal IX — Søvnens Masker (The Masks of Sleep)
  • Journal X — Hun Kom Med Regnen (She Came with the Rain)
  • Journal XI – The Water is Warmer Here
  • Journal XII – The Empress of Jade
  • Journal XIII – We Can’t Dream Here
  • Journal XIV – The Kingdom Must Be Protected
  • Journal XV – Ashes in the Attic
  • Journal XVI – Gilded Veins
  • Journal XVII – Windows Without Walls
  • Journal XVIII – The Song of Remembering
  • Journal XIX – The Ash Mother
  • Journal XX – The Last Child

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