Chapter 1:
Vash ran faster than he ever thought possible. He didn’t know where to, but he sure as hell knew from what. There was no way he could go back, not with her waiting for him. Her and her terrible card soldiers ready to capture him again.
He always knew that the Red Queen was one evil bitch (he only stayed for the King), but he had no idea she would go to these lengths to get rid of him.
He was lucky, though. He managed to escape her wrath, even if only for a short while. He was the great and powerful Duke of Red! He wasn’t about to go down without a fight!
Well, former Duke of Red. Now he was Vash, a fugitive of the Red Kingdom and all alone in this Wonderland.
Things weren’t always like this. The country used to be rich, powerful and peaceful under the rule of their Emporess Alice, but since she passed into the next world without an heir, the two largest royal families – the Red Family and the White Family – began their conquests to capture the realm and control all, destroying families and anything else in their way.
In fact, Vash lost his precious sister to the Red Family no more than two days ago.
“Live, Vash!” She cried, her pale and quavering hand reaching out for him. “You must! Live for both of us!”
Those were the last words she ever said before she lost to the guillotine and the Red Queen’s vicious smirk.
The memory of that day, still freshly burned into his memory, fueled Vash, even though he was gravely injured and should have been dead hours ago.
Eventually, the sheer will to survive wasn’t enough, and his body screamed for him to stop and wouldn’t take no for an answer. His vision – already blurred from the pouring rain and the pain – vanished completely right before he collided with the cold and damp ground.
