Description

To the pawn lead on a trail of blood, mystery was an unfair game. Being placed in the body of a supposed murderer, moments after the act, is not a typical situation. And to prove one's innocence after the fact isn't a simple ordeal, not when the meaning of guilt is twisted, used as a dagger to plunge into the heart of any defiance.

Is Jun the only fool? The disposable pawn replaced at the first sign of failure? His consciousness swapped out for mine, dragged in from another plane of existence. My doppelganger, is he the only fool? Or was this his escape?

Am I not a fool?

In an age of churning gears and steam engines that billowed columns of smoke high into the sky, one would think a murder would not require a supernatural cause. A revolver, would be enough. But why is that not the case?

Why did Jun feel the need to run?

If it was that simple, I wouldn't be this. This monstrous creature. This mangled, disjointed hound. Fueled by chaos.

But alas, my role is to entertain.

Do not be misguided, for this is not the legacy of the fool, but his replacement, the jester.--------------------------------------------The cover art is by me, of [email protected]

Community Reviews(1)

HippioScipioRoyal Road

★★★★★ 4.5

Overall - I enjoyed reading this fiction so far. The style is aesthetically pleasing, the characters are not unbelievable, and the story - so far as it exists as of now - seems to be heading somewhere interesting.
Style - The element/part that I most appreciated about this fiction. It's written well and it displays well - making reading it pleasurable rather than insufferable.
Grammar - No problems
Story - It's looking good.
Characters - Good dialogue, good characterisation, I'd say that the characters are a very solid part of this fiction overall.
TLDR: I enjoyed reading it, so probably so will you.