Claret
Description
Claret.[klar-et] noun.
*Slang. Blood.
Hello.
My name is Huang Zitao.
I go by Tao; it's concise and to-the-point.
My family is poor and my mother is dying.
I'm joining the military, and I am seventeen years old. They tell me they will pay for my mother's bills, for my family's care.
Claret has protected us all our lives, and now it is my turn to protect all the others.
My name is Huang Zitao, and I am marching with a smile cloaked in crimson.
Foreword
They are marionettes on strings of tainted deference.
"Good day."
"Welcome to Claret."
Marionettes in a world of bloodred.
"We hope you will be happy here."
Marionettes in a world of jurisdiction.
"Do not forget your purpose here."
Marionettes and only marionettes.
"Remember that we are always working for the greater good."
Marionettes.
Yes, ma'am.
They are marionettes of another world, another world.
"Welcome to Claret."
This is Claret.
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