By Jeanette Waters
January 12, 2053, 4:34pm
One of the greatest mysteries of the past century has finally been solved, and you’ll never believe how.
This morning at 12:00 am, a book titled Memoir of a Demon King, was published internationally. In this book, the author, Lucille Montague, claims that it was actually her who emerged from the portal that day, and that she was the Demon King that the System warned the world about.
Her claims have been verified by multiple international organizations, including the US Government, the International Association of Mages, and the Knights Templar.
Lucille Montague, a recently retired professor of Curtis Institute of Music, gives a thorough retelling of her time in another world playing the role of Demon King. The tale is thrilling and action packed, and contains detailed information about a world that thus far, no others have been able to find.
Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.
The book can be found digitally for free at her website, or you can order a physical, or even signed copy for a small fee…
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"...Sensationalized nonsense written by a despicable person." - The New Yorker
"A masterpiece." - The Paris Review
"A brilliantly written story about making the best of a tough situation." - Ploughshares
"I hope that the young folks do not idolize this woman, or aspire to be like her. She is clearly delusional, and her story is not an empowering one, but one of unpunished arrogance." - Jorden Peterman
"So she's like, super strong, and she could probably conquer an entire country if she wanted to, but she hasn't. I'd love to have her on the show sometime." - Bo Rogan
"She was always kind of a bitch, y'know? She would correct everyone on everything, and always had to make sure we all knew she was smarter than us. I'm not surprised she earned that title." - Brittney Johnston, Lucille's former classmate
"I always knew she would go on to be great, but I never could have guessed she would be this great." - Harry Granville, Lucille's ex-boyfriend
"Well, she was right about Mom at least." - Alfred Schmidt, Lucille's half brother
"Why should I care what they're saying? If they have something they want me to hear, they should say it to my face." - Lucille Montague, the Demon King of Pride
In this draft, I'm going to try to make the classical pieces in the footnotes more related to the chapters they're attached to. They might not be perfect fits, but I'll try to make it work. I will also be recycling classical pieces I used in PGS, since this is a new story, and if I limit myself to unused pieces, I won't be able to match the pieces to the chapters properly.
Classical Piece of the Prologue is Prelude in C# Minor, by Sergei Rachmaninoff. I chose this piece because it's a prelude, which means it's meant to go before the main work its attached to, just like a prologue. In the romantic era, the word prelude kind of lost its meaning, and preludes were just published as standalone pieces, but whatever. That's beside the point. Prelude in C# Minor was one of Rachmaninoff's earliest works (Op. 3), and is a part of the larger work, Morceaux de Fantaisie. The whole work is nice, but the prelude is by far the most famous, and is one of Rachmaninoff's most well known pieces in general. It's loud, intense and dark, and it's fun to listen to and, as I've been fortunate enough to discover, fun to play as well. The recording I listen to is Nikolai Lugansky's, since he's generally considered the go-to guy for Rachmaninoff's piano works.
