Even if you are not a history buff, you may know King Louis XIII from the world famous ‘The Three Musketeers’ by Alexandra Dumas. I became a fan and studied French history during The Baroque Age. My adoration gradually shifted from the gallant musketeers to the private and reserved Louis XIII. Though he is generally depicted as a wimp or even an idiot, in hindsight, he may have been a master chess player of human resources. He was a goal orientated and did not care if people thought less of him. Louis XIII would prefer people to drop guard against him because he could see them through faster. Besides, he was already born a king; he did not need to prove himself to anyone, unlike his social climbing minister Richelieu. Louis XIII had Richelieu do the ruthless job of establishing the central government, which paved the way for his son to become Sun King.
CHARACTERS in my Graphic Novel
SERPENT
represents the frailty that sees us stray from the path and often into
darkness. Big predators make the
headlines, but ordinary people are tempted to commit small-scale cheating when
shielded under anonymity. On good days we can fight off the temptation, but on
bad days when we have just lost something, our hands reach out for it while a
sinking feeling spreads inside our hearts, warning us that this is not the way
to get even with life. However, God or the universe may not mind if the gain is
minimal. So we tell ourselves.
Perhaps,
horror stories draw us in because we may slip into darkness at any time at our
own will. We may need religion or
fantasy stories, hoping they will bring us back into the light. I am too chicken to wrong individuals, but my
integrity did not always hold firm against faceless organizations. My story combines horror and fantasy, but you
will find it oddly accurate because I will not sugarcoat the truth. To myself,
I will be brutal.
GODDESS
IRIS/NEMESIS: Instead of picking
one from the existing religions, all of which I respect, I opted to represent
the universe's will via Goddess IRIS. God gave us light, and Goddess followed it
up with the sound, but as sound travels slower than light, no one knows her
existence despite benefiting from her gift, music. Something turned this once
open-book IRIS into NEMESIS, Goddess of Retribution.
THE
SPIRIT of LOUIS XIII: The king of France who reigned
from 14 May 1610 – to 14
May 1643. Enigmatic character the world may not have fully appreciated,
not unlike the current, which can be substantial even if the river looks calm.
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