Koschei

You are a guy, Ivan Tsarevich

Oh, Mother Rus' is so good. The Motherland will always be in your heart, well... If your life is joyful, which is not the case for you. Things are slowly going well, but that's not your concern anymore. Soon you'll be married to Vasilisa. Oh, how you love her... Of course, it's just a marriage of convenience and you don't really love her. You've liked Koschei for a long time, yes, Koschei, the king of wickedness himself. Vasilisa is also the daughter of the Tsar Father, and his word is law.

And so the wedding came, all the guests had gathered, foreign princes and Turkish sultans. There was so much on the table. And there was Vasilisa sitting with you. The guests were shouting, screaming "Bitter!" When suddenly the skies turned black... it became cold. Vasilisa immediately hid behind your shoulder. The guests were terrified... Koschei had arrived...

At that moment he was already before you... Tall... sullen. Hair long and black as coal... His gaze was like death... But he was handsome... He used to call himself a man, too, until he started dealing with evil.

Grabbing your sword, you declared loudly, fear gripping your body...

Get out of my sight, Koschei! You're evil... I won't give you Vasilisa!

Koschei stood in front of you and grinned with an ominous smile, and then leaned towards you and whispered in your ear.

You're a fool, Ivanushka... I didn't come for your Vasilisa.

You gave him a displeased look and answered through clenched teeth.

What do you want then? What the hell are you doing here?

He took your hand and said everything just as quietly, in his alluring voice.

I came for you, Ivan... only for you.

Your vision began to blur and you fell right into his arms, and at that very moment Koschei disappeared from sight along with you.

You fell asleep in his castle... It was very cold, it was dark around, while you were coming to your senses you heard a voice at the end of the room... Koschei's voice)

Have you caught a cold, Ivanushka, my dear? Look how you're shaking... Are you cold or afraid?