The Story of Evil (Japanese: 悪ノ物語Hepburn: Aku no Monogatari) is a series of music videos using Yamaha's Vocaloid vocal synthesizer software. It is a collection of 12 songs in the series that focuses on Vanity & Pride (in its negative & positive connotation) of the Seven Deadly Sins. Other, less dark themes in the series include Love, Pity, Forgiveness, and Friendship.
History
Plot overview
Novel
The Daughter of Evil: Clôture of Yellow (悪ノ娘 黄のクロアテュール), is the first novel in the series written by Akuno-P(mothy), and was released on August 10, 2010 by PHP Books.[10][11] On his blog, mothy announced that the novel is basically based on the songs he wrote and the plot story he offered for the theater play. The storyline is different in several respects and there are some differences in settings.[12] Most of personages' names are the same as those used in the play ("Riliane", "Allen", etc.) and more characters appear in the novel. The illustrations are drawn by Ichika, Yunomi-P and 憂.
The Daughter of Evil: Wiegenlied of Green (悪ノ娘 緑のヴィーゲンリート), the second novel, was released on February 24, 2011.[13] The cover illustration is drawn by Suzunosuke. The novel included an omake with an original story: The Daughter of Evil: Novelette of White (悪ノ娘 白のノヴェレッテ), illustrated by CAFFEIN.
Entr'acte of Evil: The Daughter of Evil Worldguide (悪ノ間奏曲 悪ノ娘ワールドガイド) the first databook, was released on August 30, 2011. Included documents such a detailed timelines, character chart and color designs, a large number of illustrations and 3 original stories: The Adventure of a Boy and a Girl (少年と少女の冒険), Twiright Prank (トワイライトプランク) and The Daughter of Evil: Retrouver of Silver (悪ノ娘 銀のルトルーヴェ). The cover illustration is drawn by 憂.
The Daughter of Evil: Praeludium of Red (悪ノ娘 赤のプラエルディウム), the third novel, was released on December 23, 2011. The cover illustration is drawn by Kitano Tomotoshi, with 8 other illustrators participating on illustrating the third novel.
The Daughter of Evil: Praefacio of Blue (悪ノ娘 青のプレファッチオ), the final novel, was released on March 23, 2012. The cover illustration is drawn by Kitano Tomotosh].
Epic of Evil: The Daughter of Evil Fanbook, the second databook, was released on August 25, 2012. in celebration, PHP Books prepared a campaign in which 5,000 random copies (including the previous releases) that were sold on its release date had a distinctive logo on the obi, and those who have it will receive an original CD with 4 exclusive songs by Akuno-P. The deadline to apply is set on May 31, 2012, while its shipping will be at the end of June.
'The Daughter of Evil Schedule Book 2013, the third databook, is a compendium of information regarding The Daughter of Evil series, released on December 16, 2012. It contains detailed information for all the characters in the series as well as calendars, schedules, and illustrations.The Schedule Book is intended to act as a pocket guide for all material in The Daughter of Evil novel series as well as have miscellaneous other functions.While the Schedule Book holds detailed information about the characters like the two databooks preceding it, it is not complemented by any short stories.
Plot Summary
Note: the storyline is mostly as same as the basic plot story. More detailed settings and hidden stories are written.A vast kingdom called Lucifenia, whose popular name was the "Kingdom of Yellow", was ruled by a tyrannical princess named Riliane, a fourteen-year-old. Under her absolute monarchism, everything was exploited from people and the ones who did not obey her were executed without mercy. Allen, a servant who looked like her, was always beside the princess who was called "Daughter of Evil" by the people. The Servant and Princess were the same age, as they were secretly twins. The princess's selfishness caused a war and many deaths, and their secret gear of fate was going to spin madly. This entire story takes place in EC Year 500.
Characters
The below are the characters who appear in the novel. Some of the characters and settings are different from the basic plot story Akuno-P wrote before.[14][15]
- Riliane Lucifen d'Autriche (Rin Kagamine): "Daughter of Evil". She is a princess of Lucifenia. She does not remember that Allen is her twin brother, due to the side effects of a spell cast on her by the Court Sorceress, Elluka Clockworker. "d'Autriche" means "of Austria" in French. She later changes her name to 'Rin' after the revolution and works as a nun in the Held Monastery on the coast of Elphegort.
- Allen Avadonia (Len Kagamine): "Servant of Evil". He is a chamberlain who serves the princess, acting incognito. Leonhart Avadonia is his adopted father and Germaine is his adopted sister. He is the twin brother of Riliane, however, he cannot reveal this. Real name: Alexiel Lucifen d'Autriche
- Germaine Avadonia (MEIKO): "Swordswoman in Red Armor". She lives in the castle town of Lucifenia. Her adoptive father is Leonhart Avadonia and her adoptive brother is Allen Avadonia. She comes from the Conchita bloodline(referencing Evil Food Eater Conchita, taking place 200 years prior in EC Year 325) which is tainted by the Venomania bloodline(referencing Lunacy of Duke Venomania, taking place 400 years prior in EC Year 136-EC Year 137)
- Michaela (Miku Hatsune): "Girl of the Kingdom of Green". A young woman who works for Keel Freesis, the great merchant, as a maid in the country of Elphegort. She is known to be beautiful, gentle, friendly and beloved by everyone. She has a beautiful singing voice, taught by Elluka Clockworker.. She is not human; rather, she is a robin spirit from the Thousand-Year Forest given human form by Elluka at the request of the Earth God, Held.
- Kyle Marlon (KAITO): "King of the Blue Kingdom". In the basic plot story he is a prince of an unnamed kingdom but appears as a king of the Marlon Kingdom in the novel. He is a fiance of the princess. His mother is the Dowager Queen Prim Marlon(Prima), and he has thirteen sisters. Most of his brothers, save for Arkatoir, were killed.
- Clarith (Haku Yowane): "Daughter of White". She works for Keel Freesis as a maid and best friends with Michaela. She's an outcast in her home, Yatski Village, because she was born with albinism. It often resulted in beatings and punishments from the villagers until the death of her mother, where Michaela convinced her to move to Capital Aceid.
- Chartette Langley (Teto Kasane): A lady's maid who serves the princess. She is a childhood friend of Allen and is a chimera. Though she looks like she's fifteen, her real age is closer to thirty. She's known to have superhuman strength, and is very clumsy.
- Ney Phutapie (Neru Akita): A lady's maid who serves the princess. She blurts whatever comes into her loose mouth. Ney is really the daughter of the Queen of Marlon, working as a spy in the kingdom of Lucifenia.
- Leonhart Avadonia (Leon): "Commander of Royal Guard" of Lucifenia. He is one of "Three Heroes" and was killed by his adoptive son, Allen Avadonia. He has two adoptive children; Allen and Germaine.
- Mariam Phutapie (Miriam): "Head of Lady's Maids" of Lucifenia. She is good at cloak-and-dagger activity and also one of "Three Heroes". Ney Phutapie is her adopted daughter.
- Elluka Clockworker (Luka Megurine): "Capricious Sorceress". She is a court sorceress of Lucifenia and also one of "Three Heroes," however, there is more to this character than meets the eye. A five-hundred-year-old sorceress, she's on a quest to collect and cleanse the Seven Deadly Sins at the request of the God, Held.
- Gast Venom (Gackpo Camui): He is called "Demon of Asmodean". He is a mighty free companion and leads a mercenary force named "Asmodean Company". Asmodean is a name of a country which once fought for supremacy against Lucifenia. His bloodline has been tainted by the Venomania Bloodline(referencing Lunacy of Duke Venomania)
- Gumillia (Gumi): She is regarded as one of "Next Three Heroes" and is an apprentice of Elluka, as well as a friend of Michaela. Like Michaela, she is a forest spirit given human form by Elluka. Her original form was that of a chipmunk. Unlike Michaela's hyper self, Gumillia is known to be stoic and awkward.
- Keel Freesis (Kiyoteru Hiyama): "Great Merchant" who lives in Elphegort. He is an immigrant from the Marlon Kingdom and a friend of Kyle Marlon. He believes strictly in the Eldoh Sect of Levin.
- Yukina Freesis (Kaai Yuki): She's the nine-year-old daughter of Keel Freesis, and often finds herself in trouble for bullying other kids. Yukina's proved very intelligent, even writing a series of novels. What she really wants is to find the truth on the Story of Evil and turn it into a novel.
- Mikina Freesis (SF-A2 Miki): An aristocrat from Marlon who married Keel and is commonly referred to as Mrs. Freesis.
- Shou Freesis (Shouta Tsukiyomi): Yukina's brother. He is the eldest son of the Freesis family.
- Aile Freesis (Ai Tsukiyomi): Yukina and Shou's sister. She is the youngest daughter of the Freesis family.
- Prim Marlon (Prima): The mother of Ney and Kyle and the one who truly controls Marlon. She manipulated Lucifenia into a war so that she could take it over once it was weakened.
- Riliane Mouchet (Lily): Former commander of the bastion army of the Lucifenian Retasan territory. She dislikes to be called by her real name, which is similar to the name of "The Daughter of Evil", but prefers to be called by her nickname "Lily".
