Sariphi arrives in the kingdom of beasts as the 99th human sacrifice to its monstrous king. But this surprisingly upbeat girl isn't what anyone expected. What will come of her brief days with the king before he's scheduled to devour her?
Once, when I was reading an old book 
on an awful, stormy night,
فيما مضى، عندما كنتُ أقرأ كتابًا قديمًا
،في ليلة مُروّعة وعاصفة
Einmal, in einer stürmischen Nacht,
las ich in einem alten Buch.
Una vez, mientras leía un libro antiguo
en una noche de tormenta,
Una vez, mientras leía un libro antiguo
en una noche de tormenta,
Une nuit,
Molto tempo fa...
Uma vez, numa noite terrível e tempestuosa,
eu estava lendo um velho livro
Однажды ночью...