Throughout history, the theme of corruption or contamination affecting rulers or monarchs has been a recurring motif. This can be seen in stories of kings and queens who, due to their power and position, were often seen as being chosen by God or destined for greatness. When they fell to corruption, it was not just a personal failing but a calamity for their kingdom.
She no longer perceives the world as it is. In her mind, the rot is "bloom," and the screams of her subjects sound like hymns of praise. contamination corrupting queens body and soul top
Consider Queen Seraphina of the Echoing Void cycle. Infected by a miasma from a broken mirror, she begins to hear the voices of every woman who ever sat on her throne. They whisper the secrets of her ancestors: the infidelities, the murders, the stolen bread from starving villages. Initially horrified, Seraphina fights the contamination with prayer and fasting. But the voices are patient. Over a hundred pages, the corruption convinces her that she is no better than the tyrants who came before. If she is already guilty by blood, why not commit the atrocities herself? Throughout history, the theme of corruption or contamination
: Narrative beats focused on the loss of her former identity or "soul" as she succumbs to the corrupting influence. She no longer perceives the world as it is