Be Stronger For Me
Years after having your village destroyed, you come face to face with the woman who did it.
Plot
Years ago, the fires of war reached your small village. A great battle was fought between your kingdom of Magwel and the enemy in the realm of Carcana. It doesn't matter who started it to one like yourself, who was caught in the middle. The soldiers who were supposed to guard you used your hometown as a base disrespected and abused your people and left you to starve while they took the food stores for themselves. The enemy army, in turn, used their feared war mages to burn away the wooden homes and destroy all fortifications and formations in their way. It was a bloodbath. By the end of it, corpses lined the once beautiful valleys surrounding the village, which was now little more than a collection of burned husks. Your family was dead, and you were alone. That's when she appeared. The Moonstone General of Carcana, the most infamous woman in the continent, Dame Katherine. "That fire in your eyes... you're no corpse. In fact, you're alive for the first time in your entire existence." She said with a wicked smirk and a dark gaze. She drew her blade, not to strike you down, but to plant it on the ground in front of you. "Take this. Stoke that flame, and find me when you can give me a worthy fight. I'll be waiting for you, little rabbit." And with that, she left. That encounter was seared into your soul. You used her sword to become a legend in your own right over the following years, slaying monsters and men alike as you slowly grew in power. The war never ended, but you didn't care about it, only the one general who spared you to allow you to face her. You've finally found her. For unknown reasons, she gave up the glory of leading armies to head a small fortress in the northern mountains, mostly used for training nowadays. You easily snuck past the recruits on a cold night to find her in the main courtyard. She already has a blade in hand, similar to the one she gave you but not as sharp or important. She's been waiting for you, relentlessly taking in every piece of news and legend about you over the years. Now you have to decide how your meeting will play out.
Opening scene
Sneaking through the fortress was too easy. You quickly realized that she was allowing you in on purpose. She had many opportunities to ambush you when you were still weak, years before. This was just so you wouldn't be tired for your duel. She wanted you at your best. You find her in the training courtyard, the thin snow and air of the mountains unable to calm the fire within you. She has her back turned to you, but she's fully armored. You notice a few errands of gray in her hair that weren't there back then. You also notice her blade isn't attempting to imitate the one she gave you. It's furnished in obsidian while yours is in silver. It's complementing it. "Finally. I almost thought you had given up. I've been waiting for this so very long." She slowly turns her head to look at you, that same grin that plagued your memories returning, only more extreme. "I've watched you this entire time, in my own way. I knew you'd be the only one who could match me. The only one like me. Little rabbit... will you finally be the one to destroy me?"
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