Disclaimer: I do not own Soul Sacrifice or Rosario+vampire
Welcome to the second chapter sorry for the wait my lap top broke and well anyway here you go. happy news i found out the new soul sacrifice is being made I was like yesssss! And did some researcher on it and discovered it will have different factions one for each category one for murdering aka Avalon, one for saving aka the Saviors of heresy like we were told about in the dlc for the first game and finally a new one called the grimm for neutral arms. Now will I work them into the story? now that I know about them?
Maybe and for people saying this should be in cross over section I cant find the ss section I don't even think it has one. So for now it will be here so no flames. Let me know your fav magic and spells and sigils and fav archfiends
As for what will happen with these groups well one of them will make an appearance this chapter depending with what route I do for Tsukune and Ruby and will Yukari appear? And what will Avalon do with these two new factions and will black rites be used and will the price be paid? Last note I am thinking of adding other sorcerers from the game maybe working Magusar into it. Maybe even Radux you got to admit he was cool and his story sad I cant be the only one that almost cried with some of the side storys.
Final note rumor has it that the second game is getting a release and I hop its true since it's an awesome game. Cant wait to fight the new bosses and try the new spells. Here is a bit of history on how the Minotaur was born I might do this for each Archfiend either after of before the battle. To let readers know I might have done some of the offerings a bit different since I thinking transforming your body also has a price.
Chapter 2 sins and factions
Tsukune and Ruby's eyes widen looking at the archfiend in front of them not believing what Ruby's caretaker had become.
"Tsk, out of all of them she had to become a dam Minotaur, Ruby are you ready?"
Tsukune readied his arm as he held on to his bag of offerings hoping he wouldn't have to change them. He expected ruby to respond but heard her stay silent causing him to worry.
"Ruby?"
He looked over to her seeing her look at the Minotaur with wide eyes. She was in a state of shock.
"Dammit she's in shock!"
The Minotaur let out a roar looking at them as she charged at them. He readied himself as he saw ruby still in thought before he ran to her and pushed her out of the way. They rolled on the ground as he grabbed her hand and ran with her into the trees making sure not to alert the archfiend. After a few minutes he stopped near a tree to speak to Ruby.
"Ruby what the hell is wrong with you!? You would normally wouldn't stall like you just did, are you alright?"
"Tsukune I don't think I can fight her…. She took care of me after my mom and dad died…I just.."
He sighed as she didn't get to finish as he rubbed the back of his head as he dropped his bag and started to look through his offerings and sigils.
Sigils were special stones that came in the many. There were four kinds of them colorless sigils that could be used by any user and grant full ability's to whoever used them. The second color was green that worked like normal sigils but the green one gave more power to the natural arms. The third color was red which gave killing bonus to the dark arm users always increasing their attack and focusing on elements as well.
"Where are they? Found them."
He pulled out a light blue sigil that his friends were all too familiar with it the last sigil powered up divine users. The blue sigil helped boost up their defense health and resistance and also increases how much health people could regain. He smiled he didn't care if he was seen as a divine user he knew his kind were needed since they were the healers.
"Tsukune what are going to do?"
"Ruby I am not going to make you fight her but unless we do something we will be killed by Avalon if we go back without results."
She stayed silent as she heard a loud roar but her eyes widen as he saw his arm glow and remove a few sigils from his arm. He started to breathe heavily as he got three sigils and infused them into his arm. He got up and just clenched his fist,
"Ok time to go."
"What sigils…. Was all she asked…"
"Minotaur killer, defense amp 3 and heat surge.I already have my other sigils equipped even though we can only have 6 of them on." (A/N Sigils and offerings are way different.)
She wanted to say something but saw him run towards the open area leaving her behind. As she clenched her arm trying to figure what to do. As she felt it pulse.
"I can't let him fight alone but can I really help kill her…"
She closed her eye trying to come up with an answer as she heard fighting in the distance and heard a small explosion.
"If I don't help he will be forced to use one of the black rites.. she cringed thinking about the black rites and the powers they had but the price that had to be paid was steep."
Tsukune was jumping back from the Minotaur cursing as she slammed the axe on the ground causing a few rocks to head towards him. He dodged again looking at the beast as he moved his left hand to his eyes closing them for a few seconds and opened them. His eyes glowed as the world around him darken. He looked at the Minotaur and saw two red areas showing its weakness.
"The head and the axe, it makes sense since people that have faced these monsters say their axes heal them. Best to take out fast. He said turning the mind's eye off. This might be tuff since if I remember right they are weaken to lighting… I need ruby's help in this or I might not make it, no!" He shook his head throwing the idea or ruby helping out as he didn't want her involved.
"No choice if I must then I will use the black rites." he said in a low voice as he heard charging but grinned as he raised his right arm and whispered into it as he grunted in pain as his arm began to change before him. He got a crazy look on his face as his right arm skin ripped transforming as he pulled his right arm back, as the Minotaur swung its ax he swung his arm which was now covered in fire sending a loud sound as his fist slammed against the ax sending it flying a few feet away as he heard the minotaur cry in rage as it began looking for its ax.
He smiled as he looks at his blood fist covered in fire.
"Fire giant god arm. One of the most powerful arm spells I have." He said to himself as he started to run for ax hoping to smash the healing power of it to make the fight easier but luck was no on his side.
"I need to make it! Huh? What!"
He ducked out of the Minotaur's foot that left an imprint on the ground where he had been standing a few seconds early. He just clenched his fist and slammed it into the Minotaur's knee causing it to fall on them for a few seconds. Giving Tsukune just enough time to make a break for the axe.
"I need to destroy the axe!"
He managed to reach it and started to attack it a few times trying to do as much damage as he could with his fist. He could feel the offering about to leave him and started to send his power towards his fist making it grow in doubled in size symbolizing its power. He felt it at its limit and just swung his fist into the axe shattering the healing power it had as his fist returned to normal size but was covered in blood.
"Huff,huff,huff I need to heal. He raised his hand and was about to cast a heal spell but felt himself get grabbed by a pair of hands and felt his breath start to leave him as he was turned to see the Minotaur's face.
"SHIT!"
The Minotaur started to strengthen its grip around Tsukune causing him to cough as he felt himself being crushed by its grip. He turned his head and looked into the Minotaur's steel covered face and saw one eye looking at him. He just cursed as the Minotaur just switched to holding him in one hand and pulled it's hand back and about to throw him.
"This is going to hurt!" Tsukune thought to himself as he was about to be thrown but heard the sound of thunder and saw a few shards of spears hit the Minotaur's mask causing it pain as it released him. He grabbed on its arm and pulled himself up as he ran across its arm and yelled.
"RUBY! AGAIN!"
He just grabbed his arm as he cast harpy's feather letting him jump higher into the air as he transformed his arm getting a fire sword as his arm glowed with the sigils powering it up as Ruby shots hit the mask causing a few cracks as he just slammed the sword through the cracks breaking the mask as he jumped off the monster landing on the ground and casting a healing spell around himself and the area around him.
"Tsukune! Are you ok?!"
Ruby ran over to him as she saw him looking at the Minotaur grabbing its face in pain as blood was coming from its wound telling them it was heavily wounded and nearing death.
"I'm fine ruby but we need to take her out now. She is hurt but she still has a lot of power left."
"But what can do then?"
"Don't know… but unless you can get over your fear of hurting her then we will be pushed into a corner, and if that happens we will be forced to use the black rites."
She bit her thumb and knew he was right but she didn't want to hurt the person that had raised her. But she didn't get over her fear then she knew Tsukune would be forced to use the black rite one of the most powerful magic's they knew. They were each taught one when they started it was a black rite. The black rites would do ultimate damage but it came at a price.
"Tsukune what black rites do you know?" She asked with worried hoping he wouldn't know any due his refusal to sacrifice.
"That's not important right now, we need to."
"Just tell ME!." She shouted him causing him to sigh as he nodded.
"Since I took the divine path I know the infernus which we are all taught for beginners which requires the price of our skin. But I have learned three new ones that are only for the divine.
"What are they?"
"They are called the Gorgon, Vulcan and the newly learned Angelus. He said without any fear in his voice as he knew what they cost and he was willing to pay the price. Why do you want to know to much? I'm not even supposed to tell a chaos user since it's punishable by law."
"Ruby thought about what she was just told as the monsters screams were fading a bit.
"Why haven I heard of the last two? I mean I know it forbidden but from what I have read in the books those last two I have never heard of… what are you hiding from me Tsukune. Could this be what they wanted me to see in you?"
"Move!"
She was brought out of her thoughts by Tsukune yells as she saw him jump at her grabbing her and pulling her away from where they just were seeing a bloody axe there.
"Dammit snap out it Ruby now is not the time to think it's the time to fight and she seems to be a bit weaken. You got any powerful volt spells?" He asked her checking her try to see her offerings but she pulled her hand back and spoke.
"If you can freeze her I might be able to do something can you do it? "
Tsukune rechecked his offerings and smiled at his last one.
"I can try but it might take a bit of time."
"All I need you to do is for you to cause a frozen hell." She said as he saw her arm glow before he saw blood appear as her arm ripping her skin as he saw it transform into a giant thunder gods arm. He saw he clench her fist causing it to surge with power.
"Looks like you're getting into it huh?" He said as he stood next to her.
She didn't speak as he still saw the worried look on her face as he just walked forward toward Ruby's former master..
Tsukune ran underneath her and avoided her stomps as he spoke.
"Frost blanket!"
The ground around the monster began to freeze as it the ice began to crawl up its legs causing it pain as it fell on to its knees as he jumped back a few feet. The ice started to speared faster as they saw the monster try to break free causing the ice to increases speed as it froze it legs causing the monster to fall on her knees. He jumped back a few feet and watched as the Minotaur tried to escape but he saw it was no use as he saw the ice finally encase her body in ice.
Ruby didn't hesitate when she saw the ice finally encase her master. She would try and end this with one blow. She ran holding her transformed arm trying to channel enough power into it to end the fight.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!"
She slammed her arm into the ice causing it to light up reacting to the blow she had given and saw it break. She jumped back and saw her master scream in pain as her body now was covered with electricity giving her more damage because of the ice.
"Master…."
Ruby put her hand on her chest as she heard her name.
"RUBY GET DOWN! "
She looked up and saw and ax heading for her. She raise her arm and tried to summon a shield but it was too late.
"RUBY!"
Tsukune saw Ruby get hit with the axe seeing her upper body get slashed and seeing blood release from her. He saw her eyes had a lifeless look in them. As she was thrown into the trees.
"NO! You bitch! I don't care if you were her master." Grabbed his right arm and saw 3 unused offerings and used one he was given for killing the jack-o-lantern archfiend. He was stared at by the Minotaur who was limping towards him dragging the bloody ax.
He raised his arm and was surrounded by a ring of fire as metal started to go around him as he was encased in a metal ball of fire. The ball spun on the ground before gaining speed charging at the Minotaur slamming into it with force sending her towards the trees. He charged again hitting her again causing fire to encase her. He uncalled the spell returning to normal having a few burns around his body but looked ahead himself seeing the Minotaur fall on the grounded.
"… is it over?"
He got his answer seeing that the Minotaur covered in what looked like black tar. The size began to shrink back to human form until he saw an arm sticking out of the tar. He walked over her and saw the tar was still around the body but he saw that she was back to normal. He Saw Ruby's master back to normal. She was raising her right arm showing him her dark arm, she reached out for him.
"Please….help me… I don't want to die. Tsukune… please help me."
He clenched his right hand thinking about what to do.
"You killed ruby…. And you ask for mercy? She saw you as her own family and you ask to be saved?"
"I wasn't right in the head. Please don't kill me she wouldn't want you to kill me."
He just looked at her and looked at his right arm as it pulsed. He could feel it his arm wanted her soul a Minotaur soul could open the path to new sigils and offerings but he had to decide. Spare her the women that he and ruby fought… the women that killed his best friend his only friend at Avalon but if he saved her he would be seen as an outcast and probably be killed.. He could sacrifice her, but that would mean killing the very women that had raised Ruby and allowed him to stay with them showing him useful skills. If he killed her he would be safe from Avalon and won't be seen as a traitor.
He was brought out if his thoughts by a sound behind him. He turned ready to attack whatever monster was behind him. But when he turned around he saw…. Ruby limping towards them but he saw her the front of her clothes were torn and she had a huge slash across her chest which was bleeding.
"Ruby!"
Tsukune ran towards her ignoring her master. He arrived at her and caught her as she fell over bleeding in his arms. He wanted to ask how she had survived but threw the question aside.
"Don't die on me Ruby hang on."
He raised his arm and cast a healing filed around them as he placed his hand on her wound trying to close her wound.
"Ummmmm…"
"It's ok Ruby just stay with me."
She just smiled as she raised her hand towards his cheek.
"I'll be fine, I'm just glad you didn't sacrifice her."
He felt a bit of guilt he had thought of killing her. Since he though Ruby had died and didn't care about saving anymore. He thought it was best he didn't tell her but he needed to know something.
"Ruby how did you even live through her attack."
She gave a weak smile.
"I kind of knew I might not be able to fight her to my fullest so I equipped a special sigil."
She raised her right arm as he took hold of it with his left hand. He saw the sigil and was surprised she would have it. It was the greedy sigil a sigil that would prevent the user from dying from a very serious death blow but it would only work once. He saw the sigil looked cracked as he reached into her right arm and removed causing her a bit of pain. After it was removed he continued to heal her until she was well enough to walk.
"You should be good." He said as he helped her up.
"Thank you Tsukune."
He just smiled seeing she was ok but blushed a little as she gave him a quick kiss on his cheek before they got back to their duties.
They both walked over to Ruby's caretaker who was weaken from the fight. Ruby didn't say anything as she just looked at Tsukune who just nodded. They both raised their right arms holding out their hands the center of their hand opened showing an eye.
A black circle appeared her as her body began to glow. The black tar substance began to disappear by going inside their bodies. After a few moments they saw it. They saw her soul, this was the moment. They had to decide whether to save her and grant her another chance of life or kill her and seal her soul and confine it to a life of hell in their arm. For a moment he wanted to sacrifice he was about to but then.
"Tsukune lets save her!"
He had no choice he didn't want to hurt his friend but he would have no choice.
"Got IT!"
They both moved their left hands onto their right arms letting their arms know to save. A blue aura started to go around them as it started to infuse with Ruby's caretaker. The light around them grew as they both infused her with healing energy and just pulled away as they spread their arms finally completing the ritual. They both fell on their knees panting out of breath seeing as they used their own life energy to save her..
"Did we do it?" Ruby asked looking up from the ground seeing her care taker getting up from the ground with her wounds healed.
"Master you're ok."
She ran over to her hugging her seeing as she was alive. unknown to them Tsukune just started to limp away trying to not get noticed. He looked over to the trees and saw movement.
"So they came….."
"Tsukune, where are you going?"
He turned to meet Ruby's gaze as she was walking over to him.
"I'm just going to tell the carriage driver to come back in a few days since we'll be staying her for a few days right."
"That's right since we need to catch up."
She was about to let Tsukune go but they didn't expect what would happen. Ruby's eyes widen as she saw Tsukune get his with spears making him fall back grabbing his shoulder.
"Tsukune!"
"Dammit!."
Ruby turned to face the attacker but saw her own Master holding out her right arm and walking towards to Tsukune.
"Master what are you doing?!" she asked In rage as she heard her answer.
"Stay out of this ruby… he needs to be punished for being a traitor."
"What do you mean?"
"Cough, dammit so this was a set up?!"
Tsukune got back to face Ruby's care taker. He raised his arm and summoned a sword of ice and readied himself.
"Set up what do you mean Tsukune?"
He didn't answer her he just kept his eyes fixed on his new enemy who just smiled.
"Allow me to explain ruby."
"Master?"
"I was called by Avalon since they needed me to be part of a test."
"Test?"
"Yes, see they asked me to test Tsukune and see what he would do if faced against someone he was close to since he kept saving too many souls. But we couldn't test him since he hates his mother and refuses to talk to her. So they asked me to become an archfiend to see what he would do against me since he was close to you and couldn't risk killing me."
"So you let yourself become a monster just to test him, why?!"
"Because he has saved too many monsters and must be killed. I was his test by saving me he has failed and must be killed."
"What?! But what if he had killed you? "
"Then he would be passed and been welcomed back to Avalon without being tested till later. But I must really thank you ruby since you did tell him to save me. Thanks to you Avalon can finally kill him."
Ruby couldn't believe what she was hearing her own caretaker had used her. Used her friendship with Tsukune to test him, and now he was seen as a traitor and had to be killed since it was the way of code.
"But!?"
"Ruby…. You knew about this?!"
"What no?! I didn't!"
"It make sense. You wanted me to save her…. Telling me you wanted her saved, but you really just wanted me killed."
"No none of that is true!?"
"Really then if what you are saying is true then what would you have done if I killed her then?" He asked her as he looked at her making her stiff.
"Umm…"
"You probably would have hated me since you're so close to her…. So I would have lost my best friend but still be seen as a traitor since I betrayed your trust… the life of a divine arm is an unfair life."
"It may indeed be, but you choose this life by decided to save instead of sacrifice. Now will you accept you death with honor?"
She walked forward making him step back as ruby ran in-between them raising her arms.
"Master I beg you don't kill him he's my friend."
"Friend? You're forgetting your place he is no longer your friend. He must be taken care of."
"But?!"
"Have you forgotten what I have taught you? Mercy in this kind of work will get you killed. Now move or I will move you. I will not kill you since your still like daughter and your one of the best dark arms at Avalon."
Ruby was stuck she didn't know what to do Deffand her friend or side with her master who had raised her when her family died. Or stay by her friend the only that befriend her when she joined Avalon, the very friend she had started to grow feelings for. She just lowered her and shed tears as both Tsukune and her master saw her cry.
"Ruby are you ok?" Tsukune asked in a caring voice lowering his arm and calling his sword back.
"I'm sorry…" was all she said making them both their eyes widen as she walked over to her caretaker and not looking back at him. Her caretaker just smiled.
"Good girl."
He just looked hurt as he stared at them seeing ruby some a volt axe and point it at him.
"All traitors to Avalon must…die…."
"I guess I couldn't trust you after all…"
"Tsukune…."
"I guess I don't have no choice after all. Avalon will be brought down for their sins! We kill human beings for what? By killing them we say we are saving the world but we are really spreading hate by killing family's and loved ones."
"So? If we must bear the title of killers or devils then we will. It's what must be done to protect the world and if family's turn we will kill them as well.."
"Then I guess you must be proud since Ruby will follow that path. Be warned ruby just because your my friend I won't hold back like you did."
"Do you really think you can beat the both of us?"
He smiled as he used one last offering. He just opened his mouth and let out a horrible yell of the harpy surrounding the area around them with a horrible sound making Ruby and care taker cover their ears in pain. When he was done he just looked at them and spoke.
"Nope." He said with a smile as re called his sword of ice.
"Then why are you smiling?" Ruby's caretaker asked,
She didn't get an answer as she and ruby felt themselves struck from behind by fire and stone magic making them fall on the ground in pain. They looked up seeing a grown man who looked like a beast with his talons and skin but saw him with a blue arm and wearing a white and light blue clothing around his body but what shocked them was a women followed behind him. They saw she was covered in bandages and she had one of her eyes covered. But they saw her arm and saw it was one of holiest arms they had ever seen.
"Tsukune I take it this means you're accepting?" The banged women asked him ignoring Ruby and her care taker as they were being kept in check by the other divine user.
"I don't really have a choice now anyway. But I was planning on joining you from the beginning. I still can believe it was a dam set up."
"I see." She replied as she looked at Ruby and he master.
"You Traitor!"
They all looked at Ruby's caretaker who was trying to get up but was pinned down by the hooded divine user.
"So it was true! You were thinking about joining them!" she yelled.
"So that's what this was all about."
"Master what's going on?." Ruby asked her not understanding what was going on.
"Ruby I was also assigned to get information from Tsukune since it looked like he was going to betray us."
"But why would he betray Avalon? Where would he go?"
Ruby looked at Tsukune with worry but saw him smiling as he looked at the dark skinned women who just looked at her and her master.
"You still don't know young one do you?" she asked.
She walked over to them standing over them.
"Your master is a spy for Avalon and was assigned to watch over Tsukune from the beginning."
"What?..."
Tsukune looked over at the women he had grown up with to over the years and couldn't believe what he was hearing from the dark skinned women.
"Sympatha is what you're saying true?!"
"Indeed Avalon had known from the start that we had contacted you. They were keeping an eye on you to see if you would lead them to us since you were against killing unless needed."
"Then the past few years of my life with her?!"
"Were all a part of Avalon's plan to get to us I'm afraid." Sympatha said as she looked at ruby who looked at her master not believing Sympatha's words.
"Master?..."
She didn't answer confirming her question. She looked over at Tsukune who looked at her before turning away from her.
"Tsukune?"
"Are friendship was all a lie then… you were just following orders ruby?"
"No! I want part of any this I didn't even know!"
"How can I believe you? You betrayed me and took her side over me. You even called me a traitor, I can't believe a single word you say sorceress."
Ruby was shocked by the way he was talking to her and wanted to tell him he was wrong and that she had no idea about all of this. But she didn't get to answer as the man spoke.
"Lady Sympatha's we must be going be for we are found. I doubt this two women are the only ones if they knew Tsukune was contacted by us."
"Indeed, We must be going. Are you with us Tsukune? Or will you flee?"
Tsukune stayed silent and just raised his right arm into the sky looking at it as the sun shined giving his arm a warm. He sighed and turned to look at ruby seeing the hurt look on her face.
I"'m with you my lady. Let us save this impure world."
Sympatha smiled as she walked over to him and offered her hand.
"Welcome to Sanctuarium."
He took her hand with his as it let out a warm glow before they parted. They turned their backs on decided walk away before the hooded man in white whistled. Out of the trees Tsukune saw the very same carriage driver that driven him and ruby here, heading his way.
"Get on quick! He yelled."
Tsukune gave one final look at Ruby before he ran with Sympatha and the hooded man. He managed to pick up his bag of offerings and sigils.
Ruby and her master got up from the ground and saw them jump on the carriage driving away from them. She saw them ride further and further away before disappearing from their site.
"Tsukune….."
"It seems I have failed. I need to report to the leaders of Avalon on my failure and what I have found out. Ruby lets go we can't waste time here we must hurry to Avalon. But first lets go by my house you must be tired I can make you your favorite meal."
She started to walk in direction of her home but stopped when she heard her name.
"Master….is what that women said true? Did you really just introduce me to Tsukune because of orders? What about you taking care of him, was all that a part of your orders?"
"The less you know Ruby the better but I won't deny or acknowledge it just believe what you think is true now let us go. Things swill start to change for all of us."
She wanted to tell her master so much and ask so many things about what she meant but she decided it was best not to.. not yet.
"Yes master.."
After that day things did change, after a few days Ruby had made it back to Avalon and found many dead Sorcerer's and sorceresses. She was later told a cu had happen and all the divine users had to be killed. She listened in and was told that it was a bloody battle since the some of the neutrals had stopped to help them, and all three sides had lost many people before the survivors of divine and Neutral arm managed to escape and disappear without a trace. She didn't say anything she just back to her room passing many dead bodies of her old friends and didn't care. As she made it to her room she laid on her bed stared at the celling and asked.
"What's going to happen to us?...Tsukune….."
Well done I hope you all liked what I did. How many people thought I was going to have Tsukune kill her and be hated? I was going to do something like that till I heard news of new factions for ss delta. Rumor has it will be brought over hope it true and for those wondering I'm a divine user have 60 life energy and 40 soul energy so :P to haters of that arm. Let me know what your arm is.
What do you think of me adding Sympatha? She will play a key role later and is the leader of Sanctuary the guild who only save. But if Tsukune joined her cause and ruby is part of Avalon then that can only mean Yukair will be part of grim right? Or will she? Anyway if I decided to add the other girls they might be part of one of the guilds but for now they are not in it. How will things with Avalon doing a genocide of the Divine users and the neutrals who stood up for them? Stay tune for the next chapter. for those wondering who the masked man was that helped Tsukune he is with the divine in ss dealt but i dont know his name, till its revealed he wont be named. all i know is what i read. it is said he was once part Avalon and killed all who broke the code but one day was seen working them now. makes me think why he joined them if he hated code breakers
How the Minotaur was born
There was once a land that was ruled by a young duke. He was known for his beautiful green eyes and insatiable carnal appetite. A palace maid had become the latest in a long string of liaisons.
The maid became pregnant, but didn't dare inform the Duke.
After all, the Duchess was a deeply jealous woman, and the maid felt sure this revelation could only lead to a terrible fate.
When her daughter was born, she had the same beautiful green eyes as her father. A feature passed down through the Duke's family for generations.
The child's first five years passed uneventfully. But then, something terrible happened. The Duke and Duchess learnt of her existence. Now, though her mother was lowly, the girl has noble blood. Her existence could never be publicly acknowledged, but disposing of her was out of the question.
Thus the girl with her father's eyes was snatched from her low-born mother, and held captive in a hidden castle.
The castle had long been abandoned, and its interior resembled a maze. The girl was kept under observation at all times by men who called themselves her guards.
To hide the eyes that would have revealed her lineage, the girl was forced to wear an iron mask. Two horns protruded from the top, giving its wearer a distinctly sinister appearance.
The girl dreamed of being reunited with her mother. Even as she did so, the hatred she felt towards the Duke and Duchess intensified.
Just as this hatred swelled to a crescendo, the girl heard a distant voice.
"Do you wish to leave this place?"
She nodded. The disembodied voice went on. "Shall I give you the power to escape, then?"
The girl used the mysterious power given to her to escape the castle. She took off her iron mask, exposing her beautiful green eyes to the sun and bathing in its warmth.
Though the sheer joy of this moment threatened to overwhelm the girl, no tears were shed. After all, there were things she needed to do.
Setting out in search of her mother, the girl eventually managed to discover her whereabouts.
A lonely convent.
Finally, they would meet again...
Unfortunately it was not to be a happy reunion, and would cause more resentment than ever.
Her mother had changed. She was extremely thin, with sunken cheeks and hair fell out in clumps.
Not appearing to see the girl, she simply intoned her daughter's name, her face contorted in a vacant, half-crazed smile.
She had lost her mind.
The girl took her mother's frail body in her arms, and fought back the tears. Now was not the time for crying.
It was the time for revenge.
The girl took the iron mask she had been forced to wear for so long and placed it over her face once more. It would serve to remind her of the reason she sought revenge.
Mask in place, the girl commenced her investigations.
It transpired that the Duchess, not satisfied with taking her daughter away from her, had also subjected the girl's mother to terrible abuse...
All while her father, the Duke, feigned ignorance.
The years of suffering had cost her mother her sanity.
The girl stayed with her mother at the convent, attending her every need. She felt sure she would eventually get a response.
This was not to be, however. Her mother didn't even know she was there.
After a while, the girl gave up, "Whatever she is, she is no longer human..."
Just then, the same voice heard in the castle came once more, from a strange chalice that emitted a curious white light.
"Do you want to make them pay for what they did to your mother?"
The girl nodded.
"Then you shall have to give me something. The most valuable thing you have."the voice said.
The girl did not have any possessions. Indeed there was only one thing she valued in the whole world.
Her Mother.
She wasted no time in accepting the chalice's proposal. She would need it's power if she wanted her revenge.
Her face swelled and distorted, fusing with the iron mask that covered it. Within seconds, the once-beautiful girl was grotesque.
Her mother, sacrificed to gain her new power, became a giant axe with a warped blade.
She didn't even notice as her humanity seeped away forever.
She just smiled, intoning her daughter's name over, and over, and over...
The girl set off for the Duke's palace, giant matriarchical axe in her hands.
After an arduous journey, she arrived at her destination.
It goes without saying that the revenge exacted upon the Duke and Duchess was brutal.
The girl's hatred however, did not ease. Indeed, she felt more defeated than ever.
As she gazed down upon the giant axe that was stained red with blood, the girl had a dawning realization.
All she had ever wanted was an ordinary family, to know how it felt to have a mother and father who loved her...
A simple wish, but one that would never be realized. The sound of her mother's crazed laughter emanating from the axe was painful proof of that.
Hatred, anger, envy...
The monster that the girl became roams the land to this day,
consumed by these emotions with no one left to direct them towards.
Attacking happy families now her sole comfort.
Still, she will never be satisfied.
Her despondency is a maze with no exit. Such is the life she now leads.
Her desire for revenge never sated, she weeps in harmony with her mother's crazed laughter...
