I had fully intended to complete it... but when I reached the altar where the Dragon God dwells, there was something else there. A malevolent entity, that had attached itself to our god as if it were a parasite.
I... well. I despaired. My entire purpose was to be an offering, and even that was denied to me.
... But then I heard a voice in my head, telling me to choose a path. And I decided... that if I cannot save my people in death, then I will protect them with my life. At that moment, I was granted a new power, and I used it to slay the human.
You saw it? [ her expression lightens a little at that. ]
Then you know of Archetypes. Yes, that was the power that awakened in me. Mine was the Summoner... With it, I gained the power to call monsters to fight by my side.
The role of a priestess is to give her life... in service, not in sacrifice. To take the Dragon God's power in hand and to use it to protect her people. This, I believe, was the original purpose of our ritual, and so it shall be from now onward.
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A human.
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A human? What, a human like me?
[discrimination is right here with us...]
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N, no! One of the humans of my world... They are not people, but twisted monsters that defy nature and reason.
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[oh okay. Uh. still weird but you do you gang.]
Did you have to kill it, then? What happened?
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... But then I heard a voice in my head, telling me to choose a path. And I decided... that if I cannot save my people in death, then I will protect them with my life. At that moment, I was granted a new power, and I used it to slay the human.
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A sort of dream awakening.
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Then you know of Archetypes. Yes, that was the power that awakened in me. Mine was the Summoner... With it, I gained the power to call monsters to fight by my side.
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So you flipped the switch, then. Turned it around on your own terms and kept moving. Did things change for your people? No need to sacrifice, right?
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The role of a priestess is to give her life... in service, not in sacrifice. To take the Dragon God's power in hand and to use it to protect her people. This, I believe, was the original purpose of our ritual, and so it shall be from now onward.