Leila Vergious • Golden Phoenix • D Rank
The sound of galloping horse on the dirt road in the middle of nowhere. It was oddly melodic under normal circumstances, but this one was actually racing with time, as the witch clad in unusual stylistic and frilly armor rode atop of the creature. A contract more urgent than the rest she had received in recent days, she had to make sure she would reach her destination as soon as possible. Beanstalk Village, she knew the place quite well. She wasn't exactly a regular there, but she did visit it at least once before. And that was when they requested the girl's help because of their vegetables and other edible things they were harvesting turning spoiled for seemingly no apparent reason. It was curse placed on the land by dark and malicious wizard. She was but a fresh magician back then, and yet she somehow managed to deal with the problem as she defeated hordes of plant demons and even the dark wizard himself. It was a challenge for sure, but she proved her worth to the magical world on that day!
It was only natural that something like that would be important memory for her. Something that she cherished, as she managed to help an entire village of people, and somewhat even the rest of Fiore. After all, this place was exporting a lot of their products to the rest of this kingdom as well. With all of that in mind, it was only natural that she was in a rush to get there now. Because someone reported that the vegetables once again started rotting in bulks, an uneasy aura filling the whole place as their fields lose their fertility and people start starving. The dark wizard was imprisoned back then, but Leila was gone for quite a while. There was a good chance he was already released, or that he brok free. Or maybe even just the fact that the curse itself was not actually properly lifted back then. As mentioned before, the Eden's mage was nothing more than a newbie in those days. The fact that she incorrectly lifted the curse was entirely possible, it's remnant finally showing itself. But this time, she would definitely crush it for good, make sure the villagers could live their lives in peace for the rest of their days.
Well, those words were maybe little too strong. One curse was nothing more than that, just one misfortune that befell them. Even if she was to stop it now, who was to say what would happen tomorrow? Any number of disasters could ruin this peaceful place. But even then, she would do her best to protect it all every single time, no matter what hardships she would have to face. Leila was just that kind of person these days. She found out that things can be very precious and worth protecting until the very last breath. Not that she wanted to die for someone she didn't even properly know, but she would still fight until she would no longer be able to. As the days passed, she suffered a lot. With her own body, her own world, her own love that was denied to her... and finally, she threw her life away. But now she had it back and she was not willing to give up. She wanted to make this world a better place, for her own sake, and her friends'. A brief memory of Jiyu Kazehime ran through her mind, but was quickly shaken as she shouted out, the horse trying to speed up even more on the sudden command.
Word Count: 600 / 4000
Tags: @4EverAlone
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