CLAWED MY WAY TO VICTORY
Marceline had genuinely never been to a grand ball before and, for the first time in her life, she was actually excited to see what it was like. Being royalty, herself, it was expected she at least attend one grand ball and considered taboo to never attend one at all. However, because of her past and how she had been treated, no one knew of her existence, except for the father she had killed. She had been locked away in her room for twelve whole years; such short years they were because of the illness that had grasped ahold of her. No doctor was able to figure out what it was that had caused her to deteriorate so quickly, but just knew she wouldn’t make it past twelve. And so, she had given her last breath at exactly the age of twelve and passed onto a world that would be much better for herself. Her passing had lasted but a few moments before she was risen from the grave and restored back to life in a new and stronger body, though.
So, here she was on the ship, staring out across the ocean, watching as the waves rolled by and carried her toward Minstrel, the place of wonder. She had never been outside of Fiore, except for her own birthplace of Sin, which wasn’t much a place considering it was full of monsters. But it was her home nevertheless, and while she didn’t visit it often, it was still a place she had been to outside of the cities of Fiore. Thus, going to Minstrel was a new experience for her and, on top of that, she was going to a party that was located in Minstrel. All of it was so exciting and for a dark mage, that was something unexpected, like everything thought she would simply be all about death and murder. Dark magi had lives as well and just because they were unregistered in the guilds they were in didn’t necessarily mean they were all murders. Marceline murdered not because she wanted to, but because her magic had a mind of its own and killed what it wanted to.
Before long, the ship would dock in a vastly decorated town, both colorful and large, and something straight out of Minstrel as expected. They spoke in a tongue that was unique to her as they unloaded what was there and introduced themselves to the visitors. Luckily, she was multilingual in the time she had lived on Earthland, having come to learn nearly all of the languages it contained. She gave a small nod of her head and descended down the staircase that led onto the docks and into the city to find the party. As grand of a part as it was, considering it was a ball of sorts, she was certain it wouldn’t be too hard to find such a thing. And she was right, for it wasn’t long before someone led her to the place where the grand ball was being held at. When she was led into the central square where the ball was held at, her eyes couldn’t help to wander around and look at the scenery.
Chattered filled her ears of foreign accents from all around the world, even the prominent french accent of the Minstrel people. A smile crossed her lips and she wandered deeper into the world of wonder, enjoying what she had been graciously blessed with for a time being. Here in Minstrel, she held no standing; she was merely a person or a magus to them and had no fame or infamy like in Fiore. For once, it was nice to be able to enjoy something that she would not have been able to enjoy if it was run and held by the Magic Council. So, being here in Minstrel, invited to something she didn’t expect to get invited to, it was a nice surprise with just how peaceful and beautiful it was. To enjoy her time had been something that had become taboo to her because she had always been on the run and here, it wasn’t. She was happy this time around and the people that made small talk to her while she was there, only happened to brighten her day more. If anything more continued to happen that was only good, she’d soon not want to leave the place known as Minstrel. She’d want to stay and enjoy her time here, where she wasn’t a threat, but a friend to the people that partied the night away.
WC: 761
So, here she was on the ship, staring out across the ocean, watching as the waves rolled by and carried her toward Minstrel, the place of wonder. She had never been outside of Fiore, except for her own birthplace of Sin, which wasn’t much a place considering it was full of monsters. But it was her home nevertheless, and while she didn’t visit it often, it was still a place she had been to outside of the cities of Fiore. Thus, going to Minstrel was a new experience for her and, on top of that, she was going to a party that was located in Minstrel. All of it was so exciting and for a dark mage, that was something unexpected, like everything thought she would simply be all about death and murder. Dark magi had lives as well and just because they were unregistered in the guilds they were in didn’t necessarily mean they were all murders. Marceline murdered not because she wanted to, but because her magic had a mind of its own and killed what it wanted to.
Before long, the ship would dock in a vastly decorated town, both colorful and large, and something straight out of Minstrel as expected. They spoke in a tongue that was unique to her as they unloaded what was there and introduced themselves to the visitors. Luckily, she was multilingual in the time she had lived on Earthland, having come to learn nearly all of the languages it contained. She gave a small nod of her head and descended down the staircase that led onto the docks and into the city to find the party. As grand of a part as it was, considering it was a ball of sorts, she was certain it wouldn’t be too hard to find such a thing. And she was right, for it wasn’t long before someone led her to the place where the grand ball was being held at. When she was led into the central square where the ball was held at, her eyes couldn’t help to wander around and look at the scenery.
Chattered filled her ears of foreign accents from all around the world, even the prominent french accent of the Minstrel people. A smile crossed her lips and she wandered deeper into the world of wonder, enjoying what she had been graciously blessed with for a time being. Here in Minstrel, she held no standing; she was merely a person or a magus to them and had no fame or infamy like in Fiore. For once, it was nice to be able to enjoy something that she would not have been able to enjoy if it was run and held by the Magic Council. So, being here in Minstrel, invited to something she didn’t expect to get invited to, it was a nice surprise with just how peaceful and beautiful it was. To enjoy her time had been something that had become taboo to her because she had always been on the run and here, it wasn’t. She was happy this time around and the people that made small talk to her while she was there, only happened to brighten her day more. If anything more continued to happen that was only good, she’d soon not want to leave the place known as Minstrel. She’d want to stay and enjoy her time here, where she wasn’t a threat, but a friend to the people that partied the night away.
WC: 761
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