(☼) claim your weapon - kalon 1450 tryout dnp

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xxxBefore anyone could stop her, or a guard could corral her in with the others, she ran to the stairs, dodging any guard that tried to grab her and ignoring the shouts for her to stop. She shed the turquoise garment as she quickly climbed the stairs, undoing the clasp with ease and not even nothing to look back as it fluttered to the ground. The kingdom could go on no longer with that horrid king, it was only suffering the longer he reigned. The kingdom would suffer from the loss of it's queen, but maybe there was a chance she could survive, or that she could get to her before the assassin made his title true.
xxxShe had to kill the king for everyone like herself, who had found themselves alone, struggling to survive, with absolutely no one there to help them. With him left alive, if anyone like her was caught, she dreaded to think about what would happen to them, how they would be hurt if he was allowed to give them a punishment. They were criminals, thieves, and he had never taken kindly to those of that nature.

xxxNubia ran faster, urging her six legs to go as fast as they possibly could, urging them to beat the seconds she was racing against. She had to kill him for the sake of the kingdom, and for all those who had lived horrible starts like her. She couldn't let them live in a kingdom where such a tyrant ruled with power. She could still see the bright white of the king's fur, and she ran, pushing herself to go faster, before she lost him and he disappeared behind a corner she could not follow.

xxxAfter following him down several more corridors, listening to him speed up and slow as if he were toying with her, she finally caught up to him, but it was too late. She could no longer see him, and the moment she noticed him, she was even later. He had been hiding behind a pillar, and leapt out, his own dagger glinting in the light, and he had gotten her first. Something icy cold was plunged into her heart, and then something warm ran down her fur from the place it had entered, and she could only let out a cough before everything went black.

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xxxBefore anyone could stop her, or a guard could corral her in with the others, she ran to the stairs, dodging any guard that tried to grab her and ignoring the shouts for her to stop. She shed the turquoise garment as she quickly climbed the stairs, undoing the clasp with ease and not even nothing to look back as it fluttered to the ground. The kingdom needed it's queen, she had to save her. She could not let the kingdom lose it's hope, and she had to protect that. She had to protect one of the final light's it had left, even if it seemed to have already been snuffed out long ago. Nubia would not let the queen die, she would not.
xxxNubia ran faster, urging her six legs to go as fast as they possibly could, urging them to beat the seconds she was racing against. She had to get there before Kenei's hired assassin, she had too, she just had to. She had to make sure she was safe, she couldn't let Erast go without her, she was their only hope at it becoming prosperous and beautiful again, the last hope of things returning to how they were before the Tyrant stabbed her husband in the back. She had to save her for the kingdom, and for all those who had lived horrible starts like her. She couldn't let them live in a kingdom where there was no hope at goodness again. They were criminals, thieves, like she used to be, and if she let the queen die, and the king live on, if they were captured, she feared what would happen to them.

xxxThankfully, she had memorized a map of the castle before arriving, and it was not long before she made it to the queen's room, where the door was hanging wide open, one of it's hinges broken, and the wood splintered by the lock that had been forced open. There was a long scratch along it as well, where it looked like something had been thrown. Her heart sunk, and she was filled with dread. Was she too late? Was the queen already dead, had the scream been hers? Gods, please don't let her be dead, please, I'm begging you.
xxxShe darted inside, and felt herself fill with more relief than she knew was possible. She wasn't too late, the queen was still there, still alive. The queen was pressed against a her window, eyes wide and filled with fear, though they held no light, and they looked aged with years of sorrow and misery. The assassin, who had been slowly creeping closer, whirled around and turned on Nubia, his eyes going wide. Apparently, he hadn't expected to be caught. For a moment, she locked eyes with the queen, who looked even more scared than she had a moment before. Did she assume Nubia was there to help? Her heart fell again, and her eyes were trained on the assassin.
xxx"Go, before I kill you as well!" He growled, stepping toward her menacingly. He was wrapped in something dark, she could only see his cold eyes. Void of all feeling. The monster's mark.
xxx"I can't let you do that." Nubia returned, approaching him in turn, drawing her blade.
xxxShe didn't get to see his reaction to her words, because he pounced on her before she gave one. He knocked her down, his claws digging into her sides, but she launched him off of her with the paws of hers he had neglected to sweep from underneath him, knocking him into the bedpost. He tried to get up before she could, but she was upon him first, and it was his life, that was ended, as she shared a look with a grateful queen.

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xxxBefore anyone could stop her, or a guard could corral her in with the others, she ran to the stairs, dodging any guard that tried to grab her and ignoring the shouts for her to stop. She shed the turquoise garment as she quickly climbed the stairs, undoing the clasp with ease and not even nothing to look back as it fluttered to the ground. The kingdom could lose it's queen, she no longer cared. She had already lost her one hope, the thought of her parents returning, the kingdom could lose it's hope too. She felt nothing when she killed her own uncle, it no longer mattered, she was too far gone now. She no longer cared. She had seen the king, seen his wicked smile, and she saw what he was doing, had seen the potential for the horrors he could cause, and she had to do something, had to stop him before he could hurt anyone else.
xxxShe felt nothing but hatred for him, nothing but a burning, festering hate, and she knew that he had to go. She need to do this before the worst happened, and he managed to hurt someone else.

xxxNubia ran faster, urging her six legs to go as fast as they possibly could, urging them to beat the seconds she was racing against. She had to make sure he was gone for the sake of the kingdom, for everyone, and for all those who had lived horrible starts like her. She couldn't let them live in a kingdom where such a tyrant ruled with power. He was a monster, the worst monster there had ever been, a nightmare, a tyrant, and she could let him walk this kingdom no longer.
xxxShe could still see the bright white of the king's fur, and she ran, pushing herself to go faster, before she lost him and he disappeared behind a corner she could not follow.

xxxAfter following him down several more corridors, listening to him speed up and slow as if he were toying with her, only increasing her fury, she finally caught up to him, just moments before he could hide behind a pillar and get her first. She knew she wouldn't reach him before he finished slipping behind it, so without a second thought, she through the dagger, watching as it made it's mark in his chest, and he fell to the floor with a broken breath. The king was dead. From across the castle, she heard another scream, one of pain. The queen was dead too. She had failed her mission, and the queen was dead, but she couldn't find it in her to cry. The king was gone, and he could hurt no more, and that was all that mattered to her. A new good queen would come again, but the risk of the Tyrant King staying around any longer was too great, and something she could not allow to pass. He was dead, he was finally gone, and she still felt nothing, but this time, that didn't leave her scared; she still felt nothing. Nothing at all.

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You have reached the true end.

Nubia began to learn what it was like to care for another again, and she did not lose her humanity along the way. She did not kill her uncle, or the king. You have saved the kingdom, for as long as the queen remains, there is still hope.

This is the intended storyline for her, congratulations on guiding her to it.

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You have reached the good end.

Nubia began to learn what it was like to care for another again, and she did not lose her humanity along the way. She did not kill her uncle, but she killed the king, and consequently, let the queen die. You have not saved the kingdom, but there is a chance the kingdom can recover, and still a fleck of hope.

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You have reached the neutral end.

Nubia did not learn what it was like to begin to care for another, but she did not lose her humanity along the way. She killed her uncle/did not kill her uncle, and she did not kill the king, and instead, chose to save the kingdom. She was able to fight her anger, and begin to regain the piece of herself she had lost. You have saved the kingdom, for as long as the queen remains, there is still hope.

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You have reached the bad end.

I warned you to chose carefully, didn't I? I warned you that she could cause the stars to fall, and they did.
The tower is a portent of destruction, and to ignore it's message is never wise. The queen fell, like the tower crumbles, and you did not heed the warnings.

Nubia did not learn what it was like to begin to care for another, and she lost her humanity, her heart along the way. She began cold, without a heart. She killed her uncle, and she killed the king, allowing the queen to die. She was unable to fight her anger, and felt nothing at the queen's death. You have not saved the kingdom, and it is unsure if it can ever be saved.

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You have died.

You did not have enough reason, or motivation, to kill the king.

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