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[mountain_sage]

Does anyone have any tales from their own worlds that are inspiring? Whether they are ancient legends or personal experiences? I know of a few tales from my world...

Some 800 years ago, a great battle took place in Magvel, between the Great Dragon and the Demon King. With the Great Dragon's power, the five heroes defeated the Demon King, sealing his soul away within the five Sacred Stones. The stones were then divided among the nations, built upon the heroes' legacy, though the Great Dragon's existence was gradually forgotten.

However, the people of my village, Caer Pelyn, carried on the memory and the honor of the Great Dragon. From the day of my birth, my life has been in service to him. And then, just recently, I received the most important assignment of my life.

The Great Dragon sensed an evil energy flowing from the south, from the direction of the Grado nation. His daughter, Lady Myrrh, left their home to investigate it. Caer Pelyn entrusted me with the honor of escorting her in her quest. Along the way, we joined forces with Prince Ephraim and Princess Eirika of Renais. We learned that the Demon King was beginning to resurface, when the young prince of Grado attempted to revive his deceased father with dark magic. This somehow provided an opportunity for the Demon King to escape from his prison, using the prince's body as a vessel until he could reclaim his own body. Using Grado's army, he set out to destroy the Sacred Stones, and succeeded in destroying all but one.

Our journey led us to the gates of the Black Temple, where we confronted the Demon King. Using the final Sacred Stone, we were able to seal his soul once more, and then defeated his soulless body. In all my life, I had never imagined that I would lay my own eyes on the Demon King. It was truly a re-enactment of the ancient legend. We destroyed the Demon King's body this time, so he can never return again.

It is a tale like this that proves the strength of the human spirit. Even though the Demon King was far more powerful, we were still able to win with our own abilities. This tale would also serve as a reminder that darkness cannot be trusted, even if one attempted to use it with good intentions. Grado's prince was a man who loathed violence and wanted nothing more than the safety and happiness of his people. To think that the darkness had turned him into something else entirely is...unbelievable.

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[geniustheveil]

It sounds like a story of heroes that could be from my world, too. In fact, we tell one. Would you like to hear it?

[She can tell the story of the senshi without naming names. It's a similar tale of triumph over darkness and power by the strength of friendship and hope and trust.]

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[mountain_sage]

I would certainly be open to hearing more tales. Perhaps everyone in this realm could use the boost in morale.

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[geniustheveil]

[It'll be a carefully sanitized version, to emphasize the similarities to his story and deflect any hints of how it relates to herself. But that's part of legends, too: adapting them to circumstance and need.]

A long time ago, there was a kingdom on the Moon, where an immortal race lived to watch over Earth, where the whole planet was still one kingdom.

The princess of the Moon fell in love with the Prince of Earth, even though it was a forbidden love. Using that, and manipulating the people of Earth, a demon from the Darkness brought about a war between the two kingdoms. Both were destroyed.

Many centuries later, the moon was still ruins, but Earth had thriving civilizations again. The demon returned. But this time, even though it was so powerful, the princess was able to reach the distant spot where it was hiding, and defeat it with the very power of her love for the prince, for her comrades, and for all the people of Earth.

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[offrillsandswords]

That's a very different story than to the fairy tales I'm use to.

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[mountain_sage]

Is that so? What sort of fairy tales are you used to?

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[offrillsandswords]

Usually there ones about a princess and it always has an happy ending.

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[mountain_sage]

[But his story did have princesses and a happy ending...]

I see. I'm not sure how that would differ from my story, however.

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[offrillsandswords]

Usually the princess and prince end up together and get married at the end.

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[mountain_sage]

That is interesting. I did notice some of the people in our group developing feelings for one another during our quest myself.

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[offrillsandswords]

Really?

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[mountain_sage]

Yes...it is said that shared suffering brings people together faster than anything else. Given what we had experienced, it is certainly true.

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[offrillsandswords]

That does sound a little bit like a fairy tale.

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[albinoidiot]

That sounds like it would make a really cool movie.

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[mountain_sage]

A "movie?"

[What is that?]

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[albinoidiot]

Ay.

[He forgets you don't know that stuff.]

Never-mind. That's a really good story.

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[mountain_sage]

Ah. I'm glad you like it.

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[handofdoom]

[ shh, he's not here. he's just listening to the story. it sounds familiar to tales from Airyglyph, so he's interested. he's not going to say anything though! ]

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[olympian_herald]

That Demon King sounds as tenacious as the Titans, believe you me there are plenty of stories I could tell you about the Pantheon with a similar flare to them.

[Cough, Sorry about the whole... cross-dressing, and luring you onto a date thing. He's hoping Saleh doesn't recognize him.......from that event]

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[mountain_sage]

Tenacious...I suppose that is one way to describe him.

[He doesn't quite recognize over the communicators. If they met in person on the other hand, then he might notice a similarity.]

Really? What kinds of stories do you have?

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[olympian_herald]

[So far, so good. It didn't seem like Saleh remembered him. That event was just tooooo nutty]

A better question might be, what kind of stories do I not have. I've got plenty on mortal heroes, Olympian quarrels, wars, and tremendous victories over uncertain odds. I've got them all, babe.

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[mountain_sage]

[Keep calling him "babe," and he might catch on.]

Really? Could I hear one? And perhaps more later?

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[olympian_herald]

[It's a terrible habit to break.]

I can't see why not. Any particular subject your interested in?