Myths & Monsters With Junio T. Alabastor

Desdemona, On the Wings of False Angels

The tale of Desdemona isn't a long one but nonetheless, one filled with tragedy. Born the younger sister of the fairy queen Titania III, her life was filled with nothing but competition & standing in her sister's shadow.

While the Fae wilds were full of many different forms of life her sister focused on the fairies, Desdemona was not satisfied with this outlook. She believed that every life is sacred and deserves just as much attention as her own people.

Her father Oberron showed he more attention than anyone else did, the others focused on her Sister and two older brothers. Her brothers were chosen to work as defenders. Both became the Chief Warriors. The younger of the 2 brothers died only 50 years after becoming the chief warrior of the west.

Desdemona was the one member of her family and her clan that had no place in ther hierarchy. She was treated as a naive child who had no idea how the world works. She resented everyone for looking down on her. By age 300 she couldn't take it anymore and left the Home of the fairies to experience the rest of the wilds.

She spent her years away as a sage, granting healing and many alchemical concoctions to anyone who needed it. One day a Human man stumbled by her cottage on the brink of death. After months of treating him back to health she fell in love with him.

Her life spent with him was idyllic. She had fallen for the young man, & he had fallen for her. After 7 months of living together awoke to her brother crashing through her roof, he immediately began to fight the human man. With his first strike alone he took the Human's right arm off at the Elbow. Desdemona held off her brother as the human ran away.

Her brother explained that the human was caught trying to steal one of the sacred artifacts of the fairy kingdom. He mocked her for her naivete, and tried to talk her into coming home. His condescending tone only pissed her off further. She even went as far as to send him home with some extra bruises.

Months passed before the man returned. She was so happy to have her lover back she welcomed him with open arms. During the day she would forage, while foraging she encountered a sweet little spirit that she had never met before. They were unlike anything she had ever seen before. They shared in eachothers pain and gave eachother advice, for once she had a best friend that understood her.
After spending time with her best friend she returned home to see her grove alight. She rushed to save her lover when she was caught in a cold iron trap. The Human brought his militia of bandits to destroy the forrest of the fairy that took his arm, and if desdemona stood in his way he'd kill her too.

They brutilized and violated her while she was trapped. Luckily her brother came to save her with a force of troops. After a grueling battle with human's the fairies were victorious. But it was too late for Desdemona...her wings were removed, her body was covered in lashes bruises, Her legs and wrists were broken. Her brother saw putting her out of her misery as the only option...

But again even though she could not speak she screamed for him to stop, she would not let her family control her life. Especially if it was the last thing she would experience. The shout could not be heard...for she could not utter even a gasp. But one person heard the shrieking of her heart...it was her one true friend.

He offered her the power to stand-up...he offered to give her wings back...He offered her FREEDOM!..Most of all he offered her the power to make her family PAY! She agreed to his terms...it was at that moment he finally shared his true name...ASMODEUS THE LORD OF THE NINTH RING OF HELL!!! It was too late for her to back out...but even if she could she would never give up this opportunity.

A burst of raging green flames devoured all the surrounding people. Using all of their souls to heal her body and form the most magnificent fairy wings to ever exist. Wings so stunning even the fairy king himself would be brought to his knees by the majesty alone.

That was the day that the younger of the two brothers died and she became one of the most fearsome generals of the army of hell.

She held that title and answered to nobody but the lord of hell...
~Junio T. Alabastor' Bard of the Expanse~