Author's Note by Nian:
On to the read! Sorry that this took long to publish.
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Duke Kashcey's Manor, Ursus Empire
Several Hours ago...
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In the outskirts of Deity Grypherburg lies a manor belonging to a member of the Old Guard aristocracy and the adopted father of Talulah, Duke Kashchey. A pythian duke who strives to restore the empire's former glory through violence and believes conflicts is Terra's nature along with justifying the means of it. Talulah had once told (Y/N) about him, once and twice.
She mentions how Kashchey kidnapped her during his invasion on the Yanese city of Lungmen as part of Ursus' Imperialism, and that he cuffed her with a large number of explosives that are enough to destroy half of Lungmen City. Her uncle was forced to let Kashchey go, bringing Talulah with him... (Y/N) could only imagine how her relatives felt after losing her, being taken by a warmongering duke who only believes that violence and bloodshed can only restore the glory the Empire once had.
Secondly, is when Talulah mentions her time spent with the Duke. After the attempted invasion on Lungmen, the Duke begin raising her as her adoptive daughter. By Talulah's accounts, she was tended to study the Empire's history by the Duke himself and even teaching her in his ways as well as promoting her to be his personal agent to carry out the Empire's will. However, she dismisses these attempts by the Duke frequently... He was merely trying to "educate" her into accepting and becoming the Ursus Empire's most hardline fighter for they care.
She instead, however focuses on the infected folks of Ursus. Whom have been mistreated through suffering and persecution by the Ursus Government, reaffirming her own ideas for the future of the infected. She shared this idea to her only friend... (Y/N). He also has his own ideas for the future of the Sarkaz race that he also shared with her, they became close friends as time goes by, chatting ideals, sharing food and such. It was all going well for them...
... Until.
SHAAANKK!
She thrust her sword deep into the Duke's heart, dead center on that fateful night... Talulah has had enough of being ordered around by her adopted father. That day when she decided to meet (Y/N) was all just a lie to him, she decided to infect Kashchey in order to foil his plans... It didn't work however, hence why she killed him to end their feudalism.
Breathing heavily in anger, Talulah makes one last look at Kashchey whom has been stabbed by her dead center... At her sight, Kashchey looks proudly while he sat on his throne, he was barely breathing at that point but before his last breath... He spoke his last words to her.
Kashchey: "I'll be looking forward to bare the regret of your hate... And your relationship with that sarkaz friend of yours'"
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Pyotr Residence, Deity Grypherburg
Present Day...
Inside Pyotr's Residence located in the suburban area of Deity Grypherburg, inside the kitchen of the residential house is Talulah sitting on a chair holding a glass of water. With a disappointed look on her face, next to her was her only friend, (Y/N). The one and only friend they've been through for the past few years and had already explained everything to him about what happened.
You: "You killed him because you had to."
Talulah: I couldn't stand everything that he had done to the infected, the methods and his ultranationalism along with many others whom are within the Ursine Government... It's just too much that I had to kill him to end our feudal argument.
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