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by pigeonbonk

by pigeonbonk

It started as a dream.

A wish.

A joke.

Imagining what life would be like if the king's rule could be evaded. Thwarted.

The dream became a vision. A mission for change. For life. For liberty. For the pursuit of victory.

When the county was founded, war was fought. Losses were grieved. A stab in the back was inevitable.

But through it all, the pain, the sacrifices, hope won. It was always meant to be. right...?

As the country thrived, peace continued. The people realized that a power change had repeatedly been avoided. An election was demanded and eventually held.

But the requested change let tyranny slip in. Founders were banished and the beliefs everything had been formed around were corrupted.

A rebellion arose, but everything was different. Seeds of dissension had been planted and positions were questioned.

In seeking what once was, an ugly truth was revealed. It would never be the same.

A festival was held, but it was all a farce. An execution was disguised. The scars would stay. And though the supposed victory had been achieved, the power struggle ended in destruction.

As a traitor of l'manburg once said, it was never meant to be.

Good things don't happen to heroes.

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