Tales of Astora: Legacy

Chapter 117.5 Side Story - The Fallen Hero

"Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived with her mother in the outskirts of the capital. Poor they may be, the two led a simple yet happy normal life. But the little girl was in no way normal at all. Unlike the other kids of her age, the girl was gifted with incredible magic far beyond the strongest mage of the kingdom and furthermore, magic of the rarest and most powerful kind. But like every power that has existed since the beginning of time, the more power one got, the more misfortunes and misery it would bring. Knowing that, the girl's mother tried to keep her power hidden from the curious eyes over the years. Those years of seclusion were in fact the happiest years of her life. Despite never knowing who her father was, the girl found joy inside that small cabin.

But then, everything changed one day when a strange man, a man the girl has never seen before, appeared outside the door of her little sanctuary. Wearing an utmost noble attire accompanied with a company of royal guards, the man claimed to be the girl's father. Even more, he was the king himself and has come here to take in his 'long-lost' family.

And so, the girl's life has taken a new direction. But unlike most would expect, this was where the light of her future was stolen away from her.

At first, the little girl was happy. She was presented to the most beautiful of dresses one could ever see in the entire kingdom. The dinner table, once filled with nothing but dust and crumbs, was now brimming with the tastiest treats from the best chefs of the king. One could say she has found her heaven.

But like all things in this world, happiness also had its end. The jealous queen feared that the little girl would be named the next heir of the king thanks to her power instead of her own daughter. And so she crafted a plan: to assassinate the girl's mother and to spread the idea of a possible coup attempt by those who supported the girl.

It was the perfect plan to kill two birds with one stone: get rid of the girl, her utmost threat and all those who were against the queen. After all, the queen was the one who had the king's ears.

Following what they called as the purging of the entire court, the girl was imprisoned inside a tower. It was there that she learnt the horrifying truth. The king merely took her in because he heard and was curious about the unusual magic she wielded. All those smiles, all those gifts were a big lie. Her whole life until here has been a lie. And the only person who truly loved her was dead. Now, all she had was herself and her alone.

For years, the little girl grew to be a beautiful woman despite the horrible treatment. Even though many have heard of the princess living in the tower, none has ever actually seen her. All they were told, was that the princess was ill and therefore must never venture outside. But, no one could really imagine the horrors happening inside that tower. All those tortures, those experiments the girl had to endure....they had no idea. The king has given those orders to research the source of her power. Perhaps it was due to the royal family bloodline flowing inside her. Perhaps it was something else. Either way, it did not matter. The experiments continued for years. Though no one really knew if they found anything in the end.

Alas, once again, something happened that shook the entire world and by pure chance, the girl's destiny took yet another turn. The demon lord Asgore declared war to the world and all countries sought desperately for their heroes.

Within the first month, all have been found except for the humans. According to the legends, the human hero was supposed to acquire a certain sword, proof bestowed to him or her by the Goddess of Fate. Yet, no matter how hard they tried, the human countries could not find anyone with that special propriety. Some even attempted to forge a fake weapon with disastrous consequences.