roseredasblood
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Selene was never meant to want.
Never meant to feel.
Never meant to be anything other than Unit 03-a warforged creation of the empire, designed for battle, obedience, and silence.
Her hands were built to wield swords, not to tremble.
Her mind was trained to follow orders, not to question them.
She was supposed to be perfect.
She was supposed to follow without hesitation.
And yet-for the first time, she hesitates.
It should mean nothing. It should be forgotten. Yet, it lingers-the name Selene, given to her by a rogue sorceress named Nyx.
A name should not hold power.
It should not change anything.
But the more she tries to reject it, the more it refuses to fade.
It lingers in the quiet moments.
In the spaces between commands.
In the shadows of forgotten memories that refuse to be erased.
And suddenly, for the first time in her existence, she begins to wonder.
If she is not Unit 03, then who is she?
If she is Selene, then what does that mean?
And if she chooses to fight for herself, instead of for the empire-will she lose everything she has ever known?
War looms.
Betrayal festers beneath gilded loyalty.
But Selene's greatest battle will not be fought with her blades.
It will be fought within herself.
Because this war is not just one of blood and steel.
It is a war against the identity they stole from her.
A war against the truth that terrifies her the most.
A war against herself.
And if she loses-Then she was never meant to be Selene at all.