just like that one star wars RPG...oh man, Juane would be completly be a effective evil overlord in that type. Having to fight Juanes former character Big Bad is probably a fight for their lives, and required several campagins to effectively end his reign of terror (around 8-14 or so, because that Juane is TERRIFYINGLY good at what he does)
(I have ABSOLUTELY NO knowledge of DND. So I'm just going to write it as a fantasy AU)
Title: Fall From Grace
Ruby stares at the burning pyre, tears cutting deep through the veil of dirt and blood that covers her. Silence enveloped her and her friends, only disturbed by the crackling of the pyre.
They had failed to save the town, failed to save anyone. All the adults, families, and kids were butchered and murdered. They had been lured out of town and tricked, lured out so that it would be defenseless. Enough for the bandits to raid it and kill everyone all because the bandits had tricked them into leaving.
The somber silence was suddenly interrupted by the clinking of metal. Ruby looked up to see the Paladin, her oldest friend leaving. Surprised and unsure, she ran up to him. He had never left a funeral before it was finished.
"Jaune, what's going on?" She asked. Perhaps a bit rhetorically, she knew why. He'd always been the kindest of them all, always willing to sacrifice and help people. The Paladin stopped at his old friend's question but did not turn to meet her.
"I'm done with this Ruby. I'm done trying to save them." He whispered. His voice quiet and broken.
"Wha- what do you mean?" She asked, shocked and unbelievingly.
"I swore an oath, a Paladin's oath. An oath that I'd make the world a better place, that I'd save those in need, and that I'd give all a
second chance. It was my oath, my creed, my purpose. But I cannot abide by that oath." His head seemed to fall slightly as his body tensed. Rage built up in the Paladin's figure.
"How can I try to
save these monsters? How can I give them a second chance when all they have ever done is take and destroy? " He growled out. His fist clenched as he tried to keep his emotions restrained. Ruby took a step towards her friend as the rest of their group moved closer, but stopped a few steps behind them. She stood next to him, her left hand lightly covering his left fist and her right resting gently on his shoulder.
"It'll be okay Jaune, sometimes the world's a dark place. But that's why we're here right? To try and make it better!" She tried to cheer him, but Jaune did not turn.
" 'make it better'?" he whispered.
"Yup, people need us right? That's why we're adventurers, isn't it? Helping people in need, clearing out bandit groups that form, and keeping monsters at bay! Right?" Her hand tightened as she tried more to convince herself and her friend.
"No, that's not good enough." He responded, his words catching her off guard. "It's never
good ENOUGH. NEVER." The yell caught his friends off guard, for the soft-hearted Paladin had never once yelled.
"Eight years of this Ruby. Eight years of not being fast
ENOUGH, of not being good
ENOUGH. 2,146 people Ruby. That's how many have died because we weren't
GOOD ENOUGH. No matter how strong we are, no matter how good we are, it's never
enough." He paused for a moment as he took a deep breath to reign in his emotions.
"And that's why I will do something about it. I'll end all this madness, all this slaughter. And I won't have you try to stop me."
"What?" Caught off by his words, she was unable to respond when the Paladin forced her to step back. And when she recovered, she looked up to see Jaune holding a large black metal helmet, trimmed with gold, and atop the wearer's forehead an inverted A, a maedate. Recognizing the object, Ruby sprung to her feet and rushed towards her friend to top him. But it was too late, the black helm glowed a brilliant white enveloping her friend's figure before vanishing, never once having turned to face her.
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AN:
He's gonna form a cult hell-bent on world domination so that ALL may find salvation under the rule of the first King of Arcadia. His first aspirant, servant, queen consort, is definitely gonna be Pyrrha because she thirsty lol
Also yes, i did ignore the other characters for the sake of making it short, but they are all there, all 6 of em.
