6: Epilogue
My hair has gone white. Was something causing it, or have I just been fighting for that long? It used to be black... a long, long time ago. How long has it been? I don’t even remember how I got to where I am now. My last memory is entering a room filled with monsters. That room had stone everywhere. Not the green grass I see now… well, blood covered green grass. Perhaps I should clean that up.
… I found the stairs down, but… something’s wrong. It just turns completely black. I gained dark vision a long time ago, so it shouldn’t look like that even if there’s no light.
I took a step and plunged into darkness. What did I have to lose, really? My life hasn’t really been my own in ages.
“Hello. You seem like an excellent candidate for my world. I have need of a demon lord, and a Vampire Queen of your caliber would be perfect.”
“Do I get a choice?”
“Nope, I’m an evil god after all. Hahahaha!”
“Is laughter a requirement for evil?”
“But of course! I can’t be a proper evil god without a proper evil laugh! Mwahahaha!”
“...”
“You’ve got a fine laugh too, y’know. Though I suppose you don’t remember any of those times you laughed so well. You’ll be a great fearsome lady of blood, my dear queen.”
***Author Note***
I don't actually have a story for where she gets sent to, but maybe someday I will.
P.S. I tagged it tragedy, because there's a ton of fridge horror. I just didn't spend any time on those details, but if one really thinks about what it's like to wander a dungeon alone for decades (or more)...
This was supposed to be the end of the story, but I just finished writing a super short second arc... I guess I'll add that in here rather than making a separate entry.
Well yeah wandering alone in a dungeon is tragic, but to do it for so long that you forget who you are, where you are and why you are there, that feel more horrific to me.
Good call with the tragedy tag. What a brutal life, she made one mistake (whichever curse makes her stop thinking in battle) and now she's quite literally cursed to wander around and fight for the rest of her life. Though maybe this demon queen situation might help? It won't be constant fighting like a dungeon...