Chimper #2622
Makia remembers the sound most of all—the high, crystalline chime of the dragon’s scales scraping against the monoliths of The Crystal Highlands of Armaria. They were a trainee then, hunting alongside the legendary Ryu-senshi, their Dragonslayer Blade feeling impossibly light with purpose. But the ambush came not from the sky, but from the ground. Imperial soldiers, swift and silent. They weren't there for the beast. The stunned look on Makia's face was cemented the moment they saw the ensnaring magic coil around Ryu-senshi. The loss was absolute, a hero taken not in glorious battle, but in a quiet, vicious trap. The blade went unused that day. It is heavier now, a constant reminder of failure. But that weight has forged something new: a vow. The shocked look in their eyes is not fear, but a frozen image of injustice they are determined to shatter.
