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title: I Forgive You
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date: 2021-08-08
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Alicia stood in the throne room of her tormenter. Her blade raised, her
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spellbook in hand, flipping through the destructive spells to find one that
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would do the trick. Growling, she hacked towards the king, only to be stopped by
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an evil shield. The malice seeped into her sword, making her drop it for fear of
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becoming contaminated as well.
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The king looked over to her and laughed. "You fool! Destroy me and you guarantee
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that another will take my place! You think all of those times we let you win
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were our accidents? No, we planned this all along. You were chosen for this. We
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took you from your home as a child. We raised you to our plans. As it was
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before, so will it begin again! Have at you!"
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The king stood up and knocked his brilliant crystal throne over in rage,
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shattering it against the stone floor. Alicia jumped and shielded, protecting
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against the fragments.
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Flipping through her book, she made her way to the end. There was one spell
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listed and it took up the last two pages. It read "Forgiveness: forgive your
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opponent, cast aside all your weapons and armor then walk away."
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It struck her as odd; but after that faded Alicia thought about everything that
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had happened to her in the last few months. The events she had experienced. The
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life she made for herself. The circumstances that bound her to this catlike
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form. If it all really was predestined for her and nothing she did had any
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impact on it, why bother being angry? Is not forgiveness the answer here?
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Alicia stepped towards her former master and threw her armor off, cast aside her
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spellbook and her backup dagger with it. "You know what, I forgive you."
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"...you what?"
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"I...forgive you. I don’t hate you. You have actually been a positive force in
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my life even if that wasn’t your intent. If you hadn’t been involved I may have
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ended up being some boring goon and never really gotten to know myself as the
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woman I am. You have taken so much from me, but in the process you gave me the
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tools that I needed to become who I am today, and I forgive you. I forgive your
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henchmen. I forgive that mage that cursed me into this form. I forgive you. I
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have no quarrel with you. I’m going to go leave now. Keep my stuff if you want,
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I don’t need it anymore. It was only going to be used to hurt you, but I have no
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more need for it because I forgive you."
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"This is not how this works you sniveling little bitch! You can’t just walk up
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to the king of darkness after he made you experience a life of torment and get
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away scot free! What the fuck is that?"
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Alicia turned her head and walked away, lifting her tail to make her exit a
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graceful one. To tell the truth, she was happy with herself now. She had a
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family of choice instead of that awful family of origin. She belonged in a
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community that loved her for who she really was. The circumstances of her life
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didn’t matter. They still loved her. What room is there for hate when you have
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love instead?
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