Chapter 1: The Night That Changed Everything
When I think about it now, I realize that I never really stood a chance against her.
But it wasn’t because she was stronger than me.
She was the Queen of Shadows, the Crimson Catastrophe, the Terrifying Nightmare of the Realm, and all that.
And I was... Well, I was the All-powerful Ascendant.
Grand Mage Dreyfus Belford.
But the one thing I hated most, was fighting.
And that’s what made us different.
The Shadow Queen was said to be a cold-blooded warrior whose name was dreaded throughout the entire continent of Westumberland.
Tales of her many horrors spread all over the continent and soon, she became a scary figure used to scare troublesome children to behave.
These tales reached my ears... Gruesome stories of bloodshed, chaos and genocide.
She was powerful. Yet, I knew I could defeat her.
If only I had been a little more serious. More decisive.