villain mc, sagau, one-shot
I was recently acquainted by the sagau sub-genre here on Tumblr, and it truly seems quite interesting. I was a bit inspired with the few works I read and here is a short one-shot I wrote.
Premise: Villain MC (I think?), but she is very cruel. She has control over all the elements and can also manipulate the people of the world, among some other pretty OP powers. But there is just one catch, that the flow and the story of the game overrules even her actions. Again this is a mere one-shot recount of one of the very first quests in the game. It centers around our lovely lovestruck NPC Donna. (one of the first NPCs I remember interacting with when I first played the game actually)
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“That was a very wholesome gliding lesson, wasn’t it?”, Y/n sitting on the bench nearby, said to the woman sitting next to her. “Sadly, nice things don’t last very long.” Y/n waited for a reply but didn’t receive any, so she just looked back towards the outrider and the traveler merrily discussing the intricate details involved in gliding.
“It should be any second now, let’s count it down with your name, shall we?”, still no response from the woman sitting next to Y/n, but she only chuckled at the ignorance. “Fine, fine, I’ll get started already. ‘Five-Donnas… Four-Donnas… ”, Y/n paused as the wind started picking up. “Ooooh, it’s happening!”, she squealed. “Three Donnas! Two Donnas! And…!”
A sudden roar from a distance alerted all the people of the city, they hurried into their houses as if already aware of the approaching calamity. A storm had already started brewing in the air but Y/n made no effort to move. “One Donna! He’s here!”
Just as Y/n announced his entrance, the dragon appeared. Dvalin was roaring in rage. Most of the people had already taken shelter, but the few who didn’t were now getting sucked into the vortex, shrieking in panic. “Hurry up and go home, Donna! The debris is flying around with massive velocity, you could die if you get hit by any of it.”, Y/n looked back to the young girl sitting next to her. Tears were streaming down her face, but she still didn’t say a single word. “Ah! That’s right, I completely forgot!”, Y/n giggled. “You can’t talk. Hang on, I’ll fix it right away.” She caressed Donna’s face and she immediately started screeching, “Aghhhhh! Ugh! Help! Help!”
Y/n started chuckling again, “You are the feisty kind, huh? Ah, things would have gotten a bit tricky if I had done this earlier, but no one is around now.” A piece of what seemed like the Angel’s Share tavern’s signboard swiftly flew towards the pair, but before it could crash into them Y/n incinerated it with the touch of her finger. “See? This is what I was talking about. Come on get going now!”
“Help! Help! Let me go!”, Donna kept shouting over Y/n’s words.
“Hah… Don’t worry, the traveler is fighting right now to save you. He’ll be done soon, and the storm will be gone! But, I wonder if you can last till that happens.” Another chunk flew toward them, only to be incinerated too. “Well, I should be leaving now.”, she said as she got up.
“No! Let me go! I beg you! Let me go!”, Donna screeched after her retreating figure.
Y/n turned around and smiled, “Alright! I guess it’d be a bit safer that way, no?”
“R-really? You’re letting me go?”, Donna’s face was in an ugly mess of tears. Her hair was completely ruined by the storm.
“Yeah!”, Y/n snapped her fingers in response. But before Donna could let out a sigh of relief from having regained control of her body, she was already swept into the storm, only leaving behind a scream which drowned in the wind as well.
The storm had soon settled down and now, Aether and Paimon were scurrying around to find a permanent fix to the problem. Donna was back at her flower shop going about her daily business as well. She seemed to have completely forgotten about the incidents that had occurred during Dvalin’s attack.
Y/n decided to pay a visit to who had probably become her new ‘most favorite person in the city'. “Donna!”, she called out to her.
Donna immediately flinched in fear as she slowly turned around, memories came crashing back into her mind. She tried to run, but soon noticed her right leg had been roughly stitched together. Blood was still gushing out of it. She trembled in fear as Y/n slowly inched closer towards her. “Hmm, only a leg injury? I thought a storm as intense as that would do more.”
What has happened to my leg? Who are you? Somebody! Please help me! Donna wanted to shout these words out loud, but all that came out was, “Ah… A-All I can think about is D-Diluc.” Even the tears of misery didn’t come out.
Y/n was smirking as she got even closer to Donna. “I have always quite liked you. Cute ones are just my type.”, she clenched the young girl’s face pulling it towards herself to place a kiss on her cheek as she chuckled at the despair in the girl’s eyes.
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I hope this doesn't disturb anyone: Elystrias' (villain) chapter
This has lots of potential, but 1st draft of this chapter. Hope you all like Elystria's first dabble with forbidden magic and trying to keep her eyes on the prize, between flash backs to her mother and with whisperings of her doubt and the dark magic whipsering promises help, will she see herself become a villain before its too late?
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As I enter the [insert library of magic name] I glance again at my reflection in the window.I am now back in my normal appearance, with my wardrobe growing to a darker color. I straightened out my hair and pulled it up, and now I’m wearing a black and red corset top, and jean shorts, with some black boots.
If the old me were to see me now. I chuckle to myself as I make way to the ancient texts of the library. Fortunately, no one stopped me, not that I saw anyone. And if it were up to me, I would keep it that way, but I knew the universe would again betray me, so I tried to not to horribly jinx my situation.
I was on a mission. And this was my first stop of many. My footsteps echoed on the polished marble floor as I ventured deeper into the heart of the library. The shelves, stretching infinitely high, were laden with tomes that held the wisdom of ages past. The air was thick with thick with the scent of aged parchment and arcane secrets. I breathed deeply at this scent. It was like a mother’s embrace, welcoming me home. A memory bubbled up unbidden at this feeling.
I was just a child, my eyes wide with wonder as I stood in my family’s library. It was massive, and I had full access to it. My mother, a woman of wisdom and kindness, knelt beside me, her gentle fingers tracing the spines of the ancient tomes. The room was illuminated by the soft glow of candlelight, casting a warm, golden hue upon the shelves lined with books of all shapes and sizes.
“Books are not just words on pages, my little star,” She had said, her voice soft like a lullaby. “They hold the stories of the world, the knowledge of ages past. Every page turned is a journey taken, an adventure embarked upon.”
I remembered how she had pulled a think volume from the shelf, its cover adorned with intricate illustrations. With the utmost care, she opened the book revealing pages filled with magical symbols and vibrant illustrations of mythical creatures. As I leaned closer, my eyes widened with fascination.
“Magic,” she whispered, her eyes alight with a spark of excitement. “It’s the thread that weaves through the tapestry of our world. It’s the thread that weaves through the tapestry of our world. It’s both wondrous and dangerous, my love. Remember, knowledge is a gift, but it must be wielded wisely.
In that moment, she enveloped me in her arms, her embrace a cocoon of safety and love. I rested my head against her shoulder, inhaling the scent of her jasmine perfume. The world outside faded away leaving only the comforting presence of my mother and the soft rustle of the pages turning.
I shook the memory away harshly. My mother had prematurely died years ago, and I didn’t need distractions for my current goals. I realized I had momentarily stopped in my moment of reliving a past long gone, frustrated with myself I angerly continued to make my way back, I needed to know more about The Convergence, I thirsted for it. I needed to stay focused. And a sudden pull on my essence had me turning to the shelves where I found myself in a sea of books. I allowed my fingers to trail over the spines as I continued following my senses.
After a few more turns in multiple different bookshelves, I found myself in some well-lit corridors, I felt like I was about to enter the heart of the library. I shuddered with excitement at that thought, and I allowed my pace to quicken a bit as I ventured into the shadows at the end of the corridors, my thirst for understanding leading me to the promised answers, or in this case a room filled with books whose appearance gave their age away. I took a moment to collect myself. I didn’t need another memory to take my focus now that I was here.
I glanced behind me and didn’t see anyone following me and a quick glance around the room showed a couple books off the shelves. But the room felt like it had been a while since those books had been touched last, and that’s exactly how I liked it, though I thought I could handle it, I wanted a little more time before people caught on to my location and came to disturb me.
Confirming one last time no one was near me, I fully entered the room and shut the door behind. I could potentially be here a while. I put up some runes and glyphs I learned in the past around the door frame, nothing permanent, I just needed to make sure no one disturbed me.
Following the tug of essence, I slowly appreciated all the books I passed by, making mental notes of the texts I needed to set my eyes upon. I need something to absorb and understand these faster. Even my fastest speed read while taking notes, would leave me here for months. I contemplated as the tug grew more and more fierce.
These languages, though long lost to the general population, I was extremely familiar with. Stopping in what felt like a random shelf of books, no one title catching my eye, my hand unconsciously reached for an ornate volume at my hip. The cover was adorned with symbols that seemed to shimmer with hidden power, whispering promises that I desperately needed. Slowly looking over the cover and making sure there were no locks, traps, or anything that could possibly damage the book upon opening without permission, I opened the book where I stood.
It felt like the words were leaping off the pages, forming intricate incantations and forgotten lore right before my eyes. As I read, it felt like the book was imbedding itself into my memory. And the more I read, the more I started to understand, and things from my own research were clicking into place, making itself part of this new knowledge.
The Convergence, which had been just a name to me moments before, my own theories about it making it an abstract concept, began to take on a tangible form within these pages. The rituals described surrounding it were potent, their implications both exhilarating and terrifying to behold. I was intoxicated by the words, my mind ablaze with the possibilities, the potential. The hunger for power, the thirst for understanding, drove me further into the darkness.
I will also need to go to the Institute of Paranormal Research that Dr. Marlowe mentioned. They should never have been brought into the accident that happened, as my work has never been paranormal related. I always made sure of that. Why would they be interested in my work now, especially once … …
I stopped my thoughts, it was just one more unanswered question, and one if that thread held weight, the answers could be lethal. Time lost its meaning, as I emptied my mind of all unnecessary thoughts again and delved deeper, my surroundings fading away until there was only knowledge—the tantalizing, forbidden knowledge that pulsed through my veins like a drug. Each incantation, each diagram, whispered promises of mastery over the Convergence’s energies. I felt I was on the verge of revelations that could reshape the very fabric of Eldoria.
But in my obsession, there was a small flicker of doubt I couldn’t snuff out yet. Was this path I treaded truly worth the cost? Do I have anything worth losing over the cost? No, I lost them the day my experiment failed along with the runes and glyphs protecting my experiment room. The ancient books spoke of consequences, of risks that could shatter minds and souls. Yet, the lure of power drowned out the cautionary whispers. I pressed on, my hands trembling as they turned the pages of the forbidden texts, my heart pounding with a mixture of excitement and fear. The dark promises I desperately needed to hear slowly gaining in my mind.
“… seeker of truths, embrace the shadows… … within the Convergence lies the key you need. With power comes the ability to change the very fabric of reality. Your loved ones need not be lost forever; you can reclaim their essence, their souls reshaped… …”
I shuddered as the promises wrapped around my heart, it was chilling embrace, but it filled the void left in my soul. I could almost see [insert partner name], here the girls’ laughter, feeling them next to me. This book offered me hope, a possibility amid this world devoid of color.
“… seeker of truths, unlock the secrets of the Convergence, and you shall transcend the boundaries of mortality,” the whispers continued, a sing-song persuasiveness that was both comforting and tempting. “… seeker of truths, with every incantation in the books mastered, every cosmic force harnessed, you will draw closer to the reunion you crave. The power to reshape reality lies within your grasp, waiting for the right hands to yield it.”
Oh, how I wanted, no, needed these promises right now. I was nearing the end of this wonderfully, beautiful book. And knew that this one was incomplete. I needed to find the rest of the collection if my end goals were to be realized, so I could live the rest of my life peacefully with my family. And to my surprise the last ritual was a boon. It was extremely simple, and a great aid to quenching my thirst for knowledge. I slowly went over this ritual.
The instructions were woven with intricate symbols and arcane phrases. I wasn’t in a room meant for a ritual, but using a ritual room felt wrong somehow. Though the instructions didn’t come right out and say it, it felt like the symbols needed to be placed on my body. Especially considering, I wanted to use this ritual continuously.
I found an empty table and sat the book down, and began preparing for the rituals, making slight adjustments for applying the symbols to my body, instead of writing them in the air. Not thinking twice of the implications of carving the symbols upon my body, I set to work. Not caring about my attire at this point, I pulled out my ceremonial dagger, I had simple runes of power carved into ages ago when I started my research. I also pulled out my rare luminescent ink, I accidentally found this while in some ruins one year verifying some research.
I glanced at the book one more time, verifying that my alterations to the ritual would work, took my clothes off and began. I started the ritual.
“Yrthak mornas, velthar thyndar, Enthar vorak, zythra kalidar, Kyrra mystara, sylthor vandar, Eldor vynthar, Elystria mandar…” I started the chant off slowly and rhythmic, power slowly filling up a small bubble around my body only. As it continued on I grabbed my dagger off the table; and with precision I sliced each of my palms, letting blood seep out and the dagger falling.
" Sylthor vandar, Eldor vynthar, Elystria, thyndar, mandar, Zythra kalidar, kyrra mystara, In shadows deep, we write our saga.” Raising my arms up, almost swaying, I let the blood seep down body, the more coverage I had the more symbols would be marked upon me, and the more books I could interpret at one time.
I know I should have felt disgusted by what I was doing. But in this moment, I truly had stopped caring for what I was doing at this moment. The temptation of all that knowledge, just in this room alone, kicked my hesitation out to the Astral Realm. And on instinct alone, when I felt the moment was right, a lull in the chanting, I grabbed my ink, and dipped a finger into it.
Now it was time for the symbols to take root in me. I repeated the first chant over for each symbol, replacing my name, with the name of the symbols I was calling forth. On my right arm I drew and called up on Kalenth, which signified a thirst for ancient knowledge. On my left arm I draw and called upon the Fyndor, which signified the understanding of ancient texts. The following symbols were Thalys, Sythralis, Xylorenth, Kythos, and many more at varying points on my body where my blood managed to reach.
As I finished the last symbol, the air crackled with energy as this marked the climax of the ritual, and the last step I personally need to take part in. The ritual itself would complete on its own, finishing when my body absorbed the last remnants of power I created. I watched fascinatingly as some of my blood flew on the ritual page of the book I was referencing. A new chant picked up around me as the books absorbed the blood, making it look like no blood had ever marred its pages.
It was in this moment, I felt whole for the briefest of moments. I watched as the symbols I wrote on my body lit up with starlight, and even more symbols appeared following the trails of blood. When the last symbol lit up, a horrible pain racked through me. It felt like all my bones were breaking and a monster migraine attacked my head, forcing my eyes shut. I can’t say this was worse than losing my family though, but I felt my energy start to leave me from all the pain I was feeling.
Am I dying? Will I go see my family now?
These were my last thoughts, as blackness stole over me as my energy drained out.
(This ritual was supposed to be a as needed ritual. Only requiring a ritual room. No stripping or blood sacrifice needed. How much havic can Elystria cause consciously, if she can unconsciously make a ritual enter the dark magic realm? Also, is that some of her past self creaping in there at the end when she asks if she's dying? I personally think the her that cast the ritual wouldn't have thought those thoughts. Let's see how the next chapter unfolds)
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