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THE QUEST PT.2

We find Nimuea following a predetermined course,    
as the warrior undertakes    
the epic quest that she was assigned.    
The dense forest gives way to the road    
that will lead to the lost Grimoire of light.    
   
Nimuea rides in quiet contemplation;    
the silence allows her to devise the    
strategy necessary to achieve her goal.    
Haunting memories agitate her blood and ire;    
in the not so distant past,she was also    
the victim of a tyrant that exercised    
his right of *Jus Primae Noctis*.    
That terrible event was to alter    
the course of her destiny forever.    
   
Her innocence stolen,    
her young husband executed    
for having defied a tyrant wishes;    
she tries not to recall the day    
that signaled the end of her dreams.    
Even thus, the sadness floods her heart    
and mind with the memories of that night,    
her wedding night, celebrated with simplicity    
full of excitement for    
the future they would undertake.  
   
They did not ever imagine the master of those lands    
would exact such a high price for the dream    
of young love they so longed for.    
When he did arrive, he congratulated    
the happy couple and their families and,without    
preamble demanded his right to the maidenhead.    
   
NOOO!!! A great cry of incredulity    
was felt among the relatives and friends    
gathered there for the celebration.    
They could not believe that the land owner    
was so villainous,to dare do something so inhuman.  
   
The master was not be made to wait;    
he gave the order, detain any    
who interfered with his demand;    
brutal measures were taken against    
the young husband, chaining him to a tree,    
forced to watch helplessly the tragic events.  
   
Ruthlessly the tyrant took the maiden and,    
before all in attendance, despoiled her,    
stealing her innocence; ridiculing her tears,    
cries pain and humiliation, he rapped her    
till he exhausted himself.    
Having quenched his lust with this vile act    
he gave the order to behead the young husband    
for having challenged his right of first night.    
   
Cries of outrage and disbelief    
were heard the length and breath    
of the village, this act of debauchery    
reaffirmed to all his omnipotence,    
and the fate that befall any who opposed him.    
Laughing cruelly amid pats on the back    
and the praises of his men he withdrew    
to his castle keep.    
   
The misfortune of that night    
is never to be forgotten,    
forever marked by the events    
that gave birth to the    
mercenary warrior she has become.  
Vowing chastity and wearing her mourning    
like a mantel, for life, she went village    
to village and without looking back,    
began her new life.    
   
She trained her body honing her skills    
in the art of war and, her mind    
in the arts of natural magic;    
she would recreate herself    
into a formidable weapon.    
Thus was the tale of her exploits and    
prowess’s, an irrevocable conviction    
in justice without mercy which has been    
recounted time and again.    
She is to become the stuff of legends…  
   
End chapter II  
   
   
Gypsy red  
2012  
Written by marielavoue (Gypsy Red)
Published | Edited 16th Aug 2012
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