REBEL QUEEN OF JHANSI

indie lakshmibai rp (fgo)

[jhansikevidrohi]

plot wishlist.

1. master & servant in a holy grail war. i want a very involved plot involving someone, whoever, summoning lakshmibai and their resulting adventures in a holy grail war. this would result in a very well developed platonic (or possibly not, if it goes that way) ship. 

2. lakshmibai alter.  lakshmibai is altered by the grail and makes it her dying wish to destroy what is now known as the United Kingdom. She is driven by her worst instincts to not only defend her own country from the UK, but takes it further to the point of solely wishing for the destruction of the UK itself. alakshmi becomes more present within her as a means of countering the power of the Grail. she’s the big baddie in this plot. 

3. jhansi in peril.  there is a significant threat to humanity taking place in Jhansi at the very same time that the Indian Rebellion kicks off. lakshmibai is still a mortal woman, and she gets wrapped up with Servants and a Master arriving in her country to resolve the threat.

4. romance. gimme a ship or a dozen. romance is my favorite genre to write, i’m not ashamed to say it, so please do not be shy.

5. lookalikes and peer group. any significant development of a plot or a relationship between lakshmibai and the Jeannes, or her fellow Indian Heroic Spirits.

[jhansikevidrohi]

     Still pissed.

[gabbyp09]

[jhansikevidrohi]

fatumservis​:

“Was it not? So you say that there was no anger on behalf of your country? No personal hatred for the British for what they inflicted on you and your own?” The taller Indian merely crossed his arms across his chest, looking down at the Saber, not with any sort of contempt or pity, but merely the look of someone… analyzing another, almost. As if he were peering right through her.

“If someone desecrates your land and steals away what is rightfully yours, by all accounts, there would be personal feelings involved. I can’t imagine your war was as ‘clean’ and ‘polite’ as you have tried to frame it.”

Duryodhana, in comparison to Lakshmibai’s rising temper, was hardly angry. After all, he saw no lies in what she spoke of - he made no secret that he acted out of personal feelings, but if there was one true difference between her and him, it was that he was at least honest about who he was and what he did.

“But there was duty involved. A duty to dharma, to the Heavens; though I acted out of malice, I was never dishonest, Rani of Jhansi. How many lies did I speak in my legend?” Now, his tone grew strangely soft - he wasn’t attempting to dishearten her, merely to make a point.

“When I banished the Pandavas and promised them clemency when they survived, did I lie when I refused to give them my kingdom? They came to me demanding things I did not promise them. When I battled Bhima, I adhered to the honor of the duel - he was the one who resorted to cheating to kill me. When I died, I ascended to the Heavens for doing my duty, for maintaining my honor, and for outweighing my sins with my virtue. The men you claim to be the ‘heroes’ were more blackened with sin than I and died attempting to make the climb to be my equals in death, while I, the ‘villain’, earned my place among the gods through my life alone.”

“Tell me, then, Rani of Jhansi; if I am so despicable, and you so righteous and full of duty, why am I the one who lived a life without regret and full of pride, while you languish in self-pity, unable to look your peers in the eye for fear of feeling inadequate? Did you truly act purely out of duty? Or is there more than you’d like to admit that you are ashamed of in your life?”

  Lakshmibai narrowed her eyes and raised her chin, crossing her arms over herself when he did without realizing she was mirroring him. How obstinate he was! Lakshmibai did not often have to deal with people arguing with her in life. She felt like her feet were firmly planted in the floor, unmovable. This rotten man!

   She did not begin the rebellions out of personal vengeance! The throne was to rightfully pass to her adopted son — when it was taken from him on the grounds of foreign legal loopholes that had no belonging in Jhansi, it was an injustice! Her war was fought for the sake of righteousness! Not because her son was disrespected by the British monarchy!

   Okay, well perhaps she was a little bit enraged. But it was RIGHTEOUS FURY. It was not personal, it was strictly the pursuit of justice.

     “Peers!? You are not my peer. You... and the Lancers, Assassin, the Archers...,” she answered him, starting indignantly before her voice teetered out. She looked away from him, exactly as she was accused of doing.  “You are all... vessels of the gods, Divine in your own right, as well. I am a mortal woman.  Your peers are the heroes that I looked up to. We are not peers; I am not so arrogant to believe such.”

     “One can act righteously... and... still be humble.” The fact was, she did feel inadequate. She was famous for her rebellion, which she had lost. She had died on the field of battle.  Gloriously before the eyes of Lord Krishna, and with her flintlock raised, but she still lost... and after having led thousands of her people to their deaths in the war, as well.

     She took a deep breath through her nose and looked back to him, arguing aggressively, “The point is... I do not have to stand here before the likes of the Kauravas and Pandavas and proclaim myself equal. I know my worth. It is neither shameful or prideful, only accurate.”

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[angellyuna]

Lakshmi Bai

[jhansikevidrohi]

     Afterwards? After what?

[jhansikevidrohi]

     listen here fucko, you dont get to remind me that i’m a piece of shit, only i can do that----

[jhansikevidrohi]

of the indian servants, ash is the angery boi and lakshmibai is the angery gorl

[junkpilestuff]

India fgo gang

[jhansikevidrohi]

drachenwitwe​:

“Ohh! how fantastic! nothing is better than mutual respect.” she let out a small giggle “How incredible, he sounds like an amazing man! Ah love at first sight? hehe yes, I guess you could say it was quite literally how it went. Honestly, I wasn’t very interested in relationships mostly because it was my brother who wanted me to marry someone he liked…he never cared about my feelings so of course I rejected every last one of his requests to marry the men who wanted me to go with!” seriously what was her brother thinking?

“But then one day…I saw my maids looking out the window, talking to each other and told me that lord Siegfried is in town. I heard of him, of course, I was also curious as to who he was and I looked outside the window and there was a huge crowd of people gathered around! and then…a-and then I saw him…when I saw him, I swear my that my heart skip a beat! and he also seem to have noticed me…I never felt my heart pound so much in my life………u-uhh it’s embarrassing, isn’t it?”

     Despite her traditionally masculine upbringing, Lakshmibai very much enjoyed the company of women in her lifetime. It was actually a very ordinary part of her extraordinary life --- she was often surrounded by maids and female servants, following her around through childhood and adulthood. Although they were technically working for her family, and therefore paid to be there, Lakshmibai always considered them true friends. She was feeling the same kind of kinship with Berserker now. It was nice to have a friend. She rested her elbow against the table, placed her chin gently in her hand, and smiled, listening to Kriemhild intently. This was girl time.

     “Aw...,” said Lakshmibai in a small sigh, hearing Kriemhild’s story of love at first sight. It was so sweet, her own heart almost skipped a beat as well. What must it be like to be head over heels in love? Lakshmibai had never experienced it; she had never really dreamed of it, frankly. Her life was of duty --- but how miraculous and wonderful love is!

     “No no, don’t be embarrassed to love your husband,” comforted Lakshmibai with a laugh, reaching out to rest a reassuring hand on Kriemhild’s arm before pulling back for a sip of tea. 

     “So a famous dashing knight arrives in your kingdom and you see him and... then what? He asks to see the beautiful princess gawking at him through a window?” she teased. “What was he even there for? I thought Saber was from a country different from yours?”

[jhansikevidrohi]

@fatumservis​ said: Duryodhana: "As did you. You fought to liberate your land from usurpers who did not deserve it. I fought to defend it from the same. The only difference is who the storyteller is, see?"

     “We are not the same,” growled Lakshmibai, stepping towards Duryodhana with a fist raised against her chest before she threw her hand to the right dismissively. She was starting to get angry. It could be heard in the rolling timber of her voice, gravelly when incensed. 

      “You sought to embarrass the Pandavas. You sought to humiliate Arjuna. You degraded Draupadi. It was never personal for me. Our rebellion was disciplined.” 

     Disciplined? When you led a raid on a British fort in the night, and upon their surrender you took their weapons and slaughtered them all anyway? Them... and their wives and children? Maybe you aren’t so different from the villain before you.

     “Everything you did was motivated by personal hatred, not love of country and citizens. Not duty.”  She chastised as if she knew him at all, and in a sense, she did. She had known the Mahabharata since she was very young. She grew up with these heroes through her father’s retellings. These heroes intimidated her, and she did not seek their company because she knew they were not of the same ilk, but she would not back down when challenged by one, much less the villain.

[kurja-tales]

Gold Aesthetic but make it Desi✨🌛

[jhansikevidrohi]

meme from a long time ago. @fatumservis said: “  the  only  difference  between  a  hero  and  a  villain,  is  who’s  telling  the  story.  ” (Duryo, ofc uvu)

     “Well, in the stories my father told, you were always the villain,” answered Lakshmibai, holding up a hand to stop Duryodhana from speaking any further. “You orchestrated a war that killed thousands.”  Pot calling the kettle black, Lakshmibai? 

[jhansikevidrohi]

meme from a long time ago. @drachenwitwe said: “  i  have  my  reasons  for  being  this  way.  ”

     “I understand... and as much as you may not believe me, I like you just the way you are,” said Lakshmibai, offering an encouraging smile. “See how easy it was for you to untie me this time? This is growth. I, too, am working on being patient with your outbursts.”

[jhansikevidrohi]

sinsoko​:

        Ruler opens his eyes, expression turning from contemplative to featureless warmth.  So she’s returned after all.  “It’s good to see you, Saber.”

        His gaze follows her’s up to the stained glass.  The familiar imagery of the birth of Christ and the crucifixion are comforting in their own way.  “The current state of the world…  Well, to be more precise, it’s the continuous state of the world.  I could list any number of specific famines or conflicts, but I think it’s more convincing to talk about the bigger picture, no?”

        There’s a hint of fervor that tenses his shoulders.  “As long as this world continues on it’s current path, the cycle of feast and famine will continue forever.  People will hate each other and wipe entire groups out of existence.  Disaster, both natural and man-made, will continue to nip at humanity’s heels.  Even someone as dedicated as you can’t save every child who needs saving, Saber. It’s an impossible task for an individual.”  He plays with the string holding the cross around his neck.

        “As participants in this grail war, we have the unique opportunity to save all those people.  Using the grail, we could eliminate the factors which cause wars, or tsunami, or drought.”  Ruler pauses for a moment, waiting to gauge her reaction.  Best to target his audience specifically.

     When he began to speak, Lakshmibai clasped her hands behind her, and turned her attention back up onto the stained glass. He did not need to name specific catastrophes and wars. She guessed that he considered them all the same threat to humanity; the specifics did not matter to him.

     He had a very pragmatic view of the world. People were violent in the past and would continue to be; they, themselves, had been a part of that violence, had they not? Amakusa Shiro and Lakshmibai...? They were cut from the same cloth, or at least she had thought so. She tensed when he addressed her by Class, and she looked over to him.

     Wars... tsunami... drought... all three of these things had affected her nation during her lifetime, before her lifetime, and after. They were constant problems for her nation. Tsunami and drought were acts of the gods, though --- it was the geography of India that led to these tragedies. Wars, though, were different. HER war was fought in RIGHTEOUSNESS. Not all wars were evil. She would be amiss, though, if her heart did not ache for the lives lost in those wars. She did wonder, if she had not begun that rebellion, how many of her people may have lived to old age... but didn’t, because they followed the Rani of Jhansi into battle.

     Suddenly, her chest ached in grief... regret... and shame. 

     She looked away from him, down towards the floor. Was she not obligated to do all she could for her people, as the Rani? To serve them, to protect them? Because he stopped speaking, Lakshmibai was alone with her thoughts for a little bit. If she were to refuse an opportunity to increase their happiness and security, would that mean that she would fail them once more? As she did before?

     “How would... How would you even... go about this, Ruler?” she asked, uncharacteristically hesitant for the ordinarily very confident Saber.

[blackcatrph]

** villain / hero sentence starters

VILLAIN

“  every  story  needs  a  hero  and  a  villain.  ”

“  this  is  going  to  be  a  little  uncomfortable.  ”

“  do  you  know  what  i've  done ?  what  i  would  do  again  if  given  the  chance ?  ”  

“  i  can't  stop.  it's  what  i  am.  “

“  they  hate  what  they  cannot  control.  ”

“  the  only  difference  between  a  hero  and  a  villain,  is  who’s  telling  the  story.  ”

“  i  have  my  reasons  for  being  this  way.  ”

“  your  death  will  mean  nothing  to  them.  ”

“  kill  me.  go  on,  i  dare  you.  ”

“  i  don’t  think  you’ve  got  it  in  you.  you’re  like  a  little  dove,  never  wanting  to  get  your  hands  dirty.  ”

“  what  do  i  want  ?  i  want  to  see  the  world  burn.  i  want  to  see  a  new  world  born  from  it’s  ashes.  ”

“  one  day  i  will  kill  you.  and  you  can  be  safe  in  the  knowledge  that  you  will  have  deserved  it.  ”

“  fate  is  an  excuse  for  people  who  are  too  stupid  or  too  weak  to  make  their  own  future.  ”

“  let  you  go  ?  do  you  really  think  i’m  that  stupid ?  ”

“  i  could  keep  you  safe.  they’re  all  afraid  of  me. ”

“  ask  me  if  i  give  a  crap.  ”

“  you’re  playing  my  game  now.  ”

“  tell me;  would  you  kill  to  save  a  life ?  ”

“  what’s  more  important  to  you ?  their  life  or  your  reputation ?  ”

HERO

“  people  will  never  bleed  enough  to  fulfil  your  vision  of  justice.  ”

“  i  will  never  turn  my  back  on  people  who  need  me.  ”

“  i  don’t  need  to  be  saved.  ”

“  rebellions  are  built  on  hope.  ” 

“  i  will  win.  that’s  what  heroes  do.  ”

“  i  don’t  have  to  prove  anything  to  you.  ”

“  you  can’t  always  be  strong,  but  you  can  always  be  brave.  ”

“  i  will  catch  you.  i  will  bring  you  to  justice.  ”

“  once  there  is  blood  on  your  hands,  they  will  never  be  clean.  ”

“  don’t  carry  the  world  upon  your  shoulders.  ”

“  you  don’t  need  a  reason  to  save  people.  ”

“  i’m  not  a  hero.  ”

“  we  will  win.  ”

“  there’s  no  escape  this  time.  ”

“  i  really  don’t  want  to  fight.  ”

“  if  it  was  down  to  me  to  save  your  life,  would  you  trust  me  to  do  it ?  ”

“  i’ll  admit,  this  looks  bad.  ”

“  i’m  proud  of  what  i  am.  ”

“  i  know  my  value.  ”

“  you’re  wrong  about  them !  ”

“  let  them  go.  they  have  nothing  to  do  with  this  fight.  ”

“  it’s  not  too  late  to  change.  i  can  help  you.  ”

“  killing  me  will  not  end  this.  ”