Awakened Purpose
(Closed rp with @smutactical-barracks )
Maria had been traveling across countries for years now. After the burning of the kingdom of Ravia, Maria had set out on a journey to learn more about the world to understand how she can change the world. In her eyes, there were beautiful things to cherish in this world, but the world was also cruel. There were so many twisted individuals she had encountered amongst her travels, it made her wonder how it came to be, and how she can fix it.
Her travels lead her to the country of Ylisse. She had done research of the history of this land, but only what was common knowledge. It appeared this country was still healing from the wounds left by war, with the royal family doing what they could to gain the people's favor. There were the victors of the war, yet were seen as monsters thanks to the late king.
Through her days, Maria would take jobs for farmers and merchants. She was mostly a body guard for them as bandits from the neighboring kingdom had been attacking them. This only got Maria curious about the state of this land. After she finished a job, she made her way to a nearby forest. It was getting dark so she decided to make camp. With the use of her magic, getting a fire started was easy. She wasn't much of a hunter, so eating rations was all she could do.
It was silent, nothing but the sounds of wildlife and the crackling of the camp fire. Maria just stared at the flame, her thoughts thinking back to the fateful days of her life. Fire was destructive, yet she wielded it like it was her nature. What can she do with the magic and lessons left behind by her mentor.....? What would her parents think of her?
Her train of thought was cut short as the earth began to shake. Was it an earthquake? Not far from her, she could see the earth rise and split, prompting the blonde to start running from the danger. What followed was the sound of explosions, followed by fire that ignited the forest.
Maria looked onward and saw that there were dark flames shooting from the sky. It wasn't natural, Maria could sense a dark and twisted nature of magic with this. Was there an attack, and if so, for whom?
As Maria moved to try and get away from the forest, she would be cut off from lumbering undead soldiers. Their eyes glowed red, flesh rotten, yet could still wield weapons as if they were still alive.
Maria got ready to defend herself but heard the battle cries of others not far from her. She wasn't alone. Others were trying to survive. Feeling her odds would be better than facing these things alone, Maria would dart towards the commotion she heard, hoping she wasn't too late.

















