[This actually is a text that's cutoff midway and inserted into Haurchefant's inbox, perhaps out of sheer amusement or perhaps the hacker knew how much the other loves stories of heroes.]
...Yes, I was terrified. He was a legendary creature, capable of destroying villages and laying waste to cities with all his hate. How could I not be? He'd killed countless knights as if they were nothing, regardless of all they knew or had experienced.
But I knew I needed to try. If not me, then who else would be able to stop him?
So I found him within the cavern he'd come to call his lair, and we fought. It was a long and enduring battle- I'd never thought a dragon would have so many different areas in one place, but his home was much larger than I could have ever thought. Were it not for Balmung or my skills, I don't think I would have done nearly as well.
In the end, I barely survived, but Fafnir perished by my blade. The dragon who's hatred of humanity outweighed his greed was no more. That was how I received the title of "dragonslayer."
[This story is clearly not meant for him but it is so utterly fascinating and the knight drinks in every word. A dragon slayer and a heroic one at that! It's too early to call it love but...]
Such an utterly riveting tale! Tell me, hero, what is your name? A champion's name should be known!
[How does he even comprehend this, Haurche you’re too kind to him.]
I suppose I’m not used to receiving such praise. I haven’t heard things like that in a long time.
[Mages regard him as a hero even after his death, but only as a sidenote compared to how he is a tool in the war they must win for their own wish to be granted. Siegfried is simply used to being considered as less than a person by now.]
Are heroes something important to you or your world?
Is that so? Well, you certainly should hear it more often even if I alone must do it because you sound most worthy of the title.
[Heroes from his world though... Oh, yes... yes absolutely.]
They are... There is a legend, one that I myself have lived through, where heroes of light come when the world is at a crisis. They save the day and then are forgotten. Five some years ago the land that I lived on faced one such calamity and the fabled heroes that opposed the threat were lost. But... New ones bloomed to take their place. And I knew one such hero before they even carried the title!
They're amazing. Splendid! Worthy of all the praise I have to give. I claim to be no expert but believe me when I say that you sound like quite the hero. The best ones never think they are though~
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Date: 2019-01-22 06:05 am (UTC)...Yes, I was terrified. He was a legendary creature, capable of destroying villages and laying waste to cities with all his hate. How could I not be? He'd killed countless knights as if they were nothing, regardless of all they knew or had experienced.
But I knew I needed to try. If not me, then who else would be able to stop him?
So I found him within the cavern he'd come to call his lair, and we fought. It was a long and enduring battle- I'd never thought a dragon would have so many different areas in one place, but his home was much larger than I could have ever thought. Were it not for Balmung or my skills, I don't think I would have done nearly as well.
In the end, I barely survived, but Fafnir perished by my blade. The dragon who's hatred of humanity outweighed his greed was no more. That was how I received the title of "dragonslayer."
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Date: 2019-01-23 12:49 am (UTC)Such an utterly riveting tale! Tell me, hero, what is your name? A champion's name should be known!
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Date: 2019-02-03 08:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-02-03 08:21 pm (UTC)[His own view of himself is heartbreaking.]
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Date: 2019-02-06 08:26 pm (UTC)You, dear Siegfried, are much too modest. I know a thing or two about heroes, it's true, and you must certainly be one as well.
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Date: 2019-02-08 02:25 am (UTC)I suppose I’m not used to receiving such praise. I haven’t heard things like that in a long time.
[Mages regard him as a hero even after his death, but only as a sidenote compared to how he is a tool in the war they must win for their own wish to be granted. Siegfried is simply used to being considered as less than a person by now.]
Are heroes something important to you or your world?
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Date: 2019-02-11 07:41 am (UTC)[Heroes from his world though... Oh, yes... yes absolutely.]
They are... There is a legend, one that I myself have lived through, where heroes of light come when the world is at a crisis. They save the day and then are forgotten. Five some years ago the land that I lived on faced one such calamity and the fabled heroes that opposed the threat were lost. But... New ones bloomed to take their place. And I knew one such hero before they even carried the title!
They're amazing. Splendid! Worthy of all the praise I have to give. I claim to be no expert but believe me when I say that you sound like quite the hero. The best ones never think they are though~