not in a million, BILLION years.
but when word came in that a Tiefling had stepped foot in my village i had to follow up.
it didn't happen in my lifetime. but because it happened i never got to meet my grandparents. i never got to fall asleep from sitting on their laps too long. i never had the memories of hiding behind their shoulders after messing up at home, and hearing the comforting words "that mistakes happen, and that everything will be alright..."
i had to piece out the story from older relatives about whay happened, and WHO were involved.
i wasn't entirely sure about what i would do. at first i imagined bloodshed in honour of the fallen.
but late at night when i couldn't sleep, i'd think about them. i'd wonder about how my family would have been like, and how i should honour them in revenge.
would they have wanted me to slay them all?
would they have wanted me to make the rest of their lives a living hell?
or would they have wanted to reason with these "beings" and maybe help work on their anger/bloodlust issues?
history is full of heroic battles, maybe what the world needs now is diplomacy. a way to ensure that nothing bad can ever happen again...
why did they slay my family? was it anger? disgust? fear? or were they just drunk and inconsiderate?
why did "Mephistopheles Creed" behave so humbly compared to the stories i heard growing up?
why did he make it so invigoratingly hard to maintain my hate?
was this the same party he was with that attacked my island? (or what would have been)
no. I was told that the invaders were ALL Tiefling.
this new group is mixed race.
who are you Mephistopheles? are you some kind of Monk now? did one of your reoccurring nightmares FINALLY make it though your dense skull and put you on the path to redemption?
my step away from the murder-path. which felt like a lifetime wasted on anger.
fortunately, i still have another full life waiting ahead of me. 🧟🧟♀️🧟♂️ 🐥
take good care of each other Magic Misfits.
i never got to hear how all your stories turned out.
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Mephistopheles Creed, i personally forgive you for your part in my family massacre.
i don't forgive your 'old sailing crew.' but you've been nice enough for me to pardon.
🔽 this following meme came to me in a dream 🔽
