Just saw your thunder empress and besides wanting more of her, there's a character i really wonder what they would do in that situation. What if it was Cinder that went back in time? Would she even want to come back to remnant? Would she mellow down?
But i still also want more Nora
This may be my greatest Alternative Rusted Knight yet!
Blake: *Raising Gambol Shroud* Cinder.
Weiss: *Readying Glyphs* We don't want to fight-
The Wildfire Mage: Then I would be most gracious if you were to lower your weapons!
Yang: *Guarding Ruby* What? Why would we do that?
The Wildfire Mage: *Brushing the hair out of her face* Because I am not this "Cinder" you speak of - That name is familiar, but I cannot recall where i might've heard it before.
_WBY: *wary glances at each other*
The Wildfire Mage: I ... my memory is, as always, somewhat faulty, but putting that aside for the moment, I am quite well! More than that, despite your mistaken belief that I am "Cinder", I am quite happy to see more humans! The last two I met were so ... So ...
Blake: Do you think more people than Alyx have fallen down here?
Yang: She's just been staring into the distance for a minute now.
Ruby: Uhm, excuse me? Miss Mage?
The Wildfire Mage: Hmm? Oh! Yes! You four! I should count myself Lucky to meet such prolific Hunters given the seeming Multiplication of Jabberwockers! It's very well, given Lewis and ... And Alyx ... uh ... were ...
The Wildfire Mage: They were but Children! They should not have had to escape such horrid beasts, much like the kind they informed me of from their home! With so many Deadly being running about back there, I see not why they would want to leave the Ever After and return to "Remnant!"
The Wildfire Mage: After all here is safe, sound, and protected from ... from ...
The Wildfire Mage: ... Uh, again my apologies, My mind is scattered as ashes to Wind! perhaps we should head to my home - quickly, before it becomes too dark to travel!
Reflection: What are you doing ...
The Wildfire Mage: Why do you follow me? Hear your voice in those moments-
Reflection: We are strong now ... Need no one ...
The Wildfire Mage: To be alone is to suffer; I know you know that.
Reflection: Alyx ... She wrote lewis out of her story ... She is like us-
The Wildfire Mage: She may be like you But I am no liar, nor a Deciever! You are a cruel, injured being. Leave me be.
The Wildfire Mage: By what means?
Reflection: I am your Truth. You Restrain us, when we are strong enough to do whatever we want!
The Wildfire Mage: Indeed We are, And I quite enjoy the freedom to be kind.
Reflection: Kindness is WEAKNESS.
The Wildfire Mage: It is as much as solitude.
~The next day, after getting attacked by Neo and her Jabberwockers~
The Wildfire Mage: So many souls ... Those - Those Jabberwockers are chasing you!
The Wildfire Mage: What? YOU WHAT?
The Wildfire Mage: All you ever do is get in my way! You ruin all of my PLANS You PETULANT, SELFISH GIRL!
The Wildfire Mage: You help EVERYONE but ME!
The Wildfire Mage: And of course NEO-
The Wildfire Mage: ... Neo ...
The Wildfire Mage: I ... I remember you all now ...
Cinder: ... I ... I remember myself now ...
Cinder: ... Leave. I don't know how to get to the tree. I don't care. Here? In the Ever After? No one is after me - No one was ...
Cinder: I'm sick of this. I'm sick of facing you. Leave.
Weiss: Really? Just like that? After everything you've done to us-
Cinder: Yes. Now go before I change my mind on fighting you.
Yang: *Collapsing Ember Celica* Fine. We'll go.
Blake: ... Thank you for not fighting us Cinder.
Weiss: Are you two Serious! She's nearly Killed me before!
Yang: Adam Nearly Killed us! If we fight her, someone isn't making it out of here! I- We- I don't-
Blake: *Taking Yang's hand* We don't want more blood on our hands Weiss. Even if we win, we just prove her right.
Weiss: ... Fine. Ruby Where do we- Ruby? RUBY!
Cinder: *Making Tea for herself*
Reflection: They could use our assistance.
Cinder: Shouldn't you be locked in a punderstorm?
Wildfire Mage: We are strong enough to do whatever we desire. I do not wish to be heard in lacking moments.
Cinder: Fine. Why Should we help them?
Wildfire Mage: They need it.
Cinder: They've never helped me.
Wildfire Mage: You've only hurt them.
Cinder: Well that's just not fair for me to have to help them when no one's ever helped me!
Wildfire Mage: It is not. Alyx was an active hinderance - you lied and deceived them into believing you were Me, so that you could follow them on their story, to escape.
Wildfire Mage: Your heart is full of rage. Justified against the world, but not those you've hurt most. So many have fallen by your hand, so many that lived good lives, that, if they were given the chance, would've saved you.
Wildfire Mage: You hate the thought of kindness because you never experienced it. It infuriates you because it's given to all others.
Wildfire Mage: Every burning thought has been brought about by those that control you. Your arm was as much a collar as Madam's, burning and binding you to your master's will.
Wildfire Mage: You have no master now, aside from yourself.
Cinder: And why should I listen to you.
Wildfire Mage: I am your truth. They restrained us, and now we are strong enough to do whatever we want.
Cinder: ... I want to be free ... I want freedom ...
Wildfire Mage: Then kindness will be our strength, but only if we share it with them, and they share it with us.
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