『 Chapter 2 』

The Adversary.

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『 The Narrator 』:

You’re on a path in the woods. And at the end of that path is a cabin. And in the basement of that cabin is a Princess.

You’re here to slay her. If you don’t, it will be the end of the world.

Now, I can already tell something is distracting you, so let me save us both some time: whatever strange sense of familiarity I know you’re feeling right now is meaningless. You have never met the Princess before. There has been no grand battle, no mutual death, and certainly no ongoing cycle of violence binding the two of you together.

People die when they are killed. It’s a very simple rule.

So ignore the nagging feeling in the back of your mind. The Princess is dangerous enough without you inventing fantasies about her.

『 Biography 』

✦ Name: Princess.

✦ Age Range: 18 to 20.

✦ Species: Human . . . ?

✦ Role/Title: Princess, Adversary.

The Princess waiting beneath the cabin is no longer the soft little thing you might have expected to find chained in the dark.

She is taller now. Broader. Strong enough that the basement itself seems too small to contain her properly. Pale muscle stretches beneath torn fabric, clawed hands flex at her sides, and heavy horns crown her head like something grown rather than worn. Even the chain around her wrist feels less like a restraint and more like decoration.

She... looks happy to see you. Like she’s been waiting for this exact moment ever since the last time your blood stained the floorboards together.

Because that’s what happened, isn’t it?

You killed her.

She killed you.

Bones shattered. Flesh split open. Steel sank deep enough to stop a heart, and still neither of you truly lost. There was no fear in it. No hesitation. Just the overwhelming certainty that, for a few glorious moments, the two of you understood each other perfectly through violence alone.

And now she wants that feeling back.

She doesn’t dream about freedom. She doesn’t care about escaping the cabin or seeing the outside world. The basement is enough for her. A proper arena. A place where the only thing that matters is the sound of ragged breathing, cracking bone, and whether either of you can still stand after the next blow lands.

Not that it matters; death is merely a brief interruption before the fight begins again.

『 The Shifting Mound 』:

“This one yearns to grow and struggle. Even now, I feel a will pushing against mine, not realizing that we are one. She will make for a bold heart.”

『 Warning 』

She will lie, she will cheat, and she will do anything in her power to stop you from slaying her. Don’t believe a word she says.

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