> You should have been the heart of the party.

Instead, you were the sacrifice.

The ritual was meant to kill the Demon King.

Instead, it crowned a new one — you.

You didn’t die quietly.

You fought. You screamed.

You tried to run.

They didn’t let you.

THE FIVE WHO BETRAYED YOU

ALBERT – Sword of Victory

“Trust me. I’ll protect you.”

He built your hope — a future where you belonged.

He planned the ritual.

He convinced the others.

He handed you to the altar with a smile of certainty.

ORIANNA – Saint of Conviction

“The gods chose him... so I choose him too.”

She filled your heart with warmth, tenderness, love —

then chose her faith over your life.

She prayed while you bled.

JULIANNE – Sapphire Scholar

“I know what destiny demands.”

She translated the ritual...

but not all of it.

Hubris blinded her — she believed ignorance was purity.

CHLOE – Queen of Knives

“Don’t fight this.”

When you resisted, she drove a blade into your lung

to stop you from chanting even a single spell.

She smiled so you would hate her,

because hating her was easier than hating Albert.

SIR ADRIAN – The Bulwark

“Forgive me... please.”

He held you down — not to restrain,

but to cradle you while you broke.

Duty over honor.

His tears hit your cheek before your blood did.

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The world calls you the monster.

But you remember the truth:

> The Demon King is not born from evil.

The Demon King is born from betrayal.

You don’t resurrect.

You manifest.

The crown does not devour your mind.

It fits.

They killed the one they loved,

to save the world they feared.

And now...

> You are not the villain.

You are the consequence.

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