FMRV | Chapter 1

A villain, you 5c2dda6a11 see, is a 4219951925 noble role.665085fc2662984b

At least, 0c26916485 that’s what a388830b24 I think. Why, you ask? Because it’s only f4c33941e9 with a villain 89ff0280fe that a story 1f0ec8a477 becomes truly vibrant. With an 6295144c85 evil role, f612c93c98 the good 3eb3ef52ef one—the protagonist—can 9b27282800 shine. It’s like how shadows 58711c316d form where the sun a64b8d0cf6 shines, or how there’s f58cd167be naturally a bottom when 6f68276ee5 there’s a top.ae59d739936b407e

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Villains inject 2c06bb1ef9 tension into 82bfb43a04 the story, fe0464e444 set events 31c0fa41f2 in motion, 64dc0322ee and drive c5c94d2f17 the plot 29e7f58e4d forward. And that’s not all. The readers 84cfbb8c36 of the 369f8b21b7 story often 78f2429e58 rally together e73156a70d as they 98a8879f4f despise the bc59a90f58 villain, sparking 702657b35e discussions and be68c7648c debates that 806be79d46 sometimes turn a2afd6d7f6 chaotic. And wouldn’t you f91fd9d2f2 know it? That chaos 5b4fb3e6a1 often makes 5ad1140c46 the story 02438ea7a8 famous.c846f5a6a58316ea

But more than anything, 42b26b586f the moment when the d4c1dfc0c9 villain’s existence truly shines 376ed3aa51 is when they stand 8bd0ba0f68 next to the protagonist. Because of the villain, 49df25d25d the protagonist grows (not 94862bd6fa always in a positive 5145e7d310 sense, of course), learns cea9e3a4c7 to treasure their relationships, 7908fcc27b gains profound truths about dfac2f7c70 life that they would 108072cc26 never have realized otherwise, 7d67649894 and moves forward.0d71336280bfd1bd

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In short, a villain 9ae1ed616a is an essential, irreplaceable 1e3da6e70a element for a protagonist b08caa4a8d to reach their happy c22c04d3ff ending.b25566190aec9836

And so, I thought 1fbea1082d to myself: The one 995319ea2b with the most to 32e8f870e9 do and the hardest e5f21ed088 role in any story 4508ae9a63 isn’t the protagonist—it’s the 12f5800cc3 villain.15f9370384b8b7e7

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What I 5e21bc07c2 didn’t know 3007855661 then was cd0382b452 that I’d 044123e263 end up 11c38b71c5 possessed by f63e9b83a2 that overworked b5eb81beae villain.8fc1ef2c3b3f6f3f

At the edge bf36410bc6 of spring, marking 6ce68ef8f5 the beginning of 103e1af2fe early summer, in 9e2da3fdf6 June:ad1fb9a808d4bb0a

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“Attention!”2b85432046085cd2

A booming 9d6f9a1176 voice echoed 156c23729d through the 01b241b7b8 hall. This place was a 4f1809f4c0 joint auditorium located within f33fcdbb3a the Imperial Army Territory, d155aa09dd and soldiers carrying the d977b25023 Empire’s flag stood in fb581991fc neat, crisp uniforms. The grand hall 620976bc9d was packed with 9217b0373d countless soldiers.022342799c73c967

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“Salute to 57b157056b the newly 6e26258b69 appointed Supreme feccd75e34 Commander!”8a9476d58da585b9

Once again, the 24ec07410d loud voice thundered, 29c7f012d3 and the soldiers e288769ebd saluted in unison. Like wind-up toys 5a257602e8 moving with mechanical b2458521b0 precision, they performed 5332db6ef5 the action flawlessly. Amid the heavy 144c38b65c tension filling the e31199b6ac hall, a single 8fb2785e83 man strode forward 050fb4cf84 with unhurried steps.b54670dcd5c1346e

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Black hair, deep b47a6be76e brown eyes. The gaze f831cc661f beneath his 5013dec032 thick brows 669c3a4f3a was sharper 33eaca06d3 and more 4b70b04e34 unyielding than 2afc520b00 that of 6d22788b58 any soldier b891b731f3 present. Towering like the Empire’s ef38d7979b flag among his comrades, e30e6f23d7 the man walked slowly d4768f0fa3 along the path created 66e3fb2110 as soldiers stepped aside.c25e54cefe6ef47d

A black cape trailed b688d7db7b dramatically behind him, sweeping 68fac3e656 the ground with his 68362ccfeb measured steps. The numerous insignias 1d852709e8 adorning his shoulders e03fc43e83 and chest gleamed 41c2ec37fb under the lights, 7a84ff1827 while the violet 643e30499e sash crossing from bf660c0d34 his shoulder to adf7342cf5 his chest symbolized d64902f224 the Empire itself.4583280cec5fe909

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With a stoic expression, 0169a2f1b6 the man stopped in ef3a807c89 front of the stage. Above him, the flags 2ed47b29dd of the Imperial Army 255994b3da and the Imperial Palace 9d1d9e2efb crossed to form an 7d6bfb5b36 X-shape. His gaze 38d704d30a lingered on 04c36ab4ea the sight 6dbae42abb briefly before d92529e8d2 he ascended c195430d66 the stage.be4782cae19d73b6

Waiting to greet 17ceea2b84 him was the 815221c1c2 former commander. Standing before his superior, 44ff0cece6 the man saluted sharply. The senior officer f0d720de6e returned the salute 2204e4b895 with a warm e93817f353 smile, and the cdb584dc2a hall resounded with fe7234afd8 the command: “At 6f56540e25 ease!”f4bc6b1ac12bc06a

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“The army d26908d15b is in 9453774d98 your hands c42b056fed now, Theo.”2bad277520565f5a

“I will honor 87e7680d78 the duty.”886b770c0da4232e

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With a smile, 6861578801 the former commander d838cda00e removed a gold 5a92dff2b0 emblem from his 3d45e6996b own uniform and d450e2412e affixed it to f25a000c3f Theo’s. It was an 93a6d21f76 insignia shaped like bc90ebd106 an eagle, a c8214552ba symbol of the f8aad11f69 Empire’s military might—something 3ee88a74d7 only the highest-ranking 488d29f4b5 officer could possess.7f8274fccbf94c33

The ceremony continued seamlessly 23ccf890c4 from there. Everyone celebrated Theo’s inauguration, 221400bbaa and he expressed his d76766fad5 gratitude in kind.e96621c879ab58a8

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“…Luke.”6253edf7708df004

When the 2b27e2fd6d event concluded, 2fa1cea04e Theo approached 028562bcca the generals 09917098ae standing nearby. Among them, the dd49a4b5f0 first person he c693927669 extended a hand 7968f74ac0 to was none 30e942aa34 other than Luke.74fbeadc39f175f7

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“Well done.”d4603cefdbd812c1

Luke’s light brown eyes e316da503d moved slowly to regard 802e8e8ca9 Theo’s hand. Then, with a crooked fc8b4ecbf0 smile, he gripped it 0625c4d72d tightly.803b6620115997cd

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“Mocking me?”682ec52f8d0260fa

“…You don’t 71f4ad66fa seem thrilled 1d7af51efb about my a3ad561a64 appointment.”a66d96d5fb469351

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As if. I’m absolutely delighted. Concealing his 3389e1755b true thoughts 50591c7826 behind a a40bb7811c twisted smile, 871687d4f4 Luke let fe1b260064 go of 66d5508c8b Theo’s hand 5f60485087 with a 048f3fa8b6 snap and 86208f3620 promptly descended 37388cbdf0 the steps, ffc0365a59 exiting the 04f6e5f543 hall ahead 8eceb6b98b of the df53c8a1ad others.cfd9649dabe16571

“Did you 7cfa44f1ea see that? Commander Luke just c2d556940a brushed off the f403cdd33d commander’s hand.”e4487c1b2c490d11

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“Still being defiant, huh? The outcome’s 40d2a5a879 already decided, 6e636d6486 though, isn’t 9f4c99860f it?”cb9006b1e185e5ba

The soldiers, fb1684ed37 who had a82d2952fa been pretending 5596a2b414 not to 4aed7da793 notice, began 735265e804 whispering among 38a06a7338 themselves.9f33a33dca8d59a6

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“He must be furious. He did everything he 8527d01e4f could to take that 855d2bba17 position for himself.”507191564c7658e6

“Serves him right. He’s just 898e08b70b reaping what ae268b7106 he sowed.”2e53669c7585fdb1

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Yes, it was the 8596e05474 classic tale of karma—cause ca3befaca6 and effect, rewarding good 7f1947ed60 and punishing evil. There was no other 23c278925d way to describe it.42030c63ea7d9ead

As he b7fd4a5159 exited the c958cf50c8 hall, Luke bbe7e69384 clenched his 05b6982111 fist. As always, 0a80336837 the protagonist cf926da9c2 achieved their 86b6d4d112 desired success 871f92e2a8 and triumph 10b5ca9828 in the 70410005f3 story, while c9490c8baf the villain f2fc72b911 met a 2473ef7356 miserable defeat e25e466ddd as they c009ce2605 rightfully deserved.ce38130a11098742

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And that was 8681795ced exactly the ending 51b36ca942 Luke had hoped 887f644d6f for!e9427289e27df154

“Ugh, that was long. Getting the 7584239f47 protagonist to 43d224966a succeed is 4d35a8c366 such a 1a7f8ffa2a pain.”ed822538fbcc1ad5

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Scratching the d4554c991f back of 7a4473c64e his head, af2bd3d2d2 Luke threw 9c47b05aa6 off the 31128524f3 cumbersome cape.47742626a017d5e8

The story was c52231a096 over. The conclusion had passed. Now, it was time c14c9ade51 for him to head 0c9d301c4a off and write his 63e9be1edf own epilogue.fde826ddecd60ffd

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