FMRV | Chapter 1

A villain, you see, 6462bbc284 is a noble role.f732889904f5f2fb

At least, 0034d82862 that’s what 24461cd180 I think. Why, you ask? Because it’s only c9583a6720 with a villain e5b3eadd21 that a story e92d037045 becomes truly vibrant. With an evil bf76c90907 role, the good b3db358e46 one—the protagonist—can shine. It’s like e933b71cfd how shadows f75563a84c form where 9499269107 the sun 8ed57efd79 shines, or ef3a2aeb85 how there’s 0cd0bb3ab6 naturally a 570499a5dd bottom when 14a6d58319 there’s a 26e506e42d top.e325cc786dd65c55

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Villains inject cbe6ed0079 tension into 40041f492e the story, b6892f5fc4 set events 869585b4ce in motion, 36db3c4fea and drive d8d47a964c the plot e618f33df3 forward. And that’s dc722525fa not all. The readers of c63a5e7b0c the story often 466dad2683 rally together as 12e985cacc they despise the 7860db0ee6 villain, sparking discussions f0045b5dff and debates that c4877ba48f sometimes turn chaotic. And wouldn’t you ea6d21f4ee know it? That chaos e05bdb5e2d often makes 5a53dd9ac6 the story 72e4e49b87 famous.2685b961813c694d

But more 1f9f9a9435 than anything, aedf66df11 the moment fd25b07e90 when the 3cdb69e2ed villain’s existence 028dfb7b86 truly shines d60b3df847 is when 215dff453a they stand 4b4c782502 next to d59c6200e3 the protagonist. Because of the villain, 76f58bd310 the protagonist grows (not c9969e65f7 always in a positive e303c0224b sense, of course), learns 0b22216f08 to treasure their relationships, d9aedba7be gains profound truths about e509cc543c life that they would 57217298de never have realized otherwise, 9de8eb0119 and moves forward.92daf2d34c865ea5

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In short, a 48e6c22aad villain is an 15fde6bdc5 essential, irreplaceable element 05e835943b for a protagonist 0679d6d69a to reach their 7a7cd9959a happy ending.ccadfae27290a579

And so, 6da1dd38cc I thought 6e342d718a to myself: 56d51c1b25 The one 29fd3320c7 with the 9a169cb3cf most to 12500eebf7 do and a6419f5525 the hardest 8b7bcac3d3 role in 44a58c4e96 any story b755e786d6 isn’t the c9f7b554a6 protagonist—it’s the 27d03f323d villain.0fcc68f8d055b739

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What I didn’t 8f649f04c7 know then was e6c2839fe9 that I’d end 42f1c62bda up possessed by d65065fb2e that overworked villain.eafdb4c0adeb3fc4

At the edge of b4e91cb224 spring, marking the beginning 33510cbd8e of early summer, in 7b5f79c7fb June:f48a65334fbf3c47

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“Attention!”4022c45db3c69ba1

A booming voice 46e0f24583 echoed through the f3e6172fbf hall. This place 2a767763c4 was a fdffb07e0f joint auditorium 8e1d10e1cc located within 1eb8b67554 the Imperial d644246328 Army Territory, 767a01dca0 and soldiers 9292d52f7b carrying the 4f3a653395 Empire’s flag c888faac0e stood in a1ca054773 neat, crisp fc3a109bde uniforms. The grand hall was dbf7c87426 packed with countless soldiers.3723db5686664b25

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“Salute to 1d127c9c5b the newly a3008156a5 appointed Supreme 8d020a41f9 Commander!”5d86c4a58786513e

Once again, the a2ba195346 loud voice thundered, 9889daa98d and the soldiers fc40df37b4 saluted in unison. Like wind-up toys moving 296dae315e with mechanical precision, they 798eb58d47 performed the action flawlessly. Amid the heavy c574ae50df tension filling the 8e579e2a1f hall, a single 038b6156b9 man strode forward e8f07b5c5b with unhurried steps.395a169500d1cf91

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Black hair, deep brown a0bccc435e eyes. The gaze d69b7558bc beneath his 18cd094822 thick brows 27057634cb was sharper e6b70e98d6 and more 8d23dfc326 unyielding than c96ed698ee that of e5628e2ae6 any soldier b58c60abc4 present. Towering like the 2b489d79c0 Empire’s flag among 3bff91f1fd his comrades, the ec505d51ca man walked slowly 5a95462e42 along the path c3269e963e created as soldiers 2b3f856529 stepped aside.95d15a9849cf72d5

A black cape trailed ea690dc3f9 dramatically behind him, sweeping 435199abbd the ground with his b3e795c897 measured steps. The numerous insignias 463ace7b1f adorning his shoulders 8f08494192 and chest gleamed 11b101ce5c under the lights, 42ba8c6837 while the violet ea026ef4d9 sash crossing from a8cc792183 his shoulder to 57b830eba8 his chest symbolized 77a3dd0f38 the Empire itself.f5406eab12f41e0a

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With a stoic expression, fabde5b37f the man stopped in 01e7fb84e8 front of the stage. Above him, the flags ede6269f9c of the Imperial Army 246b7f6b7f and the Imperial Palace 92e0e5071d crossed to form an bf60f42c44 X-shape. His gaze lingered on 928ea2bd99 the sight briefly before fc34f9ec63 he ascended the stage.155047dc3badfc4d

Waiting to greet him ee5201a556 was the former commander. Standing before his 445e6eb95e superior, the man 8e3b524dd0 saluted sharply. The senior officer 7e549afb5f returned the salute 7dbac839d3 with a warm ed14e00ca1 smile, and the bdb55e0b70 hall resounded with 168bcf7b19 the command: “At 8a45b1ea93 ease!”8e4619fabc82f0ab

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“The army b26b329658 is in 32aef5ee7b your hands 72d0f7ab85 now, Theo.”19cd5144fbc5f471

“I will honor 425bf91dce the duty.”7217b43c06ea6e27

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With a ca4af7c976 smile, the 096888c0a2 former commander 3ea8256ba6 removed a 784a22062e gold emblem 38c7b9504b from his 91aa9d5c3c own uniform 33fe73ec9e and affixed 79e4a45b50 it to 9a64577377 Theo’s. It was an insignia dd4a27f2b3 shaped like an eagle, 58d1a7f5e0 a symbol of the b5959094cc Empire’s military might—something only df81331013 the highest-ranking officer could f55d7baf6f possess.fcf76585a6c0547c

The ceremony continued eb4672b944 seamlessly from there. Everyone celebrated Theo’s inauguration, af19c9c974 and he expressed his fd2874e288 gratitude in kind.d4c974bd719b0dbe

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“…Luke.”ebc130ffe670b752

When the event 4be3851f87 concluded, Theo approached a0fab0f124 the generals standing 4ce016b0b0 nearby. Among them, the c467071caf first person he e35e5a6d01 extended a hand 7c0004539d to was none 3540cde5a6 other than Luke.313d2ba796f12063

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“Well done.”a05972047ebbc326

Luke’s light brown 502fc99096 eyes moved slowly 44d280e388 to regard Theo’s 2cedf51b18 hand. Then, with 0042afc846 a crooked ad5bfe93ac smile, he d383c5243e gripped it 405ea67485 tightly.b809d016f10704e1

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“Mocking me?”93c59074d1dd4f0d

“…You don’t seem thrilled 7fe98f6c72 about my appointment.”9228be6b2d384add

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As if. I’m absolutely delighted. Concealing his ca70be36bf true thoughts 0bb3a546f9 behind a 9afbc401ae twisted smile, e82db2e221 Luke let 0b2c37e7c6 go of a5744edccf Theo’s hand 96025484da with a 7fbd936962 snap and 61157fe36b promptly descended 3908625d3e the steps, 1a23c1531f exiting the a29da59371 hall ahead b8ff3a6208 of the 19d93e0185 others.07d8daad81a6544a

“Did you see 58ba963ddb that? Commander Luke ca72f3a981 just brushed 821365c543 off the 945bda70fe commander’s hand.”22970ba80416194c

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“Still being defiant, huh? The outcome’s 5187a298f3 already decided, c45f7f6775 though, isn’t 0cd641d9a4 it?”b89e78d1eda09ff3

The soldiers, who 0a25f04da5 had been pretending 65a191e100 not to notice, d33be7437a began whispering among efd5cffe86 themselves.0f5613f9eafd0dcd

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“He must 7c32f46172 be furious. He did everything 38e6aafb5f he could to 54158d740c take that position 3d697da1e5 for himself.”1b437919cbc3ae9c

“Serves him right. He’s just a8080852b0 reaping what 55da79ec77 he sowed.”25d9929bd0ae3450

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Yes, it was the 589690bd79 classic tale of karma—cause 0785341be1 and effect, rewarding good 91a83ccdac and punishing evil. There was 824e19cb99 no other a1a1be5674 way to 4c5f3fd158 describe it.83db4372c7d4f79c

As he exited 75acb5c312 the hall, Luke dd3ab5aeeb clenched his fist. As always, the 3dbed0187d protagonist achieved their 407de7a251 desired success and 6006b432d6 triumph in the 75c395a7f1 story, while the d0c4d2a19e villain met a ad32027aff miserable defeat as e96157cae0 they rightfully deserved.b9d48eb271787044

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And that was a97d825d6e exactly the ending 763841b9be Luke had hoped 0e9952ff64 for!e536f9268bad0ab1

“Ugh, that e6ac925961 was long. Getting the protagonist fb9d232713 to succeed is 01f9bd9ee6 such a pain.”65cdb668fa680420

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Scratching the back of 1e708926e5 his head, Luke threw 1c22972b1b off the cumbersome cape.56fb0a54ca45572f

The story was over. The conclusion had b010acf176 passed. Now, it was f4ef7e2ff3 time for him f472177cd9 to head off 849b4d0413 and write his 9feb9f0761 own epilogue.8a9591f66945279d

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