Introduction
That is, until a certain string of events unfolded, threatening to throw all of this hard-earned order back into chaos. The Guardian King, Sigmund La Cœur D'or, and his wife, Sigyn La Cœur D'or, had a child soon after their marriage: a girl named Rysslin La Cœur D'or. Guardian laws of heirdom were not particularly picky about what gender a successor to the throne had to be, and, as a result, the couple rejoiced that they had been graced so early with an heir, even if the heiress-to-be was not gifted with Alchemy. There was a great deal of celebration, and Rysslin soon grew into a fine young princess. At the tender age of six, however, things began to change.
To the horror and astonishment of the entire kingdom, an old enemy of the empire reemerged from centuries of hiding. This great beast was a monster without compare, devoted to nothing but his own hateful greed - the ancient Dragon, Fafnir. His scales were made from alchemically enchanted gold, rendering them nigh impenetrable. His breath was pure destruction, and any wound dealt him would heal within mere seconds, if given the chance. Fafnir, desiring the legendary treasures of the Guardian Empire, attacked the capital without warning, burned down the palace, and raided its treasure stores. He carried off with him several innocent victims, intending to eat out their hearts, thereby increasing his own power with the strength of their souls. One of these victims was the royal family's beloved princess, Rysslin.
Enraged by grief, Sigmund mustered his entire army, at the command of his trusted general Regin Morganus Blacke, strongest of the Alchemist Knights and legendary slayer of monsters. With this vengeful host, the king marched upon Fafnir's lair, intent to either reclaim his daughter, or, failing that, avenge her death upon the cruel serpent.
A terrible battle ensued. Although many brave Alchemist Knights died in the process, Fafnir was finally slain at the hands of Regin, who plunged his blade, Gram, through the dragon's chest, piercing his lungs and preventing him from using his terrible breath. They were, however, too late. Rysslin's mauled body was found in the back of Fafnir's cave, its entire left side bitten off and her heart torn out of her chest. The Alchemist Knights wept, for that day, they had failed to save someone very important to them all. Regin roused them to their senses, and, pointing to the carcass of the fallen dragon, suggested that they extract payment for the princess from its corpse. At his direction, they carved out Fafnir's golden heart and shaved off his scales. Then, using the combined power of the greatest Alchemical minds in the world, they did the impossible - they brought Rysslin back to life. Replacing her lost left arm with a prosthetic created from Fafnir's scales, her broken body with transmuted flesh from the dragon's own, and her heart with Fafnir's, they recreated her. More tears were shed that day, but these tears were different from those shed before - they were tears of relief and of gratitude as a father thanked the heavens for his daughter's safe return. To show his gratitude to Regin for both his slaying of Fafnir and his wise advice, Fafnir's remaining scales were made into a suit of golden armor for Regin's use. Said to be impenetrable, the armor was named Andvarinaut.
To the surprise of the royal family, however, Rysslin's transformation seemed to have effected her. Her eyes had become serpentine and golden, her once-fair hair turned a purplish-white, she became stronger, faster, and more energetic than before. Strangest of all, however, was her remarkable ability to use a completely-unheard of form of Alchemy - an artificially created fifth-element, known as Aether. Rysslin was found to be capable of manipulating the Human body, thereby allowing her to heal almost any injury, a wonderful power indeed. Regin, too, had been unusually affected by his new armor, his former element of fire being altered to a similarly unheard of sixth element - Void, representing destruction itself. They had each obtained one of the abilities of Fafnir - Rysslin his vitality, and Regin his devastating breath.
Rysslin soon became renowned across the kingdom. For, whenever a patient was brought into her care, no matter how low their rank in society, she cured them with a single touch of her golden hand, known as the Arm of Siegfried. Only death itself could keep someone from her healing power, for although she could revive the body, she could not return the soul to its shell. Again there was much rejoicing, for no matter how terrible the invasion of the dragon had been, the young princess with the miraculous golden hand was much more wonderful than that calamity had been terrible, surely! However, Fate has a way of twisting these grand things to turn what was once beautiful into a terrible nightmare.
Shortly after Rysslin turned 16, another tragedy struck the Guardian Empire. One morning, the King and Queen did not appear for breakfast. The door to their room was locked shut, and after hours of waiting and worrying, it was finally decided to break down the door. Sigmund and Sigyn never slept this late, and something might have happened to them. So, the door was pried open...
What met the eyes of the worried servants was something even more terrible than their worst fears. The once-beautiful royal apartments had been turned into a picture out of hell. Pictures that had once hung on the walls had been ripped to pieces and scattered around the room. The furniture was tore apart. Everything was in disarray. Blood was spattered over every surface in the room. On the walls, blood. On the floor, blood. Dripping from the ceiling, blood. Everywhere, blood. The most horrifying discovery, however, were the pieces.
The pieces of the royals' bodies scattered around the room. A mutilated finger here, a crushed eyeball there, half of Sigmund's head lying in the corner, smashed open like a nut. The body parts and blood of one of the castle guards - presumably one who had heard the screams and entered, then been locked inside and killed by whoever had committed the murders - were mingled with those of the King and Queen. There was, however, no evidence of Rysslin. The servants, through their grief, maintained the tiny hope that she alone might have survived. Regin, however, upon being called to investigate, shot that hope down with his ominous declaration.
There was only one answer, he said. No other form of Alchemy could have caused such carnage. The one who had committed the gruesome murders...
Was the princess herself.
Her motive was unclear. However, due to her conspicuous disappearance, and the manner in which the murders had been carried out were unshakable proof of her guilt. Warrants were sent out for her capture, with warnings that, using her powers to kill, as she currently seemed to be, she was to be considered incredibly dangerous. Although taking her alive would have been favorable, so as to discover why she had killed her parents, it was feared that she would have to be killed. Once again, the army was rallied, and was joined by several volunteers, but this time, it did not march to save its once-beloved princess. It marched to avenge the deaths of the King and Queen, and to slay their daughter.
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