I had to draw this sword, but I had no idea why this sword was calling out to me, but it definitely had a reason.
I needed answers, and this sword was the key.
"So, the only thing I need to do is to pull it. Οkay, let's do it," I said confidently.
"Wait lady, this sword is dangerous, no one has managed to pull it out yet," A girl informed me while holding me by my skirt.
At first I was so confused why the girl called me "lady", but then I remembered that I had become a woman. I wanted my body back, it was so uncomfortable for me to have a female body, but I would get used to it.
"Haha, it's alright girl, I will pull it, I am the chosen one for this sword. I can feel it."
I approached the sword and was ready to grab it, but before I did I felt a dark energy rise in it again. I was not sure if I had to do it, but it was as if my fate depended on it.
I decided to grab the hilt, and as I pulled the sword out, its energy grew more intense. I was about to give up, but then I heard a voice.
I transferred to a place where a huge golden tower was standing in front of me. I looked around, but there was nothing, only clouds. I walked towards the tower and heard some voices from inside.
When I opened the door, I saw a young blonde girl in a white dress staring at a grave.
I took a deep breath and stepped closer to the girl. I saw how she was sad; a tear rolled down her small left cheek. This scene reminded me of something before I died, yeah, my mother's single tear rolling onto my hand.
"Hey, little girl, what are you doing?" I asked while touching her left shoulder.
The girl turned around and looked at me with a scared stare. Her right eye was all black, but her left was normal.
"Where were you? Where were you?" WHERE WERE YOU" The girl kept saying to me.
Suddenly I was transported to another landscape, but this time it was a village full of flames and destroyed buildings.
I felt someone's skin touching me, and it was the cold hand of the little girl.
We were observing a burning house with a hazardous fire. I had no idea what was going on, and yet the little girl pushed me into the fire.
I felt my skin slowly burning; I wanted to scream. I wanted to say my mother's name.
I stood up again, but the scenery with the fire disappeared. The next scenery was a snowy landscape. I felt my legs freezing, again. I wanted to scream; I turned my head and saw the girl coming towards me. She came closer and almost scratched me with a sword.
"Where did she get that sword huh?" I questioned myself.
The girl was getting more dangerous with the sword; specifically she tried to cut me in half.
The only thing I could do was to run, so I ran. The girl tried to hit me with some blows she could unleash with her sword.
"Shit, this girl is crazy," I said as I ran.
In the blink of an eye, the girl appeared in front of me.
"Did she just teleport?" I muttered.
Somehow I managed to dodge her and kept running like crazy. Suddenly a portal appeared and I decided to go in.
I was so exhausted from all this, but I saw the sword which was calling for me. Finally, I would be able to pull it out with silence.
"Okay, so here we are, it's you and me now," I said.
I got down on my knees and grabbed the sword by the hilt again, but before I could pull it the girl stabbed me in the stomach.
"A-again, you little shit," I articulated as I lost consciousness.
"You will not escape me, I am your curse," The girl declared.
"What are you talking about?"
Just before I was ready to die again, I heard a voice calling me.
"Aim for her core" You can do it " Destroy her."
Suddenly I felt my whole body burning; I could feel so powerful, so, so ready for absolute destruction.
"You know, I think I understand now, the light figure mentioned that the answer to all this is me. You little shit, you are me and I am you, I do not know if you are hurt, but all I can do now is destroy you and bring me into balance. I should become one with my body and the force."
Through the sword I could see that there was a family, a happy family with two girls, Minerva and Jeanne. Minerva was the exact opposite of Jeanne. She was cheerful, smart and kind, whereas Jeanne was nasty and rude.
Minerva became a knight who served her kingdom, but Jeanne became a thief and an enemy who betrayed her kingdom. A great war broke out between the kingdom of Zivia and the kingdom of Ionia.
Minerva drove the kingdom of Zivia to victory. After the great battle, a fight happened between Minerva and Jeanne.
The fight was one-sided, Minerva was superior to Jeanne and won.
"You are finished and this is the end of you, Jeanne," Minerva declared.
"Tch, you were always stronger and better than me, everything you did was always better. I was the weak link and you were the strong link, but now there will be a void." Jeanne said, and unleashed an immense chain that managed to separate their cores. The cores were necessary for them to still be alive; otherwise they would be dead.
Minerva's core was bright and Jeanne's core was dark. Jeanne wanted to break those two cores but due to a failed demonstration, only the dark one remained, and the bright one disappeared.
"How is this possible? What did you do?" Jeanne asked.
"Heh, somehow I managed to dissociate my core , but in exchange I will die with you and destroy everything," Minerva said as she performed a final slash with her sword and destroyed the whole land.
Nothing was left, only ashes.
"My core, without you I can't live, you should choose your next successor, farewell," Minerva exclaimed, and faded away.
I grabbed the bright core and broke it with my own hand. I could feel an enormous power flowing through my body. I stood up, and with one swift movement I pierced the little girl's core and felt Jeanne's presence.
"In order to bring balance, break the dark core and your body will become one with Minerva and Jeanne." The voice said.
I broke the dark core with all my strength and my entire body changed. My hair went from blond to white. My muscles grew and my breasts became bigger. I could feel so strong, so overwhelmed.
After a minute, the little girl approached me.
"So you are the successor to these cores, my duty is done, you can live as you wish Harmonia," The little girl said, and gave a farewell.
"Harmonia? Oh, my name, that's right. I became one with Minerva and Jeanne, but this little girl, who was she?" I wondered.
I never learned and her presence remained a mystery.
After a moment, I returned to where I was standing in the crowd, with the sword in my hands.
"SHE DID IT" The crowd cheered me on and celebrated my accomplishment.
"Welcome back, Harmonia," A voice said.
I turned around and saw a fairy. She looked just like the blonde girl.
"Wait, what? Are you-"
"I think I owe you an explanation," she said.
"Oh, of course you are, but why is everyone worshipping me ? it's kind of embarrassing."
"Harmonia, you are our new hope, the person who will put an end to the dictatorship."
I was like "eh?"
"How can I do that? Oh...." I wondered, but looking at my whole body and the sword, I realized that I had the right power to defeat the enemy.
I felt mana flowing through my body and I felt that I could destroy anything that stood in my way.
"First, I should explain everything to you, who you are and who I am," The Fairy articulated.