Interlude: The Other Champion
Before I go on, I want to write about my enemy, the other champion. We will meet her soon, in the next few chapters, though like the first time I laid eyes on her, I had no idea what she would become. If I knew, things might have been different, but only a god can turn back the hands of time.
If one were to take an objective look at her life, one would pity this girl, unless their heart was black. She grew up neglected and abused by the two people who brought her into this world.
The one person who loved her vanished from her life, because of her parents. In school, she was picked on for her poverty. She wore the same clothes some days, all second-hand, too big for her much of the time.
When she turned eighteen and left, her life took a turn for the worst. She was framed and had to drop out of high school. Like me, she came from a small town. Everyone knew everyone, so everyone heard what she was framed for. She became a pariah.
When she left that town, she struggled to get odd jobs and make enough for food. Enough to keep a rough over her head. Like myself, she threw her body heart, and soul into video games and that was how Set found her. Like Athena, he was looking for a champion, and he found this broken girl. A girl who had given herself over to gaming and became very skilled.
A girl on her last legs, living paycheck to paycheck, who was about to lose the only apartment she could afford. She was vulnerable and Set took advantage of this. There were plenty of mortals that owed him favors, so he collected. He got this girl a small house for dirty cheap, someone else to pay for food and the rent. Set arranged for her to receive a Neural Sphere.
If she won for him, the chaos god would grant her any wish. If she won, he would have the power to affect the galaxy at large.
I don't blame her for what she did. I can't blame her for falling into Set's manipulation. My only regret...
Well, my dear readers, I suppose that will come into the story, sooner or later. I ask that you don't judge her too harshly. Set used her and it is him that I place the blame on. Of course, he will never face justice. Who can judge a god?
For now, we will return to the story, The very first night on the official servers. The night I came face to face without even knowing who she was.
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