The Throne welcome you Azure…
[SEARCHING FOR SUITABLE LEGENDS…]
[CANDIDATE FOUND!]
[WARNING! CANDIDATE IS HIGHLY UNSTABLE MENTALLY!]
[THE THRONE ADVISES TO EXERCISE CAUTION!]
[INITIALISING RECRUITMENT OF LEGEND..]
She forgot how long it was that her own brother threw her in this cell, but she felt it was time to leave this damned world behind. This world that took everything from her and all it did was blame her for it. She was done with this world, may it be drowned in flames so it could feel her pain! One last time she thought of those who have forsaken and betrayed her. Her mother left when she was just a child to leave her be alone in this cruel, unforgiving world. Her father only used her as a tool to be discarded in the end. The people she once called friends left because of her ambition to never be hurt by anyone ever again. Her uncle afraid of her potential left her to her cruel father, never once trying to help her. And lastly her brother, her older brother. Weren't big brothers supposed to be protecting their younger sisters she mused. But not hers, no, her brother betrayed her only shortly after their mother left. With that she should've anticipated that even years later when she was so near her goal for him to do it again. A betrayal one last time before casting her away to the darkest cells the palace had. With her last dying breath her last words were: "May this world be drowned in flames for my azure flames were not enough!"
Strangely instead of the spirit world she found herself in a room quite lavish and designed to entertain guests. The chair on which she sits is big and very comfortable, in front of her are a table and another chair with a man sitting in it. On the walls were portraits of different men and women, one featured a short woman with three different hair colours and a matching outfit, another with a in some kind of military uniform and many others. After she was done assessing the room her gaze went back to the man.
With a slight smile the man greeted: "It's a pleasure to finally meet you, princess. As I'm sure you have many questions but let me assure you all will be known in time. For now would you like something to drink?" Without waiting for an answer a cup of green tea appeared before her.
"So tell me where am I and why have you brought me here? For more experiments or do you want to laugh at me for my failure too?"
"For the why, it's none of the reason you mentioned it ties directly into where we are my dear princess. This is one of the rooms of the Velvet Throne, an entity which tries to record as many heroes, villains and monsters across the worlds. And you are here specifically because I wanted to invite you to record your legend into it. Mind you if you agree everything will be recorded, the good and the bad of your life and what the people of your worlds told about you after your death."
"And why should I agree to this? So other worlds can enjoy my suffering!? Was it not enough for my own worlds to betray and ridicule me!?" she screamed towards the end.
"My dear please try to keep calm in this situation. And no, it's not for other worlds to 'enjoy' your suffering. It is to make sure you will never be forgotten and for your recorded self to get a chance at one wish, whatever that may be. For everyone who is part of the Velvet Throne will have a chance to participate in the Holy Grail Wars. The winner of a Grail War will get one wish, whether that wish is to never die, to have a new grand adventure, being reunited with their One Thing or whatever they wish for. So let me ask you again, would you like to be part of this Velvet Throne?"
Fortunately she had enough time to actually calm down a bit through his explanation."A wish you say and it doesn't matter what that wish is? So if I participate in these Grail wars and I win I can wish for anything?" "That's right" "Hahahahahaha excellent! Fine you have your deal! Record my legend into it and get me this chance to drown that world in my flames! That's all that matters to me any more!" with a deranged smile on her lips she signed the contract on the table and felt herself dissolve into motes of black light.
The man stood up and bowed to her: "Then let me welcome you to the Velvet Throne Azure Inferno, Azula"