High Brunhilda/Stories
Quotes
- When Entering Dragon's Roost
- I missed you. What shall we do today?
- Need my fire? Or do you need me?
- You can come closer, you know. I won't burn you.
- After Receiving a Gift
- Will you accept this?
- Here, this is a thank-you. Think of it as a little piece of me.
- After Bond Level Increase
- I'll show you a flame hotter and brighter than I've shown anyone else, darling.
- No one could ever come between us!
- Idle After Bond Level 1
- Not even the ashes of your foes will remain when I'm through with them!
- You're amazing. No one else has teased this sort of fire out of me.
- You're not dying, darling. Not after forging a pact with me.
- Idle After Bond Level 10
- I would do anything for you, darling. ...ANYTHING.
- Come closer. I want to get a good look at that face.
- You were enough to charm me, so it's hardly a surprise other dragons are fawning over you. But still...
- Idle After Bond Level 20
- I could never give the whole of my power to anyone but you, darling.
- Thank you. I will keep your precious gifts close to me always.
- Humans and dragons can't stay together through the centuries—all the more reason to treasure today.
Dragon Story Episodes
What Still Eludes Her
My name is Mym. ...Although that's
not my real name.
Both the name and my current form
are borrowed from someone else.
Someone who used to fight the
Dyrenell Empire alongside King
Alberius long, long ago.
That woman wasn't like me; she was
timid and shy, and not suited for
combat at all. She fought for one
reason, and one reason alone—she
was in love with Alberius.
She used to tell herself, "For him, I
could do anything. I would do
anything he desires." ...At the time,
I rather thought she was an idiot.
The idea of prioritizing someone else
over yourself was incomprehensible
to me. I felt it was nothing but
weakness to live for another
and let them direct you.
One day, as I mocked her, she said,
"People become stronger when they
fall in love, you know?"
Oh, how I laughed! "Stronger when
they're in love? Absurd! I suppose
you think a fool in love can become
stronger than a dragon, then?!"
I was certain that would be enough
to get her to admit defeat. After all,
how could a human hope to become
stronger than a dragon? But she just
gave me a smile and said...
"I'm sure the day will come when
I can answer that for you."
Well, that really got under my scales.
I thought she was saying that to
avoid admitting defeat, which was
a terribly cowardly thing to do.
Oh, but how wrong I was...
The girl Mym—whose name and form
I'm using now—loved Alberius. When
she first said love makes people
strong, the idea seemed ridiculous.
But one day, everything changed.
An army of Dyrenell soldiers, led by
one of the demon god's closest men,
invaded Mount Adolla. Alberius and
his people—including Mym and
myself—fought back with all we had.
It was an awful battle. The leader of
the imperial troops was a force to
be reckoned with, and we came to
within a hair's width of annihilation
more times than I care to think.
Even Alberius was exhausted,
and at one point the imperial
leader looked set to finish him.
But Mym had other plans.
Though she was filled with an almost
unbearable fear, she leapt in front
of Alberius and took the blow that
was meant for him.
This rattled the commander,
and allowed the Alberian army
to turn the tide of what had been
a nearly hopeless battle.
As the imperial army began to flee,
the Alberians realized they had a
chance to seize one of the Empire's
main strongholds if they could
manage to press the attack.
But Mym was in no condition to
continue. Indeed, her life was
draining out onto the battlefield
as the minutes ticked by.
If Alberius was to lead his army
on the offensive, Mym would die
alone and afraid. This is a terrible
fate for anyone, but doubly so for
one so frail and weak as she.
I thought certain she would weep
and wail, but she surprised me once
again. "Go," she whispered to her
king. "I'll be right behind you."
I don't know if he actually believed
her or just wanted to honor her
sacrifice, but he set out at once with
the rest of his army. The moment he
was out of sight, she collapsed.
"What a fool," I said to her.
"What meaning is there in
protecting your love at the
cost of your own life?!"
"Perhaps you're right," she said. "But
I hope this answers your question."
And then, having provided an
answer to my original taunt, she
closed her eyes for good.
There are few things I hate more
than farewells—it's why I exist in a
secluded volcano. If I never meet
anyone new, you see, then I'll never
be forced to part with them.
But if I had been in Mym's position,
could I have done the same?
Could I truly have chosen to
never see my love again?
She had won. Her love for Alberius
gave her the strength to do
something even a dragon would
not dare—and as she died, I made
sure to tell her as much.
I did not know if she heard my
words or not. I knew only that I—
the Wrathwyrm herself—had been
defeated for the first time by none
other than a lovesick maiden.
If I was to fall in love one day,
would I truly want to leave this
volcano? Could I really meet
someone who wouldn't make me
regret leaving my home behind?
I spent untold years rolling these
thoughts over in my mind. Part of me
feared the day I might have to make
that choice, while part of me felt
great excitement at the prospect.
Eventually, I did meet that
special person and was
persuaded to leave my
home—although I never
told him this tale.
Would he understand this story about
a girl's love and the strength it gave
her? ...Ah, but no matter. For if her
love had such strength, then a
dragon's love is the strongest of all!