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Geraldine, a name that symbolizes the ruler of Spear. A name that is regarded highly and was only given to a daughter that has divine power.
In the land that mana is the most influential thing that could either bring you up or pull you down. The struggle for power that leads people to its death bed rises every day.
On the 6th of June, year 310. On the night of the full moon, a woman has given birth to a healthy girl after two miscarriages, they celebrated with joy as they finally have a daughter but the celebration ended quickly as the woman finally takes her last breath.
A name Geraldine that was meant to be divine ended up to be dreadful.
The girl grows up in a cold environment where her own father didn't acknowledge her and her two older brothers treated her like an ant that they could easily step on.
That girl whose name is Geraldine lives all her life wanting attention from her family, a thirst for acknowledgment has driven her to the end.
She shows great skills in swordsmanship and even puts the knights in shame but was only look down on because of her lack of mana and the norm of the land that women are not supposed to wield a sword as it's a man's thing.
A woman is supposed to have strong mana to bring honor to her family and also a tool to find a good husband to marry.
In the case of Geraldine Gauthier, a daughter of a Duke was hated by many as she tainted the sacred name Geraldine and was marked as the Vulture Geraldine which means Death as she's the one who ended her mother's life, the Duchess.
When Geraldine has grown into a full woman, the Emperor of the land saw her skills as a gift from heaven and ask her to be by his side as his weapon for war. She who yearns for attention accepted the Emperor's request without knowing what could happen to her.
She thought that she will become a full pledge knight that protects the Emperor and bring honor to her family and she would finally have the attention of her father and brothers.
As the saying goes, the more you shine, the faster you burn.
Geraldine Gauthier was taken to a secluded tower where the elementals perform experiments on her body in an attempt to literally make her into a spear.
"She's the only one who's still alive after all this process."
"She's really a blessing from heaven."
"Lady Geraldine, you will surely bring greatness to our land."
These words echoed in her ears as she laid on the cold hard floor with wounds all over her body. Her breathing becomes rigid every day as they perform different spells on her until one day her left arm slowly turned into silver.
"What the heck!" She screamed in panic and tried to move away but the chains on her wrist prevented her. Tears streamed down her face as the most unbearable pain erupted throughout her body.
As time goes by, Geraldine's scream of pain echoed in the hollow tower until one day it stopped.
When she opened her eyes, she no longer has her physical body but only her consciousness remained. She saw a silver spear with a red oval zircon in the middle of the room placed on a table.
She tried to speak but no words went out of her mouth. Later that day, the Emperor of the land arrived with a grin on his face. He grabs the spear with his big hands and caresses its sharp edges. Geraldine could feel his touch into her body and it makes her sick.
"What a lovely spear... my human spear," The Emperor swings the spear to test its mobility and could feel a strong power radiating off it.
"Your Majesty," The head mage step in front of the Emperor and bowed her head, "We have successfully created a human spear that could bring greatness into our land."
"Ah, my great mage, how intelligent you are," The Emperor showered the elementals involved into the making of the human spear with praises, "Tell me more about this spear?"
"Your Majesty, this human spear has the ability to increase your skills in swordsmanship and as you can see, this spear is alive and every time you killed a person, it would consume the mana of that person. The more mana it consumes, the stronger it's wielder, your majesty."
The head mage explains it to the Emperor which makes him more interested in the human spear.
"I see, you did a great job," The Emperor grin and swings the spear more as he wanted to get it familiar in his hands, "But I need test subjects to see if what you're saying is true."
The Emperor grins at the elementals with evil intent and at the same time, the Emperor raises the spear and cuts the head of the head mage.
Geraldine's first kill.
Screaming for help rings in Geraldine's ears as she tried to covered it to prevent hearing their cries. Her tears stream down to her cheeks as she can feel each flesh she cuts and the warmth of blood streaming down her skin.
She wanted to stop the Emperor from killing the elementals even though they give her intense pain. She didn't want to kill anyone, especially innocent people.
*They work for you and this is how you repay them?*
She wanted to tell those words to the Emperor but she can't do anything and curled up on the cold floor bath in blood. She could feel their mana being absorb into her body.
The Emperor looks at the red zircon as it glows while absorbing the mana from the elementals he killed, "You will be my weapon of victory. Your new name would be Victoria."
He grins and walks away from the tower as if nothing happens, later that day, news came out that there's a fire in the magic tower which led to the mage's death but Geraldine knows it's a lie.
*The Emperor killed them.*
Emperor Arthur II, a man with great ambition. He wants to expand his land and make the Empire the biggest and the greatest Empire in the world and this starts with the creation of the human spear.
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