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Her Wrath Is the Apocalypse - Hot
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00:00The voids swallowed the world. Only one fortress survived. Not because of the army, but because of me.
00:06I don't fight. I don't kill. As long as I stay clean and happy, the monsters will touch us.
00:11A battlemidge called me a useless parasite and kicked me straight with the Shadowspawn Horde.
00:16She thought she was saving humanity. Instead, she woke the monster queen.
00:20When the Shadowspawn Horde hit, everyone was up on the wall, feeding power into the arcane defenses.
00:26I was on the sidelines, sipping honey tea to calm my nerves. Rachel Stone rushed to slap the cup from
00:32my hand.
00:32Seizing my hair, she dragged me toward the edge.
00:35Everyone is bleeding to hold the defenses. What makes you special?
00:41If you're a mage, get to the front and kill these freaks!
00:45Rachel, please. I hate pain, and my magic doesn't work like that.
00:51Bullshit! You're just a useless, spoiled coward!
00:56Before I could even react, I was kicked over the edge.
00:59I crashed into the mud, my moon silk robes instantly soaked in filth.
01:06You're a damn joke! Take a good look. That's reality. This isn't your little princess tea party.
01:12I was forced to stare at the writhing Shadowspawn Horde.
01:15They were less than 500 meters from the wall.
01:19Kale said I was the last spark of holy light left in this world.
01:22My magic was the divine ward.
01:25As long as I stayed happy and clean, everyone inside was safe.
01:29But now I was covered in mud, my robes torn.
01:32The Shadowspawn caught my scent and turned their dead, pale eyes on me.
01:36Hiss, low, guttural snarls echoed through the horde.
01:39Rachel, I can't! My magic isn't made for fighting!
01:45Kale, don't try to hide behind the commander!
01:48Still lying? Can't get dirty?
01:51You're just a spoiled little coward!
01:54Today you're gonna see some blood!
01:56Prove it! Go kill one!
01:58Then, shoved outside the safe zone, I slipped and fell.
02:02I was less than 50 meters from the nearest Shadowspawn.
02:06It was a former noble, missing half its skull, making a sickening, clicking noise in its throat.
02:11As it dragged itself toward me, I shut my eyes and braced for the end.
02:15One second.
02:16Two.
02:17Pain never came.
02:18Instead, everything went dead silent.
02:20I shakily opened my eyes.
02:22The Shadowspawn had stopped 10 meters away, frozen in place.
02:25My robes were dirty, but the holy light still clinging to me hadn't faded yet.
02:30They still didn't dare touch me.
02:34You all saw that, right?
02:36They're nothing!
02:37See? I called it.
02:40These things are weak, and she had you all fooled.
02:43No! It's because I'm here!
02:45They don't dare move when I'm here!
02:47Let go of me!
02:48I need to bathe and change, or the divine ward will disappear!
02:52Bath!
02:52The mages gathered around, magic bread still in their hands.
02:57Kale used to keep them in line.
02:59Now the jealousy was spilling out.
03:02Everyone, listen up!
03:04This is the saint you've all been feeding.
03:07I threw her right in front of the monsters, and they didn't do a damn thing!
03:11So that's it?
03:13Those Shadowspawn out there aren't as half as scary as she made them sound.
03:17We got played!
03:18She's been using your fear to mooch off all of you!
03:22A parasite like this?
03:23She deserves whatever's coming to her.
03:26Yeah, I saw it too.
03:28The monsters really didn't move.
03:29So were we lied to this whole time?
03:32There was never any divine ward?
03:34Dammit, I almost got torn apart trying to find her a Dawn Blossom last time.
03:39No.
03:42Still lying?
03:44You care that much about looking pretty?
03:46About staying clean?
03:48Fine.
03:48Let's fix that.
03:50What are you doing?
03:58I screamed, lunging to grab my robe's back.
04:01It wasn't just clothing.
04:02It was the anchor for my holy power.
04:05My only source of safety.
04:06Kale, Kale.
04:07Can you even survive without a man?
04:10This is the apocalypse.
04:11Fighters survive.
04:13Not weak women like you.
04:14Her blade flashed.
04:15My pristine robes were shredded into scraps,
04:18left shivering in nothing but a thin silk under robe.
04:21I felt the humiliation burn worse than the cold.
04:24A few whistles and jeers echoed from the crowd
04:26as the male mages raked their eyes over my skin.
04:29What are you looking at?
04:31Rachel kicked a dark bundle at me.
04:33A priest's robe caked in grease and black blood,
04:35its collar crusted with rotting flesh,
04:38reeking of the void.
04:39Put it on.
04:40Robert died in that robe yesterday.
04:43My stomach turned.
04:44I had always been a clean freak.
04:46That was how my holy power worked.
04:48If I put on something that filthy,
04:50stained with void rot,
04:51the divine ward would be tainted for good.
04:54I won't wear it.
04:55Please get me something clean.
04:57Clean?
04:58Where do you think we are?
05:01Oh, now you're pushing it.
05:03Fine.
05:04Stay naked.
05:05The death-soaked fabric was forced over my head.
05:09In that exact second,
05:10I felt the light inside me completely snuff out.
05:13My heart stopped.
05:14That was the warning sign of holy power collapsing.
05:18The shadow spawn horde was coming back.
05:24Did you hear that?
05:25Something's wrong out there.
05:27Get everyone to the shelter.
05:28Now!
05:29Rachel shook me off with one kick.
05:31She glanced up, then snorted.
05:33Cut the crap, that's thunder.
05:35What, you scared of thunder now?
05:38You see this?
05:39This is your saint.
05:41A little dirt and she's already a sobbing mess.
05:44From now on, she's survivor leech.
05:47That's the purification zone.
05:49Get in there and scrub every last bloody rag.
05:51No food till it's done.
05:52A cheer broke out through the crowd.
05:54Mage Rachel, please.
05:57The girl can't do that work.
05:59The purification zone is full of void-tainted clothes.
06:03One cut and the rot sets in.
06:05If you need someone, take me.
06:08I'll do the washing.
06:09You old bastard.
06:10Who the hell asked you?
06:12If you're that desperate to play hero.
06:14If you care about her so damn much.
06:16Rachel stomped down and snapped old Arthur's shin.
06:19Uncle Arthur!
06:20I rushed over to help him up, but Rachel grabbed my hair and yanked me back up.
06:24This is what happens when you defy me.
06:27Anyone else want to beg for her?
06:28See that?
06:29This is on you.
06:30You got his leg broken, that's the sin of being weak.
06:33I hate you.
06:35You'll regret this.
06:36You're going to pay for this!
06:39Throw him out.
06:42If he can't work, he's out.
06:44No!
06:45He's the gardener!
06:46He can still grow the magic crops!
06:48You can't do this!
06:49Grow crops!
06:50Anyone with two hands can do that!
06:53Kid!
06:54You gotta live!
06:55You hear me?
06:56You gotta live!
06:58No!
07:00Something in me died.
07:01I felt nothing.
07:03Not fear.
07:04Not pain.
07:06Just hate.
07:07If none of you wanted the holy light, then you could all go to hell with me.
07:11They dumped me in the purification zone.
07:14Smelled like bleach and blood.
07:16With rot hanging in the air, basins were everywhere.
07:20Full of bloody clothes soaking in black-red water.
07:22My hands were numb, covered in sores.
07:25Purifying fluid had eaten through my skin.
07:27I kept scrubbing anyway.
07:29All I could see was Arthur looking back at me.
07:31Leach!
07:32Move it!
07:33The guard at the door used to sneak me magic roses.
07:35Now he looked at me like I was filth.
07:38If I didn't finish the wash, their dinner got cut in half.
07:41She knew exactly how people worked.
07:43Two more pieces.
07:48An earthquake.
07:55Another blast hit.
07:57The wall sounded like it was splitting apart.
07:59Then the level 1 alarm started wailing.
08:02I stumbled up and fell straight back into the dirty water.
08:05I knew it was here.
08:07The Void Lord the Divine Ward had held back for three years.
08:10I pulled myself up and looked out the window.
08:13The outer wall was torn wide open and shadowspawn were pouring in.
08:18Out front, a bone-crusher giant led the charge.
08:21Every blow killed someone.
08:23Screams, spells, and roars crashed together.
08:25A minute ago, they were laughing at me.
08:27Now they were running.
08:28Help!
08:29The Shadowspanner inside!
08:30What the hell is going on?
08:32Why are they this strong?
08:33We can't hold them!
08:34Run!
08:34Move!
08:35I watched it all and laughed till tears ran down my face.
08:38This is what you asked for.
08:40This was you, wasn't it?
08:42You brought them down on us!
08:44Shadowsproom don't just go feral like this!
08:46What the hell did you do?
08:47I told you I'm the saint.
08:51Screw your saint!
08:55They want you?
08:56Fine!
08:57You can draw them all!
08:59What are you doing?
09:01Doing?
09:02I'm hanging you from the Holy Pillar.
09:04Aren't the Shadowspeen drawn to magic?
09:06Let them feast on you while the rest of us get away.
09:09She dragged me through the crowd.
09:10One man finally broke.
09:12Mage Rachel, wait.
09:14We can't do this!
09:15Back off!
09:15If you want to live, you do what I say.
09:17One dies, the rest make it out!
09:19Is that a hard call for you?
09:20No one answered.
09:21Some looked away.
09:22Some stepped in and pinned me down.
09:24Sorry, kid.
09:25We want to live.
09:25I looked at their faces.
09:27Cold, empty.
09:28The last warmth in me was gone.
09:30These were the people I kept alive for three years?
09:32What a joke!
09:33They dragged me under the mage tower and bound me with a thick rope.
09:37Then the winch lifted me into the air.
09:39The wind threw me back and forth.
09:42Below me, rotting hands reached up while the Bonecrusher giant beat its chest.
09:46I hung there, staring at the blood-red sky.
09:49Only one thought stayed in my head.
09:52Kale, where are you?
09:54You said you'd protect me.
09:56It worked!
09:57The Shadowspeen are all going for her!
10:03An enchanted war truck ripped through the Shadowspawn and roared into camp.
10:07The holy guns on top tore through the Shadowspawn, slammed to a stop under the mage tower.
10:12The door flew open.
10:14It was Kale!
10:17The whole camp rose.
10:19Even the Shadowspawn slowed.
10:22Rachel forced a smile and pointed at me.
10:24You're back just in time.
10:26I found this woman is a traitor.
10:27She lured the Shadows here.
10:28I was about to execute her.
10:30He didn't look at her.
10:31He looked up at me on the holy pillar, beaten bloody and barely conscious.
10:35In that moment, the knight who had never flinched finally broke.
10:38His eyes went red.
10:39His whole body shook.
10:41Are you crazy?
10:43The Shadows are still attacking.
10:44I executed this waste for the fortress.
10:47As the Lord, are you going to ignore everyone's lives for a woman?
10:52Shut up!
10:54The roar came from Marcus, the vice-captain on the enchanted war truck.
10:58He looked at Rachel in horror.
11:00You fool!
11:01You have no idea what you've done.
11:02Why do you think we worship her like a goddess?
11:04Why do you think Cain risked his life to find her robes and honey sweet tea?
11:07Is it for love?
11:08She was the only thing keeping this hell in check.
11:10The rope at the top of the holy pillar gave way.
11:13Kale caught me midair and slammed into the ground on his back.
11:16Blood spilled from Kale's mouth.
11:18He checked for my breath.
11:19Then he froze.
11:23Is it that big of a deal?
11:24It's just a dead woman.
11:27She's not dead.
11:29But the lock is broken.
11:32What lock?
11:33Kale didn't answer.
11:34A warped smile pulled at his mouth.
11:37His eyes were ice cold.
11:38Instructor Ray, don't you believe in the law of the jungle?
11:41Didn't you say that in the apocalypse there's no room for idlers?
11:44Only the strong survive.
11:45Congratulations.
11:46You have unleashed the strongest monster in this world with your own hands.
11:49The battlefield went silent.
11:52The shadowspawn stopped feeding.
11:54The shadowclaw halfway through the breach froze in midair.
11:58Even the wind died.
11:59The closest shadowspawn's knees buckled.
12:02Thousands of them dropped at once.
12:04Bonecrusher giants.
12:06Shadowclaws.
12:07All of them.
12:09They turned toward the holy pillar and fell straight to their knees.
12:12Their heads slammed into the dirt.
12:15Their bodies shook.
12:17Low, broken whimpers rolled out of them.
12:19That's not possible.
12:22I'm a materialist.
12:24Kale held me and slowly stood up.
12:26My eyes were still closed.
12:28My body was covered in wounds.
12:31But my presence had changed.
12:33The warmth was gone, replaced by something crushing.
12:38Everyone, kneel now.
12:41Lower your heads if you don't want to die.
12:43Do not look into her eyes.
12:44The survivors dropped at once.
12:46Shaking on the ground.
12:48Only Rachel was still standing.
12:51Cut the crap.
12:53I don't buy it.
12:57Put her down!
12:59This has to be some evil thing controlling the shadowspawn!
13:03Kill her!
13:04And this ends!
13:05The bolt fired.
13:07But it never reached Kale.
13:09Three yards from us, a massive claw shot out and caught the bolt madare.
13:13It was the Void Lord.
13:15Even with half its face blown off, it had moved in front of us.
13:19Its huge claw crushed the bolt.
13:21The Void Lord turned to Rachel.
13:25Sloan Eye burned red.
13:30Kale looked at her and finally said the secret he had buried for three years.
13:34You think there's a cure for the cataclypse?
13:36There never was.
13:37She is Zero.
13:40She is this new world's queen.
13:44The whole camp fell silent.
13:46Even the survivors on the ground looked up at her in fear.
13:50Just moments ago, they had cursed her.
14:00Three years ago, the Void Rift split open.
14:03She was the first one it corrupted.
14:04But she was also the only one who made it through whole.
14:07Perfectly evolved.
14:08She still had a human mind, human feelings, and human morals.
14:13As long as she still believed she was human.
14:15As long as she felt safe and felt loved.
14:18Her holy light could calm the whole species.
14:20That was the so-called divine ward.
14:23I spent three years making her forget what she was.
14:26The robes.
14:27The honey tea.
14:28I pampered her into a sheltered little princess who knew nothing of the world.
14:32All of it was to keep the tyrant inside her asleep.
14:35The one that could burn this whole world down.
14:38But you...
14:39You broke her spell.
14:41You knocked over her sweet honey tea.
14:43You dragged her through the mud and shoved the ugliest truth in her face.
14:48You called her awake.
14:49So tell me.
14:51Happy now?
14:52The same people who used to whine that I got special treatment were shaking now.
14:56It wasn't privilege.
14:58It was a seal holding back a devil.
15:01She wasn't a burden.
15:02She was the only reason any of them were still breathing.
15:05No.
15:07No.
15:07This isn't real.
15:09If she was really that powerful, why didn't she fight back before?
15:13Why let us do this to her?
15:17Because she was scared.
15:19Scared that once she snapped, none of you would survive.
15:21So she kept holding back.
15:23Even when you chained her to the holy pillets.
15:25For trash.
15:26Like you.
15:27But now it's too late.
15:29Because...
15:29You made her cry.
15:31The moment he finished speaking, I slowly opened my eyes.
15:35My pupils had fully turned into pure golden slits.
15:39Cold.
15:39Regal.
15:40D of all human feeling.
15:42There was only endless contempt for this world.
15:46So loud.
15:47Tens of thousands of Shadowspawn aboard as one.
15:50The sound rolled out in waves.
15:52Shaking every pane of glass in the fortress until they all shattered.
15:56She woke up.
15:58It was surrender.
15:59It was goodbye.
16:01Goodbye to the little girl who loved sweet tea and being pampered.
16:04And welcome to the true ruler of the apocalypse.
16:10Dirty.
16:14Please, monster!
16:15Queen, please!
16:16We were just following Rachel's orders.
16:18I didn't know.
16:18I swear I didn't know.
16:19It's my fault.
16:20I ignored them.
16:21My gaze passed through the crowd and landed on Rachel.
16:24She was still standing.
16:26Her legs were shaking.
16:28You.
16:29What are you?
16:31Wasn't I your little greenhouse flower?
16:36Weren't you the one who said I needed to see blood?
16:39Weren't you the one who said this was reality?
16:44Now I'll show you.
16:47What real reality looks like.
16:55In minutes, the fortress walls collapsed under the Horde's assault.
16:59Every defense, every safe zone, gone.
17:03In an instant, all of it was wiped out.
17:06What remained was rubble.
17:07And a few hundred humans left out in the open before an endless wall of shadow spawns.
17:14This is what the world looks like without my protection.
17:16You wanted everyone to be equal.
17:19Well, to them, you are.
17:21Because to them, you're all just magic.
17:25Kale.
17:26Get old Arthur.
17:28We're leaving.
17:32Kale rushed to old Arthur in the trash heap.
17:34He lifted the unconscious old man onto his back and fell in behind me.
17:40Wait!
17:41You can't leave!
17:43You can't do this!
17:44You're human!
17:46You have a duty to protect us!
17:47I was wrong, okay?
17:49I said I'm sorry!
17:50Now make these monsters back off!
17:52I stopped and looked back at her.
17:54My eyes were cold.
17:56Duty?
17:57When you tore up my robe, where was that duty?
17:59When you hung me from the holy pillar like a banner?
18:02Where was your talk about protection?
18:05When you shoved me aside like I was some freak, where was all this talk about humanity?
18:10A cruel smile curled at my mouth.
18:12Rachel, out here, greenhouse flowers don't last.
18:16So go on, show me how the strong survive out here.
18:19I yawned.
18:20Hungry.
18:22The Shadowspawn horde, which had been holding back its hunger the whole time, finally snapped.
18:27This time, I did not stop them.
18:29Their raw animal side came pouring out.
18:32The horde swallowed the survivors in seconds.
18:35No!
18:36I'm a battle mate!
18:37I have power!
18:39Get off me!
18:40Get off!
18:40Rachel slashed wildly with her enchanted dagger, cutting down the Shadowspawn lunging at her.
18:46She was a power-type battle mage.
18:48One punch could crush a Shadowspawn skull.
18:51One slash could take off its neck.
18:53But none of it mattered.
18:54There were too many.
18:56A kill won, and ten more took its place.
18:58They felt no pain.
18:59They feared no death.
19:00Even with half a body left, they still crawled forward to bite off one more piece of flesh.
19:06Save me!
19:06Leech!
19:07Please!
19:08I didn't know who you were!
19:10I'll do anything!
19:12Please save me!
19:13She reached for me, crying and screaming.
19:15Her face was covered in blood and tears.
19:18That untouchable arrogance was gone.
19:20I stood on a high ridge, watching.
19:22A ring of Void Lords circled around me.
19:25They blocked out the blood and the dust.
19:27Kale pulled out a flask of Elven spring water, popped the cap, handed it to me.
19:32Drink.
19:32I took a sip.
19:34I took a sip.
19:34Kale?
19:35Yeah?
19:36She's less loyal than a dog.
19:38Rachel dragged it out for ten whole minutes.
19:40Ten minutes of watching her crew get ripped to shreds.
19:43People she turned against me?
19:45All monster food now.
19:46By the end, she was only half a body, but still breathing, crawling in her own guts, staring up at
19:52me with dead eyes.
19:53Why I was right.
19:57The apocalypse shouldn't be easy.
20:02You really want to know.
20:03I walked over and crouched down.
20:05This time, I didn't care about the mud.
20:07I pressed a hand to her forehead.
20:09Because you pissed me off.
20:10Gold light blew up in my palm.
20:13Mindstorm.
20:14No mind control here.
20:15Just pure destruction.
20:19Rachel screamed her last.
20:21I shoved the memories of 10,000 shadow spawn into her brain.
20:25The hunger.
20:25The rot.
20:26The absolute despair.
20:28She died 10,000 times in her head.
20:31Her head exploded.
20:33The slaughter lasted all night.
20:35But I didn't let the horde eat everyone.
20:38Old Arthur woke up.
20:40Leg broken, but his eyes were still kind.
20:43And that one guard, the one who tried to stop them from chaining me, I let them live.
20:48Along with a few dozen who couldn't stomach the show, or who cried for me, the ones who cheered, the
20:54ones who tied the knots, they were already monster shit.
20:58Dawn broke.
20:59I sat on top of the ruins.
21:02A void lord flattened itself on the dirt, making a throne for me.
21:06Kale stood by my side.
21:09Kale.
21:11Yeah?
21:11I looked at my dirty rags, at my ash-covered skin.
21:16My robe is ruined.
21:18Kale smiled.
21:19He walked to the enchanted war truck, pulled out a metal case and opened it.
21:24Inside was a dark red gothic gown, black thorns stitched into the hem.
21:29Kale dropped to one knee.
21:31I knew this day would come, so I had this ready.
21:33The white princess dress got dirty.
21:35Time for the red queen's gown.
21:37I stared at the dress.
21:39My slit pupils gleamed.
21:40I ran a hand over the fabric.
21:43Pretty.
22:12Three months later, a new city stood in the north.
22:13Cause they all knew.
22:14If she was happy, the whole world stayed bright.
22:17She frowned.
22:18All hell broke loose.
22:20Marcus pushed the door open.
22:23Kale kept peeling grapes for me.
22:25Didn't even look up.
22:27My queen.
22:28A new survivor group wants in.
22:30Leader is a lightning mage.
22:31Real cocky.
22:32Says he wants to challenge Kale.
22:34Send him in.
22:34I leaned back on the couch.
22:37Caught the grape kale fed me.
22:40Cocky.
22:42I chuckled.
22:44Hope he lasts longer than Rachel.
22:47After all, my temper isn't what it used to be.
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