They were, but they'd come too far to give up now, and they came at her with everything they had.
[ taking on a goddess hadn't been the wisest of ideas, in retrospect, but they'd wanted to give humanity the right to decide their future for themselves. ]
It was a long battle, and at times it would seem like they weren't hurting her at all. But Prince Silver had a magical orb that would reveal her true form. Of course, it wouldn't make her any weaker, but at least they'd be able to fight back.
And when he used it, the sorceress changed. No longer beautiful, she'd become a gigantic, corpse-like monster. Worse, she was much stronger in this form and she took down every single knight who sacrificed themselves in order to keep the prince safe. He was the only one left fighting.
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They were, but they'd come too far to give up now, and they came at her with everything they had.
[ taking on a goddess hadn't been the wisest of ideas, in retrospect, but they'd wanted to give humanity the right to decide their future for themselves. ]
It was a long battle, and at times it would seem like they weren't hurting her at all. But Prince Silver had a magical orb that would reveal her true form. Of course, it wouldn't make her any weaker, but at least they'd be able to fight back.
And when he used it, the sorceress changed. No longer beautiful, she'd become a gigantic, corpse-like monster. Worse, she was much stronger in this form and she took down every single knight who sacrificed themselves in order to keep the prince safe. He was the only one left fighting.
[ ... well, at least she hadn't been a dragon. ]