Memoirs of Adventure Creative Writing Contest (NA) - Official Entry Thread

[Elroy_Horiastus]

As a Warrior of Light I’ve had many fond memories within Eorzea as well as Norvrandt. There have been ups, downs, friendships, betrayals, triumphs, and many, many humiliating defeats within savage and even extreme content. However my favorite moments tend to stem from the feeling of desperation; events that prove that no matter how high your obstacles are stacked against you, you should never give up. Since my upbringings as a Paladin, I have always strived to make the best of things and see them to their triumphant conclusion, or perish trying.

My favorite case of this occurred during the liberation of Ala Mhigo. My squadron of adventurers accompanied me into the Royal Palace in order to confront Zenos Yae Galvus and put an end to his rule over Gyr Abania. If my memory serves correctly we had little difficulty getting to him, but it was during the duel with him that our fortune seemed to plummet. Before I knew it, our squadron was cleaved in half through methods I could not mitigate, and our party was reduced to a lone samurai and I when the fight was hardly even halfway done.

It practically took my entire arsenal of utility to keep the Samurai alive as well as replenish my own health. I had trouble even maintaining the mana for more than two casts of Clemency, but despite our casualties we were still able to show the strength required from what would normally be four people, as well as the vitality that was virtually impossible to match without a proper healer. In spite of our losses we still managed to come out on top and defeat Zenos.

Since that day, I’ve always joked about how Paladins need to have a battle resurrection spell, but it sincerely was one of my biggest highlights of playing. I may have failed to save the two who fell in battle, but I certainly wouldn’t let my last comrade be lost to combat. It made me truly feel like a tank, a shield to the sword that was needed to put an end to the Garlean rule.



If I'm selected I would like the bluebird earrings.