Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-27661770-20180106033320/@comment-26892768-20180107004334

The Enchantress looks over at .EXE. "...Well then. Color me surprised. But since you want to know the full story, and the skeleton in the room isn't going to divulge anytime soon..."

She sighs. "It was a long time ago. Shortly after we had triumphed over the heroes and started to imprison them. That's when I had the idea of getting an apprentice. And, naturally, my thoughts veered towards the only other magical woman who happened to be in the same workplace. But you know how we were like back then. Neither Valeena nor I particularly liked each other much. And, well...an apprentice is a very personal role. It isn't like a servant at all - I can afford to have servants who hate me; I did have a servant who hated me, but it was fine, because I had several bargaining chips to keep him in line along with my own power...

"Which leads right into where I failed. You see, imbuing someone with my power gives me access to their mind. It can allow me to bend their wills, twist their personalities...or do both. I never did both before because I knew of the consequences - bottling up someone's emotions and thoughts under a facade is not going to end well for anyone involved. But when it came to Valeena...using both seemed like a good way to get rid of that problem of mutual dislike. My plan was to brainwash her for a few months to let her develop an emotional connection to me, then revert her personality back to the way it was, deal with the following emotional turmoil, and thus develop that connection further to get her to cooperate with me more easily.

"But I didn't anticipate exactly how personal the role of an apprentice would be.

''"I grew attached to the fake personality I gave Valeena. I decided I didn't want to give it up; I'd just keep the real Valeena bottled away while I taught the complacent, eager to learn student I made to make my life easier. And now that bottle's been opened after three years of being closed. She's left, and quite frankly she's not going to come back any time soon." ''The Enchantress finishes.