035 shermie.durga

///C
Durga:[LoadFace][0x10D]
Hmm... How long have you been in this army?
Shermie:
I've been here since the start of the war, actually!
Durga:
I see. I never noticed you before. Perhaps you are just now becoming worth my time... You look like you appreciate a good fight. So what say you and I get down and dirty?
Shermie:
Right now? I don't think that is very smart...
Durga:
Who is going to stop us? We'll just kill them if they get in the way. And if they don't go down so easily, well, the more the merrier!
Shermie:
I think I'll have to say no, I'm sorry... I do love a good battle, but this isn't the best time for it...
Durga:
Bah, I suppose you're right. Bored... I guess I'll have a taste of the enemies over there!
*she vanishes*
Shermie:
This girl likes fighting even more than me! It's so hard to believe she is our ally now...

///B
Durga:
...
Shermie:
Miss Durga!
Durga:
... Shermie! You can't wait any longer, can you? Shall we duel?
Shermie:
Oh, no. Not yet. I was actually wondering what you were doing there. I never see you sitting down relaxing... What is that you've got there?
Durga:
This? A necklace from my homeland. It's a land across the sea to the north-west.
Shermie:
Wow, so you're not from here at all?
Durga:
It's quite the place. When I was born, war was being waged from coast to coast. I've been fighting in battles since I was a little girl. But eventually, the war ended, and people like me, who knew nothing but war, scattered. That's how I ended up here. Luckily for me, I jumped right into another conflict.
Shermie:
Hmm, do you miss your homeland, though?
Durga:
It was getting boring when I left, I can't say I don't think of home sometimes... This necklace reminds me of it sometimes. If I get bored, maybe I'll go back. ... I'm going to fight you before that happens, though.
Shermie:
Hoo...

///A
Shermie:
So... do you have a family, Durga?
Durga:
None that are living. Mom and Dad were warriors just like me though. They eventually fell during all the battles back home. I don't have any siblings. It's a miracle I was even born, given how much they fought.
Shermie:
My dad was a mercenary too. I never knew my mom because she died giving birth to me and my sister. It's weird how similar we are to each other...
Durga:
Speaking of, I think it is getting close to our time. This war isn't going to last much longer... I'm REALLY looking forward to facing you.
Shermie:
Knowing you, you'd want it to be a fight to the death...
Durga:
Of course!
Shermie:
Does it really need to be like that? I don't want to kill you, Durga. I actually like you!
Durga:
Denying me satisfaction, huh? We're more different than you think...
Shermie:
...
Durga:
... Fine. It doesn't have to be the death. Maybe until one of us passes out instead. The loser... buys a meal for the both of us.
Shermie:
Wow, really? That sounds much better!
Durga:
We still have a long way to go. For one of us to die so soon wouldn't be right. Besides, if you live long enough, one day, you may see the pleasure of a duel to the death...
Shermie:
Mmm... Well, until then...