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// Never Did I Dream That I Would Encounter My Destined Partner by Charging into a Crossroads at Full Speed! 
// Story: One Thousand One Ways to Thwart a King 
// by enigmaMystere 
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	His self-reflection is interrupted by something incredibly soft hitting the side of his face at a high speed, sending him flying. He crashes across the ground and collides with a building, sending it crashing down on him. "...what?"
He gets up, shaking off the debris, looking over at the one who sent him flying, and is immediately distracted by the massive bust of the being. "...each of those is bigger than her head. What the fuck?"
"Foul fiend!" He finds a sword pointed at his nose, which he can immediately tell is not real by the texture. "Let thy gaze wander once more and I'll slay thee!"
Twilight's eye twitches slightly. "...I don't even know with this one. Why did it have to be a centaur? Where did a female centaur even come from? I've never heard of such a thing."
Dainn points a finger at the mare. "Shut up." He then turns to poke the sword away. "Listen, I don't know who you are, but you're obviously outmatched."
She snorts in annoyance. "Neigh, thou are not a slime, nor do thee have silk threads. I can handle myself quite well."
"...did you just neigh? Really?" He sighs, smacking the side of her head with his staff. "Leave me alone. I'm still-" He gets cut off as her sword slashes through the air, and he feels a sharp sensation on his chest, followed by a growing wetness in his fur.
His body twitching, he draws enough courage to look down at his chest, and the wound on his torso. "...h-how the fuck…" He collapses to his knees and falls onto his back, passing out from blood loss.





"Zero."
The king falls on his face, groaning quietly. "...that sword was foam… how did it cut me?"
"I… really don't know." She shrugs and smirks playfully. "It was nice to see you cut down, like that." He groans in response. "Hero!"