Next; Previous; https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1021803546 First; https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1019154141 Fun fact; The story about the knight and the princess is heavily inspired by the original story of these two. It's just a little easter egg I wanted to add in.
Ikari told me the story, “I’m a knight who was raised by an evil stepmother and a supportive father, who helped me learn to woo the princess! My father is the king’s advisor and helped me become your personal guard. We first met in a garden at the back of your palace. Still, we didn’t get to see each other much at first because your evil father would always make you leave early and force you to avoid me while acting supportive of being friends with me, and because of your evil father, as the princess, you felt skeptical to trust me. As a result, you avoided me for a while until you finally gave up and befriended me.” I nodded, that was a good backstory. “What happens in the end?” I asked. I knew there must be an end. Her smile seemed to falter, but still, she gave me an answer. “The evil king realizes his errors and changes into a nicer person for the princess, he even allows the princess to marry her personal knight, who she falls in love with after his countless attempts to win her over and his patience,” Ikari said. It was a lie, I could tell. I wanted to know the true ending, I was too curious to not know now. “What actually happens? Not the fake nice story, I want the true ending.” I said, practically pleading. She sighed, something she doesn’t do often. I was a bit surprised, but she answered me anyway, “The evil king is corrupt with power and is blindsighted in his greed. After the princess and the knight accidentally see him bribing a powerful official, the princess pleads with her father for an explanation, and to stop his tyranny, but he decides it’s too late for that. He knows that the two are in love with one another, and so he tells his guards to kill the knight. The princess, blinded by love, gets in the way of the attack and ends up dying. After the death of the princess, the knight gives up fighting since he can’t find a reason to fight anymore knowing that his beloved is gone." She paused for a second, then continued, "In the end, the two lovers die together and are buried next to each other in the garden by the regretful king, who realizes how much he misses his daughter. The princess had always shown the citizens compassion and care, while the knight taught them that they could do whatever they put their minds to. The death of the two lovers strikes such grief within the kingdom, that they revolt against the king, and eventually turn the kingdom into a peaceful and fair place. The citizens still felt this wasn’t enough to thank the two lovers for their kindness, and so they built a statue of the two in the middle of the capital and held a festival each year to celebrate them.” I couldn’t help but let my eyes swell up with tears, “That’s so sad! The king only realized his love for his daughter after it was too late, and the knight gave up his life just to be with the princess.” I whined. Ikari sighed, “That’s why I tried to tell you the happy ending, kitty.” She said. I shook my head, “This ending is very sad, but I like it more. It tells a sad story about love that surpasses death” I told her. She smiled, “Yeah, I like this ending better too. The happy one is kinda boring and uneventful. Not to mention, completely unrealistic. Nobody realizes how much they love someone until it’s too late.” We continued to play the game, but Ikari's words seemed to stick with me. I wondered if Father would regret not paying more attention to me if I died. I hoped he would realize it sooner than my death.
