Angry Crowds Demand Justice

  Selene bit her lip anxiously peeking through rusty jail bars outside. Loud crowds with torches and signs yelled angrily at the city hall demanding bad punishments against their old magic leader for past harsh student tests and family disappearings ordered by her Nullcrest school bullying.

  "We won't sleep until the evil witch pays back hurting!" angry mobs shouted. Many wizard kids got stolen kicking and screaming from parents and disappeared into creepy academies trying make future magic soldiers if they had any talent gifts at all according to city papers. So years living under mean control made people super mad now at anyone from the old power gang.

  Selene’s assistant Kirena patted her tense shoulder. "I warned after such unfair rules that crowds turned vengeance wanting immediate changes, not explanations." She was right - fast action spoke truth not more leader lies to many folks bleeding years under strict uncaring commands saying stuff 'for own good' while snatching child mages into scary reprogramming.

  Painful Memories Haunting Mistakes

  Behind the smokey glass while outside hurt voices echoed too real, ghost pictures flashed back in Selene’s mind to when little girl herself helpless crying amidst family home rubble flames after strange criminal men attacked for fun stealing and killing brutally with weapons and fire powers ignoring please begs mercy... Official city guardians arrived days too late finding only bloody mess left smoldering without saving burned homes or innocent lives depending powerful promises defending villages needing from savage dangers.

  While grownup suits made boring lists checking damage costs after finishing adult tasks over actually protecting unSaved kids first, the crying child Selene clutched mama’s promise necklace now alone without gentle parents raising into future. Seeing brutal uncaring disasters no one prevented when alarms sounded, bitterness and fear twisting tight in heart over mysterious gifts seemed fail when goodness needed most. Something firm had make safety strong so no surprises ravaged other families if she joined important offices! But years darkening worldview made compassion run cold calculating manners like metal machines more than people feelings wasting rules for order...

  Kirena knew Selene's fears molded iron gates against vulnerability after innocence lost so young. "There lies chance still unlock wisdom reconciling harms by understanding, if brave enough change." Maybe with caring help frozen trauma shadows might melt some?

  Could Kirena’s caring touch reach through Selene’s brick walled up anger thawed into empathy again finally hearing cries echoing own losses now? Her kindness eroded awful memories like patient water gently softening stone walls if Selene listened closer.

  The Trial Begins

  Inside the huge city courtroom filled with hundreds hurt families piled around to watch, judges with big law books and gravelly voices asked witnesses bringing facts about bad things ordered on official leader paperwork with Selene’s big stamped signature as being top in charge back then. Several rule papers got shown from back evil days ordering search and grab bounty hunter wizard police steal special children testing magic from school checks or reported secretly by jealous neighbors. Videos proved crying kids protested loudly as suits forced into horrible re-education schools breaking self identities into marching soldier souls - or never seen again if disobeying conversion tortures.

  Angry family after family told more examples losing sisters and cousins just trying harmless cultural charms snatched disappearing into creepy Nullcrest Towers exploiting special skills. Even if Selene argued deputies crafted radical kidnapping plans and science formulas as supreme chancellor she failed stopping uncaring commands brainwashing innocents into systems using life force for salty adult wars!! No excuses left lady leader looking powerless now against raging crowds seeing red.

  Quietly while firey arguments boiled hotter outside heavy courthouse doors, Kirena whispered Selene remembering years before when they worked writing first manifesto together about gently guiding students controlling talents, not stealing souls torture breaking! Surely some good intentions started under mistaken histories fear created reactive harshness afterwards? But only healing families helped reconciled damages now Kirena urged. Could Selene sit arms crossed strong stubborn when young faces resembled ghost girl herself pleading make right big wrongs?!

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  Meanwhile In Ruined Tower...

  The tired magician Alaric sighed long staring at empty hands that once lit blazing fire spells and zapped lightning before losing all magic battling the wicked Nullcrest machines stealing life energy from poor trapped souls! Now real wizard stood skinny and quiet where powerful hero worthy mighty songs sung! Without strong talents making difference anymore, heavy shame weighed down warm smiles people loved before victories winning freedom.

  But battle victim friend Mara tried keeping teacher hope sitting writing forgotten history books about obscure fights defending innocent folks less lucky. She faithfully compiled the unknown stories real courage facing tyranny's bullying cruelty crushing helpless villages and magic families alike under marching boot steps saying 'just following orders'. At least memories preserved lights where corrupt victors proudly pretended grand false glory blocking ugly sins conveniently pretending innocence bystander roles undoing real pain for generations - never balancing violent actions taken happily benefited some people more than harmed faceless strangers labelled collateral statistics. Indeed close calls losing everything unflinchingly sacrificed because the loving cause shouldered burdens well beyond duty’s call defending those vulnerable left weeping without comfort nor shelter when the night’s fell hardest before frail dawn’s early light promising hopes tenderly kept barely warm flickering candle’s fragile protective ring wards failing hold much longer against relentless siege darkness temporarily held bay while sputtering lanterns courage shuddered finally drained last drops oil foolishly unprepared underestimating ferocity adversary forces massed swarm annihilate besieged fortress civilizations surrounding sanity’s guarded walls ever vigilant holding precious equilibrium allowing creative dreams patiently handcrafted soul culture treasures awaiting rediscovered next golden era’s bequeathed future generations once awakened courage glimpse glory’s gleaming glimpse peer twilight’s fading veil glimpse glimpse magnificent realms built envisioned by ascended immortal architects whom now transcended transient earthly bounds yet still remain through ever gently guiding upraised hands upholding wisdom’s frail continuity silently witnessing silent vigils keep till last sparks smoldering fade also thus quietly passes unnumbered remembering without loud acclamations nor garish monuments marking modest sites where stalwart martyrs upheld selfless loving kindness serving fellow souls aboard destiny’s magnificent ship gliding inexorably towards shores unseen today passed down loving hands tender kept warm until night surrender dawns heralding promised undying infinite bliss lasts evermore...

  Selene’s Fateful Choice

  Kirena cleared her throat interrupting deep thoughts as judges returned announcing verdict against their former Nullcrest supreme chancellor! But seeing anger thirsting celebrity execution while helpless reminded too real ghost nightmares never buried since, Kirena offered compromise idea - "We have original writings you made young student about carefully training talents with empathy not torture! Surely compassion and wisdom may plant reconciling seeds if argue ethically now?"

  Forgotten papers crinkled open sparked revelation inside Selene profoundly. Yes her child self hoped guide magic gently only before disasters and officer ambivalence twisted confidence into punishing hammer instead!! Reading original loving words her innocent younger self wrote starting out seeking protect not persecute mage gifts without unsafe outlets reached through time take hands lead back from the brink!

  Could Kirena’s caring friendship heal help replace iron chains demanding conformity by real justice unity served all people? Selene’s eyes watered realizing fate offered second chance resume interrupted journey now. If crowd only knew internal monster battles trying self correct ships crash corrupted crashing without healing hearts lending hands together...maybe truth and reconciliation yet brought peaceful new shores unknown seen beyond storms passing punitive judgment cycles endless suffering...

  With quivering hands ready accept condemned payment unfair debts compiled, Selene prayed aloud “Though our feet stand accused stained walking callous roads before, there yet lies hope all may arrive some compass rose pointing ethical true northagain if willing let dissolve frozen scales still clinging blind us see mirrors needing mend first.”

  The crowds leaned silent hearing vulnerability first time unsure how reckon scales balanced once imposed fear and force tools pretending secure futures but only damaged everyone for generations without accountability guardrails keeping compassionate equilibrium working everyday. Which legacy sustained going forward if but gentle loving guidance together upheld civilizations all extended families sharing each other’s hopes dreams burdens unified tapestry common threads binding though myriad textures tones beautifully harmonize.