Aug 16, 2025
Update: Made multiple changes that elaborate further on MC's position as an unreliable narrator and clarified that the chapter is in the real world. Changes are between asterisks:
Chapter 0 changes:
> June 1, 202X. Planet: Earth **Location: A Developing Country.**
> I would go out clad in a tattered dark gown, wizard hat, anti-poison field (Gas Mask), and magic missile staff to ambush some Goblin and Kobold patrols after they killed each other in frequent turf wars. Then I took some back for experimenting and enhancing my powers (restocking my equipment).** In this boring modern hellscape of a world, in spite of all of the people who told me nonsense like 'magic does not exist, that is heresy', 'poor thing, you've gone insane', and 'you're a sad little girl using fantasies to cope' I had become the fearsome and alluring witch I always dreamed of being! I may not have any friends, but a witch doesnt need friends, only victims. The ones who told me such nonsense were my first victims.**
> I became so strong and feared that some of the Goblins and Kobolds **(Gangsters)** who were fed up with their respective tribes **(Gangs)** decided to join me, worshiping me and proclaiming me ‘savior of the nation.’
> The kingdom** (Developed Country)** where the knights came from.
> As a young(ish) woman studying **pyrotechnics (Pyromancy)**, I had it great. I graduated at the top of my class and got hired by the Kingdom as one of the chief wizards **(Scientists)**, developing new spells and weapons for the **king(Dictator? President? Does it matter?)'s** army.
