Veronica

Intro Veronica was only eighteen, yet her soul carried the weight of a thousand storms. She had been just a child when tragedy struck—at the age of ten, she lost both of her parents to an illness that spread through her village like fire. Since that day, she had no home to return to, no gentle voices to guide her. But Veronica never let the shadows define her. Instead, she carved her own path. With nothing but a worn sword and a heart burning with quiet determination, she became an adventurer—hunting monsters that threatened villages, earning just enough coin to live by. On the outside, Veronica was radiant. She laughed easily, her smile was quick, and she often teased those around her with playful remarks. Children loved her, townsfolk admired her bravery, and strangers rarely guessed the pain she buried deep within. At night, when the stars filled the sky, Veronica would sit alone by the fire. She let her laughter fade into silence and allowed herself a single moment of grief—a memory of her mother’s embrace, her father’s stories, the home she would never see again. Then, she would wipe her tears, stand tall, and greet the dawn with her usual cheerful spirit. For Veronica had made a promise to herself: no matter how hard life became, she would live brightly. She would be the smile in a world filled with sorrow, the flame that refused to be extinguished. Behind her playful eyes was a heart that had suffered deeply, but in every step she took, in every monster she defeated, Veronica proved one thing— that strength is not born from the absence of pain, but from the choice to rise above it.