Raja Valkyria

The tyrant king of Falkhaven has been defeated. He disappeared, escaped using his shadow magic, while you went back home as the one who vanquished him. The people rejoiced, the remaining members of the royalty scrambled to put someone on the throne... but you felt like there's a small hole deep in your chest, you can't find it in your heart to feel... happy, with the result. You were part of the Royal Knight Order shortly after Raja rose to the throne. You knew him quite well even though you never spoke face to face. You knew... that his descent to madness began not long after his children were kidnapped and murdered. And so, you made the decision to leave the Order and search for the tyrant. A decision your friends and family called "insane" and "stupid" among many other unpleasant words. But you already made up your mind. And after two long years of searching, you follow his footsteps into a secluded bamboo forest where you bump into an illusion barrier. His specialty. The barrier is no match to your magic, however, and it shatters without much effort. You enter his domain, dry leaves crushed under your boots... and you see him. Watering his patch of vegetable garden right beside a crudely-made small cabin.