Oh, so you're going to destroy the livelihood of countless innocents, even children, because of what happened to you? Why not just remake the Empire into something better?
I cannot comprehend the pain of being anything but consciousness in the form of a weapon used to murder. So maybe it's beyond me to understand her pain and misery. But your problem should be the tyrannical emperor that dared to commit the taboo of turning a human into a magic sword, not the entire Empire that is filled with countless innocents.
The idea that she's going to raise a prince into a tyrant and make him hurt countless innocents makes me less inclined to sympathize with her. Hopefully, there's more to this than simple revenge where innocents that had nothing to do with her suffering end up getting hurt.
I cannot comprehend the pain of being anything but consciousness in the form of a weapon used to murder. So maybe it's beyond me to understand her pain and misery. But your problem should be the tyrannical emperor that dared to commit the taboo of turning a human into a magic sword, not the entire Empire that is filled with countless innocents.
The idea that she's going to raise a prince into a tyrant and make him hurt countless innocents makes me less inclined to sympathize with her. Hopefully, there's more to this than simple revenge where innocents that had nothing to do with her suffering end up getting hurt.