"FUCK MARKOS TURLOCH!"

This phrase was repeated over and over again by a beautiful, young woman who was shadow boxing in a tiny room--solitary confinement in prison. Her name was Bobbi Nox, 26 years old and serving a life sentence for the murder of her former employee, Markos Turloch.

The dirty deed was particularly brutal; she chopped off his penis and stuffed his naked, hogtied body inside the fridge where he bled to death. Unfortunately, surveillance cameras from a building across the street captured her entry and exit. Additionally, Bobbi made an idiotic decision after the murder--she kept the penis in a jar in her fridge. Police found it when they raided her apartment, and her morbid trophy was the conclusive proof that Bobbi was the murderer.

To spare her family the shameful specter of a media circus of a public trial a la O.J. Simpson, Bobbi pled guilty to first-degree murder. The problem, though, was that she killed Markos Turloch to prevent his witness testimony against her Uncle Felton, who was laundering money for a drug cartel through his small bank. This aggravating factor was enough to convince the judge to sentence Bobbi to life imprisonment without parole.

When Bobbi entered prison, the inmates cheered and admired her for killing the little snitch. But some inmates became jealous of her celebrity, and they taunted her with the label, "Penis Envy." Even worse, the resident bully, Big Murtha, and her goons started harassing her.

Bobbi tried to play it cool. She ignored the hard shoulder bumps from members of Murtha's gang and the "penis envy" taunts. She kept her head high and continued living her life as quietly as possible.

However, Big Murtha had other plans. When she set up an ambush for Bobbi in a corridor one afternoon, Bobbi turned the tables by fighting back with her kickboxing moves. Bobbi used to attend kickboxing classes at her local gym after work. To keep herself in shape, Bobbi practiced kickboxing daily inside her prison cell after the lights went out. Her martial skills helped Bobbi beat up Big Murtha and her four lackeys. One of them tried to stab her with a sharp edge; she pried the weapon loose and stuck the attacker in the throat.

Bobbi inadvertently committed a second murder, even though it was in self-defense this time. The prison warden placed her in solitary confinement on a permanent basis. Thus, the prisoner spent 23 hours a day inside a small, rectangular room with those awful cream-colored walls, a small but wide horizontal slit for a window, a hard bed, and a toilet-and-sink combo unit on a corner next to the door. This cold, barren 10x7 room was her permanent existence for the rest of her life.

Bobbi Nox didn't care. She channeled her anger and frustration toward Markos Turloch, even though he was dead. Who snitched to the feds? Who caused the FBI to raid her office? Who screwed over the Nox family? Markos Turloch was the one at fault, not her.

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The Nox family motto was to give as good as it got. Bobbi simply followed her family creed. She stepped in and protected her family by taking out the little bastard. She did not regret killing Markos Turloch at all. Her only regret was sticking around afterward instead of booking a flight out of America.

Suddenly, a rainbow of color flashed in her jail cell. The brightness overwhelmed her eyes, and Bobbi was forced to turn away. When the burst of light disappeared, Bobbi discovered an intruder in her room!

The newcomer was a tall, athletic-looking woman dressed in light armor. She had short, dark curly hair which cascaded around her ears and dropped to the base of her neck. She wore a chest piece of armor molded in the shape of her ample and flattering bosom. Her navel was bare, and her tummy was tucked and flat. Bracers curled around her thin forearms. Her thighs were well-toned. She wore gladiator sandals which snuggly wrapped around her muscular calves. In her left hand was a sword with its sharp tip resting on the ground. She also held a balance scale.

To Bobbi, this mysterious intruder was the Goddess Athena personified! The resident of the jail cell soon noticed that the newcomer was scrutinizing Bobbi with piercing blue eyes. Under this person's intense gaze, Bobbi stood tall and proud.

Finally, this person nodded. "I am Dike, the Goddess of Moral Justice. I came here to request your help to deal with a mutual enemy."

"Mutual enemy?" Bobbi interrupted with raised brows.

"Markos Turloch," the goddess replied.

Bobbi's eyes blazed with fury at the mention of this name! "He's dead. I killed him," she said proudly.

Dike laughed. It was cruel laughter without any joy. "If only this were true," the goddess lamented ruefully. "Markos Turloch has been reincarnated as a dungeon core in a world called 'Enwald.' Even worse, he has taken over the small Kingdom of Vessar. The inhabitants of Vessar live under his tyranny! We must stop him! I want you to help me!" the goddess demanded.

Bobbi put on her poker face and folded her arms under her ample chest. She was shocked and confused by these revelations. "How?"

"You will become my Champion of Justice, enter his dungeons, and destroy his dungeon cores!" Dike answered.

Bobbi frowned. "Why can't the people of Enwald do it? Why me?" she asked with a healthy dose of skepticism.

The Goddess of Justice smiled. "Your fate is intertwined with his. You killed Markos once already. He fears you, and rightfully so. It is your destiny to destroy him forever. When you transmigrate to Enwald, you will receive blessings from me to aid your quest."

Bobbi took a moment to consider the offer. She had a gut feeling that Dike wasn't telling the entire truth, that the goddess was withholding information from her. However, Bobbi hated Markos with a passion. If the little man was still alive, even in another world, she relished the chance to kill him again. Thus, Bobbi had no choice but to accept the quest. "I'll do it," she answered.

Dike smiled again. The goddess sheathed her longsword and held out her left hand.

Bobbi grabbed it.

A burst of rainbow colors appeared in the jail cell again.

Bobbi teleported with Dike to another world.