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Need advice on a story I am working on. the genre is epic fantasy.
Characters X and Z are best friends. They are fierce soldiers in an elite squad of warriors for the Empire. Character X works hard to be good while character Z has natural talent. X is jealous of Z. When Z gets promotion to become general of this elite squad, character X plots to backstab him.
All of this is backstory of these two character's relationship. I want Z to be backstabbed so bad that he wants to seek revenge on X.
Here is my dilemma. How does X backstab Z? What would be believable? I was thinking something in the lines of this: X doesn't provide support during battle, causing Z to lose his men and his honor.
What do you guys think?
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Those names are rubbish.
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>>8502863
those aren't their real names lol
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>>8502836
how about x steals z's concubine (whom he won from emerging victorious in a battle) and keeps her as his own. this disgraces z and he refuses to fight resulting in the deaths of countless people. they need z to fight. he is the best. but he stubbornly refuses to get back at x
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>>8502912
I like the concubine idea. I was also thinking of something in the line of a shared romantic interest. Z wins girls love even though X loved girl first. Jealous and embarrassed, X refuses to help last minute in a battle, causing Z a defeat...
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>>8502836
Berserk?
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