_Empress Valentine D'Angelo receives an important message from her close friend, Raiden, on their preparations. If the resistance does not act soon, it will certainly be crushed ... and, indeed, heartbroken._ ----- This was an ArtFight attack on [silverwingstorm](https://inkblot.art/profile/silverwingstorm) during 2023! Valentine is certainly a fun character, and some conversations spawned the idea of "Empress Valpatine" -- which I had to them visualize. I couldn't refuse the opportunity to parody certain [memes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQRW0RM4V0k).