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Q&A How can I have a war with no "good" or "evil" side?

I'm conceptualising a story involving two heroes who go on an epic journey and return bitter rivals etc. etc. and form their own forces in a sort of civil war. My issue is that I want them to both...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Aric‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:49:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/29446
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Aric‭ · 2019-12-08T06:49:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm conceptualising a story involving two heroes who go on an epic journey and return bitter rivals etc. etc. and form their own forces in a sort of civil war.

My issue is that I want them to both be on the "good" side. How can I write a story in which both sides are "good". I want to somehow make the characters each beleive the other is evil, despite either of them being evil.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-07-28T16:57:13Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 14