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You don't train someone as an assassin and specifically give them a sword made of the metal that kills Night Kings if you don't plan on them killing a Night King, first off. It's also the exact kind of reversal of expectations for conflict resolving that Martin loves and, on the topic, I think the reason we're never getting his ending is because it's clear that this was his ending and people hated it.
As for her character arc and revenge, that's the thing, it's not revenge, it's her duty as a Stark. By your own reasoning using her new skills in this way instead of going after the Lannisters or whoever is the inevitable conclusion.
Also, being what he is, I fully expect the leader of the Others in the book to get called a Night King/Night's King if by some miracle he does actually publish the rest of the series. Yeah there's all that stuff about that being a historical figure but it's also the kind of name that becomes a title in its own right.
But, all that said, at this point only Martin really knows what his intentions are and were.
Forgive me, because it has been awhile, but I have zero recollection of Arya owning a blade made from dragon glass. What sword are you referring to?
I still hold on to the belief that Arya's fate is to assassinate differnet people in high places around Westoros, but not necessarily her main targets.
Of course the leader is the Night's King. K just don't believe he will behave the way he did in the show. The White walkers looked nothing like what they do in the show. They are more like undead ice elves in the books, who speak and show impressive intelligence. The Night's King will be there, he's just not the same as in the show.
And I do not believe Arya will be the one to kill him.
Valyrian steel can kill white walkers, and that Needle is made of it gets brought up repeatedly when Martin is reminding the readers of where all the known Valyrian steel swords are.
I have no recollection that Needle is made from Valyrian steel. Besides, if I remember correctly, it is only confirmed in the show that valyrian steel kills the white walkers. In the books, so far, the only material confirmed to kill the white walkers is dragon glass, which, Sam is the only on who has slain a walker so far.
Needle is, as far as I know, made by a local blacksmith in Winterfell and I seriously doubt he has access to valyrian steel since they are extremely rare and the only valyrian sword in winterfell is Ice until Ned is decapitated and it is reforged into two swords: Widows Wail which is given to Joffrey and oathkeeper which Jaime gives to Brienne.
Valyrian steel is super prestigious metal only owned by a lucky few and I don't think that bastard Jon would have his tomboy sister's first practice sword made from it.