The forgotten kingdom

Chapter 9

Aria woke up in the throne room and ran out to the front steps. She saw everyone still fighting. She raised her sword high.

"I'm Queen Aria of the forgotten kingdom and you are no longer welcome here." A light built around her and was then blasted out and all the demons fell dead. When the light faded, she looked out and saw everyone drop to their knees.

"All hail our Queen has returned." She blinked and saw Luche walk up to her and take her hand as he dropped to his knee.

"My Queen I will from this day serve as your sword and shield till the day I leave this world, but even that wouldn't stop me from finding my way back to your side." She smiled as she slipped the ring her mother gave her on his hand.

"A gift from the Goddess of creation and my mother. It is a family heirloom." When he stands, she pulls him into a kiss as everyone around them cheered. They were once more all free.

Aria spent a few more days in her kingdom helping her brother and father set things up.

"I will have to return to Insomnia for a while my role in all of this is not done yet. I have to protect the chosen king and that is Noctis. I have to help him return the light. Brian while I'm gone, I will leave the kingdom in your hands."

Both her and Luche were sitting in the study. Nyx and them had left already and she would be leaving in the morning.

"I will make sure you have a kingdom to return to little sister." She smiled at him.

"Brian you have to get the people ready for 10 years of darkness. It will be hard on everyone. I'm not sure when I will make it back during this time, but I will do all I can."

He walked over and hugged her.

"We all trust in you Aria. We know you will do all you can to protect everyone. Don't worry about this place. We will defend it and its people until you return to us."

She smiled and after a few hours later she walked into her room. She picked up the sword her mother gave her as she looked in the mirror.

"You look breathtaking baby." She looked over to see Luche walk into the room. He brushed her hair behind her ear. Her hair had stayed black and her eyes red.

"It will take some time to get used to." He touched the sword in her hands.

"What does it say?" she looked up at him.

"Your destiny is yours to make." She tells him.

"Aria you can do this. Look at your people."

He took her hand and lead her to the balcony. She saw people laughing, kids playing. They were happy again.

"You gave them their homes back. You showed them that hope is still around." She looked at Luche and kissed him.

"I would be lost without you Luche. You are my rock and even when you used to piss me off back then. I would find myself smiling when no one was looking. I would wonder what it was like to be with you and it would get on my nerves so much." He laughed as he kissed her back.

"I know I caught some of them smiles when you thought you were alone. I saw how you would react when I flirted with you and it made me want you more."

The next morning both her and Luche walked to the port to head back to Insomnia. As they stepped on the boat, she looked at her kingdom and smiled.

"I will return I promise."

She said quietly as the boat pulled away and her home got smaller. It took a few days to get back to Insomnia but when the boat pulled in, she saw Drautos standing there.

"Aria you look so different, but I need to talk to you real fast alone."

She looked at Luche and for some reason, she felt uneasy about this.

She followed him to his office.

"The king has given up all lands to the empire. Aria please join me and stopping him." She looked up at him in shock.

"Drautos I can't do that he is the king and I believe he is doing what is best for his people even if you can't see it right now."

Then Drautos did something she wasn't ready for he smacked her hard enough to send her into a wall.

"You will wish you joined me Aria." Then he turned and left. Aria sat up not sure what just happened.

Aria walked into Luche's place holding her side.

"Aria what happened?" she sat down on a stool and lifted her shirt and saw her ribs were bruised. She just looked up at him.

"Truthfully I'm not really sure. Drautos told me he wants to stop the king from handed over some lands. He asked for my help and I told him no. he got mad hitting into a wall. Luche what the hell did we come back to?"

he hands her a healing potion before sitting next to her.

After he told her everything, he had heard from Nyx she shook her head.

"Well, we save one kingdom to come back here and be tossed right back into a fight." Luche looks over at her and sees her head in her hands.

"When is the treaty signing?" she asked.

"Later today. I believe in about two hours." She looked up at him.

"We need to get to Regis's side. I have a bad feeling about this."

They stand up and head to the palace. Luche was in his Glaive gear and she was in the gear her mother gave her.

Aria didn't have much time as she ran up towards the palace. A blast was heard that tossed her off her feet.

"Aria."

She slowly started to stand as Luche ran to her side. They both ran up the stairs killing niff's on the way. As they ran into the treaty room, they saw Clarus die at the hands of a man in full armor.

"Luche protect the king." He warped to Regis's side as Aria warped in front of the unknown man. She summoned her new sword as she looked forward.

Aria watched the man's movements and froze.

"Drautos." She said. The man removed his helmet and glared at her.