"the atmosphere here is so thick you can cut it with a knife"
Joked the young prince as he tried to lighten the mood
"Follow me son"
"We need to talk"
Said the emperor guiding the prince to a vault hidden underneath the palace
The vault doors opened revealing a room filled with ancient relics,all kept in pristine condition.But one certain relic caught the attention of the princes eye.
It was a sword that was one of a kind,it's silver blade shined brightly on its pedestal,The handle was wrapped in. Black leather.It was katana like in shape but lacked a handguard,the place where the handguard was supposed to be was instead a hollow circle with a small piece of steel protruding from the bottom of the blade to stop the wielders hand from slipping onto the blade.
The circle connected the blade and it's handle.
Beneath it was it's sheath,it didn't look like an average sheath as it was more akin to being an extension of the blade.
It was bright red and was surrounded by an azure aura,it was styled like a double edged blade with a crucifix shaped crystal near its handle.
The emperor and the prince both approached the pedestal.
"This blade once belonged to my great grandfather,which used to belong to his father,and then to his father's father and so on"
"This sword was wielded by the founder of this kingdom or to put it simply my ancestor"
"This land was once a peaceful country and didn't have this many kingdoms and dynasties,it all changed when the founders brother started a revolution against the founder sparking a massive war between the two,this sword fell from the heavens to help my ancestor banish his brother from this land"
"And till now it glows with a purifying light,forever to stay in this vault"
Said the emperor as he admired the blade
"Free,the reason I'm telling you this story is because,I might not be here in a few years"
"All of these relic would be destroyed and the rest will be history"
Said the emperor with a visible look of sorrow on his face
"And why is that,master?"
Said Free
The emperor looked at the boy and said,
"My ancestors brother was banished into another country,he grew in power in order to exact revenge on the founder"
"The hate was passed down his bloodline, generation to generation"
"As his power grew so did his hate"
"And now my cousin..."
"Mephisto"
"My cousin is planning to exact revenge on this country for the war that happened long ago"
"His army is large and his weapons are powerful"
"He doesn't use magic like us,he prefers the use of conventional fire arms"
"The war could happen at anytime,as long as I'm alive"
Free looked at the emperor shocked, confused,and a bit empathetic considering that his country was about to be destroyed.But a more confused look was seen on his face as he had just uncovered new 'Dad lore', albeit adopted dad lore
"A single man is funding this operation"
The emperor says filling an envelope with some papers and a picture
"I'll give you this envelope when the time is right"
He said as he sealed it shut with a wax seal.
The two left the vault,free finally felt the amount of pressure his adoptive father had been feeling this whole time. War,famine, murder,the genocide of innocent lives that don't deserve to perish it was all too much for him to take.but all matters aside,the kingdom had to make preparations for the future.
The Kingdom of Solaris isn't the biggest of places,but they make up for their lack of size with the amount of colonies and other kingdoms that they have taken control off.
Every male citizen was drafted into military service, regardless of age and health.The rule was 'if you can walk right,you'll be sent off to fight'
Free honed his skills, mastering the blade, conventional fire arms,magic spells,Ki control,hand to hand combat,and even became the general's advisor
Weeks have turned into months,and months have turned into years.
Four years have passed since Free's disappearance and him becoming the prince of the kingdom of the first star.
From a twelve year old 'monster' he has grown to be a now sixteen year old young man.
He was taller,still kept his androgynous features,his blonde hair had grown longer and had still kept its spiky and messy look,he had a more lean and muscular look but had retained a baby-face all this time.
The kingdom had all of its preparations done,they had an army comparised of people from different nations, nations hiring mercenaries and other men to aid them in the defence of their country.Their city was well fortified as the citizens had created the kingdom into an impenetrable fortress,and now all that was left was to wait for the enemies first move.
The emperor had visited many fortune tellers asking them about the possible war,each and every one of them telling the exact same thing,which was 'soon'
Meanwhile in the other kingdom...
Mephisto was sitting in the throne room,and decided to walk outside to the balcony of his castle.
"Soon hikaru"
"You will face my ancestors wrath"
"The wrath of my bloodline will surely pierce through your defences"
"The rage that fuel my soldiers with their will to fight will certainly break your troops morale"
"No matter what you'll throw at me"
"I will always come back"
Mephisto then stormed out of the castle
Calling the generals,ordering a meeting with them
"Yes,my majesty what is it that you'd like to discuss" said the head general
"Tomorrow,will be the end of solaris"
"That star shall shine no longer"
"I will have my revenge"
Said mephisto as his eyes filled with malice, piercing the soul of his head general through his darksteel helmet
"Yes my majesty,all the preparations have been set"
"All you need to do is to give us the time of attack"
said the general
"WE MOVE AT DAWN"
Shouted mephisto slamming his fist on a wooden table with a grin
"None would be left of that puny kingdom once in done with It''
Back to the kingdom Solaris
The emperor looked outside, seeing legions upon legions of soldiers making their move to the forest.Some we're on horseback,others in heavily armoured tanks,and more in crudely engineered vehicles of mass destruction.
The emperor looked as dread filled his eyes.
"What's wrong master?"
Asked free
"The time has come"
"My son,War is coming"
Said the emperor
"WELL WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR,SOUND THE ALARMS, ALERT THE GENERALS NOW NOW NOW"
"SIR YES SIR"
Said free as he stormed out of the throne room
"We shall end this ordeal like real men, Mephisto''
Said the emperor looking down on his kingdom...
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The divine Comedy: Lucifer's second act
FantasiYear's after Lucifer had been cast out,He made a deal with a mysterious being not of this world. Being turned into an angel named Phanes,he lost all.his memories as Lucifer and was stuck with the persona of Phanes. Phanes was chosen to be in a speci...
