Flowering Petals || AvA/M AU (Alan Becker)

Chapter 4 : Escape from a Cage (1/2)

Creator note ; hey everyone! The new cover art for this story is FINALLY done.
Oh, and this part will be devided into 2 chapters! This chapter will hold part 1, and the next will hold part 2.

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As king gained consciousness again, he'd sit up from the hard dirty floor, he tried to stand up but realized his hands and legs were shackled to the ground. He looked around, not only to see someone else, laying in front of him.. it was chosen.

He scooted over to chosen's unconscious body and poked him with his leg. "Chosen?" King muttered. Chosen was covered in scars and bruises, some healed some were still bleeding. Chosen did not respond, which king decided to wait until he wakes up.

An hour passes, king dozed off while leaning against the wall. Chosen slowly opened his eyes and mumbled, "orange..?" King snapped back to reality as he heard his name, even though it was quiet, king could hear it because of the intense silence surrounding their jail cell.

"Chosen?" King muttered back, "what are you doing here?!" Chosen whimpered. "Long story." King responded, "but that doesn't matter. Come on man, let's get you out of here." King remarked as he tried to get up, yet his shackles pulled him back down.

"Ah, right." King said as he sat down in defeat. Chosen managed to get up, but he was weighed down by a chain around his leg. (Guess the reference)
It was hard to walk considering on how heavy the weight was, but since it was in the shape of a ball, he was able to easily roll it around.

He looked around and found a small scrap of metal that he was able to use to pick the locks on king's shackles, and his too. He helped king get up and started picking the lock of their shared jail cell.

"I could've done that." King remarked, "yeah, but your arms say otherwise." Chosen said as he got the lock to open. King gestured at Chosen to pick the lock on his cuffs, releasing him from being chained up. As they left the cell, multiple guards caught sight of them and began chasing them.

They ran through the halls, multiple guards chasing them. "What do we do?" King huffed as they both ran. "I dont know, just run!" They ran out the dungeon and hurried up on spiral stairs, with guards chasing from behind them.

As they finally reached the top of the stairs, they found themselves between two hallways. "Where do we go orange, Left or right!?" Chosen pleaded to king, not knowing what to do. King grabbed Chosen's wrist then made a run for the left side. as when they turn the corner to hide, the guards go up the stairs and go to the right side, which leads to the weaponary room. "We lost 'em." King whispered. "For now." Chosen muttered back.

As they started walking, they reached a window. When they look out the window, they realize that; They are in a Fortress. But the real question, whose? The world outside was covered in snow. there was a harsh snow storm going on, no wonder it was so cold.

King led chosen inside a random room, he then put a chair against the handle. "Let's stay here for now." King said as he sat down on the floor. "What room is this? Seems important." Chosen said as he looked around the room with king following from behind. The room was dark, yet huge. It felt like this room was rarely used, or maybe even used as just a storage room.

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"Last one there is a rotten egg!" Red said as he ran through the halls of the castle with second chasing him from behind. It had been 5 hours after the incident happened, the smoke had cleared and the guards had been trying to locate where King Orange was.

Purple and Dark were walking along the hallway, following behind Second and Red who had ran off ahead of them. "You good?" Dark asked the young prince. "Oh uh, i'm fine. Just.. a little worried." Purple said as his eyes were glued onto the floor. "Fine? You look like you've seen a ghost." Dark commented on how pale how Purple looked. "Im just.. scared. My father is gone, and because of that.. now i am the one in charge." Purple said in a very weary tone.

"Oh, im sure you'll do just fine." Dark said as he placed his arm around purple's shoulder. As they made their way to the dining room, they were met with a quarrel between Red and Second. "Will you two stop fighting and behave for once?!" Dark interrupted their arguing. "Geez." Red said in disappointment.

As the 4 of them sat down at the dining table, Purple would begin a conversation amongst them. "Okay, so you're saying that the attack that just happened, is also by the same people that attacked cassius?" Purple asked as he cutted his steak in half. "I think so, cause why would they be so convenient? My brother, the king, disappeared. And now your father?" Second replied, barely touching his food.

"Second does have a point.. what if they hold the leaders of the kingdoms captive for ransom money?" Dark responded to Second's remark. "I dont think that would be the case, i mean. Kidnapping kings just to ask for ransom money?" Purple overlapped Dark's response with his own. "Well.. then what else would they need to kidnap the kings for?" Red barged into the conversation.

Second was in his own mind, all sound was blocked out, he was thinking. Why would anyone want to kidnap the kings from their respective kingdoms? The more he thought about it, the more lost he was. Until, he had an idea. "Hey uh, about the conflict that happened during the festival.. we do have a suspicion that its connected to this, right?" Second broke from his trance, asking a question.  "Yeah, why?" Purple responded to him.

"You guys know when apparently someone poisoned queen rosette's wine, that led her to die during the festival?" Second looked all of them dead in the eye, as he brought up the celestial star festival. "Yeah, the town folk say it was an assasination attempt." Red replied to second's remark. "Well, you guys know that queen rosette supposedly was the first of all the rulers, along with her husband king armaros, to ever advance into better weapons such as the 'shotgun'?" Second said. "Well yeah, Celeste IS known to be very competitive. They always want to be the best amongst the other kingdoms." Dark replied to second's remark.

"Well, i heard from a rumor that a kingdom tried to negotiate with The kingdom of Celeste to give up half the ownership so they can get in on the new weapons and stuff." Second added more to his remark.
"Exactly where are you taking this, Prince Second?" Purple questioned Second's claims. "Well, what if.. all of this is connected, what if a certain kingdom is trying to gain control over the rest?" Second said. "Well, Second does have a poi-" Purple was about to comment on second's theory, when he was cut off by the sound of an... explosion?

~cliff hanger~

CREATOR'S NOTE;

Hey guys! Its been a while since last i updated this story. Im sorry about that, my mental state has been the shittiest it could ever be, but i am also getting emotional aupport from my friends, and my significant other.

I will try my best to release the next chapter as soon as possible! Dont wanna leave you guys on a cliff hanger forever!

Thank you for all of your support <3 and thank you for reading :)
- Kasper