Rising Prince Vs Eminence In Shadow

Prologue - Loop Breaker

I......

.... Why is this happening to me?

This was the thought of the prince, Corneus Midgar...

What was once a proud, young prince laid down on his bed, with a wholly uncaring look.

Unbefitting of one.

He was only 9 years old, even though in reality it was three hundred and nine years including what was in his past life. How was he that old?

Did you read the summary? He was in a loop that lasted 1.5 years before it restarts.

Despair began to fill his heart each loop, currently unable to cope with the fact that he really is in a loop.

Why? Why did this happen to him? Whoever had cursed him will pay!

At least, what he experienced was incredibly light, because after a certain point of the loop, he'll black out and wake up in this same spot.

Otherwise, if he died, then he will just return to his bed as if nothing happened except his crumbling mind experiencing slow and painful deaths.

"Tsk! This is not like me, the prince! Don't compare me to anybody!!" He yelled out, loudly enough as he left the bed he was laying in.

And just in time, a few guards entered the room. They were in a light armor, showing their mob character faces as they were looking quite worried about him.

"My prince! Are you okay?" One of the guards asked, checking upon him.

"Umu...."

'... That was embarrassing.' He thought, as the two guards were assured of his condition, nodding to each other.

After that, everything was normal..... Except Corneus was almost always at the state of despair, which Iris, his biological older sister decided to try and find out what was Causing him to be like that.

Alexia also tried to find out what happened to him, to no avail. It worried her even more, actually.

She was in a state of confusion until with a mere white lie, most of their worries were gone.

At this loop, Corneus began to contemplate his choices regarding the future loops. The same events will happen, despite minor (or major) deviations caused by him or the world around him.

Should he still drown himself in despair, or what?

Will he succumb to hopelessness?

The answer is no.

He was hoping otherwise.

He prayed to whatever God that exists, doesn't matter who was who, if he was cursed to life an eternal life in an endless loop, then....

.....

.....

[ LOOP 300 ]

Corneus didn't do anything, succumbing to despair and hopelessness.

For 300 years.

He fully developed a cold, uncaring personality this time. Though this is temporary, he will remember this as his utterly embarrassing times.

[ LOOP 600 AND ONWARDS ]

Despite the hopelessness of not being able to get out of the loop, Corneus' desire and hope to break it and the hope to witness what was beyond the loop and what his existence will bring.