Chapter 1: a chance for freedom

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I was working on the family farm and around the town for some of the elderly farmers cause they couldn't retire and take part in the retirement ceremony just yet, right now I'm on my way to help out with unloading a Subtruck that's on it's way from Divinity... Said it was just a bunch of clothes from the Clothesmakers and a few things the Guardians needed help carrying to their stations.

Once I get to the Willow Forest Loading Zone I wave to get a Guardians attention "hey, sorry I'm late I was helping a few more elderly farmers" I say as a Guardian nods with a smile "understandable, most of these elderly Farmers can't retire yet, just glad that you're here now Mr. Armezine" the Guardian says as he walks me over to the caboose of the Sub-truck before he grabbed my arm and pulled me out of view from the other Guardians.

"hey what-" the guardian places a hand over my mouth and looks over to see if anyone heard before making a familiar had signal, calming me down before the guardian whispers to me 'they can't know he stowed away with us' the guardian says quietly as he points at the caboose "what? who?" I went to look behind me into the caboose and nearly jumped when I saw someone peek out from behind a few boxes in the caboose of the Sub-truck, looking terrified and shaking like they're in the coldest part of the ocean's trench, but one detail that caught my eye was the golden eyes that were reflected from the caboose's faint light.

'Not yet your highness go back behind the boxes' the Guardian whispers as the city's crown Prince hid behind the boxes again 'why in all of Dayanala's grace is Prince Dexterin in the caboose of a Sub-truck?!' I asked, quietly keeping my voice down so no one got suspicious.

'listen, the king can't know his prized heir is in Willow Forest, I need you to help Dexterin blend into the faction and get him all the way back to the intersection of Divinity and Creataria, his father blocked the passage way between them decades ago when he was crowned, that way he can open the passageway to the surface with his mother's Medallion' the Guardian says as he looks around and lightly taps the door of the Sub-truck's caboose.

The crown-prince quietly climbs out, pulls the hood of his cloak over his head, and stays close to the caboose door before anyone can see and recognize him "w-who're you?" I heard the crown prince ask Timidly as he holds his hood down over his eyes, I look over at the guardian who nods with a tiny smile, I turn my head to look back at the prince and crouch down so the kid didn't have to look up and reveal himself.

"My name is Arthur Armezine, I'm gonna help you hide in Willow Forest for a while, but I got to get you to my place so I can get my son and niece to help find a new change of clothes for you, that way you can blend in, and possibly get you contact lens as well to hide your true eye color" I say as I quickly stand up and gently hold my hand out for the young prince to take.

"O-okay" the crown prince mutters as he extends his hand out and holds mine "there ya go, nice and steady in case your uncomfortable" I say gently while bringing the kid close so I don't lose him when we run for my house 'I'll distract the other guards so you guys can get away from the loading zone' the Guardian whispers as he backs away slightly and grabs a cybernetic blue and white grenade while I crouch down to get ready to run.

"You might wanna climb onto my back your highness, I run fast" the prince nods and quickly but carefully climbs onto my back and gets comfortable, I bring my arms under his legs so he doesn't slip off my back and fall before I nod to the Guardian, the Guardian then grabs a remote and presses the button on it, making some bots in the transit activate and take the form of people dressed in black outfits thanks to their illusion setting.

He then presses the button on the grenade and pushes the top of it down before throwing it into the transit, the grenade's beeping speeds up before it blows a part of the transit up, grabbing the attention of the other Guardians as he runs toward the blown up transit "L.E.E.C.H.E.S! They're attacking!" The guardian yells as he runs into the smoke caused by the explosion, the other Guardians follow in pursuit as they rush to the transit while I make a run for my house as the prince held on tight.

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⏰ Last updated: Sep 22, 2024 ⏰

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