The Story of Beginnings

Abuelita Carlotta

Carlotta came from a crowded and "every hound for themselves" household. One day she had enough of having to fight for everything from her parents respect trying to make remarkable achievements to just the basic 3 meals as it was hard to get good scraps against 24 other siblings both younger and older. She took what she could in a small but expensive drawstring bag she stole from her narcissistic and manipulative mother and left everything else behind. Not without taking her abusively strict fathers gold wedding band to sell for good money later.

Later in she found herself a hard working Hellhound who sought after the crown as there was word they were getting desperate for a bride. A Queen. She flirted, killed, befriended and betrayed her way to the duchess rank but that's as far as she could get on her own. She was a less respected duchess when the former king found her. At the time it was more respectful to only marry into each others ranks and never cross over, however it was incredibly difficult to marry off the king as no woman could stand how brash and aggressive he was.

She couldn't stand him either but she did it for that better life. A life in which she could finally relax and her only stress would be to look pretty and stand next to the king for a few hours a day. They didn't grow close but King Erebus could finally say he found a woman who he didn't want to punch and toss out a window the moment he saw her. Their relationship was friendly but mostly formal.

She lived her days finally carefree and easy after their wedding. Her mood changed along with her lifestyle, she was known as a kind, caring and loving Queen who helped anyone she could and turned people's sadness into happiness with the wave of her hand. She was revered for this. She was finally free from everything she was running from and can finally live in peace. Well...mostly..

While Carlotta didn't get what she emotionally needed, when she had her two sons she would make sure they were given what they needed both emotionally, mentally and physically. It was hard with Erebus trying to "whip them into shape" but she did her best. Xalgo was the one to take his fathers very physical and vocal teachings seriously while Diablo was given more freedom from his mother and when Erebus wasn't focused on his teachings. In truth, Erebus didn't care for his second son and saw him as weak and an example of what Xalgo is to not become.

Xalgo on the other hand was one he saw promise in. His firstborn was the strongest in his eyes and that's what he needed his kingdom to have. A strong, disciplined and strict leader. This would one day lead to Erebus pitting the siblings against each other in a Batalla de la muerte. Translating to...a battle of death.