[COMPLETE] Long Lost Hearts [Original Fantasy Love Story]

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When they got to the house Viven knocked on the door only to get a raven haired male with teal eyes. "Ah Viven! It's good to see you friend."

"Joshua. Good to see you as well, is your father in at all?"

"Yes, he's in his office...Wait. Is that the princess with you?"

"Yes, Princess Reina has a brain unlike her siblings." Viven said with a smile

"Please come in all three of you."

they all went into the house and Joshua took them to a large room where they met up with an elder male who was looking through papers. "Father, Countess Viven and the youngest princess has come to see you."

Hearing who was in his estate the elder male looked up and got up. "Countess, princess-it is good to see both of you. Princess it's a pleasure to finally meet you in person. My name is Duke Martin. How can I assist both of you today princess?"

"Countess Viven spoke to me about the issues that this part of the middle sector has and how the outer villages are uncouth. So I wish to change that, Do you have any children between the ages of twenty one to thirty that can battle well enough to lead a guild?"

"Yes, yes I do. That would be Joshua. He is the brightest and strongest of him and his siblings." Martin said with a smile

Joshua rubbed the back of his neck nervously "Father...I'm not that good."

"Don't look so modest. If your father believes you can do well, let's see how well you can do. If you cannot at least get a hit on me we will see about your siblings." Sylus said seriously

"W-Wait what?! B-But you're a outside prince...Are you sure about this?"

"I've taken note that Prince Sylus is a rather stubborn man. You cannot say 'no' to him." Reina said with a sad smile

Sylus chuckled amused "So you've finally figured that out eh princess?"

She averted her eyes saying nothing to the male. Sylus looked at Joshua "What is your preferred choice of weapon?"

"Rope darts."

Sylus looked at him curiously "Oh? I've never heard of that before."

Joshua showed under his sleeve a dart he had tucked under it. "This."

"Hm...Interesting. Let's go outside and see what you can do kid."

Joshua looked at Reina and his father-both of them nodded their heads giving him the a-okay. So he went outside with Sylus with the trio following close behind. They watched from the doorway as the two males stood back to back before stepping back ten paces before facing one another. When they faced one another Sylus took his sword out and he charged right at the kid only for Joshua to move to the side as he used his darts to wrap around the prince's arms pulling him to the ground. Sylus looked rather stunned that he couldn't move his arms out of the wires around him. Joshua let him go letting the prince to get up only for him to let out a small groan.

"Damn kid I didn't expect that."

"That was just to immobilize you. You haven't seen anything just yet." Joshua said with a grin

"Alright-alright, let's see what you got." Sylus said with a grin as he went for him again that time Joshua moved the wires around Sylus's body before he was electrocuted. Making him fall to the ground. Joshua let him go, and stepped back a bit only for Sylus to shake off what had happened to him and get up. 

"Kid...you really need to stop doubting yourself. You'll do just fine." Sylus said brushing himself off

Joshua stiffened up looking at him confused "R-Really?"

Sylus nodded his head "I would never lie to anyone kid, you need to stop doubting yourself and relish in the fact that you are how you are. You will be just what the guild needs as a leader. I've seen the leader for Verra and you two will get along just well together." He said before he looked at Reina "What do you think princess?"

Reina nodded her head. "He'll do just fine, it didn't take him long to get you onto your knees. Which was rather amusing to see." She said with a smile

He looked at her unamused "Don't get used to it Princess." He said before he looked back at Joshua "You need to be firm and not doubt yourself or your family name kid. If you need help with anything the countess should be able to assist you. Isn't that right?"

Viven nodded her head with a smile "Yes, that's correct. I had a feeling it'd be you that would do well as the guild master. I was given the key to the guild hall so let's go there and opening it up once more."

Joshua looked at his father. "I guess this farewell for now father."

"You will do this family well Joshua, worry not you will be a good guild master I have much faith in you." Martin said with a smile

The four of them then left out and Viven took them to the guild hall where there were a large group of people sitting by it. Upon seeing the red haired Countess they all stood up straight. 

"Countess are you opening the guild hall once more?!" One of the males asked

"Yes I have found you all a new guild master that will be taking over what that toxic one should have been doing." Viven said with a nod of her head as she unlocked the guild hall once she did the heroes that were waiting outside of it began to clean the place up as Viven took Joshua to the back of the place where they talked about how to deal with the two villages with Sylus and Reina. While the four of them talked it got late so Viven took Reina and Sylus to where she lived for the night and had them eat dinner with her.