Clock To Freedom

Chapter 1 - The Beginning

"Harisutu, Wahi turinki (Greetings, Your Highness.) The West Wing of Vashknabri is under attacked by the Busatanbrus." The General knight reported to Athon before he stood up. Ceion, who's on the left side of Athon, was sitting on his chair quietly as he was observing what will Athon do to stop the Busatanbrus.

"Ma nos Zikastura! (This is unacceptable!). Order our troops to go to the West Wing and destroy all those lost Vashknabris. Hiztakuno! (Pronto/Faster)" Athon, the ruler of Vashknabri Kingdom ordered as the General Knight followed the orders of the ruler. On the other hand, Ceion was not into Athon's plans. He stood up and moved closer to Athon.

"Can we atleast find another solution for this? They are still people of Vashknabri. We can't just kill them like that..." Ceion said as soft as he can be. But that didn't stop Athon from his plans. He went to the side of their palace wherein he can see the West Wing of Vashknabri Kingdom. As for Ceion, he followed Athon, wondering why he doesn't want to listen to him.

Ever since Ceion got out of his Mashktaku (a seed wherein a drasatinu will form into a conscious body) and was ruled as the 17th second ruler of Vashknabri Kingdom, Athon didn't even dare to speak to him. Nor cared for him. Although Ceion was technically his lover, he doesn't even care if Ceion was there or not.

As soon as Athon saw the troops blocking the lost Vashknabri to enter the kingdom at the balcony of the palace, Ceion was right there next to him, looking at what will Athon do to this poor lost Vashknabri's that was trying to find the Clock to Freedom that had been lost for decades.

"We need the Clock to Freedom..."

"Give us the Clock to Freedom..."

"The Clock to Freedom will set us free..."

All of these were voices of the lost Vashknabris. They were seeking, looking for the clock that will set them free without getting hurt.

"It's been decades! We don't have the clock!" Athon shouted, letting them hear that the palace really doesn't have the clock and it was vanished a long time ago ever since his mother died. "Help me get there." He then asked Ceion to teleport him to the front lane of the West Wing of Vashknabri kingdom.

Ceion didn't think twice but to immediately teleport the both of them to where Athon wants him to be. As he was teleported, he started walking slowly towards the Busatanbrus, summoning his Duelia Zopanzo (Duelia's Sword) or also known as the sword of his mother that was given to Athon after her mother died.

The sword then glows a light at its sharp blade, as if his mother was within the sword, whispering some words that some of the people can identify the voice...

"Protect our kingdom, my child. I will protect you, and you will protect them..."

Athon then slashes his glowing sword into that one lost Vashknabris, the troops then rushed to defeat the busatanbrus as the busatanbrus did the same for the troops. As for Ceion, he teleported himself to where Athon is, keeping him safe as he released a light bubble protecting the ruler of the kingdom. They both fought with the Busatanbrus.

Even Ceion was against violence and killing this poor, innocent, and lost Vashknabris, it is still his duty to protect the kingdom. He was releasing starlight the burns and blinds the enemies.

The war goes on, left and right, troops were getting killed as the Masihise (Light Fairy of Vashknabri Kingdom that serves as the "Healers" of the kingdom) heals the injured troops. Meanwhile, the two rulers were still there, trying to defeat the Busatanbrus that was trying to defeat them. But the combination of Ceion's light and Athon's sword was strong enough to defeat them.

But it didn't took long enough as a Busatanbru snuck behind Ceion, slashing Ceion's back with his black nails. Athon was in pure shock, looking at Ceion falling down and the light bubble slowly blinking into its presence. He didn't think twice but he slashed the head of the Busatanbru before going to where Ceion fell.

A lot of Masihise rushed to get the second ruler. They then lifted the ruler and vanished in an instant.

"Where will they bring Ceion??" Athon asked, worried about Ceion.

"Wahi Turinki (Your Highness), He was escorted by our Masihise to his own Mashkta (World of the drasatinu's consciousness)" After one of the Masihise explained to Athon on the whereabouts of Ceion, he was kind of relieved, before he continued on defeating the Busatanbrus to protect the kingdom.

After that fought with the Busatanbrus at the West Wing of the Kingdom, Athon was looking at the view of the kingdom at the balcony of the palace. Ceion was still not back after his injury from earlier as Athon starts to worry about Ceion.

"What's our next plan?" Someone behind Athon said softly. As Athon looked behind on the source of the voice, he was in pure shock. Ceion was back, fully recovered as if nothing had happened with him earlier.

"You're back!" Athon said as he moved closer to Ceion before checking his back if there are scratches from earlier. And as expected, it was already healed.

"My Masahises took care of me pretty well..." Ceion said, keeping his smile on his face and just as a few moments, Athon smiled back. Not really what Ceion had imagined, but it is his first time seeing Athon smiling in front of him. Ceion's smiled grew bigger as he saw the other smile.

Later that night, the two rulers of Vashknabri Kingdom is sleeping, trying to recover some energy from what happened last night. But not long, Ceion woke up from his not deep sleep. He slowly moved away from the bed, and he slowly exits from their bedroom.

He teleported himself outside of the Kingdom, successfully passing all troops guarding the kingdom.  He then walked towards a place that a Vashknabris shouldn't be. Just like the other second ruler of Vashknabri Kingdom, Ceion successfully went to the Kingdom of Busatanbrus. At the gate of the Kingdom, it was lively, not as we expected it to be dark.

Ceion already knew it was a trap. He casted his light bubble to surround him from not being consumed by the darkness after entering the kingdom full of lies. After he stepped closer to the gate, it finally opens, already inviting for someone in front of the kingdom. Ceion didn't think twice but to enter the gate.

As soon as he entered the gate, everything flashed before his eyes. It wasn't as lively as he saw earlier outside the gate. It was full of Lost Vashknabris, hoping to get the clock that will free them. Fortunately, the light bubble that surrounds him was casting light to guide his path.

"Where's the clock..."

"Give us that clock..."

"Hand me that clock..."

Whispered surrounds him, hoping to get the clock. As he moved closer to the palace of Busatanbru where Busa is, he can feel the pressure on his light bubble, starting to shrink while he was inside. He was trying to keep it together...

"Just like the other second rulers, Ceion. You're just like them." A tall, dark figure moved closer to him and just as he knew, it was Busa that was talking to him.

"We can find better solutions for this."

"This is the better solution... Actually, you're not like the other second rulers. You have a special thing in your heart that us, Busatanbrus wants." Busa said before summoning his dark, smoking scythe, aiming at Ceion's bubble.

Ceion can really feel the pressure of his light bubble as Busa's scythe was pointed at it. He was really trying to hold it together.

"Thank you for giving us the freedom we want, Ceion. You are the solution to this chaos." Busa said before not long, swinging his scythe to pop the light bubble of Ceion.

Is this the end of me?

Am I the solution?