Sempiternal

Prologue

I. Born to be King

In a cursed land..
..said to be the land of the forsaken ones..

..called the realm of "Diablos".

Ruled by a terrifyingly powerful king.
A historical dispute among "Diablos" and "Infinitians"
continued to exist during that time.

A prince was born.
Their very first prince..

The whole kingdom rejoiced and celebrated the birth of a prince.
A heir to the royal throne. A prince that might be the answer for change.

"Hellisha.. what do you want to name him..?" Hellios the 1st, asked
his queen, Hellisha in a warm tone of voice.

The newborn prince, held in the arms of his mother, the queen,
sleeps peacefully. While his mother gently caresses him and stares
at him lovingly.

"Hellios.. he should inherit your name." The queen of diablos decided.

Time passed.. the young prince grew up to be a clever child.
However, things have already changed for him.

"Hellios.. my dear boy, do you have any idea why I brought you
   to this world?" Hellisha, his mother, approached him and asked.

Her hair was as dark as a raven's and her eyes seemed to hold the galaxy itself.
But whenever she feels negative, her beautiful eyes turns blood red.
She wore black lipstick that matched her black dress.

Hellios, who turned out to be a quiet yet loving child, looked down,
thinking for a few minutes.. but was unable to come up with an answer.

Hellisha laughed softly. It was the last time her eyes gazed at him lovingly.
"You are my son. You are born to be king." She patted his head and Hellios
smiled at her. "So adorable." She then hugged him gently.

But as soon as she embraced him, her beautiful eyes changed color..
..it glowed red and her caring smile was painted over by an evil one.

The night after that...

Hellios was put to sleep by his mother, but he himself noticed
something strange around her aura. He faked his sleep and followed
her in secrecy. His mother did not go straight back to their royal room,
but instead, she sneaked out of their castle and killed the royal guards.

Hellios, who was still young, witnessed it all, he covered his mouth
in order to stop himself from screaming. He was unable to believe what
he had just seen.. that he felt his heart ache for the very first time.

But still, he continued to follow her behind.

It was a quiet yet eerie night.
The moon light touches their skin that seemed to glow a bit blue.
The only thing hindering the silence was the breeze of the wind.

As soon as Hellisha reached the gate and finished off the guards,
she stood there, staring off the space for a few seconds and Hellios
was extremely curious and confused at the same time.

But then..

"Come on out, Hellios." Hellisha actually knew her son was following
him all along and glanced at him over her shoulders, she called him out
in a slightly different voice, it seemed cold.. and unfamiliar to Hellios.