The Death God

Trial of Kings and Queens - Part 1

"He sure is interesting." Azreal thought as he left Jax to himself.

"He might be able to beat the King of the Arena in the next Trial of Kings and Queens." When he turned the corner after thinking this, he saw Victoria, the Queen of Sins, walking out of a magic store. Victoria also saw Azreal and waved him over, but Azreal walked toward an alleyway and Victoria followed.

"People can mistake this for something else, you know that right?" Victoria asked as she arrived.

"Lets just get down to business."

"Right. Who are the people that are wanting to challenge the Queens?" She took out 10 gold coins and Azreal accepted.

"This year's a bust too, there's only one person you have to watch out for this time, Helen."

"Tell me about Helen." She took out 30 gold, but Azreal didn't react. She added 20 more gold and Azreal took them all.

"Helen, also know as Elder Sister in The Family.She is a profound archer who can get bulls-eyes like its natural. She also has an affinity with the wind and has sharp senses. As an member of The Family,she has had battle experience and can kill someone without blinking an eye, making her a dangerous opponent to fight with. She also wants to impress a certain someone to get his attention so that she could get closer to him, so her ambition is strong and that will make her a pain to deal with."

"Tell me about this special person." She took out 30 gold, but Azreal didn't move, so she added 10 more, but was still met with no reaction.

"Must be someone important." She tool out another 10 coins. Only then did Azreal accept.

"His name's Jax. From what I can tell, there's going to be big events happening around him. He's the strongest person in The Family. He's a warrior who will beat the King of the Arena. He also has a history of fighting in the war between the Terra and Azure continents. From what I can gather, he was known as the Blood Demon from his time in the war. He was known by this title because of the way he fights. He fights like his life doesn't matter and by the end of each battle, he would be covered in the blood of his enemies or his own blood, but what's most scary about him is his ability to adapt and his high rate of improvement. And since the he's in Emperor City, the other members must be too. He will cause a stir in this peaceful city and when he does, he'll come out on top."

"Will it really be that much of a big deal?"

"Yes. I'll give you this information for free because you're an frequent customer, but from what I gathered, he fought for one reason and one reason only. He was cursed. His body and soul requires him to kill someone or he'll kill everyone around him to satisfy the curse, but the worst part is that the curse is eating at him from the inside out."

"That's horrible."

"Yea, but what can you do about it?" Victoria was silent.

"Listen, just for the fun of it, i'll help him with his curse if he manages to become a King."

"Right, anything else?"

"No. See you around."

"Yea. See you around." Victoria and Azreal both walked back onto the street, but they parted ways after that. Victoria was contemplating on what she would do at the Trial, while Azreal was thinking about what would happen at the Trail. Victoria stopped and looked back at Azreal and started thinking.

"Just how does he get all this information?"

Azreal walked to a nearby store and bought some food. He continued on past a forest to a secluded area with a hill in the middle. He walked up the hill and at the top of the hill, you could see two gravestones. One had a sword by it and the other had a staff. Neither of the gravestones had any labels, but Azreal knew who these belonged to.

"Once again I come back here." Azreal started talking.

"I always seem to come back here."

"Mom...Dad, I got stronger to protect you guys, but now, I have nothing to protect." Azreal sighed.

"Mom...Dad, I was weak back then, I couldn't stop them from killing the both of you. All I could do was watch. It hurt me then, but now...I don't even feel anything anymore. It seems like this will be the last day I come back here. Good-bye. Rest well and watch over me."