Magi x Fairy Tail crossover: prequel

Chapter 26

Narmes started the story, gulping nervously. "It all started a few months ago when the former king passed away. The former king had two sons. Prince Armakan and his younger brother, Prince Sharrkan. Due to the fact that Prince Armakan was the son of the second queen, he wasn't the first in line to succeed the throne. However, his younger brother was still only nine years old, so Prince Armakan was the one enthroned. However, there were those who disagreed. The following month, the second queen passed away. It was sudden and unexpected. Shortly thereafter, the same sorts of sudden deaths began happening throughout the city. All of the victims were people that stood behind the young King Armakan. King Armakan was losing his supporters one by one. At that time,... (A/N: this is gonna go to a flashback of that time... if you're confused.)

'Oh... what a situation. Oh... The former king has been angered. This must be a 'curse'! Our former king hoped for an independent Heliohapt, free from foreign influence...but what about our current king?! Isn't our current king blatantly ignoring those policies? The one who inherited the former king's will and the one who should succeed the throne is Prince Sharrkan! We must give the throne to the legitimate heir, Prince Sharrkan!' said Gafra, with Patra and Sharrkan, (A/N: I think) in front of a crowd of people

 The former king's faction started calling the series of mysterious deaths a 'curse', and began promoting the younger brother, Prince Sharrkan, as the legitimate heir to the throne. However, there was something we realized. The death of the second queen, as well as the death of the current king's supporters... They all died because they were poisoned. So that made it likely that someone in the former king's faction was poisoning them..."

"If you realized that, why didn't you do something?" Sin asked

"...Unfortunately, we don't have any definitive proof that it's someone from the previous king's faction. But if we let things continue like this, our internal struggles and conflicts will only continue. What are we supposed to do...?" 

"That's enough, Narmes." Everyone turned to the mysterious voice.

"King Armakan!" Narmes said, surprised

"These are travelers from a foreign country. We've caused you enough trouble because of our country's problems. There's no reason to drag you any further into our problems. It would be better for you if you left this country as soon as possible. I'll arrange for a guard to escort you on your way home. Furthermore...let's end this conflict. Tomorrow I'll go to the tomb of the Royal Family." This shocked Narmes.

"You mustn't! If something happens to you...!"

"...Narmes, this is the only option left..." Sin and the gang were left with confusion.

"...Then, we will accompany you...to the Royal Tomb...No..." Narmes said, defeated. "To the place that used to be the Royal Tomb...the mysterious structure it became!" This intrigued Sora. Sin had an idea of what it was.

"...Please wait a minute! Could that structure be..." Sin said, but was interrupted by Narmes.

"Oh, you're travelers, so... of course you don't know... The truth is we have one more problem in this country. Within the borders of our country, a mysterious structure appeared overnight. No matter how many soldiers we sent to investigate it, not a single one ever came back." Hina and Sin knew that it was a dungeon. Sora started to get excited, and wanted to go see this place. "That structure is in a place of enormous importance to our Royal Family... The Royal Tomb where generations of past kings were laid to rest... Ever since that structure appeared, our Royal Tomb has changed to become a part of it."

"To us, the Royal Tomb is the most sacred place in Heliohapt. It allows past generations of kings to watch over us, and is the place where all new kings succeed the throne through a formal investiture..." Armakan said

"An investiture?" Mystras asked

"...Yes." Narmes said. "Here in Heliohapt, it has been a custom since ancient times for the heir named by the previous king to be formally named king in a ceremony held at the Royal Tomb... However, currently, the Royal Tomb has turned into something entirely different... To this day, we have been unable to hold a formal investiture for King Armakan. The words of the former king are carved into his sarcophagus, but if we can't enter the Royal Tomb, we can't verify what is written there. In other words, we have no way of knowing if Lord Armakan is the legitimate heir to the throne. Nobody knows the identity of the true heir."

"I see what you mean. Due to the circumstances, the previous king's faction is trying to put forth someone else as the true heir to the throne...?" Ja'far said

"Exactly. They made up the idea of a 'curse' thinking that they could use the uncertainty of the crown to topple Lord Armakan's reign... We believe he is our king. If we could just prove that Lord Armakan is the legitimate king, then all of this conflict would come to an end. If we could just visit the Royal Tomb... If that mysterious structure would just disappear...!" Narmes looked dejeced.

Before Sin could say anything, Sora beat him to it. "Then why don't we go." This peeked the Heliohapt's citizens and king. They looked at her like she was crazy. "Oh, come on. It'll be fun!" She put her hands behind her head. " 'Sides, I wanna go see this structure! Just leave it to me if ya have to!" She pointed to herself, looking all smug. This peeked Seredine's interest.

"Sora's right. Just leave the structure... no, the dungeon to us... We'll take care of it. That structure is undoubtedly one of the many dungeons that are now appearing around the world. A dungeon is a dangerous place. However, if you conquer it, the structure disappears and the place it stood will return to the way it was before. We've already conquered two of them."

"Really, Sin?!" Sora looked up at him with sparkles in her eyes. "Now this gets me fired up!" Before he could reply, someone beat him to it.

"Wait just a minute!" A guard came running in, trying to stop someone. 

"Vizier Gafra...and Queen Dowager, Lady Patra...!" Narmes said surprise. The guard panacked but Gafra shooed him away. Sora felt a bad vibe coming off of them. She fisted her hands, but stayed where she was. She didn't like these people at all. 

"Oh, Narmes...how deplorable. Making up lies about us scheming to poison people and passing it off as a curse...!" Patra said, as Gafra and her looked at him guiltily, making a face. "It seems like the only one capable of leading our country correctly is my son. Sharrkan should be king after all!" Narmes was about to reply, but a silhouette of someone entered while sitting on a chair (A/N: don't know how to describe it. It's basically a beautiful chair with slaves that carried it in Egypt. If you still don't understand, just find a picture, I guess...) with men carrying it. "Our king... The true king who inherited the will of the former king, please show yourself. The second prince Lord Sharrkan."