Castle of the Damned

I

Long ago, there were two brothers. The older was cruel and rude. He would kick small animals and tear up all things beautiful. But the younger was peaceful and kind. He would fix whatever his brother broke and help old ladies with their things.

The older brother was a handsome man. He had perfect black hair and beautiful black eyes. His skin was tanned and golden. The younger was less handsome when compared to his brother. His golden hair was messy and disheveled most of the time and his brown eyes usually had dark bags under them. He was often sunburned and tanned.

The older brother quickly went through the ranks of the kingdom, and since the king had no heir, as his wife could not seem to bear him a child, everyone knew the brother would become king.

But the brother was an unfair king. He did not seem to care for the town and would not listen to their problems. Whenever the king turned them away, the villager would run out of the kingdom, where they would run into the younger brother. That brother had been making an honest life as a farmer.

The younger brother would tell the villager that the king was evil and that he was building an army to take him down. The villager would usually smile and agree to help the younger brother. They did not like the king.

When the time came, the younger brother rallied his army. They stormed the castle. The king was aghast. His brother, whom he thought he'd loved and cherished, was trying to kill him?

The king sent his guards to stop the villagers, but somehow the villagers seemed to have the strength of giants. What they did not was was that the younger brother had been blessed by the gods to take down the older.

The older brother was confronted by the younger. The younger demanded the older relent, but the older just laughed. The younger had a sad look in his eyes, as he ran his sword through the older brother's heart.

But what the villagers didn't know was that the older brother had a pregnant wife, who had fled as soon as she saw the villagers coming toward the castle. The younger brother had warned the queen to flee when she saw them coming.

The younger brother became the king and ruled the kingdom fairly, and the older brother's wife hid for years. She had her child, and named him Nathan. After the angel who had aided her escape.

Many years later, Nathan was still alive and healthy.