The ART of WAR: Blood and Bones

Chapter 1

    In Terra Mortis where King Jecco who was a short tempered man who constantly trained himself to achieve a body so that everyone in his kingdom would respect him not only for his lineage but also because he had no equal and ruled over his land with an iron fist. There in that land lived a farmer and his family who worked on the King's personal farm. The farmer was a goofy looking old man with a thick beard by the name of Fin and had built up muscles from always working on the the farm for so many years with his son and his daughter Jane who resembled her mother with a soft face and big beautiful eyes, she never worked on the farm just in the house setting up dinner and keeping the house clean. After the death of their mother Jesica after giving birth to their son who was never given because Fin was to devastated by the death of his wife and the thought of trying to come up with one was slightly too painful without his wife. He grew up being called Boy by his father and sister and it hurt him but he would just push it down just like the seeds he planted. The farm they grew up on was the only farm in the entire kingdom that grew produce so frequently. The King couldn't stand the farmer and his family and would often throw rotten vegetables or fruits at them when ever he sees them. The Queen Amare who was the essence of beauty with thick black hair and a slender face and curvy body was full of kindness and saw the way the king treated the farmers and would often help them clean up even though the Jecco forbids it.

One day while helping the farmer with harvesting, the Amare pricked her finger on a thorn causing her to bleed. The farmer became quite frightened and rushed to the Amare's aid, picking her up and helping her inside to let her run water over the cut, where they sat and laughed and talked until the sun went down. The King had just come back from a long day in St. Johns with his army and his assistant to reason with the mayor of St. Johns. The King wasn't one to reason with others but rather preferred to kill for what he wanted but decided not to kill the mayor but to talk to him instead. The King got back and did not see his Queen and went around the castle saying, "My Queen my Queen where is my Queen?" but no answer returned. The King's consultant then reminded him where she enjoys going. Jecco enraged, went down to the farm where he found the queen asleep on the farmers bed. Amare jumped out the bed scared and frightened for she knew that the King had forbid her from returning. Jecco shouted in anger "I will have his head; I will kill him myself". The farmer's son woke after hearing all the noise and as he stood at the door as the King rose his weapon and attacked the farmer the son watched as his father's head fell to the floor. Amare screamed out as Jecco went on a rampage slaughtering the Farmer and his daughter and as Jecco was about to impale the farmer's son the Queen stopped him and said "noooo he is just a child he did no wrong". The King stopped and thought 'I will need someone to continue cultivate my farm' so Jecco decided to have mercy on the boy as long as he stayed on the farm.

Years passed and Amare brought forth a son and named him Deus-Belli and as he grew in brilliance along with a kind heart but trained to be as brutal as his father the farmer's son grew older in rage and anger as he worked on the farm his family was buried, darkness grew in his heart until the flesh around his heart turned black. His hair grew longer as well as he grew taller he looked like a man with no purpose for living as though he had already died on the inside. The darkness took control and compelled him to become delusional he started hearing voices and seeing strange images of his family.

One afternoon he went to the castle to deliver the new moons harvest to the Jecco. The King Jecco met him at the door as he was on his way to the woods to deal with the titan sighting reports he has received. He stopped and took a tomato smelled it and said, "these are not ready, are you trying to disrespect me?". The King tossed the tomato in his face and told him to go grow a new batch. As the young man stood there covered in tomatoes something inside him snapped and his mind and heart fell fully into the darkness completely. As the day turned to night in the small farm house he grew up in, the darkness in him grew stronger so much stronger that it started to pour out of him and covered him. He felt unconscious and circumed to the darkness. The night passed and when he had awoken the darkness had dissipated and had no memory of last night. He got up and headed over to the castle to receive seeds for the farm for the next harvest moon. As he entered the castle, he heard the ringing of the church bell, but in this kingdom, it meant the death of royalty. He went to the castles main hall to enquire, all he heard was stories of the malicious bloodbath that occurred in the woods. They spoke of a black demon cloaked in darkness with no mercy and a lust for blood. It was an unbelievable story, and no one could believe that King Jecco was defeated in the onslaught. The more stories the farmer's son had the more flash backs he had and the more frightened he became.