The King of Arcadia

Chapter 1: The Ultimate Sacrifice

In a kingdom know as Arcadia there were two brothers. They were twins. The youngest was Gabriel who's was a light demon also known as an angel. His brother Abbadon or Don for short however was a darker breed of demon. As they grew up Gabriel showed signs of wonderful gifts. He could grow beautiful plants, save dying creatures, he had the strength of 100 kings. Abaddon on the other hand grew tall and just as strong as Gabriel but his gifts were different. He could make fire appear from nothing, he could take the life of any nonmagical living creature or plant, and he could over power and control peoples minds. But Gabriel's heart was dark, his soul was ugly he treated people horribly and his behavior was always terrible. Don was a kind hearted person. He never used his powers against anyone even though they were darker powers.

Gabriel was favored by his father, King Raphael. For he was a man of  'Angelic Divinity' just as Gabriel was. Abaddon was loved dearly by his mother, Queen Lilith for she was a woman of  'Demonic Divinity' like Don. She saw the true beauty of her son's gifts, where as Raphael hated his son for his demonic and darker presence. This caused a huge rift between the king and queen. Lilith felt as though Raphael could never have loved her if he hated darker demons so much. Growing up Abaddon knew that his father despised him. He knew he would never be given a chance at the throne and he would never be the King of Arcadia. His father would never allow it, and for this he had an eternal hatred for his father and brother.

"Listen son!" Raphael mumbled as he fidgeted through his chest of Jewels. "This will all be yours someday. I expect you to be a great king just like me. I expect you to make me proud. To expand Arcadia bigger than I ever could."  Gabriel rolled his eyes. "Father I am already better than you and you know that." He scoffs. "Ah ha!" Raphael exclaims. "Here it is." He says, lifting up a golden crown with red rubies lining the bottom. "This was mine and soon it will be yours when you take the throne." Gabriel's eyes gleam with greed. "The women will fall at their knees when they catch a glimpse of me in that crown." The two continue to laugh and gawk and Lilith listens from out side of the door.

"I've got to do something. Don deserves that crown, my son will be the strongest Demon in all of this realm. He will push Arcadia to new lengths, farther than any other ruler this kingdom has ever known." "I think I know what to do." She thought to herself as she devised a plan. She would steal the power of creation away from King Raphael and consume it for herself, after which she would perform a transferring ceremony in which she would sacrifice herself to pass on her powers to her son , whom she saw fit to be king.

That night Lilith let her long amber hair flow down beautifully. She dressed herself in a navy colored lace garment, this for sure would catch Raphael's favors this evening as this is how she looked on the night of their marriage. Raphael entered the room as Lilith tamed her long hair with a large wooden brush ensuring it was calmed by each pass of the brush. He stopped completely and starred at the woman he married 21 years ago. On his face was a look he had not had painted on his face in over A decade. Ever since they had been at odds about which son would be right for the throne.

Lilith strutted over to Raphael, her heart was pounding every step of the way. Her palms were clammy. She knew the treachery she was about to commit. Raphael was a large man. He stood 7 feet tall towering over his wife almost two feet. He lifted Lilith into his arms and embraced her. He hadn't hugged his wife in over 13 years, since the feud over which son to name king began. A feeling of sorrow overcame him as he pulled his wife in for a kiss, for he knew he was about to commit a treachery of his own this night. Lilith pulled Raphael closer as the kiss grew deeper, he stared into her hazel eyes, Caressed every freckle on her face with his thumb. She smiled up at him as their love stole the night away.

Later that night Lilith awoke next to Raphael. She looked at him and frowned. Sorrow read all over her face. She knew she loved him , but the thought of his hatred for her kind over powered that love. She Reached under her pillow and drew a knife made of silver, the iron that created it was plucked from the gates of Heaven itself. She kissed her husband's chest one last time and drove the knife into his palm. He awoke with a loud roar. He slapped Lilith off of him. His strong hands sent her flying  a few feet away. She lay there on the floor curled up she hadnt been struck by him in 15 years. She wondered to herself how could a man of 'angelic divinity' be so hateful.

He came at her, he knew what she had done. She tried to run for the door but he grabbed her by the throat and lifted her into the air. "You dare deceive me? You are nothing more than a worthless demon, just like your mother. You and your demon son shall be banished to the dungeon to live the rest of your days. Just like I did with your father before he perished." Raphael boasted. Rage filled Lilith with every profane word he spoke, her eyes burned with anger and gleamed with her own demonic energy. Her once hazel gaze was now fiery red almost, as red as her hair. Her olive skin grew hotter and hotter until Raphael could no longer stand to touch her. "Don is your son, he is Gabriel's twin, how can you favor one son over the other? "How can you not see that Gabriel heart is full of Ice and it is Don who has a heart of gold? She says as her anger rises.

The room began to shake and soon the whole kingdom felt the earth quaking at a high magnitude. She screamed. A shriek only a true demon could howl. Abaddon could here it , he could feel his mother's energy surrounding him , she set their room a blaze the fire roared to every exit . Raphael had never known of his wifes true form or true powers , he grew nervous . "You silly demon you could never defeat a king . Your nothing more than a piece of entertainment. Ive had many beautiful women much more godlier than you in the last 20 years." His admittance of infidelity struck her heart. For she only loved him in her fourty three years of life. The walls began to crack the room was still shaking as she grabbed the iron knife and struck her husband in the throat. He fell to the floor blood trickling out of his throat like a small river.

She bent down and caressed his face and spoke. "My love for you has weakened my soul , my love for my son will live on forever for now he will have both of our powers." She drove the knife into his stomach. He began to laugh as the blood dripped from his mouth. "You silly demon. I transferred all my powers to Gabriel this afternoon when I knew your were listening outside of the door. You are too late." She grew enraged and drove the knife into his chest again and again and again. Until he was no longer breathing. Then she sat over his lifeless body crying, still in her demon form. She cried out the words of the transferring ceremony, she looked at the man she once loved one last time and then drove the knife through her own heart killing herself to complete the transfer.