Guns, Swords, And Royalty

The Coup

"Beris, tell me, how was the hunt?"

"It was well father, the trap Erimis set was perfect"

"Needs a few tweaks but I'm glad you think it's perfect"

"Well Erimis, in time, it will be perfect in your eyes"

"Anyways father, here are the spoils"

The spoils of a hunt, a wonderful sight to see, white bones, red meat, cut and butchered to perfection, the hide of the beast, with a pitch black color, perfect for a hilt wrap, maybe even a coat.

"Wonderful, I hope this is enough for Dera, she always wanted a black hide for her rifle"

"It better, that thing was hard to fi-"

Explosives, a dangerous, yet exhilarating weapon,  with enough, it can destroy anything, this is exactly what happened to the throne room door

"Aetheon, your time as king has come to an end"

"Ha, who would be foolish enough to challenge my father?"

"This is a waste of my time, let's end this brother"

"End this?, Would you hurt your own royal guard?"

The royal guard soon surround the room, even though their name suggest they protect the royal family, they serve the kingdom and the kingdom only

"Show yourself, a group of guards is nothing to me!"

The mastermind behind the coup shows themselves to the royalties, not a notable name, but one that is known enough, Sekris, the keeper and second to the king

"What's happening father? Me and Cass heard a explosion and- Erimis, dear brother,why are we surrounded by guards?"

"Sekris is planning to take the throne, I'm going to guess he told the guards something false"

"Sekris told us the king went mad with power"

"So you didn't bother to double check?"

"Hey Erimis, You got smokes?"

"Yeah of course I have smokes, you want me to smoke now?"

"Yeah, I'll blast em"

"At go I'll smoke"

"Guards, arrest the king, take the children to a suite"

"Hey Dera"

"Yeah?"

"Go"

Erimis throws something on the ground, which perplexed the guards, soon the thing explodes into a smoke cloud, covering the whole room

"After them!"

"Manifest destiny you said"

"I don't want to hear it Rilus, all you did was assemble the guards, you didn't even show yourself"

"Why would I?, I would be a criminal if this failed"

"How many times do I tell you it won't fail"