I do not own Harry Potter. That right is solely J.K. Rowling's. I only made the plot and Subaki and his family.

Prologue:

Subaki was the Crowned Prince of the Japanese Kingdom of Magic. Many people do not know of the Japanese kingdom, but it is there. There is one major difference in Japan, and that is that the Japanese share their magic with their culture. They do not hide away like the rest of the world. That, however, is a story for another time.

As I was saying, Subaki was the Crowned Prince of the Japanese Kingdom of Magic and also their best warrior. He was known for his kind heart and witty attitude, as well as his bravery and skill. There was no one better suited to run a kingdom than Subaki. That is, until he was assassinated by a jealous member of the council that wanted their son as the position of Crown Prince.

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Subaki waved good-bye as he rode out of the palace gates, his father's most trusted General by his side. They were going on a mission to find the hideout of a notorious gang of bandits known as the Wolves. The gang had been terrorizing a nearby town and Subaki had heard of it.

They rode for two days before they arrived and easily took down the bandits with their combined skill. It was on the way back that tragedy struck.

They were staying the night by the Cherry River, when the General snuck into the Prince's tent and attacked him in his sleep. The Prince woke, however, and fought back but the General was the only one able to top Subaki's skill and Subaki soon fell behind.

The first wound was a gash across his back and then a deep cut in his arm. He was badly cut up and bleeding profusely, but he refused to give up. Just like every mission he took, he had told his sister beforehand that he would return, but that was not to be.

He had managed to wound the General with a swing of his sword, Igdraf, when an arrow pierced his stomach from behind. He saw the traitorous General smile in victory and realized that he had hired more people in order to assure victory.

He ducked another sword stroke, only to get an arrow through his leg, causing him to collapse to the ground as it cut through his Achilles' heel. He tried to stand, but found it impossible and soon fell to a stroke of the General's sword, as it cut through the armor on his chest and deep into his heart.

His last thought before he died was a plea, 'PLEASE LET ME SEE MY SISTER AGAIN! I TOLD HER I'D RETURN!'

With his last gurgling breath, he whispered, "Sorry, Alkea. I won't be coming home."

The traitorous General laughed as he watched the heir to the throne gurgle, choking on his own blood, before his turquoise eyes went dull and his body grew limp.

The General then mutilated the body beyond recognition and tried to take the boy's sword, but he could not touch it. It would shock him and blast him backwards every time he tried. He gave up and gestured for the archer he had hired to leave, after throwing the designated amount of money at him in a pouch.

He 'staggered' back to the palace and pronounced that they had succeeded in the job, but been ambushed on the return trip and that the Prince had been caught. He told them that the Prince had ordered him away using sacred magic and then sacrificed himself for the General, Tyrannius, to get away with his life. They collapsed to the ground in shock and the King sent out a battalion of warriors in search for his dead son.

They found him lying half in and half out of the river, mutilated beyond recognition. They had only recognized him by his sword and the little bit of hair that had been in the river and was not dyed with blood. You see, the Prince's hair was like no other's. It was a deep maroon color that faded to a light red at the bottom and was held up by a leather thong with a carved design on top made of metal.

They brought the body back; the sword wrapped with it and it was buried the next day, with the King's declaration that he would find whoever did this and burn them alive.

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Tyrannius's son did not get the position of Crown Prince, because the princess was still alive. He was discovered two weeks later when he tried to kill the princess and was indeed burned alive, but even this did not appease the King's heart and it has been broken since.

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