A/N: Man I don't know how many times I've posted this and taken this down, but I honestly had the most shit time ever when I first started writing this - or maybe those were growing pains from joining fandom for the first time. Needless to say I was unprepared, and unsurprisingly inexperienced in dealing with the vicious anonymous reviewers I got back then. With XV's release just around the corner I thought I'd give this a shot again. Consider this writer scarred, but definitely wiser.

Feedback/Constructive criticism is welcome, if it strikes your fancy.

Anything that is anonymous that isn't the aforementioned will be deleted.


Chapter 1


Eidolons were real.

Two weeks earlier the young prince would not have believed it. Then again, Noctis was only here to escape his father's expectations. Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII wanted him to take his responsibilities as heir seriously and Noctis still wanted to see the world. The end result: an ultimatum was issued. Either Noctis became a 'responsible' adult, or Regis would renounce him of his inheritance and the dynasty would be turned over to a distant relative; who, to add further salt to the wound, was an infant.

And then a plan came to him.

What if he could capture a legendary eidolon? Then his father could fawn over the magical creature, and forget about the whole ultimatum mess.

He wasn't expecting to find anything when he headed into the forest; just an excuse to get away from reality and responsibility for a few weeks. Or at least, long enough for the king worry, and take back the ridiculous ultimatum.

Fate, as they say, is not without a sense of irony.


A/N: Special thanks to insouciance18.