Many years ago there stood a young kingdom that was divided in two.
The one side was the kingdom of the day where they planned for harvests and kept the kingdoms from starving. They were in charge of this due to their activity during the day. This kingdom was led by Hikaru Hitachiin the eldest of the royal twins.
The other side was the kingdom of the night who were warriors that defended the kingdoms from dangerous monsters that lurked in the night. They were active during the night instead of the day. This kingdom was led by Kaoru Hitachiin the youngest of the royal twins.
Thus the two kingdoms managed to keep some sort of harmony though of course not everything was perfect.
Despite what they did for each other the two kingdoms had disagreements about things and one of the major ones was that of which lifestyle was the best. The day or the night. Both sides believing that their way was the way to live and kept a rift between the two kingdoms.
The day kingdom felt that because they have successful crops that their way was the way to survive.
The night kingdom countered this believing the crops could be grown just fine even during the night as the plants would get sunlight as the people rested to wait for the cool night to come.
The rift between the two kingdoms grew tearing them apart but one final decision would change things.
Kaoru became tired of what was happening and so he decided to take the first step to change things… Though what he had in mind may not have been what you expected. He was going to take the land for his kingdom. He knew that his kingdoms military was the strongest as they protected the kingdoms from horrible creatures. He just needed to ensure his victory when he would face against his brother. He had a trick up his sleeve that was something that was meant as a last resort. He summoned as much as the kingdom as possible to give him strength.
The people of the night kingdom were all too happy to help and were ready to stand at Kaoru's side until the end. They proudly lent their strength by letting their support of Kaoru allow their strength to flow to Kaoru to aid their ruler in battle allowing Kaoru to become much more powerful.
The power was rather intense and it had caused something within Kaoru to shift.
He declared himself the Nightmare King from then on. He led his army to battle against the unsuspecting day kingdom. He knew that it would be a surprise attack.
They didn't get far as they found Hikaru leading a group towards their kingdom.
The Nightmare King demanded what Hikaru was doing in which the other told him that he was coming to talk about peace. He didn't believe the other and ordered his army to attack.
Hikaru saw that his brother wasn't going to listen to offers of peace so after an order for someone to go get help he and the remaining soldiers fought to protect their kingdom. He hoped to outnumber his brothers forces to drive them back and possibly talk sense into his twin. He just knew that they had to hold out until the reinforcements arrived which would not be easy. He held strong but saw that his own little brother had become much more powerful and he feared that his kingdom alongside himself would lose this battle.
If the Nightmare King won Hikaru was not sure what would happen to those from his kingdom that survived as they would not follow the other.
Just before the Nightmare King could defeat his older brother the day kingdoms reinforces arrived.
However Hikaru could see that they probably wouldn't be able to push the forces back at least too much. He could see that they'd be overpowered. He knew he had to do something so he called his forces to his side asking them to lend him strength.
They did as they stood back and the Nightmare King got ready to finish this battle by killing his brother.
Hikaru managed to gain enough power quick enough that he reluctantly used one attack that took a lot of strength. He got a hit and it took his brother along with his forces then just barely managed to take the night kingdom as well. His magic banished them to a place known as the spirit realm where time did not truly pass.
This meant that all those banished there will not truly age and would have to wait for when they can return once again to the real world.
Hikaru took over the ruling of the land becoming the king of both night and day.
It was rumored that the night kingdom could return one day but there was no guarantee that they'd return changed for the better.
"The end." The elderly man reading the story said and closed the book. "That is the ancient story of how a divided kingdom became the grand kingdom we know and love today." He turned to the thirteen year old sitting on the bed from where he himself sat on the stool next to the bed.
"But Grandpa Tamaki." The boy almost whined. "Does that mean that the night kingdom could return and exact revenge on us?"
"It is possible." Grandpa Tamaki said with a small smile. "Though there are many stories based upon the royal family so there are quite a few stories where you be careful of what is true or not. The night kingdom could or could not be real. My dear grandson Ian do not fret about it though. Hikaru rules over us still and is ready to defend our home that is this kingdom as he did before."
"Grandpa. His majesty looked only just a little younger than he does now." Ian protested. "How is that possible?"
"The royal family is special by not only that they are royalty." Grandpa Tamaki began. "They have magic and they age slower than us to ensure a good and long rule." He smiled. "Now get some rest boy. You have a long day ahead of you tomorrow."
Ian laid down in his bed and rolled over onto his side.
Grandpa Tamaki placed the book onto the bookshelf by the bed before he stood up and left the room shutting the lights off. He walked down the hall his hands stuffed into his jeans pockets as he walked he had his head down. He only paused by a window to take a look outside. "I wonder if those rumors were true." He said softly to himself. "Will the night kingdom really return? Could that mean a war?" He stared out the window for a few moments longer falling silent before turning and he continued his way down the hall. "I hope not." He walked to the stairs turning and he goes down them. "Kaoru… We lost you so long ago… We were only so young then… But… If you do return… Please." His head dropped to hang as he continued down the stairs. "Do return as you once were not this monster that you became." He raised his head as he reached the bottom of the stairs and heads off to his homes study room as to get some work done.
AN:
If I get the inspiration then maybe I'll do a sequel to this story but no guarantees.
This is actually a story where I am testing something out but I hope that you enjoyed it anyways!
Reviews are awesome and flamers will be used to make cake!
Kaoru.