~ Prologue ~

Hamel – capital of Senace, a beautiful city of water, built around pure colors of white and blue; a city blessed with a thousand gods and goddesses, with bountiful harvests and game all-year round, overflowing resources, faithful and friendly allies, and citizens that never once saw the horrific sights of war or crime. And in the center of everything, a beloved king.

The 76th king, Helputt Seiker the first, was greatly loved by his people. His accomplishments were varied but outnumbered all his ancestors combined, though he was mainly known for taking the duty upon himself to become a Guardian of Hamel. His endless strength and strong sense of justice earned him the title of the White Colossus amongst his people.

In his 38th year, his wife gave birth to a son. The queen, however, died shortly after giving birth, leaving the young king devastated and their son, motherless. Broken over the death of his beloved, the king secluded himself in politics, and continued to rule his kingdom with logical and justified means. However, he became far too devoted to his kingdom to look after his own son. Despite many pleads and suggestions from the royal minsters and council members, King Helputt refused to remarry, letting his son grow up without ever knowing a parent's love.

The boy – Pally Seiker – grew up very quickly. He was talented in many diverse fields and quickly earned love and respect from his citizens. The boy had one major fault, however, and that was his personality. Although he puts on a kind face and gentle smile for others during official business inquiries, the young prince had a very arrogant and spiteful nature. Perhaps it was due to being raised without parents, that the young prince had developed such a nature. He was not very social, often secluding himself in his private chambers in his spare time. Even as a teenager, the young prince had very few acquaintances and no lovers, and barely showed any signs of interest in others. At the young age of 16, Prince Pally had matured into a beautiful young man, blessed with fine looks that would make even the gods of beauty jealous. His long golden hair, large blue eyes, and pale, delicate skin often deceived many into thinking he was a young female, although his strong alto voice and well-built body proved otherwise.

On March 15th, not too long after the young prince's 16th birthday, a celebration was held in the palace ballroom to commemorate Prince Pally's pre-coronation. Many young women from other royal families were invited, in hopes of being able to charm the prince and acquire a seat beside his throne. One of these women was a high-ranking princess from a large kingdom of magicians in Lurensia. However, her attempts at courting the young prince were harshly rejected by the prince persecuting her choice of clothing and lack of a developed figure. Enraged, the magician cast a powerful curse unto the prince, sending him into a deep and powerful sleep. The magician claimed that as punishment for insulting her, Prince Pally would sleep for at least one hundred years, woken up by a kiss from one who would be able to walk past her magical barrier. The royal family of Senace was given one day, twenty four hours, to prepare his resting grounds and whatnot before the barrier was activated. No other details about the barrier or spell were given.

The prince was dressed in fine clothes of pure snow white, and laid to rest in a small house in a tall forest, far away from the royal castle. King Helputt distanced himself from the matter, driving himself to despair as he convinced himself that his son's misfortune was due to his improper care as a father. He soon fell ill and died shortly after on June 21st, becoming one of the youngest-lived kings of Hamel.

With no other heirs to take up the throne, the city of Hamel was thrown in a pitiful state of melancholy, unsure of what to do. After many months of wallowing in darkness, the royal council members decided to take claim of the royal throne, dividing its power amongst its highest-ranking members, until the young prince awoke.

And so, exactly one hundred years later, the council members started recruiting various males and females to enter the forest and attempt to awaken their prince – all of them, however, ending in failure. Many of the contestants claimed there was an invisible force field surrounding the prince's bed, preventing them from even getting close to him. The sole connection between all the participants was that they admired the prince or had fallen for his looks.

As for the location of the prince's resting place, only the surviving council members and their descendants know. Those who have attempted to wake the prince have sworn to secrecy to not reveal the location, for the young prince's safety.

Chaser looked over the report in his hands. He glanced upwards, locking his sharp blue eyes with his client`s thin golden ones. He spoke out quietly, his voice like a whispering crow's.

"So the target this time is the prince?"

His client nodded briskly. Chaser growled lightly, annoyed that his target would be asleep and completely defenseless.

How boring. He thought to himself. He slowly pushed the marble chair away from the wooden desk and started to get up.

"So you'll do it?"

His client asked hesitantly. The blond male looked down at the older male, a faint smirk visible on his thin lips.

"Of course. 50 million ED, I'll collect it after I'm done."

He turned to leave, stuffing the papers into his pockets as he left the bright and spacious office. Stepping into the hallway, the young boy immediately broke into a sprint, his short ponytail fluttering like an air Nymph speeding by. As he furthered away from the royal palace, the young assassin laughed.

Ha. A mere commoner plotting to kill his own king. This is gonna be fun...

~ Author's Notes ~

Hello, hello~! So, as you've noticed, I've decided to start a new little story~.

I don't really have a vividly clear idea on this story just set, so the update will probably be very slow, sorry~.

...That's also why this is just a prologue and not a full chapter. XD

But nonetheless, I hope you enjoy this story~!

Also, there was no more room in the summary, but this is indeed an IPxDC fanfic (because the two need more love on FF... ;A;); there will be no OCs, but there will be one-time characters, and there might be character death. Might. I don't know~. /shot

Also, this story is rated T just in case. XD