A/N: Just me wanting to try something a little different: writing a play, Shakespearean style. Yeah, this is the story I said that I have ideas for before even finishing my other story. And finally, something that would give me reason to research on the Supreme Constitution of Ereve! :D
The thing about plays is that since plays pretty much have to be moved onto the stage, there's things to consider such as allowing actors time to change their costumes. Shakespeare's way of doing that is to insert a trivial scene between the two scenes to allow that. Supposedly, this play can only be conducted in the Maple World due to the use of magics, but I will be adopting Shakespeare's way of arranging and writing the scenes. But be warned, this is a very amateurish work so don't expect any expertise in the writings!
Also, big thanks to my proofreader Toree-san for the strenuous work of trying to understand the context of the dialogues and making me realise the importance of sonnets. You're the best, mate! :D
Introduction:
It has been 700 years since the saga of Black Heaven in the Maple World. The Black Mage had long since stopped invading the Maple World, and the world entered an era of peace, with almost nobody remembering who he even was. It seemed as though the world will remain peaceful for centuries to come.
Things changed within these centuries. Victoria Island became a sovereign state under Athena Pierce's leadership, while Edelstein was no longer under the regime of the Black Wings. As for Ereve, it still remained as a floating kingdom above Victoria Island.
Familiar names such as Cygnus, Neinheart, Mihile, Oz, Irena, Eckhart and Hawkeye had long been history. Cygnus has little relevance to Ereve ever since achieving transcendence, while the other six were, after all, ordinary human beings. In fact, the only ones that survived through the ravages of time in Ereve were Shinsoo, the Divine Bird, and the Knights, which still remained as Ereve's only military force.
Murphy's Law says, or partially implies, that whenever everything seems to be going right, something will always go wrong. In an era of seemingly eternal peace, will we ever be sure this peace will continue for ages to come? Or will someone suddenly wage war on other nations to stir up chaos and calamity again?
Characters in the play (this list may expand if there's more characters):
RYL, Empress of Ereve
OSUS, Strategist of Ereve
PERGIO, Master of the Knights of Cygnus, Dawn Warrior Division
TIFFERIA, Master of the Knights of Cygnus, Blaze Wizard Division
HARTFORD, Master of the Knights of Cygnus, Wind Archer Division
LYNORA, Master of the Knights of Cygnus, Night Walker Division
MYRALE, Master of the Knights of Cygnus, Thunder Breaker Division
SHINSOO, Divine Bird of Ereve
HARRY (DAGENHART), Edelstein City Council President
TERENUS (GUILDENSTERN), Edelstein Resistance Army Commander-in-Chief
ROWENA (LEVERNSHIRE), Chief Battle Mage
JEREMY (SHARDS), Chief Wild Hunter
WILLIAM (ORVENRY), Chief Mechanic
ATHENA (PIERCE), Head of Victoria Island, Chief Master of Archers
GRENDEL, Chief Master of Magicians
SOARS (WITH HORNTAIL), Chief Master of Warriors
YORUKA, Chief Master of Thieves
DYARA, Chief Master of Pirates
CYGNUS, Transcendent of Life, Former Empress of Ereve
ISENAR, A common girl, Future Empress of Ereve
Enter the next chapter for Act I.