A Knight's Pride
Prologue
The following is an excerpt from an article written by an unknown journalist on the Hokuten rebellion a few months after the coronation of King Delita Hyral, entitled 'The Twilight of the Hokuten'.
"The coronation of the new king, Delita Hyral, was celebrated jubilantly by the populace. The commoner king, as he is dubbed by the people, has brought hope and happiness throughout the land. Alas, this sentiment is not shared by all. Many nobles disapprove, but they could merely watch in silence as a person who symbolizes everything they looked down upon, be crowned king of Ivalice. After all, mysteries and conspiracy theories surround the new king's rise to power. The deaths of all the ruling nobles prior to the coronation have caused great suspicion amongst the people. Bestrada Larg, lord of Gallione, died in the Bethla Massacre; Druksmald Goltana, lord of Zeltennia, was allegedly murdered by a traitor; Alphons Draclau, lord of Lionel, Mesdoram Elmdor, lord of Limberry, and Gelkanis Barinten, lord of Fovoham, were all allegedly murdered by the hands of the heretic Ramza Beoulve. There are rumors abound that the deaths of these five lords were all the machinations of the now defunct Beoulve clan, a rumor supposedly spread by the king himself. Others say that the Church also had a hand in it. Most of it is unclear, but one thing this journalist is sure of is that Delita Hyral has ultimately gained unchallenged power over Ivalice. As a result the nobles could do nothing, in fear of retaliation by the powerful new king. But his rule would not be unchallenged for long. The Hokuten Knights, those that survived the Bethla Massacre, showed their dissatisfaction publicly. Accusing the king for plotting the murders of the five lords, they refused to acknowledge the new king and thus began yet another turbulent time for the kingdom of Ivalice."
To be continued
A/N: I'm writing a story about the Hokuten rebelling against Delita (he's Nanten after all), but first I want to get the setting just right. After days of writing, this is all I can come up with. Oh well, just have to see how it goes I guess. And by Bethla Massacre, I'm referring to the poisoning of the Hokuten troops at a battlefield near Bethla (at least I think it's near Bethla), but I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. I just like to restate the obvious.
Prologue
The following is an excerpt from an article written by an unknown journalist on the Hokuten rebellion a few months after the coronation of King Delita Hyral, entitled 'The Twilight of the Hokuten'.
"The coronation of the new king, Delita Hyral, was celebrated jubilantly by the populace. The commoner king, as he is dubbed by the people, has brought hope and happiness throughout the land. Alas, this sentiment is not shared by all. Many nobles disapprove, but they could merely watch in silence as a person who symbolizes everything they looked down upon, be crowned king of Ivalice. After all, mysteries and conspiracy theories surround the new king's rise to power. The deaths of all the ruling nobles prior to the coronation have caused great suspicion amongst the people. Bestrada Larg, lord of Gallione, died in the Bethla Massacre; Druksmald Goltana, lord of Zeltennia, was allegedly murdered by a traitor; Alphons Draclau, lord of Lionel, Mesdoram Elmdor, lord of Limberry, and Gelkanis Barinten, lord of Fovoham, were all allegedly murdered by the hands of the heretic Ramza Beoulve. There are rumors abound that the deaths of these five lords were all the machinations of the now defunct Beoulve clan, a rumor supposedly spread by the king himself. Others say that the Church also had a hand in it. Most of it is unclear, but one thing this journalist is sure of is that Delita Hyral has ultimately gained unchallenged power over Ivalice. As a result the nobles could do nothing, in fear of retaliation by the powerful new king. But his rule would not be unchallenged for long. The Hokuten Knights, those that survived the Bethla Massacre, showed their dissatisfaction publicly. Accusing the king for plotting the murders of the five lords, they refused to acknowledge the new king and thus began yet another turbulent time for the kingdom of Ivalice."
To be continued
A/N: I'm writing a story about the Hokuten rebelling against Delita (he's Nanten after all), but first I want to get the setting just right. After days of writing, this is all I can come up with. Oh well, just have to see how it goes I guess. And by Bethla Massacre, I'm referring to the poisoning of the Hokuten troops at a battlefield near Bethla (at least I think it's near Bethla), but I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. I just like to restate the obvious.