Prince Yuta was hopelessly bored.
'Being a prisoner in your own castle does that to you.'
Prince Yuta of Stardust Kingdom was known for being cheerful and optimistic. He was well liked by all. However, his father wasn't.
Due to his duty as future king, he hasn't been allowed outside the castle much. Due to this, he's sneaked out several times to see his kingdom. However, he eventually got caught and security in the castle has gotten tougher, that it's almost impossible to escape. Trust me, he's tried.
Sighing, he tries to distract himself by reading some books he picked up in the Royal library. He's almost read everything there, from fairy tales, and the history of his kingdom to magic books. After a ten minutes, he takes a break.
Looking out onto the balcony of his room high in a tower, he sees his people down below, the lights, and the full moon surrounded by a starry night sky.
Then, he sees a shooting star. Eyes widening, he immediately makes a wish. "I wish I could escape this place and see the world." After seeing the star disappear in the sky, he sighs again, going back to read his books.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew through his window, the pages of his book flipping. Right onto a page explaining how to perform a teleport spell. After reading the page, he decides to try it. 'I've got nothing to lose.' "Nedarg eht ot em ekat." Suddenly, in a burst of light, he disappears. Blinking, he finds himself in the Royal gardens. "It actually worked!" He cheers, trying to be quiet.
He tries to sneak out of the gardens, but he's caught by the Royal guards and escorted back to his room. "What were you doing in the gardens, my Prince?" One of the guards ask. "I was just getting some fresh air, and I decided to take a walk in the gardens," Yuta lies as he smiles. "That's OK and all, but you're not supposed to be outside, my Prince." "I know. It won't happen again." 'Yeah right.' Yuta smiles as the guards nod. "It better not," they say as they leave the room and lock the door.
Sighing in relief, "I'm so glad I didn't get found out. But still... that spell is useful. I should read the whole book before trying that again." Yuta decides to read the book into the night, falling asleep halfway through.
At dawn, he's waken up by a knock on his door, and the smell of food. Getting up, he gets dressed, then has breakfast. The king is out at a meeting today, and the queen is having tea with her friends, so he eats alone.
After that, he reads the book from where he left off, finishing it by lunch. He's learned a few of interesting spells that he wishes to try out. Including a flight spell, speed spell, healing spell, invisibility spell, and a wind spell.
First, he tries the speed spell. After chanting the words, his feet feel lighter, glowing softly with magic. So he runs from one end of the castle to another. He actually made it in 20 seconds flat, so fast that the guards didn't see him.
Happy with that, he tries the invisibility and wind spell next. Yuta turns himself invisible, and summons a strong wind that blows some of the guards' hats off. Yuta tries not to laugh at the amusing scene of the guards chasing after their hats.
Finally, he tries to flight spell. At night, after all the guards were asleep, Yuta goes up to the balcony, chants the spell, and wings magically appear on his back. Flexing them, he starts flapping, and jumps off, hoping he'll fly. Then, he starts falling. As he falls, he uses the wind spell to cause an updraft, spreading his wings, and he goes up. Eyes sparkling, he flaps his wings, and flies high into the sky, a full moon lighting his way. Yuta laughs, enjoying himself as he flies. Then, suddenly, he runs out of time, and his wings disappear mid-flight, causing him to crash on a faraway hill just outside of the kingdom.
Panting, Yuta gets up, and sees that he's got a few scratches and bruises here and there, but nothing too serious. Then, hearing footsteps, he uses the invisibility spell to hide. 'I can't let anyone see me here. I might as well be a missing person by tomorrow.'
He sees a lavender haired man dressed fairly nicely, who looked a bit older than Yuta, sword by his side, a red ribbon tying up his hair with garnet red eyes, the moonlight making him seem to glow. Yuta stared at him in awe at his beauty. "Huh. I thought someone crashed here but, I guess I was mistaken," the lavender haired man said as he looked around then started to walk away. Yuta froze, then slowly backed away, when he stepped on a twig. The sound of it breaking caused Yuta to flinch and the other man to turn around to look again. Blinking, the man turned away, "Guess it was my imagination," then walked away.
Yuta collapses on the ground, sighing in relief, "That was close." Then, Yuta tries out the healing spell. As he chants, his whole body's covered with soft green light, healing the wounds fast and with no scarring. Feeling refreshed, Yuta makes his way south with a flight, wind, and invisibility spell. 'To a new world and all sorts of possibilities,' Yuta smiles.