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Behold, the second book of Aradia's Throne! This chapter is only a prologue and mostly a summary of what happened in the five year gap between the two stories. Enjoy and please review!
Summary
Second book of Aradia's Throne. Five years have passed since Aidara had fled to Wecasta and five years since Jin Kaidou continued the legacy of terror on Aradia. Now, choices must be made by friends and enemies. But when a third fraction declares its existence, they find that neither kingdom is safe. Luckily, Ban and Arata finds an ally in someone they once thought as their enemy and an old friend whom they lost.
Jin's pov
Before I know it, it has been five years. Five years since I became king, five years since I lost everything. And it is all Aidara's fault!
Every day, I wonder what it would have been like if Muraku had stayed and became my biggest supporter. I wonder if I would not have been lonely had Yuuya and Jessica remained my friends. Now they don't even look at me anymore. And the woman I love, Hana, had disappeared from my life. Many times, I take out the letter Seredy sent me to see if there are any clues if she is alive or not. But it has been five years, so the chances are very unlikely. I never let anyone see the letter, not even Yuno or my grandfather.
Looking over at my sleeping wife, I softened my thoughts. Yuno was a victim in this matter much more than I am. Choosing her people over her freedom, she gained my admiration the moment I met her. Although we despise our marriage, we somehow managed to become friends and each other's confident for the past three years. I am grateful that I have at least one friend here in the palace.
At one time I thought Ban was my friend but in the end, he was only Aidara's poser, a spy and a liar. Too many times I had experienced the same feeling of betrayal where people will simply stick up to me just because I am the next in line to the throne only to leave me when I help them accomplish their dreams. To me, Ban is no different than them.
My grandfather told me to use my hate to rule the empire and that is what I am doing. Despite Yuno's protest, I often find myself approving laws for higher taxes and more military manpower. I also approve laws to start wars against neighboring kingdoms using the new supper weapon grandfather created in his time. But the only untouchable kingdom is still Wecasta.
Wecasta has strangely been able to avoid war with us by using diplomacy with our stronger enemy kingdoms and their military tactics have gotten better in the past few years. The time frame is too much of a coincidence with the time Aidara fled the empire. This convinces me that Aidara has been helping Wecasta.
Until we meet again Aidara, I will continue to make your precious people suffer!
Ban's pov
I can't believe how fast time flows as it has already been five years since we were forced to leave our home in Aradia. It feels just like yesterday we were running away from the burning palace. In these five years, Kazu and Ami had finally got married, and Hiro is now courting Ran.
But some people had changed for the worst in my opinion. Hikaru has become more quiet and distant since Hikari died and who can blame him. Hikari was the only blood family he had left. Takeru managed to bury his grief in his task in his new job as the local blacksmith with Sakuya. But Asuka told me that there were times he cried in his sleep. He always liked Hikari but it was a pity she never saw it. Even if she did, she never said a word about it nor did she show any indications she knew. I know that it is because she likes Muraku.
I sighed and looked up at the stars. Muraku and his friends had mysteriously disappeared before we came to Wecasta. But now, we have a lead on his former bodyguard. Hopefully, he can shed some light on his disappearance. And maybe, just maybe, we can convince him to help us.
As for Hana, no one had seen or heard of her all these years, not even Queen Renneton's spies can find her. I am worried for her but I have faith that she is still alive even if everyone else doesn't. But I find it strange that we haven't found her after so long so I deduced that Seredy must be hiding her within his strongholds.
I know that one day, we will return to Aradia and defeat the Kaidou dynasty. Until that day comes, we will remain silent in Wecasta, looking for an opening to bring down Kaidou Yoshimitsu and Kaidou Jin, and Seredy and Bandit.