Cusps of shadows
Well this idea has been eating at the edges of my mind for a while now and I finally decided to put it down into solid writing. Basically this is a sort of prequel to the events of Warped Reflections but there will be things here that do not take place in the actual story itself. Make no mistake, this isn't a long boring rant about what has happen in the past, there is so much more to this story than what you have seen before; so sit back and enjoy.
Planet Zia, the royal castle of the Ziona Family
The laughter of a child echoes through the empty hall as I make my way to my chambers. The Prince was here today along with his extensive family to discuss the possibility of a marriage between himself and I. No matter what my parents do to detour them from there choice they remain stuck to the idea that their son and I are the perfect couple and that a union between us is a wise choice for both parties. I sigh as yank out the silver pins that pinned my hair up away from my eyes, the whole procedure with the Prince had taken hours longer than planed; and the meeting was supposed to take four hours anyway!
The laughter echoes through the halls again as I walk passed my long dead sisters room. She died from the Weeping Sickness when I was just three years old; I can't even remember her anymore as my parents refuse to speak of her. The laughter sounds again off to my right and it bothers me, I should be the only person here of an age suiting that laugh, there are no other children in the royal nursery nowadays so I am always alone.
Curious to see who was here I slipped off my pair of high heels as they made for too much noise when they walked. I stored my shoes and hair accessories behind one of the many drapes that lined the walls and went to find the source of the laughter. As I peeped my head around the door when the noise was coming from, I saw a boy about my age chasing a butterfly around the garden.
As I continued to stare he turned around and looked at me with a broad smile on his face. "Hello" he said holding out his left hand for me to shake.
"Hi' I warily replied "who are you and what are you doing here this is the royal nursery you aren't supposed to be here."
His face fell, "I am sorry my parents told me to wait in the halls but I wandered off and now I can't get back" he looked at his worn shoes "I was waiting for someone to pass by so I could get back but you are the first person I have seen since I got here."
He started to kick the ground as he spoke to me and I found my mouth rising in a smile. "It's ok if you can tell me what the hall looked like then I can get you back."
"Thank you so much" he smiled "but I don't even know your name to thank you."
I couldn't help it I laughed back "my name is Bladezia but you can call me Blade for short; and your name is?
"Sword" he replied "Nothing too fancy."
I took his hand in my own "it suits you" I replied as we walked out into the hallway "alright where did your parents leave you?"
Planet Kenton, GSA base
"There have been three more reports of Demon Beasts on Planet Riau as well as several new sightings in Adriano and Pli."
"How many troops can we spare to go to Riau?"
The young commander looked back at the sheet of paper in his hands, "Sir we can spare about a platoon of second year soldiers and about a dozen seasoned warriors."
"That will have to do, give the order commander" sir Arthur replied with a wave of his hand.
"Yes sir" the commander saluted and backed out of the hastily constructed tent.
"A platoon of near recruits and a handful of experienced fighters are not going to be enough" I soberly stated, it was just not possible with the amount of Demon Beast activity in the area.
"It will have to be enough" Sir Arthur replied wearily "I am not sure how much longer we are going to be able to hold out at this rate."
I simply gazed out at the troops being rallied outside, how many of them would never come home I wondered. The part of me that still held empathy knew that I didn't really want to know the answer.
Popstar, Royal castle
The birds outside of the window sang to the rising sun as the first rays of golden light spread across the horizon. I woke from to the sound of pots being rattled outside of the worn old door as the cooks started preparing the meals for the day. As I wearily rose from the pile of rags that served as my bed I heard the first ring of the bell that signaled that I needed to get to work. I hastily splashed some water on my face and changed into the tiny work uniform that had long since stopped fitting me.
As I walked out into the busy kitchen I found the first trays of food ready to go on the spotless island; adjusting the sash that held up my shorts I grabbed the trays and proceeded to the dining hall where the king would be waiting for his morning meal. As I made my way there I passed several other servants cleaning the floor and dusting the inanimate suits of armor that lined the hallway. They nodded to me as I walked, the people who worked here had a sort of pact, don't snitch on others as they would snitch on you and as long as that rule was followed it was all ok.
Reaching the massive double doors I shifted the trays into my right hand and arm so my left hand was free to knock on the door. As I knocked I heard a deep voice bellow "It's about damn time that you got here boy I have been waiting for five whole minuets for the food."
"Sorry" muttered as I pushed open the door allowing my eyes to fix on the red faced Cappy who was sitting alone at the head of the table.
As he gestured for me to place the food near him I couldn't help but let a small smile curve my face. I set the trays down catching my blue faced reflection in the polished surface, "soon you fat fool" I thought to myself "soon you will be waiting on me and I will be wearing the crown."
So what did you all think so far? I know things may be a little boring now but they will get a lot more interesting next chapter as this one was a bit of an introduction so I wasn't going to be the most interesting thing on the planet. Anyway please review as it is GREATLY appreciated, the updates will correlate with the updates of Warped Reflections as I don't want to give anything away by revealing things too soon.
