A long time ago in a land far away, five kingdoms ruled, for the time being at peace with one and another, but how long that peace will last no one can tell, only guesses can be made, most you ask would say the peace would be broken by war, mainly from the Angel Kingdom or Eprea Empire. Surrounding the five kingdoms is a large and mystical misty forest, there the monsters live, the tree's are said to speak to each other, anyone who goes in there have an eerily feeling they are being followed but when they turn around no one is to bee seen, only the tall winding trees, the cob webs and the misty landscapes. There are signs saying Stick To The Path at the edge of four of the kingdoms, the fifth however are not effected by what lies within, neither are those who camp in there and call the forest home, they have faith that the Sorceress projects them from the evils within.
The Eprea Empire, is the kingdom in which Paul Heyman rules over, he is a ruthless and cruel king but not as bad as the Angel King. King Paul forces the people who live within his boarders to pay taxes and has laws that state the poor are enslaved to the rich, until the debt his paid, if it ever is, if one family member perishes without the debt being fully paid then another member must take their place. King Paul often contemplates war with another kingdom, his latest was Angel Kingdom both had equal amount of loses and called a truce, when the girls got caught in the crossfire. He like the other three kings stay well clear of Darkness Realm hearing the legends about the residents there and the what the Dark Sorceress would do if anyone took war to her homeland. King Paul once proved how ruthless he was when he had his wife executed for being unable to give him a healthy son, well that was the rumour, she had actually died from sickness not long after their twin daughters were born. He loved her dearly and misses her as much, he is thought to be a cruel father, but is only strict on his twin girls to protect them from the world in which they live in.
Princess Nicole, or Nikki as she preferred, is the next in line for the throne of Eprea Empire, providing she marries before her father steps down, if not then the younger twin Brianne or Brie as she likes to be called will take the throne in her stead and rule with her husband Sir Daniel Bryan at her side. Either way it is likely the kingdom will be better off with when one of the girls becomes queen, the ruling of the empire had gotten better over the centuries, each new ruler was kinder than the last and cared more for the people who lived within the borders old and useless laws had been scraped and new more sensible ones had been put in place.
The Hemsley Kingdom, that was supposed to have been one of the best places in the land to live back when it existed, but it had changed for the worst at some point, the people had a cruel leader, King Hunter, he had gotten worse when if wife the crowned princess of the kingdom by birth died during the birth of her only son, Prince Andy. Ever since then Hunter was the sole ruler, he put rules in place that prevented people from leaving his boarders, had road taxes, and other useless things in place, he made it so only the rich could learn to use weaponry and ride horses. He was trying to teach his son to be as cruel as he was when he took the throne, but could see that he was more like his mother Queen Stephanie than meets the eye, he had her kind and sweet nature and wished to protect the people of the kingdom rather than hurt them.
Prince Andy's close friends come from the slums of the kingdom, they had lost everything and were about to be punished for stealing when Andy stopped the guards, paying the market stall owner for what they had taken, and allowed the four to stay in the castle with him, he showed everyone of the citizens that were in the market that there was hope that things would get better for them, even if their king was self-centred and could be considered as the worst king, his son was more fairer and understood the people more since he spent time with them every day, helping older people and giving the younger the hope they needed to carry one, maybe the kingdom would be restored to it's former glory before King Hunter became the sole ruler of the lands.
The Bright-Blade Territories is one of the best places to live, freedom was an everyday thing and slavery hardly existed, King Sheamus had reduced the amount of slaves drastically since taking the throne seven years prior, he had made the land what it is today, he changed the way the people were treated, giving them free reign to come and go as the please, all they had to do was inform him when they were leaving and then do the same once they had returned. He would train every child male or female to use swords and bow and arrows to protect themselves, he didn't care what social class they were from, he was just following in what he believed was right. When Sheamus became king he didn't what no one else before him had done, he had forged an alliance with the Darkness Realm, becoming close friends with their royal family, often trading with them, and learning of their culture in order to make his own better.
But there was one thing he was still to do, King Sheamus had yet to marry, for seven long years he had ruled alone, most people believed he had a wife but she died or left him, others say he hasn't found the right lass for him yet, but there are also rumours that he wishes to marry the princess of the Darkness Realm, or he just doesn't want to marry, that he looks for another suitable lad to teach so he can take become king once he has gone, it is unknown which is true, although King Sheamus often walks the streets and helps those in need, people dare not ask why he has no Queen ruling at his side, more because they do not wish to remind him or upset him on something they do not know.
The Angel Kingdom is the worst place to live out of the five, it has a history of cruel rules, and the King who rules now is the worst one by far, he will execute someone for looking at him weirdly, or for asking for one of his daughters hand in marriage. Kane was their king, he ruled with cruelty much worse than any of the other kingdoms, his was a farming kingdom, most of the food that residents grow he sends away leaving just enough for them to live. It is said that King Kane killed his older brother in order to take the throne, Prince Mark was a much kinder man and would have made a great king. No one knows what happened to the queen, not even the three princesses know what happened to their mother.
Princess Autumn is next to take the throne, she is cruel just like her father and has often punished someone for something they had not done, she seems to get a thrill out of other's pain, which is what worried the people of the kingdom so much, she had married Sir Jack Swagger, a man just as evil as she was, the towns people could only hope that one of the other two princesses would take the throne instead, but knew it wouldn't happen, Autumn had taken after her father in a lot of ways, neither of them good. Winter and Summer were the other two princesses of the kingdom, they are often seen walking amongst the people and feeding the staving, pitying them as they suffer what their father orders, the two are often seen in their hideaway, unable to bear their father's rule and it's affects.
The Darkness Realm, the kingdom of mystery and the unknown, most believe that the population are demons, that they walk in the forest and attack those who walk through it. None of that is true of cause but they let everyone think it. Some of the residents are trained in witchcraft, where as others in hand to hand combat and defence. They are a kingdom of peace but are prepared for war if they need to be. Their King, Mark has an interesting story as to how he ended up in the lands, as he was not born there, the only king to have broken that tradition, like every king before he was fair to the people who lived within the borders and allowed them to travel freely between the kingdoms, and allowed others to cross into his lands and settle down. With his late Queen Michelle, he had three children twin sons Konnor and Viktor and a daughter Paige, they rule as a family and believe that everyone is equal no mater where they come from.
King Mark allows the people to have their own little towns with a mayor for each, all he asks is that all rules and regulations are passed through him first and all punishment is left up to him. Princes Konnor and Viktor are two of the greatest warriors in the army, they said since they live in the realm and believe in equality they too must fight with the men to protect the land they call home. They even said that if they were to die in battle then they want to burred with them men that perished instead of with the royals. Princess Paige was the prophesied Dark Sorceress, the most powerful witch to ever walk any of the five kingdoms, she is the last remaining female of the royal blood line since her mother's untimely death eight years prior, she is also the heir to the throne, as the tradition and law says only a female air can take the throne, unless she chooses another to take her place. The entire royal family help those in need. Often had Princess Paige graced the bandit camp with her sweet singing voice and protection while the sleep, hiding them from the spies of the kingdoms they had once called home.
The Misty Forest, the only thing that separates the five kingdoms from each other. Most fear to go there mainly because of the guardian who watches over it, protecting those who prove themselves to be worthy and cursing the ones who don't to the mysteries that dwell in there. The mists that flow silently through the trees hold secrets that other could on imagine unravelling,, but the unknown creatures roaming around are enough to put most off, well all those except who call the forest home. The bandits, those who left their homes to travel to one of the other kingdoms, they hear the soft singing voice of the sorceress, and see her ravens during the night as a sign of protection, they have learnt to trust her guiding voice and the magic of the forests guardian. They dream of a place of peace and where dreams come true, a place that is a lifetime away and only exists in their imagination.
The people who call the forest home have often wondered what the dark sorceress and the forests guardian look like, one who is cursed with immortality and the other the daughter of a man only as known as The Undertaker. A sorceress cursed by an evil witch to walk the earth alone until the end of time, never to find her peace or happy ending, only to suffer and watch as the people she love fade, or at least that is what the legends say, as for the guardian it is said she learnt from the sorceress herself, and was gifted of the position when she showed great care and love for all living things, she is protected by the sorceress who loves her like family, it is unknown what the names of the women are, only they are supposed to be beautiful and caring.
Plenty has happened over the centuries, but although these kingdoms no longer exist in our world, things they believed in still do, love, peace, power and death. War is something that the wished to have died with them, when the five kingdoms fell from history in unknown and mysterious circumstances, something that unfortunately didn't happen. They believed in love, to bring people together and to create life, peace was the belief of two of the five kingdoms and maybe four by the end of it, but one believed war was the only way. Power was not so much something they believed in but something that everyone had, everyone had their chance to change something even if it was just a little thing that happened, everyone has the power of choice. And finally death, most of them believed was inevitable, the only thing in life that can't be avoided, some took it as a gift and believed they were going to a better place where as other knew their name had been called and welcome death as a friend rather than something to be feared.
Everyone who lived in the five kingdoms knew, of the debt that everyone living must pay. Death.