Chapter One

Seven years later…

Redcliff POV

The chapter I'll be working on next is Prologue pt. II for The Conquerors. I Hope you like it.

I was walking down the corridors of Castle Mirador. I couldn't sleep, I just knew it. Only a few weeks from now, and Redcliff and Korblox would march to Overseer's city, Juta. Virgilio and his family will be there personally for the festival of battle. They would meet at Deathbound, Green's ancient coliseum and face off against the Green Grandioses, Blue Bloods, and the Nomadic Moguls. I would have to train our soldiers like they've never trained before. I was in deep thought. As usual, whenever I'm stressed, I try to draw Redliff's sacred blade, Oathbreaker, Katana of Storms, A large, narrow, slightly curved blade made of folded steel held by a grip wrapped in lavish, deep orange scaled leather. One sharp edge makes this a perfect weapon to block attacks and slice enemies to tiny, little pieces.

. Only the king can pull it out, and only when necessary. Normally, whenever I try, it locks in place. This time, it came loose effortlessly. I stepped in shock. I know what to do, I thought. I called my siblings.

"Toby! Adam! Tia! Abby! Camila! Come here!"

"What is–" Tia stopped dead when she saw Oathbreaker in my hand.

(At this time, Kirby has managed to elucidate to his siblings to what had happened.)

"So we will need them for the festival of battle?" Camila's worry was well too strong to hide.

"Ostensibly. Okay, so gear up," I said, "Because in a few weeks, we must march to Juta. And we will tell the soldiers."

Toby picked up Stormrider, Crusader of Holy Might, a magnificently shiny ax. Light to you and heavy to your opponents. One slice and your adversary drops like a fly.

Adam carries Earth and Moon, Gifts of black magic,long, narrow, curved blades made of copper and demonite, held by grips wrapped in extremely rare, ruby red snake leather.

A sharp, dual-edged blade makes these weapons the best choice for both cleaving and stabbing your enemies with ferocious power.

Tia wields Scorpio, Protector of Hope, a well-designed compound bow superbly constructed of uncommon rosewood. Its string is made from splendid boar gut, a rare material around these parts of the world.

Abby uses Moonshine, Conqueror of the Sun. 63 inches of the finest chestnut form the base of this impressive staff. The entire length of this staff has been carefully painted with intricate patterns, leaving only the handle untouched, strengthened and polished.

Camila bears Frostward, Champion of Visions. Bound by the toughest leather and brimmed with jewels, it is certainly the most expensive tome you'll ever bear. Your opponents will be vanquished as soon as you look them in the eye.

I payed our messengers 60 novas each and dispatched them to all the cities and told them to bring all soldiers here. Within the hour they returned. One of our generals, Frederick Williams, came and asked us, "What di–? NO! THAT CAN'T BE!"

Me: "The one and only Oathbreaker, Katana of Storms."

Me again, to the soldiers: "May all people of Redcliff hear my voice," we raised the Legendary Weapons of Redcliff, "For we have drawn the Weapons of Redcliff. Troubled times may befall us. Within three weeks, we depart for Juta, to contend in the annual Festival of Battle. Our soldiers must be fully prepared, because, the festival takes place in Sard Center," Approximately a thousand gasps erupted at this point, "Yes, that can only mean one thing: This festival takes place at DeathBound Coliseum. So we will train at our hardest at the capital, to be ready for the fateful day."

Our generals oversaw most of the training for the few days it took us to unlock our weapon's true power and master their abilities.

Oathbreaker's ability is Slash of the holy fire. It can cut through anything twenty miles from the slash point. Anything hit will burst into flames on the spot, although it only lasts for a few seconds. It depends on how much energy you pour into the blade.

Stormrider's ability is Blow of the Blessed Burst. It splits the ground in twain, and anyone caught in it will be sent straight into the ground. Once Stormrider's ax head is removed from the ground, it will seal itself up and crush your foes trapped. After a few seconds have passed, the enemies will be ejected from the ground.

Earth and Moon's ability is The Raging Winds of Spite. Every enemy nearby get sucked into a whirlpool. After everyone reaches the center, Earth and Moon come down on its opponents and blast them mile after mile.

Scorpio's ability is the Lightspeed Howling Shot. An arrow is fired in the ground, and everyone in the vicinity is catapulted into the air. A massive amount of arrows erupt shortly afterward, and if anyone survives, a beam of light shoots out and blasts the enemy out of the sky. They will fall and hit the ground hard.

Moonshine's ability is The Blind Roar of Honor. One tap blasts your enemies backward. Wave your hand and your enemies fly up in the air. Raise your hand and bring it down fast to smite your enemies out of the air. Hold on to the staff with both hands and shoot a small bead-sized projectile into the cloud and explode next to them.

Frostward's ability is Tear of the Sliced Soul. Your opponents freeze, and a great pain slices straight through them. The pain returns, ever stronger, and finally the soul wretches free of the torso, only to be hurled back into the body.

"General Williams, thank you for overseeing the training. I advise you turn it up to eleven, though. The thirtieth Festival of Battle will be a challenge, and even though we have won for the past five years, none of them have taken place at Deathbound." I said.

Williams: Thank you, sir. That is thoughtful of you. I will get on it right away."

We will win the Festival of Battle XXX.