Ribon No Kishi (Princess Knight) Sailor Moon Style
Chapter Seven
Prince Darien was ready for battle. He smiled grimly.
The time of battle has come, my heart quickens!
Become the wind, become the wind
Become a gust of wind that revolutionizes the battlefield
Ride your horse and run through
Until the day you capture victory!
Burn it all, burn it all
Become a violent flame that burns down the battlefield
Lee with your sword and hang tight
Aim for nothing but victory!
One of the Generals who had agreed to help Darien entered. He had platinum blonde hair and startling blue eyes.
"Like the wind, like the wind, I'll be the gust of wind on the battlefield" He declared.
"You're name?" Darien enquired. The man bowed low.
"Zoicite, your highness" He replied.
"And how many men have you brought?" Darien asked.
"20,000 of my best men" Zoicite replied.
"Excellent. Combined with my men for a total of 70,000" Darien said grinning. The other general entered at that moment. He had blonde hair and silver eyes.
"Burn it down, Burn it down! I'll be the flame that will burn the battlefield down" He said grimly.
"Your name?" Darien asked.
"Jediete, your highness" He replied.
"And how many men have you gathered?" Darien asked.
"30,000 of the finest" Jediete replied.
"Perfect. Now we have an army of 100,000" Darien declared. "We will be unstoppable. As you know, the moon kingdom has been in chaos since the transfer of power. Citizens groan under the burden of taxation and the army morale is crumbling. It is a kingdom no more."
"We will destroy the moon kingdom!" Jediete declared.
"Our aim is not to shed blood" Darien reminded them. "I would like to spare as many lives as possible."
"So how can we attack" Zoicite asked.
"By marching on the main roads, towards the castle." Darien declared.
"And if we meet the foe?" Zoicite asked.
"We'll fight, but we won't give chase too far" Darien told them.
"All of the moon kingdom's soldiers are on the run" Jediete said, scoffingly.
"True" Darien agreed. "but fleeing soldiers will ultimately become our citizens" Darien said. "And also...don't raze the castle" The generals looked at him.
"Why not" Jediete asked.
"It will become our base after we defeat them" Darien declared. He lowered his eyes. "No" He said quietly. "Actually, I promised that..to someone"
"Who?" Zoicite asked.
"I cannot say" Darien said. the two generals looked at eachother.
"If you cannot say, then we will talk of it no more. We trust you, your highness" Zoicite said.
"Thank you" Darien replied. "Let us get ready to storm to Moon Kingdom"
The other generals left and Darien sighed.
"I should be looking forward to tommorow, but all I can think about is that girl" He sighed heavily.
I've never fallen in love before
So I had no idea it was this intense
but my wish, my wish is...
I want to see you, I want to see you
Just the thought of seeing you again,will get me through tommorow.
Darien smiled weakly. Hopefully he would meet up with his love, one day soon.
Meanwhile, in the palace of the moon kingdom, Diamond was agitated.
"We can't collect enough taxes" He said angrily.
"Exactly, your majesty" Sapphire said, staring at his brother. "The farmers are running away. All of them! The soldiers ran too" Diamond frowned.
"You sound happy about it" He grumbled. Sapphire realized his mistake and shook his head.
"No, i'm worried" He replied. He glared at Diamond. "It's because you raised the taxes" He accused. "Don't try to be witty" He warned. Diamond glared right back.
"Is that how you talk to the king?" He asked. Sapphire shook his head.
"No, that is how I talk to my brother" He declared. "They ran away because you raised every tax there is. Don't try to deny it!"
"Well, how else can we make the economy work?" Diamond snapped. Sapphire sighed.
"If you want to raise the taxes, you need to pick and choose them. you can't raise them all, or that will destroy the economy too." He replied.
"Then what do you suggest?" Diamond asked. Sapphire groaned, but Diamond didn't even wait for an answer. "I know. I should find a wife"
"A wife?" Sapphire asked. Diamond nodded.
"I'll need an heir to the throne" He said. "However, I am needed here, so we'll need a talent scout to find me a suitable wife"
"Did someone say talent scout?" A voice asked. Diamond turned to see two women. One had long silver hair in a braid and the other had purple hair and wore a lot of make-up.
"I am Katsy and this is my sister Birdie" The woman with purple hair announced. "we are the royal talent scouts, at your service" She bowed.
"Fantastic" Diamond said. "I need a wife, and soon." Katsy nodded and the two sisters hurried out of the castle, ready to scout for the perfect wife. Sapphire groaned.
"I need an aspirin" He said quickly. He left the throne room, muttering under his breath.
