Chapter 7: Sivmer and the Island of Aurora! Blaze and Aeron Struggle!
"It happened about…two years ago." Link began explaining to Gladius and Ossa.
Flashback, Two Years Ago, Island of Aurora…
On the Island of Aurora, a great kingdom once stood. It was ruled by the Royal Family with the middle initial E. The King ruling at this time was Hamlet E. Knight, who was the 7th member of the E. family to rule the island. The kingdom flourished; it was a rich merchant island filled with thousands of inhabitants.
Blaze E. Star was the son of Hamlet E. Knight and his wife, Olivia Star. Before him, however, Aeron E. Knight was born from the same couple. The brothers were about four years apart, but did everything together. They were nearly the best of friends. However, things didn't last for them.
While the island was happily going about life, a man sailed to the island. After reaching the main town on the island, he began to make demands. "Hello, Aurora Island. I am the great Sivmer, the sorcerer of epic proportions." Sivmer, a rather tall and built man, announced. People stopped their daily activities and turned to him, listening. "I came on a large boat filled with 500 men under my spell. They are artificially enhanced to be great fighters, thanks to my own abilities, and will destroy this kingdom if not handed over to me."
The crowd listening to him exploded in a large uproar of fear. One man even grabbed a knife from his side and threw it at Sivmer, who was still trying to talk. Sivmer sensed the knife and held up his hand, shooting the knife back at the man. It pierced his heart, killing him instantly. Suddenly, Sivmer grew enraged. "I said, GIVE ME THE DAMN KINGDOM."
The crowd once more grew in a large uproar. Finally, Sivmer caved in and brought out his army. The army was nothing more than average men. But, their minds were brainwashed and their hearts turned to black. Their entire bodies were, more or less, shadows of their former selves. Sivmer led the army through the town, destroying and killing anyone who stood in his way.
Finally, after about an hour of rampage, Aurora's army stormed in and attacked Sivmer. Sivmer alone took out 300 men, brainwashing them and forcing them to fight for him. Sivmer's army, by themselves, took out 3,500 men in the army. Sivmer proved himself to be a force that none could challenge.
He reached the palace gates and easily made his way to the main hall, where Hamlet, Olivia, Blaze, and Aeron were. "Hamlet E. Knight, I presume." Sivmer said villainy.
"Yes? Who would you be?" Hamlet replied.
"I'm Sivmer C. Ramule, but I go by the Dark Wizard." Sivmer answered. Sivmer, like stated before, was a tall man wearing only a black cloak and pants. Around his neck hung two charms, one shaped like a fire and the other shaped like a weird, foreign symbol.
"Dark Wizard?" Hamlet replied. He stood up, looking down at his kids and his wife. "What do you want?"
"I feel as though I deserve to be the ruler of a country. And judging from the family of E.'s history in this world, I figured you deserve to suffer and be overthrown." Sivmer put his hand up and lifted Hamlet up with a mysterious black force and threw him across the room, into a large pillar that was there to hold up the castle. Hamlet fell to the ground, grasping his back.
"Dad!" Aeron and Blaze shouted. Olivia ran over to her kids and held them close, but Sivmer then turned around and threw her back with some more magic. Sivmer then teleported, disappearing from sight. He soon showed up once more beside Aeron and Blaze.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you too. I can sense a great amount of potential in you two…you'll be part of my elites." Sivmer said as he touched Aeron and Blaze, forcing their bodies to the ground and making them temporarily paralyzed.
"Stop it you son of a bi-" Hamlet shouted as he took out his sword and ran forward. Sivmer effortlessly formed a ball of magical energy in his hand and shot it straight into Hamlet's body, leaving a large hole about 6 inches in diameter in his chest. Hamlet said no words as he fell to the ground. Aeron and Blaze watched helplessly as their father died in front of them.
Sivmer, observing Hamlet dying in agony, turned to his wife, who was across the room against a wall. He teleported once more in front of her and raised his hand, shooting a weird wave of energy at her. She immediately fainted. He picked up her body and then summoned one of his henchmen. "Take her to the dungeon. If they don't have one, build one." The henchman nodded and took her body out.
Sivmer then sat at the throne, observing the castle. "King Sivmer…" He chuckled. "If I knew taking over the country was this easy, I would have done it long ago!" He laughed wildly. After a few minutes, Aeron and Blaze managed to stand up once more. Sivmer looked down at them, and then spoke again. "You both look relatively old. How old are you?"
"I…I'm 17." Aeron replied.
"I'm 13." Blaze spoke quick, too shaken up over the recent events.
"Ah! You'll get to training right away. I think your first assignment should be to scout the island for other islands or any treasure." Sivmer said. He was an ambitious man, always thinking ahead.
For the next two years, Aeron and Blaze were forced to participate in intense army training. It was about year ago that Blaze was searching in the woods for a suspected rebel camp when he came across the Division Gauntlet. After finding it, he didn't know how to use it. He then stumbled into the rebel camp, where he established a connection with the rebels. His brother was soon let in on the connection, and that's how they became leaders of the rebels. Being in Sivmer's Elite army gave them great information on the army's plans, which they shared with the rebels.
Before Link's crew landed there, about a few days ago around when they found Ossa, Blaze and Aeron had met with the leaders of the rebel group. They had decided that in 5 days they would launch a major attack on the island in an attempt to overthrow Sivmer. It was pure luck, Blaze said to Link, that Link had landed there. "A man with 50,000,000 rupees on his head…! That's the man we need to fight for us!" Blaze had said.
Now, back in present times…
"So, Blaze is going to talk to Aeron and the other leaders and push forth the rebellion." Link wrapped up. Gladius was shocked to hear all that had happened on this island, and Ossa was equally as horrified. "That's where we come in. If we can fight, we will help Blaze and Aeron reach the palace. Up in the palace, there is the garden with all the herbs, like Blaze said."
"So you're gonna go and fight the man?" Ossa asked.
"I plan on it. Anything to get that medicine for Navi." Link said.
"We better get a move on." Gladius said. "We have to explain to everyone the current situation and prepare for battle, as well as a safe place for Navi to stay in the midst of everything."
"Yes!" Link said. "Alright guys, let's go. Navi doesn't have much longer!"
To be continued…
For those of you interested, this website has the picture that has the symbol of the energy charm. It's here: post/13943565949/the-adinkra-symbols-are-part-of-a -rich-african
