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Among Riches and Royals
Chapter # 24
The wind was unforgiving so early into winter and it was not yet winter. A lone figure walked through the forest behind Ocendia's Castle. It seemed to be always in some sort of dark mood and was only seen in color on the Spirit's Festival, thus marking the day it is heald. The figure was tall and wore a black hood with silver lace and etchings. The figure ghosted among the dark seemingly evil looking trees, dead roots, and low thick fog that never left the woods.
The figure walked for hours and finally came to a stop. He looked down a river that ran through the kingdom it worked as a borderline between the Kingdom of Legend and the Kingdom of Magic. He looked into the water and found a torn piece of cloth. It was a black sash that revealed the royal emblem in silver and a metallic blue.
"May the gods help you now boy," the figure said as he tucked the cloth into his robe and walked away.
Then the fog began to thicken as the hooded figure walked deeper into the woods. Then finally a lone rider emerged from the eerie fog.
"You sent for me?" the rider said as he rode up. The stallion he rod upon was an inky black with a crimson mane and eyes of the same shade of red. The rider was dressed in a black hood that was torn at the ends, his face looked rather young or at least from what could be seen. He was dressed in black armor with crimson etchings and ivory skulls adorned everything from his tunic, boots, saddle, and even the armor on his horse was of a similar manner.
"Dayah I was hoping you would help me with something," the figure said looking up at the boy.
"Why don't you get HIM to help you," the boy said adding distaste to the word HIM.
"Don't show so much hatred boy, HE is your brother," the figure said propping its self against the long black wooden staff.
"What of your worshipers why don't you send one of them?" Dayah said looking down
"The island … it's in ruin" the figure said with a hint of anger and sorrow his voice
"Well that's too bad now isn't it," Dayah said starting his horse away from the two cities
"You lost your eye again didn't you, that's why you haven't removed your hood, isn't it?" the figure said standing upright as the rider stopped
"You haven't removed your hood … mother" Dayah said turning to face the figure
"Very well boy I take it off you must as well," the figure said lowering his hood to reveal his silver hair, icy blue eyes, pale complexion, and almost famine futures. "now take off your hood"
"I don't wanna," the rider said and turned away.
"Dayah D-" the man began
"HellRider" Dayah burst out
"Changed your last name again," the man said raising an eyebrow
"Changed genders," the young man said spitefully rapidly turning his head away
"You know that is not under my control, had the people stuck to their beliefs I wouldn't have," the man said looking at Dayah annoyed
"Whatever Nora," Dayah said annoyed
"boy you will show me respect, I still made your pansy ass," Norah said with a wave of his staff a gust of wind shoved Dayah off his horse and knocked the hood off his face.
"Damn Abusive" Dayah said sitting up. His face was finely chiseled and he looked around his early twenties. He had silvery blonde hair and one eerie green eye, the other however was a black pit of an eye socket, just plain black.
"I knew you lost your eye, as you always do," Norah said standing over the boy
"Shut up old man you have no idea how long I-" Dayah was cut off by a small green eye floating next to Norah "bullshit"
"You need to keep a track of your things Dayah, immortal or not, these are still relics. If you lose track of it you can cause destruction" Norah lectured as the eye floated off to the boy and landed in his hand. "Remember that next time you decide to something stupid again"
"Yes, mother" Dayah sighed and placed the eye over the empty slot only for it slip back into place on its own.
"So what did you call me for?" Dayah said and stood
Norah sighed heavily and said "walk with me boy, there is much to discuss"
Miah sat up from his throne looking bord, Veran looked up at him looking equally as bord.
"what are you to do now Master?" she asked her voice as smooth as silk
"off with you, you whore," Miah said and waved his hand shooing her off "there is something I need to do" Miah then left his throne room and walked off.
He walked until he found his quarters. He opened the doors and took in the atmosphere. A huge bed with a canopy that he knew was used for nothing more than sitting and sleeping seeing as how the Real Miah was a single father. Tapestries and other kingdom flags hung decurrently around the room with small paintings of his family or rather of his children. Small items scattered here and there like papers, paintings in progress, a pitcher of water, small vases of red and blue flowers, a journal, as well as a finely crafted violin made of black wood with silver engravings and blue strings. He knew that art was going to be scattered around this room, Matrune knew Miah to be a very artistic soul. He knew the violin must have been handcrafted by the Ocendian King himself seeing as how he had lots of time on his hands.
Finally; after looking around the room he decided to look in the journal. Small notes telling small tales of mischief and the inner workings of a teen prince's mind took up the first few pages. Then small notes of dreams he had of his brother becoming something he would dread followed shortly after. Then tails of adventure after his banishment followed suit. Then tails of love and drunken note made to a sober Miah from his drunken counterpart. Then small articles of what mischief his children had gotten into or caused. Some pages had little songs that he had written for his daughter Sasha.
Then as Matrune flipped through his brother's journal a small envelope fell out it read. "To Daddy from Uncle Corny", it was written in childish handwriting. Matrune knew this must be his niece's see as to how Lee had his issue with words.
Miah lifted the letter he looked on the back it was open; he reached for the tab to open it again and found it stuck as if by magic. "Open damn you" Miah demanded of the parchment but found it hard as if some otherworldly force kept it from opening.
"What's wrong Corny don't want me to see it" Matrune taunted his brother's best friend.
Then suddenly a strong wind bursts throw the doors of the balcony slamming the letter into the mirror. Miah stood up and looked at the mirror only to see a faded silhouette standing in the doorway to the balcony. Matrune turned rapidly to see the man in the balcony only to find it empty.
"Damn ghost" Miah curst and left the room.
Sasha sat on her bed looking out the window, it was almost the Kite's Festival and she wasn't going to be home. She looked up to see that a winter storm was fast approaching. She sighed it had been at least a week since she had left the castle. Sighing heavily she realized that the Kite's Festival had passed. She looked worried about why had a Festival not passed or been had. She looked outside to see kingdom soldiers marching the streets it was fast approaching nightfall and the night guard had been called out.
Then a small knock caught her attention. She turned her head "come in"
"Anna, I want to talk to you?" Nicky said entering the room. He was fiddling with something in his hands and he seemed nervous.
"What's up, love?" Sasha asked looking into the Prince of the UK's eyes
"Anna … Sasha I … I know I meet you a short time ago but you mean a lot to me" he began as he approached her.
"Nicky where is this going?" she said as she stood up and attempted to look him in the eyes
"well I … I was hoping …" Nicky studdered trying to think of what to say
"spit it out Nicky" Sasha said smiling up at her boyfriend
"Come Midwinter's … will … will" Nicky took her hand and dropped down on one knee
"Sasha Lee will you marry me," Nicky said opening a small box to reveal a small silver ring with a sapphire as its centerpiece.
Sasha was lost for words she didn't know what to say. "Nicky …" was all she could manage
"is that a no?" Nicky said slightly disappointed
Sasha tackled him to the floor and kissed him lovingly "it means yes you brown haired bimbo"
The two kissed lovingly then Sasha added "as long as we have a second wedding when my dad snaps out off of his stupid mode"
"fine" Nicky smiled
Nicky and Sasha cuddled on the floor until the door opened and Kyon stepped in and saw the two teens on the floor.
"EEWWWWWWWWWW" he screamed and burst off down the stairs
A lone figure stood on top of a building looking through the window to see the two love-birds cuddled. He reached into one of the pockets hidden in his armor and pulled out a small stone.
"I found the Holy Sword of Altea," he said into the small glowing stone
"good any word from Matune?" a male voice said through the stone
"none what should I do?" the man said looking back at the Blue Dragon
"lay low let's let Matune prove himself useful, … go talk to him we haven't heard news from him" a female voice said from the stone
"so what do I do?" he said looking bord
"go visit the castle instead you might find BlueBlade so we might be able to do this on the Spirit's Festival this year," the man said
"got it," the man said and was about to put away the stone when the speaker cut him off
"Oh and Wolf try and not let yourself get caught Blood attracts attention," the man said and the stone stopped glowing
"right," Wolf said looking bord "still it might be fun to see how long it takes stupid to find you, son of Altea," he said to no one in particular.
Well that was that
Next up Chapter 25
Prepare to time lapse
~ShadowRose DB (6/6/2015)