The Fate of the First Hero of Light
The black clad figures are running up the stairs leading to the dining hall. They pass many men and woman, they are dressed in the unique fashions of House Vasilios, one of the three Royal Houses of the Kingdom. Some of the guards move to stop them they are quickly disabled.
The last door.
"YOUR MAJESTY WHAT SHOULD WE DO?" "Minister what do you think?" "Zelda do you have a plan?"
"Lets first see if it is true..."
"YES!'
The Knight kicks the door free from its hinges. They enter the large room. The members of House Vasilios have there weapons drawn they are facing towards the large dining table.
There is a man with a ripped black coat his left arm and shoulder is exposed. There are Dwarven Runes on them. The runes are slowly changing colour from blue to red. He is standing on the table, staring down at a massive muscular man sitting on the Royal chair.
"IT CANNOT BE! THE KING!" screams the Knight.
"SIR HUNFREY WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" asks the Fire Mage.
"IT IS KING ROLAND!"
A massive clay centipede rushes through room aiming to attack the seated man.
"CHIDORI!" A lighting bolt flies from the standing man's hands. The clay centipede stops moving.
"Why did you leave?"
"..."
The man forms a crystal spear in his hand. He takes it and starts stabbing the seated man.
"Why did you leave?"
He stabs him again.
"Where do you come from?"
The massive man stares unperturbed at him even though he is being stabbed through the most sensitive of nerves.
"What are you doing here?"
"..."
He stabs him in the neck.
"Are you scared of me?"
He pulls the spear out gushes of blood shoots out.
"ROLAND I WILL HEAL YOU!" screams the magic user. The rooms air becomes thick people are coughing. Small crystal flakes start forming on the peoples skin.
"ARMOUR OF CERBERUS!"
Flames engulf the other members of the Hyrul-akatsuki.
"Use your magic at you own peril." he speaks to the female magic user.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY CHILD!"
"Enough! I have had enough of your slander..." a young man stands up and moves to withdraw his weapon. He turns into an ice statue, he is shattered into large chunks of ice.
"PHILLIOS!" screams the magic user.
"Where do you come from?"
The figure stabs him in the face. The massive man has not taken his eyes of for one moment from the figure. Even though his party member died and he is being stabbed repeatedly.
"What is your name?"
Lightning covers the crystal spear. The figure stabs him many times consecutively.
"Roland of House Vasilios the King of Hyrule.."
"The King of Hyrule you say. What makes you believe that you can still call yourself that?"
"I did not abdicate and I did not die."
"My world's Roland is dead and I am the King of Hyrule."
"KING OF HYRULE! BAHAHAHAHA!" the elderly man with the many scars wearing an old battle armour is laughing.
The rooms energy changes all the plants are starting to wither. The elderly warrior is in a corner preparing for battle. The magic user has prepared a field of protection she is standing strong waiting for the signal to attack. Roland has his hands on the table he wants to flip it over. Then when the enemy falls he will strike him. All the other House inhabitants are laying on the floor gasping for air. The evil energy pressing them down.
"If you really are the King should you not protect the people. Your dark energies will kill everyone in this room." says the elderly warrior he has adjusted and walks without strain.
"What do you do with traitors?"
"..."
"I cannot babysit everyone. Look at the staff."
Roland's party looks toward the servants they stand upright and are under no strain. The Knights stationed in the room still stand at attention.
"So your evil has corrupted this land completely." says the massive man.
"Evil?"
"Yes, when we returned to this realm we could see the misery you had spread."
"Where?"
"In the..."
"The western countries. They had started a war and took the Kingdoms people as slaves. How would you have solved that?"
"..."
"No response, now I see where Zelda had learned that character flaw."
"DO NOT DARE BRING UP MY WIFE!"
"What will you do? Are you going to kill me?"
"I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF YOUR SLANDER CHILD!" The magic user starts to weave hand signs.
The figure extends his hand "DIE!" Massive amounts of air is pulled towards his hand, crystals form in an instant. The crystal are covered with black flames.
"Chaos Style Black Crystal Jutsu."
A silver flash and a rusted sword. The figure blocks with an ice shield. It is shattered and he hits the wall. There is a giant crack.
"SIR HUNFREY WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" screams the Dark Elf.
"LADY VIVI..."
"Do not be alarmed Knight that is the real Roland." says the black clad man.
"THE KING!"
"Sir Hunfrey is it truly you!"
"YES, YOUR MAJESTY!"
"Thank you Holy Mother my friend is safe!" Tears flow down the massive man's face.
"RoLanD is It ReAlLy You" tears are flowing from one of the black cloak wearers face.
"That voice can it be my Queen Zeldany?" He stands up and runs towards the figure. He removes the cloak. He looks in her eyes. They kiss and embrace. Zelda looks towards Geir.
"It really is him Zelda."
"HER NAME IS QUEEN ZELDANY!" screams the massive man.
"Roland I am the King now. The only way I will step down is if I choose to or if you can kill me."
"Then we will settle it now!"
"YOUR MAJESTY! PLEASE WAIT!" screams the worried Knight.
"Hunfrey?!"
"He knows you cannot kill me in a thousand life times, but I cannot kill you either.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN GEIR!?"
"Zelda, Roland is not a weak man."
"I TOLD YOU..."
"I tire of this. All your House's people will die now." He lifts his hands he is weaving the signs.
"Stop forgive me. King Geir is it?"
"YOUR MAJESTY NO!?" screams the Knight.
"King Geir I am the previous King I did not die and I did not step down. What right do you have to rule?"
"The people forced me to become the King."
"That is not a choice they are allowed to make."
"It is the most important choice that is in their full right to make."
"..."
"Say I believe this ridiculous fable that you say I cannot best you..."
"Roland he is not lying you cannot win as you are now." says Zeldany.
"MY QUEEN! THIS CANNOT BE TRUE?!"
"He is fighting assassins day in, day out you cannot best him in single combat."
"Still King Geir, it is not your right to rule."
"I have many things to do, it would be in my best interest, for me to let you play King for now."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!" the elderly warrior moves to attack. He falls over and hits one of the tables it is overturned. He is dazed and confused, he wants to push himself up. He cannot! He looks to his right the black clad figure is holding what looks to be an arm. It is his arm! He grabs the bleeding wound and painfully stands up.
"Here Witch heal Grandfather." He throws the distracted magic user with force against the face. She falls over.
"Roland I will step down only if."
"State your demands wretch!" screams Roland.
"Give me one of your eyes."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" "GEIR YOU FIEND! HE IS THE TRUE KING! YOU CANNOT COMMAND HIM!"
"Why should I do that?"
"That you hesitated speaks volumes of you as a leader."
"You only want to be King so that others can serve you."
"EXPLAIN YOURSELF!"
"Even if I did you couldn't understand. Give me one of your eyes then I will step down. I will give the order that everyone should follow your rule."
"Order?! They will follow without fail, they have no say in the matter!"
"The Kingdom is not full of sheep anymore. Weak leaders need weak people to be able to lord over them. I am strong and my people are not sheep or weak."
'DO NOT THINK YOU CAN SPEAK TO THE KING LIKE THAT!" screams the Knight.
"Why should I comply with your order?"
"Give me one of your eyes. It is punishment for abandoning the people of the land. Did you expect you can just return after many times and nothing would have changed?"
"Give him the eye." says Edith.
"HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT SERVANT!"
The other Knights withdraw their weapons and grab the members of House Vasilios forcefully. They put the swords to their necks. A bell is rung. The castles inhabitants fill the room each one of them produce curved daggers. They stand ready to fight.
"Give him the eye." says Edith.
"You cannot command me!"
"He is our King do you think we will follow your orders? Where have you been? He has saved us from catastrophes and many disasters. What were you doing? Even if you wear the crown we will only follow you because he told us too. Give him your eye."
"YOU WILL BE PUNISHED FOR THIS!"
The black clad figure moved so fast. He grabbed the massive man his throat has collapsed. He is gasping, no air can come through. He looks and sees the eyes of the evil god himself, looking at him, black flames are burning like an inferno around him. It is the first time in his life that he has felt true fear.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
"..."
"I ASKED YOU WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
"...it was nothing..." he is whispering struggling to breathe.
"I am so glad I thought you were making empty threats. How glad I am." He is picked up and cast onto the ground all his ribs break.
"Forgive me my hand must have slipped."
"..."
"If you want to rule again. Give me your eye."
The muscular man snakingly puts his massive hands towards his eye. While screaming loudly he plucks it out. The bloody sphere is given to the black clad figure.
"Very well. Sir Gerrick where are you? A bandaged Knight enters his left arm is reattached but is completely white. "Yes, King Geir!" "From know on he is the King." "Understood Geir. Geir any other orders?" "Yes, it is from this time forward forbidden to ask of where, how or why the King has returned." "Yes, are you sure he is not a duplicate like yours?" "No, Sir Gerrick he is absolutely our Roland...excuse me I mean our King Roland."
The figure turns around to exit the dining hall.
"Geir?"
"Yes, Queen Zeldany?"
"What about us and our party?"
"The King has returned you are his wife. What more is there to be said?"
"Hunfrey Hammerspine."
"WHAT DO YOU WANT?"
"What will you do now?"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN CUR?!"
"Will you rise up to stand with the King again or will you follow me into the depths of darkness from where there is no return?"
"THE ANSWER WOULD BE OBVIOUS TO ANYONE!"
"I see, I had hoped you could stay on the righteous path."
"WHAT NONSENSE ARE YOU SPOUTING?"
"You will no longer fight for the people, now you can only fight for the King."
"THEY ARE ONE AND THE SAME IDIOT!" screams the elderly warrior. "Did you parents never teach you manners? Do you want to lose your remaining arm?"
"..."
"What will you do Hunfrey join me and fight for true righteousness. Or would you follow someone who is not willing to suffer to save his Kingdom.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN GEIR?"
"This eye is his left eye."
"WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ME SERVING THE KING?"
"I would have given my right eye."
"Why does that make a difference?" asks the magic user.
"It is my dominant eye, he gave me his lesser eye."
"GEIR WHAT DOES THIS PROVE?"
"I would have given my all for the Kingdom, out of two options he was given. He gave me the one that served him the best and then the Kingdom was only an afterthought."
The figure flings his cape dramatically and moves to exit
"Let's go..."
"Wait Geir I am also staying. I served under King Roland even before we met. I will join him by his side once more." says the Fire Mage.
"I understand."
The figure flings his cape dramatically and moves to exit
"Let's go..."
"Geir I am a Knight of the Kingdom. Now that the King has returned, I am honour bound to serve him once more." says Sir Gerrick.
"I understand."
The figure flings his cape dramatically and moves to exit
"Let's go..."
"Geir my husband has returned..." says Zeldalyn.
"GODDAMIT I ALREADY KNOW THAT!"
The figure flings his cape dramatically and moves to exit
"Let's go..."
"Geir I have to return to the Mages Guild" says the Dark Elf
"Yes, Geir I have to leave for the Union." says Esdeath.
The figure walks normally towards the door.
"GEIR WHAT OF THE MONEY?"
"It is for the Kingdom to be rebuilt and to help the poor. Knight you will soon see the difference between myself and the King."
"DO YOU THINK WE WILL JUST LET YOU LEAVE? AFTER WHAT YOU HAVE DONE!"
"Yes, I was the King you tried to overthrow me. That I did not execute each and everyone of you, speaks of my merciful heart does it not?"
"..."
"I AM ASKING YOU A QUESTION!"
"Enough Sir Barrett if we keep on aggravating him. There will be more bloodshed. Let me send you off with a warning."
He is throwing up blood and his bowels have been completely emptied. There is blood everywhere.
The black clad figure pulls his fist out of his chest, removing a part of his lung.
"ROLAND NOOOO!" Zelda starts healing him.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!"
While coughing up blood "no-no-nothing it-t wa-w-was nothing..."
"I thought as much! ZELDA!"
"YES!"
"Call me when there is trouble, an impotent man like this will ruin my Kingdom in not even long times."
"Geir I cannot. I thank you for your help Warchief but we will have to find our own way now. We will have to renegotiate our two nations terms and agreements."
"I see..."
The figure flings his cape dramatically and moves to exit. "The previous King is so mesmerizing" says the young maid.
"I'll go..."
Finish.
