Hello everyone! Lilith here.

And as you can see right here, I'm starting to jump right in on the Final Fantasy 15 bandwagon. And where I stood, what better place to start than with my take on one of the most awesome films to date: Kingsglaive - Final Fantasy 15.

Now, in case you're gonna question if there'll be OCs among the Glaives and all that good stuff, rest assured I'll be getting to them as soon as I possible can. Until then, here's the prologue as an appetizer for your curiosities until I can bring in the main course.

Since this is my first time with FF15, let me know what you think of this prologue. :)

Might as well try to make a good first impression, right?

So, without further ado, enjoy!

I own nothing of FF15 or Kingsglaive except my OCs.

Read, leave me a review, but flames are unacceptable.

Prologue: Violent Separation

For centuries, the sacred magic of the divine Crystal bless our world and its people. But over time, the promise of its power brought war to our lands.

Lucis, the kingdom of great magic, kept safe by the power of the crystal.

Mori, the theocracy of refined magic; known for its many branches of casters led by one sorceress loyal to a single goddess.

And Niflheim, a military empire that is made strong by its Magitek troopers.

Long has war raged between these three kingdoms. As time went on, Niflheim conquered neighboring lands, being undefeated by its army.

Mori, perceived as a potential threat if allied with Lucis, was assaulted by Niflheim, forcing its survivors to disappear to other lands or to seek refuge with their neighbor. The king welcomed the refugees into the domain, adopting the orphaned children of the fallen sorceress who died to ensure her people's safety.

To protect itself from Niflheim's tyranny, Lucis raised a magical wall, in which its power comes from the Crystal itself. Insomnia, its capital and last bastion of Lucian land remained out of Niflheim's reach for many years.

Amid the escalating war, Prince Noctis of Lucis has come to Tenebrae to seek healing for his grievous injuries. Together, he made the trip with his father, King Regis of Lucis, his adopted brother, Ferenc, and his adopted sister, Belladonna. Mother, Brother and I – the royalty of Tenebrae – welcomed them to our land. It was then the fires came and all at once.

"Come along, Bella. We can't keep them waiting."

Out in the lush and beautiful greens of the land of Tenebrae, two young girls – one gentle and mature beyond her years, and another innocent and curious - guided a boy named Noctis bound to a wheelchair through the peaceful landscape of the bountiful kingdom to the waiting entourage on the other side of the path. The eldest of them – Lunafreya Nox Fleuret – was pushing along the wheelchair, while the youngest – Belladonna – simply followed along while holding on to the arm handle as she struggled to keep up with them.

Awaiting ahead of them are the members of the Caelum and Fleuret family, gathered together whilst conversing with one another quietly. Off to the side, a middle-aged man garbed in the serene blue colors of Tenebrae stood vigilant near the inviting queen as a boy and girl spoke light-heartedly with one another of trivial matters. Next to a younger Regis stood a young boy who watched the adults having a personal discussion with one another before he spotted the girls coming into view. It didn't take long for the king of Lucis and the queen of Tenebrae to see the three coming to meet them, and the king could be seen smiling warmly at them, ready to receive them. Everything is as peaceful as it seemed when there was promise of no danger to threaten them, at least that's what they thought.

But then, just as the three had closed in on the entourage, everyone stopped and looked up to the darkening skies as they witnessed the sight of sinister airships bearing the symbol of the realm of Niflheim. The greeneries of the land swayed violently from the turbulence as many of those near the royal family braced themselves for an assault from the common foe that dared to intrude on the serenity of the kingdom. The small child inched closer to the boy in fear as the girl in white tried to piece together what's going on, whilst everyone else tensed at the sight of the enemy above them.

All of a sudden, the airships opened up and many armored, soulless Magitek soldiers dropped down from the skies upon the royal company along with an imposing figure covered head to toe in the most sinister silvery armor ever seen by men who dared to gaze upon it. Gunfire rang throughout the forest as fires began to blaze, destroying the serenity of the land as the soldiers advanced on the terrified royals.

Belladonna's high-pitched scream of horror echoed across the forests as the blue-garbed guards were rapidly struck down by the overpowering opposition, with only the queen's bodyguard persistently resisting at every possible step in an effort to protect the members of the royal circle of both Lucis and Tenebrae from death.

As bullets rushed through the air, one of them struck the boy in grey at the arm, causing him to fall down and clutch his arm in pain. When that happened, the girl who was with him, as soon as she saw him in a vulnerable state, turned back to try and help him get back on his feet, fearing for his life. Unbeknownst to them, a Magitek soldier approached him with a flamethrower, about to torch him at a moment's notice.

"Ravus!"

At the sound of the familiar maternal cry, Ravus looked over to see his mother, the queen, stand bravely against the flames that roared out from the weapon. Despite the intensity of the fire thrown at her, she remained untouched by the power of the bright burning element flaring around her regal form. But not long after the fire subsided, a blade effortlessly pierced through the chest of the queen as she helplessly collapsed to the ground, the armored man having been the cause of the horrific act of regicide.

"Mother!" Ravus cried out in horror as his friend screamed, "Queen Sylva!"

The armored man raised his blade toward the two young children, preparing to strike them down, too. When they saw this, Ravus clutched the girl close to him as though to try and protect her. The loyal bodyguard immediately saw this and rushed at full speed to attempt to intercept the leader of the enemy army.

"Not the children, you monster!" he roared as he readied his blade.

With a charge of magical energy, the guardian unleashed a hail of ice against the armored man who dared to threaten the life of Tenebrae's prince and his daughter who the queen's son treasured dearly. The cold magic had no effect against him, but it did make the evil knight turn his attention to the queen's protector and – upon a mysterious recognition of the power the man attempted to use against him - moved to strike against him instead.

"A Mori…" the armored man growled.

For a brief moment, a clash of blades rang through the land, but it didn't last long when the armored warrior successfully knocked back the queen's captain and – with a swift stroke of his blade – thrust it through the stomach of the poor man who couldn't react in time to stop the attack against him. Helplessly, he also collapsed to the ground, blood slowly oozing from his mouth and the fatal wound inflicted on him, landing near the body of the fallen queen he failed to defend.

Horrified, the girl struggled to escape the arms of Ravus as she screamed out, "Papa! Papa, don't leave me!"

"Juno, don't! He'll kill you, too!" Ravus implored her, fearing for her life.

After the armored man slaughtered the last of the Tenebrae guards, he shifted his attention to the entourage of King Regis and moved on to bring down the royals of Lucis.

At the same time, Regis made a desperate rush to where Noctis, Luna and Belladonna were stranded as Ferenc followed close by him. However, before the king could retrieve the children, the good king felt a slash across his back, forcing him to realize that he had been attacked from behind and that he had to do something about the culprit behind it. Turning with a harsh gaze, he looked behind him to see the armored warrior behind him, about to prepare to strike him down at the first opportunity.

"General Glauca…" the king said angrily, his hand tightening as a small ring began to shine.

With the fierce glowing ring on his left hand finger, he summoned several blades to block the second strike, successfully pushing the general back a short distance long enough to summon more blades and launching them against the enemy commander; the force of the blades clashing against him forced Glauca away from the king and his family until he crashed back-first into a thick oak several yards away, rendering him momentarily stunned.

Once he was sure that the general won't come after him for the moment, Regis didn't waste any time as he hurried to retrieve his son just as Ferenc had reached the three children and quickly picked up his frightened sister.
"Hold on, Bella!" Ferenc gasped just as Regis worriedly called, "Noctis!"

Immediately, the king picked up his son from the wheelchair as he grabbed Lunafreya's hand in the hopes that he could save her from the Magitek soldiers invading the countryside. Ferenc followed close behind him, tightly clutching his crying sister as he struggled to keep up with them. Leagues behind them, more Magitek soldiers gave chase after the Lucian family and the Tenebrae princess.

Near the bodies of the queen and her protector, Juno frantically struggled to use her magic, trying desperately to do something to help them despite the painful knowledge that it's too late. Ravus, as he tried to pull her away to prevent her from exposing her powers, looked up to see the king fleeing from the wood with his children and tried to call for help.

"Please, help us!" he cried out, but in vain. "King Regis!"

However, Regis couldn't stop running with the children on hand, hoping that he could escape the place with them. Lingering around any longer would surely mean their deaths in the invaded kingdom that only meant to help them in their time of need.

Unknown to them, though, Luna looked back towards the monstrous soldiers chasing them down ceaselessly. A realization crossed her face as she was forced to make a difficult decision that would mean life or death for her friends and for the loving father who looked after them, knowing that it would cost her something great if she didn't do something to buy them just enough time to escape from the country alive.

Making her sudden decision, she deliberately released her hand from that of Regis, stopping in her tracks as the soldiers came closer. When it was recognized that she wasn't nearby them, Regis turned around to find her stopping where she is, a sad smile crossing her face as though she were apologizing for her refusal to leave her home behind.

Horror crossed his face as he called out, "Lunafreya…"

Ferenc, briskly turning around, realized what was happening and tried to call to her. "Luna, what are you doing?"

Noctis and Belladonna both realized what was happening as they helplessly screamed, "Luna!"

Unfortunately, by the time they realized what was happening, the soldiers had already begun to surround Luna as if to capture her while the rest persisted in the pursuit, forcing the king to continue fleeing for his life as he grabbed Ferenc by his hand before he could attempt to turn back to rescue her. Belladonna kept screaming for Luna as the family arrived at their transport waiting for them.

Quickly, Regis had the children readied for immediate departure, and the black car meant for royalty quickly drove away from the kingdom of Tenebrae…