The Fate of the First Hero of Light
Inside the Kingdom's Royal Cathedral.
"ESTONIX!"
Geir screams with an outstretched arm towards his beloved cousin, tears are flowing down his cheeks.
"Please Caurilly you have to be calm." says Estonix.
Tears are flowing fiercely down his cheeks as well.
"Yes, Geiryweary we are trying to get married!" says the beautiful tall woman with the ears of a hare.
"Please Mjrn! We talked about this before his name is Claurilles!"
"What was that about again?"
The Viera puts her hand to her cheek, trying to recall the memories.
Zelda looking on blankly sees this scene, she rolls her eyes.
"AH-EM! Could we start with the ceremony soon?" asks Zelda dressed in the Bishop's robes.
"Yes, you are correct. That the Bishop is ill is very unfortunate, as the Queen you will suffice. Please I do not want any of your foolishness on this, my most special day."
CRASH
The Kingdom's ceremonial mace lays shattered into many pieces around Estonix.
The various gems and precious metals fly into the grateful congregation.
They quickly disappear never to be returned again.
Zelda stands looking at the remaining hilt of the mace she was meaning to kill Estonix with.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW BEAST!?" screams Estonix.
Zelda is gritting and gnashing her teeth together.
She desperately searches the close vicinity around her for something to murder Estonix with.
"Zeldy and Estonny you two are so silly!" says Mjrn playfully slapping Estonix.
"MJRN PLEASE! THIS WOMAN TRIED TO MURDER ME!"
"You two always playing together! That's why Aunt Teelee told me you two are best friends!"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!?" screams Zelda.
"MJRN THAT IS NOT TRUE!" speaks the shocked Estonix.
"BAHAHAHAHAHA!" a hearty laugh is heard.
Everyone turns around to look towards the Mighty Dwarf seated in the Cathedral.
He is sitting next to Geir's Grandmother and Estonix's Aunt, Esdeath.
Even though tears of joy are rolling down her cheeks, she still forms a sadistic smile.
"SHE KNOWS!"
Estonix and Zelda scream in unison upon remembering recent horrid memories.
"Please can we continue with this farce I do not have all day!" says a condescending voice.
Zelda and Estonix turn to look towards the condescendingness's origin.
Seated in the front pew of the cathedral.
Micheal the second son of Lord Anaxtus and Estonix's younger brother!
Zelda looks towards him with slightly less disdain, than when she looks towards his elder brother.
Zelda thinks to herself that after she met the Monsieur recently.
He is now the in fifth place on her most hated list of persons and/or events that has transpired in her life thus far.
Estonix does not look directly into his brothers disapproving eyes.
Times long before...
"ESTONIX WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"
"I am sorry Micheal I have made my decision."
"Brother you know what will happen when you choose to go through with this?"
"..."
"You will be banished from House Dominitus! What are you thinking!? You know the state of affairs that the House is in?"
"..."
"After Claurilles murdered everyone. Our strongest members were killed. We have yet to recover from that disaster! Now at this crucial moment! You want to play the fool and marry that woman!"
"Micheal I made my choice. Aunt Teelee gave me her blessing. I will be leaving now."
"WHAT MUST I DO ESTONIX?! WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO ME?! HOW MUST I SAVE THE HOUSE?"
"Ask Claurilly..."
"THAT MONSTER HE MURDERED FATHER...UGH!"
Estonix holds Micheal aloft by his throat.
"Micheal what did you call Claurilly?"
"..."
Micheal does not look at his brother.
CRASH
Micheal falls on the floor.
"Micheal forgive me."
Estonix turns around and exits the room.
Looking with tears in his eyes Micheal sees his older brother and friend leaving and abandoning him to this terrible fate.
Times long after...
Estonix turns away from his brothers disapproving gaze.
Zelda also sees this.
"I thank everyone for coming here. To celebrate this joyous union of one of our most belo..."
Zelda is gritting her teeth gnashing them together.
Painfully see reads the speech she had prepared in her mind.
Having to speak pleasant words of Estonix is just too much.
"Still as the Queen!" Zelda thinks to herself.
"Ah-em forgive me as I was saying the joyous union of one of the nations most treasured..."
The speech continues.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife. Lord Estonix of House Dominitus please kiss the bride."
"YAY! I'M MARRIED!"
The Viera jumps and locks her arms and legs around her husband kissing him many times on the cheek and mouth.
Estonix struggles to stand up straight.
The barrage of kisses keeping him from balancing while carrying his beloved Mjrn.
"MJRN PLEASE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS!"
The Viera stops and puts her hand to her cheek while still leg locked around Estonix.
"What was that about again?"
She tries to recall the memories.
"Where is Gearyweary Estonny?"
"Mjrn?"
Estonix looks towards the empty seat where Geir had been.
"Mjrn he will be back later..."
"Alright Estonny lets go eat!"
Estonix carries his wife off to enjoy the feast laid out for them.
Time has passed...
Everyone has left.
Zelda has stored the religious relics and the remaining hilt of the Kingdom's ceremonial mace.
She thinks of how she will explain of its destruction to the Bishop.
"THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT!"
Zelda lies inside of her head, while laughing at her own joke.
She walks to exit the cathedral.
There is something glistening on the floor near where Geir was seated.
"A PIECE OF THE MACE! MAYBE WE CAN STILL REPAIR IT!"
Zelda grabs the shiny treasure.
"A locket?"
CLICK
Zelda opens the pendant, there is a picture inside.
Zelda sees a little boy with a bright smile standing next to massive man with a stern gaze.
They are dressed in the red colours of House Dominitus.
"Geir and Lord Anaxtus...did he go to that place?"
Zelda closes the locket and puts it in her dress.
"I will return it to Geir when I see him once more."
Zelda closes the Cathedral's doors behind her.
She looks to the setting sun.
"It is finally over. Now I am free!"
"YOUR MAJESTY! WHAT A WONDERFUL CEREMONY!"
"EEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIII!"
Zelda jumps around and assumes an offensive stance.
"SIR HUNFREY!"
The Knight comes walking towards her.
"YOUR MAJESTY IS SOMETHING THE MATTER!"
"NO! I was only startled forgive me Sir Hunfrey!"
Zelda lets out a sigh of relief.
"YOUR MAJESTY!" the Knight is relieved.
"Your Highness!"
Zelda sees the Fire Mage come running towards them.
He reaches them, they greet each other.
"Your Highness what a wondrous wedding. The performance in the beginning was masterfully done!"
"Performance Sir Izdryn?" asks a puzzled Zelda.
"Your Highness in the beginning where you and Lord Estonix were acting the fool."
"Oh that..."
Zelda thinks to when she had unleashed her rage upon Estonix's head.
"YES, YOUR MAJESTY! I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FINER PERFORMANCE! IT SEEMED AS IF YOU HAD REALLY INTENDED TO MURDER LORD ESTONIX!"
"Well about that..."
Zelda feels her palms are starting to sweat.
"If Princess Teela had not told me about Your Highness and Lord Estonix being best friends. I also would have believed the same." speaks the Fire Mage.
"BEST FRIENDS?!"
"Yes, Your Highness Princess Teela told me. The constabulary present at the ceremony wanted to arrest you for the attempted murder of Lord Estonix. Before they could act Sir Hunfrey signaled to them and explained that it was a performance."
"WHAT!?"
Zelda feels her heartbeat increasing.
"YOUR MAJESTY USING THE PERFORMANCE AS A WAY TO DISTRIBUTE THE GIFTS TO THE CONGREGATION! WHAT A TOUCHING GESTURE!" speaks the Knight thinking proudly of his Queen's generosity towards the populous.
"EXCUSE ME?!"
Sweat start forming on Zelda's forehead.
"YES, YOUR HIGHNESS THE CEREMONIAL MACE THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED WHEN THE KINGDOM WAS FOUNDED. BY USING ALL THE WEALTH THE TOTALITY OF THE NATION COULD MUSTER! ALL THEIR RICHES HAD FORMED THAT MACE AS A SYMBOL OF THIS NATIONS STRENGTH IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY! TO BREAK IT AND GIVE EACH ONE OF THOSE PRESENT A PIECE OF THAT HISTORY..."
Zelda's heart is racing, sweat pours down from her face.
"EEEEEEIIIIIIIII! PLEASE STOP!"
Zelda puts her hands in front of her as if to possibly stop these terrible facts from assaulting her guilty conscience.
"THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST!"
Zelda is screaming inside of her head.
"FORGIVE ME YOUR MAJESTY!" the Knight booms.
"Your Highness how did you convince the Bishop to give you consent to redistribute the wealth? I had heard the Kingdom's Royal Bishops have to take an oath on their lives that they would protect the mace..." asks the Fire Mage.
"THEIR LIVES!"
Zelda throws her hand to her head and collapses.
Her vision dims.
"YOUR MAJESTY!" the Knight shouts out in concern.
"Sir Hunfrey I will call the healers!" the Fire Mage runs to find help.
Another place...
There is a small stone chapel the crest of House Dominitus is inlaid in the stained glass windows.
Geir is standing inside of the chapel.
He has his hand on the stone sarcophagus stored within the chapel.
He has a pained look on his face and his tears fall on the stone tiles.
The majestic statue of Lord Anaxtus stands inside the burial chamber.
Geir has not had the strength to look at the man whom he had killed.
The only one who truly cared for him when he was young.
Even though Geir knew curses and magics that was cast had clouded his mind and twisted his memories.
Killing this man was the one thing he could never forgive himself for.
Geir senses someone approach, he wipes his face and stands up straight.
"Micheal what do you want?"
"You really are something else Claurilles. Having the gall to come here before the man you killed. Are you asking for forgiveness?"
"Micheal what will you do now? The man of the House has left."
"WATCH YOUR MOUTH!"
Micheal glares with complete contempt at his cousin.
"What will you do Micheal?"
"I had thought of asking you. But now that I am here I feel foolish thinking a monster like you could be of any help..."
"Monster?"
Geir seems taken aback by this petty remark.
"You murdered father that is why..."
Geir sighs loudly.
Taking his red jacket from one of the chairs inside.
He puts on his Houses colours, adjusting his clothes, he moves to exit the chapel.
"I DID NOT GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO LEAVE!"
"I do not need your permission. What do you want Micheal?"
"Now that I am the Lord of House Dominitus things will be..."
"House Dominitus dies with you Micheal. Farewell."
"WHAT?!"
Geir moves to exit the chapel.
Micheal stands defeated.
He had prepared a list of insults and seething statements so that he may gloat over the weakened Geir wracked with guilt.
"WAIT! CLAURILLES FORGIVE ME! COME BACK!"
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT FOOL?"
"Now Claurilles let us be calm. Please I need some help."
Some times have passed...
Geir has been torturing the desperate Micheal with words.
"ENOUGH! CLAURILLES I AM SORRY! TELL ME WHAT I MUST DO!"
"Get a wife."
"WHAT? WHY?"
"You need some heir's. Have a few mistresses as well."
"Claurilles this is no time for jokes please what must I do?"
"Do what I told you."
"You know Aunt Teelee would not allow that."
Geir looks to the roof and sighs.
"Change the rules of the House."
"What do you mean Claurilles?"
Days later...
At the entrance to House Dominitus's Royal Estate.
Zelda stands in the Bishop's clothes once more.
Zelda is cautiously holding onto the remaining two Royal artifacts.
They are needed to officiate the ceremony that is too come.
"Thank you Holy Mother for talking to the Bishop!" Zelda says a prayer inside of her heart.
An exquisite carriage approaches members of the Royal Guard escort the vehicle through the gathered crowds.
The carriage stops.
Servants of House Dominitus approach and open the carriages exquisitely carved wooden doors.
A beautiful woman steps out of the carriage.
She wears a beautiful white silk dress.
She has a golden triforce pendant on her neck.
The small circlet she is wearing hangs awkwardly askew on one of her hare like ears.
"ZELDY I'M BACK! THANK YOU FOR MY DRESS AND NECKLACE! OOPS! AND MY CROWN!"
Tears roll down Zelda's face and she nods to Mjrn.
"I never said you could keep them!"
Zelda cries inside of her mind.
A man in the red colours of House Dominitus exits the carriage.
"The future King has returned. Only my Claurilly could have known that we only needed to change the Houses rules, then I need not be banished anymore! Mjrn please remember you are now part of House Dominitus, as the Lady of the House and the future Queen. You should not mingle with her sort, lest you also..."
CRASH
The Kingdom's Royal Orb lays shattered on the ground next to the bleeding Estonix.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW BEAST?"
Zelda has had enough.
The last of the three royal symbols.
The only one Zelda has not destroyed.
The Kingdom's Sceptre lays in Zelda's furious grasp.
Surely this one, will be the one she finally kills Estonix with!
Zelda prepares to charge in with an overhead strike.
Estonix still lays undefended.
Before Estonix can meet his maker...
The wind carries a pokenom card.
It lands in front of them.
Light starts to gather around the card.
"UGHHHHHHH!"
Zelda looks blankly upwards while hanging her arms limply.
BOOOM!
A magical explosion.
The magical dust clears.
Everyone looks to the figure and sighs.
Many people hit their faces with their hands in annoyance.
"I AM BACK!"
Says Monsieur Pantomimer twirling his mustache, while cackling like a fool.
Finish.