Chapter 1
~Kingdom of Kamiya~
Princess Hikari headed down to the castle kitchen as she often did when her father and brother were battling the Blood Dragon, which was pretty constant.
"Princess, what brings you here today?" A kitchen servant named Meredith asked
"You know why Meredith. It's the same as everyday." She sighed
"They still haven't returned?"
"I'm afraid not. They've been gone for nearly a month and a half now!"
"I bet they're just fine."
Suddenly a guard rushed in, then bowed before Hikari. "Princess Hikari, his Highness has bid you to him."
"Take me to him." She commanded
The guard led her through the long, gray stonework passages. They finally stopped in front of her father's chambers signaling her to enter. So she left him by the door and entered her father's elaborately decorated living quarters.
In side she saw her brother standing by the king's bed.
"Father, Hikari has arrived." Taichi said to the figure lying on the bed.
As Hikari came closer to the king she saw he was bleeding heavily, and clearly wouldn't last through the night, if that.
"Father, you called for me?" She asked trying to ignore the blood.
"My children, soon I will be dead. When I die Taichi is to be king, as planed. Hikari, it is too dangerous for you to be here."
"Father? What are you saying? Taichi can protect the castle and me, just like you do."
"Shortly after you were born we had you betrothed to the Lord of Motomiya's son, Daisuke."
"You want me to marry a complete stranger!"
"That is how it is done, and it is the rule. He will be here in a few weeks time. It is too bad I will not be able to see it."
"Rest peacefully father, I'll take care of her, and everything." Taichi said as the king passed into eternal sleep. "We should go now Hikari."
~Kingdom of Ichijouji~
Ken was staring out the window of his room, as usually did, when he saw the captain of his father's army racing toward the castle on his steel gray steed. Ken then rushed down to his father's conference room to listen in on the urgent news.
"M'lord, I come with urgent news," the man paused then continued, "your son is...dead"
"What! How did this happen? Tell me!" The king boomed.
The man then told the king how it was that the Prince had died.
~Flashback~
Osamu came up to the army's captain, Bedzel, to learn the articulates of war.
"Bedzel, I am here." The boy called from atop his blood bay stallion.
"Ah, I thought you would have missed this, M'lord. We are about to attack the unsuspecting enemy."
"Splendid! What is first?"
"Send the army forward with a loud 'Charge'. Go ahead, send them off."
"CHARGE!"
**Phoomp**
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!" The boy cried falling from the horse, with an arrow thrust into his heart.
"Prince Osamu! No!" The man yelled rushing to the boy's side. But he was already dead.
~End flashback~
"Then I raced here to inform you." The man finished
"Very good, now go. Tell no one he is dead. We cannot risk the enemy to learn of this."
"Yes, M'lord." He said then left.
"Wife, come here!" The king called
"I am here." The meek queen said
"I've just been informed that our son is dead."
"No! Not Osamu! He cannot be dead!" She cried out
"Osamu, why do they think that you are their son and I am not?" Ken whispered to his dead brother from his hiding spot. He then snuck out to the stables, to find comfort with Darkness.
To Be Continued...
~Kingdom of Kamiya~
Princess Hikari headed down to the castle kitchen as she often did when her father and brother were battling the Blood Dragon, which was pretty constant.
"Princess, what brings you here today?" A kitchen servant named Meredith asked
"You know why Meredith. It's the same as everyday." She sighed
"They still haven't returned?"
"I'm afraid not. They've been gone for nearly a month and a half now!"
"I bet they're just fine."
Suddenly a guard rushed in, then bowed before Hikari. "Princess Hikari, his Highness has bid you to him."
"Take me to him." She commanded
The guard led her through the long, gray stonework passages. They finally stopped in front of her father's chambers signaling her to enter. So she left him by the door and entered her father's elaborately decorated living quarters.
In side she saw her brother standing by the king's bed.
"Father, Hikari has arrived." Taichi said to the figure lying on the bed.
As Hikari came closer to the king she saw he was bleeding heavily, and clearly wouldn't last through the night, if that.
"Father, you called for me?" She asked trying to ignore the blood.
"My children, soon I will be dead. When I die Taichi is to be king, as planed. Hikari, it is too dangerous for you to be here."
"Father? What are you saying? Taichi can protect the castle and me, just like you do."
"Shortly after you were born we had you betrothed to the Lord of Motomiya's son, Daisuke."
"You want me to marry a complete stranger!"
"That is how it is done, and it is the rule. He will be here in a few weeks time. It is too bad I will not be able to see it."
"Rest peacefully father, I'll take care of her, and everything." Taichi said as the king passed into eternal sleep. "We should go now Hikari."
~Kingdom of Ichijouji~
Ken was staring out the window of his room, as usually did, when he saw the captain of his father's army racing toward the castle on his steel gray steed. Ken then rushed down to his father's conference room to listen in on the urgent news.
"M'lord, I come with urgent news," the man paused then continued, "your son is...dead"
"What! How did this happen? Tell me!" The king boomed.
The man then told the king how it was that the Prince had died.
~Flashback~
Osamu came up to the army's captain, Bedzel, to learn the articulates of war.
"Bedzel, I am here." The boy called from atop his blood bay stallion.
"Ah, I thought you would have missed this, M'lord. We are about to attack the unsuspecting enemy."
"Splendid! What is first?"
"Send the army forward with a loud 'Charge'. Go ahead, send them off."
"CHARGE!"
**Phoomp**
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!" The boy cried falling from the horse, with an arrow thrust into his heart.
"Prince Osamu! No!" The man yelled rushing to the boy's side. But he was already dead.
~End flashback~
"Then I raced here to inform you." The man finished
"Very good, now go. Tell no one he is dead. We cannot risk the enemy to learn of this."
"Yes, M'lord." He said then left.
"Wife, come here!" The king called
"I am here." The meek queen said
"I've just been informed that our son is dead."
"No! Not Osamu! He cannot be dead!" She cried out
"Osamu, why do they think that you are their son and I am not?" Ken whispered to his dead brother from his hiding spot. He then snuck out to the stables, to find comfort with Darkness.
To Be Continued...
