Chapter 1: Brother
The King's Funeral: 1 week later
Magicians from all over Yami had come to see the burial of their King. The Magic Swordsmen came from the north, the Witches from the south, the sorcerers from the east and the Elves from the west all attended. Keja stood at the foot of his father's grave and thought.
"We are here today to bury the King that has lead us through times good and bad. He died in battle, a battle to guard the Mystic Plasma Zone, which he has protected so greatly in the past. May he rest in peace and never be disturbed. Farewell Keja, King of Yami." The Gravekeeper said as the dust started to pile on the king's casket.
"Keja." A Chaos Magician said from the side.
"Yes." Keja answered.
"Well now that the King has passed, that means you're the king now." The Chaos Magician said.
"I know." Keja answered.
"Well we must prepare for your crowning." The Chaos Magician said.
"No." Keja answered.
"No sir?" The Chaos Magician asked.
"I will not wear my father's crown until I find the one responsible for his death." Keja said as he turned away and walked through the massive doors of Stronghold.
"Mother." Keja said as he knocked on her door.
"Come in." His mother said.
"Mother I need to talk to you." He said as he took a seat.
"Of course, what do you want to talk about?" His mother asked.
"Well, before Father died I heard him say something." Keja said.
"Well what did your strong ears pick up dear?" His mother asked.
"He said Dominus." Keja answered. His mother stood still with her eyes wide open. "Who is Dominus mother?"
Keja's mother stood there for a second and took a seat herself. "I knew I wouldn't be able to avoid this."
"What?" Keja asked.
"Dominus." She paused for a second. "Is your brother."
"My brother?" Keja asked. "But I thought I was an only child."
"You aren't." She said. "You see those two staffs on the wall?"
"Yes." Keja answered.
"Well there's supposed to be three." She said. "The wooden one is your father's and the turquoise one is yours. But there was also a black one. The black one was your brother's. One day Dominus and your father got into an argument, Keja didn't say what it was about but Dominus encased your father in chain energy and took the staff. No one has seen him since then."
"So he just ran away? How old was he?" Keja asked.
"Dominus was ten." She answered. "He'd be twenty five now."
"So why didn't you guys tell me about that?" Keja asked.
"You father never wanted to even hear Dominus' name again." She said. Keja stood up with anger in his face. "Where are you going?"
"Too find Dominus." Keja said as he walked out the door.
"Why? Why do you want to find Dominus?" She asked.
"Because. Father was run through by a flying black staff, and he said Dominus as he fell back." Keja said.
"So you think Dominus did this?" She asked.
"It's the biggest possibility." Keja said as he entered his room and shut the door behind him.
Five minutes later Keja would emerge from his room. Dressed from head to toe in a dark violet armor. A dark blue robe hung from his waist.
"You look just like your father when he was about your age." His mother complimented.
"I'm not taking the position of King until I've achieved my goal." Keja said as he walked back into his mother's room and plucked the turquoise staff off the wall. He held and stared at the staff for a minute. The craftsmanship was fantastic, the green crystal in the sharp head of the staff shimmered in his eyes and it began to glow.
"Now the crystal will never go out, until you pass on." His mother said as she walked into the room. She gave her son a big hug before he started for the door. "Where are you going to first?"
"East." Keja said as he stood in front of the large drawbridge that would give him entrance to the outside world. "That will take me to Sogen."
"You be careful." His mother said as the drawbridge began to descend.
"Always." Keja said as he exited Stronghold. The drawbridge door shut and Keja looked up to the tower to see a couple of Chaos Magicians waving to him. Keja waved back and headed east.
Unknown Location: The same time
A tall dark figure stood over a huge crystal ball. A blue solider with gold armor sat in the shadows with his sword over his shoulder and his shield leaning up against his side. The dark figure turned away from the crystal ball and walked to the window.
"Well it looks like my little brother is coming after me." The figure said.
"Too bad he has no idea where the hell we are." The solider said.
"Yes, but if I know my family he'll find us eventually." The figure replied.
"But until then we have to find a different way to get into the Mystic Plasma Zone." The solider said.
"Well we know Opticlops are useless." The figure said. "Send the Skulls."
"Yes sir." The solider said as he got up and walked off.
The King's Funeral: 1 week later
Magicians from all over Yami had come to see the burial of their King. The Magic Swordsmen came from the north, the Witches from the south, the sorcerers from the east and the Elves from the west all attended. Keja stood at the foot of his father's grave and thought.
"We are here today to bury the King that has lead us through times good and bad. He died in battle, a battle to guard the Mystic Plasma Zone, which he has protected so greatly in the past. May he rest in peace and never be disturbed. Farewell Keja, King of Yami." The Gravekeeper said as the dust started to pile on the king's casket.
"Keja." A Chaos Magician said from the side.
"Yes." Keja answered.
"Well now that the King has passed, that means you're the king now." The Chaos Magician said.
"I know." Keja answered.
"Well we must prepare for your crowning." The Chaos Magician said.
"No." Keja answered.
"No sir?" The Chaos Magician asked.
"I will not wear my father's crown until I find the one responsible for his death." Keja said as he turned away and walked through the massive doors of Stronghold.
"Mother." Keja said as he knocked on her door.
"Come in." His mother said.
"Mother I need to talk to you." He said as he took a seat.
"Of course, what do you want to talk about?" His mother asked.
"Well, before Father died I heard him say something." Keja said.
"Well what did your strong ears pick up dear?" His mother asked.
"He said Dominus." Keja answered. His mother stood still with her eyes wide open. "Who is Dominus mother?"
Keja's mother stood there for a second and took a seat herself. "I knew I wouldn't be able to avoid this."
"What?" Keja asked.
"Dominus." She paused for a second. "Is your brother."
"My brother?" Keja asked. "But I thought I was an only child."
"You aren't." She said. "You see those two staffs on the wall?"
"Yes." Keja answered.
"Well there's supposed to be three." She said. "The wooden one is your father's and the turquoise one is yours. But there was also a black one. The black one was your brother's. One day Dominus and your father got into an argument, Keja didn't say what it was about but Dominus encased your father in chain energy and took the staff. No one has seen him since then."
"So he just ran away? How old was he?" Keja asked.
"Dominus was ten." She answered. "He'd be twenty five now."
"So why didn't you guys tell me about that?" Keja asked.
"You father never wanted to even hear Dominus' name again." She said. Keja stood up with anger in his face. "Where are you going?"
"Too find Dominus." Keja said as he walked out the door.
"Why? Why do you want to find Dominus?" She asked.
"Because. Father was run through by a flying black staff, and he said Dominus as he fell back." Keja said.
"So you think Dominus did this?" She asked.
"It's the biggest possibility." Keja said as he entered his room and shut the door behind him.
Five minutes later Keja would emerge from his room. Dressed from head to toe in a dark violet armor. A dark blue robe hung from his waist.
"You look just like your father when he was about your age." His mother complimented.
"I'm not taking the position of King until I've achieved my goal." Keja said as he walked back into his mother's room and plucked the turquoise staff off the wall. He held and stared at the staff for a minute. The craftsmanship was fantastic, the green crystal in the sharp head of the staff shimmered in his eyes and it began to glow.
"Now the crystal will never go out, until you pass on." His mother said as she walked into the room. She gave her son a big hug before he started for the door. "Where are you going to first?"
"East." Keja said as he stood in front of the large drawbridge that would give him entrance to the outside world. "That will take me to Sogen."
"You be careful." His mother said as the drawbridge began to descend.
"Always." Keja said as he exited Stronghold. The drawbridge door shut and Keja looked up to the tower to see a couple of Chaos Magicians waving to him. Keja waved back and headed east.
Unknown Location: The same time
A tall dark figure stood over a huge crystal ball. A blue solider with gold armor sat in the shadows with his sword over his shoulder and his shield leaning up against his side. The dark figure turned away from the crystal ball and walked to the window.
"Well it looks like my little brother is coming after me." The figure said.
"Too bad he has no idea where the hell we are." The solider said.
"Yes, but if I know my family he'll find us eventually." The figure replied.
"But until then we have to find a different way to get into the Mystic Plasma Zone." The solider said.
"Well we know Opticlops are useless." The figure said. "Send the Skulls."
"Yes sir." The solider said as he got up and walked off.