Hey guys! Thanks for waiting so long. Here's the next chapter to Kingdom Fall, Kingdom Rise! And Reader Review Responses:
Aniver22- Thanks! Sorry for making you wait so long.
kingdomkeepers77- That's okay. Lust is Italy, Wrath is Germany, Greed is Canada, Sloth is Prussia, Gluttony is America, Envy is England, and Pride is France. The celestial fox and dark warrior are going to be kept secret right now, but they will be revealed.
maryranstadler1- Thanks! Sorry for making you wait.
Chapter 2
Ever since he was a child, Ludwig had felt something empty in his soul. It hadn't bothered him at first, his brother also had the same thoughts. He thought it would pass like his said when he and Gilbert told them telling them it was just a phase. They would have believed it... had his parents not decided to buy the two antique swords from a friend.
Their friend had said that the swords came to him sheathed, and no matter what he did, they wouldn't budge. When Ludwig touched one, the sword fell to the ground with a clatter, the sheath still in his hands.
It was the same with Gilbert and his sword, though he seemed to tear up about something. When Ludwig approached him, his brother just looked at him with a sorrowful look in his eyes.
"Wrath..." Was the one word that Gilbert said before his eyes rolled in the back of his head and he fell to the ground.
They were forbidden from going near the swords afterwards, and the memory faded from the family's memory.
-/-
As Ludwig aged, the emptiness increased. There was someone that he didn't remember but should have. If he ever told Gilbert, his brother would laugh and tell him that he was dreaming, but Ludwig could tell that something was there. He just didn't know what.
He confronted his brother once.
"What are you hiding from me?" Ludwig asked after cornering him.
"I'm not hiding anything." Gilbert said. "I just know more than you do, West." Gilbert smiled when he used his brother's nickname.
"I told you not to call that." Ludwig replied instantly. But the distraction worked, and Gilbert was out of the room.
The confrontation was forgotten.
-/-
Years passed and Ludwig managed to gain a fiancée. Though to his surprise, Gilbert remained single.
Gilbert had been insanely popular at school, getting love confessions almost everyday, but he had turned them all down. When Ludwig asked him about it, Gilbert just laughed.
"I haven't found her yet." Was his reply.
Ludwig brushed it off as his brother being careful. Looking back on it, it didn't make any sense at all.
-/-
Ludwig woke up in his bed drowsy. His wife, Angelika, turned over to look at him with her light green eyes.
"Do you have to work today?" She asked, almost sounding irritated.
"No, it's my day off." Ludwig replied, getting up and heading to the bathroom.
"Then stay with me today..." Angelika almost got up to join him, but Ludwig stopped her.
"I will," Ludwig said. "The only thing I had planned to do was meet up with Gilbert for lunch."
Angelika seemed to freeze up and glare at her husband before smiling gently. "Alright."
Ludwig looked over at the sword that was next to the bookshelf. He didn't even know why he had brought it, but he felt some kind of connection with it. He would hold it, and after he would get some kind of dream about someone.
"Ludwig?" Angelika's voice broke his thoughts. She was looking at him. "Are you coming?"
"Y-Yeah..." Ludwig walked over to the bed.
Stop it Wrath! A voice in his head said, almost screaming at him. Don't join her! Remember your promise to me! Please, Wrath!
"S-Sorry, Angelika." Ludwig said, holding his head. "I'm going to get some fresh air."
"..." Angelika just stayed quiet.
-/-
As Ludwig left the room he stared at the sword that seemed to be mocking him. He walked up and knocked it to the ground the ground, then stared in shock. Something rested behind the sword, something that hadn't been there before, a worn out leather bound book.
As soon as he reached over and touched the book, his eyes widened. He stumbled back before opening his now cold, stunned eyes.
"Lust..."
"So you're awake now, Wrath?" The blonde haired male turned to see a familiar albino who was smiling at him.
"Sloth..."
"Yeah that's me. And you know who you are now, right?" Sloth looked at him with concern.
"I-I am Wrath." Sloth's smile grew a little larger as the former king of the north said his name with the same power he had in the past.
"Where is my queen?" Wrath's next question caused Sloth to freeze. "Sloth, where is Lust?"
"She is not here." Sloth replied. "This is your vessel's house. Lust would not be here." Sloth had to look away as his close friend seemed to break down at the news. "But she is still around here somewhere. We were all reincarnated in this world. Lust, Pride, Gluttony, Envy, and-" Sloth stopped as his wife's name choked him.
"We shall find them." Wrath bent down and picked up his fallen sword that changed to its previous form as a brilliant blade with a black blade and gray hilt. He held the book in his hand as the two left the building, ignorant of the woman that they had left behind.
-/-
Lust... Lust... Lust!
Golden eyes opened in shock. They flew around the room nervously before calming down.
That dream again...
-/-
And that's it! Hope you enjoyed. Leave a review on your way out!