Love and Madness
Chapter 24 Flaming Ruler
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. This is just a story for fun.
At the Fire Kingdom, Flame Princess had just arrived at the palace and saw that it was empty, then she looked up and saw Flint, Randy, Aunt Agnes, and Cinnamon Bun in the lantern. Flame Princess gasped and quickly lowered the lantern down and freed them. The freed prisoners quickly told Flame Princess what happened.
"Where are my father and Don John now?" Asked Flame Princess.
"I think I heard them mention about gathering everyone at the highest volcano to rally everyone and tell the citizens whose in charge." Said Flint.
Flame Princess nodded her head in thanks and quickly flew off. She soon reached the volcano and saw thousands of flame people gathered with Flame King and Don John standing before them.
"My subjects, my daughter has abandoned you in this time of crisis. This proves what a bad leader she truly is. Would a real leader flee and live their people unguided?" Asked Flame King.
There was some muttering from the crowd. Don John used his magic to make some of the people he brainwashed raise their hands and shout.
"No! Flame Princess is a failure of a leader! Flame King is the true ruler of the Fire Kingdom!"
"My daughter has made you all weak! Honesty is not the best policy! During her rule the Fire Kingdom has lost face! Nobody is afraid of our power and without that fear we risk be invaded! But do not worry, for I can bring us back to the good old days! We will be feared by all of Ooo once more!" Declared Flame King.
The mind controlled fire elementals cheered, while the rest of the crowd looked unsure what to do. A few cheered, but the others just looked at the ground not sure what to think. Flame Princess finally decided to make her presence known. The young ruler flew up to where her father and Don John were and landed next to them. A startled look appeared on Flame King's face as Flame Princess threw a punch at Don John, striking him in the face and knocking him to the ground stunned. The spell was broken and the mind controlled fire elementals stopped cheering and blinked their eyes in confusion.
"Would a real ruler need to mind control some of his own subjects to get praised?" Asked Flame Princess with a glare.
There were mutters of agreement from the crowd. Flame Princess turned to address them.
"People of the Fire Kingdom, I apologize for my absence, but I was kidnapped from my castle by the people, who were responsible for that light you saw shoot up into the sky. There is a great evil that has been unleashed that threatens our land and the entire world! We must banned together and rally with all the other kingdoms to combat this threat!"
The citizens were completely focused on Flame Princess words and the seriousness of her tone. Flame King gritted his teeth in annoyance as he realized he was losing the crowd. The former ruler gathered some flames into his hands and then he blasted Flame Princess in the back with a fireball and sent her crashing into the ground. The crowd gasped in shock at the action.
"Don't listen to that fool! My daughter speaks nonsense about joining those weak kingdoms in a battle against a foe that will surly destroy us! If we go back to be evil and conquer a few kingdoms for this evil force and swear allegiance to it our survival will be assured. The world will be ours. My daughter knows nothing about how the world really works. In the end only the strong and ruthless survive and prosper." Said Flame King.
Flame Princess laid on the ground as she listened to every word her father said and she began to feel her anger grow. The young ruler had sparred her father's life twice and yet he continued to try and ruin everything she tried to accomplish. Something within Flame Princess snapped as she felt her flames grow and intensive.
"You...JERK!" Roared Flame Princess as she shot to her feet the flames around her body growing to massive size as her eyes burned with fury.
The crowd gasped and Flame King took a startled step back, his eyes wide in fear as he realized, he had pushed his daughter to far. Flame Princess stormed towards her father fist clenched.
"Now...sweetie...I was only trying to do what's best for all of us! Let's not do anything rash!" Said Flame King as he raised his hands and took another few steps away from his angry daughter.
"SHUT UP! YOU MAKE ME ANGRY WHEN YOU TALK!" Snarled Flame Princess as she slammed her right fist into Flame King's chest.
Flame King's eyes bulged out as the jewel in the center of his armor was shattered to pieces and his daughter's fist slammed into his chest and sent him flying and crashing into volcano and laid on the ground moaning. Flame Princess marched towards him.
"Since the day I was born, you've done nothing, but made my life miserable! You never showed me or my brothers the slightest hint of love or affection. You sent me out in the wild to get killed, when I was a babe and when that didn't work you had me imprisoned in a lantern for most of my life. You cost me my childhood, because my flames were brighter and greater then yours could ever be. I watched how you treated our people and how you convinced them they were evil. All of Ooo feared and hated us. When I was finally free I eventually decided to back and dethrone you, not because I wanted your throne or your power, it was because realized people had the right to chose who they could be, our people didn't have to be evil. I thought I could change you and maybe figure out what my mother saw in you, but then you tried to overthrow me and have me married off to a crazy wizard. Your rebellion didn't last long and instead of having you killed I spared you, because I thought an act of mercy, would make you change. I wanted to have an actual relationship with you, but you do nothing but show hate and selfishness. Well I'm done with you! You have no right to call yourself a father or a king. By everything that is good I'm ending this!" Said Flame Princess as she stood over her battered father with her fist raised.
"No! Nooooo! Daughter...please mercy!" Cried Flame King in utter terror.
"You don't deserve mercy!" Spat Flame Princess as she slammed her fist down towards Flame King's face.
Flame King screamed and closed his eyes. There was a loud thunderous crash. The crowd gasped and Flame King opened his eyes and saw his daughter's fist smashed into the ground a few inches from his head. Flame Princess pulled her hand out of the ground and glared down at her father.
"Though I don't think you deserve any mercy, I will not kill you. I'm nothing like you and despite the hate I have for you, I will never stoop to your level. I'm not evil, however from this day forth you and Don John are hereby banished from the Fire Kingdom. Run. Run away, and never come back." Said Flame Princess as she gave her father one last glare, before she turned around and walked away.
The crowd starred at their ruler in amazement as she walked by them, then they started to clap and cheer for her. Flame Princess turned to face them.
"I thank you for your applause, but now is not the time to celebrate. We need to prepare for the threat, so everyone head to your homes, get whatever weapons you have, get those who can not fight to a safe place, and prepare for the worst. This isn't just a battle for our kingdom. This is a battle for our world." Said Flame Princess.
The crowd nodded and scattered off to head to their homes. The area was soon deserted except for Flame King and Don John.
"Well...at least I still have a home in Wizard City. Good luck with being banished." Said Don John as he took off into the sky.
Flame King starred at the ground completely defeated. The former ruler then began to head South away from the Fire Kingdom.
Flame Princess traveled to the castle to activate the one weapon she knew that could stand against Ricardio. The final battle was drawing nearer.
To be continued.