AN: If you follow the ZnT snippet thread on SB, you'd know about the things I said of the "continuation" to Hill of Swords on this site right now. If you don't... frankly I have very little not-negative things to say about that... coat-tailing story. Needless to say, for such a scathing review, I was expected to "put my money where my mouth was", and in mere minutes came up with a better take on the whole idea. This is a short setting-fleshing prologue I eventually made for it.
Legacy of the Magus.
Prologue
"Onii-tan!"
"Onee-tan!"
Shaking her head, Siesta watched over the Scions of Tristain's King of Swords. The two had the distinct blue hair of Gallian Royalty, but their faces, bodies, and personalities all seemed to mirror their Father more then their mother.
The Twin Heirs, breaking the rule of Two-Staves-One-Crown.
The brother and sister pair were intelligent, energetic, but above all inseparable. And their Mother (as well as her allies) fought to keep it that way.
Even when they mangled the home tongue off the maid's own homeland, the language that brought their parents together. But childhood innocence and precocious children aside, Siesta watched over the two as they played near the Hill of Swords, twin pistols hidden within her apron's folds.
It was a dangerous time, with the world finally reacting to the death and legacy of the King of Swords. Murmurs of unrest were stirring among the populace, and relations between the Brimic Nations were worsening. While Kirche and Colbert, the new Lord and Lady of the Zerbst Lands promised protection on that front at least, they too spoke of dark undercurrents in their homeland.
It was why this clandestine meeting was here. A secret reunion of the companions of the King, the companions who themselves obtained various seats of power.
"Tabitha", the mother of these two Hellions, Queen Charlotte, still looked as childlike as ever; Queen Henrietta, "Radical Royal"; Kirche; Guiche; and all the rest of their band were here, at the Estate of Emptiness, Louise's lands.
It would be a meeting to ensure the future. To make sure the present would not be destroyed by the
Legacy of the Magus.
Closing Notes: Here's a direct rip of my original idea/pitch. I'm not looking to do anything with it, but I figure that it'll allow you to understand where this little snippet fits into the world at large.
Lol, if it was me, I'd do the son of Tabitha and Shirou, (maybe even throwing a bone to the "Two staves" and make them twins or fraternal one-boy-one-girl twins for maximum hilarity). And then the child has go decide what to do with the Windstone crisis.
Political intrigue and schemes from the wake of Tristian and Shirou's actions come into play, and the Elves are more militant, cohesive, and prepared than ever, having inexplicably lost high-level soldiers to just ONE man, all as the World Gate further destabilizes. The Coming of the Devil is inevitable, and they have had plenty enough time to prepare.
Brimir's powers and Vittorio's shenanigans are coming to a head, and our hero(s) will come to realize that they are an entire generation behind. Despite Tristain, Albion, and Gallia all united because of their leaders (Henrietta, Tiffania?, and Charlotte respectively), once again undercurrents of dissatisfaction stir among the nobles, emboldened by the death of the King of Swords, the separatists learned from Reconquista's mistake and dug in for the Long Game, carefully planning and crafting their rebellion. Reports of a Gallian Doppelganger and rumors of the Queen (Charlotte's) dirty dealings spread throughout the land, with the general populace unsure of who to trust.
Shirou and Louise changed the face of war for all of Halkegina. And now, their descendants must pick up the pieces and live with the effects of what their forebearers have done.
No longer shall anyone find a honorable death upon a Hill of Swords, the great countries begin to devolve into anarchy in...
Legacy of the Magus.