Lesson 6: Being a King is tough
(Many years ago)
Hono no Wakusei was a planet that many could not live in. The sun was scorching during the day and even the night was hot and never fully dark. There were always two moons in the sky, illuminating the planet below it. There were trees and water even though it hardly rained and somehow the trees survived but they were not like earth trees- they thrived in the heat. Most Kaisai no Hitobito were dark skinned, some with light hair but most with dark hair paired with eyes ranging from bright red to dark maroon colours. They were prosperous. It was from trading their sweet fruits to other planets but also from conquering.
The Kaisaihito (another name for Kaisai no Hitobito) went around conquering planets after planets, taking their resources before burning it to the ground. Most were immune to fire and most loved the heat and some were special, born with a gift of wielding fire, creating a life force in their very hands. They had been doing that for decades but suddenly everything changed when the new King rose to power. He wanted peace. The new King Himura Takahiro who ruled after his father, Himura Hideaki. But his wish for peace only caused turmoil and had split his country into two.
During his darkest times he would go for walks, escaping the pressures of the palace and new kingdom he had been entrusted to rule. His children, Himura Akihiko and Shiori did not love him as much as they loved their grandfather. The new king found himself on more walks than sitting on the throne. The droning complaints bored him and he had learnt the art of falling asleep with his eyes open. He did grief briefly for his wife when she passed but he did not love her, it was simply a marriage for wealth.
One day on his walk he came across a strange pod. It seemed like it crashed here, he peeked inside the pod but found no one, but someone did leave a trail of blood. He followed that trail into the forest where he found a woman, laying under the shade of the flush trees. She was unconscious but the bleeding on her side seemed to have stopped.
He slowly approached her, her eyes snapped open as she hauled a heavy boulder at him.
"Whoa! I'm not trying to hurt you!" He exclaimed, holding up both of his hands.
She looked at him with suspicion but sensing he had no harmful intentions she nodded and allowed him to walk closer.
"What are you doing here Madame?" He asked.
"My pod… it broke." She said, he noticed she was very weak.
He observed her, she was very pretty with fair skin and light brown hair. Her eyes were grey like the gloomy sky that rarely covered the bright blue sky of Hono no Wakusei. He noticed that her hand was gripping on the handle of something that was hidden behind the tree… an umbrella?
"Y-Yato?" He muttered. Her eyes widen in shock as she swung her umbrella large umbrella at him but he dodged it and grabbed her wrist.
"You… You people are going to kill me right? Fuck… and I thought I could kill you first." She chuckled as the pressure on her wrist forced her to drop her umbrella.
"No… I'm not going to kill you," The man stated, shocking the woman, "You are injured and you have done no harm. Why should I punish you when you have committed no crime?"
The woman was silent. She only stared into his red eyes that were not like any she had seen. She had encountered a few Kaisaihito before, they were not friendly. His race and hers had been at war for years, each wanting to conquer planets. Yatos did not like them, and they did not like her kind. They were both strong races with strong warriors. While the Kaisaihito were undeniably strong the Yato were stronger but the Yato could not stand the heat but the Kaisaihito loved it. He picked up her umbrella with a little of effort he opened it and placed it over her head.
"Come, I will bring you back to my home. I will give you medical help and once you're healed, you may take a ship to wherever you want to go. What's your name by the way? I don't want to keep calling you woman all the time." He said, offering his hand to her.
She hesitated but answered, "Yuki."
"That's a nice name, although I've never seen snow before. I'm Takahiro."
He placed his heated hands around her body, propping her up on her feet. She walked with him under the shade, it was still too hot for her but she prevailed, with the shade she felt a little strength return- although the heat from his body was not helping.
"Why are you doing this? Why are you helping me?"
The man was silent for a while but he finally answered her, "I want to start a new age. An era where we are not at war but at peace. I am tired of war and fighting, I am tired of the funerals and sadness, why are we fighting? For wealth and prosperity? This planet already has that, we have gotten too greedy."
"And how are you going to do that? How can one man create a new era?" She asked.
He smiled, "Because I am the king."
She looked at him and blinked, staring at the man in disbelief, "What? King?"
She observed him, he wasn't wearing fancy clothes but rather old beige coloured clothes that other civilians wore. When she imagined a king she thought of gold and jewels but this man was the opposite. She didn't believe him.
"I came for a walk, not to show off. Ah, we are here."
She looked ahead only to see a grand palace, a castle so big that she was awestruck. This man was serious, he wasn't joking that he was a king. She was sure he would take her in to kill her and then publicly execute her for invading his land. Her mind was full of thoughts but it stopped when she felt him squeeze her tighter, "Don't worry. If they disobey me, I guess I can just kill them." He said with a smile.
"If you want to start a new era of peace maybe you should start with yourself you stupid king!"
A/N: A little flash back chapter! I will be posting more but will take some intervals in between. I am extremely grateful to be getting followers and views but I will be even MORE grateful if I get reviews :) I love them so please even if it's a short sentence just leave one behind before you click away :) Thank you guys for reading.