Chapter five; Elders and Duties.
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Brady forced himself onto his feet the next morning. He was tired and exhausted from the night before, but he was no longer in the mood to sleep. Brady checked at the alarm clock on his bed side. 4 am? Wow, just what he needed. At least he knew that the guards got up at this time of the day, maybe they would be willing to train with him.
With his heart set on his new goal, Brady quickly threw on some workout clothes. He had been working out every morning for the last three years. He had figured that it was a part of maturing and a part of becoming something that resembled what Mikayla wanted, but he had tried to give up on becoming someone for Mikayla. He didn't deserve her.
When Brady reached the castle courtyard he noticed Mason and a few other guards stretching preparing themselves for the morning workout. Mikayla wasn't hear which meant that it was her day off. If he remembered correctly, today was the day that most of the guards sparred against each other. When Mason noticed the young ruler he smiled. Mason had seen Brady training on the beach more than a few times over the years and his heart filled with pride as he knew now that he had the honor to train his king.
"Good morning, your majesty. Would you like to join our sparring match today?" Mason asked as he crossed his arms over his large chest.
"Yes, but only if I wouldn't be a distraction, I don't want our men to fall behind because of me." Brady stated with a chuckle. Maybe he and Mason would become closer over their interest in training and exercise.
"Nonsense, there is always room for someone who wants to learn." Mason stated as he beamed with even more pride. Brady nodded as he went to the centre of the courtyard where sparring would begin. He had made it clear that he wanted to go first.
"Alright , Mahama, I want you to go against King Brady first, but try and take it easy for now." Mason ordered. Mahama nodded and mad his way to Brady. Brady readied himself and so did Mahama.
"Begin." Mason gave the word and the two men stared at each other with total concentration and focus. Mahama was the one that made the first move. He tried to attack Brady with a right punch, but Brady easily dodged it and gave a right kick to Mahama's left side. The two continued like this for ten more minutes. Mahama never even landed a single hit on Brady, whilst Brady practically schooled him. Before Mason or any of the guards could comprehend what was going on, Brady gave Mahama a final fatal blow to his jaw, knocking him out.
Mason and the other guards stared confusedly and shocked at the twenty-one year old. Brady brushed away a few stray hairs and smiled in satisfaction.
"And here I thought I'd break a sweat, so who's next?" Brady asked as he looked at Mason's awestruck reaction.
When Brady's watch read 8'o'clock on the dot, he and the rest of the guards were busy with push-up number four hundred. Brady could feel his muscles burning, begging him to stop, but this only motivated him to push harder. He loved working out now and it distracted him from everyday life. It also distracted his thoughts from a certain guard girl.
"Alright, I think we can take a break." Mason said as everyone fell down in exhaustion. Brady chuckled at them as he stood up and made his way to Mason.
"Thanks for the workout, but I think I'll have to call it a day. I still have to get ready for the meeting with the Elders." Brady said as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Of course, my King, but you will join us again tomorrow, right Brady?" Mason asked with a smug smile.
"Most definitely, Mason. I haven't had a sparring partner since, Shen." The name escaped Brady's mouth before it could stop him, but Mason only sighed at this.
"He was the man who caused your disappearance to the Dark-side, isn't he?" Mason asked as he gripped Brady's shoulder.
"Yeah, you could say that in a way." Brady stated with another long sigh. Now Shen was back and he couldn't really do much about it.
"If you need someone to talk to I am here, Brady." Mason stated before he turned back to his men. "Another four hundred push-ups men. Come on move it!"
Brady turned to leave, but in the castle doorway he noticed the same guard girl, he wish he could forget.
"Morning, Brady. I didn't know that you work out in the mornings?" Mikayla smiled at him. Brady could feel himself become week in the knees when she flashed that beautiful smile of hers.
"Are you kidding me? How else do you think I leapt of off that cliff a few days ago?" The moment he the words slipped his mouth he regretted it. Mikayla never really finished scolding him for that.
"About that, what were you thinking, Brady Parker?! You could've gotten yourself killed. And don't even think of saying that you've leapt off of higher places, because you could've gotten yourself killed there too!"
"Kayla, I'm perfectly fine." Brady insisted. Mikayla growled at him before she continued.
"When did King scaredy-cat become so reckless?" Mikayla sighed, referring to his nickname that Lanny had given him years ago. Brady could feel that statement shatter another piece of his heart. He was tired of this charade. He never knew what her feelings were and he could never understand her. Mikayla noticed how his face fell, and instantly regretted the statement.
"Yeah well, my life has never really had any meaning, so I figured that no-one would miss a scaredy-cat." Brady snarled as he pushed pass her.
"Brady I didn't mean…"
"Yeah well I can never understand what you ever mean, Kayla." Brady stated as he rushed to his room, leaving Mikayla with warm tears in her eyes.
About an hour later, Brady, Boz and Boomer sat in the conference hall in the castle, discussing the events that had happened the previous night, as well as nearing the topic of Brady's return.
"This argument is starting to get out of hand!" Timothy the head Elder stated with irritation. "King Brady, rumour has it that you know who this shadow is. Is this true?" The old Elder narrowed his eyes. Brady sighed and took a calming breath. He knew that there was no turning back right now.
"The man who attacked me goes by the name Shen," Mikayla and Mason stared at him confusedly and even though the two had a fight earlier, he had some comfort in her being here. "The island knows him as Lord Shen…" The room erupted in gasps and the Elders started talking rather loudly.
Boomer and Boz were both confused out of their socks. "Uhm, Brady who is this Lord Shen guy?" Boomer asked.
"He is one of the islands worst ancient war lord. He had been the teacher of Kaita and is far worse than the bat-rider, my Kings." Mikayla stated in distress.
"Hold on are you saying that he is the reason that Kaita was able to kill our parents?" Boz asked as his eyes widened in realisation.
"Then we have to go after him!" Boomer shouted as he stood up.
"No," Brady stated firmly, but loudly and effectively. This caused everyone to calm down and look at Brady. Mikayla was taken aback of how well Brady handled the situation, her heart skipped a beat even. Mikayla frowned at the way her heart was reacting towards Brady and she had no idea why this happened again. "Shen is too strong. We won't be able to find him, never mind defeat him. The reason he was in the form of a shadow, is because he is in his resting state. If we want to stop him when he returns for good, the king of legend will need to defeat him."
"Them? Have you gone mad, King Brady…" Before the head Elder could continue Brady interrupted.
"I am sorry, Timothy, but you miss heard. There is only one true king of legend and he is the rightful ruler of Kinkow. He is the first born of the Kings." Brady stated, sharing a piece of information about the island that not even Mikayla knew.
"Well, hold on. Aren't you saying that you're the rightful ruler of Kinkow? You are just as childish as…" One of the elders was cut off by Timothy before the Elder made a fool of himself, since it was after all what they wanted. They wanted only one King on the thrown. The other Elders statement sparked interest in Brady, but it was soon forgotten.
"King Brady, you do realize that if we bring out the birth records two of you will not be Kings, but will become princes and mere advisors to the King?" Brady bit on his lip. He fully understood it, but did his brothers?
"We understand." Both Boomer and Boz stated.
"What?" Brady asked shocked at his brothers. "You guys do understand that I might not be King, right?"
"King conference!" Boomer shouted as he pulled both his brothers into a circle. "Look, Brady. The Elders are going to do this one way or the other. We would gladly give up being Kings if you're on the thrown."
"Yeah bro!" Boz agreed.
"But I might not even be King!" Brady stated.
"Come on Brady. We can see the way the Elders talk to you. You are King." Boomer stated. Brady sighed clearly seeing the point they had.
"Then it's settled. We want to see the birth records!" Boz called out taking his brothers sigh as an agreement.
"Wasn't all the birth records lost at some point, your majesties?" Mikayla asked clearly confused.
"We don't share everything with you Makoola's." Timothy stated with an amused smile as he got up to go and fetch records from the library. Mason had almost growled if his parents hadn't had taught him manners. Minutes later Timothy returned with a rather large file in his hands. He started unpacking most of it and handed a file to a very curious Mason.
"Well go on mister-eighth-of-a-Sasquatch." Timothy insulted.
"I love my job. I love my job." Mason repeated to himself trying not to punch the Elder as hard as he could. "Alright, Boz Parker, born 26th May 1994, 11:54. Boomer Parker, born 26th May 1994, 11:45 and Brady Michel Parker, born 26th May 1994, 11:30." Mason said as he looked up shocked at the young men in front of him.
Brady's eyes widened as realization dawned on him. Was he really the new King of Kinkow?
Mikayla's eyes widened even larger than Brady's as she stared open mouthed at the young King. Well, she would have never thought that Brady would become the ruler of Kinkow, now did she?
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