THE FALL

"My prince", the messenger run to the hall where prince Edward stood with his friends talking

"what is it, Edgar?" He said with an annoying voice

"My prince, the king" with the tone of his voice Edward ran with no hesitation and head towards the throne room. Everybody was there when he walked in the room he started to cry out loud

"Father, where's my father?"

"This way your highness. " One the Eunuch lead him to the room where the king lie down

"Father, wake up, please. "

He took his father's head and put on his laps.

The king was covered with blood, he give a sight of relief when he saw his son then he said

" My son, my beautiful boy " he struggles to speak while blood kept dripping on the the floor.

" sh....sh..... don't speak father ".

Edward tries to cover his father's wound he smiles and said

" Be careful in the palace, there's a traitor in the midst of us, I believe in you and I know you will finish this war I'm sorry that I won't be able to do that with you my son. The seal is in the heart of the palace, find it. I.....I love you, my boy."

The king touched his son's face for the last time and died

"Father, father don't leave me, please "

Ethera's kingdom grieves the passing of the king, started from the palace, businesses to houses or places of entertainment all of them decorated in white and they mourned for fourteen days of the passing of the king. A few days later, after the king's funeral, the Royal court gather together in the throne room to discuss the coronation of the crown prince as the new king. It was already eight thirty in the morning when everyone was waiting for the prince to discuss the kingdom affairs.

" where is the prince, we've been waiting for a long time" said one advisor.

" Maybe he is still sleeping ". Reply another one sarcastically, and the whole room started to laugh. While they were making fun of the prince behind his back, he makes his entrance, everyone was in shocked then bowed to him in reverence.

"Rise. " Said prince Edward as he reached to his chair

"why am I called here my advisors? "He continued

"My prince, now we have no ruler. We are here to discuss your future as the new king. "

"Go on. "Prince Edward said

"we know that you are not married yet and you still young to rule the country. According to the kingdom law you need a regent to help you until you reach twenty years of age. We need to help you find a noble lady to help you rule and give you an heir."

"I see and who may that might be? Who is better qualified than me to take care of the country? My father was murdered this is not the time for me to talk about marriage or coronation. "

"My prince we speak according to the law, you have to be twenty years of age for you to be the nation's ruler. You just need to hand over the royal seal to the prince regent. He will help you with national matters after a year he will return the power over to you."

"A prince regent, a Royal seal, weren't you all present when my father passed away. Did any of you witness him give me any royal seal or appointed someone like the prince regent?"

"My prince, without the seal nothing can be done. "Says one advisor in fear

"Consort Yolanda would be the right person to be the queen regent. "Says another

"well I'm sorry to disappoint you I don't need a queen or prince regent, my father has taught me everything just in case something like that happened. So from now on my word is the law, I will be your king, young or not. As for the coronation it can be done when I find my queen. Now I will be focusing on putting the country back to its feet and capture the king's murderer. Anyone opposed to my rules will lose their heads. You're all dismissed "

After saying these words, he got up and walked out of the room. Everyone bows in reverence for him until he exits entirely.

After these last words Edward said, chaos filled the courtroom most of the advisors were angry about his decision including his uncle and his brother Oscar who wanted the throne. Not too long after the court matters reached the consort ear and she throws a fit. Later that day prince Edward creates his strategy to advance the kingdom.

"Danton. "Edward called his subordinate

"yes my prince "

"Fire all the general, all confident and guards of my father. I want you to recruit new people, I want new bodyguards and new officers in my court. I will recruit the best fighters in the kingdom. I want to have a tournament. Rich or poor I want all to participate regarding their status. The best fighter will be my personal bodyguard. "

"yes your highness"

"Do it in different category advisors, officers, generals, and personal guards."

"yes, your highness, I'll see right through it"

On the other side of the city, there was a young girl name Alexa she stayed with her father and two siblings Matthew and Dana. They were younger, Dana was ten and Matthew was fourteen. Her father Bruno was a general at the king's army. Ten years earlier he was banished to the countryside and stripped of his title because of a conspiracy against the king. He took refuge and his family in one of the cities that were at the border of the rival kingdom Canasa. He started to train Alexa at the age of five. She became very good at fighting. Even if she was a girl, no one knows because of how she dresses or talks. Everyone around her taught that Bruno had two boys and a girl.

Prince Edward put the notice in every city on every wall. Every house of the kingdom will send their eldest son to the army if they don't have a son they will send the eldest daughter to be trained and serve the country in a different way. Every elder in every house will pass the national test in each city. The kingdom was divided by twelve cities, the top two candidates from each city will be chosen by the prince as his advisors to the court. He created a military force in order to select his officers, he creates a governmental agency for mayors and finally a fighting tournament for his personal bodyguards.

In front of the house, Alexa and her father was sitting and drinking tea together and talking

"Father what do you think of the crown prince, I heard he violated the law"

"I don't blame him he's nineteen years of age I'm sure he can take care of the country "

"so you agree with him being a dictator, I heard he fired almost everyone. That never happened before "

"well, I must say that he's doing a great job so far, he's a smart man. "

"father what exactly you're talking about, are you seriously supporting him breaking the law. and plus aren't you mad at him because of what happened ten years ago."

"My child, it's about danm time that someone takes care of these rotten advisors and officers of the court."

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