owners of the crowned ring

King Theobald Manley is riding a horse. at his right is Brett Webley. behind are all of the knights. it has been a day since they left the mountains.

the prisoners are behind of them. the knights are guarding the prisoners. the sun is as bright as ever. the day seems to be more mundane that normal.

while they are riding there is a sense of upcoming darkness. far from there is a nobleman from an important family that has always served under the Kings of the Martyrium Kingdom. said man is named William Law.

William Law is more of a politician than a soldier. the only reason why he volunteer to be the messenger, is because he is Theobald's personal friend.

Theobald falls off his horse. he stands up, he walks slowly towards his friend. there is some joy for him to see an old friend, but there is also some doubt about the reason. the reason for him to be there.

William Law arrives in front of his old friend. he gets off his horse. he looks at his friend. there is a part of him asking him to stay quiet. William Law falls on his knees. looking at the eyes of his friend. William Law tells him everything that happened on 'the red night.'

tears are falling from Theobald's eyes. he doesn't even know that he is crying. he has never before cried. there is always a first time for everything. Theobald wasn't too close to his own father. he knew that his father was a great man. he learned a lot from him. now he is no longer on the realm of the living creatures.

Theobald looks at his companions. they all are shocked and suffering for that truth. many of them had families on what is the heart and capital of the Kingdom.

"sir, we need of your help to restore the kingdom. many noble families are neutral after seen the strong attacks from Logan Cromwell and his allies."

said William Law as he trembles nervously.

Theobald gives the order to his people to be ready. he gives different coordinates to his people. he asks them to help him to make contact with the rest of the Royal Knights of the First order and the Second order. he tells them that he is going to need all the man power possible, to clean the nation of all the human scum that lives within his nation.

Theobald was feeling so much rage. he wanted to kill his cousin. there were many occasions in which he had the opportunity, but he never did it. his father always stopped him from killing Logan. but now there is no one stopping him from ending his life.

William Law leaves with direction towards his own land. he has to protect his people before they are attack by the enemy.

"he is an idiot, but he is a good idiot. okay boys time to do some cleaning."

yields Theobald.

they keep riding their horses for the next four hours without stopping. after a long time the horses are starting to seem to be tired. Theobald gives the signal to the others to stop. Brett Webley tries to talk to his boss, but he is not ready to talk to anyone.

Theobald is eating. he gives some food to the prisoners. one of his men tells him that someone wants to talk to him. Theobald follows him. he is surprise to see Cole Cotton in there waiting for him.

Theobald runs towards him. he starts to punch him on the face. he yields. Theobald asks for an explanation. he was suppose to be there to protect King Bradley. and he failed at doing his one and only job.

Cole with his fist punches the prince on the nuts. Theobald falls on the ground screaming on pain. he trembles for the pain. Cole stands up. the knights are aiming at him with their swords. Cole smiles at them.

"listen to me, you little candy prince. your father order me to kill as much assassins as possible and to find your cousin. I failed, yes I did fuck it up. the reason why I am here is simple. the oracle predicted the assassination of your father. he knew he was going to die. your father left the royal crowned ring with the assassin who kidnapped your sister."

said Cole smiling.

"can you recognized him? can you find him?"

asks Theobald with a creepy smile.

Cole nods. the knights are putting their swords down. Cole helps the prince to stand up. the prince asks Cole if he can tell him the direction in which his sister and said assassin are right now. Cole tells him that he put a tracker on Princess Alice's clothing.

the prince smiles. he asks Cole if he is hungry. Cole asks for a drink. the prince asks to one of his men to give some liquor to their guest. the prince is thinking that it is time for him to be the king of this great nation.

Cole is drinking Vodka like if it was water. he drinks until he quench his thirst. he takes two guns out of his backpack. he starts to disassemble it, then he starts to clean every piece. the knights are looking at it with curiosity.

"my lord as long as I am working for your family, you don't have to worry."

said Cole.

.....

Venturae-Famis Kingdom; Logan Cromwell is having a meeting with king Thurstan Cromwell.

"my father, who's soul is resting on the Mictlan, soon will be at peace. I have the head of his greatest enemy among my collection. there are things a man has to do, and there are things a man should never do. once a man crosses a line, then every line seems to be easily breakable."

said Thurstan as he is thinking.

Thurstan is a king, he is a leader, and is a thinker. there are thousands of things a man can be or not be. one of the things he isn't is merciful or forgiven.

"dear brother, don't let your resentment to be the reason for which you will be remember on the centuries to come. nor it can be the cause of your end."

said Logan feeling afflicted for his brother.

the path that was taken by them is a difficult path to walk on. revenge is the natural origin of many tales. the most notable tales are about revenge or tragedy. a tale is nothing less than a re count of the human experience, plus some fiction to give it some seasoning.

Thurstan's tale didn't started when he was born, but it was when he lose his father that his tale begin. he believes that it will end when his revenge is fulfill.

"there are mornings in which I wake up, I ask my self if I committed a mistake, or was it the right thing to dedicate my soul and my youth to this everlasting thirst for revenge. then I see all the blood on my hands and on my road. after a lot of thinking I realized that this is all I have left. I have nothing, but revenge to live for."

said Thurstan feeling the sorrow on his soul.

there is a moment of silence. at the moment there are only maids on the castle. the other nobleman don't visit this lands much, they all come when they need to discuss about important matters.

the Queen, who is Thurstan's bride, she is at the moment somewhere else within the kingdom. Logan comes to visit his brother every time that he has time. he has a lot of work to do. and even when he has work, somehow he comes to visit his brother. Logan isn't a believer of the word affection, it is more responsibility what pushes him to come.

"oh brother, I am the face behind the army that you command. I am the common enemy of your enemy. I am the man who has become the devil on the eyes of the common farmer, on the eyes of the rightful knight, and the eyes of the self-called righteous Lords. oh dear brother I am the devil they need me to be. it is for that reason that it is better for you to not pursue this goal alone. or you may find yourself on another devil's throat."

said Logan feeling worry for his brother.

silent wasn't one, but the two brothers. silent was the room. silent was the castle. even in silence loud are the feelings that follow the heart.

a human can't be called a human without the addition of the rational way of thinking that a human owns. the human emotions are another reason for why the human is human and not a common animal.

"I am doing this for our father, I know that I am doing this for him. but at times I feel like my actions are more selfish, I feel like my actions are more of a manifestation of 'my' own desires, and not of my father's will."

said Thurstan feeling conflicted.

"there is no need to see the rational or emotional meaning behind an action. we are what we are, we are humans, we are mortals, and we are beings of doubtful morals. there will never be a completely good man nor a completely evil one. we are the perfect imperfection that was created for the God's amusement."

said Logan with a twisted smile.

Thurstan is a king with a nation to keep stable. he is a king, with many subjects on his care. he is a leader. so he knows that he can't dedicate his whole time to his revenge. is for that same reason that he has been using Logan to do the dirty work.

the problem is that Thurstan isn't completely a cold man. he feels terrible with himself, by letting his own brother to carry with all the weight on his shoulders. Thurstan tries to help his brother in every way possible.

Logan drinks tea. he says goodbye to his brother as he realizes that it is time for him to leave. Logan stands up. his brother asks him to stay for a bit longer. Logan tells him that he has some urgent business. Logan leaves.

Thurstan stays talking to himself. after some time his wife arrives with some maids following her. Queen Sabelina Fawcett smiles to her husband.

she tells him about all the things she did while she was away from the royal palace. Thurstan tells her about the visit of his own brother. Queen Sabelina notices the sadness on the face of her husband. she kisses him.

King Thurstan Cromwell has on his hands, the head of the man to who was dedicated all of his anger. but somehow that isn't enough for him to be happy.

.....

on the territory that belongs to the Martyrium Kingdom; Maxwell is riding a horse with Alice, she is sitting behind of him. she is holding him from behind.

Max stops when he looks at multiple phoenix birds flying on the sky. he didn't had time when he arrived, to see the mystical creatures that only belong on this world. creatures that on Earth will be no more than tales. tales of some magical past.

"this is your firs time, right?"

"are there more of those exotic animals."

"there are some dangerous creatures like trolls, there are some beautiful creatures like elves, there are strange creatures like chimeras, there are tiny creatures like fairies, and then there are evil beings like Nahuales."

"this world is a true paradise. it seems that every creature from every mythology and culture has to go somewhere. and here seems to be that somewhere, if not one of many places on which they stay. the beauty of this world is everywhere."

Alice could see the amusement on Max's eyes. he was like a small kid walking on an amusement park for the first time. the wonder was so much that it was hard for him, it was hard to even understand or accept how real this world is.