Gaburieru

Betrayal is a wound that every man has felt, I wrote this story to show how it can make a man strong. 

"What is the difference between a hero, a villain and a coward?

A hero uses his sword to protect people

A villain uses people to protect his sword

Both are better than a coward

A coward has no sword, and uses empty words to protect his life

A sword is not just a man's weapon, it is a man's ambition, and without ambition, a man is merely a coward.

In order to be a hero or a villain a man must have ambition. The difference between the two is where that ambition lies."

-The Dark Prince

In 17th century France, the rich nobles control the world with a magic system called "Artifacts". Prince an innocent hearted prince of the Bourbon Kingdom, one day has his life thrown into chaos by betrayal, and inherits an "Artifact" that is the ancient spirit of "The Dark King". Through misfortune after misfortune, Prince eventually loses everything and starts his life over without a royal name. Prince vows to make his way back to the top hiding amongst the everyday people of France.

Prince is a Japanese style light novel based on Machiavelli’s classic "The Prince". Although this work takes influence from it, the story, quotes, and characters are all completely original. It is mostly the concept of good and evil that is borrowed from Machiavelli.

The Kind Prince Who Became An Evil Lord of Darkness

Canderous!" A soldier on the ground yelled to him. A man with a crescent bladed sword approached Canderous angrily shoving his way onto the battlefield.

Canderous waved his giant war hammer, tearing apart a wave of dozen soldiers with a single sweep. He turned to his backside, hearing out his soldiers' wishes.

"Melvin," Canderous said, eyeing his old friend. "What is it?" He asked.

"Just what are we doing!" Melvin yelled. "Our positions have been compromised and our casualties are in the thousands! We can't sit here inside the castle walls forever!"

"Sit tight!" Canderous said. "If we try to take back our positions as it is we will be obliterated!"

"So we're suppose to sit and watch as the enemy takes over the left and middle parts of the bridge? Why should we do that?"

"There is a man out their on the bridge," Canderous said, "I believe he will change the tides of this battle."

Chapter 75: The Smell of Victory