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

"Upon gaining the throne of the Byzantine empire, The Emperor Constantine created an era of peace and tranquility" Zenos said addressing the battlefield.

"Men! Get out of here!" Phillip yelled

"Like a Shepard, he herded the people around him guiding them with religion and a codes of ethics that placed them into neatly assembled hierarchies under his dominion."

A grave panic struck the battlefield, as men on both sides started running for their lives.

"Like blind sheep! The people adopted his religion and believed that to be ruled under one powerful man was the way of the world! They believed such was the will of God!" Zenos said.

"But there were some... few... who rejected this way of living! Those who sought to live how they wanted! Outside of religion and the dominion of man!"

"They were cast out as outcasts, criminals and were called black sheep, the unwanted heretics of society's norms."

Chapter 80: Black Sheep