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

Zenos coughed out a mound of blood as he returned to his senses. His body was no longer the form of a powerful raging dragon, but that of a weak and dying man. His hood dropped revealing the shoddy white hair and beautiful purple eyes that looked like tiny bolts of lightning. On his head, the shape of a triangle with a diamond inside of it was branded into his skin.

As he opened his eyes he came to in the arms of Khalil who was reading a spell out of a book.

"Don't look at my brand..." Zenos said covering his head. "This mark was branded into my by the church to purge me" He said. As he held the top of his head, it was as if the brand was fresh, still burning with the shame of when it had been planted on him.

"You are our lord" Khalil said. "Nothing is above you! It is you that all things are below"

"Let's regroup with the others..." Zenos said. "We've done enough here."

Chapter 86: Still... The Battle Rages On