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

(Years ago at the Castle of the Niche family)

"I've... I've got to make it in time!" Canderous yelled. "If anyone is alive they would have used the secret path to the watchtower!"

Running through the night with his sword in his hand, he desperately rushed to reach his destination. As he came to the end of an old road  he looked up at a watch tower searching for signs of any survivors.

After looking around the ledges of the tower, he saw and heard nothing, a sign that no one had survived the fatal attack.

"Damnit!" He grumbled climbing to the top of the tower. "How can this be!"

"Sniffle Sniffle" Canderous heard as he placed his hands onto the ladder that lead to the top.

As he came to the top of the tower he found a young girl crying in a corner. She was beyond consolation, dropping her head onto the ground as she mourned.

Chapter 87: Stronger Than Yesterday