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

With Prince taking the lead,  Duke  continued to follow Kuroyami through the shadows.  He watched as Prince calculated every step,  carefully turned around every corner, and easily evaded every trap.  it was as if he is walking through a maze that he had built himself leading to what he believed to be the center.  Thinking back to the way he was acting earlier,  Duke felt relieved that there was someone else leading the way.

"Don't let your guard down"  Prince,  said,  almost as if he had read Duke's mind. "I'm not God, there are some things that even I can miss, stay focused we'll get to him soon"

As they ran across the castle,  they lept from to a rooftop of a different building, following Kuroyami's Trail. Out in the distance they could see a very large stone with large engravings in it and what seemed to be a cemetery behind it

"Hehehee"  They heard laughing in the distance.

"So he intends to fight us there"  Prince said

Chapter 161: Surrounded By Death And Those Who Bring It