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

Prince stood with two attacks from either one of Kuroyami's clones, a tempest in front of him and a male stirred behind him.

"Prince," Duke said, "it's time to use our final form."

"No," Prince answered, "it's too soon."

"Then what should we do?" Duke called out.

Duke, on the other side of the battlefield, clashing blades with his most beloved, briefly looked over to Prince.

"Shoot a beam of light into the maelstrom!" Prince cried.

"That will only pierce the maelstrom, what about the tornado?" Duke gasped.

"No matter," Prince said, gritting his teeth, "just do as I say!"

Thrusting his blade into the air, Duke sent out a shockwave of light, piercing into the heart of the male storm.

"Shadow replicate," Kuroyami said, his voice filled with disbelief. "Impossible! Light has no shadow. It should be impossible for him to replicate that beam of light."

Chapter 168: Prince's Clever Attack