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, Valentin, and Duke sat in their chairs, laughing uproariously.

"Woo hoo!" Duke chanted, his face red with glee.

"Yes, serves those bastards right," Prince said with a sly grin.

"You see the look on those guys' faces?" Duke added. "Holy crap, Prince, I didn't know you were such a good investor."

"I'm not a good investor," Prince said, leaning back with a smirk. "But I'm incredibly good at poker. And I can tell when a man is playing a game."

"Very impressive," Valentin said quietly, his eyes gleaming with respect.

"Tell me then, who is this Stockholm?" Prince asked, glancing at both Duke and Valentine.

"Stockholm is an investor," Duke explained. "He comes from a family of investors."

"They're royals then?" Prince asked.

"Then what country do they hail from?" Prince pressed.

"They have no country," Valentin said. "But they are in every country."

Chapter 210: The Mounteclair Ball XI