palace life

Prince James looks around the room he sees his mother smiling at him it's something he never experienced in his past life, the warmth of a mother's love (as in his previous life his mother died after giving birth to him ) in this moment the king Augustine walks in.

The faces of every one in the room changes apon seeking the king .he walks closer he looks at the child though not with wide smile but a smile nonetheless from man most in the southern continent view as cold and without much love for his children at this moment the king sends word to his guards to send invites to all the nobles in the land after saying this the king looks towards lady Anna who has lost a lot of blood as is on seemgly on her last breath and says' rest now I will look after our son' Anna could pass away at any moment as the lack of blood and her frail body just can't seem to hold on ,it would seem bad luck has struck him once again as his mother is about to die as did his mother from his. previous life as his mother spends her last few moments hlding and crandling the young prince.

after the death of lady Anna it was decided that young prince James will be staying at kings vacation villa located west of the kingdom high up the mountain, q long time ago it was once one if the sacred temples of the star god vol but has been long forgotten .the joy that was on lady Anna's trusted maid's face fades as she knows that the life there would be akin to a prison with prince james growing up alone and with her mother gone she fears as to who will protect her child as the king must stay at the capital and the child will have no freedom but will be confide In the villa and such a environment will greatly limit the prince both political and socially but also understand that it for James's safety .

As weeks have passed Word of the prince's birth continues to spreads across the country even reaching neighboring nations such as the ears of the (southern federation )a group of small independent lords who formed a single unit for the great ambition to rule the southern continent news of the nova prince has many feelings various great emotions such as the king's oldest child the first princess daina a genius who is 8 years old when james is born but due to being a female her father rarly pays attention to her even though she is blessed with talent but Augustine has said that the Ancient rules of the family will stand they will not teach her the families divine technique as she will be married eventually even in this scenario she still craves her father's attention and no one is more infuriated at the news of James birth then her ,she feels that her father is getting even further away from her with the brith of james , she has started plotting against him

(14 years pass by)

A now 14 year old prince James has just returned back to the palace in the capital he is about to reach adulthood at the age of fifteen

A knock came at the door. "Your Highness, may I enter?" called a familiar voice.

"Come in, Henry."

His closest friend and knight strode inside and the son of grand admiral vlad von nova the king's younger brother vlad who is the commander of the nova kingdoms royal navy. Though only four years older James, Henry had already earned accolades in combat training that eluded James. While Henry possessed a warrior's build and prowess, James had grown lankier with study—a scholar amid soldiers.when he was in the kings villa many of the spies of the other queens through various schemes had made sure that james martial training was not greatly focused on often resorting to blackmailing or bribing most that are called the there but they could do no more due to the kings own men there

"You seem troubled, my prince," Henry said, joining him at the window. "Are those assassins still preying on your thoughts?"

Two nights ago on the day of the prince james return, killers had slipped inside the royal palace under cover of darkness. James might have fallen were it not for Henry's timely intervention at just the age of fifteen Henry was a second rate knight who might be on a breakthrough to the fire rate and be among the best of the royal knights. But what terrified James most was not the assassins but how easily the attack had transpired—a sign of cracks in the kingdom's foundation.

"Father insists the danger has passed, but I feel more eyes watch me now then when I was at the kings villa, friendly or otherwise," James replied quietly. "My siblings wanting the throne as their inheritances see me as more obstacle than a brother it would seem no matter where I am my destiny refuses to change. And despite two days after returning to the capital, the many people barely know of their future king."

He sighed. "You've trained since birth for fields of battle while books are all that fill my days. How am I to lead this realm to greatness or even keep it standing, with so little to recommend me as ruler?"

Henry grasped his shoulder firmly. "You disparage yourself unfairly, my friend. Great kings are molded less by muscle than mettle. And I've yet to meet one with a keener mind or bigger heart than yours. though if we must talk about might your highness you have reached the peak of first rate and a about to be a master ranked knight non your age may claim to be your equal" to the outside world James was known to be a fourth rate knight who was closer to being a third rate but was actually hiding his prowess though him being a fourth rate at just 14 years already made him be seen as a genius.and Henry was a unparalleled genius to others many of the other factions wanted him by their side

A spark kindled in James, warming his doubts. "You always manage to lift my spirits, cousin."

As the boys talked, an explosion of light and energy erupted from the palace grounds below, casting the city into sudden shadow. James and Henry hurried downstairs and out into the darkened courtyard.

At the courtyard's center stood Princess cyan the kings third child and one of the two daughters of third wife quee Alessandra, princess cyan grew up under her sister Diana's shadow, the first princess Daina though not a man but daina did inherit her father martial talent at the age of 22 she is a fist rate knight and serves as vanguard vice captain of the 13 division of the royal army. cyan who grew up with an inferiority complex was hot headed and rarely acted with reason she was instinctive in all she did. so it was no great surprise to James to see her , surrounded by her personal guard with blades drawn. Before her cowered a elderly servant, blood trickling from some now-healed wound. James pushed through the gathering crowd.

"What's the meaning of this, sister?" he demanded.

Cyan spun to face him, silken skirts twisting. "This traitor attempted to poison me at dinner, brother. But my magic revealed his sabotage before the deed was done." She gestured at the quaking servant. "Now he'll face the blade for his betrayal."

Murmurs arose from onlookers from few of the nobles skeptical of James' lack of presence and leadership and many looked favoring cyan's stronger harsh rule on common born. She played them like a fiddle with every act.

James stepped closer to the accused man. Despite his age and fright, no wickedness showed in his features, only bewilderment. Drawing on that quiet intuition he'd developed through many years and study, and the system's help James proposed, "Let us hear his side before casting judgment. Fear and haste breed errors."

To Cyan's growing annoyance, the crowd began voicing agreement, looking to James for fairness where she offered force.

The man croaked, "I vow on my life, I meant only to help the princess. Some foul magic must've twisted my good intentions."

Suspicion flared in cyan, but now all eyes watched James expectantly. He told the guards, "Release him for now. We'll get to the truth of this underground but not in such a manner sister leave it to the professionals."

To james scowl, he added, "Mercy and law will guide our rule, not cruelty or impulse." The assembled people nodded, warming to James' prudent ways.james knew from his previous life as Nathaniel Pendragon that the onlooker nobles were nothing more then hyenas who followed the not the truth but the one who seemed more in control so he just had to take control of the situation and the onlookers will follow his true born half brother used this on him many times before as a bastard son with no backing, alfred would abuse him with the nobles who joined in because his brother had better control of everyone

Later that night, as James paced his room mulling the day's strangeness, another surge of energy detonated in the courtyard. He and Henry rushed out to find cyan lying injured amid a gathering of soldiers and courtiers.

"James...help...me," she choked through bloody lips. In her trembling hand flickered an uncut jewel, glowing feebly. Some new sorcery had backfired on her.

Dropping to her side, James took the gem and frowned at its fluctuating instability. Though he had not much knowledge of it origins,guided by the system an unfamiliar awareness pulsed through him—an empathy for the gem's nature.it was one of vol's lost fragments, it would seem that cyan had gotten it within the royal treasury some time ago.

Closing his eyes, James imagined reaching inward to some primal wellspring. Energy coursed up his arm and into the jewel, stabilizing its chaotic fluctuations until it shone brighter than any star. Cyan gasped, her wounds rapidly healing beneath the radiance.

When James opened his eyes, everyone gaped at him—including Princess cyan—with newfound astonishment and respect. For the first time, James recognized a gift lay dormant inside him, more invaluable than any crown or bloodright. And with it, a destiny greater than he'd ever dared hope for was unfolding.

In the days following James' display of miraculous magic, whispers spread rapidly across the kingdom. The Crown Prince possessed abilities unlike anything witnessed before in the Nova bloodline. While some saw a sign of divinity within their future king, others found the unknown dangerous and frightening.