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Back within the crystallize walls of the capital and into the holds of the Imperial Palace, the prince stared out from his window in his room. His body reflected off of the glass as his glowing eyes stared out into the endless orange sky. The sun was barely there anymore but it's life had not yet been lost.

He looked upon building after building as far as his eye could see. In his left hand, he held a small plate about the size of his palm that was made of the crystal-like material. In his right hand, he had a small tea cup made of the same material as the plate. There was a small pond of warm tea that was welled inside the cup. Warm stream poured out from the liquid that entered the air.

He held the cup and plate at about waist height and it was below his chin. His face seemed very stern, not his usual amused look. Just behind the prince was a bald man with a beard standing about ten feet from where Balor was. His sky blue eyes looked upon the dark navy blue cape of the prince.

He seemed more relaxed than the two Loyal Knights behind him. The bald man looked like a knight as he was encased in armour except for his head. The bald man got down to his knees and bowed his head towards the prince. "My lord," said the humble man. "I have sent word to the Desert Assassins, they shall be here tomorrow as you desired."

Balor kept staring outside without turning to the bald man. "Good work, Gallows," he praised. "I've no doubt that the humans will come for my life tomorrow. Quite simply, they stand no chance."

Gallows shook his head. "That is undoubtable," he thought, standing back up to his feet. "But what of the assassins?"

"A mere pittance," calmly stated Balor. "I'll kill them the moment I suspect that they've been bought out by a thicker wallet."

"Hey, hey," said a voice what seemed to come from the left side of the room. "Ain't ya familiar with the phrase "don't kill the messenger"?"
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05-Nov-2011 21:30:02 - Last edited on 09-Sep-2014 10:53:07 by Serene End

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Gallows and the two knights behind him quickly turn their heads to where the voice came from. About ten feet from them were a group of five. Four of them wore hoods over their heads. Three of them, one female and two male, in the back wore dark green hooded cloaks that reached down to their ankles. Underneath they wore dark gray leather armour. Their faces looked fierce, their eyes glaring with lethality.

Stand just two feet in front of the three cloaked fellows was a blonde, short haired man with a five o'clock shadow. He wore a gray tight-fitting leather jacket on top of a white frilled shirt. He also wore gray tight-fitting pants and gray leather hessian boots. He had a confident smile on his face as he bowed to the knights. ''Heya,'' he greeted.

The shocked knights looked at the hooded strangers. ''H-how did you g-get in here!?'' one of the knights stuttered in shock.

The blonde man stood back up straight. ''The front door,'' he replied. ''Well, y'know, our front door.'' Just in front of the blonde haired man was an especially intimidating woman. She wore a black leather hood over her head and her face was barely viewable. But what you could see with ease with the very devilish glowing red eyes and her deathly pale skin.

She wore a black leather brigandine on top of a black cassock as well as a black scarf around her neck. She wore black fingerless gloves on her hands. And blank long pants and black leather boots that reach just below her knees. Her face was blank and completely apathetic. But her lack of emotion just added to exactly how intimidating she was.

The knights behind Gallows took one look upon the woman and their legs froze solid. They whimpered in fear, shaking in their armour. It rattled like a symphony. Gallows turns to his knights with anger. ''What is your problem!?'' he growled. The woman's stolid stare turned to the knights and a fear of an unimaginable portion ran down their bodies.
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05-Nov-2011 21:37:06 - Last edited on 09-Sep-2014 10:54:25 by Serene End

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They cried as they ran out of the room as fast as they could. ''AHHHH!!'' they both terrifyingly screamed. They threw open the door and swiftly ran out as fast as they could. They slammed the door behind them as they ran for the hills.

Gallows tightly clenched his hands into fists. His face expressed his fury. ''Damned cowards,'' he yelled with ire. ''They will be strung up by their necks for this!''

Without even turning to face the hooded people, Balor did not seem fazed by their appearance as if he didn't even know they were there. He continued to sip his warm tea calmly. ''Leave them Gallows,'' he commanded. ''The worst punishment for weaklings is to leave them as they are: helpless and frail.''

Gallow drew in breath into his lungs and sighed. He let out all of his infuriation out back into the atmosphere. ''You're right, my lord,'' he agreed. ''Forgive me.''

Balor's eyes continued to look outside of his kingdom. The sun has almost fallen into the keeps of the land and darkness had begun to consume the land. ''Why are you here, Libitina?'' he questioned. ''I said tomorrow, did I not?''

Libitina turned her eyes towards the dark navy blue cape of Balor Barn. ''It matters not,'' she softly stated with no passion in her voice. ''We are here now.''

Balor pulls his tea cup to his mouth and tilted slightly towards him, taking a sip of the hearty drink. After a three seconds of drinking, he puts the cup back down on the plate his hand. ''I suppose,'' he responded. ''but I advise you don't disrespect my word again. I suspect you enjoy your life and would like to keep it, no?''

Libitina bowed her head. ''Acknowledged,'' she quietly replied.

''Such a mercy I very rarely offer,'' seriously said by the prince, the quiet assassin keeping her silence. ''You should feel fortunate.''
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05-Nov-2011 21:42:50 - Last edited on 09-Sep-2014 10:57:21 by Serene End

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"Now, listen to me very well," he commanded, sipping his tea. "At exactly 8:13am two days from now, I shall become king of this land. With it, our dream of utopia will finally begin to take shape. However, there will be some... rather annoying pests who will make their way through my city in an futile attempt to take my life. I ask you only give them a message in your own special way: death only awaits them."

Libitina raised her head. "Affirmative," she mumbled as she began walking behind her. She passed the blonde haired man. "Come, Calvin."

Calvin turned around, facing the same way she went. "Comin' up, boss!" he acknowledged as he loyally followed behind his leader.

Gallows' sky blue irises flip over to Balor. "Sir," he called. "Should we seriously let them go? They're shady, we know not what they will do."

Balor took another sip of his tea, the warm and tasteful drink rushed down his esophagus. "They've already left," stated the prince.

Gallows turned his head over to the area where the assassins were. Vanished, they were, far gone from this place. As sudden and quick as though they were ghosts, they had left their presence. "They are gone..." he muttered.

"As I have said," replied Balor.

Gallows returned to his usual composed look, turning his head back over to Balor. A minute passed since the last word was said. "If you don't mind, my lord," Gallows spoke, bowing down to Balor. "I shall be taking my leave."

"Very well," responded Balor, his vision not even turning to Gallows. "Good night, General."

Gallows stood up to his feet. "Good night, Lord Balor," he replied as his body turned away from Balor's cape. His boots began stomping down upon the floor, walking towards the door. With a quick forward motion, his hand grasped the doorknob. Twisting it, the general pulled open his way to freedom.
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05-Nov-2011 21:50:31 - Last edited on 09-Sep-2014 12:44:13 by Serene End

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Gallows exited the room, slowly closing the door shut behind him. Balor held his empty cup upon his plate, his face lowered to the bottom of the window and his eyes closed shut. "My destiny is upon me," he thought to himself. "Just one more day, one more night, and I shall rule this place. And once I become immortal, this world will see an infinite age of peace, of ultimate prosperity."

His eyes opened up and his head scrolls back up. He sees all of the buildings and scenery quickly pass by as his head swings up. His head freeze when it is looking up at the sky. The dark blue had finally settled in the sky and the silver moon was finally visible again. "Lucia," he called to himself. "You're out there, waiting... Watching... I swore to you that I would make us the perfect world, the one we've always dreamed of. Starting tomorrow, I will begin to build it for us. Then, I will bring you to it. I will find you... I swear."

The End of Chapter 2,
Next Chapter:
Chapter 3: Decisive Blow

Thank you for reading, I appreciate it. ^_^

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05-Nov-2011 21:53:44 - Last edited on 09-Sep-2014 11:11:56 by Serene End

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I just thought General Gallows sounded neat. xD So I threw it in as a character's name! Besides, I'm sure there has to be odder names out there!

EDIT: There may not be a chapter this week. I know that the week is young but I know when my mood will be good to write and well...it's just not kickin' this week. Forgive this delay.

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09-Nov-2011 21:45:19 - Last edited on 15-Nov-2011 18:50:29 by Serene End

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Oh why, oh why? The Forums as well as the other parts of the website look...just so horrible. Worse than before. Much worse. >_<

But uh, sorry for that delay. I'm getting on it. Expect it the usual Friday/Saturday (or Saturday/Sunday depending on where you live.)

Sorry again and thank you for your patience.

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23-Nov-2011 23:59:55 - Last edited on 24-Nov-2011 00:00:28 by Serene End

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Chapter 3: Decisive Blow

The young prince stared out from the wall of glass just before his visage. His glowing sapphire blue irises gaze out into the darkness of the night, piercing the darkness like a sword lit on fire. The moon's silver light reflected off of the surface of his eyes, they began to scroll from each building down below his kingdom.

His room was dimly light once again, the brightest light came from his eyes. He closed his eyes and turned away from the window, his cape shifted to the left as he turned. Balor walked over to the mahogany table in the middle of the room. "Six years have passed," said the prince to himself. "And yet it feels like forever since then."
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27-Nov-2011 02:54:01 - Last edited on 09-Sep-2014 11:13:11 by Serene End

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