The boy whom hated Echidna, the self proclaimed God of Destruction.
A girl lied down in a plush bed. Her face was covered in sweat and her eyes half lided. A boy walked in. "You alright princess?"
The girl jumped "Ah! Don't just walk in!"
"I didn't know I needed permission." The boy said leaning on the door frame. He had his shirt unbuttoned revealing his chiseled abs.
"You do! And not only that, you need to put your shirt all the way on!" She was blushing wildly
"I see..." He walked up and laid on the bed and let out a breath. "Today's been so tiring!"
"Once again put something on!" She pulled the sheets over her.
The boy smiled and pulled the sheets down "Why hide your beauty from me, dear princess?" He said lifting her chin with a sincere face
"What are you doing?!" She shook wildly
The boy smiled and kissed her she reached to his shoulders and pushed him back "We can't do that... What if someone walks in and sees?"
"Like anyone is walking in at this hour, please."
She looked away considered it "Fine... But only for a little."
"Hehe, besides who could resist such a beautiful princess such as yourself?" He kissed her again and this time she didn't push him away.
The boy broke away with a smile "That's all I wanted."
"Are you going already?!" She asked grabbing his sleeve.
He chuckled "I'll come back I promise." He walked to the window.
"Kaji, I love you."
Kaji looked at her as he walked through the window "I love you too, Aoi" he then jumped through the window and turned into a shadow like version of himself dashing down the wall and through the gates of the castle.
He stopped just outside of the Cities wall. He had a bottle of wine and turned it up as he walked. "Ahh... What a good day it is" he saw a horse and jumped on it "Ya!"
The owner tried to chase after him, but the horse was too fast.
"GET BACK HERE!!!"
"Huh?!" Kaji rode down the road still drinking. As he rose he came across a group of bandits "Ay you!"
"Stop!"
They all walked up to him. The drunk boy chuckled definitely drunk now. He fell off the horse which ran away. "What?!" He struggled onto his feet.
"Hand us everything you got!"
"Yeah, or else!"
"Or else what?"
One took out a dagger. Kaji looked at it "What's that gonna do?"
"This guy's real drunk, haha!"
"He's far gone!"
"Just drop all the valuables... Well give you more wiiine"
Kaji looked at them and drunk the last of his wine and waved the bottle around. "I'll give you guys 10 seconds to go before I beat you all up, K?"
The men laughed "Oh he's so drunk he thinks he's some warrior with that glass!"
Kaji sighed "10..."
"Oh let's help him count boys."
"9..." One teased
"8..." Another said
"7... Wait why isn't he counting?"
"1... 0..." Kaji swung the bottle against one of their heads shattering not only the bottle but their skull too, a bit anyway. He used the rest to slice another's face. The 3rd one kicked him and started stomping on him.
"Demons!" A demon appeared behind the man. The man saw the shadow and turned slowly afraid. "Ahhhhhhhgh!"
A drunk Kaji kept walking until he saw a woman pass by him. He felt a presence from her. A chilling aura of death. He stopped walking and asked without turning "Are you Anami? The Royal of Undead?"
"Oh so their are 4 royals in the same place?" She said with a giggle putting her hand over her mouth
"4? We're are the other 2?" Kaji asked looking directly at her.
"Can't you feel them? All royals can feel the presence of another. Especially what they are a Royal of. Like how you felt death around me."
Another person walked up. Kaji felt a monstrous aura from it. "Royal of Monsters?"
"Yes, please do call me Kai." He did a slight bow in greeting.
Then another woman stepped up. She had a beautiful aura and face.
"Royal of Divine..."
"Pleased to meet you all, I am Zela"
"You seem too innocent. I don't see how you'll survive as a Royal." Kaji said
Anami sat down"The Royal of Kings isn't here sadly."
"Where is he?" Kaji asked
"Did he get lost?" The Royal of Divine asked
"He's inside one of Echidna's temples... Meanings that she's probably already heading there" Kai said
Anami tapped her chin "Could you lead us to it?" She asked crossing her legs.
Kai nodded and began walking leading to the temple.
***
Kian looked at the King "So I can't die?" He stood there with a face of surprise
The King smiles his white hair over his face "You might think it's a good thing, but truly it isn't. Yeah it has it's benefits, but also it has it's disadvantages. You'll find out soon what they are"
Kian clenched his fist"Why are you guys always doing that?! It's like I can't get a straight answer! It's always you'll find out soon enough or I can't tell you!"
The King laughed "You're growing Kian... Well too. But as Time goes you'll only face harder challenges. Like now. Your friends are in great danger as the Royals and Kings are meeting for the first time
Kian looked ahead "Royals are meant to defeat their King right?"
The King looked at him with a small smile and a nod
"Then I'll defeat you, King of Kings. Not only that, I'll save all my friends! No matter what it takes!" He rose his fist with a determined smile "Awaken"
He opened his eyes in a dark place. It was slimy he tried pushing against it, but only more slime and something else. He tried to remember what happened until it came to him.
He looked around in the dark franticly. "Am I really inside a snake?!"
His bones weren't broken though he wiggled around to test this too and thought maybe I regenerate after death... That would explain why my bones aren't broken anymore.
He held up his hand summoned the spear spell piercing the snake a bit. "Huh?!" He did it again, but barely anything. He kept trying desperately. He thought about what the King had said, his friends could be in danger.
"LET ME OUT!" He kept trying as sweat dripped down his face, his breathing becoming erratic as he despite tried. "No, no no no no no no..." He fell to his knees and felt it, he was losing oxygen. His body was also growing tired from the use of huge amounts of mana.
He gasped for air as he fell to the ground and his vision began to blur. He was surly going to die again.
***
Arthur stood breathing covered in blood his brown hair covering his face. The greatsword and his own sword in his hands which were gripping them tightly. Countless bodies were around him motionless and bloody.
He walked up to a staircase which had a throne looked structure with sharp teeth like things on the front of the arm rest in clusters and on top of the throne and around it. There were also skeletons and markings.
As he felt the fine fabric on the seat. He heard footsteps. He spun around and saw a woman in a beautiful black dress with a white fur collar and dark grey outlines. "I didn't expect a mere pathetic, human to be inside my throne room." She said walking towards him. Her dark hair cascaded behind her and her green eyes looked at Arthur as if he were prey.
"Who are you? Are you a monster too?"
The woman laughed "I am Echidna, King of Monsters. But I assure you I am Human" her smile turned into a sinister one. "Ah, your the Dragonslayer."
***
Kazuya looked at the person who looked exactly like his mother.
"Mom?"
She didn't say anything only looking at him.
He walked up "Do you remember me?" His voice cracked a bit as a tear fell.
Still she said nothing, she did nothing except watch him.
"What's wrong?" He sped walked up to her and grabbed her hand "Mom say something..."
She looked down slowly at him although she was only a few inches taller.
"Mom?"
She wrapped her arms around him slowly and instinctively he did so as well, sobbing. He put his head into her chest mumbling on and on about how much he'd missed her.
However he was unaware of what his "mother" was doing. She looked at him her eyes just focused on his head. Her eyes became slits and her mouth began to open wide above Kazuya's head. Thousands of sharp teeth came forth as she prepared to bite off his head.
***
A man flew out of the tavern his face bruised. A young girl stepped out, Kaede. She had her bow staff which was made from the best wood. In the tavern the other girls were fighting as well, some drunk, some sober, but not willing to let their friends go out.
Khione with her ice.
Selene with her Psychokinesis.
May in her Kitsune form.
Seraphina using her chaos abilities, but holding back.
As the mini battle went on. Seraphina felt something was off. She tried to feel Arthur's energy and she felt hurt or like something dangerous was around her. A chill went up her spine. "THE HOUSE IS BEING ATTACKED!"
Everyone looked at her, yet she was already in the run. The rest didn't skip a beat leaving the attacking group behind on the ground.
The stakes are high for some characters, but the meeting isn't postponed and with the girls heading in the wrong direction and the boys in deadly situations. What will be the outcome of this meeting?