1345 A.D.; the year that will change the course of history, inside one of the churches in Eastern Europe on a rainy day, the heavy blanket of darkness in the sky causing people to wonder where did the sun go? A knight carrying a message that would change the world rides his stallion towards the church.
After he ties his onyx-black stallion near the entrance of the church, quickly he goes inside the church running from the stormy weather, heavy rains pelting down like bullets from the sky.
He enters wearing classic armor from the era, a chainmail helmet and gilded iron plates dripping with water from the rainfall. An odd symbol engraved in his breastplate making the priests wonder about him,
"My Lord, come inside, come, son, thank god you are fine. This horrible weather can kill even the bravest Knights, but my son, where did you come from?" a priest asks.
"I have an important message for you from the Pope himself" the Knight replies after he drinks warm milk with some cheese.
"What? A message? but why the hurry you could come tomorrow when the sun comes back, you risked yourself for a message?" one of the priests marvels, impressed by the determination the Knight has.
With fewer words, he delivered the letter to the main priest and telling him not to share the letter with anyone else. The main priest of the church feeling shock from the weird message the Pop has sent.
"Son, are you sure this from the Pop himself? I can see his autograph here but those words! What is this mad request? Has he lost his m...I mean is he sure I have to do this? I...I..."
The knight stands from his seat, touching his sword with his gloved left hand while pointing with another hand to the letter. Interrupting the priest,
"I delivered what the Pope personally gave to me, now you have to do whatever he orders otherwise you will have to answer your loyalty to him soon."
"Alright my son, I will do what the Pope has ordered and with the help of God, I will manage to deal with it but tell me, what are these strange symbols you wear? A wolf? With these strange three eyes? Which banner is this? How the Pope can trust..."
"Do your job, that is all." The knight interrupts the priest once more, this time he leaves while one of the other priests ask him to stay the night and he can go in the morning
"Sir, you can stay here in our Father's house... Wait, Sir, it is really bad weather out there-"
The knight ignores him, continuing his walk towards the main double doors, "I did my job...it is now yours to do the same and always remember the one eye watches." He shuts the door leaving the church once and for all, disappearing under the perilous storm.
"...Burry the six bodies you will find tomorrow, after that let the stranger from Crimea city who will visit you within the next days bury his son near them behind the church. And don't let any doctor examine the bodies...this is a direct order from me, The Pop, burn this letter after you finish."
The main priest reads those lines, again and again, trying to understand this weird request from the Pop. Without telling the others about it, he orders them to search for the six bodies near the river.
"We found the six strangled bodies covered with blood and beheaded nearby the river as you told us..." one of the priests reports it to the main priest.
"Yes, now bury them behind the church."
"What? Sir but..."
"No more questions please. Go! May God be with you!"
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Days later a man wearing filthy, ragged clothes comes from the Eastern part of the city. With brown skin, a black beard, and deep-set, almond-shaped eyes, the people of the city seem to put off by his non-eurocentric features. Riding a chariot, in the back he has a small coffin, asking with a strange accent about the location of the church.
A few months later two soldiers wander around the city, in the cold night holding a torch and riding their horses they were apart of a group of soldiers searching in every corner for cats.
"There! a cat, quickly! Go to the other side I will follow it from this side."
"Alright!" the other soldier replies.
One comes from behind the cat; chasing it while the other one quickly runs to the opposite end of the alley catching up with the cornered cat trying to escape. The soldier quickly kicking the cat with his large, amour covered foot, with his Greatsword, he pierces the heavy blade straight into the injured cat, killing it instantly.
"Good job! you killed it, ah damn I didn't run like this for a while,” the other soldier says, stopping to catch his breath.
"Take your breath away? Chasing a small cat has made you tired like this? I wonder if are you having a hard time with women too? You know I can help at any time."
"Shut up! Ha, in fact, this cat was a fast one, but as it seems wasn't faster than your sword," the soldier laughs.
"Well, that is one more cat down! How many remaining I wonder?"
"Only a few, after all, the king took a huge part of his army and ordered us to hunt all the cats in the city for no clear reason. Man, I have felt bad for doing this, I mean come on why the hell would the king wants us to kill such animals? Did they do wrong him?" the other soldier replies while cleaning off his sword.
"I'm not sure why either, but he mentions something about the Strange One Eye or something like that. So all of a sudden he commends us to hunt them like they did something bad to him at night. Wait a sec, maybe one of the cats fucked the queen? hahaha"
"What the hell? That’s a disgusting man! You want me to tell the king about what you just said? And I'm sure he will hang you from your balls after he forces you to eat the dead cats we’re hunting. Let's keep walking man! There are other cats we have to kill,"
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Afterward, both soldiers continue their patrol in the city, killing any cats they could find alongside with the rest of the army.
Days later all cats were murdered in the city, causing the city to face large waves of the black rats and the fleas merely months later. A year later the epidemic started from that city and spread across the continent. 5 years later 80% of the world has died.
Back to the beginning of the 17th century, but this time let me take you to the most important event that happened at the time. 1648 to be exact, the year that had been removed from history books, the year of the beginning of Trevus II showing his absolute power.
"My highness, Prince Alfred of Apolloska, do you take Princess Adelina of Pelarin Kingdom as your bride; to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worst, in sickness and in health, until the last day?"
The Priest holds each hand of both Prince Alfred and Princess Adelina inside the main hall of the Saint-Pelar Church, the largest church in Pelarin kingdom. The guests on their feet watching this historical event as it is the first time ever after the start of the new era.
A wedding of a couple from two different kingdoms, Pelarin, and Apolloska, both were near to each other. As the Kingdom of Pelarin was a large island and nearest the kingdom to it was Apolloska, both having wars between them in the past.
But after years finally, peace had been placed between them. The only child of King Marcos, Prince Alfred, had fallen in love with princess Adelina, it had become a rumor for years until he decided it was now the time to marry her. Making the relation of both kingdoms more stable and allied.
It was the historical event that made all royals and nobles from all five kingdoms reunite in the church to witness this royal wedding as an example for the hope that someday all kingdoms will have peace without future conflicts.
Princess Adelina was known as the most gorgeous princess in all five kingdoms. Her beauty never seen before, her face so white and bright like smooth porcelain, her red-hair was rare, no other princess in all kingdoms or the empire in the North had the anything alike. Jade-green eyes and a smile bound to make any man’s heart leap. What made Adelina more special was her kindness and love to her people, after all, she is the daughter of the most generous man in the kingdom, the king himself.
King Edward worked hard for years to not let anyone sleep hungry in his kingdom as he once said, "I shall never close my eyes to sleep if I hear any of my people could not find a piece of bread in the cold night." He made the wedding special by having a feast to all noblemen and guests from other kingdoms. As well as ordered to send food to every house within his kingdom. Nearly two thousand, a small number compared to other kingdoms but all of them love their king.
"I do," Prince Alfred answers the priest and with tears rimming his eyes. Glances to Adelina’s smiling face, tears of joy, tears of finally achieving his dream, marry the woman who he fought for, the woman he did everything to get. In seconds he remembers her smile when he saw her for the first time years ago when he was just about 10 years old.
The priest asks the same vow to Adelina who quickly answers, "yes, yes, of course, I do!" Alfred smile never leaving his face as he looks back to her, he looks around him to his father. Marcos clapping his hands, smiling to him, happiness in his eyes, finally his only son is married.
Turning his gaze further he sees King Edward sitting next to Marcos. Edward crying while clapping, after all, he’s witnessing history in the making, he knew his daughter would be in safe hands, he knew this will help both neighboring kingdoms to get along.
After the wedding's grand kiss, Adelina and Alfred went back to the castle riding their glorious horses. The people following them outside to watch them ride off. The celebration begins as people dance and chant their names along the way.
Indeed an amazing day it was, a day that many will never forget but a day no one ever thought would be their last. After they arrive at the castle, the newlyweds sit on their thrones watching the celebration, drinking the finest of wine and talking about their plans.
"My lord, My lord, I have urgent news!" a guard bursts open the door, he quickly runs to King Edward who is chatting with King Marcos.
"My lord! There...The..re..Oh my lord..."
Edward put down his glass to stand, "What is wrong? Speak," everyone in the room stopped to turn their focus on this guard who was trembling like he saw Death insight, which in fact it was.
"My-my Lord there is an entire fleet coming towards our way..."
"A fleet? what?"
"My beloved King, I am afraid this, not a simple fleet, rather nearly thousands of ships with Amerikos banners atop coming from the North. I have never seen such a number..."
Everyone is entirely in shock, the King falls back to his throne, his face showing fear. He slowly moves his quivering hands towards his face, "no, this is impossible."
The king Marcos rises to his feet, "what is this? You did not tell me you are in a war with them. What is going on Lord Edward?"
"Father, what is going on? Why are they here?" Adelina adds.
King Edward, quickly stands once more and he shouts toward Adelina and Alfred, "both of you leave now! Go back to Apolloska and prepare your army, call the other three kingdoms to join, we are under siege..."
Prince Alfred unsheathes his sword, yelling, "there is no chance I leave you all here. I must stay and fight."
Edward quickly goes to hold Alfred's hand, "my son, please go! Take my daughter with you and leave now, there is a small boat that can take you both away from this. Go back to your people and prepare your army to come back with all kingdom forces to fight with us. I shall try to save time, I hear the Emperor doesn't go for blood like his father. I shall send my men to negotiate peace."
"Peace?! This is Trevos the II we are talking about! The blood in his veins is the same as his father’s, that cold-blooded Emperor raised his son in the same manner, I'm sure. But you are right" King Marcos interrupts him. He looks to Alfred and says "look, you are a new husband you should go back there, take your wife and order my army to come to rescue us and send crows to all kings to come to save us. THIS IS WAR."
"Alright! But you must promise to stay still Father! I will return with the entire four kingdoms and will send the Amerikos back to their home. Let us go, Adelina."
She refused, crying at first but her father convinced her to go, both of them quickly go to a small boat on Pelarin’s shoreline. They sail briskly through the waters while the army grows closer and closer.
Meanwhile, King Edward sends one of his messengers to Trevos, asking for the meaning of this sudden invasion. But with Trevos’s orders, the ship of the messenger is destroyed before even reaching them.
"FIRE!" Trevos orders his fleet to start firing their newly invented weapon that they have named the Canon. It was crafted by Trevos’s brightest Black Smiths, making it the most powerful weapon of the era.
No one from the five kingdoms expects them iron balls from hell raining down from the sky. Hours later the army of Trevos takes over the shores and swarms inside the kingdom of Pelarin; killing everyone in their way and lighting the city on fire. Until he reaches the castle, Trevos orders to slaughter all noblemen and both kings Marcos and Edward.
Edward comes out from his castle, “please my Lord, Trevos stop! I beg of thee!"
Trevos raises his sword, "today is the end, the one eye bears witness that I am taking over Pelarin and your head shall hang from the front of my ship as a reminder of whom I am to rest of the kingdoms! I am the greatest Emperor in this world and today I proved I am better than my father," he seethes.
It is the last thing Edward hears before an arrow impales him, Trevos cutting Edward's head off clean. He places the severed head into the hands of one of his commanders to place it in his royal ship. Trevos looks to the city in ablaze, "I Give you what you want! now give me the glory I deserve," he screams.
It took Trevos only a few days to invade all five kingdoms and kill everyone, destroying the cities and reining down with hellfire. . That the story of Pelarin the forgotten kingdom, since no one ever mentions it after that event. A forsaken kingdom, since no one, come for help.
That was the tragedy of Pelarin that got removed from the current history of four kingdoms in the south.