15 years later
Brother Gerudo, have you and the elders found a way to cure me yet? Rikudo asks as he sweats and his eyes heavy, looking as if he’s struggling to contain something.
I do not believe I can hold myself back much longer, I suspect I have come in contact with the demituer flower, but I haven’t the slightest clue as to how. All Balmorals know how toxic this flower is, so how could it have reached me. I think I may have been stabbed with a knife in the dark.
Brother the demituer flow was culled by our ancestors from around balmoral mountain, if you have come into contact with this damnable flower, I too believe you have been stabbed with a knife in the dark, but while we are searching for a cure we should also locate the person responsible. Said Gerudo as he helped his brother to the room.
Brother, I do not believe I can hold on much longer, where are my children? Celeste is training with elder maverick, and adolé is training by himself on the battlegrounds. Gerudo said as he took noticed someone lurking in the shadows.
Brother, I will summon them right away for you, I will take my leave and return right away, my king.
Thank you, Gerudo.
As Gerudo bows and walks out he calls out to the shadows.
Sith.
A figure clothed in Black appears from the shadows.
Yes, my liege? Sith answers as he kneels and reply’s to Gerudo.
Find the boy brat first. I will get the girl, be sure he is here first.
But my liege now is the perfect time to——
Silence! Sith crashes into a wall and hurriedly picks himself up.
I do not mean to offend you my liege. This lowly one does not know his place. Sith speaks in a grunt as blood spills from the corner of his mouth.
I will take care of my brother soon, the poison should soon enter the final stages, and he will begin to go berserk, at that time, adolé will be present and my brother will take care of that brat first. I will return with Celeste and by that time he will surely pounce at us, and at that time I will “accidentally” push the girl to be the first he takes and I will end my brother swiftly after and it will be justified in the eyes of the elders, since he had gone berserk and this mess will be cleaned up nicely. A tragedy befitting a king of his standing, at least he and his foolish ideas will die with him. I will then inherit the throne and soon move to conquer all of the myriad domain and its inhabitants. The plan is splendid, a power play without sitting my hands or having it linked back to me is for the best. Gerudo says as he continues to walk and laughs evilly while making his way to Celeste.
Just follow my lead and do as I say. All will be as it should be.
Yes, my liege.
Gerudo disappears into the dark and sith makes his way to the battlegrounds.
In the center of the battlegrounds is a youth who looks to be about 14 years of age. Skin the color of copper, Long black spiked hair with orange tips. He slowly stands under the moonlight, and he looks to be about 180 centimeters, and was covered in dirt and scratches and surrounding him were broken practice dolls. The youth stands and slowly opens his eyes. One pupil was black while the other, golden. He exhales and his battle aura disperses showing his training coming to an end.
Such an aura at that age......if we continue to let him develop, he may become a thorn in our side. It would be for the best if this goes according to masters plan, Sith thought to himself as he approaches Adolé.
Young master Adolé. Your father, the king, has requested your presence.
Is there something wrong? Asks Adolé worriedly.
I think it will be better if you speak to him.
Then we shall leave immediately to the palace, sith. I’ll be in your care till then.
Cleanse yourself first young master, you smell of a horses ass and look as if you’ve braved many battles with a nether beast and the nether beast was victorious.
Hahaha, I almost forgot, I’ve been training since noon. I’ll wash up right away. Wait here for me Sith.
10 minutes pass, and up in the palace, Rikudo’s poison begins to worsen and peak. He becomes lightly agitated tossing and turning in his bed. Until he hears a knock at the door.
Lord father, I am here to——
Before he could even finish, Rikudo blasts through the door and has Adolé by the neck 3 feet off the ground.
My Lord, that is your seed in your hand release him quickly, I fear your strength may soon kill him. Said sith with a bewildered look on his face.
Rikudo shakes his head, his eyes bloodshot, and breathing raggedly.
Fa...ther. It’s....m..e. Adolé begins to reason with him and have his father recognize who he is in a desperate struggle.
Rikudo has a slight pause as if he begins to recognize him, then something crazier happens.
BOOM!
Rikudo slams Adolé into the ground creating a crater. Adolé does his best to struggle up, and as his eyes match his father’s, he realizes tears flowing down his face.
What has happened to my father, Sith?
We suspect someone may be conspiring against your father and have poisoned him using the forbidden flower.
Who would do such a thing? Sith asks confused as he coughs a mouthful of blood due to internal injuries from Gerudo earlier.
I understand father I will put you out of your misery.
Meanwhile, at Master Mavericks residence, Gerudo notices a shadowy pair training under a cherry blossom tree.
Ha!
That is not enough, you form is wrong.
Yes!
My lord. One of the figures said shocked and confused while quickly kneeling.
Uncle GeGe! Cries out a voice as she runs to greet him.
Stand Maverick, there are no strangers here. As maverick stands, and the little girl runs closer the moonlight illuminate them both.
Maverick is a burly man standing at 190 centimeters with black hair and orange tips, while his hair is in a ponytail the shape of a pineapple's leaves. He looked to be about 120 years of age but the body of a mature 30-year-old with a lean and ripped body. The little girl next to him approximately 175 meters, and was the same age as her brother, and she too possessed the eyes of heterochromia. Her was long and black like that of Kefla. She was the twin of Adolé, Celeste.
Hi little one, you and your brother share so many characteristics, and you have the aura of your mother. Said Gerudo.
I suppose that’s too bad since I have yet to meet her. Said, Celeste, as she sighed.
I’m sure she would be here for you if she could, but sometimes the Gods are jealous and take the good ones young. Intervened Maverick.
Then I shall kill the Gods for taking my mother from me !? grumbled Celeste.
That is no easy task young Celeste. Gerudo then reveals a scar covered across his left eye, covered by his hair.
Be that as it may, I’m sure she loves you still from wherever she is. After all, she was sure to leave you brother and sister necklaces with her and your fathers' symbols and many other gifts. Said Gerudo.
It’s just a stupid necklace, who cares? She said and she stared at a necklace in the shape of a light blue crescent moon with what looked like stardust covered over it.
That necklace is what connects you to her my lady, but if I may ask, master Gerudo. What brings you to this old man’s residence.
Well, Celeste, it seems——
Boom!
The three quickly turn to look at the mountaintop at the palace.
That. Gerudo says as he points to the palace.
The three quickly take off and head straight for the palace.
In the Balmoral forest, sits an old man meditating under a tree as many animals crowd around him until he is startled awake by a loud crash.
What the hell is going on there? I must have a look for myself.
Back in the palace.
King Rikudo, calm down. Sith said helplessly.
All that met him was an unkind roar.
I will put you out of this misery father. Adolé says as he summons his coiling dragon spear.
The spear was about 243 centimeters, pitch black shaft, with a dragon on it the same length wrapping around it. The head made of obsidian metal while in the shape of spread wild lightning ready to converge from two sides, and hanging from the side was Adolé’s necklace from his mother. It was of a blazing sun, with light blue tendrils and also looked like it was covered in stardust.
Rikudo rushes towards Adolé and he tries to defend but the kick was was so heavy that both Adolé’s hands and feet were going the same direction toward the from and his back was in an arch as he shot across the room as if he was launched out of a slingshot.
Ugh! He groans.
Adolé stands to his feet and takes a low battle stance with his spear.
Both Rikudo and Adolé Rush each other, and Adolé unleashes his current strongest move: Bite of the demonic dragon. This technique was one that his father created himself. It was created with his mother in mind unbeknownst to Adolé, and right now it was worth a shot to imitate. After all, as long as Adolé sees it once, he can imitate it, and if he understands the concept and theory, he can simplify it and improve it making it his own.
As Adolé swung his spear, the wind howled loudly and it sounded like a distant dragon's cry was heard. Suddenly it was as if time slowed down for a second and Adolé thought he saw what looked like his father accepting his blow.
The two stand still, while Rikudo smiles at him with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth and Adolé’s spear coming from the back of him. Adolé is shocked and confused and continued to just hold the spear and while staring into his father’s eyes trying to understand what just happened, and he begins to cry. Just as Adolé began to think things couldn’t get much worse, he turns to see his sister, Maverick, and Gerudo at the door, baffled at the scene before them.
There’s a dead silence and Celeste begins to shake uncontrollably and loses control of her emotions and her battle ki surges like never before and begins to materialize in the form of black and purple, and ripples appear around her. She then yells hysterically.
BROTHER!! WHYYY!!!