He was jealous of his brother. A man always loved but never hated. A king, amazing, knowledgeable, and imposing. A father, supportive and supported. He was respected among the rulers and acknowledged among his people. Many words could be used to describe this man. But the thing is, this man is not that man. This man is petty. He only sees what his brother has and hates that he has not. People don't talk to him, they ask him about his brother. People don't see him, they see a pathway to his better sibling. People don't respect him, they respect the people he has blood ties to. Edward, Giovanni, the second prince of the first family of the Kingdom of Normania. One day he was approached by the wise man with an offer. He didn't want to refuse, their first interaction was breathtaking when he spoke to him. The wise man never spoke of his brother. Every conversation they had was about him being observed. It was not a conversation in which he would count the hours of when this conversation would end. You felt acknowledged and wanted that people gave his father the wise man gave him to assist him in his dream, he did not hesitate to say yes. When you finally learned of the consequences of this way, he found himself not regretting his actions but wishing he got more out of it. After you served me to the throne from his brother, he became the new king of Normania and with it, great power and respect. Although he himself could feel that his respect was shallow and his power was temporary. Because of this, he did what he had to. When the wise man ascended to become a god, he was gifted a blessing as thanks what he asked for. Was it ever growing mind that understood the workings of man in society? The ability to keep the world moving something even his brother would struggle with using this. He installed himself as a necessary evil to keep the kingdom moving while many of the other kingdoms fell apart. The evil, God's Ascension because the world to constantly fall apart. It's the world is based off of a dream. The more the evil guide forced his will to bring him into reality the more the world fell apart with everything he was gifted. He did what he had to to keep the world together, even employing the newly born paladins that other gods created in an attempt to stop the evil God and save the world and thus thus stabbing in the back. The wise man who put him in the position who is greatly in as he saw anything to hang on to the temporary power. Respect means nothing without power. At least that's how we saw it. When the world finally settled and Solomon was finally sealed, the gods made their decision. Everyone was to be punished for the Kings who let this happen. They would return into pillars that would keep Solomon sealed and for the people who stood there and let this happen. All of each society have been placed with stigmas. The number of stigmas was based on the role they played in Selena's Ascension. The drachians and foliages were placed Three stigmas on our ways. The four main Titan isis received two was stigma's the underworlders had also received to stickers from the heaven bound received two stigmas ia for putting the most effort towards stopping Solomon had received one stigma a gift and honor for their actions. All 21 races receiving a the Kings wishes from the gods had been Hadley restricted as well and the path to become royalty had been heavily regulated All of this to stop some of it. Then, as an added precaution, each of the pillars was cursed with immortality and a rule binding them. Edward, being one of the 21 Kings who aided Solomon was dubbed the wheel and his job as a pillar was to travel the world and find things that didn't work and exert his ability to keep it moving. His presence was only allowed in places that didn't function and when nothing was not working he would cease to exist and exist only when things needed fixing as the wheel. This was his burden. Of course the standard restriction was also placed on him. No more than Sath and pillars can exist in a single area. If all 21 pillars were present within a single area, the gods would kill the majority till only seven remained or matter the level of disaster they bring about to make it happen with this, he found himself as an agent in charge of the paladins. Organization That's sole purpose is to maintain order and keep the world moving because the quick est place for him to exert his authority and maintain his existence without incurring the wrath of the gods in recent years with the kingdom to have placed him in charge of the SSS paladins they since they are forbidden to be employed under any kingdom's authority. Of course, nowadays, he grows ever wary of the current situation. The priestess has been acting out lately. For some reason, she's gotten a whole army riled up and standing on top of normania's borders. If that's not enough, judgment has been busy as well. Keeps jumping borders, throwing up. Trouble stealing The souls of Solomon and sometimes genociding entire nations. All in the name of Justice. Edward would complain to him but the man who does what he wants and frankly his actions keeps the wheel from ceasing to exist. But of course, what's really concerning is the fact that hermit hasn't moved his stronghold in over a century. Death is showing signs of reviving. He keeps getting reports of random troll migrations, indicating the possible return of the emperor. Also, the hanged man may have left the underworld. That plus himself makes seven which is pushing it. The problem is with death the hanged man and judgment in play, judgment is likely to leave the heaven-bounds territory which makes eight things are getting ugly and if his instincts born from his job cursed upon him by the gods weren't acting up. Something big is happening or even worse. Someone is doing something that they shouldn't be which means the gods want him to stop them knowing this. He can't help but feel his anxiety Richie and climax he can't control and if that is it's enough. If is waking up, that means the prisoners of finality will come back into play and another international or incident is guaranteed to play out and Justice seems to be playing some sort of sick game with the King of normania and drakian orphans. Edwin looks over his paperwork, assessing what he can do. He knows that this situation is bad. What? He doesn't know why it's bad. His body tells him he needs to do something about it, but he's not even sure image [drawn by me in medibang]where to begin. Every time he thinks he has a solution, something else is pointed out that could cause the problem to escalate. He needs a key, which he doesn't know what kind. He requires working parts, but he's not sure where to get them. Everything is scattered. He's not sure how to put it together. The more he thinks about it, the harder it pushes back. He keeps asking himself what to do or how to do it because if he should reach out to one of the other pillars He's not hostile, but if more comes to play it makes the situation more risky. He's not sure what moves he can take. If he removed himself from play, it could reduce the numbers. But if more become active, the situation would still cause the gods to intervene. He also could be reborn a month later that could do nothing at all. He bangs his head on his desk at this impossible equation. What can he do? He asked himself how should he act. He wonders aloud. His struggles remain his.

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