It’s cold…

The world is so cold.

Why?

15 years ago in the Kingdom Of Lejon.

“Son, you are to be my successor” My father would always say to me when I was wrong, it always rubbed me the wrong way, does he not see any of the good I do? 

My father King Leopold Lejon, of the Lejon dynasty, is a gigantic man with an aura like no other, with glorious blond hair and beard, and purple eyes that pierce the void his golden armor illuminates the room. Casting out all shadows….

Other than me. 

“Lupus,” he says as he glares at me. I walk to him bruised up as I limp to him from our training grounds. “I was watching” he explains, “Your stance was off, your hands were too high” I kept my head low as he said this. Why’s he like this why can’t he ever compliment me? “I was still able to get a few hits in!” I exclaimed. “That you did, but you still lost,” as he critiques me.

The wind bellows then an awkward silence. “He was a Voidwalker, and on top of that a Void Paladin” I exclaim. How could he possibly think I could win? I think to myself.

“When I was your age I beat a Void Paladin it isn’t impossible” he responds. 

  As though he could read my mind. “..” I can’t respond. Of course, you did your Leopold it’s fate. As the silence brushes over the training grounds I hear footsteps. It’s the shining jewel of the Kingdom, My mother Queen Victoria Lejon followed by the “diamond in the rough” as my father says, My overly annoying sister Princess Grace

My mother is a beautiful and benevolent woman of the Yokai family located in the southwest of the Lejon Kingdom. She is wearing a white dress with a wyvern design today, and her luxurious black hair is in a bun. My sister Grace on the other hand is well uh.. wearing a plain green dress with her hair all messed up I can tell she woke up.“Hi, father!” Grace screamed I covered my ears before she even opened her mouth. “Hello my little diamond,” says my father as he picks her up and smiles intently. I swear he was all sturn-looking a few seconds ago.

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“You aren’t causing trouble for your mother are you?” he questions her. “Not at all father,” she says with a grin. As I look over to my mother she looks shocked. “Lupus!” she shrieks. “What happened to you!?” “I was training with Sir Athrun he gave me quite a lesson today” I chuckle hiding the pain. “Let's get you to the Medic” as she looks at me with concern. I smile and nod.

I don’t want mother to worry about me.

My mother tells me to go on ahead as she faces my father. As I walk forward I can hear my parents mumble, I look back and see my father distraught. I’ve never seen him like this…

I keep walking forward leaving the training grounds into the main castle complex. Chandeliers hang above about 15 feet, Murals of the great Abyss War that happened centuries ago. I battled the raged for 10 years taking the lives of the innocents. What arose from the ashes of the flames were the 4 Kingdoms of Nul. I rarely pay attention in history class but….. Whenever the Abyss War is mentioned something inside me wants no needs to listen.

As I walk towards the south where the medics office is located I feel a chill run down my spine! Am I being watched? By who? And why? (This makes no sense why am I being watched in my own house?) I start to pick up my pace and just as I pass the south gate I feel a tap on my shoulder. I take a large breath and look to my right… It’s Luce Zima! My best friend “Luce”! I yell, “How are you? When did you get back from your mission?”. “Woah there slow down with all the questions”. I chuckle in relief to know that his alive and give him a big old hug. As I look at him again I can see the black cloak that the Zima family wears is torn off from his right arm, I see a purple substance coming from 3 scars on his arm. “Are you alright?” I ask. “You too, why are you so beat up?” he asks. “Sir Athrun” I reply “Are you ok?” I ask.

 He replies with a very concerned look, “I should be..” he looks down and I can hear him take a large gulp as he continues. He looks into my eyes, his eyes are as blue as the ocean calm yet destructive “They are coming, we couldn’t hold them off my whole squad was annihilated because of those savages!”. He grinds his teeth you can see the vengeance in his eyes “Those bastards I kill every last one of them!”. I look at him in confusion “Who?” I ask

“The Void Oni, they made it to shore”