The Orion Zodiac (Completed)

Prologue

Prologue

Zodiacs and witches were allies. Despite living in the same world, they still had peace and order. They also fought alongside each other even though some of them were against it.

They feel superior against the other.

All of them were known as the strongest armies when it comes to physical strength and magical powers. And because of that, they were feared by the other creatures.

"Lord Coen, handa na po ang sasakyan," Kristoffer said.

Exactly 100 centuries since that tragedy happened.

"Handa na ba silang lahat?" Lord Coen asked.

"Yes, Lord Coen. Nasa kaniya-kaniya na po silang sasakyan."

"Good."

Lord Coen stood with his guardian, Kristoffer. They both went out to meet with the other zodiacs – his idiotic cousins.

"Oh! Yo, Lord Coen," Gaige greeted him enthusiastically. He was wearing his famous smirk that shows his sharp fangs. He had three earrings in his right ear, a pair of glasses, and a black eye patch.

"Feminine, as usual, Lord Coen!" Nixon teased. Unlike Gaige, his smile looked more sincere and friendly. His ocean blue eyes were very attractive and it looked as if he's seeing right through your soul.

"Kayo! How could you say that to your highness?" Kristoffer asked, not expecting the others' responses. This was their first meeting after all. He had a black semi-bald hair and a permanent crease on his forehead.

Lord Coen raised his right hand to stop him. "It's alright, Kristoffer. I'm used to it anyways." He had the most serious face among his cousins. He looked pale and sick but his eyes were full of flooding emotions.

Pierce laughed and said, "Let's go, Lord Coen. The wizard dude must be waiting for us already." She wore a three-flower ornament on the right side of her hair. She had a permanent laughing expression that showed at her round roses eyes.

"W-wizard dude?" Kristoffer asked, puzzled.

"That'll be Lord Warren of the wizard kingdom for you," Tyrell answered, singing the last word of his sentence. He is Nixon's younger brother, but unlike him, his eyes were a pair of seducing tortoise green and he had shoulder-length hair.

"To address the king like that – "

"Tara na kaya, ano?! How long are you trying to hella stay here and rot?" Zaire complained, irritated by their nonsense talk. His white messy hair covered half of his face and his red eyes looked dangerously gorgeous. He's Coen's little brother.

"Oh? Come on! The little pig is already pissed," Gaige mocked Zaire, the zodiac pig.

"Hell yeah! I'm angry, ugly monkey," Zaire teased back, pissing the zodiac monkey, Gaige.

"I'm not ugly, you fart!"

"Hell yes, you are. Coward!"

Nixon started laughing because of the two of them. "Stop it, you guys. The snake will bite you if you can't stop those mouths of yours," he said. The two stopped, scared of being bitten by a snake that was already glaring at them.

Andrea was watching them, not talking, waiting for them to finish. Her purple long hair was freely waving as the wind blows in her direction. She was wearing her black sexy dress.

After the long and nonsense chitchat, they decided to make their way to the Wizard Kingdom, where the king, Warren Leeuwenhoek, was waiting for them.

The twelve of them – known as the Twelve Legendary Zodiacs – were the highest and strongest armies in the Zodiac kingdom. They were going to the next kingdom as representatives of their race.

On the other hand, the Wizard Kingdom also has twelve representatives known as the Twelve Legendary Titans.

Unlike the twelve Zodiacs, which were composed of nine males and three females, the Titans were composed of six males and six females. And this will be their first meeting after a hundred years of being separated by the huge walls.

"Oh, why do you think the king called us?" Gaige asked while picking his nose.

"Why, you asked? I have no idea," Tyrell sang.

"Maybe he wanted us to meet his twelve titans in person. You know, like a gathering or something," Quinten, the Zodiac Horse, guessed. The white-haired guy with red tips was fiercely looking at his cousins. Half of his face was covered with a mask with a small cross on its right side.

"Hmm, you've got a point there." Davon, the Zodiac Dragon, murmured. His tired black eyes were looking at the road. His white-black tousled hair danced along with the wind.

"Don't be impatient now, guys. We'll know as soon as we get there," Kyan said, not interested in the reason why. He looked dangerously handsome and smart while looking at his cousin's red eyes behind those eyeglasses. He had the most genuine smile of them all, calm and always collected.

When their vehicle stopped, they all gathered outside and waited for Lord Coen to walk first. Following their chief's lead, the zodiacs went inside the gate with pride.

"Amp! I was expecting a bigger crowd than this," Pierce, the zodiac rooster, said in dismay.

"Where's everyone? Are they trying to surprise us or something?" Nixon asked.

"Tsk!" Leighton hissed. Like Gaige, his fangs were sharper than necessary. His arrogant look didn't match his tender and fragile green eyes. His hair had touches of red, black, and white.

"Maybe everyone's inside the castle. Let's go!" Nixon led them.

"Maybe it's a hidden camera. Come on, everyone, find the camera!" Gaige laughed.

Kristel, the zodiac Dog, smacked his cousin because of his lame joke.

"I was just kidding!" Gaige pouted.

She was the youngest of them all. Her yellow eyes looked innocent and pure. Her black long hair danced with the wind like her older sister, Andrea.

"Hella disgusting!" Zaire whispered.

"Hmm. I have a bad feeling about this," Davon murmured to himself.

"Stop, everyone!" Lord Coen instructed. Everyone froze from their spot, not even a single one of them moved or spoke.

A second of silence came but a rumbling sound followed.

"Tsk. What's that?" Leighton, the zodiac cat, exclaimed.

"Is that an earthquake?" Kyan asked.

"No," Lord Coen assured, "They are here."

As soon as Lord Coen finished speaking, the big door in front of them opened – the door where the four titan princes were. Their eyes widened while looking at the shocking image in front of them.

"W-what the!"

"Who in the world could have done this?"

Lord Coen ran towards the four titans and checked their heartbeats. Into his dismay, the titans were no longer breathing.

They were still speechless when the rumbling sound continued, louder this time. The twelve of them looked outside the castle's window and saw a battalion of titans attacking the castle.

"I knew it would come to this," Lord Coen said. "Prepare yourselves, armies of the Zodiac Kingdom. We are going to fight them... and we are going all out."

The other eleven zodiacs didn't answer but prepared themselves. They knew what their chief was saying and this was the end – the end of the zodiacs and wizards' friendship.

The war between the two races started and no one backed out. They fought each other without even listening to the zodiacs' explanation. The wizards fought for their race, assuming that the twelve legendary zodiacs killed the four sons of the king.

Many soldiers and armies died in the battle. Many lives were taken because of this misunderstanding. And because of this tragedy, the wizards started treating the zodiacs as their enemies.

To end this misunderstanding, the zodiacs decided to fly away and find a new home. The first six of them flew, and the second six followed. Six was the capacity limit of Kristel and Kyan's powers.

And while traveling, an unexpected event happened. One of the twelve zodiacs died. He hid his deep wound from his cousins and traveled. They did not have enough supply to heal him. And to top it all, Lord Coen was not with them.

Then, a beam of light came and a tiny image appeared in front of them. They thought that they can still revive their cousin but it was too late. He was already dead when they reached the ground of Planet Aiderlan – their new home.

But what awaits them in this tiny piece of hope? Are they safe here – are the people living here safe now that they are here?