Prologue
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"Beatrice, save our son." King Harold took his son from the cradle and handed him to the queen. "Glaicus should not find out about his power."
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"But what about you?" the queen asked. "I could never leave you alone, facing that scumbag."
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"This is the only way to save our son and our kingdom," the king replied. "We still have hope." He dearly stared at his son and kissed him on his forehead.
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The queen wanted to protest, but her husband had already decided. "Just be careful, okay? Stay alive." She hugged her king and kissed on his lips. "I love you, my king."
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"I love you, too, my lovely queen." He hugged her, then lightly pushed her to the secret door. "Soira is at the well. She will wait for you there." He waved his hand to say goodbye to the queen, then he closed the secret door.
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The queen walked straight, as the magic candles lit whenever she passed by. The secret passage has been there since time immemorial. Only the members of the royal family knew about it, and the only ones who could open it. It took her a few more minutes before reaching the secret passage door's exit. She pressed her palm on the square with an engraved pentagon on the wall. The thick stone lit and opened sideways, creating a doorway out at the foot of the mountain. She stepped out of the secret door, and it suddenly closed. It looks like just a part of the mountain covered with vines and shrubs.
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"We are saved for now." She hugged her son, then started walking towards the well a few meters away from the secret passage. She saw Soira waiting there, looking worried.
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Your Highness," Soira greeted the queen and vowed. "Let's go."
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A soldier suddenly appeared and raised his sword. The queen covered her son, he slashed her at the back of her shoulder.
The queen raised her hand and released fire. She threw it to the soldier, and he got burned in an instant.
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"Nobody touches my son," the queen was furious. "Let's go."
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They kept on running and avoided more encounters with soldiers. "This way, Your Highness!" Soira pointed at the west. "We need to hurry!"
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The queen, carrying her son, continued following her most trusted maiden. They ran towards the deepest part of the whimsy forest. The soldiers had been chasing them for hours. She was tired but she needed to hang on for her son.
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Queen Beatrice stopped and kneeled. She felt weak and dizzy. Her right shoulder kept on bleeding from the sword cut. "I can't run anymore..."
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"We need to go, Your Highness. The soldiers are still after us." Soira tried to help the queen to get up, but she shook her head.
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"Save my son and go." She handed her son to Soira.
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"But... Your Highness, come with us. I can't leave you alone here." She carried the little prince but she would not want to leave the queen alone.
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"I will hold them until you two escape. I will find you later." She looked at her little prince's face. "You are the most precious prince of the kingdom, my son. Be strong, kind and courageous." She held his son's chest.
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"Hear me out, gods of the magic world.
Protect this child until he turns eighteen years old.
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Your guardian's destiny will soon unfold,
The infinite power within comes from his heart of gold."
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A golden light enveloped the little prince, shining brightly that even the soldiers a few meters away saw it and the golden light almost blinded them.
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The soldiers became alert after the golden light disappeared. "That's probably the queen. Capture them!" The general instructed his men. A group of powerful soldiers ran towards the direction where they saw the golden light coming from.
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"Go, Soira. Save my son. Protect him at all costs. He is the future of Maho." She pushed her maiden a little. "Go."
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She hesitated, but the queen's word was the law of the kingdom. She was the only queen she recognized and respected. Those traitors would never be the same like the queen's kindness and courage.
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"Please, be safe, Your Highness." She held the queen's hand.
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"I trust you not just as my maiden, but also as my dear friend." She removed her necklace with a golden teardrop pendant. "Keep this until he is at the right age. Teach him how to use it. Break it once he reaches eighteen and merge the power to him."
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"I will, Your Highness." Tears fell on her cheeks.
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The queen hugged her, then turned around to face the soldiers. "Go!"
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Soira ran with the little prince, not looking back where she came from.
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She felt the surge of energy from the queen, giving her all to protect her son.
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"My queen," she said while running.
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She reached the border of the Maho kingdom and the desolate world, the desert part where only the strongest traders and adventurers can pass by because of danger and the weather condition. It was hot and the humidity was high.
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"Glad I have the power of the wind. I can protect the prince and cross the desert as long as I am awake." She used her power to envelop her and the prince, protecting both of them from scorching hot desert weather of the desert. She started flying to cross to the other side of the desolate world, who knows what is waiting for them there.
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"Protect your guardian, dear gods of Maho, don't let him suffer in the desert. Let us pass by without any obstacles," she said while continuously flying. It seems it was an endless desert everywhere, only seeing sand for hours.
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She can feel her body starting to get weak, as she used most of her energy in flying and protecting both of them from the heat of the sun and the humid air.
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"Give me a little more power to cross the desert, gods of Maho. I beg you..." she murmured while flying slowly. She was about to fall when she felt a surge of power from the little prince. A gold energy released from his body that gave her more strength. She smiled and hugged the little prince tighter. "You really are the future of Maho. I will protect you for as long as I can. I will be your mother from now on." She kissed his forehead, then she flew faster to continue the journey towards the foreign land.
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