Chapter 2
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Two years had passed since the mysterious creature saved the village from Goliath. He brought peace to neighbouring villages as well and consolidated them into a single kingdom- Mythos. Everyone was happy and content within this kingdom, until one day....
The king loved eveyone and everyone loved the king. However,a small girl of seven, Fatima had become the king's favourite subject. Everyday after school she would take time out to meet the king who she had begun calling uncle.
"Uncle, look what I've brought!"
"What is it my princess?"
"It is berry berry pudding which I made myself."
"You made yourself? Let me taste. Aaah, it is very delicious, are you sure you cooked it yourself?"
Fatima nudged the king with her elbow, "You don't believe me?" and began sobbing.
"Aww I was just kidding, I know you cooked this, who else can make such a wonderful pudding?" Hearing the king's word, Fatima stopped sobbing and became happy again.
"Uncle, you have never told us your name, why is that?"
Everyone in the court began looking towards them, indeed the king was just and true, but no one knew his name.
"Aah, little Fatima, I do not know my name or cannot remember it."
"Do you not even know where you came from?"
"Well, I remember that, I was born on the planet X'dor and I was a member of the peacekeeping force of our solar system. You see there were 9 planets in the solar system : Dormur, Runhag, Hapilo, X'dor, Mardun, Yalapitu, Furman, Hull and Tartaris. All the planets were peace loving and prospering. Of the nine, Hapilo was the first planet on which life had started, then Tartaris, Dormur, Hull, Furman, X'dor,Runhag,Yalapitu and then Mardun. Since life first started on Hapilo first, so it was the first race to prosper and advance. Within two centuries of gaining sentience, it is said, the Hapalites were capable of space travel. They travelled from planet to planet searching for other forms of life. When they reached Tartaris, they made contact with the Titans, natives of Tartaris. The Titans were a peace loving race..."
"My liege sorry to interrupt your conversation, but it seems we have mutiny rising in the south of Mythos." said Dafur.
"Ah, well then, for another time Fatima. Come and meet me in the evening and I'll continue the story."
"Why is there a mutiny? Are the people not well fed, is there shortage of grains?" enquired the king.
"Actually sir, there are some mages who are unhappy about the new order. We never had a king and mages were the guide of people tending to them as a shepherd would to his flock of sheep, people would look respect us, give us gifts, ... we are still respected but our importance it seems has gone low, people see us as nothing more than your attendants."
"Are you unhappy too?"
"No my liege, you saved my life, you saved the village, I am forvever indebted to you."
"Alright let us go and take care of the mutiny."
"Yes my liege."
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