ColterKingdom of HavoccHis veins were on fire, leaving traces all over his body as the poison coursed through him. Colter tried to endure the pain but his mind was already screaming. The last thing he knew was that he was attacked after leaving Vida’s apartment. It was quite a battle but he was caught off guard. Hence why he was in this sticky situation right now.“It hurts” Colter thought as the fire continued to burn inside him, his brain was slowly losing itself and his heart was slowing down. “Vida…” Colter thought as his thoughts flickered in and out of existence, “I’m sorry… I think I fucked up”Then there was a snap, it was as if something inside of him changed. He found himself in darkness and there was voice that seemed to guide him on.“You are my son” the voice told him.“I am your son…?” Colter repeated in the darkness of his mind, “I am your son.”“Open your heart to me, my son” the voice continued and Colter accepted it like a child.Dark energies flowed into him, it w
GianKingdom of HowardIt was a gloomy day, the absence of the Prince Colter had weighed heavily on the citizens of Howard, their morale was low, his mother had not left her room for days and King Malik’s thoughts were befuddled. Vergil, the royal guard who had been sent to the portal had returned yet. For what it was worth, the Kingdom of Howard looked like they were hovering over ruin.The elder prince, Gian Howard, found himself following the Deity Flora curiously, he decided to spy on the oracle because she could potentially reveal his betrayal to the king, no the whole kingdom. Not wanting his chance at the throne be squandered by some all-seeing witch, he watched her quietly.Flora took a pouch of ash from her clothes; it was what she usually used when she conjured visions. The crystals around her started to glow as she blasted a handful of ash into the floor.“Revelate!” she chanted and the room seemingly quivered for a split second, Gian was rattled for a few seconds but he tr
ELOISAThe Palace Grounds, Kingdom of HowardHoward was in mourning.It had been a day since the news about the Deity spread throughout the Kingdom. The entire Ecanus had paid respects to the fallen Deity by visiting the Palace Grounds. The King had ordered the gates to remain open as long as the Deity's final form, a white butterfly, was ready to depart the realm.The Palace Grounds were transformed into a funeral viewing. An orderly line can be seen from beyond the gates. In the middle of the courtyard, a dais was set up where a giant glass dome was standing tall, glistening under the bright sun.Eloisa had been one of the Ecanus who was patiently waiting for her turn to pay her respects. But she had another agenda as to why she was here.If it weren't for Deity Flora, Eloisa would never set foot in the Palace again. She wanted nothing to do with the Royal Family anymore.She closed her eyes and tried to forget what she saw that day:Gian's sword plunging on the Deity's chest as if
VERGILBurn's Bar, New York CityVergil fell flat on his face on the concrete once the portal finally chucked him out of its endless vortex of doom.Once he got bearings of his surroundings, he slowly stood up, his knees shaking from his journey in that cursed portal. As soon as he took a step, he stumbled into a bush and threw up the contents of his stomach."Gah!" Vergil wiped his mouth clean from his vomit. "Drat. How could Colter survive that thing? It's a product of torture."It took a while for Vergil to follow Colter on Earth and the magical rabbit was to blame. He had been camped in the forest for a couple of days since the King gave out the order of bringing Colter back. For days, there was no sign of the magical bunny. He thought the King was yanking on his chainmail when he said that Colter followed one and led him to the portal. But after patiently waiting, it did indeed appear. It led him to the portal and now he was on Earth.Vergil took a look around him. He seemed to h
VergilNew York City, Planet Earth“I beg your pardon?” the captain of the Royal Guard asked Vida, as he heard her mention Colter. The very person he was looking for. His hand was on the hilt of his sword the moment he said these words, his eyes gave off an ominous glow that made Vida step back and recalibrate what she said.“I believe you said Colter.” Vergil said calmly, disciplining himself with calm breaths, he had fought off the instinct to draw his blade. “Who are you and what do you know about the prince?”“I think it would be better for me to ask you, who the hell you are first” Vida said in a shaky voice, brave but still quivering at the amount of bloodlust Vergil had emanated towards her, remembering the dreams Colter had, this could potentially be an enemy.Vergil relaxed his posture and stood straight and stared Vida in the eyes, “I am Vergil, Captain of the Royal Guard to King Malik Howard and Queen Regina Howard.”“Prove it.” Vida said stubbornly, still worried that he m
Colter Kingdom of HavoccThe new prince of havoc saw the approaching troops, from a distance he could sense their sheer joy at what happened. This was a squadron of bowmen King Dyron had sent out earlier, his father had briefed him about their plans and now he was caught up.He stared around and saw the Kingdom in all its evil glory, it looked like a place that mothers would use to scare their children with. King Dyron’s palace stood atop of a cliff where it overlooked hovels of countless numbers, where the denizens of the kingdom had stayed.The sky was forever darkened laced with streaks of crimson, trees did not grow, they stayed withered and leafless. A slight pang of pain shot across Colter’s chest as he pondered this, not knowing what might have caused this as he merely set his eyes on the dead trees.Hordes of creatures of all sizes patrolled the areas, all of them were armed to the tooth, their armor was emblazoned with Dyron’s evil looking crest that looked like a skull spla
VidaBurn’s Bar, New York City“Hey, Peter…” Vida spoke softly to Peter who was smiling at them from behind the counter, Tessa stood beside her nervously at about what they were going to do. She understood that Peter was a kind man, but they did not want to come off as taking advantage of his hospitality. “Yes, Ms. Vance and Ms. Rodriguez?” Peter asked them in his usually kind voice, “Do you need help with anything?”“About that…” Vida said stuttering wildly, unable to put the words in her mouth, Vergil was patiently waiting for them in the nearby alley. “So, uhhh, we need to take an extended leave of absence, if that’s okay with you, Peter” Tessa interjected suddenly, getting over her nervousness. Peter stopped what he was going and stared at them intently with a blank face, as if trying to read them, “Extended leave of absence?” he repeated.“Yes.” Vida and Tessa said together.“We are needed out of the state” Tessa lied immediately, “But we’ll be back or not, if you do not want
VidaThe Great Hall, Kingdom of Howard"Damn, their food is something else!""Tessa! Keep your voice down!""Why? We're the only ones here."Technically, she was right. Vida and Tessa were the only ones eating breakfast in the dining room. Vida found that 'room' would be a poor way to describe the hall that they were in. They were seated opposite each other at a table so long you could at least sit roughly twenty people and there might even be room for more."Besides," Tessa said as she stuffed herself with what looked like pancakes. "How will you be able to hear me?"Vida giggled. "I guess you're right." She sliced through her eggs and took a bite. It was the best damned egg she ever had. It was kind of nice not having to cook for once.After their arrival, Vida had a brief glimpse of Howard as they were being escorted toward the Palace.She still could not believe she was in Colter's world.Colter's confession about him not being a human and that he came from a world called Howard,