CHAPTER 1
The crown of life has traditionally been passed down to the heir of the osric royal family, typically a male child groomed to be a just and upright ruler, capable of upholding a strong legacy and administering justice to his poeple. However, during King Godric's reign, his wife, Queen Eadgyth, gave birth to twins- a boy and a girl. This news shocked the entire kingdom with many viewing it as a calamity upon the royal family.
Without much hesitation, King Godric summoned all his ministers to the palace to deliberate on the issue that caused discord in the royal family and the kingdom. After extensive deliberation, a decision was made: they would closely monitor the twin to determine which one of them would uphold the legacy of a just and upright rule.
Years later, the time came when they had to choose between prince Gerald and princess Hilda. Despite prince Gerald being the most favoured candidate due to his male lineage, King Godric rejected him due to his notorious temper, lustful nature, and immaturity. In contrast, princess Hilda's gentle, caring, intelligence and mature demeanour made her the most suitable choice. After extensive deliberation with his ministers, King Godric declared Hilda the rightful heir to the throne, deeming her the most suitable candidate to don the crown of life. However, fate took a dramatic turn upon King Godric's untimely demise. Following his death, princess Hilda was crowned Queen, but her reign was swiftly threatened when prince Gerald, seizing the opportunity, mounted stiff opposition against her, posing a formidable challenge to her authority and the crown.
During this process, Queen Hilda began to notice subtle changes in her health and physique. The realisation hit her like a storm: she hadn't had any intimate contact with a man to warrant such a condition. Summoning the royal physician, she underwent an examination that confirmed her suspicion- she was indeed pregnant. A flurry of questions swirled in her mind. 'How is this possible?, I'm still a virgin!". She implored the physician to maintain confidentiality, her voice laced with urgency and concern. Despite efforts to keep everything under wraps, it wasn't easy to bury the truth. The news spread across the Kingdom, accompanied by various rumors. Some said 'The Queen had a lover who impregnated her' while others said 'She slept with different men to give birth to an heir' and many more. Due to this incident, Gerald poisoned the mind of the ministers into believing that a woman was weak and was incapable of protecting the entire kingdom from external forces.
Meanwhile, after six years, Queen Hilda gave birth to a cute and lovely little princess Olivia. Olivia boosted Hilda's confidence and boldness in protecting the throne and most importantly, the crown of life. Gerald, on the other hand, after six years of conspiracy with the ministers ventured into the devil's dungeon, a restricted place created by the devil lord after the backlash from the seven true god
of the celestial relm. Upon entering the dark dungeon, he reached his destination bowing down to a monstrous figure with no human feature. His body emanated dark energy as it sat on his throne, noticing Gerald's presence. He said "Who dares to come and waste their life." "My lord, it is I your servant." Gerald said bowing his head in panic. The devil lord laughed cunningly" I don't have any servants but I may consider one." "Yes my lord, I'm willing to be your servant if you fulfill one wish of mine." Gerald said raising his head slightly."And what wish is that ?" The devil lord asked with a stern voice. "I want power"Gerald blurted out.
"Oh really, I can give you that but what will I get in return ?" The devil lord asked standing from his throne casing a slight rift in space. "I will give you the body of a mortal" Gerald replied with a sneer. "Interesting" The devil lord's demonic voice vibrated throughout the dungeon. He continued"I will give you what you want". The devil lord released his aura sweeping Gerald from his feet to the air, then he made some hand gestures forcibly transferring dark powers to Gerald, who felt excruciating pain and agony.
After receiving dark powers, and obtaining dark armies from the devil lord, which he had been nuturing for years. The dark army consisted of five dark lords, fifty dark knight, while the rest were dark Warriors. Gerald and his army marched towards the palace causing much destruction as people fled in different directions to save their lives. Meanwhile, Queen Hilda was spending time with Oliva when her personal guard, Leofric entered with great fear and anxiety. "Speak" Hilda said with the temperature of the room rising greatly. Feeling the overwhelming pressure, he replied. "My Queen, prince Gerald has started a revolt with dark amies". "What" Queen Hilda rose up from her throne, clearly furious at the news. The temperature of the room rose greatly suppressing Leofric, his sweat dripping to the floor.
TO BE CONTINUED....
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