Lucas was walking down the hallway in a daze, after his and Nico's tussle Lucas reluctantly gave in and decided to leave Nico behind in the pool room. "Gosh, what is wrong with me..." Lucas mumbled as he crept down the dark hallway, passing all the gruesome murals and burning torches. Then he traced his steps up the stairs, but that's when he realized just how much time had passed, he should be in the grand hall! Lucas burst into a run, making tight turns and slipping on the smooth tile. Lucas' loud breath filled the hallway as he muttered curses (most of them directed at the oblivious, and left behind Nico)
Lucas swung open the doors to the Draconian palace war room just in time, Lucas' father, General Anthony, Emperor Caius, and Princess Valeria were all sitting along a crescent-shaped table. King Adrian looked up at Lucas with a relieved yet angry stare. "My son, what happened? And why do you look like that?" That's when Lucas looked down and realized that his clothes were completely messed up, most likely from running down the hallway and his fight with Nico. Lucas blushed in embarrassment. "O-Oh...um..." Lucas nervously adjusted his clothing. Emperor Caius looked up from the documents in front of him and smirked at Lucas "You poor boy, did you get lost?" Emperor Caius sneered. That was when Lucas snapped "Hey! Maybe if you would keep your son in check, I wouldn't have gotten here so late and my clothes wouldn't be dirty!" the room immediately fell silent and the room was filled with a tense aura as Emperor Ciaus' eyes widened before narrowing with a large frown. King Adrian looked at Lucas with a surprised and concerned expression "Lucas Estelle Asteria...what did you do..."
Lucas was a boy, no, a man who wasn't willing to let himself be bossed around by someone he had no reason to respect. Sure, Emperor Caius was powerful- he had seen monstrous transformation firsthand...but Lucas remained unfazed. " You know what I did, Father. I found the Cursed Prince." Lucas placed his hands on his hips defiantly. That's when Emperor Caius stood up with a menacing smirk
"You have no idea what you have done, do you, boy?"
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Words and Worlds Apart: Lamb of Serpents
FantasyThroughout history...no, throughout existence itself. Races have always judged and separated those who are different from what they see as ideal. The series you are about to journey through will give you an idea of how our differences can be seen an...
