Peace Offering To The Cursed Prince

Inside the cave. 

When lord Darth saw this he took the opportunity and tried to pick up the sword.

Surprisingly he managed to pick up the sword with no struggle. A smile broke out of his lips. He never thought his plans will happen Smoothly.

It was a known fact that the fire at the entrance of the cave will come up at a short interval, so one would have to calculate it properly before stepping in or out of the cave.

Lord Darth has dared to set up fire because he believes that no one will question what happened to the prince if he got burnt. Some will just think that the prince had miscalculated while others will see it as the work of the gods. Either way lord Darth had nothing to worry about.

Lord Darth also believes that because the prince has been delayed by the fire he created, the heavenly fire has burnt the prince to death. He was so consumed by his imagination that he did not consider the important point. 

Even if the fire has indeed burned the prince, his body or bone should be left behind. More so, how can a sword that has been stuck to the ground for a thousand years be easily picked up? At this point, lord Darth was consumed by his luck that he could not wait to conquer the twelve kingdoms. 

Lord Darth stepped out of the cave with a sword in his hands. When the other lords and noble saw this they were surprised. He proudly raised the sword above his head.

The lords watching seem to have seen the sword burning with fire. They subconsciously bowed to it. Indeed the sword of distraction lives up to his reputation. 

Some of the lords also felt regretful, if they have not been too scared the sword might have fallen into their hands. While different lords had a different thoughts, those two lords who made plans immediately took action. They had not expected lord Darth's luck to be so good.

So why lord Darth was carried away with his glory and arrow laced with fire strike him directly in the heart. 

The two lords had hired the good archer in the kingdom to shoot lord Darth. Although they did not know how much his plans will succeed they have made preparations for the worst. They knew about lord Darth's plans, so they have created a countermeasure for every possible outcome.

The lords present were scared by the sence, one must remember that the sword was very powerful. The prince has disappeared after pulling out the sword. Lord  Darth has been shot an arrow from nowhere. No matter how one looked at it the sword was a bad omen. So few of the lords moved away.

The two lords who have planned it saw the opportunity and dashed to take the sword at the same time. Lord Darth was already as good as dead at this point because not only was the arrow laced with fire, there was also poison on the arrow that will immediately be activated when it comes in contact with fire.

The archer was paid to kill the man so he did not take the smallest chance. He was not a member of the royal army or anything. He was someone that was hired by money to get a job done. 

This was his first time receiving so much money so he would not let anything go wrong. 

"The sword is mine," the first lord said pushing back the second lord.

"How can you say that? We both put in the same effort," the second lord refused. Just like that, a fight broke out between the two lords. Luckily they were not allowed to carry weapons into the palace, otherwise one of them would have been dead already

These two lords have agreed earlier today to share the benefits that lord Darth gets after defeating but the sword of distraction was just one. It was not something that they could share. 

Moreover, these men did not trust each other. They both had the feeling that if the sword falls into the other person's hand he will forget the promise and become arrogant. 

With the sword of distraction in a person's hand, he will not even have to give a king face talk more of a lord. So these two lords were willing to fight till death. 

They both threw their nobility to the ground and began to curse like women in the marketplace calling out for customers. 

"you, it was I who invited the archer so the sword is mine," the second lord said hitting the first lord. 

"So? What if you invited him, I also paid a part of the fee, so I have the right to the sword. Moreover, this whole plan is my idea," the first lord did not give in as he hit the second lord. 

This would have been a funny sight to anyone watching. Two lords were fighting like market women, but the situation was different.

When the few lords left saw this they were surprised. Many of them did not know how to react. The sight before them was like a weird dream. From the words of the two lords, it was clear that the arrow a few moments ago was not as mysterious as they have thought.

Although everything seem simple it was difficult to understand. How did these two lords manage to predict that something like this will happen and prepare an arrow in advance? Even a fortuneteller could not see things so clearly.

While some of these lords were trying to understand the situation, others did not waste time taking action. They decided to steal the sword while the two lords fight against themselves.

The lords who were leaving turned back when they heard the commotion. As soon as they realized that the arrow was not mysterious they also wanted to get their hands on the sword. 

Who would not want to become powerful? 

Just like that Greed took over and a fight broke out. The first man who almost took the sword from lord Darth was attacked by the two lords who were fighting each other. 

They have planned so hard, how could they allow another to reap it. Although the two stop the man from taking the sword neither of them managed to take the sword as it fell a few feet away, other lords rush to it like bees who have found their queen. 

The lords inside the Palace did not know what was going on. The Palace was not close to the cave, so they were ignorant of the conflict outside, it was already within their expectations that prince Sébastien will waste at least two hours in the cave, so they stay inside joking and having fun.

Jeffrey has especially prepared them with a lot of activities to keep them busy and lost track of time. The Palace even provided them with their lunch so these people were clueless. They did not even bother to find out about the situation at the cave since they all believe the results will be the same as before. 

None of the lords fighting for the sword had the time to report it to them. In fact, at this time someone managed to pick up the sword but before he could hold it firm, it in his hand another lord kicked it away. 

This continues many people who wanted the sword was great so they continued to kick it out of each other's grip until two legs kick the sword at the same time, causing it to fly a distance. 

They look at each other and they all dashed together at the same time to get, who did not know that whoever gets the sword will have the most glory. Brotherhood was forgotten talk less of friendship. 

Lord Darth's corpse was lying on the floor. Because of the commotion that broke out close to him, the dead body was in a sorry state. In an attempt to get the sword, he has already been stepping on and he was half-buried in the sand. If someone had told lord Darth that he will end up in such a state when he woke up that morning, he probably would have cursed the person. 

Is not that lord Darth did not know that what he sought could be his end, it is just that he never thought he could die without knowing who killed him. 

At least if prince Sébastien has been the one that killed him, it would have been more honorable compared to this. He ha had taken his time to think of many possibilities but this never crossed his mind. 

Of course, he did not expect the Lords to just bow to him since he had the sword, he has expected them to fight for it.  To be sincere he did not anticipate holding the sword, yet he has kept spies around to spread tension around the kingdom. 

These spies have done their best to spread the tension as soon as they saw him walk out with the sword. Lord Darth has been confident of his victory once he holds the sword. 

So Avalo Royal city was in a state of chaos, but he was already dead. He initially thought that after dealing with the few lords who stood against him with the sword, he would be crowned king, And then he would command the royal guards to stop the conflict.. Unfortunately, he became the first victim of his scheme.