The Broken Prince

"I'll sit over here." I nodded at Nate who went to the corner where there was a protected room equipped with food and drink. I jogged a little bit and caught up with Delvin who looked very much serious. We walked together without a word and I take it that he hasn't noticed me yet as he had not looked or spoke to me. I stayed quiet and continued walking before I heard him gasp lightly then stammer.

"Your majesty. My apologies for not noticing you immediately." Delvin spoke as he stopped walking and bowed his head lightly at me.

"No need to be so formal Delvin, it's no problem. If I may, dare I ask as to why do you look so serious?" Delvin then scratched the back of his head before looking at me shyly.

"Uh- well -er, your majesty, I'm just thinking on how to protect you inside that arena. I'm not saying that you are weak, not at all! But you are our brain during the operation and we must protect you at all cost.." Delvin stated in a calm and comforting manner. I was touched by his intention and couldn't help but smile and pat his shoulder.

"That is indeed correct Delvin. Each and everyone of you must protect Alexander not because he's a prince but because he will be the central of this operating unit. Now, I need to go in the shielding room as everyone of you are going to train asap. You can still hear my voice though so I will try my best to advice everyone with what they are doing. Are you guys ready?"

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"So what are you planning? Defeating that boy would be a piece of cake. He has no magical ability right? Squash him at the very beginning." Two men were seated on the table in a dim lot room. Everything inside the room was all in black and red accent. Sat on the table was the ruler of the Fire Kingdom. Lucarious Morningstar. He was sipping on his tea with his only heir, Hade Morningstar. The younger did not answer to his father as he was too focused on thinking as to how he's going to end that boy in that arena.

"The others will protect him Father. They have formed a bond with that worthless piece of garbage. I surely can't invade that boy's territory early on. His colleagues are also remarkably strong and I'm sure that they too will protect him at all cost. I have also heard that the others have agreed to defeat him without actually hurting him too much."

"Even Dianne? You are both on the same thing. She must do what needs to be done."

"I know Father but it was Dianne who told me that I should also go easy on Alexander as they fear that I might end up killing him."

"That is preposterous. I want you to make him suffer in that arena but I don't approve of killing him not because of the treaty but because I will loose you too. Besides, it is much easier and satisfying to see him suffer in there slowly." King Morningstar spoke with a faint evil grin. The younger also saw a faint glimmer of mischief in his fathers eyes.

Standing up, he bowed down lightly before speaking.

"I believe that I have stayed here for too long. I must get going now father. I will see you there. I'll make sure that he's going feel the pain that I felt when I lost mother." The bitterness and venom was very much evident on Hade's tongue as his gaze got darker and cold. King Morningstar only nodded and continued to sip on his tea but before Hade could walk away, he spoke of not a request but a demand.

"You better not disappoint me Hade. I did not raise you to embarrass me. Make sure that we break their winning streak. You've already shamed on yourself when you kept getting beaten by that representative of theirs." A spark of anger ignited at the pits of Hade's existence as his father brought out the topic again. The thing is, he was not angry at his father for being able to say such words as he thinks that it's his fault. He has disappointed his father far too many times. He walked out of the room with his jaws clenching very hard. Those who he passed down the hallway moved away when they came to look at the frightening expression of their prince.

He remembered how pathetic he felt when he lost to that representative. It's not that he was weak but it was how his pair would make a mistake which would end up pissing him. When his pissed, he doesn't think rationally anymore.

Inside that arena, no one knows how he wants to rip Alexander into half with his bare hands. His kill drive was very much at peak with the fact that the son of the person who killed his mother was there and completely vulnerable. He knows that Alexander doesn't have anything to do with what happened but hurting him would hurt the person who killed his mom. His hands balled into fist as his eyes flared up with a scary motivation. He was going to make sure that Alexander would leave that arena with all of his bones broken.

He got into the vehicle and sat on there quietly as his glare was fixated on the trees that they passed by. The ride back to the academia was silent as the chauffer was more of scared to speak to the prince. Hade was known to be very short tempered and when he does get more angry than he usually is, you'll know that you've just signed a death wish.

Hade's mind was occupied as to how is he going to make Alexander suffer inside that arena but something inside him felt guilty to which flared his anger up even more. His mind was telling him that he shouldn't hurt the person who had nothing to do with what his father did as Alexander is simply an innocent person. He was even more agitated now as he was thinking as to somehow, some parts of him doesn't want to hurt the boy.

He closed his eyes and tried not to think about these things too much as he has all the time to think when he's back at the academia. He remembered a few days ago when he asked Alexander. It was not because he wanted to mock him for being so weak but because he was really wondering as to how the latter was going to compete with them inside that arena.

He started to get angry again because at that time, he couldn't stop but ask the boy. It seemed like he was worried about the boy to which he completely declines. The last thing that he'd do is to have mercy for Alexander but since he met the boy, something has been bothering him from the inside. He would feel angry at Alexander for no reason and when he lashes out on him, when he see's the sad expression of the other he can't help but feel very much guilty about the way he acted about the other.

He also remembered that weird dream about him and Alexander which, creepy enough, he remembers every detail of it and how it felt so real. He remember walking up drenched with sweat as if he dreamed the most horrible thing he could. He had Alexander on his arms, called him princess and told him bullshit that Hade would never do in the real life. His heart started to beat fast jus by thinking about it. He was not even gay and doesn't even think of Alexander in any way aside from getting his revenge on King Archemidius by hurting Alexander.

His heart started to beat even more abnormally when he remembered the scene when they kissed each other. Everything with that dream felt so real for Hade that it almost had him fooled. He could vividly enunciate the things he said at that horrific dream

"There are things you are better off not knowing. But this I could tell you. Those feelings, these feelings."

"They are real, and they exist for a reason. They are there because I am here. I survived for me to meet you here. Princess I died to hold you here."

I died for me to kiss you here. And now that you're here, I once again claim that you are mine."

"Reasons and memories may seem distant but feelings last despite the vast story of the past. I have longed for you and now I can kiss you again, at last."

He shook his head at the thought. He couldn't imagine himself saying those things to Alexander. He would rather die than be forced to say those. They can't even stand each other and to dream such bullshit is clownery. Hade thought.

But little did he know.