by Asher, Yarid
“You should be careful from this day forward,” Leosher said with a smirk on his face “For now, I am the uncrowned king of Thraenus and Aseroth.”
“Indeed my lord.”
They both got quiet, and it was not long before Leosher and Ezhak made it to the castle which was located in what was once called, Strinthius but now, it was The Empire. They stopped at the crystal bridge and made their way to the golden castle. The huge golden gates opened and out came Adne and Meagon who had been waiting for Leosher and Virgil. Both came running towards Leosher but slowed down when they saw the giant beast next to him. They thought he was a threat but in reality, it was an ally, Ezhak.
Leosher swaggered towards them and hugged his mother and Meagon.
“Where is Virgil?” asked Adne anxiously, while looking behind Leosher, hoping she would catch a glimpse of him “Tell me where is he?”
Leosher said emotionlessly “You care more about him than me.”
“It is not what I meant. The thing is, you are in front of my eyes, I can see you, and I know you are okay. I am concerned about Virgil, for I cannot see him and nor do I know where he is. All I knew was that he was at war with apparently the strongest army The Empire has ever seen.”
“Mother, you are in the presence of the ruler of the strongest army Thraenus will ever see. I have defeated Katos and now, Thraenus belongs to me. And to help you calm down, Virgil is alright. He will be joining us as soon as they can, in a few days, because now the Agnithiun army is a part of the Empirion army. They will be using Agnithiun ships to get here.”
Adne smiled and kissed Leosher on his forehead. She was short, therefore Leosher had to get down a bit but it was successful. Then he looked at Meagon and smiled and looked back at Adne “I wish to get married to Meagon right now. Tell Buntius to gather everyone from everywhere, for they shall see the marriage of their king and after the marriage, I shall be crowned the king of all Thraenus.”
Adne smiled and Meagon blushed with shyness and they all walked inside but Leosher went straight to his bed chamber where he took a bath and cleansed his body. No sign of his wounds was left after the magma burnt them, only the clots were on his torso and after the bath, they were gone.
He got out of the bath and wore his signature clothes, black coat, black trousers and black boots. Though he had left his clothes and robe on the battlefield, he had more than one. He wore the clean ones and latched a new cloak on his shoulders. Afterwards, he walked up in the court hall where his golden throne sat on a high spot, under the bright rays of the suns coming in through a window.
He walked up the huge golden steps and turned around. His cloak fluttered over the throne and then he sat back down.
He summoned the Dwarves and ordered them to prepare the castle and decorate the castle for the marriage and crowning. He also summoned the servants and told them to gather all of the residents of Thraenus, for he wanted everyone to see his accomplishment….
It had been 3 days since Leosher had defeated Katos and now finally, it was the marriage and coronation day. Virgil had returned back to the golden castle with all the men and every resident of Thraenus had gathered in the middle Empire to watch the coronation and watch their fate turn and see the dawn of happiness, a new era, to see the dusk of the world they were given and to see the dawn of the world they had dreamt of.
It was early morning, about dawn, when Leosher jumped out of his satin and silken bed and put on his robes and got ready for the coronation with the help of three elves who prepared Colossus for ceremonies and now were working for Leosher. He wore a silken white toga that his servants had prepared for him the day before. It had a gold, huge clip at the left shoulder that held it all together and had black silken piping at the edges that contrasted and gave it a vibrant look. Leosher’s long, luscious hairs were left open, untied, and they fell onto his shoulders. His thick beard was combed and his moustache was curled to show his pride and power.
The servants used elixirs to get rid of some of the scars on Leosher’s brown face and hid any of the imperfections on his face with powders. He wore heavy gold jewelry around his neck and had small hoops made of gold in his ears. He wore an olive branch like crown and had huge bracelets on his arms which covered his entire forearms. He wore the rings on his finger and had leather sandals in his feet. He wore anklets as well but those were not visible, for the toga covered them.
He went out of his bedchamber and walked glamorously on the red carpeted floors of the castle and went out to the court hall where everyone was gathered, waiting for the ceremony to begin. He walked up the golden steps and sat on his golden throne and waited for Meagon to come out.
It was not long before she too came out of her bed chamber and escorting her was Adne and Buntius. She wore a red, puffy gown, encrusted with rubies. She wore white gloves and had red sandals on. She had rosy cheeks and dark, shadowy eyes. She had a feminine look on her but also a strong physic. She had light freckles on her pale skin and her lips were rouged. Her long hair were braided thickly, and dangled over her left shoulder. Her blues eyes sparkled and her teeth shined like pearls and she wore heavy diamond jewelry in her neck and also, diamond earrings in her ears.
As she walked on the golden path to the throne, Leosher was star struck, for he had never seen such a beauty in all his travels. She was the perfect girl for him; she was wise and cunning whenever she had to be. She knew the use of potions and knew how to make potions. She was great with a sword and had a strong physic but had a very feminine touch to her as well which made her look vulnerable and weak to her adversaries. She was to be the perfect queen, delicate looks but a strong will and polished skills.
Adne, who was escorting her, wore a white toga as well and wore jewelry but not as much as Leosher and Meagon. Almost every other citizen, who could afford it, wore white togas, for they were the formal dresses but those who could not afford any, wore their regular clothes, mainly corsets for women and pants and shirts for men. The marriage and coronation was to be held in the back of the castle, which had the largest grounds but since it was the whole Thraenus that had come to the ceremony, all the gates were open for the people to see, and after the ceremony, the king was to go to the highest point of the castle, a cliff made of darkened gold and marbles that looked over the crystal bridge and the rest of the empire. The king was to go to the cliff and address to his people.
When the royal couple and their companions walked into the grounds, the guards began letting people in as well and just as the castle doors opened, hordes and hordes of people came in. There were all kinds of people, Humans, elves, dwarves, fairies, werewolves, nephilims, orcs, and goblins. There were people of all shapes and sizes, all sexes and races and surpisingly, the gross and nasty races such as Nephilims, Orcs, and Goblins showered and looked a bit clean for this very day.
All everyone wanted was to see the ceremony but soon, just after the gates opened, the castle was crowded and millions of Thraeniuns were left on the bridge, in the sea on ships, and on the land. There were huge ships in the sea that were filled with people who wanted to see the king and his queen. Merchants and traders had come up with this idea, to charge people money so they could get closer via ships and boats and those who could not afford, were left all the way in the back of the gigantic crowd.
There was a lot of noise, children crying, women laughing and giggling, and men fighting and trying to make way for their children to see. This was the first time in Thraenian history that a crowd of this magnitude had ever been assembled and this was the first time in Thraenian history that the people were happy and had no fear of death or getting their children taken away from them or being enslaved.
There was a huge stage set on the green grass of the castle grounds, made of gold and ivory for Leosher. It had small thrones on it which were to be used for the coronation and the wedding.
Meagon was escorted up on the stage by Buntius, Adne and Neiham and Leosher was escorted by his brother Virgil, Usere and Urey, while Azar took care of
Lamfari who was to bless both of them and pronounce them married and when everything was set, the crowd was quiet, Leosher and Meagon were on stage and the crowd in front of the stage was settled down, fire came down from the sky. There were numerous bright beams of fiery light that rained down from the bright, spotless sky.
It were the gods, for they had come down to see the prince’s wedding and were also here to attend the coronation of the soon-to-be-king. Asurot was the first to land and following him were Arusus, Leosher’s heavenly sister, and Remases- the sea god, Fulmeus-the god of lightning, and Caelus-the god of air. There were many other gods as well and between them was Dadurot who did not look happy at all. He, instead of being happy, had an angry look on his face. Even though he tried his best to hide it, he could not.
Although all the other gods wore gold togas, Dadurot wore a dark ivory, thick coat of armor. He was the only individual who did not have white or gold on at the ceremony. Even the poor, who could not afford togas, wore something white. This act of Dadurot was disrespectful but all thought he had lost his mind from being in the underworld most of his life.
His armor had thick spikes coming out and was not loose at all. It hung tightly to his body, like a knight’s armor, only dark, dark black like the night of Amavus. It had some silver lining on it but that too had been darkened by all the intense heat in the underworld. He had a broad sword latched on his back and he was the only god who had brought a weapon with him. He wore steel boots and had gauntlets on his hands, just like the one Leosher had used to kill Geluna. He had a helmet made of dark ivory which covered all his head and face except lips and eyes. That too had little spikes on it.
Asurot, who was still the queen of all the gods, was not pleased by this act of Dadurot and therefore, she addressed to him.
“Brother, this is no way to come to the crowning of the prince of Aseroth!” she whispered in his ears while the other gods made their way through the crowd, towards the throne-like chairs that had been put there for them to sit on.
“What do you mean?—I am dressed appropriately.”
“You look depressed and are ruining the unity and the tone of the crowd. The crowd is intimidated by the look of you.”
“They should be, after all I have been living in the underworld, miserably. They should be terrified of me. That is exactly what I want.”
Asurot was a little angry and annoyed now and Dadurot himself could feel the tension but he kept his cocky attitude and kept talking angrily.
“You cannot ruin my son’s lifelong dream.”
“It is about your son, it has always been about you and your son. First you get the throne of Aseroth and get to rule the Heavens and now, your son. And I, the founding father of this world, is stuck in its underworld, ruling the dead.”
“I do not have time for this impetuous behavior right now. Visit me afterwards in the heavens and we shall talk about this matter.”
Dadurot laughed mockingly “You and I, both know after the coronation, there is no possible way we could give me the throne. I will talk to father on this matter.”
“Do not bring father in this. This was our decision to make Thraenus and now it is our duty to take care of it. Father already has 7 other realms to take care of.”
Dadurot laughed and in an instant, got serious again, all that laughter faded away “Sister, do what you want because I have always been suppressed by your wants.”
Asurot nodded and left to go to the front where all the gods were to sit but Dadurot moved all the way to the back of the crowd with an evil look on his face. He knew that something had to be done and he knew that his father was to come down to Thraenus to approve Leosher being the king of Aseroth.
Now, after all were settled and the gods were in their places, some of the men from “The Union” lifted the fully groomed and cleaned Lamfari, and brought him up to the stage on which Leosher and Meagon sat. Lamfari slowly walked into the center of the stage with the help of one of the men and then stood up as straight as he could, but not much, for his hunch did not allow him.
He curled his moustache with his eyes closed and stood silently for a moment. It was quiet in the yard and all over the world. All the people stood silently and waited for Lamfari to begin talking. Those who were outside were quiet as well and there were only minimal sounds such as the rustling of the grass and the waves in the water and the fish-eating birds in the sky.
There was a cool breeze that rubbed against the golden walls of the castle and rustled the green grass. The clothes of all standing in the yard, and outside the castle fluttered slowly. Only those who stood inside the castle missed the breeze but all other loved the cooling sensation.
Finally, Lamfari cleared his throat and spoke out loud in his feeble voice “Today, we have gathered here to witness two of the most important events of this era. This day, we shall receive the king of Thraenus and we shall witness the marriage of the king, and from this day forth, we shall receive the bloodline that shall be the ruler of Thraenus for all eternity.” He paused and smiled “Now Asurot, if you would please join me.”
After saying that, he simply waved his hand and a man guided him towards where Leosher and Meagon sat. Both looked marvelous and stunning. Lamfari was taken behind them and Asurot joined him behind them. Lamfari put his hand on their heads and Asurot followed him. Lamfari looked sideways, thinking that he was looking at Asurot but instead was looking to his right, and said “Repeat after me, my mistress.”
“Today, we stand here, witnessing the marriage of the soon-to-be-king of Aseroth and Thraenus and a beautiful commoner, Meagon. May both be flawless for each other and may together, they be unbreakable. May, together, they make a flawless empire that would stay in their bloodline for hundreds of generations and may the gods stay with them and may you stay kind hearted, even though you rule over everything that possesses a heart. Today, we, your kingdom, bless you,” the whole kingdom raised their right hand and pointed towards Leosher and Meagon “And we pronounce you man and wife.”
There was a rush of joy that swept the whole kingdom and each and every heart that lived on Thraenus and was present around the event, was filled with joy. Though the people outside the castle walls did not hear the ceremony, they blessed Leosher and Meagon and rejoiced.
After the marriage ceremony had ended, all the people in the yard were cleared and were told to keep their eyes up to the dark marble cliff that stuck out of the highest tower of the golden castle and looked over the crystal bridge and extended all the way to the back, the end of the castle where it looked over the high seas as well. It was a long ark-like thick beam that stretched over the castle and that was where the coronated king, Leosher was to stand after his crowning and address to his vast empire.
This was a period of rest, for the king was not coronated yet and in order for Leosher to be the king of Aseroth, he had to be coronated by Saulus, the father of the universe, the creator of the universe and the father of Asurot and Dadurot. After the yard was cleared of all the people including all the guards, Azar, Neiham, Urey, Usere, Virgil and Meagon, there were only a few individuals left in the grassy, cobble stoned, orchard-like yard.
Only the gods and Lamfari were left in the yard and soon, the sky went dark, pitch black, for it all was covered with thick dark clouds. It was highly odd for high morning to go so dark immediately. Dark clouds that covered the sky contained a thunder storm in its bosom and it was not from Fulmeus. There was lightning in the sky and loud thunder all around Thraenus. Children cried, for they were scared and the high winds made the waves of the sea high and made the boats the people were in, rock. But then, suddenly it all stopped. The water was calm again and the thunder had stopped. It was pin drop silence again and out of the thick black clouds came a bright beam of light. It was so bright that many had to cover their eyes, for they could not bear to look at it. It landed in the yard and even the gods had to shut their eyes, for it was too bright. It looked like the rainbow, bright and filled with colors.
And just as the light began dimming, out came a glorious being, a divine being, a holy being. When he came out, his glory sprinkled all over the world and all the dead plants and the nearly dead ones around him were rejuvenated. Even Lamfari, who looked like a hag, had been rejuvenated a bit with the glory that radiated from the creator of the Universe. Lamfari’s wrinkled skin tightened a little bit but since he was very old and Saulus did not intentionally do so, he was not healed and rejuvenated to his fullest.
The thick beam of colors faded away from behind him, the dark clouds receded and the thunderstorm stopped, for had Saulus commanded it. He wore a gold toga, and had milky white, silky hair. His beard was long and his moustache was brushed. Where ever he walked new, miniature, multi-colored flowers blossomed. He was bare foot and white in color and floated a little above the ground. His eyes were blue and there was no wrinkle on his clothes and body. His skin was tight and his arms were strong. He was immensely strong and glorious. His voice was deep, so deep that it felt like thunder but it was so soft that even silk envied.
Asurot quickly walked forward and bowed to greet her father.
“Hello father, how are you?”
“Good my child, how are you? I have not met you in ages.”
Dadurot coughed in the back to show that he was present too. “Ah, you my son,” Saulus smiled and walked towards him with his arms wide open “How are you?”
“I am fine, just a little disappointed, for I believe I should get the throne.”
Saulus smiled and his pearly white teeth showed “’tis is not a matter of beliefs, but a matter of what is right and just. I shall see who deserves it and who does not.”
For a being as divine as Saulus, he had a good sense of humor and very minimal regality. Only his speech and voice and appearance made him look divine and stuck up, but his personality was fun loving and bubbly. He loved his creations and the creations of his own creations.
“Now where is the one you all call, Leosher, my grandson. I have been observing him and I must say, he is quiet an interesting being.”
