GODS OF ASEROTH: The Prodigal Son: A monster is born (20 page)

    
Just as he stepped out of the castle and into the yards, Usere, Urey, Azar, Neiham and Barian joined him too. They were dressed in the nicest clothes they had. Urey and Usere wore robes and used a rope to tie it on the waist and Neiham and Azar wore white tunics of the finest silk and Barian wore the cleanest clothes he had. He even took a bath, just for the coronation.

    
Virgil had on a tunic and was wrapped in a red cloak. He had his hair tied back and beard brushed, just like Leosher but he did not have braids and did not wear anything as lavish as him.

    
As they made their way towards the throne, the trumpets began to sound even louder and the chants and cheering and the drumming grew louder and louder. The huge crowd applauded for their new King and gave him praise.

    
Leosher walked on the strip of the cobble stones towards his throne and out of the crowd, came his mother and Meagon and Buntius.

     Leosher looked at his mother and was amazed. She had her
silvery white hair tied back like a crown and wore a Queen’s robe. It was purple in color with a lot of gems and precious stones on it. Leosher was left jaw dropped when he saw Adne like that. Normally, she would have dirty and burnt hands because of the bread and would wear dirty and smelly rags but today, she was clean and smelt like blue roses from the kingdom of Agnithius and she went through all of this, just to make Leosher happy.

    
Meagon wore a princess’s dress. It was a crystal blue ball gown with a dark blue eye shadow on her big blue eyes. She had rosy cheeks and she had a thick braid on the back. She also had jewelry on but not as much as Adne. She stayed simple and humble, yet she looked beautiful. Leosher hugged her too and made his way through the crowd and to the steps that led straight to the Golden Throne. He stood there and soon, just as the ceremony began, the trumpets and the drums stopped. There was pin drop silence and Buntius brought the blind man, Lamfari, up to the throne where Leosher stood. 

    
Neiham had the crown of the king on a red, thick cloth on a silver tray. The crown had 7 points and hundreds of gems. It was made with the purest gold and was blessed by Lamfari himself. Urey, who stood on the other side of the throne, had the cloak of the King. This was a new cloak but just like the one Leosher received when he was crowned the king of The Empire, in the outskirts. He would have kept the old one but he ripped it and threw it away and now, he was getting a new one.

    
Lamfari slowly walked up there with the help of Buntius and finally approached Leosher. He was wearing a white linen tunic with a blue shawl to protect him from the cold. He smelled like the tulips of the North Mountains, the area that was too harsh for any creature to live in, and had his silvery white beard and long hair combed back. His white, wasted eyes were closed and the wrinkles on his face no longer had dirt stuck in them.

    
He stood in front of the crowd and began the crowning:

    
“My brothers and sisters, today, we stand before the soon-to-be king of Gelus. He started as the king of The Empire in the outskirts of Gelus, but now, he will be the king of Gelus. It is magnificent to see someone grow up before your eyes and become a king. Most of you now know what it feels like and for those who were not in the outskirts, trust me, it feels incredible—Tonight we shall see history being made, for this is the first time in two millennia, an official coronation of this magnitude is occurring. Now, without any further ado, we shall welcome our new king.”

    
He turned around and Buntius put his hand on the crown that Neiham was holding. He picked it up and almost dropped it but then titghtened his grip. Leosher knelt on his knee for him to put it on his head and as Lamfari put the crown on his head, he yelled out in his weak voice

    
“May I present to you, the new king of Gelus.”

    
There was a huge applause and all the people cheered in joy, for the troubling times of the kingdom of Gelus were finally over and a new reign of peace was upon them, atleast that is what they thought.

    
Afterwards, Buntius helped Lamfari grab the cloak from Urey. It had hooks on the end that were to latch onto the epaulettes on the shoulders of the coat of Leosher. Leosher got up and stepped forward to make room for Lamfari, so he could give it to him and Buntius guided Lamfari behind Leosher and he clipped the cloak on his shoulders and said

    
“This cloak represents the power and highness above all of us and all shall respect this cloak.”

    
When he was done talking about what the cloak represented, he announced “The coronation has ended. You may celebrate under new rule.”

    
Buntius walked him down the steps and back into the crowd and Leosher began his address

    
“My people, today, we stand here at this historical moment. Today, we shall witness the transformation of Gelus and from this day forward, Gelus should be called, The Western Empire and as we conquer the other kingdoms, they shall merge into one as well. Tonight, we shall have a new set of laws to live under as well….”

     Just as he was talking, something caught his
eye. He quickly moved his hand from under his cloak, and caught something. The movement was so fast that all of the people saw his cloak flutter but none see his hand move. All of the people were shocked to see what he had caught, for Leosher had caught a harpoon like arrow and had just saved his own life. It was aimed for his heart but luckily, he had caught it.

    
The crowd was scared but Leosher knew what was coming. He examined the long, spear-like arrow and found out that it was from Strinthius. It was silver tipped, black arrow made for the highest grade archers and assassins with the emblem of Strinthius, a high heap of gold. It was about a foot and a half long and quiet thick was made of black steel, one of the strongest working metals out in the market.

    
Just as he was looking at the arrow, another was shot to claim his life but his brother, Virgil created a shield around him with the “Auxilius Armus” spell. Now they knew that they were under attack and the warriors quickly ran to the battle stations to fight. Azar and Virgil ran towards the gates and decided to attack head on. Usere and Barian who were standing in the back of the crowd, ran to where the soldiers stood and led them outside, right behind Virgil and Azar, to fight. Urey led the archers to the top of the walls, to their battle stations where they kept the huge cross bows.

    
It was only a matter of time until the crowd panicked but Leosher shouted at them with an evil grin “The only thing you have to fear is fear itself, and of course the wrath of your king and now you all shall see what happens when you go against me.”

    
Somehow, this sentence calmed the huge crowd. The thousands of people in the yards calmed down and Neiham led them inside the castle and luckily, the castle was big enough to fit them but all of them had to stand side to side. Leosher put his gauntlet on his right hand and held the scythe in the same hand.

    
He looked intimidating for he was wearing a blood red cloak with all black garments and gold weapons with his mustache curled up which was a universal sign of pride and brutality. There was a thirst of his enermy’s blood in his eyes and the power to perish them with a single blow, in his hands.

    
Soon, there was a loud clanking sound which meant the gates were opening and whoever heard it quickly became silent. There was pin drop silence all over the place and just as the huge gates came down to the ground with a thrashing sound, the battle cries roared. The battle began and Leosher joined his brother in the first line of offense. Though they were supposed to be defensive and defend the castle, they instead chose to be offensive.

    
Leosher ran faster than the entire Empirion army and left all of them behind him. These hundreds of Empirion soldiers were against thousands of Strinthiun soldiers but The Empire had one thing in their favor, Leosher. He was with them. He who was the strongest warrior on Thraenus and was most probably the strongest god in Aseroth as well, for he was a god, made especially to battle. His skill was unmatchable, for he caught an arrow that had already left the bow.

    
He charged in the battle with his coat and cloak fluttering behind him and his braids dangled and fluttered as well. His roar was louder than all of men and could be heard distinctively inside the castle.

    
The Strinthiun army was mainly made up of Dwarves and Elves with wolves as their companions. All were under a spell, a mind contolling spell that Geluna also had used too. This was made clear that they were under a spell because Dwarves and Elves did not get along well and this spell bonded them together as brothers. Both races were all about pride and would not serve a cruel king but Colossus had them under a spell.

    
They all wore a silver knight’s armor. They were covered in armor from head to toe with minimal exposed targets. Their armor was stamped with the Strinthiun emblem with dark colors. The armor seemed impenetrable but this was Strinthiun technology which meant it was to look beautiful and extravagant but was not going to stand even one heavy blow.  

    
Leosher jumped and came down upon the ground like a meteor among the enemy forces. He hit the ground with his gauntlet and many men around him fell. He quickly got up and started swinging his scythe. There was bloodshed all over the green grass they were fighting on and soon, the Empirion army finally caught on and joined Leosher in the massacre. The odds were becoming even, for Leosher was slaying the Strinthiuns brutally but one almost caught him off guard. As Leosher had his back towards a Strinthiun dwarf, he swung its axe and aimed to cut off young Leosher’s head but just as he did, an arrow pierced through its head and killed him.

     Urey went out of his way and looked out for him and after he had saved his king’s life, he got back to
looking out for his own brother who had no armor and no other means of protection, just one sword. Most of the Empirion army was unprotected, for they were in the grounds, attending the coronation and suddenly, they were at war. Most of them did not even know why they were in a battle but they still fought and stayed loyal to their king.

    
Soon, Virgil made way to his brother and began protecting him just like Urey was looking out for his brother. The battle continued for about half an hour until Leosher made the odds completely even and when that happened, he suddenly became aggressive, even more than he was before. His senses sharpened and his strength doubled, for now he was angry. A soldier had made a cut on his hand and his blood spilt. He began taking out multiple soldiers in a single blow and sometimes, he even took out Empirion soldiers, for he was blinded with rage.

    
When they saw that Leosher was angry, the Strinthiun soldiers tried to retreat but Leosher turned into a cyclone. He spun and spun with his scythe at the edge, cutting everyone within range. There was blood everywhere and was coming down like rain and mist. The limbs of the Strinthiun soldiers were flying all over the place and puddles of blood were left everywhere Leosher moved to. It all continued until the Strinthiuns were reduced to less than half the number of men they had started with. They realized that all their tries were to be idiotic therefore they finally surrendered.

    
They all dropped their weapons and took their weak yet precious armors off and knelt on the ground, for they saw nothing but death in the shape of Leosher. When he finally stopped, he was drenched in blood. His clothes were ruined and there were blood clots in his hair. Virgil found Leosher and began talking to him.

    
“Brother, go back to the castle and change,” Virgil patted his bloodied brother on the back and calmed him down “I will take care of them.”

     Leosher
looked around and saw that Usere was slightly injured. There was a big gash on his fore arm from a sword from an elf. His own kind had injured him but he knew that most of his kind was under the spell called “Imperium Animus”. This spell was used by Colossus, Geluna and Katos to control their armies and prevent the uprisings against them. This spell was forbidden to use but these few used them anyways and this spell had no opponent. None could go against it and resist its control.

    
Virgil yelled out “Bring me a horse!”

    
A white horse was brought to him and Leosher sat on him. He looked at Usere who was being helped back up to his feet by Barian, and called upon him,

    
“Bring him to me,” Leosher yelled “He shall go back to the castle and be looked after.”

    
Barian quickly picked him up in his arms and put him on the white, furry horse and Leosher rode towards the castle. They were now very far from the castle, for they had pushed the enemy away from the castle to prevent damage but still, Strinthiuns did damage. They had broken some walls of the castle and had left the entire South wing of the castle, destroyed. South wing of the castle was where the coronation had been held.

    
Leosher rode back to the castle and soon, when he was out of sight, Azar found Virgil and came to his apprentice