A high Fantasy epic in short story form
“Brother! What’s happened? Why are you locked in your room?” he asks before busting into a humiliating laughter.
Aero tries to collect himself, but John Henry continues talking.
“Why are you in the floor?” John Henry asks as he allows his laughter to linger.
Aero doesn’t answer. Suddenly, John Henry’s smile disappears. “Answer your King!” He shouts at Aero.
Aero, third born son of King William the thirty-second and his mother, a common woman from the Breaker Islands. Being the third son allowed Aero certain liberties in his youth that his brothers did not have, such as not having to attend royal academia. Aero’s appearance is opposing to his brothers, even though they haveContinue reading “Bio- Aero”
Prince Aero is awoken by the closing of his cell door.
It’s time. Groggily he opens his eyes. As his gaze comes into focus, he sees a sight that he wasn’t prepared for, the dagger.
“Rania!”
“Aero.”
Aero looks up to see her face. She is looking down and away from him. Is she hiding shame?
“Oh…” Aero slightly gasps.
“There’s just one problem Matt.”
“What’s that?”
“She’s the reigning Queen, if my father finds out you will be executed.”
“I’m not telling him, and you’re probably not going to be around to tell him yourself… so I think I’m good.”
“People of Meego! These two volunteers stand against ten of our own to see if Prince Aero’s words are true. It’s a fight to the last man or woman on each side. Are you ready?”
The Meegan contingent holds their swords above their heads. Matthew stands at the ready while Roasa nods yes.
“FIGHT!” Dabir shouts.
“Ser Aero… but, it’s Prince Aero isn’t it?”
It’s Governor Dabir. His voice has become so familiar since arriving in Meego.
“Both are correct.” Aero replies from under the hood.
“Yes, but you did not let us know that when you arrived. You hid that fact from us, why?”
“Prince Aero, you have a visitor.”
“Rania?”
“Ser Matthew, the hero of the Battle of Inland Docks.”
Out of desperation, Aero reaches for the old rusted steel blade at his feet. There is nothing within his grasp that even resembles a weapon besides it. Not to mention, Aero has a feeling that the sword is calling out to him. The ancient magic that is said to be within the blade is a mystery to him; but he doesn’t have time to question it right now.
Azka also walks up to each member and thanks them. When she stands before Aero, she slips a small piece of paper into his hands. She then excuses herself, and her handmaidens follow.
With the commotion of everyone leaving, Aero takes time to glance at the paper. It says- our bench tonight.
“We use gold to get items from the rest of the kingdom that we can’t made here. But over the centuries Meego has found something far more valuable than gold.”
“Which is?” Aero asks.
Rania looks Aero in his honey gold eyes and grins. “Women.”
Relics of the Old Age