"Rowena, bringer of eternal disaster"
just from the power of her name, the royals could feel the chilling feeling in their spines. "This cannot be, we must do something!" The queen of Zale exclaims.
"How can we stop such a being that can wipe our kingdoms in seconds, as you said Caspian? Are you sure it isn't a mistake? Are you completely sure that she exists?" King Lucian asks still not being able to believe that there is such a person whose name startles the strongest's in Nymeria.
"you heard him. It is not a mistake! I am sure about it!" King Caspian replied.
The room fell into silence as dread and fear filled the room. Prince Dante interrupts the silence as he says, "if she is the champion of rebels, we shall create our champion, our protector, our savior"
he had not lost hope so prince Dante kept talking. "What if we gather the strongest among our greatest warriors from all kingdoms? What if we hold a sort of tournament, the strongest will survive and the weak will be disqualified. The strong who can survive through their enemies, allies, and the predators among the warriors will become our champions and each kingdom will train them, we will unlock their power to their highest potential and they will learn the greatest powers of each kingdom, using that power to destroy this evil"
the royals thought about prince Dante's suggestion. "Even if we do that and we start training our champion, We will not have enough time! By the time our champion trains to be as strong as her, she will have already wiped us out!" King Adonis exclaimed.
"Then we will bring our troops together! We will force her to slow down!" King Caspian says ambitiously.
"yes, that makes sense. They get their power from the cores of innocents, but if no innocent has been taken they will not have much choice but to wait until we lower our guards. So we just have to tighten security in our kingdoms" king Lucian agreed.
"Then it can be done! Five of the strongest warriors of all five kingdoms. There would be 25 warriors competing for the title of the champion, whoever survives the tournament will be our champion, the champion of Nymeria" queen Charis exclaims as everyone agreed with her.
"Since it was prince Dante's idea, I think it would be best if he leads the choosing of the warriors who will compete, I will send Aramis as support to prince Dante" king Caspian plans.
"I will be sending Zander as well, he will accompany your royal secretary and prince Dante" king Adonis demanded.
"Very well then, any objections?" King Caspian asks.
"none" the royals reply simultaneously.
"Where will the tournament take place?" Asked queen Aurora. "In my opinion, it would be better if it took place in Gaia, the people could use a distraction" princess Sylvia replied.
"Your father is sick, will you be able to handle it?" King Caspian asks worriedly. "I will, I will handle it to the best of my abilities" princess Sylvia promises.
"Very well then, if no one has any objections, we shall follow this plan and I think it would be best if the preparations did not take more time than a week"
the royals make their way toward the exit of the room. "I think it would be best if we left now, we cannot leave our kingdom unattended," king Lucian says.
"Then I shall go home and prepare. please do give me information on your finest warriors" prince Dante says as the royal families leave for their kingdoms.
"We will, why don't you take Zander with you now, it will take much longer if we wait until we get home," king Adonis told prince Dante. "Very well then, I shall take both of your royal secretaries to Erebus as we will prepare for the tournament"
"Good, I wish you all the best, if you need anything at all please do reach out, the kingdom of Aethra will be there to help. After all, we are united in the name of Nymeria" king Caspian answers.
"I will"
prince Dante, Zander, and Aramis leave for the kingdom of Erebus as the other royals leave for their kingdoms.
"This will work right, Caspian?" Queen Charis asked her husband. "It better, or it will be the end of Nymeria as we know it" king Caspian replied to his wife.
as days went by and a week finished as quickly as it came, prince Dante and the royal secretary's worked to invite all the strongest warriors of the five kingdoms, traveling from kingdom to kingdom. Soon, all the spots for the tournament were filled with talented warriors. But there was one spot left for the kingdom of Erebus, who would that person be?
"That would be favoritism" prince Dante exclaimed to an old friend. "Come on! Don't exaggerate! Just give her a chance! She will surprise you" his friend grinned.
"I don't care if she will surprise me, the spots for warriors of the kingdom of Aethra are filled. I'm not changing the plans for some girl because she's good, Warren." prince Dante said rolling his eyes as he took a sip of his drink.
"First of all, she isn't just good she's spectacularly amazing! Second of all, she doesn't have to be under the kingdom of Aethra, she could be under Erebus as well, you did say you had a spot left" his friend Warren Brown explained.
prince dante chuckled at his friend. "What makes you think that she'll get the spot?" He asked
"go meet her, Dante. Whatever you do you will see that she is exceptional! She's probably better than all those goofs you've picked out" warren exclaimed.
"I wouldn't say that, they are quite talented" prince Dante smirks. "That's complete bull! Are they better than you?" Warren asked.
"Oh please, they can't even be close! I'm a royal, I have thrice the amount of power they have" Prince Dante says rolling his eyes.
"then she can beat you," warren says confidently. Prince Dante raised an eyebrow and asked "is she a royal herself?"
"Of course not! You think I know any royals other than you?" Warren exclaimed. Prince Dante rolled his eyes again and said "if she's not a royal she can't beat me! You're sharp as a marble, aren't you?"
Warren rolls his eyes at the insult and says "maybe not on magic terms, but she can surely beat you on physical terms"
"so she's bulk?"
Warren groans in frustration "No! I mean yes but not so bulky, what I mean is she is fast, has good agility, and has complete control over her body, something you don't have, you blockhead"
"did you just insult me?" Prince Dante asked.
"What? You're allowed to insult me, but I can't insult you?" Warren asked.
"I thought that was obvious, that's the point of royalty, you dunce" prince Dante replied.
"Ugh, whatever! Just. Give. Her. A. Chance!" Warren exclaimed very frustratedly.
Prince Dante sighed at his friend's stubbornness. "Fine! I'll think about it!"
"Great! You should start writing the letter" warren grinned. "I said I'll think about it, not that I'll do it" prince Dante mumbles.
"When you say you'll think about it, it means that it has already been decided" warren smiled cheekily. Prince Dante groaned "why is it that seeing you happy makes me wanna go jump off a bridge?"
warren frowned and rolled his eyes "you are truly a bad friend"
"you're just realizing that now?" Prince Dante smirked.
"Go to hell, birdbrain"
"I'll see you there, dimwit"