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Chapter 1 - Bring out the Light

There are things that people want, they want to achieve but sometimes it's not that easy. The world we live in is very unpredictable, unstable for the most part but there are things that require balance because for some weird reason they always come and go in pairs.

(A ruined land with blood all over where a boy and girl covered in blood both on the verge of death holding hands, fallen on the ground and looking at each other with regret and sadness)

The boy was holding the girl's hand tightly and said "I am sorry, I failed you again" she smiled and said "It doesn't matter we tried and I still have you, but I really wished things didn't have to be this way" they both cried. After some time the girl died and the boy kept on sobbing and he said while looking at her lifeless body "I wish it was just me, I cannot do it alone and you were right, I wish it didn't have to be this way" then he died too and then few people came from both the sides to collect the body but before they could do it the girls body began to shine while the boy's body got enveloped in a dark aura, the girl's body got disappeared in the sky whereas the boy's body got sucked into the depths of the earth. The people got so scared that different types of stories began to rile up but the term that every story had in common was the goddess of Light and the devil of Darkness.

(800 years later)

It was the time when the full moon was sky high, the queen gave birth to a baby girl in the kingdom of Limian also known as the kingdom of god's itself, the entire kingdom celebrated her birth, the queen named her Claire. She was a beauty that no one in the entire kingdom has ever seen. Without a doubt she had a different vibe to her by the time she was five she showed her excellence in magic so her father the current king, Sir Martin Limian ordered their top magic tutor to teach her and by the age of fifteen she mastered all the magic that can be taught, which shocked everyone because it was very unusual and that started various rumors which took a toll on her. She started to spend a lot of time in her room and decided not to go out anymore but then one day her mother decided that she needs to step up so she went to her room and convinced that there is whole other world outside and how she might get a husband and a lot of stuff but then she asked a question that her mother wasn't able to answer properly, she said "Mother I don't like people staring at me and it hurts me but that's not the worst part I don't feel right" her mother asked her "What does that mean, sweetheart ?" she sighed and said " I don't know how to explain it mother, it's just that, I feel incomplete" her mother asked "What do you want, then ? I mean if it's within our power then your father and I will do anything to make it possible" she giggled a little and said "Mother this is more like a feeling you cannot buy or sell feeling, it's ….. It's just their" her mother didn't know what to do in this situation, so she hugged her and said "Honey, I don't know what you are searching, all I can say is that I hope you find what you are seeking" after saying that her mother left the room.

(Later that night)

The entire family was at the grand hall for dinner, the king raised a toast and said "May this kingdom be blessed by our gods and goddess" then the king sat and a delicious dinner was served. At the middle of dinner the king asked her daughter "Honey, your mom told me about the things that are troubling you, so if you…" but before the king was able to complete his sentence she said "Father please, I know it's ridiculous but I will work it out " the king nodded and said " Claire, I am happy that you said that, then start from tomorrow " Claire wasn't happy with decision and said " Father, why the rush ?" the king said " Honey, I think you are forgetting that The prince of the Kianey kingdom is coming with his father in three days and what I have heard of it he is an exceptional swordsmen and I think you will like him " she stood up and raised her voice and said "But father, I want to join the battle with you and use my magic to save this kingdom " her brother started laughing and said "Sister, you surely think a lot of yourself, battlefields are for men, you ladies should just stay here and just be glad that you don't have to work this hard " this really pissed off Claire and she said " For someone who doesn't even bother to polish his own sword, is going to fight in war, that's far fetched brother Simon " he pulled out his sword in anger, which also triggered Claire to activate the magical defense and then he said "Just because you know a little bit of magic doesn't mean you can talk back to me I will slit your throat you whore " the mother tried to calm her daughter down but since the situation was getting worse the king yelled and said "Enough !, You both are Limian, my blood runs in you, this kingdoms very future is in your hands so please just behave like that " the daughter left the table and before leaving the room she said "You were right mother, I should go out more, at least I won't have to hear my brother's shitty voice " saying that she left the room which kind of offended her brother. The king and the rest of the family were still at the dinner table finishing their meal when the mother asked Elizabeth who was the queen's most trusted follower and Claire's best friend to go talk to Claire, she bowed her head and left the room. After that the brother said " Once I become king this type of behavior will not be tolerated " the king giggled and said "So you say you will punish them, young man ? " he didn't hesitate for a second to say yes and said

" If anyone would have done this when I handled the kingdom they would have been whipped at least twenty times so that they would think carefully before they act in such a manner " the king sighed and said "So it's punishable if someone else cause such a scene but it's okay for the king to do it." the young prince didn't had an answer to that, then the king stood up and was about to leave the room but before leaving the room he said "If you really want to be my successor and rule the kingdom, then I say you should start acting like a king rather than a child, and before you go to your room polish that sword of yours, it's filthy " the king left, but the prince was very pissed at him, which made him lashed out a bit, but then he went back to his room asking one of the guards to polish his sword.

(Elizabeth was in front of Claire's room and knocked. Claire let's her in)

Claire was just staring outside her window in anger, when Elizabeth said "Princess Claire, sometimes siblings tease each other, you shouldn't take those things to heart " Claire turned around and said "My brother doesn't have any right to say those things to me, I will decide what I have to do and secondly, you are my best friend Elizabeth, there is no need to address me so formally" Elizabeth sighed and asked Claire to sit down, in hopes that she would understand, what she was about to say, she said "Alright then, Claire, it's just that your parents really love you and for now just ignore what your brother said, your parents just didn't want their little girl to get hurt and trust me when I say this if anything were to happen to you both your parents will grab their swords to battle and destroy anyone who comes in their way, so just relax and do as your father said, okay ?" she said " And then what, Elizabeth ? If I do as my father says then I have to marry that prince and trust me I have no intention of doing that" Elizabeth said " But don't you think that you should at least give the prince a chance, after all it's a matter of two kingdoms and you of all people should know, how easily two kingdoms can come to war with each other." saying that she left the room and decided that it would be better that Claire think about this stuff, but before she could leave the hallway Cliare ran out, caught up to Elizabeth and said " Alright, I will meet the prince but only because I don't want anything bad happening to his kingdom." Elizabeth smiled and said "Your Majesty and the queen will be pleased to hear that" saying that she left and Claire went back to her room and on her way she kept on thinking about the decision she just made. After that just when Claire was headed towards her room she suddenly felt that someone called her, at first she just ignored it thinking that it might just be the wind but then once again she felt it and then in a rush she went to her parent's room where the father was already sleep and the mother was just about too, but when she saw the panting Claire she whispered "What's the matter Claire ?" but Claire wasn't able to say it out loud so she said that she wasn't able to sleep, so her mother told her that she should go to the hall read some books, Claire agreed to it and went straight to the hall, but as soon as she reached the hall, she first and foremost lighted up every lamp inside the hall just to make sure that she isn't scared as Claire was always afraid of the dark. When she was finished, lighting up the hall she started running her fingers down the bookshelf in hope of finding something to read and it was difficult because the hall was filled with literally filled with thousands of book and she tried reading some of the books but nothing was pleasing her, so she decided to go back to her room but then out of nowhere a book fell from one of the top shelf's, she went towards it and saw a very dusty book. She picked up the book and dusted it off and read the title "Limian magic ''. She was a little surprised by it because whenever she asked her father and mother about magic, they always told her that we were famous for our swordsmanship as he always said that they are more proud of it than magic. She opened the book saw so many ancient magic that none of her instructor taught her, there she learned about the ten commandments that were handed down to them by the gods, then she decided to try some of these magic, she placed the book on the table and did some hand movements and said "Show me, hope" and then a very bright arrow appeared in her hand, she was super excited that the ancient magic still works, she read the text regarding it and it states that "It guides the person to what it wants" but then after a little while the arrow disappeared. She continued like this for a while before she realized it was already morning and she was nearly done with the book only the last one was left but she wasn't confident enough that she should use this one here because not only that there was no text regarding this, it's title was written in red and to some extent it felt like it was written in blood and as soon as she closed her mother entered the hall and by the looks of it she instantly knew that her daughter hadn't slept at all but before they left the hall she turned around saw that book once again and just recalled the last title and how ominous it sounded "Heaven's Wrath".