" ahh... My head - what in the name of hentesa is going on here ?" Lenard who was sleeping on the lectus , rubbed his eyes as he woke up only to find a a group of ten people some seated and some standing a looking at him as he slept . Finn moved forward holding a cup full of water .
"Here you go , you passed out while you were scolding me yesterday. How are you feeling today?" Finn's voice was gentle . Lenard frowned as he took the cup and greedily drank the water
"Ahh i was so parched . Mmm so it seems I was not dreaming , you really are alive ? What do you want ?" His rich enchanting voice mesmerized the ladies , even Komoni and Elaine were not spared
Finn took a sit beside him and a long sigh escaped his lips " coming to Hentesa was part of my training for the throne -.."
"What throne ? You have started spewing gibberish again."
"Let me finish you idiot . Right where was I , oh right every generation of the Zaloz family is- "
"Wait wait wait , you telling me ? That....you... Nooo way ." Lenard interrupted Finn mid sentence , he looked at Finn with a scrutinizing gaze
Finn chuckled, amused by Lenard's reaction
" Do not act surprised I always said that I was a prince , any ways every crown prince in my family had to go survive in a foreign kingdom alone for a period of three years well not alone because there will be a royal guard watching you just in case you are met with extreme danger..... That is why i left the way i did , my time was up I had to return home and complete my training there ....uhm I apologize for all of that " Lenard had a bleak expression , he sighed and chuckled a bit
" Cursed from the womb to roam the world alone
Hopless are you , son of gold and wealth
Admired by many but loved by none
Your fate to serve the people and save the kingdom
I must say it is hard being you , being a prince . But what do you want here ,prince of Zebha?" Lenard recited a short poem , his voice soft like a cool breeze.gently brushing past their hearts .
Finn shook his head" Actually I am no longer a prince . I was crowned two months ago , i am currently the king of Zebha. And I am loved by many "
"Get out.* Lenard pointed at the door
*Listen ,I need your help-"
"Out . Now!"
"My kingdom has been invaded by La'faura , I have no where to go . Please my friend , I can leave but I need a place for them to stay ." Finn begged Lenard , he was about to get on his knees when Carolyn screamed
"Stoooop!" Everyone turned to look at the princess . Carolyn approached Finn and helped him up with tears on her face .
" You are king , you don't kneel to no one . It doesn't matter how desperate you are , I won't allow my king to humiliate himself like that . Especially not Infront of a drunkard ." Carolyn shot a disgusted look at Lenard who had a wronged expression on his face
"Hey tha is not nice you know , plus he's asking me to commit treason . Do you know what they will do to me if they find out I'm housing the king of an enemy nation ? "
" Nothing , they won't do anything to you and we both know why ." Finn answered him .
"Well yes they would not dare to do anything to me but ..but still you do not expect me to help the king of Zebha for free now do you?" Lenard had a wry smile on his face
"A life time supply of wine and I will repay you wahat you owe to bellicus , deal?" Finn extended out his hand
"What do you take me for? A drunkard? But of course we have ourselves a deal " Lenard shook his hand
"Oh and you people will sort yourselves out , there are plenty rooms here but do not and I'm saying this again do not enter my study " Lenard's expression changed as he spoke to the rest of the group. They all nodded .
" Good , me and you let us take a stroll to the market but first you need to change into something common to Hentesa. We cannot have you walking around here looking like the king of Zebha." Lenard dragged Finn up the stairs . The rest of the group stared at the stairs where Finn and Leonard had went up
" Uhm I suggest we share the rooms , you men will be in the same room and us too ." Komoni suggested . Everyone agreed with her and they followed up the stairs....
Finn and Lenard were walking side by side , Lenard looked lazy and bored while Finn had a domineering presence. He was dressed in a white toga and his long blonde hair fell down his shoulders , complimenting his wheat colored eyes . Creating a great contrast to Lenard who had shorter messy blonde hair and blue eyes . Finn had a princely charm while Lenard's charm was otherworldly, it was as if he was taken staright out of a tale .
The two men walked in silence for a while , both seeming as if they were lost in deep thought up until Lenard spoke up.
" Brings back memories right? "
"Yes it most certainly does bring back a few good ones" Finn answered
"Why ? Why Did you not tell us you were leaving ? Do you know what your 'death' did to us mentally ? To me ? To Theodora? To Aurelius? To Zoe?" Lenard asked his voice calm hiding the fury in his heart
" I thought of you guys every single day , not a day went by where I did not . I cannot reverse what happened but I can try to make amends." Finn's words were sincere but Lenard was not having it
"Make amends ? Finn , really? You want to make amends right now when the whole world is in turmoil ? Stop the nonsense finn " Finn kept quiet not knowing how to respond to Lenard
"Where are the others?" Finn asked
*"Aurelius died in attempt to conquer the deep , Zoe is married to a rebel and Theodora is betrothed to the prince of Nesa'i and me? well as you can see I'm doing perfectly fine." Lenard answered his voice even
" Theo is betrothed?" Finn's question was barely a whisper
" So out of everything I just said , you only heard that part? But yes she is about to get married soon and luckily for you we are invited" Lenard smile
"We ?"
"Well they invited me to the wedding ceremony so I'm taking you and your little crew along" Lenard continued smiling
Finn did not say anything else and they both kept quiet until they reached the market , Lenard brought Finn to this eerie looking merchant , the woman looked frail , wrinkles covered her face. Some teeth were missing from her mouth and a head full of grey hair.
" Lady Euphrosyne , how are you this morning? Is your back feeling better yet?" Lenard said her greetings to the old lady with a smile
" Lenard my boy , I'm feeling better today thank you . Who is this handsome young lad you have with you?" Lady Euphrosyne smiled back at him
"This is my friend Finn , he will be staying here with me for awhile" Lenard explained
"Oh Finn my boy take care of Lenard would you now?"
Finn smiled and nodded
" Alright , erm I was wondering if you have 'It' ?" Lenard asked whispering
"Two jugs , one god coin" the old lady had a wry smile
"Yes it ls perfectly fine after all I'm not the one paying" Lenard chuckled looking at Finn
Finn mumbled something but he reluctantly took out the coin and gave it to the old lady. The old lady stood up and left them standing by her table going to her cart . She came back holding a chest and she hand it over to Lenard .
"Thank you lady Euphrosyne , we will be on our way now " the old lady smiled again revealing her missing teeth
Lenard looked at Finn and smile " could you be a gentleman and carry this chest for me?"
"And what is stopping you from carrying it yourself?" Lenard frowned and mumbled
"I hate you" Finn laughed
"I heard that"
"Whatever let's return before your group of children burn down my library"
On their way back to the library they encountered the woman with guards surrounding her again , she stole a quick glance at Finn . Finn noticed her and so did Lenard
" A friend of yours?" Lenard asked
"I was about to ask you the same thing." Lenard shook his head
"We met her yesterday by the amphitheater surrounded by her guards "
"I see."
lectus was a wooden frame supporting criss crossed leather straps that held a matress stuffed, originally with straw, and later with wool or feathers. to simplify it it's a goddam ancient couch
Everyone was gathered in the library , sitting on a huge table . They were all staring at Lenard.
" Runes of creation
Untainted holiness , language of creation
The architect of the universe
Engraved deep in the foundations of all things
O ye language of old , grace me with a blessing foretold
Let thunder roar , carrying the anger of gods
To show the unwise the true scope of your power
Laugh at the mortal world , for your power shapes all
Laugh with thunder
Thunder laughs with a booming voice,
Leaves us with little choice,
But to listen in awe,
To its mighty law,
Nature's noise, not white noise. " Thunderous booms resounded continuously startling everyone , Lenard's whole body wad covered in shining runes
" Can you please teach me how to do that?" Dan spoke up his eyes fixated on Lenard
Lenard shook his head with a smile "poetic runes are not everyone's mug of wine " Dan's shoulders fell in disappoinment , everyone laughed at his reaction
"But is it not the same thing? I mean incantations and reciting a poem....are they not the same?" Timothy asked the one question majority of the group had
"Ahhh. yes , one might choose to think of it that way but incantations are just formulas intended to trigger a magical effect using the breath . Basically you just say what you want to see happen and it happens . And the formulas can either be spoken or sung. While rune poetry has the power to capture the breath and communicate a message like no other , every word coming out of my mouth is imbued with breath and relayed to the elements , just like how I made thunder roar with my poem . With an incantation you get both lightning and thunder not one but both of them , but with rune poetry you can relay your feelings to the elements directly and the elements will relay your feelings back. If you want thunder you will get thunder , not thunder and lightning and if you want rain of fire then that is exactly what you will get. But in the first stages of rune poetry it's pretty useless because your enemies can attack you faster than you can attack them but when you are in the mastery stage you no longer have to recite a poem because the elements will be responding to your will directly. And the power of an attack done by a rune poet is 2 times stronger than your regular Konqueror. In other words a a rune poet soul seed konquer's attack power is equal to that of a soul sprout Konqueror " Lenard explained lazily , his head resting in his palm .
"Wow . But how come we have never heard of rune poets before ?" Komoni asked
"Well , that has to do with the soul . You all now about the body of souls right? See how many elements do you know of?" Lenard asked looking at the group
Carolyn raised her hand making everyone chuckle , Lenard nodded towards her " darkness , light , lightning , air , fire , water , earth and plants " Carolyn hurriedly spoke
" Those are the seven known elements , so what happens when a Konqueror possess a deep affinity with all seven known elements? You get me . Being able to hear and understand the elements , understand the feelings the user of the element is going through . That is why facing a rune poet in battle is a death sentence for you incantators because .... actually let us demonstrate this , Finn would you be a gentleman ." Lenard smiled at Finn who was sitting opposite him on the other end of the table
Finn raised his hand " Runes of roaring flames , burning sea of hezo" flames covered the whole room but they did not set anything ablaze . The heat from the flames was unbearable , everyone among the group had raised a barrier to protect themselves from the heat but their attempts were futile . Lenard smile as took in their struggling expressions .
" Flames of creation and destruction
First spark of the universe
Calm your rage , be gentle like a breeze
Spare me your your torturous heat
Dance like a wild flower in the wind , beautiful and silent
Calm your rage an dance silently" the heat from Finn's spell died down ,the flames danced silently but no heat was emitting from them . The others stared at the scene in awe , slowly retracting their barriers .
"You ... You pacified his majesty's flames?" Komoni's eyes were wide open . Lenard lazily laughed
" See what I meant when I said it's deadly for you guys to face a rune poet in battle? One can render the effects of your attacks useless . Fortunately for you the number of rune poets I know can be counted on one hand . If you ever met one ...run" Lenard's voice was somber at the last sentence
"Uhm , can i please talk to you in private . It is about a certain poem ..." Everybody turned to look at Timothy . His gaze was on Lenard the whole time
Lenard nodded and they left the room to go to his study , Finn frowned but he quickly replaced it with a blank expression.....
....
" Beautiful chaos
Dreadful order
Peace can never be found in wars
For runes record and runes sees all
Runes are creation and destruction
Order is chaos beautified " Timothy recited the poem that has been stuck in his mind ever since the day he met Renfir.
Lenard's reaction was one of true shock , he continuously glanced at Timothy his mouth opening and closing . Eventually he sighed and chuckled
Timothy knew that Lenard was most likely going to report this to Finn but he was not worried about that. His mid was in a state of turmoil with the events of Concilia plus the strange encounter with the oracle back in Zebha. Currently he did not even understand himself or his purpose.
" Have you heard the legend of the living runes? " Timothy shook his head
"It is said that long ago rune was a sentinent being that took part in the creation of all things , but they were sealed by the other beings that were present during the creation . Two of those beings were order and chaos, they were the ones that plotted for rune to be sealed ." Lenard had a somber expression as he spoke
"What does that have to do with what I have just told you? " Timothy asked baffled by Lenard's whole story
"I think rune is the one trying to convey a warning to you . You see in every legend there is a small amount of truth , just like how every lie has elements of truth in it." Lenard explained
Timothy pondered his words and he knew that he was right , he should stop trying to use logic in the world of Konquerors.
" So what can I do ?" He asked after sorting out his thoughts
" Be my student ." Lenard's voice was commanding
"I would love to but I'm not like you , I do not have an affinity with all the seven known elements . Hell I do not even know what type of element do I have , all I know is that it's related to sound ....is sound even an element? " Timothy asked with a self deprecating laughing
- We have to protect him at all cost...- the only thought in Lenard's mind
" You may have awakened an unknown element but keep it a secret , people who awaken unknown elements have their elemental souls stolen from them turning them into vegetables. Oh did I forget to add that rune poetry can be taught to anyone but it's much much harder if a person does not have a deep affinity with all the elements , I do not know how a person with an unknown element will fare. But nonetheless I believe I can teach you many things urm what's your name again?" Lenard scratched the back of his head with a soft laugh
""Timothy ....no family name. Alright I accept you as my master." Timothy bowed under Lenard's scrutinizing gaze
- A Mesa with no last name ? Boy it seems like there is a lot you do not know about yourself..... Pretty interesting group you have here Finn-
" Right , from now on you will no longer be sharing the room with the rest of them . Secondly you have to read , knowledge is power...oh and from now on you are in charge of cleaning the library ." Lenard smiled brightly . Timothy's left eye twitched for some few seconds before sighing and obediently nodding .
"Right right now let's go join the others. " They left the study . Lenard kept stealing glances at Timothy's back , shaking his head in the process .
- my days of peace are now over...damnit- .....
..
" Hentesa is the only kingdom in the world whom it's citizens are aware of Konquerors , they also have training grounds for Konquerors and that is why I brought you all here ."Finn explained to the rest of the group
" Are those huge amphitheaters the training grounds?" Dan asked
"No those are for entertainment purposes. The training grounds are actually down below , at the bottom of this sinkhole . They call them THE DEEP I have also trained there a decade ago but now it's your turn to challenge the horrifying creatures that live in the depths. That also includes you two ." Finn pointed at Sydney and Carolyn , the two princesses gulped
The whole room went silent , one could even hear a pin drop but that silence was disturbed by Lenard's enchanting laughter . They all stared at the staircase waiting for the two's arrival , Lenard had his arm wrapped around Timothy . Laughing.
Timothy looked embarrassed .
" That was longer than expected " Finn voiced out his discontent
Lenard who was smiling turned to him " what were you expecting , it's not a crime for a master to spend time getting to know his disciple. And besides you have a lot of company here."
Finn frowned at Lenard's words , Barely holding himself back from destroying the whole building
"What do you mean disciple? "
*I took him in as a disciple Finn, do you have a problem with that?" Lenard asked his smile still plastered on his face
"And you did not think that it would be fine to let me now first?" The temperature in the room was rising pretty fast
" My Lord forgive my master , he did not plan it . It happened after I told him about a certain situation I am faced with." Timothy knelt on both knees
Finn stared at him for a while and he shook his head leaving the room .
"Oh well , who is up for some wine?" Lenard asked his voice containing huge amounts of excitement. Everyone got up and left the room without answering him , leaving him and Timothy alone
"Fools , they do not appreciate wine. Oh well it's their loss come let us drink together ." ...
"Thunder laughs with a booming voice,
Leaves us with little choice,
But to listen in awe,
To its mighty law,
Nature’s noise, not white noise." this part of the poem is from a poem called thunders laugh.....the rest is my own writing hehe..
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