A blue and red flag with a golden wyvern in the middle freely danced in the breeze as the stadium slowly settled guests from far lands. Numerous outlanders came to witness the First Game. Mighty nobles came with their daughters, hoping they would find suitable men.
Thirty participants remained on the battlefield. The five princes, the knight, and the others who were commoners and nobles who happened to be lucky. The candidates were fresh from their month's rest and were given beautiful clothes. The Queen could not fully watch the competition if they were dressed in rags.
Women from the bleachers screamed and waved a cloth with the names of the candidate they support. The majority of them were a fan of the princes. One part of the bleachers, which were elevated a little higher- was intended for the V.I.Ps. There, some of the kings and queens from oth
THE KING SELECTIONS━━━━━⊱✿⊰━━━━━FIRST GAMETrumpets blared in the air, marking the commencement of the first game. The magic-powered stadium booms into life as the sound of gears and cogs churned from underneath the stone platform. A barrier then grows from the circumference of the stadium, protecting the audience from the battlefield.Some would reach out to the shield, touching it with their little fingers.Children, the light-hearted, and pregnant women weren't allowed to watch the Selection."All eyes on the screen please," Icarai asked everyone.A magical screen appears out of thin air displaying an image of glass platform on top of an ocean. When
━━━━⊱✿⊰━━━━THE KING SELECTIONS HANDBOOKOnce again, the following are not qualified to proceed, and these qualifications are checked a week before a Game starts.1.) Marital status.2.) Health status3.) Injuries, a king must not have injuries, his skin must be flawless despite going through hell during the games. It is a challenge given by Eurydice herself, as she believes that only a true, powerful man can push through battles without a scar- can become king.
"How the hell are we supposed to do that?!" Kagome flailed her arms just to keep herself floating. She tried to avoid the glass shards that swept in her direction. Thankfully, she had been fully clothed and the shards only grazed the cloth. Ares could only count the remaining people with them. He no longer knew if the others were going to be fetched in the deep sea. If he had the time, he would've gone for them, but that would risk his entry. He could see the bodies of the others who were unconscious when Kraken knocked them over as he emerged from the sea. Some drowned and were slowly sinking. Sir Daelan did not think twice and swam after them. But he couldn't save them all. Prince Kael, who couldn't bear to think that others were dying, helped recover them as fast as he could. He was a fast swimmer, and being the fittest and well-built amongst the participants, he knew he had the capacity to help. Being a prince meant one. Though they weren't his people, he imagined they were and
"Out of my way, miscreant." Desalogia bellowed at the male who broke his mighty sword. His merciless icy blue eyes gleamed more than the ocean beneath them, and there was not a spark of kindness behind them. Ares was in front of him, cold and unforgiving. He was not going to allow the prince to kill the beast."Make me," Ares replied in a dead tone.Desalogia grabs a dagger from his boot and dashes toward Ares. He swung his sharp weapon repeatedly trying to graze the male but Ares was too good at evading his attacks. Ares could feel Desalogia's mighty blows getting into him. He could tell that the prince was a veteran.Ares kept on dodging. He couldn't do anything else. If he ever struck him back, he would surely bleed and that would make him disqualified for the next Game."Perhaps I
There are no gods nor deities living amongst humans.Only demons.Eurydice strode across the long corridor right after the end of the First Game. She did not bother congratulating the rest of the participants and only left with a big scowl on her once-dainty face. The maids whom the Queen passed by turned into stone when she suddenly appeared out of nowhere like a ghost roaming the halls.She was looking for someone. No, it wasn't Ares.She continued walking until she found the person she was looking for. There, Prince Desalogia was hunched over in a corner, eyes staring blankly at the empty wall with his lips pursed in a line. His palm was placed near his bleeding forehead which he was trying to heal with the magic he learned. He shifted his head to the side. Golden sunset rays punctured the towers of the soaring Palace. The breeze of the concluding afternoon gently blew past Ares and Eurydice as they meandered in the empty streets. Everyone was busy cleaning up the stadium, therefore, not a single maid could be seen running around errands. Only a few guards were stationed in the key points of the Palace for security.Ares followed the Queen from behind, gazing at her airy, bouncing azure locks. He noticed something sticking out of her head and decided to break the silence. "I didn't notice you had a horn."Eurydice turned around. The moment her sharp eyelashes fluttered and her crimson irises fixated on him- made his chest skip a beat. Eurydice brings her finger near to her head and slowly hides her horns with her hair."I thought I had hidden it all too welDraconic Ascendance: The King Selection A Walk
"She told me something unusual."Kagome and Daelan stopped munching their bread upon seeing the worry on the male's face. Since the First Game, the three have been inseparable, always looking out for each other's well-being and couldn't care less about others. However, just as their friendship had bloomed, Ares had been showing signs of uneasiness, which the two couldn't seem to ignore.Ares refused to tell them about it the past couple of weeks during their stay in the Palace, so you could imagine how shocked they were when Ares opened up."The Queen told you something unusual?" Daelan asked again while putting his bread back on his plate."What? She rejected you or something?" Kagome raised an eyebrow."No
The Enchanted Forest, a specific chain of mountains that surround the terrain of Fontana, protecting it from hurricanes and making it harder for enemies to attack the kingdom. The Enchanted Forest is a haven for mysterious beings that reside in Fontana and beasts that no one would dare challenge. These said beasts are the very reason why most enemies do not engage in fights or infiltrate Fontana.Legends tell that once you get lost in the Enchanted Forest, you'll never leave without a story. You'll be sure to meet faes, dwarves, and tree nymphs along the way. Many treasures lie in the deep jungle areas of the Enchanted Forest. There rest thousands of invaluable trinkets that offer great power to those who wield them and faunas that may be used as herbs that could heal any sort of injury.This part of Fontana is in the care of the Queen's childhood friend,