Reign your dreams

Malevolous speaks. A dream vision of a man who once could have been king.

Claire:

Oh, what a day!

Cassandra:

Hmm?

Claire:

Now that Jane told me about all this, I really doubt in King Galandir!

Cassandra:

Only now?

Claire:

Oh, come on! We couldn't have proven anything about him being all evil and that.

Cassandra:

Couldn't we?

Careful.

Claire:

Eh?

Cassandra:

Who was that?

Stranger:

Careful, girls. Do not trust every word you read. You have found one story. I will tell you another one:

Malevolus:

* bol flas *
* bol flas *
* bol flas *
* bol flas *
I think I know who that is.

Coroth:

Now where can the king be....

Alignment set to evil.

Coroth:

Why to you fight back when you must know that it is you king that is evil.

Arroc:

Damn you!

Coroth:

* bol flas *

Malevolus:

Kill the beasts.,

Coroth:

You fools fight back when it is your own king the betrays you!

Malevolus:

What do you mean?

Coroth:

What I mean is that it is your own king that deceives you!

Malevolus:

Get rid of the minions, I am prepared to listen to any wizard.
Thank you.

Coroth:

Now then.

Alignment set to good.

Coroth:

Your king is the one who has corrupted the ring.

Malevolus:

He has?

Coroth:

He was the one who planted the message within it.

Malevolus:

That fits.

Coroth:

and he who deceived you into believing that it was I that tried to kill him.

Arroc:

What?!

Coroth:

You may not believe me, but it is the truth.

Arroc:

You did not try to kill Galandir?
guard

Malevolus:

* bol flas *
* bol flas *

Arroc:

* bol flas *

Coroth:

I come now to cleanse the castle of him.

Malevolus:

Indeed?

Coroth:

It is time that the evil king be removed from this castle.

Arroc:

He tried to kill you by telling everyone you tried to kill him?

Malevolus:

It all makes sense now.

Coroth:

Yes, convincing everyone it was I.

Arroc:

But the note by the bracken?
and the chaos ring.

Coroth:

Which note might that have been?

Malevolus:

* bol flas *
* bol flas *
* shel *

Arroc:

It was signed by you.

Coroth:

The choas ring was the kings own evil currupting it.
I never signed such a thing!

Malevolus:

* pur *

Arroc:

Hmmmm

Malevolus:

Have ou never heard of a forgery?

Arroc:

Who to beleive....

Coroth:

Now I am labeled as an assassin for all of the kingdom to hunt me down.

Arroc:

I am so confused.

Malevolus:

Coroth is a wizard.

Coroth:

Believe who you might, I come to cleanse the castle.

Malevolus:

* bol flas *

Arroc:

Why did you abandon your post as a guard?

Coroth:

With or without you.
Do you not see that the king was evil!
That is why I left my post.

Malevolus:

* bol flas *

Coroth:

Not evil, corrupted.

Arroc:

I think.....
I trust you, Coroth.

Coroth:

Currupted by power and greed.

Arroc:

Power does do that to people.

Coroth:

the king does not have an heir to the throne...

Arroc:

I beleive you.

Malevolus:

What of the Duchess?
Would she not stand to inherit?

Coroth:

She has been missing for a long time.
This was part of the reason why the king became so insane.

Malevolus:

No one told me. Why am I not told these things?

Coroth:

The king would not have wanted that to leak out..

Malevolus:

Ah.

Arroc:

So what should we do?

Coroth:

I am going to scour the castle in search of the king.
If he is found I will bring him a swift end to his misery.

Arroc:

I suppose you must kill him?

Coroth:

Yes, that is the only option.

Arroc:

I am sorry to hear that.

Coroth:

I will take it into my own hands.

Arroc:

I suppose you are right, however.

Coroth:

You two will not have any of this on your hands.
Once the deed is done I will have to flee this town
I will make it look like an accident and make it so that one of you will cede to the throne.

Malevolus:

One of us?

Coroth:

Yes, one of you.

Arroc:

One of us.....

Coroth:

The king does not have a heir.

Malevolus:

Interesting.

Coroth:

I was considering Malevolus, his name reaches far throughout the countryside.

Arroc:

He is more popular.

Malevolus:

I met a troll who knew my name once, that was surprising.

Coroth:

Less chat, we much remove the king at once before he escapes.

Arroc:

What you have always wanted.......

Coroth:

You two! Go this way <---

 

Coroth went towards the kings chambers and it was there he killed the king.

 

Coroth:

Poor old king.....

Arroc:

move

Coroth:

The deed is done.

Malevolus:

You have succeeded?

Arroc:

heel

Coroth:

He was killed in his chambers.

Arroc:

free

Coroth:

That appears to be the end of his majesty.

Arroc:

*shudders*

Malevolus:

Indeed.

Arroc:

What a shame.

Coroth:

Argh! Another citizen!

Malevolus:

Not a pretty sight.

Arroc:

He had it coming, though.

Malevolus:

Arroc, deal with Yerrak.
Wait.

Coroth:

I must make haste, the cards will fall into place Malevolus.
Until then, good day.

Malevolus:

Farewell Coroth.

 

Coroth left them and the Elite Guard walked in soon after.

 

Elite Guard:

Where is the king?!

Arroc:

He will never live again.

Malevolus:

A tragedy.
Alas, the king has died.

Elite Guard:

What has happened?

Malevolus:

We came in here and he was there, cold.

Arroc:

We do not know.

Yerrak:

I came to the castle and was attacked by Coroth

Elite Guard:

Quite a tragedy...
Coroth?

Yerrak:

Then we found the King.......

Elite Guard:

was it he who did this foul deed?

Malevolus:

Your majesty...

Yerrak:

It must have been

Arroc:

We cannot know.

Elite Guard:

I did find one piece of parchment that you will find most interesting Malevolus.

Malevolus:

Oh? What is written there?

Elite Guard:

I suppose it was there all along in the archives. *Scratches his head*
He states that you are the relative of King galandir.

Yerrak:

! ! !

Malevolus:

I am?

Elite Guard:

Therefore......
It appears so.

Arroc:

THat means Malevolus is the heir.....

Elite Guard:

*Kneels down*

Arroc:

*bows*

Elite Guard:

You are...the new king.

Yerrak:

*bows*

Taken: Gold Crown

Given: Gold Crown

Malevolus:

Then my first act must be to declare a day of mourning for King Galandir.

Elite Guard:

Yes, sire.
I shall remove the body at once.

Malevolus:

Indeed.

Elite Guard:

A prepare him for burial.

Malevolus:

It is a sad fact that you were absent at the time of his death.
As were we all.
Too late...

Elite Guard:

Yes, it is quite disheartening.

Arroc:

Indeed.

Yerrak:

Agreed

Elite Guard:

I shall rally up the rest of the royal staff and tell them of both the sad and great news.

Yerrak:

If I had not stopped to deal with that poison beast.......

Elite Guard:

I will gather the royal mages to prepare the old kings body.

Arroc:

Do you think Malevolus is now in danger?

Yerrak:

Yes I would think so.

Elite Guard:

If the evil Coroth comes back, he could be in danger.
I am curious to know how he got in.

Arroc:

He needs all the protection possible.

Elite Guard:

The gates were closed this morning.

Malevolus:

Perhaps he had some greater magic than we know of.

Elite Guard:

There must be a tunnel under the castle.

Yerrak:

hmmmm

Elite Guard:

If we can find it we can close it immediatly.

Malevolus:

The matter must be investigated.

Elite Guard:

Yes, indeed your majesty.

Malevolus:

I will leave it in your capable hands.

Elite Guard:

I shall get to it at once!
*Bows*

Cassandra:

Wow. This really happened?

Stranger:

No. This is just a story. A story of a man named Malevolus.

Cassandra:

A dream vision, that is?

Stranger:

Yes, so to say.

[Many thanks to Jinker for clarifying that story.]