Unholy Crown of Aimene

“The time has come, he must be taken birth somewhere. The sky is turning orange like a fire ball.” Grantham was looking at the sky. It was deep orange in the day time. Argonne nodes silently while looking in the same direction.

“Hey speed up, you are so slow Cian. See I am about to reach to the target.” Aimene mocks and shouts at his beat friend in cheerful voice.

Aimene was holding canvas headgear and his biceps were popping up in the rhythmic movement. His silky black hair were moving and talking with air. His sand coloured skin was shining in the strong sun light. He was looking at the tree with his deep sea green coloured eyes covering with thick lashes. He was looking like God of Love.

Both were riding on their horses in the deep forest in day time. Suddenly they heard clopping sound from a certain direction. Both came together and was trying to figure out, what was it? They saw some of the royal soldiers were going to the palace carrying a royal Carriage.

They were about to cross the deep woods but attacked by bandits. Aimene and Cian ran in that direction feeling that situation is not going to control. They both helped the soldiers to fight with bandits. In this process Aimene got some cuts on his hands and chest parts but still he was attacking on other bandits like a waltz.

Someone was peeping out from the carriage when they were fighting. When all bandits were killed he and Cian turned to take back. “Hey stop there,” Both of the men stopped in their track, they turned to look at the person.

Aimene’a eyes became wide open when he saw her. She was like a goddess. Beautiful white skin with shiny black hairs and hazel nut eyes. Her lips were red like rose petals. She was wearing a long olive green flayer dress with a big brow at the back. Her eyes were sparkling like diamonds.

Cian closes Aimene’a mouth as he was drooling at her like anything when she was walking towards them.

“Oh, you two are the one who helped my soldiers. Hello there, I am Princess Roisin of this kingdom, I just want to show my gratitude towards your help. Can you came to the palace tonight for a visit.” She speaks in her soft sugary voice. Anybody would melt by listening to her.

He nodded robotically. “Ok, then see you in the evening. “ she chirps and turned to leave.

In the evening both Aimene and Cian reached to the palace. The guards stopped them at the front gate but Princess made it in time and allowed them to come inside.

Both were amazed by the looking at the larger then life Palace. Everything was so perfect, big hallways, decorative archways, big wooden doors. Every thing was just mesmerizing. When they were crossing the Great conference hall suddenly the crown which was covered in the glass cabinet started emitting green light. Aimene noticed it but didn’t say anything. “May be he was overthinking....” he neglected the feeling just popped in his heart after seeing the crown.

He was feeling strong connection with that crown. They reached in the big dining room... which was having a long table with lots of chairs to sit. The table was filled with various dishes. The aroma of the food was hitting their noses. Cian moves his hand on his tummy with licking lips. Aimene glares at him for his actions, Cian gasps and looks down.

Princess laughs at his cute action. “oh he is so funny, isn’t he?” Cian winks at Aimene.

“Who is there?” a loud thunderous voice filled in the hall. A big man with dark eyes and beard entered in the room.

“Gentlemen, please meet my father King Argonne.” Roisin hugs her father with a smile. Argonne shoots a glare in their direction and then looks at his daughter to clarify. “Oh, Father don’t thing wrong. They are the man who saved me from bandits in the day earlier. So I called them here for Thanks giving.” Roisin chided.

“Hmm, well Gentlemen it’s pleasure to meet you both. Have a dinner. He directs them to sit and start eating. They all sat and the food started to serve. Nobody was saying anything during the meal. A strong possessive feeling was spreading in the environment. The Aura of King Aronne was so intense and negative that anyone could hardly breathe in presence of him.

After finishing the dinner both men took their leave from the princess. “I felt so good that you paid a visit here. I had no friends earlier but now hoping we could be a good friends.” Roisin was happy that she could met with other persons apart from the castle people.

While returning back on the entire way Aimene was thinking of the glowing crown. He was feeling something strange since he saw that crown. He was sensing like that crown was calling him and pulling him to come back.

“What, you are still thinking about the princess. Hmm, I guess you are liking her. Its obvious she is Goddess of beauty and princess too.” Cian was blabbering in his on thoughts.

“Hmm, what? What were you saying I didn’t heard.” Aimene looks at him with twitching lips. Cian feels it weird that he is that much silent and not aware of his surroundings. “Sorry bro, I was thinking something else.” Aimene scrunched his brows. “What were you thinking?” Cian looks at him curiously.

“Do you remember when we were passing through great conferences hall. I saw a crown over there . When we passed from there, it started emitting green light. But now I am thinking that it was giving some signals but not understanding what.” He was saying while looking in the blank direction.

“That’s strange but who cares. So many secrets are hidden in these long walls. We are just a common person. Live it bro. Let’s move fast it’s going dark now.” Both of them pushes their horses to move fast.

Next day in the morning when he was working in forge, his father Cillian was noticing him. What happened my boy why you are so silence today? I am observing you since last night when you returned back from the castle.”

“Oh, it’s nothing just a reckless feeling. Don’t mind. You tell me, what about the order which you received from the king. It’s a huge one. Will we able to complete it on time?” He asked to distracthis mind.

But Cillian narrows his eyes slightly on his weird behaviour. “I know something is there on your mind that’s why you are distracting me. Tell me son may be I could help you.” He put his hand on Aimene’s shoulder.

“Hmm,” he takes a deep breathe and closes his eyes to think over. “yesterday when we reached at the palace we were passing through the great conference room. I saw a glowing crown over there. Why it was placed in a glass cabinet? Why the king don’t wear it? Don’t you feel it’s strange, do you?” he was thinking of the event happened yesterday. Cillian gulps a big lump of saliva in fear.

“The time came, now I have to tell him about everything and the foretold too which was said on his birth.” He was thinking in his mind and looking intact towards Aimene.

“Agha,” he clears his throat, “ I think the time has arrived to tell you about everything.” After hearing that Aimene was looking confused at him.

“Hmm, it was said long time ago, even I don’t believe it much but I witnessed the events happened that day when you took birth. Prophets still believe but the common people thinks it like an old story but it seems that what you saw in the castle it proved that the foretold is not wrong.” Aimene was listening carefully.

“long time ago in the kingdom of Latveria that crown was cursed by a witch called Evenora.” Cillian was continued with his story.

“What, that crown is cursed?” Aimene looking amazed.

“Prince Ronan of that time was in love with Evenora. They were in deep love that prince had promised to get that once he will be king then he will make her his queen. And Evenora was truly believed him. Evenora was on trip with her family out of the kingdom, that time only the King Zora received a marriage proposal for Roman from neighboring kingdom Adelone. They made a treaty in favour of the marriage that Adelone will help Letveria in dealing its boundaries and Letveria will give allow them waterways for trading. Adelone was a powerful kingdom so there was no question to deny its offer. Both the kingdom agreed to its proposal and Ronan become married to Princess Laoise. She was goddess of beauty. No one can stand in front of her. Our prince to forgot Evenora for the time when he saw Laoise. After their marriage King Zora announced him as a king and queen of the kingdom and took retirement from the work. Everything was going smoothly but it was just a month passed and Evenora returned to the place. She came to the castle to meet the prince.

She got stunned when she saw Queen Laoise and King Ronan together. Both were sitting on the throne and a big noble meeting was going on. She interrupted the work and shouts loudly.

“Ronan, who is this girl sitting at my place?” she dash towards the queen to drag her from the crown. Soldiers approached her and blocked the path. She was sniffing dangerously.

“Behave Evenora you are talking the king and queen of the kingdom” the minister stood up from the place and shouts at her. Her eyes became wide open she heard it and tears started to flow. Her hiccups started.

“You promised me that you will make me your queen once you became the King. You ditched me for this daughter of bitch.” She was looking furious.

“I am sorry Evenora but this was the best in favour of kingdom and my kingdom is supreme in my life.” Ronan tried to manipulate her.

“You are just like others, who can give up on everything they get the power and position in return. I can’t believe I loved you once.” She was saying with dead pain.

“I won’t leave that bitch who snatched my love and position. She is going to die. And I will see who stops me to do that.” She spreads her hands to spell something but interrupted by Ronan.

“You should keep this in you mind that she is the queen of this kingdom and if you try to harm her you will not be inhale next breath. I will make sure it. What do you think if you kill her I will give her position. No, never, forget it. You are no use of me now. Now scram.” Ronan proceeded to sit back but stop a while.

“Oh, so this is your true colour. Once you got power you forgot me. What do you thing I will leave you like that Ronan, I will curse you. You would never be happy again.” Evenora was throwing daggers from her blazing eyes.

Ronan smiles and stands on his place and Laoise was looking confused on everything which was going in front of her. “I want that place which was destined to me and if you can’t do this for me then I will snatch it.” By saying that she again spread her hands widely and closes her eyes.

“I, Evenora the witch of Alynthi, daughter of fire and water, curse you that any of your successors would not be able to sit on the throne anymore. This crown made you greedy. No body would be able to wear it again. No king would left afterwards. This Kingdome will be doomed. If anybody will trying to touch it he will see his death to the hell. This might kingdom will destroy without its king.” Evenora’a eyes glowing orange yellow in anger and hair were blowing with air.

Queen Laoise stepped down from the throne and knelt down in front of her with tearful eyes. “Hey kind lady, I don’t know about much of you but what happened between you two. Why cursed my womb. It is every lady's dream to feel the motherhood but now I can’t have it. Please take it back. I beg you. Please don’t do this to me. You can take anything in return but please take it back.” She started crying bitterly. Her body was shaking.

Entire hall was silently watching what was going on in front of their eyes. They were feeling sad for their queen. In all this mess she will be the one who is punished.

After listening to her Evenora smiled wickedly. “I can only give a little relaxation in this curse that a person who is kind by heart, pure like water, sharp like fire and, crafty like eagle would only able to wear this crown. He would be responsible for the haphazard which would happen after his birth. But he will bring peace and integrity among people once he will wear this crown.”

“King Ronan will go with me no matter what otherwise this will not be effective. And the entire kingdom will be vanished like a smoke.” She laughs bitterly on his face.

Ronan closes his eyes in anticipation and looks at her wife. He shakes his head while thinking something but before he could utter a word he got disappeared with Evenora in exile.

The crown fall down on the throne. Laoise tries to touch it but a green spark emitted and she becomes unconscious afterwards.

It was the right time when the tricksy and cunning people took over the throne and put the queen in the prison. She died afterwards nobody knows how. But it is said that the ancestors of Argonne were furious about the foretold and they killed each and every new born with brutality. The peace and happiness vanished since then. That’s why we are leaving near the woods not in the kingdom village.” Cillian took a deep breath afterwards and looks at Aimene.

“It is my crown. I belong to it. This is my kingdom. And I will bring peace in this place. I will" Aimene was looking determined for something but he was not aware of the ways that how he will achieve it.

“But how you going to do that?” Cillian was looking puzzled now. “let’s see the crown will make it’s own way for me.” 

Suddenly they heard the clopping sound of horses outside. Both of them cam outsige the forge. The soldiers were reading anorder from Argonne, "All the infants who born today must be killed and if the parents refuse to do this they will be punished and life imprisonment will be given."

Aimene'a blood start to boil on listening to this order that how someone can that be cruel. He looks in the blank sky in deep thought.

Two years later

Everyone was looking happy. The village people were chatting and laughing peacefully. Roisin put her hand on his shoulder.

He turns back to her and looks deeply in her eyes. Both were standing in the huge balcony of the castle.

"Aimene, there is a good news for you. I think you will get a heir so soon." She blushes while saying that. Her cheeks become crimson red and her eyes was flipping on his touch.

"This is the biggest news of my life Roisin my queen." And he bends over her to kiss her deeply with all his passion.