Chapter 1 - Prologue

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[Heavy rainfall sounds]

Cole Leighton would be seen walking outside in the rain within the safety of the kingdom's walls. His face has a blank expression as if he's slowly dying of boredom after a long day. He'd walk inside the nearest tavern, being all soaked.

"Hmph." he says before standing at the bar, pointing at the alcoholic bottle in front of him before putting two coins on the bar's table and grabs the drink for himself, drowning himself with it until passing out. Some people would stare at him.

Cole grumpily wakes up in the morning with a hangover, someone enters the bar as soon as he did. Cole would lift his head upwards and attempt to stand up straight, looking over to see who it was. A group of three knights had entered the tavern, sitting down at a table nearby with each other. The knights looked over at him and laughed at him for being such a drunk loser who clearly has no life.

Cole didn't take that too kindly. He'd get up from his seat and slurred threats at the Astoria Kingdom's knights. He'd say "You guys are nothing! Alright!? Little tiny specks of dust to me! Think you're bad huh? I'll show you tough.." he yelled out at them. The group of knights just shrugged their shoulders and ignored him, watching Cole walk away and exit the tavern himself.

Once outside the tavern, Cole found a bucket of water sitting nearby and drenched himself with it, this helps wake himself up from the hangover last night.

"Much better.." he'd mutter to himself.

Cole would head towards the barracks of the Astoria Kingdom. Once there, Cole gets on his knees in the middle of the knight's training plaza and pledges himself to the Kingdom. He'd quickly catch the attention of King Asteron after knights alerted the king to what was going on outside their barracks. "What's all this about?" King Asteron would ask.

Cole looks up at Asteron with a tightened fist on his heart and while on one knee, saying "Knight me. I'll prove myself worthy." Everyone sort of crowds around them at plaza, seeing what was happening. One mysterious person appeared to be watching this unfold from the shadows nearby, intrigued by Cole's actions and words.

"What's the reason for this huh boy?" King Asteron would question him.

"I have nothing left to loose, I want something more to my life." King Asteron would simply refuse the boys offer to become one of his knights, thinking that he is too young for that type of dangerous career.