The Night of Chaos

NOTE: This is a work of fiction. It has nothing to do with real people, places, things or events in real life.

AUTHOR'S Message: It's my first novel. I hope you all will like the story and look forward to amazing turns of story. I am not a literature person so I hope it will be at least good enough to make you read my story. Enjoy Reading and have a nice day!

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...Life is definitely challenging and full of uncertainty. You never know when the page flips and you land into hell....

Bandai; personal loyal servant of first prince. He has been with prince from age 6.  He is dearest and more like friend to prince. He enters the prince’s chamber and pays his regards to first Prince, Aadin.

Prince Aadin speaks gently with stern face, "Bandai get me my sword!"

~First Prince Aadin of Eden country, a true work of art. His purple big eyes and long eye lashes are deep as ocean. His silver hair with unusual purple shade that drops down to his neck and bangs falling in front of his eyes.  His baby pink lips with lip balm on making them more alluring. The Black-Gold embroidered robe with Royal brooch of lion could be seen clearly. This brooch is a symbol of royal family. The Denim Royal mantle with pearls and Gold chain on it gives an intimidating aura~

Prince Aadin asks with warm smile, "Bandai are the preparations done? Has everyone arrived?"

"Yas  my Lord!" Bandai answers politely as he hands over the Royal black-blade sword to Prince. "Everyone is waiting for you. King and Queen both are present in the ballroom and Prince Hamd is greeting the guests from Rayum (a small neighboring country of Eden)."

Prince Aadin chuckles, "Yeah  after all it’s his in-laws."

"Yas  my Lord! He seems very happy today and so do you.",Bandai smiles brightly.

"Ofcourse! It’s my brother’s marriage; it’s obvious I’ll be the happiest."

Bandai reminds Aadin, "You are getting late and acting like a VIP as if you are the groom, even the King and Queen are there waiting for you."

Prince Aadin chuckles and hits his head in a friendly manner, "Not a groom but I’m first prince and their beloved son. Let’s move now." He changes his expression back to his stern face.

Prince Aadin enters the Ballroom...

~Ballroom decorated with bright red curtains and golden lamps all over and lights glimmering in eyes. Tables of deserts arranged in sequence and helpers serving guests with drinks. Guests attending the ceremony were wearing beautiful gowns, kimonos, and hanboks. Ballroom decorated with dragon lilies, roses, jasmine, and daisies. Scent of flowers giving a fresh environment and the scent of feast serving keeps making mouth waters.~

As he walks through the Ballroom, he could he hear distant chattering...

...(*Chatter*) ~ (*Chatter*) ~ (*Chatter*)...

..."It’s Prince Aadin!" ~ "Wow ! I can’t believe my eyes" ~ " I can die peacefully now" ~ "Daebak !"  ~ "It’s  my first time seeing him" ~ "He  looks so cold and scary yet so beautiful" ~"I  want to marry him"~...

The sound of whispering and chattering spread throughout the Ballroom. Ladies falling in love with the sight of Prince Aadin and their male partners getting jealous but they can’t say a word because they themselves are being mesmerized by the sight of prince who has appeared publicly before only for three times.

Prince Aadin greets King Eon and Queen  Hana. King brightly greets Aadin, "Here comes my son. Are you feeling fine my boy?"

"Yas  father. Where is Hamd?"

-"He  is coming with her bride in a li-"

Queen cuts king's sentence & speaks joyly, "My son it’s a good chance for you to find yourself a partner too. Look throughout, there are all the princesses from many countries and tribes here. All would love to marry you."

King  speaks indifferently, "Our  boy is not just a prince but more special. A princess can’t handle my son’s intimidating personality."

Queen starts acting, "Ahh ! I just wanted to see my Aadin to marry off in my lifetime."

Adin chuckles and gently speaks, "Mother  let the marriage of brother end well besides I don’t want to marry. I will just try greeting guests."

As he walks away, the joyful face of king and queen is overtaken by a worried look.

Queen Hana speaks, "It’s rare to see Aadin smile."

"Yeah ! It’s still dangerous to leave him alone among guests." King worriedly asks his personal servant William, "Where is General Kai?"

William respectfully answers, "My Lord! He was taking a look at the security."

General Kai appears, and  pays his respect to King

~Kai; with beautiful red hair and big red eyes. An appealing butterfly tattoo on his neck making this fine man the finest. His uniform is his pride and he always carries a big spear, his weapon gifted by the king himself. He is the youngest General and royal family and Eden’s loyal ace soldier. King trusts no one other than General Kai and treats him like his own son. He belongs to Fire Tribe of Eden. At age of 24 he is the strongest and youngest soldier that Eden has, who has led troops in many battles and won the wars. Enemies inside and outside Eden are scared of him. He is apple of people’s eye, whole country love the General Kai. Ladies’ second most dream boy after Princess!

"My Lord!", Kai bows and salutes with his right hand on chest, "I guess I appeared at the right time."

King laughs, "Devil  sure knows when to appear ." His expression changes back to a worried look, "Please keep Aadin company. It’s his first time among a crowd."

General Kai firmly responded, "Yas  my lord! You don’t have to worry."

Kai goes to Aadin and tapped his shoulder playfully, "What are you looking for? Don’t you want to greet anyone?

'People are just headache. That’s a relief you are here.",Aadin replies tiredly.

General Kai points at server, "Let’s grab a drink then", as he winks at him.

Prince Aadin smiles, "Sure!"

Ladies at the back getting mesmerized by the beauty and handsomeness of these two gentlemen

General Kai teases Prince Aadin, "You sure are a ladies man. How can this scary person make the hearts of little

women flutter?"

Prince Aadin raises his eyes in disbelief and annoyance, "I’ll  kick you off. They are annoying me already with their weird stares." He gulps the whole drink.

Soon drummers start beating drum with an aesthetic beat. Doors open and Prince Hamd with her bride Princess Nora; his childhood sweetheart, along with King Vahir; King of Rayum enters the hall and catches everyone’s attention.

Both dressed in a beautiful Royal silk robe with pure gold wire work. Princess wearing a beautiful flower crown with a silk veil netting fabric covering her beautiful rose face. The couple is looking angelic and sweet. Guests claim the bride and groom to be the most beautiful couple of century.

...(*Marriage ceremony takes place*)...

Both Prince Hamd and Princess Nora looking majestically beautiful. Prince Hamd with his grey hair and grey sparkling eyes expressing love with softness and tenderness towards his wife. Both looking deeply into each others hearts and taking wedding vow,

..."You are and will always be...

...my friend and my lover....

...I promise to laugh and cry with you....

...I promise to see the seasons of my life with you and grow old with you....

...I'll trust you no matter what...

...the circumstances are....

...I promise to never stop you chasing your dreams and will forever support you and help you....

...I'll always stay right beside you through thick and thin for all our days and nights of our life"...

Everyone congratulates the newlywed couple and enjoys music and feast. Both Ministers Uzuki and Shen-Ro gossiping and having a drink in a corner.

Uzuki smirks, "What a lame sight." As he gritted his teeth followed with a wicked smile, "Great King Eon, letting his son marry a small country’s princess. People laugh at us."

Shen-Ro, the bootlicker of Uzuki also rolls his eyes over the smiling couple, "On  the name of love" he evily smirks while gulping his drink, "Rubbish ! He never listened to us in case of his sons and that brat Aadin only appears whenever he wants."

Uzuki tosses the coin in air, "King  doesn’t have much time though and Hamd is just a child. It won’t be too long to get rid of him. The way King and Hamd hides Aadin, it must be because he is already suffering from a disease. He doesn’t seem like a threat."

They both looked at the landed coin with Heads, they looked at each other with evil smirk, "Life is going to be good.", Uzuki exclaims.

Shen-Ro confusedly asks, "What are you going to do?"

"You’ll know soon! I’ve been in touch with Moora’s sovereign. For now just enjoy the party." Uzuki clicks the glass of wine and smirks.

At night after marriage ceremony, wind was blowing heavily. Trees waving and leaves fall off to the ground. Far off in the sky, lightening and light thunder could be seen and heard.

"Why does something feels off? On the top of that why is weather so creepy suddenly? It was clear until evening." General Kai uttered to himself.

Meanwhile in King’s Chamber, Prince Aadin is lying down on lap of his mother, queen Hana.

"My little boy, I can’t believe how you grew up so much. I felt so happy to see you smile today." As queen runs her fingers through Aadin's hair. "Aadin, promise me, no matter what, you will never hurt anyone. You will learn to love people. You are prince but our son first. We want to see you happy."

Prince Aadin hugs his mother with affection, "Maa ! Why are you being emotional today? People are just simply pain. Hamd is there for country. Besides I hate those ministers, specially that rascal Uzuki."

The air around him tenses up, King Eon shouts worriedly, "Aadin! Learn to have control on your emotions. There is no castle in the world where there is no evil. Purity and evil co-exist in society. This is the balance of world. You are unique. You have to protect yourself and others from that evil. You can’t eliminate all evil."

Prince Aadin and Queen start playing hand claps while ignoring the king.

King Eon frustratedly sigh, "These two! ..... I’m going to my study." He childishly started making funny crying face and wiping his fake tears, "You both team up against me" He smiles looking at his dear wife and his son. He felt nothing but blessed. His one child married off today. While his other child with by birth raging nature has started to fit well and getting Normal day by day. He did nothing but to thank heavens. He leaves to his study with a warm smile.

.....

The sounds of footsteps could be heard.

...~clomp ~clomp ~ tap ~tap…...

The court lady opens the door. It’s Juda; king’s most loyal court man appears in king’s study and reports,

"Yours Highness! The West coast sent report. It reported the loss of many soldiers. Enemy troops have crossed the barricades. Our country is under threat."

King's expression remained calm yet a look of worry could be seen in his eyes, "What  are you talking about?" He shouts, "Kai! Summon him to the court!"

As King goes outside of king’s chamber in the Castle’s Hall to go court.

...“Intruder… Intruder…....

...Seal the gates…Alert!!”...

Soldier started shouting, “Protect the Royal family!!!”

Shouts of the guards and alarms start ringing. The guards started beating drums. Armed soldiers circled around the king guarding him.

General Kai appears along with Prince Hamd and Princess Nora.

General Kai worriedly looks at king and bows down,"Yours Highness!" "Juda! Take the King, Queen, Aadin and princess Nora to underground safety."

Prince Hamd spoke, "There  is news of assassin break through the castles. I'll go with Kai and take a look. "

Princess Nora couldn't do anything other than letting his husband go on her first wedding night, "Hamd  please be safe!"

"Don’t you worry. Just leave immediately with Juda and King.", Hamd patted her head and left and light peck on her forehead.

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Meanwhile in King’s Chamber, minister Uzuki enters the room. Queen Hana angrily questions him, "How dare you enter inside our room uninformed?"

Aadin stands up with annoyance as he glared at Uzuki, "What  do you want?"

Minister Uzuki felt a chill as Aadin's glare fell on him, "Prince Aadin! My Lady!" he quickly bows down, "How  may I dare to barge in to your chamber room. Please forgive me. There is assassin’s breakthrough. I was told that King has been injured badly!" With his heavy breath he starts weeping. "where is the king?"

On hearing this, Hana looked at Aadin with her teary eyes. Aadin couldn't hold himself and grabbed his sword and runs outside with Uzuki.

As he just stepped outside the room. Queen’s scream is heard. Aadin rushes back to the room as he is sighted with the worst nightmare of his life. Smell of blood is covering the room and a man dressed in black shinobi uniform. Queen’s lavender robe turns crimson as blood rushes out of her stomach and mouth. Her body turns pale and eyes lifeless.

She looks at the sight of her beloved son for the very last time. Tears flows down her eyes. In the deadliest moment she is still worried about her son. With her final ounce of strength left inside her body she shouts,

"A-Aadin!..." She chokes on her breath, "Don’t come closer."  As her voice fades away,tears rolled down her eyes thinking about did she deserve this painful death or not. She begged his son with last breath, "Run  away son!"

Aadin is standing on his heels as he is stunned by the situation making his feet froze in the ground. Hus body is making him unable to move. He feels the chills running down his spine. It took him a minute to realize the reality and make him comes back to his senses. He rushed inside and grabbed his mother, "Maa!!" He shouted louder as tears fell off his eyes, "Don’t die on me! Open your eyes! Maa!! Mom!!"

As Uzuki enters the room, he is shocked with the bloody sight and shouts and sobs after seeing the unfortunate sight of queen’s assassination. "My Lady!! Our country is doomed." A thought took him to a journey and he smirked but that smirk didn't last too long. He started sobbing, "Yours Highness!"

Uzuki states to assassin, "You  are dead!" He pulls  out his sword and clashes it with assassin and gets himself injured on his arm.

Aaadin was grabbing her mother and crying his eyes out. "Maa! Don’t leave me." He sobbed and choked on his breath as queen rubs his cheeks. Queen’s hand becomes lifeless and fell off.

Aadin shouted with all his might. The grief of his mother filled his scream, "MAA!"

He glared the assassin fighting with Uzuki. Suddenly the room temperature drops and all the glasses break down and shatters into pieces. Injured Uzuki falls down to ground and shunned by what is happening. Assassin who was all well falls off to ground on his knees as well with his eyes wide open and hand crutching his chest tightly. With a speed flash, his body is sliced into three. Blood rushes out his body like a fountain and splatters on the face of Uzuki.

King, General Kai and Prince Hamd rushes back to the room as they heard Aadin and all the noise.

They witnessed the deadly Aadin bathed in blood of assassin. Hamd and Kai rushed and grabbed Aadin who is coughing up blood and has fainted. King standing at the room’s doorstep looking at the calamity that broke on his head. He is unable to move as he sees his wife dead in front of him. King’s room that used to be decorated all the time with flowers and Queen smiling around him is lying dead covered in blood. Smell of blood is covering the room and his sons crying and sobbing. On the West coast the enemies has broken through the barricades. He fell down on his knees hopelessly seeking mercy from God.

King with his faint voice calls her wife, "Hana!… O my Hana!"  He leans on the door’s side.

"O  my God!"  The tears rolled down his cheeks, "W-what  have I done

wrong? My beloved wife! What’s her fault? I did everything for my country…W-why..."

Kai rushed and held the king with his shoulder, "Yours Highness! Please take a hold of yourself!"

Hamd was crying on floor on his mother's body, "M-mom !!"  He sobbed and whimpers as he cuddled his mother’s body in his arms. "What happened here?" He shouted at Uzuki with all his might, "Answer  me!"

Scared Uzuki told him about what he heard and rushed here to see king. Him and Aadin and were coming to look for the Lord but heard queen’s scream but it was too late as he started crying and sobbing, "Please forgive me master! I am to be blamed. If I was on time our beloved Queen would be safe and sound." He kept saying that and cried like a kid.

King states to Uzuki, "Gather all the ministers and call the meeting."

Uzuki nodded, "Yas  my Lord!" And rushes out of king’s chamber.

King looked at Kai and said firmly, "Take my family and find a safe place."

Hamd heard his father's opinion and shouted in disbelief, "No ! I am not going anywhere!"

King spoke to him indifferently, "Hamd you have a family now. You have to protect her and fulfill your duty as husband. Just protect Nora and yourself for now!"

"I’ll  send Nora back to her home for a while. I am not leaving you behind.",Hamd refused to king's order.

Eon got angry at his son's unwillingness to leave and shouted, "Look  at your mother who is lying dead on floor and your brother lying down when no one knows how much dangerous he can be after he wakes up."

Hamd states to Kai, "Leave  with Aadin." - "Dad I am not leaving you with these wolves surrounding you."

Kai tried to convince the king saying, "Yours  Highness! Hamd is right. It is not safe for you to be here all alone. You stay ill yourself. If no royal family’s heir is here, we don’t know what will happen."

Hamd with his red burning eyes that were boiling with rage spoke, "I was too soft on those wicked people. I won’t forgive them."

King sobbed, "Kai  please leave as soon as possible and don’t let anyone know about it. I will be leaving Aadin in your care."

Kai stood up and bowed down, "Your command is my duty!"

King gently advises him, "Find a safe space for him please."

"What  about the West Coast, Moora's troops?" Hamd looks at Kai in confusion.

"Don’t  worry about that Hamd. I’ll give my orders before leaving. I will return as soon as I find a suitable secure place for him. Look after Aadin. I’ll go check everything else up." Kai assures him and rushes out to prepare for the run and send in someone to help.

King suddenly fells on ground. Hamd shouts and rushes to hold king in his arms. He worriedly tapped his father's cheeks, "Dad, you okay?" He saw king loosing his conscious and shouted for help, "Where   the hell is everyone?"

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