Archipelago: the lost king
chapter 2 - the heir

"where is this?" noran.

Noran looked around him, a large and tall room filled with red bricks.

in addition, there is a fairly large statue on one of the brick walls. A statue of a man, his appearance is full of charisma, around his body, wrapped in a kind of luxurious and expensive cloth.

there was also a small crown on his head, similar to a statue of a king.

step step step...

the sound of footsteps rang out from outside the room, some shadows were visible on the floor of the room.

two similarly dressed men walked over, with long spears and round shields in their hands.

bruuck...

"respectful sir!" say the two in unison.

both of them kneeled down with shields as a pedestal and spears stood up.

"sir?" noran muttered.

Noran was puzzled by the words of the two men before him, calling him master and kneeling before him, what a humbling thing for him.

before long, the sound of footsteps came back to be heard, displaying the figure of an old man filled with majesty and wisdom.

long white hair, fully white clothes and a character on his forehead.he did the same thing with the two men before him, kneeling down and saluting.

"respectful sir!" said it.

"wait, who are you?" ask Noran.

he had just arrived in this strange world, and now he had already been summoned master by 3 strangely dressed people.

"we are the faithful followers of the lord." replied the old man.

the old man slowly got up, and walked over towards Noran. With a smile on his face, he spoke.

"are you confused, what is really going on with the current master?" ask the old man.

Noran nodded and replied,

"yes, what's really going on with me?" ask Noran.

the man smiled again, walking closer towards the statue which was illuminated by several candles and torches.

"have you experienced anything unreasonable?" ask the old man.

Noran was surprised to hear the man's words, how could he guess? that's how he thinks.

"yes, I'm going through something that doesn't make sense" Noran said.

"it's because of your destiny." said the old man.

"destiny?" ask Noran.

"yes, destiny. come with us sir, and we will explain it there" said the old man.

the three men walked out of this room. Noran felt a little suspicious, but he still followed the three.

when he came down, he was really surprised.he realized that he was currently in a large temple.

as he looked down, he was surprised.The temple has a large area, a magnificent building and a large wall that surrounds it.

The North Star Temple..

terluis clear at the entrance of the temple.The temple stands on top of a mountain peak, with a thick fog that envelops, making this temple hidden so well.

after stepping out of the temple, Noran realized that the temple had mysteriously disappeared.

the magnificent view of the temple turned into a lush and dark tree.

"where's the temple?" noran.

"master, the temple is in front of the master at this time" said the old man.

Noran stepped out again, and the temple disappeared again.

"why did the temple disappear?" ask Noran.

"sir, this temple is protected by a magic circle, people from outside the temple will not be able to see it" said the old man.

the four again walked down the steep and steep mountain slopes.The four were very careful, missteps a little. they could plunge freely to the bottom of the mountain.

quite far down the mountain, the four of them saw several buildings in front, seen also several guards dressed similarly around the building.

"we have arrived sir, at the royal shelter" said the old man.

the guards who were going around immediately approached and saluted Noran and the others.

"respect to us sir!" say they're in unison.

Noran nodded, this was already the third time of this kind of respect, he was getting used to it.

"let's go, follow me." said the old man.

Noran followed the old man, they entered a wooden house that was larger than the others.

....

main chamber....

Noran and the old man sat facing each other, while the two guards stood beside Noran and the old man.

"so, what do you mean by fate?" ask Noran.

the old man smiled, then spoke.

"as I said, it is destiny. In the blood of master, the blood of Kalla's ancestor flows.

the grandfather of the lord, king Hamseer was the first king of this kingdom, the kingdom of Kalaya, as well as the founder of this kingdom.

your grandfather had two sons, your father, Hermes and your uncle, Ramsesh, a century ago, when your grandfather was dying, your grandfather passed the throne to your father.

but your uncle, prince Ramsesh, did not accept and started a rebellion, allying himself with the forces of darkness, making the peaceful and safe kingdom of Kalaya a battlefield.

at that time, your father, who had just become king, was forced to intervene against the rebellion of your uncle.

at that time, the master was only about 3 weeks old, because of the rebellion, king Hermes had to transfer the master to the human world" said the old man.

hearing the old man's story, Noran felt a bit strange and asked.

"wait, you said it was a century, and my grandfather was dying when I was 3 weeks old? how come?" ask Noran.

the old man realized, if he had forgotten something important, he then spoke back.

"sorry sir, I forgot to tell you. In this mystic realm, the inhabitants are able to live for hundreds of years because of their canuragan abilities.

in fact, a person of the first king's level can live for more than 1000 years" said the old man.

"a-thousand you say?!" noran.

Noran was surprised to hear the explanation of the old man before him. In the normal world, most only reached 60-70 years, 100 years were already very lucky.

"yes sir and your grandfather was killed because of the heavy injuries he suffered.

when facing the master's uncle, the master's father, the noble Hermes, sent the master to the human world.

and now, it's time for the lord to take over the throne of this kalaya kingdom." said the old man.

"what?! take over this royal throne?!" noran.

only when he arrives in a strange world, he is now obliged to take over the throne.

"yes sir, I, Rudra, give full allegiance to you, please guide us" said the old man.

"we give our full allegiance to you, please guide us" the two soldiers said in unison.