Become Tyrant On My Own Way
Chapter 1 - FORECAST
It all started with the simple words of a fortune teller.
A child destined to be a tyrant.
Working together with the witch, causing the death of the king and his brothers and sisters, ruling the kingdom, waging a continental war, and then destroying the world.
Thus, I, Helios de Meglovia, the second prince of the Kingdom of Meglovia, who was then five years old, had to live the fate imposed on me and live with the loss of love from my family.
From that day on, for many years, even the young me had to live in a cold palace, living separately from my family.
No one loves me. My father and mother, the king and queen of this kingdom, looked at me with disdain every time I greeted them. So it is with my brothers and sisters, the princes and princesses of this kingdom, ignoring me as if I were an invisible existence.
The people of this kingdom? They endlessly pray daily to the holy fire that my life will end in a tragic accident.
I wonder why they so worship an existence called holy fire that with my ice I can easily extinguish.
Yes, the kingdom of Meglovia is a kingdom that exists by worshiping fire as their deity.
Putting aside the divination of the most saintly person in the kingdom, I who was born with the talent of ice magic, let alone being different from the other royal families, I was actually born with the talent of an element that was very contrary to fire, being the existence most hated by the holy fire that caused everyone in this kingdom to blaspheme me.
“Hah! Why is it that only I am among the four brothers who have the talent of ice magic, while my other brothers and sisters are all fire elements?!”
But no matter how I complain, nothing will change.
I who was able to survive through thirteen years of life after being branded as a tyrant who would destroy the world by the holy prophecy was already a great gift to me. There is nothing more precious than life itself.
Of course it's not because they pity me.
All because there is another sacred prophecy in the kingdom that says,
Heroes will emerge in a time of world crisis, defeat the evil tyrant and his witch warriors, and unite the continent, then the most prosperous life that has never been felt before for the kingdom will happen afterwards.
Thanks to the prophecy, I was left alive.
I was raised to be a would-be villain who would become a victim who would be defeated by heroes for the welfare of mankind.
However, one day at the age of 18 years, it happened.
The existence of monsters in the monster forest that became a natural protection for the kingdom against the invasion of the demon continent in the west suddenly rampaged and began to invade the kingdom since 3 years ago.
Thanks to Duke Alvon van Rucanthes guarding the defense of the kingdom in the west, the kingdom can survive the monster invasion for the last 3 years.
However, the duke must breathe his last without a recent heir.
As a result, the kingdom became noisy by the internal problems of the kingdom that suddenly came, about who would replace the position of the duke led the defense of the western region from the invasion of the monsters.
The cowardly nobles around him who are usually greedy for territory, of course, will reject the offer about the danger posed will be greater than the benefits obtained.
Thus, the royal family that stood in power was finally burdened with the task of securing the western part of the kingdom by sending one of its representatives as the new leader in the region.
At that moment, I saw all my eyes staring at me.
Well, I'm more or less able to read their hearts.
More or less they think that this is a golden opportunity for them to send me which is another potential danger to the kingdom to such a dangerous place.
I was immediately appointed as the new leader for the security of the western region without any objection.
Unfortunately, I was well aware of their intentions, rather than expecting me to be able to overcome the problems there as a new leader, they must have hoped that I would die in that place to be attacked by monsters so that they could get rid of me without breaking the taboo of the sacred prophecy.
It was very clear that the intentions of the loathsome nobles were.
“It's a golden opportunity, Mr. Helios, to build your image as a royal family.”
“Hahahaha. Surely the Crown Prince is very envious of you about you who were actually elected to replace the position of Duke Alvon as a leader in the next western region.”
They said that, flattering me joyfully, trying to cover up as if it was a good thing, but they were completely unable to hide their true intentions through their disgusting look on their faces.
“This is unfair! Why was Helios chosen?! I'm better than Helios in martial arts. If it's a battle achievement, I'm the one who deserves it more than that trash brother!”
Even when Leon, my younger brother who is the third prince of the kingdom raised his objection, he said, they just closed their eyes and ears and just chose me as the one who was about to set out for the monster invasion territory in the west.
Well, at least with my departure representing the royal family, I was able to spare my careless brother Leon from danger.
***
A few days later after this was determined, I prepared to go to the west to carry out my duties.
But what is this?
There were absolutely no soldiers sent to accompany me except for my personal bodyguard, Albert fou Lugwein, someone of my age, on the grounds of the threat of invasion from the neighboring country in the north, the Vlonhard Empire, he said, in its hot times.
‘Should they show their intention to let me die in the monster territory very clearly?’ I can only complain in my heart.
“Master, ready to go?”
Albert's words suddenly ripped me from my daydream.
“Ya, of course.”
I answered Albert briefly.
I also put my luggage which is only a little in the horse carriage and then ride it.
Then, my only bodyguard who acted as the coachman began to run his chariot.
Before leaving, I briefly turned towards the mansion in the main palace section of the kingdom, where my Father, Mother, as well as my other brothers and sisters lived.
Unexpectedly, my gaze met with Ilene, my only sister, the first princess of Meglovia Kingdom in one of the windows on the second floor of the mansion.
He immediately turned his gaze clumsily when he realized that I was staring at him too. At first glance, I could feel the look of a worried face from him that even though he did not reveal.
Anyway, I'm happy, at least there are still people who worry about me even if it's not disclosed.
***
Guided by Albert, the two of us began to move towards that dangerous area.
The trip will take about ten days, so I also use the sidelines of time to learn to better understand about the condition of the community there.
Well, it was only natural for a would-be ruler to better understand who he would rule over.
Then, about five days after we left the royal capital, the,
“Track!”
Our horse-drawn carriage was suddenly tripped by something big that we initially thought was a sharp stone deliberately placed there by bandits in order to stop passing vehicles for looting them.
However, I soon realized that it was a misnomer about the length of time that passed, there were also no signs of anyone coming out to intercept us. Or are they perhaps frightened after seeing the royal emblem on our horse carriage?
“Master, do you not feel the cold?”
“Hah, what are you saying, Albert? How can someone who is ice like me feel cold? Or do you also want to insult myself who is not recognized by the holy fire?”
“No, that's impossible, Master.”
Albert immediately shook his head strongly in response to my statement.
However, after I noticed, it was true what Albert said. The temperature around us suddenly cooled. Then when I noticed,
“Master! This turtle... isn't it a monster?”
Albert pointed down the wheel, the place where we had previously felt something tripping.
Apparently, what was tripping us before was not a sharp rock but a baby ice turtle monster.
“Why did you get lost in a place like this, poor monster? Isn't your habitat at the north pole?”
I said that while lifting the monster that looked in pain after being stepped on by our horse carriage and hugged it warmly.
“Mooou.”
The sound of the baby ice turtle monster was so soft that it seemed funny to me.
“Master! What are you doing?! It was a monster! You could have been why-why!”
Albert seemed to be worried about me so much about me hugging this monster, but I was astonished by his way of thinking. How could I who have this ice element be hurt by an ice monster who was even a baby.
“One-time pity. You are also left in a habitat that is not suitable for you, alone without anyone loving you, especially in the land that makes fire as a deity. It must hurt, right?”
“Mooou.”
I certainly didn't understand what the baby ice turtle was saying, but it looked as if he agreed with what I had just told him.
I also feel sorry for the monster. I saw from within him, a figure of myself that was also ignored about my destiny living in an out-of-place habitat.
I also decided to take care of the ice turtle.
“Yosh, from now on, you will come with me until you can return to your natural habitat.”