Five Heroes
3. Plan

That afternoon as promised before, after I had rested, Andre and Nico woke me up, I realized that they were getting ready and waiting for me.

"Damn, doesn't Nico need a break?" I murmured in my heart, but I ignored it, considering that the king could have been waiting for us, therefore I had to get ready immediately.

After I finished with my preparations, the three of us moved towards the king's throne place, when we got there we immediately went to the king.

"Baginda, we've come" we said simultaneously.

"Well, I'm here to discuss the news that Nico brought to me this morning, honestly I feel shocked but we all have to be ready to accept it" said the king.

"Let's head you guys let's go to the dining room, there we can discuss this casually" the King invited us to his lunch.

We followed the king to a very large room with a long table in the middle of the room, all the tables and chairs were made of stone, and we took our own seats, we set the sitting position so that it is not too far away so that our discussion can run smoothly.

After that some pretty waiters came to bring us food, "please welcome my guests" the king said kindly.

"Okay king", I nervously answered him.

"Nico's been to my kingdom a lot, he's used to the culture, the food here, but if there's anything I can help you get comfortable just say so". the king greeted me very kindly.

We started eating our dishes, I wasn't sure I would be able to eat them at first because of the obvious difference in the staple foods.

But I put that thought aside and tried to taste it, after I tasted it my mind turned a hundred and eighty degrees, 'this is not bad even it tastes good', I muttered with a smile.

After we finished eating some waiters came again to clean up everything on the table, and they brought a bottle of wine pouring it in the king's glass and Andre, only me and Nico didn't drink it, it's because I was a kid.

Hay I was only fourteen years old Nico was seventeen, while Andre was already older than us he was twenty years old.

"So Nico the events that have happened in the fire kingdom are exactly the same as what happened in the dark kingdom?", the voice of the king broke my daydream.

"Yes, king, exactly three years after the incident in the kingdom of darkness was repeated in the kingdom of fire" Nico explained.

"Piter I didn't expect this to happen in your kingdom" said Andre.

"The bastards have made the two kingdoms fall into their evil plans" Andre said again.

"That's how it happened I didn't expect that they would attack that night straight for the fire royal palace" Nico said.

"Everything's happened, but Nico if I may ask if you've found out that they're going to attack my kingdom Nico?".

"Yes Piter, I already knew, all this time I've been observing Zeon through the shadows, when it happened to my family, I got a responsibility from my parents to keep my brother from destroying the kingdom of fire"

"Then Nico if you knew your brother was going to attack why didn't you kill your brother?"

"Piter he's my brother even though he killed people who knew me, my father and mother said that my brother had been affected by the skeleton that had the name Reya, unlike the other skulls Reya can talk and have his own mind"

"Why didn't you tell my family to prepare?" I still don't accept everything.

"Piter I've told Duke Perdi that my brother and your uncle will sooner or later stage a coup, your father knows, all the information I've given, I've told you, everyone was prepared to end your uncle's life but they unwittingly took a step earlier"

"I think there's a spy in the fire kingdom working for Moris, so they can execute their plan first, maybe the spy's one of the prajurids?"

"Truely Andre, I think just like you"

"Well Piter I did fail to save both parents, and your kingdom, but at least I can still save you, which means my brother and Moris haven't fully managed to get the world swallowed up by eternal darkness"

I cried in the room imagining my parents' face when stabbed, the pain of the sword when stuck in their bodies as if it hurt me it made my body parts hurt.

My father, mother, grandfather, and sister, I will become stronger and I will end my uncle Moris' life in the most tragic way, the fire in my chest begins to flare, I was angry and sad without realizing my aura was coming out, my body started to get wrapped in fire.

My tears were dripping, I felt like I was losing my family, but on the other hand they welcomed me as a new family, unlike earlier there was no anger in my tears my aura was slowly gone.

"Hay, Peter's brother will give you something" Andre said with a friendly smile.

"Huh. Brother?" I'm a little surprised.

"Yes, of course Peter I am the crown prince, son of king alex king of the land kingdom, if he considers you his family then indirectly I am your brother" back Andre said with a smile, he took out an object from behind his back.

"Is this my sword?"

"Yes, Piter I've made your scabbard so he doesn't burn anything anymore"

"Well Nico, right now me and Andre are planning to look after Piter, if you don't mind you can also stay here with us to train and nurture him as well, until the time comes for Piter and all of you to go to other kingdoms to meet the same heroes as you" he said.

"Other king I will follow your advice, me and Andre will train Piter, teach him martial arts and will also train his physique so that when he has risen at the age of fifteen he will easily control the power of his gods" said Nico, I looked at him and I saw that Andre nodded in agreement.

Such was the plan they had made for me, for the next year I would stay in the land empire, Nico and Andre would be my teachers.

I'm glad they all care about me, I know why they care about me because I'm the same kid as them, I'm the hero every kingdom needs to save the world.

But I don't care about that I've found my purpose in the next year I have to grow stronger so that I can repay all the treatment of Moris who is none other than my own uncle but he has the heart killed my family.

We finally finished the meeting and discussed the next course of action, before the king dissolved us all, Nico suddenly said "the king seems like my brother and Moris took three years to be able to again attack the other kingdoms, according to my observation their target is most likely your kingdom"

"Well, Nico, thank you for the information, which means that in three years time you will be able to gather all the heroes so that you can, align your strength and move to save the world".

"Right dad, we're gonna spend a year training Piter here".

"In two more years we will use to gather other heroes, when everything has gone according to plan, when we return we will bring this world to peace"

We finally disbanded, Andre and I planned to go around looking at the land kingdom, I wanted to see the wiretaps that were here, he said, honestly I was interested to see their antique building literally hollow out the mountain and in the middle of the valley close to the river they built a sizable market.

Andre agreed to take me around in his kingdom, but Nico chose not to come, after he said he did not, as usual Nico lost in the shadows.

"Is Nico going to rest?" I asked Andre

"Maybe Piter, but trust me Piter, Nico will only sleep once every three days"

"Is that the effect of his dark god power?"

"It looks like it's my sister"

A strange power, I said in my heart.

We went on a journey to see the kingdom of the land, upon arrival in the market Andre bought me some food, I like the food that is here.

"Piter when night falls rest well, prepare your body because Nico and I are not good people when training" said Andre.

But I did not pay attention to his words how bad they are when training, after all I have been practicing the basics of fighting, at least bluffing my mind.

Finally I felt tired because from last time we had walked, we also rested for a while before finally returning to the palace for dinner and rest.

I felt comfortable here, I was amazed by their friendly nature, even at dinner they welcomed me kindly, after dinner was over and a little chat Andre told me to rest

Meanwhile he and Nico were sitting on the balcony of the palace, it seemed like they were talking about something, let me think it's time I sleep, and honestly I can't wait for the rehearsal tomorrow morning.