Chapter23: The royal family of kronen

Just a few hours after Surak's kidnapping...Walking through the halls that giant's could not even hope to touch the ceiling."So preparations have been made?"."Yes my king just as you ordered I have made a document listing every overload zeon on the planet" a short weak looking zeon rambled, his knees shaking. "I'm sure King Lation will be planning the same as me, after all who could ignore the show that Densetsu gave us all" king Darkus spoke, sitting on his half broken throne."Ah Hollow so you have finally arrived to a decision" king Darkus lifted his hand as if to aim hollow to stand in front of him.Hollow a young boy at the age of thirteen, other then his dull grey hair and eyes he was average looking maybe even a bit below average."Yes I have made my decision, your offer suits my interests i will give your warriors the mutation mark and eventually the god mark" Hollow spoke with respect although he did not bow.And soon the queen and prince arrived joining both Hollow and their king.Queen Dian originally a member of the akane family being the younger sister of Kanan, but thanks to her unrivalled beauty even royalty fell before her appearance.Prince Akuma although having the strength of both the akane and kurai family he did not live up to it.His skills were lacking they were more basic then the average zeon and could be outdone even by the simplest of training."So why did you bring us here father, shouldn't we be leading the army towards cryptos already?" Akuma questioned whilst leaning on his arm.King Darkus gave a signal by waving his hand and no one but hollow understood and he did not hesitate to follow the command.And as he stood up his body mutated into that of a arbian warrior.The arbians a warrior race which can rival any zeon who doesn't rely on their curse.Their appearance is not similar to any of their rival races, as their skin is a pale crimson, and the most unique part of them is that they have a shark like fin on the top of their heads.And finally the arbian race is known to be some of best hunters in all of the universe, and they were once at the top of all races in strength at least until the appearance of the zeons.Which makes them a natural enemy to all zeons."Why are you in shock?, did you not think it possible to gain the abilities of those who are stronger then us?" Hollow proudly claimed as he looked down on the prince."So now you know one of the reasons I brought you here Akuma, Hollow is a master of the unknown, even though he is just a mere child he has surpassed that of all other zeons who work in the research of enhancements"."So I wish to improve your soldiers with Hollow's mutation mark, and I also wish to increase the number of your members which brings me to the second reason you're here".After hearing the king's speech Dian began to laugh uncontrollably almost as if she was possessed."How do you think it'll look if we start relying on the mind of a child Darkus?"."Just because your slightly above average queen Dian don't look down on me" Hollow warned taking his gaze to the queen whilst preparing for a assault."You said you had a second reason father so what is it?" Akuma's patience ran thin."Densetsu a overload zeon which I'm sure will become a legend known by all zeons despite his rather hasty death, he proved that the zeons who we looked down upon for so long are the key to winning the great zeon war"."What are you saying that we should just let the pathetic animals enter the army?" Akuma infuriated by his father's madness."That is exactly what I am saying my child, don't forget that you are just a tool to serve me" king Darkus lifted himself up from his throne while aiming a sufficient amount of chaos energy in the tip of his finger pointed towards prince Akuma.Darkus without worry for the potential fight with his own son continued his orders "tomorrow morning you will take the army which are currently not imprisoned in the barracks, and enslave every known overload zeon on my planet by any means necessary".Having been put back in his place prince Akuma fled the throne room leaving them all behind in fear of his own death.But no one cared for his absence as the king continued "it looks like he won't do as my successor, I must have a second heir"."Dian take this to Akuma"."I can see you have a question so out with it" the king ordered his eyes showing his endlessly growing anger to all."What is this? who are all these people?" Dian shouted in confusion.As there must of been a few thousand zeons named but they almost shared nothing in common.Almost...But the king needed not to answer as Hollow did instead "it is a list of every single overload zeon and their whereabouts..., if you cannot understand that much how can you be called queen?"."How dare you your just a brat" Dian screamed ready to snatch hold of Hollow or at least she was...But Hollow knocked the queen to her knees "don't think he will protect you I've already proven that I am more useful".Only moments after the queen, the goddess of beauty scurried away left beaten by a child."Oh before I leave my king..., it seems one of the warriors who saw Densetsu's overwhelming display of strength left the army before being imprisoned like the rest" Hollow made his claim leaving immediately after like a ghost."So I am not the only one who can make plans, it seems I have a rat to trap" king Darkus whispered to himself.Meanwhile in the barracks...The area was secluded in the shadows of the capital, connected directly to the king's castle no one was left unwatched.But surprisingly everyone was actually being well cared for, fed the king's endless supply of food.Food no commoner could even think of seeing never mind being able to taste it.But this only made Zanshi and Bjorn sasine the more suspicious.Their trust in the king had always been absent, so the more they waited the more likely they became to start their own revolt against king Darkus.But they knew that those weaker then them would be slaughtered by those hidden atop the walls, so with that in mind both brothers awaited their freedom to be granted.Suddenly Kareen akane was thrown inside with no idea as to why she was being imprisoned.Being the first person to join the army since they arrived at the barracks it was impossible to think that she wouldn't attract any attention.Whispers danced around the groups of warriors, some only rumours and some facts but no one actually knew her."Hey isn't that girl over there the akane prodigy?" A zeon warrior mumbled as a group of six approached her and left her no chances of escape."Hey Zanshi look, it's pathetic they have the nerve to call us monsters but then they can prey on the weak just like that" Bjorn cracked his fists."Brother wait let it play out I heard that she is known as the Garuda's apprentice I want to see just what she is capable of" Zanshi looked upon the new comer with the hopes of seeing a new member among the greatest of warriors.And soon a unique storm enveloped the barracks but this storm of feathers was harmless.The real threat was Kareen herself.And soon she screamed almost like a banshee, her cry deafening all those who heard it.And now her prey unable to see or hear Kareen moved in without doubt she slit the throats of each zeon who dared to prey on her."So the rumours are true there's a way that someone can take the appearance of another" Zanshi smiled having found someone new to be interested in.