The rise of Lysander

"This can't be happening!! It can't! He can't be alive? I saw him burn with my two naked eyes. It can't be!! If anyone of you come here to report this to me ever again...I will make sure you sweat from your bones now get out of my palace now!!! Get them out of my sight!" King Labhrainn yelled at his guards to send the people who had come to report the soul scaring issue to him.

He got down from his high throne and paced up and down, back and forth his throne room with all the maids pacing along with him with sweaty bodies cleaning the king's face.

'That man! He can't be back here! He can't! If I find out that this people are playing tricks on my mind..... I saw when he was burnt myself. Infact he was burnt with his whole family! Or did he have a twin somewhere? No! So...so...how...can he be back?' King Labhrainn was so deep in thought as news of his bitter enemy was being heard everywhere in the kingdom of Rivendelle.

"Get me Rex now! Everyone out!" King Labhrainn yelled out more and ordered for his army leader, Rex. He didn't finish the last sentence when everyone in the throne room including his beautiful wife bolted out!

Shortly after, Rex came in.

"Your highness!" Rex humbly announced his presence.

"Have you heard about the rumors circulating through Rivendelle?" King Labhrainn asked his army leader who looked like it would cost a fortune to open his mouth to speak out.

"Yes, your highness!" He answered his king with bravery.

"And what did you or are you doing about it? SHOULD I BE THE ONE TO SAY EVERYTHING???? YOU CAN'T EVEN DO YOUR JOB NOW?" He yelled his throat at him.

Technically, Labhrainn had ordered for his army not to perform any action without informing him. But here he was shouting they hadn't taken action yet.

"We are deeply sorry your royal highness!"

"No you will deeply be sorry when you see how far my wrath can go on anyone who does not obey my commands! NOW EXECUTE ANYONE WHO CLAIMS TO SEE THAT MAN! PASS THE NEW DECREE NOW!! WHAT? YOU NEED A SLAP TO STAND ON YOUR FEET AND GET THE JOB DONE?"

"Your wish is certainly my command, your royal highness". Rex excused himself with his final words. He walked down the grand luxurious neatly kept hallway and scurried down to the messenger department.

"Ackley pass this message out to the whole of Rivendelle, that anyone who claims to have seen that ruthless man would face the wrath of King Labhrainn". Rex passed the information to Ackley, head of information and messaging department of Rivendelle.

Ackley only gave a quick slight nod and scurried away to make it known to the announcers.

Rex immediately excused his self to engage in other important issues.

**

King Labhrainn had two beautiful Princesses and a handsome Prince. Anastasia, Xenia and the prince, Casimir. They were seated in the grand royal hall as they sipped on their specially brewed teas.

"Have you heard of the rumors too?" Princess Anastasia asked with her sweet gentle voice.

"On rumors tongue, continual slanders ride" Casimir quoted.

"But there is a basic truth in every rumor. You think people are just trying to play games with us? Nobody as far as I know can make a dangerous move by telling father, he or she saw that man. It can... be true." Xenia added her opinion.

"I was scared of him. Everyone was but now he is back". Anastasia said with an extremely sad tone.

"Bigger and better!" Casimir added and laughed out loud wickedly. When he noticed everyone was staring daggers at him he stopped his laughter and swallowed his spit.

They dispersed to their various quarters.

Anastasia gracefully moved into the royal library and took a very deep breath. She shuddered when she was breathing the air out. If there was one thing second to the smell of earth after rain that she loved, it was the smell of old books. She walked and picked her all time favorite. 'DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE WITH YOU' she loved the relationship between the characters and the events which unfolded between the characters.

Meanwhile Casimir was strolling in the garden with his Bichon Frise. He walked down the nicely done paths in the huge palace garden patting his cute doggy. He walked past the guards and went a bit further where there were absolutely no sight of guards. He sat under a tent on a bench situated on a small bridge over a little lake which flowed through the garden.

His eyes went over the tremendous view and he appreciated nature's beauty.

But the noise of a person crying out loud was to be heard disturbing his peaceful time with nature. The sight of a poor man being dragged out mercilessly on the ground headed to the executioner's department was seen. He couldn't help but feel sad! What had he done?

"You there! Stop! Bring the man to me!" He ordered out even before he could hold himself from doing so. Following Prince Casimir's orders the man was brought to him. The guards were ordered to leave and they obeyed but with confusion written all over.

"What is your offense? Why were you being dragged to the executioner's ward?" Casimir asked the crying man who sat on the floor with clothes drenched with his sweat and tears.

"Oh kind sir, what I and my family feed on is on the daily farming I do. Today as I do everyday, I was on my farm sowing and harvesting crops. Then I smelt the scent of fire burning dry leaves. I looked up and I saw HIM!!!! He smirked at me and left me in my farm. My farm has burnt into ashes now oh kind sir! I came here to report to the king what happened in search of a solution but he only asked the guards to execute me. My several years of toil are useless and in vanity. What are we to eat now?I am just a humble man with seven mouths to feed!!" The man complained.

Casimir sighed and called out to the guards nearby.

"Select the best land with crops grown on it and hand it to this man. Give him bags of different varieties of food crops and do not let this be known to anyone except us both. Is it well understood?" Casimir asked the guard who responded in the affirmative.

Casimir turned to the man who was at Casimir's feet thanking him profusely.

"And you too don't tell anyone not even your family or be executed!"

"I won't sir! I won't! Thank you! Oh Thank you very much! You have removed great worry from my life. A moment ago I was in a complete state of sorrow and you have been used by God to remove my worries thank you sir! Thank you sir!" He said as he was escorted out by the guards.

Casimir shook his head and noticed the image of a man's shadow in front of him but before he could turn his face to the figure's direction, his world turned dark.

****

Casimir slowly but painfully gained backed consciousness. He opened his eyes as if doing that was painful. He slowly examined his surroundings. He was in a dark place. He could see nothing except darkness darkness and more darkness and much worse the place looked creepy and he was scared to the tooth.

"Is anyone here? Hello? Excuse me!!! Is it money you want? I can give you an amount you have never dreamt of! Who is behind this? Who is the coward? Present yourself I order you right now! Show yourself or face my father's wrath! DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU HAVE TIED HERE???" Casimir howled violently.

"Do you know who you are talking to?" A calm voice asked.

"Present yourself coward!!"

But he just heard a laugh from the voice.

"Your father is shivering at the rumors being heard and you call me a coward?You really are a chip of the old block" .

"Let me go what do you want with me?" Casimir asked the voice trying to get out of the strongly tied rope with which he was tied to the chair.

"Not you, I want to send a message to your father. I have unfinished business with your father! It looks like the rumors are not enough".

Casimir's eyes widened.

"Are you.....him?"

The voice just let out a small laugh. "I can be your worse nightmare disguised in a daydream and I can be your daydream disguised in a nightmare".

*****

Back at King Labhrainn's palace.

It was time for eating and it was night time. Which only meant it was dinner time. The huge dinning table was filled with dishes of different kinds.Exortic wines and champagnes of different kinds. There was not a single space left on the table. The maids looked admiringly at what their hands created and their own mouths watered at the rainbow colours of foods been displayed.

Everyone was present well, except Casimir. He never ever was late for any meeting so this was a little absurd.

They digged in anyways thinking he would show up sooner complaining of being busy or something like that. But after fifteen good minutes, he still didn't show up. Nobody talked or said anything. King Labhrainn made sure of that. But in their hearts they were filled with worry!

"Anastasia, Xenia! Do you know the reason your brother decides to disrespect my orders and the importance of food that he is still not here yet?" King Labhrainn spoke up and everybody's jaw was down. It was never seen before or was hardly seen of King Labhrainn to be seen speaking at dinner time.

"Am I talking to logs?" he asked them but he clearly knew why they were that way. Xenia was the first to speak out.

"He...is..he is not...to be found in his room... Father!"

'Then where could he possibly be?'he asked his self in his thoughts.All done with dinner, he called for Rex.

"Why are you here?" He asked Rex.

Rex looked at the king who was receiving a nice massage from the maids with absolute confusion. This was the reason why he didn't like it when anyone told him he was being summoned by the King.

"I am here because you summoned me to be here King!" Rex replied hoping that answered King Labhrainn's question.

"You tabula rasa! I am asking you why you serve in my palace!" the king further explained his question.

"To protect your royal highness and the entire of Rivendelle!" he answered.

"Good.Will I be called a bad person if I punish you and your entire family?"

"Of...of course not?" Rex answered with fear.

"Look for my son and bring him here before dawn breaks tomorrow!" The king ordered and Rex left immediately with a bow.