Chapter 3: The Prince of Aegis Manta
Jayme got out of the hotel to buy some goods and he went to the nearest market place where all of the prices of their products are like buying a cheap pair of shoes.
At the market he buys some food for his adventure and some extra clothes he spend the 500 gold that he earned from delivering goods for Mr. Charles. After that he bumped into some stranger when he is going to leave the market and they both fall down.
"Hey watch were you're going!"Jayme said to the mysterious guy, but the guy didn't reply or even look at him and he left while Jayme is picking up the goods that has fallen to the ground. And he found the man with a tattoo of a sword on his arms going towards a dark street and he vanished.
After a moment Jayme found a necklace with a violet crystal,"Hmmm... I think this is from that mysterious man," Jayme said,"Oh well I'll return it if I see him again.
"Jayme countinued and he found that every body in the town is going to the palace of the royals."Uhmm.... Where are you going maam?"Jayme asked the old women, "We are going to the palace of the royals because they are having a party for the birthday of their son," the old women replied."Oh thanks,"Jayme said.
Jayme will also go to the palace after he got back to Pyru Hotel and to store the goods that he bought from the market.
Jayme go to party in the palace after he store the goods that he bought,he go and chage his outfit and bring the mysterious wand with him and started to go to the palace, while going to the palace he found he found two giant "Grunchbacks" it is a creature that is good on guarding things and some events and also it can be your pet usually they come in sizes, they are guarding the entrance to the party and also checking their bodies if they are carrying some deadly weapons.
When Jayme go to the inspection the first grunchback at his right looked at him like he is a killer, the second is searching his body for deadly weapons and found nothing, and Jayme goes in to the palace.
Inside you can see there are so many people attends the party, so many foods to be feasted by hundreds of people inside this palace, and the mountain like stacks of gift for the prince of this town.
A few moments later the trumpets started to horn and that's the indication that the royal family is going to be here any second.
The family is walking down their stairway and when they reached their seats they sat down with the Town's people.
"Thank you, for coming to my son's birthday party now my son is 15 years old and he is going to be ready to take over my throne in no time after he finished the training for 3 years to keep this town to peace," the king said.
The prince stands up and thank the people, "Thank you all for coming I am so happy that the whole town is with me this time," the prince said with full of sadness and loneliness.
And the feast has started, the people around Jayme are eating a lot, but Jayme is eating less because he is so intrigued by the look on the prince's face.
The feast is over and the people are getting for the "Yutaha" it means "To have fun" that been said it means that you can dance what ever you like it more likely resembles the square dance where you party inside of the fences they build, yutaha is more likely to that, and with the snap of the kings fingers the tables on the ballroom magically vanished together with the left over feast and dishes.
"Let the yutaha begin!"said the king. The people started to dance like crazy people but in a good way, Jayme found also found a man that is dancing weird but it looks fun and cool.
"Hey!"Jayme greeted the man. "What type of dance,are you dancing?" "I am dancing 'Budots' I think that's what they call it," the man answered. "Come dance with me!" "Ugh... No thanks I'm good," Jayme answered. "Well then, see you around," said the man. "Sure!" said Jayme.
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An hour later while Jayme is sitting in a porch outside the ballroom a man sit beside him a Jayme looked at him.
"Do you know how it feels to be prisoned in this castle?" said by the mysterious man.
"Ughhh.. What are you talking about?" Jayme said, "this castle is beautiful and you can buy anything if you live here and if you have royal blood." "You didn't know the real situation that this enormous castle hides, it can drive you wild when you found out all the secrets of this castle but be careful, the things in here are far more dangerous than you expected, traps can kill you with one hit, ghost of knights possessing armors of silver and gold weilding swords that are, as sharp as a the icicles in the winter caves. You may see hallucinations but don't bother them cause if you do they can lead you to your doom, don't also mind the gloom of the dungeons underneath, they contain hostile spirits and creatures that you don't want to face with. And the end of this terrible labyrinth underneath this terrible castle you can see a gauntlet but it can confuse you, only a righteous person can use it but I don't know who," the man said."Uhmmm okay bu---, " the fireworks interrupted him, "By the way--," the man disappeared into thin air and Jayme is left confused on how did the mysterious man vanished.
Jayme goes back in to the ballroom to dance with all the people from the town. For a moment while he is still dancing he bump into a men but not just other kind of men it's the, prince of Aegis Manta, Jayme bow down for respect the prince, "I'm so sorry your highness," he said.
"It's okay," said the prince. "Wait I think I saw you!" Jayme said. "You're also the mysterious man that bumped to me in the market!"
People are looking at them curiously, then the prince pull him out of the ballroom into the hallway of magical paintings, where if you have magic wand you can enter the paintings and it will come to life.
They go to a room and the prince pushed Jayme in and lock the door inside, "Don't you dare talk about it on public!" The prince said with great anger. "And and keep that a secret," he added.
"So you're the one who bumped to me and didn't give any sorry," he clarified. "Yes--what! No!,"the prince said.
"And why are you here 'Normous',"questioned the prince. "Ummm... I'm sorry but what is a 'Normous'?"Jayme asked. "A 'Normous' is a type of people that has no magic at all or doesn't have knowledge when it comes to magic; so now I have answered your question, now tell why are you doing here?"the prince said.
"I am here to party and I heard it from the people around that the party was for you!"Jayme exclaimed. "Happy Birthday!" he added.
The prince looks so elegant on his red tunic with golden laces and black leggings. "What are you looking at?" asked the prince with an unpleasant voice.
"Oh---umm, Nothing! Nothing I was just looking at the vase behind you it looks so regal and elegant!" Jayme answered with pure nervousness.
"That vase is from my great grandmother she was an explorer, she loves to travel the world and explore new things, and I wish I could be like her," he wonder.
"Maybe you can," said Jayme, the idea on Jayme's head was brilliant but there is one thing that's keep it from becoming true.
"Maybe you can escape and go with me into an adventure to save my parents!" Jayme said.
"I want to help you, but there is one problem," said the prince , his voice is full of doubt. "What is it?" asked Jayme.
"There is a Gauntlet that's under this castle and I am binded to it so that reason I can't leave this castle,"the prince answered.
"But how did you go out to the market all by yourself?" Jayme questioned. "I can go to the market whenever I want but without the crown because the crown is the one binded to the gauntlet and if the crown is weared by a person it automatically binds the wearer to the gauntlet, that's why my father always checks if I wear my crown, " said the prince.
"You could only break the bond, by reversing the magic spell that bonds the wearer, that, breaks the bond until the new prince is born and he will be bind again to the gauntlet, and the cycle continues, but the spell that can reverse the bond is only given if the prince who wears the crown is 18 years old and had finished his training and studies." he said.
"And by the way I am Prince Chester and you can call me Chester and as you know already, I am the prince of this town, and you are?"
"I am Jayme Wickbel, nice to meet you Chester, " Jayme said.
"What if, I'll help you break the cursed bond you have to that gauntlet!" he exclaimed, and Jayme remembered the mysterious man. "You know I met a man just a few hours ago and he said to me about the that gauntlet," he said.
"And what did he said?" Chester questioned. "He said to me that there are secrets that lies in the dungeons, monsters and traps and the gauntlet," Jayme answered.
"I already know about the traps and the monsters but the monsters can be tamed and the traps can be disarmed but only when I'm 18 years old, but I don't know there is a another way to get in to that dungeon and I don't know how to find that dungeon either," said Chester.
"Better yet we go back to the party and tommorow you come back here and you'll help me," said Chester. "Roger that!" said Jayme.
They both leave the room and they both go back to the party, after the party Jayme go back to his hotel room and go to sleep.
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"Where are they now??" a voice asked. "I only saw the boy your highness," said the man. "Where is he now?" he asked. "He is in this Hotel your highness," said the man. "What hotel?" he questioned. "The searcher bug didn't say the place your highness," said the man. "Ok, prepare your troops.. Death is coming to Aegis Manta," the voice said with a serious tone.
Hi guys!! So... That's chapter 3!! Haha I will update on soon!!!
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