Behind the Trigger

~Chapter Three: The Cornation~

I touch the point of the sword to her right shoulder, "Do you promise to protect your kingdom?"

"I do," she answers.

I move the point of my sword over to her left shoulder, "Do you promise to lead your kingdom with grace and lead them to victory?"

"I do," she repeats as she did before.

I remove the sword and slide it back to its spot on my waist, watching Morta stand with renewed pride and certainty. Her chin is held high and her eyes are alight with confidence. Out of the air, a large crown sits on her head, the shape and design almost identical to mine. Instead of the jewels being smokey diamonds like mine, hers are blood-red rubies glinting from the light of the chandelier. Also, hers has chains connecting each spike, mine does not. I wonder what this new decoration means?

"Then I proudly announce you Queen of the Darklands!" I shout to the crowd while going over and linking my hand with her's.

She grasps my hand tightly and puts a smile on her face as she looks to the people who are cheering for their new Queen.

"Let the party begin!" I announce as the people disperse and some classical music starts playing in the background.

We move over to the thrones and sit down perfectly in sync, just like before. It's like we were made for this.

~In Alfhiem while Morta is being crowned~

~3rd Person POV~

"My Queen! We have reason to suspect that something is happening in the Darklands!" a guard shouts as he bursts through the throne room doors in the Alfhiem castle.

Queen Dawn, Prince Helios's mother, shoots her head up at this information. Helios and Celestial are playing in one of the towers, probably dueling it out with some fake swords.

"What do you mean?" the Queen's voice is melodic and usually calm, but you could just hear a waver of worry present in her words.

"The Star Tower looked into their sky and the moons are alight with a new glow we haven't seen in many years. They suspect something, we just don't know what," the guard repeats after getting the message from the Stargazing Tower.

"I'll be there in around ten minutes. In the meantime, double the security just to be safe," Queen Dawn commands as she gets off of her throne.

The Queen walks briskly to the tower where her children are to warn them of what is to happen. They might just need to prepare for war. Helios has been warned many times of what might happen with war, as he is the crown prince. Celestial, only two years younger than Helios at twelve, has also heard stories of war from her brother when she can't sleep at night. He tells her of the heroes who always managed to save the day in the end.

"Helios! Get your sister and meet me in the Star Tower. Maybe you should bring Vix too, he deserves to know as well," the Queen warns her oldest son.

He nods, not quite sure about what is happening, but has his suspicions. Celestial hears her mother and grabs her brother's hand in support and fear. She had never been in a war before, so if this was it, she was scared. The Queen walks off to the Star Tower as Helios and Celestial run to go get Vix, Helios's best friend and son of the Captain of the Guard.

Vix and Helios had known each other since they can remember, always training and dueling with each other. Celestial always liked to join them in their training with her friend, Andromeda, who was already in the Star Tower. Andromeda was the daughter of the Head of the Star Tower, giving her the gift of Star Magick. Vix had Water and Air magick, while Helios and Celestial had the strongest case of Light Magick their mother had ever seen. They always trained together and hung out when they could, but they were all getting more independent and helping around. Helios was usually the busiest with him in line to run the kingdom, Celestial helping him when she could. Vix always worked with his father and helped keep the guards in order. Andromeda stayed in the tower with her mother practicing her powers or helping plot star charts.