Cursed faith: The Unforgettable Lie

1. That Fateful day

We were just bestowed the title of our kingdom, "Murasaki-no knight," the protectors of the Dragoon Kingdom. Our father and mother, the fourth Emperor and Empress, were proud of us. All the citizens were at the ceremony, chanting our glorious names, even our comrades. The priest blessed us with the wings of awakening. We vow to bring a new path to our kingdom, to bring a new light of salvation, and to bring a new sight of life. Our kingdom was cursed; we were doomed to live in the depths of shadow without seeing the light of day, a myth called "the light of day." The people were sick of this overbearing darkness. The only place where we could get a glimpse of the radiant light was in the church of Yggdrasill on the day of the prophecy. The prophecy said that the Emperor's children would guide the citizens to the light by facing the ordeal, Trial of the Dragoon. At the end of the ordeal, it said that the children, with their royal blood, would give it to the status of Yggdrasill. And so, the darkness would disappear, and they would be the chosen heroes who would expand their kingdom's pride and rule once again in the continent named Aletheia.

"Children of this kingdom. Thou shalt bring our kingdom to a new light once again... Now go, get ready before your ordeal," said Sister Gabrielle, smiling. "Get up and go. I shall wait for you whenever you are ready."

We nodded while getting up. A lots of pressure were on us. But mostly me, since I was the oldest. I'll be damned if something were to happen to my siblings while being incharge.

"So, brother, where shall we go first before our mission?" asked my brother, Malicious, while grinning.

He is two years younger than me. Malicious is a prodigious young man. He is also known as the best mage. He is also a teacher. The funny thing is...that he doesn't like people that much; hence, for some reason, people still respect or like him. He strangely has malicious thoughts.

"Where else? Let's go to the item and weapons shop and get some words of encouragement from our comrades. Should we cross them?"

"Kyle, can we go home afterward?" asked Ada with a bored face.

She is 7 years younger than me and 5 years younger than Malicious. She is a calm girl, but whenever she is with Malicious, they are both troublesome. She is a bit shy, but not too much. Despite her slight shyness, she is quite direct without being rude. She only has three main emotions and expressions: bored, evil, or sweet.

"Sure... But why?"

"Hmmm, let's just say... Just because."

"Okay, Ada. Then let's get going," I said.

As we left the church, under the watchful eyes of the citizens, I felt proud but also stressed. Since we were young, they had put a lot of pressure on us. It was overwhelming. Thus, as a dragoon knight, I didn't have a choice. It was as if we were born only to save them... Strange. The way our kingdom was built-all the houses were placed in a way to make a huge circle. The lower range of houses were for the very poor, up to the medium income earners like us. Like a pyramid. I truly disliked that; I felt bad. Arriving at the shop, we bought everything we needed. As we were about to leave, somebody bumped into my shoulder.

Eden LeMauvia, one whom despite me since childhood. "Tsk! I should wish you death...but since it's for our kingdom... Don't fail us, Kyle" he said with a grimace. "I'm disgusted by the fact that only you can be the chosen. It's preposterous."

He's well known as the prince of combat. Because his father is a S rank soldier and a well known noble. They're the one whom educated newbies to be great future soldiers. Eden take pride in everything he do. Though, he's the type of person whom is never satisfied with himself. He's always on others case... as us.