Chapter 1: before the beginning 1
It was noon and the light shined through the window of their clean red carpet bedroom. "Keth, I'm kinda bored in this place aren't you?" Carver sat up on his bed and asked.
"Well, yeah a little," Keth said lying on his bed looking at the Roof.
"Well I'm going to go walk around, you coming?" Carver asked, hopping off his bed.
"No, I'm not, dad said stay right here and that's what I'm going to do, I have to follow his orders so I can get the crown next."
"You're always so stiff Keth, and who gives a rats ass about the crown. sounds like too much work if you ask me"
"Well, I didn't ask, now did I?"
"Yeah, whatever you smug douchebag." Carver opened their bedroom door and started walking. "Man I don't get it why is he always so determined to get the crown when I don't even want it." Carver Wonder to himself, slightly irritated.
While walking Carver heard a conversation coming from inside the health room.
"The health room, I wonder who's in there. I want a peek but I don't want to be in anybody's business... Ah, what the hell, I can't help myself."
His dad was in there. "My king I'm sorry to say this but you only have a month left in you... I'm sorry."
Dr.Eddy just told the king he was going to die in a month. Carver's heart dropped into his foot. The king responded with "HAHA only a month, I bet you 20$ I live until my boys are 19 so we can have a drink." The king said with a big smile.
"This is not a choice, YOU HAVE 1 MONTH!" dr. Eddy yelled, irritatedly. "Put money on it then, if you think I'm going to die before they're 19." the king said, convinced that he would win the bet. "Fine, I put 20$ on it." dr.Eddy said as he shook up with the King. Carver walked away trying not to laugh at what just happened.
"Even though that was funny, dad just said he had three years left to live. and I know he's going to make it those three years he hates losing, but still, this is actually really depressing." Carver hung his head in sadness.
"It hurts when I think about it."
"Your back, how was your walk?" Keth asked.
"Have you really been staring at the ceiling this whole time I've been walking?"
"Yes, I have. it's actually really relaxing, I'm going to fall asleep like this tonight."
"You do you, man. let's just go to sleep, it's getting late." Carver climbed into his bed and fell asleep. The next morning.
"GET UP THE CASTLE IS UNDER ATTACK!'' the king yelled busting into their room. They both woke up and jumped out of bed ready to fight.
"Na I'm just kidding, But for real get up we're training. I'll be waiting at the training grounds." the king said as he calmly walked back out of their room.
"YOU ASS!" Carver threw a pillow at the door. Keth didn't say anything but you could tell he wanted to say the same thing.
"That man makes me want to pull my hair out sometimes! it's too early for this sh*t!"
"Calm down before you pop a blood vessel, Carver. Let's just get dressed already. I'm mad as well but you need to practice on how not to show it as much as I do."
"Yeaah that's not happening anytime soon," Carver said almost completely ignoring Keth
"That's why I said you need to practice Carver. I hear you yell more than you can possibly be normal standards. do you remember one time that I yelled?"
" Yes, I can remember one time that you yelled. But when you did, you sounded like a little girl so after that you stopped yelling because nobody would take you seriously." Carver said as you started pointing and laughing at Keth.
"... Screw you." Keth started to get visibly irritated.
5min later. They arrived at the training grounds. The training grounds was just an open Plainfield surrounded by trees. The air there was really fresh and nice. It felt like the sun beamed on that one spot.
"Alright, you guys ready to train. Because today the training that I'm going to put you through today... this is going to be like hell." the king got serious. his eyes gaze pierced Carver and Keth.
"It will be painful, unlike anything pain you've ever felt before. but trust me after doing it for a while you guys will feel stronger."
"What are you about to do to us." Keth sounded concerned.
" I want you two to come at me with all your strength. This is stage one of the training that we are about to commence. try not to hate me after this."
"As long as it's just for training we won't hate you. Because from what it sounds like when we come at you, you will be holding just enough so you won't kill us." Carver said getting ready to fight.
"Alright then...COME AT ME!" the king yelled. carver and Keth rushed at him. Carver threw a punch at the king's face. the King grabbed Carver's wrist before the punch made it to his face, the king punched Carver in the stomach causing him to fly into the air. the king jumped into the air and grabbed Carver by the ankle and threw him at Keth. before Keth could react Carver's head connected with his, crushing both of their skulls and almost killing them both.
The king quickly healed both of them back to full strength in less than 5 Seconds using Kin.
"So this is really going to be tough, if this is only stage 1," Carver said standing up wiping the blood from around his mouth.
" This is going to suck," Keth said, feeling like he wanted to throw up.
"Come at me again." the king said giving them no rest. Carver and Keth we're continuously beat almost to death for 13 hours before training was done. not one word was said after training. Carver And Keth just laid in the middle of the field as the Stars came into the sky.
"So it just doesn't feel like I'm beating on you guys let me explain what this training actually does. which I probably should have explained before I started beating you guys." the king said sitting down next to them.
" The technique that we are doing right now is called Mors boost. since you are only on stage 1 each time you guys get to beat your power boost by 1.2 * of what it was the last time you got beat. But we can discuss it fully later for right now get some sleep out here."
The king got up and walked away as they still laid there, staring up at the stars that shine down on them like the final glimmer of hope.
"Who knew training could make you feel Dead Inside after," Keth said, emotionless
"You sound like you've lost hope. I don't care how many times it takes, one day we will beat him. even if he chops off my legs and hangs them right in front of me, I'll crawl at him."
"How can you still be so hopeful and determined after being beaten so many times?"
"Because I'm still alive. And I still breathe. Which means I can still be determined and hopeful, so I can fight. right now Keth, me and you are sitting under the stars."
"what does laying under the stars have to do with anything?"
"Even if it was just by a little bit, we survived through the day to see the night. and soon we'll see the sun, which means we survive through the night to see another day. Every second you're alive is something to be proud of, every second of your life should be something that keeps you determined and hopeful, So I will never give up. And who knows even after death, my life can be something to keep somebody in this world hopeful if there's a can't." Carver said as he reached his fist up to the sky as if he thought he could touch the sky itself.
"I guess I have some things to learn from you as well Carver." Keth gave a lite smile and reached his hand to the sky as well.
"Our goal will be to land a hit on Dad. before stage 1 is done." Carver said as he brought his fist down to the side of him reaching out.
"We can do it I'm sure of it." Keth reached his fist out to Carver and touched it. Carver smiles big, Keth gives a slight Smile Back. Then they both fell asleep determined for the next day.
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