Written by Metha Metharom

Legend of the Four Heavenly Kings

Up in the sky there live the Emperor of Heaven and his four sons, all of them dragon kind.  The four of them brothers, the four heavenly kings.

They rule the heaven in four quadrants, north, south, west, and east.

But something was wrong in the world below.

There was a huge negative energy arising on Earth

The world was dying and they do not know why.

So the Emperor sent his sons to earth to investigate.

You see there was a fifth but oldest son, but his path had led him astray.

He wish to conquer all humans and destroy all that is in heaven above.

The brothers struggle their hardest but all was in vain, for the oldest was the strongest and there was nothing they can do.

So the fifth son (the oldest) rose to do battle with the emperor, for many days and many nights the clashing of weapons was heard in term of thunder and lightning in the heaven abroad.

Eventually all was quiet and many rejoice thinking the Emperor had succeeded but he did not for he could not kill his own son.

So the fifth rules the heaven causing havoc here and there, and all in their domain became hell.

Eventually the four brothers came to blow as to what has to be done.

Not listening to the second born one by one, the king made their way into heaven to challenge the faux emperor.

And one by one they meet their demises.

The last remaining one could not stand any further but knew he would too be bested.

So he went off on a journey to recruit the mighty beasts.

The first was the Phoenix, the second the white tiger, and the third was the black tortoise.

Together they formulated a plan.

In the Light of the Blue Moon when the Demon Emperor was weakest they would execute their plan

The Phoenix would burn the rampart of the castle distracting their enemies, while the tiger would go on the offense and the turtle would shield the dragon from all harm.

But when they reach the throne no one was there.

You see, the denizens of heaven was sick of being ruled by a fist of iron so they did away with the Emperor, just as they did away with his sons.

With this realization, the dragon knew what must be done, these denizens were nothing more but demons, who in their selfish desires cut out their own heart and fell to the darkness.

So he set up a new place for them, and call it hell, for that place was like its namesake.  Those who suffer without cause of justification should remain so, while those who will free themselves will be allowed to ascend.

In this very way a new system was form, those who did bad deeds was sent to hell, those who did good get to go to heaven and those who still need to learn shall stay on Earth.

And with this in mind the four beasts became the new Kings.

The Knight and the Holy Rose

Once there was a boy from another country travelling on a magical airship with his parents who was not that old.

As they landed they make way on to the dock.

The boy held a stick in hand for he one day aspires to be a knight.

That was the fateful meeting of a prophecy foretold

On the other side of the dock travelling to an airship, an immortal princess.

The immortal princess held in her hand an undying rose.

As the boy and his family travel inward, the princess and her group move outward.

They run into each other.

The boy drops his stick and the princess drops her rose.

In the midst of it, they both reach at the same time.

But the boy being a gentleman reach for the rose and handed it to the princess.

Time seems to freeze, as all stood to watch for the princess took the rose from his hand.

Too late the actions can not be taken back for, it is tradition that if her kind were to accept a flower from any man she is to be married to him.

The boy did not know he was too young.

The princess did not remember she was too carefree.

Both in a rush to fulfil the earth shaking prophecy.

"If two beings from opposite roads were ever to become one then the world would end and there be none"

Witnessing the act, the King was determine to make the boy's life as bad as possible.

The boy would grow but would become an outcast all his life.

As he becomes a man, a war takes place and he volunteer to join

The War was rough and people were in dire situation but the boy took on hundreds of foes defeating all single handed.

He got guts, he got fire, he got willpower any woman would desire.

This made him a hero and he returned as such.

But for some reason the King would not promote him, and he remain a soldier.

Within the year there were monsters attacking in and out.

But the hero would defeat them all, and with complaint from the people the King had no choice but to make him a Knight.

Finally exasperated by the Knight's effort, he sent the knight on a fool's errand to kill a dark sorcerer which would end in his death.

The Knight readily accept for he willingly serve the people and what his King commands he must do.

As he made his way to the hideout, he realize it was no hideout but a prison, the dark sorcerer was a prisoner and the Knight risking his reputation free the sorcerer for it does not add up to kill someone who is imprisoned.

The sorcerer was grateful but that was not good for the Knight

For by freeing a prisoner, he himself has become a fugitive.

As news circulated, the Knight became hunted and hounded; nowhere could he hide without a place to rest.

Finally he was wounded, from nothing to hero, to nothing once more, but he made his escape and at death's door.

As he lost consciousness he thought of that fateful day, of the smile of the immortal princess.

When he came to, he realize that he was being taken care of by the same Princess

She never aged, never older.

As he stays to recover, he and the princess had a tryst.

Something which would induce the prophecy.

When this got winded by the citizens they came in an uproar to kill the Knight so the destiny would not be fulfilled.

The Knight and Princess was in dire situation, so they hole themselves up in a tower to stay in their defence.

As they come by the thousands, the Knight would defeat them all with his sword play

The princess would support with her magic

But eventually it would become too much and the knight did fell.

As they rush the rampart they found the Princess giving birth to a healthy child, but yet the end did not come.

They knew then the prophecy was false and they were in err.

They have vilify and innocent man and had commit a crime.

In the meantime, now knowing that his prophecy had failed, the King seeks to escape but before he could do so, he was struck down by the sorcerer who was the true ruler all along.

As the princess held her beloved to her, his eyes open "I am not dead yet, do not kill me off yet"

And there was much rejoice and sheepishness amongst the crowd.

With this the two kingdoms joined and became one.

When the child became an adult he became King and with his dictation an order was to be formed.

The Order now stands as "The Knight and the Holy Rose"

Legend of the Undefeated Hero

There exists a prophecy "Out of the night, he comes to fight for the light with all his might".

A young boy enter the gardens, where a small princess play, he gave her a small rose and she put it in her hair.  He was usher out for he was not meant to be there.

The boy became a man who was ever so bold, a hero that any girl wishes to hold.

Then comes a war between light and darkness, where many men died against monsters of the darkness.

The hero fights with all the strength in his heart, against the shadows that could not last.

The witch queen had him in a hold, and he was doomed for he was too bold.

But he gave it his all, and he breaks from the witch's thrall

Then as he was to die the Princess came and save him from what is dire.

Then they came in two, he face his death and his demon at the same time

He fights them hard, but he has no heart, so on the edge of death he was sent but with his will in tow he conquers his demons and defeated death.

Finally he made his way to the depth of despair and face the Snake King, though poison by his lies he nearly succumbs, in the end he defeat the poisonous one.

So he stands undefeated to this day.

On his death bed, he succumbs to it of old age, and when he awake once more to another world he was there.