Sark was pacing back and forth waiting for Evan to return. Evan walked into the room with Alex and John behind him. Sark looked at Evan. "John Alex Leave while I talk to my love." Sark spoke. They both nodded and left. "Well?" Sark asks. "The wraiths were killed and the kitsune rider got away." Evan spoke. Sark growled darkly as he turned around. "We were close but they had help." Evan spoke. "From who?" Sark asks. "From someone named Fitz." Evan says. "That traitorous bastard." Sark hissed. "You know him love?" Evan asks.

"Yes I do all to well." Sark growls. "Then Who is he?" Evan asks. "He use to be a general of my army. When I came back I heard he went missing but now I know the truth." Sark growled. "Then he shall be no more." Evan growled as he walked away. "Why Fitz why would you betray me brother?" Sark asks out loud. Sark began walking into a hidden room behind his throne.

"It Shouldn't matter to me anymore. I have everything I could ever dream of. I've gotten farther than you have father." Sark laughed as he walked towards a coffin. "I've gotten much farther than you." Sark says laughing darkly. "I'll have what I want pretty soon. Once that kitsune rider is no more." Sark laughed darkly. "And everything you done will finally disappear." Sark says smiling.

Meanwhile

Fitz was leaning against a tree while the other were setting up camp for the night. Fitz sighed as he thought about his brother. "Fitz are you alright?" Eric asks. "No I'm not okay." Fitz says. "Thinking about what sarks done?" Eric asks. "Yes I've always thought about it Eric after all he is my brother." Fitz. "He's done this to himself Fitz." Eric says.

"Not all of it was his fault Eric. All of us did something to make Sark pick this path." Fitz says. "And I couldn't stop him from heading towards that dark path." Fitz says. Eric was quiet as he tried to think about what to say. "Yes you could have but remember you would have delayed the enable. Fitz was still quite. Fitz continued thinking about Sark.

2400 years in the past

In the shadow kingdom all you could hear was laughter from three children. Those children were Sark, Fitz, and a girl. All three were only seven years old. "Your such a wimp Sark." The girl laughed. "Shut up melody." Sark giggled. "Hey you know I love yeah little bro." Melody laughed. "Yeah yeah." Sark giggled. "But your face was so priceless Sark." Fitz laughed. "Oh shut up Fitz." Sark huffed while folding his arms. Both Fitz and Melody were laughing.

"Children please come here." An soft voice yelled. "Coming mama." Melody yelled. "Come on last one to momma is a rotten egg." Melody yelled as she began running. "Hey." Both Fitz And Sark yelled as they began running after her. Fitz ran past Melody as Sark caught up to her. Sark grabbed Melody and they used a secret passageway.

"This time Fitz going to loose." Melody giggled as they both ran threw halls and into the throne room. Where both their parents were waiting. "We're here mama." Sark giggled as Fitz ran into the room out of breath. "About time." Their father growled. The mother only glared darkly at her husband. Melody wasn't amused by their father Nether was Fitz.

Sark on the other hand was silent. "Fitz we wanted to talk about what our head guard has said to us." Their mother spoke. "About what mother?" Fitz asks. "You said you wanted to be a guard so you could protect your family. Well he said he would love to mentor you." Their mother spoke. "Really that awesome." Fitz says. "Well at least one of our sons are doing something great for the kingdom." Their father hissed.

Sark looked down ashamed but Melody only glared at Their father. "He's trying Xander. Why can't you see that?" Their mother asks. "Because he's weak and pathetic he will never be a ruler." Their father spoke. Melody growled out as she looked at their father. "Sarks trying father why can't you understand that?" Melody yelled out. Sark felt tears in his eyes but soon enough walked away as Melody kept yelling.

Sark walked the hallway alone. A few tears fell from the prince eyes. "Sark?" Melody asks. "Why does *Sobs* father hate me?" Sark asks. "Forget what he says. Father doesn't understand you like me and Fitz." Melody says. "But I am weak Melody. I want father to be proud of me like he is of Fitz and you. I know I can prove father wrong I can show him I'm strong and not a failure." Sark spoke.

"You don't have to prove anything to him. You are strong Sark you always have been. You are just as strong just the way you are." Melody says. "She's right brother you don't have to prove anything to that shithead." Fitz says. "After all we like you the way you are." Melody says laughing a bit. Sark smiled as his siblings found ways to make him smile and laugh.

5 years later

Sark was walking threw the hall when he began to hear crying and begging. Sark ran towards it to find Melody holding her right eye which was bleeding. Their mother was laying on the ground with her throat slit. Their father was holding a bloody dagger in his right hand. "F-father?" Sark asks. "RUN Sark." Melody screamed. Their father slit Melody's neck and ripped off her head. Sarks eyes widened as he turned around and began running away.

Sark ran until he ran into Fitz who was with the head guard. "S-sark?" Fitz asks with worry. "Young prince what's wrong?" The head guard asks. "I-it's my father he's gone crazy." Sark says. "I wouldn't say that boy." Their father spoke. They looked to see the king covered in fresh blood. The kings eyes where a soulless black. Black blood came from the kings mouth. The head guard stood in front of Sark and Fitz.

"Your highness what is the meaning of this why are you covered in blood?" The head guard asks. "He killed our mother and Melody." Sark cried out. Fitz held Sark close as the king growled. Without hesitation the king went to attack. The head guard acted fast by slamming the king into the wall. The king growled and attacked the guard. Sark whimpered as Fitz held him close.

With one final slash Sark heard a thud and looked up to see their father laying on the ground dead. "What happened to him." Fitz asks. "I don't know." The head guard spoke. Fitz was silent but held onto his brother.

From that day forward Sark was placed to be the next ruler. People would whisper about Sark. About how weak, young, useless, and unworthy he was. Fitz tried his best to coax his brother to ignore the words. Yet as Sark grew the more and more mean, cruel, and corrupt he gotten. Fitz could only watch as he lost his brother to the darkness. From there sark was chosen for him just like his father.
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Chapter 18 is completely and the next chapter is slowly coming. I hope you guys like this chapter. Have a mooniful day.

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