Curtain is rising..
The stage is opening...
Without a warning,
The beginning is ending..

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Ragenta couldn't believe what is reflected inside his sea blue eyes, The other figure in front of him whom The King called the prince looks just like his spitting image.
He tried to process what just happened when his thought came in order.

1st thought, Wha--?
2nd thought, Shit, do I have a lost twins?!
3rd thought, But even so my looks is still better
4th thought, Wait, that's not the case, and why am I thinking about that now?

He shook his head to clear his mind before he break the ice and speak to The King, " So.. It seems that you have found the one you've been searching for, I can't see the reason why I'm here though.."

"No, Ragenta, my son over here is the reason why I need you, his name is Reyonard." Said the King as he move from the way so now they can see each other face to face. Then he turn to Enganar and said, "I will explain it more clearly to you later. For now, want to talked with Sir Enganar for a while, in the meantime you two can get to know each other better, Please excuse us for a minute."

Then they left from one of the door in the hallway. Leaving him and Reyonard alone.

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...

What the helll..?!! Don't leave me alone here with some frickin' weirdo while you two have a nice little 'chat' !!? I mean he don't even look a least surprised when we met and has been keeping his quiet and damn straight face all the time, is he a robot or something??! Ragenta cursed and shouted to himself in his mind. Then he immediately gathered himself together and take a deep breath before now looking deep into the prince's eyes.

Ragenta felt a chill under his spine as he looked at the young prince's pitch black eyes more clearly now, something about him just make him felt uneasy. But he quickly brushed it off as he started the conversation.

"Prince Reyonard, my name's Ragenta, Ragenta Callason, Nice to meet you.." He talked in a casual and calm tone as he hold out his hand.

Reyonard looked at Ragenta's hand for a moment, the same straight expression is still on his face. Ragenta noticed something's off so he asked, " Is there something wrong, Prince? "

"..."

".....?"

"...irty.."

"Huh? Pardon me..?"

"Shaking hand.. It's dirty.."

Now Ragenta almost shouted in anger and rage as he drew his hand back quickly. Here he is, trying to put an end to this deafening silence, all the while this son of a bastard is trying to piss him off, whether it's intentionally or not, he will not just let it slide. But before he could speak his mind, Reyonard interrupted him.

" You... Are you a cadger ? Wearing such amusing rag, and that's what you call a clothes ? Really.. I can't even laugh at such pathetic thing.. and knowing that we almost have the same face is making it even worse than before.." Reyonard stated as he looked at Ragenta's clothes, he wears a long blue shawl on his neck, just a matching colour with his eyes on top of his rumpled high collared jacket..? No, that's not a right words to describe his weird clothing, or at least that is what the Prince's thought, but he decided to not think about it. His long, loose dark pants which is being tighthen by a wide belt with a large rectangular shaped buckle, is tucked inside his long black boots with a thick rugged sole. Then he took a glimpse at Ragenta's hair, it has the same gold blond colour like his, but his hair is more tousled, with a braid in the back, some strands loose, and was tied in his right side, resulting in his hair seems shorter than the young prince's.

"No, it seems that I was wrong.."

"What..?"

"Apparently, you are a clown.."

" You little..?!!?"

Ragenta could kill this guy right now and sliced his body to 60 pieces or something if only he is not a prince, now that he thinks about it his appearence is clearly different than his own. He too started to observed Reyonard more carefully, he had a long golden blond hair, just like him, but he let his straight hair untied. He can clearly saw the Prince's hair glistening with the ray of the sun. His bangs, just like in the photograph, stops right above his eyes, some strands of his hair naturally swaying from behind his ear. He then took a closer look to Reyonard's clothes, he wears a... he don't know how to describe it, but Ragenta could at least tell that it IS a Prince's attire, with that expensive looking material that he didn't even had the chance to know, mostly he could tell that his clothes colour is being dominated by golden, silver, and white, and at his hip there is a sheathed sword. But his train of thoughts were stopped when suddenly-

"Heh,Finally realize our differences? You've been staring for a while.." Reyonard smirked at him with a rather annoying face.

" Wha-? I Ne-never-" He could feel his face burning with embarrasment and anger. Crap, I stared too long..

" Don't sweat it.. I doubt that your brain cells are able to figured something as simple as that.." He pointed out.

You son of a... What did you say?!! What do you mean by that?! I do not need some friggin' brain cells to know that I'll kill you someday, in fact I think I'm gonna kill you here and now..I don't give a damn about the kingdom and the King, I won't let you trampled my pride..

As soon as Ragenta finished thinking, he jumped forward, with a clenched fist ready to beat the crap outta him. Just when his fist about to hit the young prince...

" Fool.."

He widened his eyes in a slight shock by how calm this person is when he threw his surprise attack. But before he can do anything else, Reyonard easily dodged his punch, take his right hand and twisting it to Ragenta's back with an amazing speed, resulting in him whimpering slightly from the pain in his shoulder.

Reyonard than speak in almost a whisper on his ear from his back while still holding his arm, " Do you really think I'll be so defenseless... Are you out of your puny mind..? I've been trained with 7 kinds of martial arts in the period of 10 years, and I've mastered 6 of them, leaving you practically with 0.1 % chance to win against me." He continued as he twisted his hand a little bit further, making Ragenta trying to resist the pain as he bit his lower lips. Damn, I swear someday I'm gonna fuckin' kill you.. He cursed under his breath.

" Hmm..? What was that ?" He responsed in a menacing tone.

" Are you frickin' deaf ? I said someday I'm gonna kill you, or do I need to spell it out for the said high and mighty prince to understand..?" He grinned while glaring at the Prince.

" I see you do not need your pitiful and puny life anymore... Good... Then I shall grant your wish and end it myself " Just when he decided that he will dislocate Ragenta's shoulder suddenly-

"Okay, okay, that's enough playing around now, let him go Rei."
Both of them looked at the source of the voice and found the King walking towards them with a serious face, Enganar followed behind him with his face facing down, they can't see his expression. But Ragenta noticed something strange, Enganar clenched his fist, it's so hard that he can saw blood dripping out from his balled hands to the blue carpet under him as he walked. Worried, Ragenta immediately escape from Reyonard's loosening arm lock and run towards Enganar.

" Hey, old man are you alright, what are you doing? Don't you see? There's blood dripping from-"

But he can't finished his sentence.

Enganar just brushed passed him while still looking down.

Wha-...? What does he think he's doing? Say something dammit ?!! Ragenta's shocked expression turned to a determined one as he turned around and quickly run to Enganar and hold his shoulder.

" WHAT THE HELL ??!?!!! You seriously think I'll let you go without saying anything and looked like that ??!"

Enganar still refused to look back, but after some moments he lifted his head so that he now face forward. Then Ragenta feel something strange, the shoulder he's holding..

It's shaking...

" Huh..? Oi seriously.. Old man, are you OK? Say something to me, hey !!" He demanded while he shoved Enganar's shoulder so he can now looked at his face. He couldn't believe what he saw..

His face is full of sadness and pain, tears come rolling down from his eyes as he continued to clenched his bloody fist.

Then he muttered something...
Barely audible to anyone but Ragenta...

" I'm sorry.."

Suddenly, Ragenta's face turned from startled to rage, he then released his grip from his shoulder and quickly take the King by his collar with both of his hands and moved his face until it's just inches from the King's. With a clear tone of anger and wrath, he growled with a low voice..

" What THE FUCK did you do to him..."

"What do you mean Ragenta? I didn't do anything." The King replied in a joking tone that make Ragenta even angrier. Then in a flash, he pulled a hidden knife out of his pocket and pointed it not far from the King's throat.

" Not even in your dreams, scum.."

He heard a voice behind him, he could see who is it from the corner of his eyes. Reyonard is threatening him, when Ragenta realized it he already have his sword pointed just milmetres away from his neck.

Ragenta take a glance back and then immediately glare at the King again, "Tell.. Me.." He ordered with his piercing blue eyes. " I have seen people with that kind of face before.." He then recalled Enganar's face before continuing, "..No one would make that kind of face... Not unless someone forced them to.."

Silence engulfed them for a moment before The King spoke up.

"Fine then.. Let me tell you why" The King sighed, then he looked at Enganar's shaking body for a moment before continuing, " Ragenta, boy, aren't you curious about what we were talking about earlier..?" He asked playfully.

"Cut the crappy bullshit, geezer" He inched his knife closer to his throat.

"My, my, impatient one, aren't you... Fine, as you wish, I'll go to the point, but please don't kill me.." He still managed to finish with a slight chuckle, which just pissed Ragenta even more

But suddenly the calming atmosphere died and turned to a tense one, and Ragenta could feel it, he stiffened his shoulder slightly, when he looked again in the King's unreadable face, his presence has suddenly became more and more crushing. How could this be..? Is the only thing he can think about before The King continued..

" Well, how to say this... "

"...?"

"... He sold you... to die...literally.."

" He wh-"

But Ragenta couldn't finish his sentence as he felt a hard thump on his back, all he can see is Reyonard's cold as ever face when he glance back a little before he fell on the ground, and The King's voice...

" Sorry, kid.."

Then everything goes pitch black...