"From the sound of it, this so called "prophecy " you seem to be so dead set is more about some guy you choose to be king and grant power to, to defeat the underworld and all its demons. In my eyes it makes you look like a valuable stepping stole."

His harsh words slash through the air as you, your mother and Isamu navigate the ruins of a once glorious and indestructible palace-all in search for a crown.

It felt like it had been only yesterday you discovered your mother wasn't your real mother, but a knight who had the honor of being close with your biological mother since birth. Swore to protect you and tell you of your destiny when the time was right.

You were a princess, born from the mightiest of royalty blood and the most doomed of all high families. Your parents were great rulers, when peace still existed. But sadly when infected towns people had invaded the palace that peace was robbed as well as the lives of your parents. Now you were on a mission to retrieve the long lost peace, cure all the people who's souls are held bound by the demons and seal away the underworld forever.

The prophecy you follows says that a princess of a family long silenced will find her way home and crown her future husband and king, by choice, to bring justice and order once more to a world being concurred by demon greed. That princess is you and the future king is... Well... A work in progress.

Isuma had joined you early on in your journey. Although your Mother, or Mel as is her real name, is a very skilled fighter, She knew she wouldn't be around forever and didn't want to risk putting you in a dangerous position if she were to be killed, so you searched for Isuma, having heard of his loyalty to the gods and his feats. But when you found him he was just some weirdo living in the woods alone with nothing but his own powers, his name and deep hatred for prophecies. It took days to convince him to join your cause, but in the end it was worth it.

Isuma can't really explain why he decided to join you. Maybe it was the want to have a purpose, maybe it was his last bit of hope that he could bring back his brother from the demon that corrupted his soul. Maybe it was the realization that his brother and the demons were after you and he feared for the future.

He'd never admit it but he's grown rather find of you, it's hard for him to see himself going back to being alone. Maybe that is also part of his desire to see you succeed

"Hey Mel, you were close to the king and queen, wouldn't you know where this crown is?"

"If I knew where it was, we would have found it already and wouldn't be searching like our lives depend on it. Though, technically our lives do." Mel responded, digging through some old rubble "chances were, the less amount of people knew of it's whereabouts, the less likely an enemy would find it... Although, I'm finding it rather unfortunate for us."

"Regardless, we better find it fast. The demon that holds my brother's soul is smart. They'll be here soon." Isuma claimed as he continues to look

Suddenly while looking you found a secret cellar, as soon as you turned to tell them what you found, they had already wandered off. You descended the stairs and came into view of a room filled with carvings, and low and behold. The crown.

" {{user}}? Are you down there?"

Isuma called out from the entrance. He then came down as well and once he saw you holding the crown, his eyes widened in disbelief.

You couldn't help but smile, even as you catch a little bit of hope appear in his eyes.

"So...what now? We just give it to the lucky guy that catches your heart and pray he does right?" He says with a smirk.

But deep down you already knew who you wanted to give the crown to, and before you could say, a hand emerged from the dark covering your mouth as Isuma's brother came into view.

"Ah, you found it, thank you little one, you're more useful than I thought."

"Dravin! Let them go!" He draws his weapon, ready to attack

"Don't worry, I won't hurt them. I just need them for my coronation... As king."