A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

Even in fury, King Kamos's eyes are extremely sharp.

As soon as Heymos clenched his hand on the ground, he saw it.

"It seems you don't want to."

Kamos said with a sullen face.

This time, Heymos, who had been silent with his head lowered, raised his head and met the eyes of the enraged Lion King.

"Yes."

He said.

The golden-red pupils were astonishingly bright like the flames of the setting sun burning on the horizon at this moment.

He looked straight at Kamos, without flinching or avoiding.

The anger in King Kamos's heart was still raging, and he tried not to smash the heavy sword on Heymos, but at this moment, he met Heymos' eyes and looked at the young man. With a persistent look on his face, he who was still in a rage just now calmed down.

What Xin Yas said to him made him unbelievable.

He knew that Heymos had always loved Garlan very much, even more than him.

Many people think that Heymos is very similar to him, powerful, has a great reputation on the battlefield, and is famous all over the world for his bravery.Therefore, those people feel that Heymos is more like his successor.

But King Kamos knew very well that although he was powerful and could protect Aaron Landis on the battlefield, he could only be said to be ordinary in governing the country. Over the years, he barely maintained Aaron Landis. Si is in a situation that is neither good nor bad.

Heymos is very similar to him in terms of martial arts, but Heymos' character is much more extreme than him. If Heymos inherits the throne, it is likely to turn Aaron Landis into a militaristic country .

The final result is either the glory towering over the clouds, or the eternal perdition——

But that's not what he wanted to see.

He didn't want Aaron Landis to stand in the clouds amidst the flames of war and blood, but only hoped that Aaron Landis would live forever and that his people would be happy and healthy forever.

And the only one who can realize his wish is Garlan.

Garlan is completely different from Heymos. He may not be as powerful as Heymos, but it is precisely because of this that he can understand himself more clearly, and he will never be mistaken for blindly believing in his own power. go astray.

He is intelligent, upright, and able to treat others fairly.

He knows what to do and what not to do, and sticks to his bottom line.

He is not strong, but when he needs to take responsibility, he never backs down half a step.

His tenacity surpasses anyone else.

Most importantly, he never regarded his people and Aaron Landis as his property, but regarded them as the existence he wanted to protect.

——Yes, the king is not an oppressor over Aaron Landis, but Aaron Landis' guardian.

That child is like the sun in the morning.

Bright, but not dazzling.

Warm, but not burning.

His radiance may not be dazzling, but it is gentle and flowing. Unknowingly, people are attracted to him one by one, and they are willing to enshrine their loyalty to him.

That child is his younger brother.

Is the son of the gods.

is the future of Aaron Landis.

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"Heymos, I know, you have always liked Garlan, and you have been like this since you were a child."

After calming down a little, King Kamos spoke.

"Your care for Garlan is no less than mine. Therefore, no matter who provokes me, I never believe that you will do anything to hurt Garlan."

"And the fact is true. In order to lead the troops to save Garlan, you even put yourself in prison, and even risked your life to save him from the sea of ​​fire. That's why I made up my mind to make Garlan a The crown prince, because I believe that no matter what happens, you will protect him."

The Lion King let out a long breath, like a sigh.

"But I always thought that your love for him is the same as mine. It's the love and love of elder brother for younger brother."

He said, "I never thought that you would..."

He smiled wryly.

"Yeah, I'm still too dull. Thinking about it now, you can vaguely see the way you look at him, your words and deeds to him... It's just that I've never thought about that."

"Heymos, although I have never regarded you as my younger brother, I have also watched you grow up. It is impossible to say that I have no feelings for you at all."

Although he always looked coldly at Heymos, King Kamos had never put on the airs of a king and had unreasonable temper tantrums only when he was close to people.

Heymos is one of them.

On the surface, he always likes to teach Heymos a lesson, but he has been paying attention to his growth, secretly ordering others to protect him, and honing him step by step.

Seeing Heymos grow up to what he is now, without saying a word, he is very relieved in his heart.

But now...

Raising his hand, King Kamos pulled out the giant sword that had been pierced into the bluestone ground, and put it back into the scabbard with a bang.

"I've always believed that Garlan is sitting on the throne, and you are protecting him as a general. It's the best way for you to protect Aaron Landis together."

"Because of this, I sent you to the Northern Army for training, and then recalled you to the Royal City not long ago."

"But now, because of your thoughts, this plan is impossible."

"Heymos, Garlan is my chosen successor. He is the next king of Aaron Landis. He is more important than anyone else. I will not allow any unstable factors to approach him."

The oppressive feeling in the room caused by the Lion King's fury dissipated little by little, and King Kamos's eyes were still sharp, but they were no longer angry.

His tone of voice was also extremely calm.

However, it was this calm tone and words that pierced Heymos' chest like a sharp knife.

"Garlan is still young and doesn't understand feelings. When he grows up, he will fall in love with a beautiful and gentle girl. He will receive the blessings of all the people of Aaron Landis and marry his princess in the eyes of everyone. "

"When their child is born, the whole of Aaron Landis will cheer for this child, and this child will become the future king of Aaron Landis."

Every time King Kamos said something, Heymos's lips and fingers tightened.

In the end, his knuckles were tightened to the point where his skin was almost pale.

"Heymos, your feelings may be real, but they will drag Garlan into the abyss."

The Lion King shook his head heavily but resolutely.

The way he looked at Heymos had no room for change.

"I will not allow you to stay by Garlan's side."

He said, word for word.

"As the king, I give you an order to set off immediately and go to the Northland. You must not return to the king's city for ten years!"

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It was already late at night, and just as Garlan was about to go to bed, the half-opened window was suddenly pushed open.

A figure came through the window.

Garlan felt that he could guess who it was without even looking.

He glanced at Heymos, and was about to say something to this guy who always likes to climb over walls and windows to sneak into other people's houses at night, but before he could speak, Heymos, who had landed, had already walked over quickly .

Suddenly, Heymos reached out and hugged Garlan.

He hugged him tightly, holding Garlan tightly in his arms.

He bent down and buried his head deeply in the socket of Garlan's neck.

He just hugged it without saying a word.

The silver-like moonlight shone down from the wide open window, falling on his body, and on his fine black hair scattered on Garlan's shoulders.

"……What's wrong?"

Although he couldn't see Heymos' face, Garlan could feel that Heymos was in a very strange mood right now.

The person holding him exuded an indescribable feeling, as if... sad.

He hesitated for a moment, and the hand that was about to push Heymos away turned into a circle around Heymos, and patted him on the back lightly, as if to comfort someone.

"Did something happen?"

Garlan asked in a low voice.

There was silence for a while, if it weren't for the strength of the fingers of the person holding him clasping him tightly, he would almost have thought that time had stood still at this moment.

After a long time, a muffled voice came from his shoulder.

"King Kamos asked me to set off for the North...tomorrow."

Garlan was taken aback.

"Gai Shuguo is looking for trouble again?"

"........."

"Heymos?"

"I will probably stay in Northland for several years."

"Huh? Why?"

Garlan asked reflexively, "Didn't you just come back from there? Why did you have to go there again?"

Heymos didn't answer, but hugged him more tightly.

Garlan was a little dazed for a while, for some reason, perhaps he was infected by Heymos's strong emotions that almost radiated, and he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

No matter how much he refused in the past, Heymos stayed by his side resolutely, and he was very helpless.

But when Heymos was really about to leave him, he felt inexplicably blocked... Obviously, he didn't feel this way at all when Heymos went to the North Land more than four years ago, why now... …

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This sense of loss is like losing something familiar and habitual...

When Garlan was in a trance, Heymos had already let go of his hand.

He straightened up, lowered his head and met Garlan's gaze.

"Garlan," he said, "I want to kiss you."

"Huh? No, wait, wait a minute, this..."

"I want to kiss you."

Heymos said, looking at the boy in front of him, he repeated this sentence stubbornly.

The silver-like broken light coming in from the window reflected on that half of the handsome face, hiding the other half in deep shadows.

There was a cold glimmer of light on the corners of the thin lips, as if there was no warmth at all.

"........."

Looking at those golden-red eyes, Garlan swallowed the refusal that had reached his throat, and swallowed it slowly for some reason.

Maybe it was because of the way Heymos was looking at him at the moment.

Stubborn, longing, even if it is suppressed, there is still a trace of pain that can't be suppressed.

It was the trace of pain that made people palpitate and made him unable to say no to it.

"...Just... just this one time." The boy said hesitantly, "There is no other meaning to this... It's just, it's just a parting kiss... Wait, uh!"

Before Garlan could finish speaking, Heymos had already cupped his face, leaned over, and kissed him deeply.

It was different from the incomparably gentle kisses of the previous few times, no matter how urgent it was, it was a gentle kiss, a kiss with the utmost love and affection.

At this moment, Heymos' kiss was extremely fierce.

It was a fierce kiss that seemed to want to swallow Garlan's whole body, including the bones, into his stomach, like a living beast.

However, there was a trace of indescribable distressing emotion in that cruel intention, so Garlan couldn't get angry, so he could only subconsciously grasp Heymos's back, closed his eyes, and opened his eyes passively. Pursing his lips, it was a bit difficult to bear the suffocating demands of the other party like a storm.

He even felt that his lips were already aching, and he didn't know if the skin was scratched.

An almost crazy kiss that lasted for an unknown amount of time.

When it was over, Garlan felt that his lips were numb from the pain, and his mind was a little blank, so he could only instinctively open his mouth and breathe rapidly, his cheeks were full of blush.

Heymos looked down at him with deep eyes.

After a while, he leaned over and lightly licked the blood stains from the corner of his lips that were broken because of his loss of control.

"Wait for me to come back, Garlan."

He heard Heymos whisper in his ear.

There was a slight pause for a few seconds.

He heard Heymos' breathing suddenly became a little faster, and then, an extremely light, inaudible sound rang in his ears.

"……I beg you."

Garlan's eyes suddenly widened.

Before he could say anything, Heymos had let go of him, turned around, jumped, and jumped out of the window.

Soon, that figure disappeared into the night.

Garlan stared blankly at the figure that had merged into the darkness, unable to utter a sound for a long while.

He didn't know how difficult it was for Heymos to say these words without his dignity.

But he knew that at the end of the last word, there seemed to be a slight trembling lingering sound mixed with pain, which made his chest tremble.

【I beg you. 】

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Jumping off the high fence, Heymos walked forward quickly.

He lowered his head slightly, his jet-black hair fell from his forehead, and his eye sockets were plunged into deep shadows, making it difficult to see the expression on his face at this moment.

Under the fence, someone leaned against the wall.

The moonlight that fell on the ground illuminated the man's golden hair, and also illuminated the dark eyepatch on the man's face.

Kehos crossed his arms, stepped back on the wall with one foot, and leaned against the wall.

He watched the back of Heymos going away.

Even if he didn't get close, he could still feel the awe-inspiring aura emanating from Heymos' body, like a blade, with a deep evil spirit, which made people's hearts startled.

Keyhos frowned.

Since that day, he has been guarding outside the prince's palace almost every night.

If Heymos still came to find the prince at night after being warned by him, he would do it unceremoniously, even if it was a crime, he would forcibly stop the other party's behavior.

These days, though, Heymos seems pretty quiet.

just today...

When Kaihos was about to leave tonight, he was taken aback when he saw Heymos suddenly appear. Just as he was about to do something, Heymos suddenly said a word.

Heymos said that King Kamos ordered him to leave for the Northland tomorrow and not return to the royal city for ten years.

Keyhos's heart skipped a beat.

King Kamos knows!

Before he could recover from the shock, Heymos jumped over him and onto the wall.

He subconsciously turned around and wanted to stop him, but suddenly, with a twitch in his heart, he stopped inexplicably, and just watched Heymos sneak into the prince's bedroom again.

[Not allowed to return to Wangcheng for ten years. 】

Heymos' words echoed in his mind several times.

Finally, Keyhors let out a long sigh.

He turned back and leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, waiting quietly.

half an hour.

The blond knight said to himself in his heart.

Within half an hour, if His Royal Highness Heymos didn't come out, he went in to make a move.

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At this moment, looking at Heymos's back getting further and further away, Kaihos' eyes were extremely complicated.

He still maintained his posture leaning against the wall and didn't move for a long time.

He stared ahead until Heymos completely disappeared into the night.

I don't know how long it has passed, maybe it was just a moment, maybe it has been a long time.

In the end, the blond knight could only let out a long sigh, stood up, and left here.

He thought, to use a proverb often said in the world, that is...

【Goddess Avdomir ruthlessly threw the hyacinth flower into the man's hand. 】

Hyacinth, desperate love, a love affair destined to end without a disease.

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In the morning, the sun rises on the horizon, bright but not dazzling.

The wind blows from the sky, blows through the sky, shakes the canopy, and makes the dense branches and leaves rustle.It swooped down from the sky, swept across the ground, and lifted the long mane of the crimson steed standing quietly on the ground, making it undulate like waves.

It was too early, and the city gate had only just opened, and most of the people in this city hadn't woken up from their deep sleep.

Therefore, this place is quiet, with only a few sporadic passers-by entering and leaving the city gate.

These passers-by secretly and curiously looked at the group of knights in leather armor standing outside the city gate on horseback.

Following Heymos at this moment were his subordinate Soga, the priest of Nanna, and dozens of knights following him.

The order issued by King Kamos to let him go to the Northland was too hasty and urgent, and most people in the royal city did not know about it.

Therefore, almost no one came to see him off.

Riding on the crimson steed, Heymos raised his head high, as if he was looking for something.

The pitch-black hair was blown up from the cheeks by the wind, revealing the rough lapis lazuli earrings on the ears.

The morning sun reflected a clear luster on the lapis lazuli earrings.

Finally, his eyes settled on one place.

On the high city wall, the boy stood there, and the bright blond hair reflected the sun into Heymos' eyes.

The golden light fell into his pupils, as if driving away the shadows deposited in his eyes, making his originally cold eyes a little warmer and brighter.

Garlan stood on the city wall, looking down at Heymos, and the wind blowing over the city wall stirred his long golden hair.

Keyhors stood quietly in the back.

After a while, Garlan raised his hand and waved slightly at Heymos.

Then, he turned and left.

When the golden color disappeared from the eyes, the golden-red eyes seemed to be shrouded in shadow again, making them a little darker.

Heymos turned his head, gently stroked the steed under him, and then tightened his grip on the rein.

Beside him, Suo Jia, who was also riding a horse, glanced at him and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"If you live under others, you cannot control your own destiny. As long as the superiors say a word, they can easily overrule you."

Suo Jia's voice was gentle and deep.

"Just like now, King Kamos expelled you from the royal city, but you can't resist at all."

"His Royal Highness Heymos."

He says,

"Only by becoming a controller and taking everything into your own hands can you get what you want."

Heymos didn't speak, his face was cold, as if he didn't hear what Suo Jia said at all.

But the movement of his hand holding the rein tightly clenched at this moment betrayed him, revealing the turmoil in his heart at the moment.

Still he said nothing.

In the next second, he flicked the rein and galloped away.

He lowered his head slightly, the black hair on his forehead fluttering in the wind, revealing the dark blue God of War rune on his forehead.

The huge royal city disappeared behind him little by little.

The sound of the wind whistling past his ears, scraping across his cheeks was icy cold, but there seemed to be a raging fire burning fiercely in his heart.

He headed north.

——Only by becoming a controller can you get what you want——

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A few days later, in a remote, dimly lit room, muffled conversations sounded.

"Ready?"

"Yes, everything is arranged."

"Then do it, kill that one."

The voice was very low, with a hint of old hoarseness.

"Tomorrow is the best opportunity, be sure to kill with one blow."

In the shadows, the man said so faintly.

"This time, we must get rid of Prince Garlan and welcome the expelled Prince Heymos back to the palace."