I step forward. The queen wanted to see the best warriors. I've been training for days, for hours, for seconds. Will I have to fight her? What has all this training been for? I draw back. Scar nudges me forward. I  nod. I must not show fear. She doesn't like that. She stands up. She walks forward. I lower my head. Her eyes feel like daggers.

"What's going on?" I ask Scar.

"You don't know??" Scar looks at me in surprise.

I shake my head slowly.

"War. It is time for you to fulfill your destiny." He says.

"War?" I ask.

"A neighboring kingdom." He says. 

"What? There are others?" I ask.

"Of course, my nephew, this world is dominated by us." He says.

"Okay." I nod.

A chest comes forward, by the man in purple silk. 

"It's a gift for you." He says.

I step forward. I'm ready for war. I'm ready to fulfill my destiny. I'm ready to be the king. I'm ready to claim my throne. I sometimes dream of it. Lightened in blackness. Dripping in red. I don't know where it is. I just know it's there. It calls to me. It whispers my name. It's ridiculous, but real at the same time. I open the chest. I see a golden mask and chest plate. It had two eye holes.

"Say thank you to her majesty. She is found of you." He says.

"Your highness." I lower my head.