Note: So yes I hinted on Alma’s origins of our favourite little shit Yves on King Cid being blinded and things,so hey another folklore stuff (I am actually enjoying this as hell along with Mayor Drago’s adventures)
After the fall of the golden boy Icarcus,the world is thrown into the deeper darkness thanks to the drifts that Yves opened. For Cid of the light,a legendary king,scribed by the scholars and mortal men-took up the mantle of defeating the darkness with his bravery and charisma. For he raised the lights,with armies legendary,to be safe amidst the deserts and forests. His strength to tackle the beasts that are let out by the drifts
However Yves is not happy on how the drifts are slowly closing in,as he brought in the lights,He saw his body fading by the lights. The hounds came back and winced,for they are unable to find a weakness-always battered by Cid’s glorious light.
For he knows that men are fools. With his hounds,he commanded them to find a potential weakness of the warrior king. Disguised as a raven in the garden. There he saw the beautiful Adlena,Cid’s beloved sister-her eyes of azure aroused Yves. For she could hear mutter those words a, song clear as larks “For one heart is lonely without Cid the light for his strength saved all of us” There he struck an heinous idea,make the powerful king fall in love with his sister. However he saw a problem,for Adlena is engaged to a man,a demigod Siegmund-for his smell of violets repulsed him. For he spun a rose which Adlena plucked-there she pricked her finger. There she has the longing for her brother deeper
On Cid’s sleep in the battles of the drifts,Yves created a vision of his lands afar-which guarantee his safety and his sister happy from the evils. However he has to kill his brother in law Siegmund and drink his blood because he make liaisons with the drifts to get rid of him. There he hear whispers of a hermit,who has the weapons to kill a demigod. Cid’s vision maddened,for he hid himself to find the cold hermit.
Yves,in disguise of the hermit spoke coldly “You must hear from the winds to kill your brother in law” Cid,in feverish sweat nodded,and he was laid objects,a sword “You must find the thing that you fear the most and stab it by the heart”,a bottle with liquids slicked by oils “You must drip it to your wine and the sisters to be united regardless of circumstances of death and war” and lastly an object,a jewel “it will guide you of your sister”. There he looked coldly,at the jewel-there he is jealous over his sister loving Siegmund deeply. The hermit chanted a curse to make the warrior king to be in love with his sister.
For he traveled to find the thing he feared,and with the sword-he stabbed all of the creatures that he feared,its blood covered the sword.
There he looked at his brother in law Siegmund coldly at dinners,and Adlena looked happily at Cid’s return,despite clasping her lover’s hand. Siegmund saw the darkness in his brother in law’s heart,and plea to the gods to protect her from the dangers especially the lustful Cid. He sneaked away to the kitchen to drip the potion for his and his sister. Unconsciously she falls in love with more of Cid than Siegmund,after every battle-he and his sister went to passionate vigour at the gardens.
However Siegmund’s paranoia for his fiancee’s infidelity proved as the advantage for the Warrior King,as he fells asleep-he stabbed his brother in law, His blood,he bathed through the body. There he grew stronger and much wilder. His sister unaware of the murders,but celebrate at the victories of his brother with carnal passion in return. However Adlena fall into a fever,and what Cid seen a sage who walked by his palaces. Cid has a vision from the sage that his kingdom will never crumble and his sister to be recovered if he killed the one who slay the Golden hand,a creature so darkening,as he thoughts of the rumours of Yves-the one who killed the golden boy.
For Cid sent his men and himself to find the one who murdered,for many nights and days men battled heat,starvation and cold nights,before it was him all alone,still strong for his vision for his kingdom to never crumble.
Thereby Cid stepped in,a lone cathedral for the greens surrounded the place,he heard that the drifts are strong with-a powerful creature so fearful that it shook. With a commanding voice-he yelled “SHOW YOURSELF FOUL CREATURE!”, there the stained glasses cracked and beams of light seem to glow with his sword. Cid’s eyes are focused ready for the heat of battle,where he met a figure,hooded in black and furs,his hounds growling at him. He has this flippant voice “Well well a puny fool like you” Cid looked angrily at Yves “Where is that foul creature I supposed to meet?” Yves’ eyes glow “Creature-“ there he swirled the shadows to create creatures,and Cid fought with them violently and with a snap of his fingers-it disappeared “You came into the wrong place”. There he recall his face,so familiar “You must be the sage that heal my sister from the fever” Yves smirked,knowing how foolish is Cid. “Ahh we meet again,I have something I want to take from you your majesty”. Cid looked coldly,as he walked through the waters to see Yves disappearing “SHOW YOURSELF YVES,YOU ARE THE TRICKSTER THAT KILLED THE GOLDEN HAND”
There he was bombarded by his shadow hounds who blurred his visions,and Yves took away his crown “ahhh ahhh-“ He has this cold glare “You kinda guessed correctly-well I am unbeatable"“So’ Cid spoke coldly “You are nothing but a thief and a liar-“ as he tried to piece Yves’ black heart but he disappeared “In this world nothing is black” as he shut off the light from the cathedrals,his heart trembled “Or white” as the light rekindled the open windows,”sometimes it is the grey areas that you are blind for” as he walked down the stairs “You have something you have owned me”. Cid scowled “what? I did not give you anything I swear-“ as he fought off with Yves’ magic.There he show off the people in agony,the greenery turned into images “Your strength”,Cid’s eyes twitched “Which one-“ there he has that realization as his hounds grew louder “Remember something" There he transformed himself into the hermit,his voice familiar
“Are you the hermit who told me to kill that damn Sigemund ”-as Cid asked,his mind filled with confusion. Yves shrugged slightly “you are slightly correct mortal” and there the face of Yves changed into the wise sage.
Yves smiled coldly “Well your majesty Cid,for all magic has its price-” as he watched his hounds consumed his eyes,Cid screamed in agony ,blood stained on the green grasses and slowly he grab his throat choking the life out of him,he cannot breathe and he smiled as he consumed the strength with the stolen powers of Icarcus. “You just granted me the demigod strength and yours-and for your kingdom they are mine” For Cid was left alone,blind and a hollow shell of his past. For he never get out of the chapels of broken glass,and there he died all alone and his name only mentioned in legends-a lesson for many never to engage relations of blood district,for they are cursed.
For his sister Adlena after she recovered the fever,horrified that she is pregnant with her brother’s child,fell into the waters in madness. For her body formed one of the embodiment of the sea of the drowned maidens,driven by madness,of lost loves and regrets The seed,never ripened joined with her sad mother,for she was the first drowned maiden in the sea.
Yves with cold smiles,went to sit on the throne,commanding his fallen armies to destroy of Cid’s glory. There his reign begins,there his people loved and feared Yves,for his ruling proved to a curious antidote,as he feigned promises to lessen the drifts,only to increase it.
