The ceremony for the coronation start at midday like the prince announces after the rite of passage. Prince Sébastien set his eyes on the sword of distraction.

    It was said that the sword was last used a thousand years ago by one of the kings of Avalo. At that time there was a fight for the throne. Avalo was said to be bigger than it is currently. The king''s twelve sons had a fight among themselves for the throne, since the crown prince had died in a battle along with the king m

    One of the sons got a hold of the sword and with it, he defeated his brothers and their followers. The battle is believed to be fierce. Those who survived left Avalo and formed new kingdoms of their own. So many people from Avalo believe that the other eleven kingdoms originate from avalo

    Others even dared to cross the sea. The battle left Avalo in distraction. So the sword was named after the war. Nobody knew how the prince had laid his hand on the sword.

    Some foresaid that he had treated to the forbidden forest to get it, while others said it was from the river of truth. Nobody really cared about the origin of it all they wanted was to lay their hands on the sword. It was said that the sword has magical powers that enhance the fighting skill of the person who will it, giving them the strength of a thousand soldiers

    Some people have schemed to kill the king in others to get a hold of the sword. There believe they will be able to rule over the twelve kingdoms once the sword was in their hands. Unfortunately, after the death of the king, no one else has had the opportunity to will it.

    After the king''s death, the sword was stuck to the ground and for generations, no king has been able to pull it out. Nobody knows how it managed to get stuck in such a place but it has been in the cave for years. And all those that tried to pull it out failed. Some never managed to get to it. They were said to have been consumed by fire. King after king failed until some kings did not even dare. Someone like king Roderick was one of those who did not attempt pulling out the sword for fear of being consumed by the fire at the entrance of the cave.

    Some people believe that only a great king will be able to pull it, while others said that it could only get pulled during a time of great war. After all the sword was known for its distraction. Whichever way the truth? Prince Sébastien wanted to lay his hands on the sword.

    At the least when the curse is lifted he would still have extra protection. Avalo has fought much war and he knew what it will mean when he is cured of his curse and the news goes out. He was not certain if he could pull the sword but he wanted to try. It was best to be prepared.

    But like every treasure getting to the sword itself was not so easy. There was a small lake of fire at the entrance of the cave. It came off and on at different intervals. it was believed to burn those who were unworthy. Prince Sébastien walked with Jeffrey toward the lake of fire and asked him to wait.

    Although many people did not know this Prince Sébastien did, the royal family was scared of losing their power someday if someone outside the royal family managed to pull out the sword, so they have made a tunnel of fire to scare people away.

    Anyone who was not a member of the royal family that attempted to get the sword will get pulled by the fire. This was done to scare the over-ambitious people away.

    Meanwhile, inside the Palace welcoming hall, all the lords and nobles were present with their families. In the last coronation, king Roderick did not even dare to attempt getting the swords, so a few people forgot about this part of the ceremony. And headed straight to the Palace to watch the prince get the crown but when they arrived, prince Ericsson informed them about the prince''s attempt to pull out the sword of distraction.

    "Why is he feeling so proud for, all past kings have failed. I believe only if the last king reincarnate will the sword be pulled out," one lord spoke out.

    "so how do you know he is not the late king''s reincarnation?" another lord argued.

    "Whatever, I am not going to waste my time, I am sure he will fail. Moreover, magic no longer exists in the world as it did thousand years ago so what makes the prince feel that getting the sword will be of any benefit," the first lord insists.

    Small side talks went on Herr and there but a few lords decided to take a look after all apart from that day, it will be difficult for them to see the sword of distraction anytime soon.

    Lord Darth was the most excited about the news. He had anticipated prince Sébastien to reach for the sword so he had made plans beforehand. The few lords that showed interest to watch the process followed prince Ericsson to the location where the sword was stuck.

    It was only about five minutes walk, when they got to the location they met Jeffery standing by himself. Prince Sébastien has already walked into the cave.

    They could not quite see the prince clearly but there was a man with his future standing beside the sword and trying to pull it out of the rock. The fire goes off and on. As they watched the prince pull the sword.

    While everyone else watched with interest lord Darth, moved away without no one seeing him, or so he thought.

    Although lord Darth did not know that the royal family had deliberately set the fire, he decided to use its existence to start a fire and have the prince burnt since he knew he could face the prince head-on.

    He already had his people waiting for the prince, once his eyes met the eyes of his men he nodded his head at them before resuming his spot to continue to watch.

    As he watched he saw prince Sébastien pull out the sword. Gaps were heard all around. "are my eyes playing tricks or did his eyes pull out the sword?"

    "That right, after a thousand years the sword has been pulled out"

    "yes, this is great especially since I witnessed it with my own eyed,".

    "ah! Does who miss it could only blame themselves? Avalo will experience more glory heads fort," a different lord said.

    They all watched as prince Sébastien held the sword in his hand and started walking out of the cave but the more he got closer to the entrance the higher and faster the fire burned.

    Soon the figure of the prince could no longer be seen and a screen of pain and agony was heard. The onlookers were shocked but they could not move their feet. Nobody knew what was going on. This was the first time someone pulled off the sword so no one knew what to expect.

    They were not sure if the fire was normal or something they should be worried about. After the fire burning for a while, it started reducing. Soon they could see a little inside the cave but no one could see the prince.

    After watching for a while the fire seem to stop but there was nobody in the cave. The sword was left on the ground.

    "I will go closer to take a look," lord Darth immediately offered to help. He knew how the fir has come about and given how hot it was, he believed that the prince will not survive it.

    The other two lords, who planned a counterattack against him. Was watching lord Darth. They had a feeling he knew what was going on inside the cave.

    "No, I will go," prince Ericsson said. There was no way he will leave prince Sébastien l''s safety in the hands of a man like Lord Darth.

    "No your highness, this.." lord Darth was still trying to convince prince Ericsson when Jeffery cut in.

    "I will also go, the three of us should, after all, we do not know what is going on," Jeffery suggested. The two men thought about it and felt that Jeffery''s suggestion made sense. So all their men walked over to the cave.

    The fire came on twice before they got to the entrance. After it went off the second time, the three men stepped in as quickly as they could.

    When they got inside they saw the sword on the floor. It must be said that the three men did not really know what the sword looked like. They have only seen the drawing of this sword in a book and the sword on the floor looked like it. The sword on the floor was longer and different from the sword they have ever laid their eyes on.

    Moreover, the blade looked very sharp. The marks on the handle looked ancient. It had to be the sword of distraction.

    "where is the prince, Jeffery, and prince Ericsson did not attempt to pick up the sword but took a few steps into the cave. When lord Darth saw this he took the opportunity and tried to pick up the sword.

    Surprisingly he managed to pick up the sword with no struggle. A smile broke out of his lips.. He never thought his plans will happen so smoothly.