"Greetings, great lord Asura, I am prince Arthur constantine Alvira, the second prince of Alvira" the second prince, Arthur bowed to the man.
It was a little surprising considering price Arthur looked like someone who wouldn't bowed to just anyone. That's just how arrogant he seemed to me.
"A prince, huh?" The voice of the man in chains, Lord Asura, sounded hoarse and dry. His words came out croaky. "Why would a prince be here?" His voice cracked a few times in between his words.
"I wish to propose an offer to your great lord Asura" he went straight to the point. "An alliance. And I promise you it would be of great interest to you" he added, a meaningful smile forming on his lips.
"A deal? With me?"lord Asura mused, "bwuahahahaha" he suddenly burst out laughing until he began to cough, the chains rattling in the process.
A vein twitched on prince Arthur's neck but be still maintained his smile.
"Indeed. I seek your help to ascend the throne in exchange you shall get your freedom" prince Arthur stated, effectively ignoring the other man's previous mockery.
"What makes you think that I will make a deal with you?x lord Asura narrowed his eyes at the prince.
"Because I am the key to you being free of those chains and this cave" prince Arthur replied, the arrogance in his tone could not be concealed.
"And what makes you so sure that you are capable of releasing me of these chains?" He moved his hand making the chains jangle. "I have been stuck here for a thousand years. Do you really think that a vermin like you could possibly undo the spell put on this chains and this place?" From his words one can sense the ridicule.
"I had heard stories of how the great lord Asura's pride was as tall as the gates of hell, but witnessing it first hand is truly a different experience" prince Arthur expressed, his words coming out forced. "But I can promise you that I can remove these chains and set you free if you accept my offer.
"Alright, let us assume you can remove these chains, how do you intend to get me out of this cave?" Lord Asura asked him, raising his head revealing a pair of red eyes.
"Do not worry about that, I have prepared everything I need to get you out of here" the prince sounded confident.
"I accept your offer then" lord Asura said.
"Pleasure cooperating with you" a pleased looked settled on the prince's face but his eyes held a sinister glint.
Prince Arthur proceeded to move towards the chains binding lord Asura and poured some sort of red and black liquid on each one binding a limb. The runes on the chains glowe and a click was heard before the chains fell to the ground.
The lord Asura straightened to his full height of six foot three, easily towering over the prince's five foot nine.
The prince handed over a stone with weird markings on it to lord Asura.
"This would allow you to pass through the barrier at the entrance of the cave" he informed proudly. The journey back to the cave's entrance was silent, neither of the two tried to start a conversation after the prince's two failed attempts.
After making it out of the cave, the prince brought out another stone and kept it a little distance away.
He said something in another language and the portal appeared again.
He walked through it followed by a great evil, Lord Asura.
'what a big mistake'