In a luxurious chamber, a what seemed like a 9 years old boy woke up from his bed, heading outside his chamber to be greeted by the Family butler
"Young Master, i hope you slept well".
the boy smiled childishly
"I did, Uncle John!"
the butler smiled, as he was warming up to the young boy, who seemed unmoved by his status, even due to his young age, Vane Leonheart never treated anyone wrongly, all equals and he does his best to be the greatest heir the Leonheart ever had.
"Lord and Lady Leonhearts are waiting for your arrival".
the butler stepped aside, and letting the boy walk towards the dinning room.
It was a luxurious large chamber, walls decorated perfectly to suit the fancy vibe it had, a long table was stretching across of the chamber, there sat 4 Figures.
a blonde, muscular man, with a dignified beard and cold green gaze, fitting his stern behaviour, Lord Dennis Leonheart, he was a general, lead a hundred thousand of soldiers, during the great war in Europe to victory, thus giving the Spanish empire it's title, earning him the title of "The Sword of Spain".
next to him, sat an elegant lady, with natural silver hair and tantalising cyan eyes, she was Lady Sofia Leonheart, one of the fairest judges the empire ever had, she was well known that the trails she hold, never miss, earning her the title of, "The Priestess Judge".
the other two were his younger siblings.
Victor, resembling his father, with his green eyes and blonde hair, Victor was two years younger than Vane.
Alicia, Vane's little sister who was three years older than him, she resembled her mother, silver hair and tantalising cyan eyes
thinking about it Vane inherited two things from his parents making him a bit special between his siblings, his blonde hair from his father, and his cyan eyes from his mother
As Vane sat on his seat enjoying his meal as he chatted with family:
"Eat well, boy".
Vane looked at his father and nodded
"i will, father"
His mother chuckled slightly before pating his head
"My son, just eat your fill, don't eat too much or you'd explode"
Vane leaned into his mother's touch as he nodded
Alicia and Victor looked at Vane with curiousity
Alica spoke her voice both childish and innocent
"you would be free to play with us later, right brother?"
Vane expressions turned into a somber one
"Sorry you two, i have sword training session"
Alica and Victor both pouted, noticing thier pout Vane added
"but i promise I'll play with you two late".
both of thier faces lit up as they jumped.
"yaaaay"
"yippie"
Vane chuckled as he looked at his siblings, then parents.
what a perfect family, he wished things could stay like this forever
two years passed, Lady Leonheart was sick can't even get off her bed.
Vane was late due to his sword training session, but in his way, a maid stopped him
"Young master"
Vane stopped and looked at her
"Yes?"
She handed him a plate of soup
"this was meant for your mother, take it to her"
Vane nodded his head as he took the plate and hurried away
the maid grinned before walking the opposite direction
Vane arrived at his mother's chamber he unlocked the door, while holding the plate of soup, as if it was his mother's cure or salvation
Vane was surprised to see all his family there, parents, siblings, and biological uncle, his mother was in a conversation with them, while sitting up on her bed, the once elegant woman now had turned into a skinny sick woman, all the youth drained from her
his uncle David Leonheart, smirked seeing him
Vane carefully placed the soup on the nightstand infornt of his mother, before hugging her small frame and sat next to his uncle
David Leonheart, he was a muscular man with dark hair and green eyes and he had almost no facial hair.
he smiled proudly as patted his head
"Look at you now, all grown up and strong"
Sofia's hand reached the plate and took a small sip
The events next happened quickly, Sofia just coughed blood, as she throws the plate pf soup on the ground, as her body fell back on the bed lifelessly
his father's eyes widening as he commanded everyone to close every entrance, there was no doubt, the soup was poisoned.
as Vane was in shock he looked into his uncles face, the proud smile he had turned into a mocking one
"you filth!"
Vane took a knife and tried to stab David into his chest yet, Victor crashed into him throwing him off balance, as the knights held him in place
"I swear david...ill kill, even if it's the last thing I'll do".
The news of the Hier of the Leonheart killing his own mother filled the state then the whole empire.
Vane spent a year in prison untill he turned 11
an old man with a black attire was stepping opposite him
"Butler John..."
Vane's voice was both hoarse and uninterested
after all a 10 years old spending a whole year in prison is a cruel fate.
"i know you're innocent".
Vane chuckled, and shook his head
"what's the point?, I'll end up being executed when i turn 18 anyways".
the butler scoffed
"Life is something so precious that can be lived once, Young Master, this old man wants you to live..no matter how cruel the world is, keep living"
Butler John paused before adding
"not out of love of this life, but out of a spite to that bastard, who took Lady Leonheart away from us".
"she would've wanted you to live, even if she thinks you killed her".
Vane froze before letting out a small laugh..
"she would've wanted that".
The butler throws a set of keys, it landed inside the cell beneath Vane's feet
"I'll buy time to get out of here"
he sighed
"this old man has lived enough, but promise me one thing"
Vane picked the keys and looked at him with curiousity
before Butler John added
"Kill that bastard".
Vane eyes turned cold
"not today, but i promise that his death would be by my hands.
Butler John left the cell distracting the guards as, Vane managed to escape.
the next day David came by to the cell, to his suprise nobody was there
he furiously grabbed the bars of the cells, and slammed his head against them, before letting out a loud yell"
"DAMN IT"
Vane later met Blackbeard near the port and after a while he got news of Butler's John execution, feeling somber he went and without thinking, to join Blackbeard's crew, while only being 11 years old.