An evening of horrors it truly was, the young prince now enveloped with the hatred of loss followed his father into the hill depths. That once ancient hut stood there in the darkness, unchanged and untouched. They walked into the hut and there in Joseph saw the inside stretching for miles upon miles, and a distant setting sun was visible in the yellow horizon of the southern hemisphere. A field of golden wheat danced there in the ethereal winds then Joseph fell to his knees, "What is this feeling, this pulsating force going in and out with every breath i take as if intricately bound to my soul." he exclaimed. The king smiled with relief, "I was for a while afraid, especially when the elder one sentenced you to death. What i will teach you in hear must remain a secret until you teach your own son....my boy." the musk of a once harsh man melted with the glimmering tear that slide down his cheek, in Joseph's eyes lay confusion as they vibrated. This man who had taken away the innocence of his existence and took away the only woman who would accept all his flaws was now warm and bright. Joseph merely observed the situation as he listened to his father, "What you are feeling is the presence of Uud but now i need you to sense its essence, and until you do that we will be stuck in this pocket realm." His words confused Joseph who was an infant in this world, "What do you mean by essence and what is Uud?" Ian stood there baffled, in his eyes this boy had no idea what Uud is but his soul was inextricably bound to an immense amount of Uud as if it had been stockpiled over millennia. Then he truly is a talent that could take the heights of his family to a new stratosphere. "Uud is the force that binds all creation together as it was made and it goes hand in hand with authority, authority is the force of function in the universe. Authority serves as a program and Uud is the hardware in which authority gains its functionality, don't ever make the mistake of thinking Uud is more important than Authority because your understanding of these concepts can make or break your potential." With that explanation releases a golden hue of Uud, "in its purest form Uud shines in a golden bright hue but only takes different colors when it is contaminated with the souls intent. One day at the academy they will teach you putting your intent into energy will make it stronger and your control will grow...yada...yada...yada. Always remember what i showed you right here, if you want to grow stronger this is the color of Uud you should strive for." Joseph was completely captured by the color of Ian's Uud, he immediately tried to gather Uud in his hand but Ian disappeared from where he stood and tightly grabbed the hand he was about to gather Uud "If you do that without any intent it will simply explode, Golden Uud is not attained through simple practice and meditation...it is a state of being. On the other hand, how did you know how to gather Uud? it takes most people a lifetime to grasp the essence of Uud and you did it simply." Joseph stood there blank of answers then he pointed out "I honestly just did what you did, i don't know anything about essence." Ian was absolutely astonished at this, "This boy is truly a genius, then in that case i will show you everything there's is to know about the family technique. An important lesson you have to learn is that you shouldn't rush to develop an authority, when you arrive at the academy that all everyone will be fixated on but you just focus on achieving the Golden Uud and everything else will come to you naturally. Now these are the basics you need to remember for now, Uud is your spirit, Authority is your soul and lastly a combination of the two and matter is your body. I hope that simplifies things for you, now let me appraise your level of battle IQ.
A cacophony of explosions filled the pocket realm, " He has only threw spears of golden Uud at me for the past twenty minutes I'm still yet to plant an attack, hmm what if i...." taking a rock from the ground he gathered red Uud into the rock, he throws the rock straight at his father and it explodes with a deafening sound causing a momentary hearing impairment. Heart pounding, blood rushing and breath distorted Joseph makes his way into Ian's proximity "You over estimate yourself little prince" the king announced as he used authority "HAULT!" which stops Joseph dead in his tracks. "You are quick on your feet and nerves, you simply have no idea on how to deal with an opponent of my caliber. This is your first lesson, don't fight an opponent you don't understand even if your power infinitely overlaps all their capabilities you are still a mortal being and thus can be felled in a multitude of ways." With that he ended the the appraisal by striking his son dead straight on the chest with an Uud spear, but for some reason Joseph instantly recovered. "I forgot to mention, in this realm all people sharing our blood are immortal. It was constructed using the authority of the first King, he had the authority of protection. As you have probably guessed some authorities are support types and non combative types but with the right conditions and ingenuity your authority can serve its purpose no matter what you need it for, but that all depends on you and other factors you cant change such as your natural amount of Uud." they sat on small wooden stools 'Sepora', sitting on it he feels Uud begin to gather from his feet to his lower abdomen "Don't move, sit straight until you feel your Uud begin to center along your spine." They sat there in silence and finally the king broke silence "Everything you see everything you touch everything you are, it is all built on Uud and authority. The stars above, the waves of the ocean, the beating of your heart. Nothing exists without harmony without pattern. If you think the world is chaos it is only because you do not yet see the design, look deeper, listen closer, there's a rhythm beneath it all. A song that never stops playing and you are a note in that great symphony" Joseph searched his head for a similar quote he knows then he proclaims "Pythagoras?" and the king raised an eyebrow before releasing a smile "You are a sharp one aren't you, When you go to the academy forget about your royal heritage and just focus on being the best! the absolute strongest. In that place only strength is respected, that way even if you lost your crown here you would still hold a respectable position." What was this place called the academy? and how no other person he has met knows about these things he has taught him.
In that moment of bonding, the kings watch glowed red and the expression on his face changed back to that of a demon man. "I have an urgent problem to deal with boy, wait a sec this is the best opportunity to teach you what a master of Uud can do." The king held the boys hand as he announced "Divine authority! protector of the land!" this type of authority can only be used by the king of Bechuanaland as it is an inherited authority from the first king. Within the boarders of Bechuanaland the king upon invoking the divine authority he is able to teleport or see every inch of the land granting him a momentary omniscience as long as he has Uud to maintain the authority. The king began to gather Uud in his eyes as they glowed gold and he exclaimed "That's very brave of you Manfilgod, a wanted criminal of Helios causing trouble in my kingdom must be a new low. Hold on tightly boy, i cant have you falling to your death." Joseph raised his eyebrows having no idea what the king meant, within a millisecond the two were floating above the main house of Prime Minister Serame. The stench of blood and heat from the fire blazing in the mansion caught Josephs eyes but fear suddenly engulfed him as he suddenly lost his footing. Manfilgod kept throwing slashes of Uud at the burning mansion then he sensed a mammoth sized Uud above him, it was the king and a strange dangling child. He immediately threw a slash of Uud at the two and the king disappeared and reappeared near the beast slapping Manfilgod with a back hand that threw him several meters away, " Keep holding on to my left hand boy, i will give you your final lesson of the day." Joseph could only nod his head as he witnessed the one sided beat down. Once Manfilgod stood back up another back hand slap threw him, and another, and another leaving him out of balance. Manfilgod grew tired of the slaps as he shook his head side ways and gave out a cry of anger, "Stop belittling me Ian the burnt, i will end you in single attack. Divine authority, beast men's pride.....heavenly slash!" With that proclamation the beast man formed claw like slashes from Uud and threw multiple slashes at the king and prince and they stayed true to their target hitting the unarmed King, a cloud of dust rose up covering the king. Manfilgod stopped throwing slashes and observed the area but he twitched slightly showing preparedness as his eyes squinted slightly, a bright golden light began to illuminate the dust then in a flash a spear grazed the beast's head taking off a patch of hair. Manfilgod growled in anger but the sight of multiple spears flying his way triggered a defensive response as he began to dodge the legion of spears but just as he thought everything was letting up the sound of multiple simultaneous explosions deafened Manfilgod's ears whilst burning him from every direction, he began to heal up using his Uud as a green light began to glow on his wounds and burns.
Death stands on the horizon as Manfilgod takes deep breaths, something was different about Ian. Manfilgod could clearly see that if things continued like this he would die at the king's hand, in desperation he invoked "Divine authority, realm of the beast lord!" 'the realm, an omnipotent ability caused by the physical manifestation of Uud and authority fused in perfect harmony, although the two are similar...molding Uud and authority is like describing an object never seen, never touched or never heard off....it is the pinnacle of Divine arts.' and with that invocation the three men were thrown into a forest pocket real. "When your opponent opens a divine realm you have two options for dealing with this, you either overpower them in combat or this...." the king explained as he demonstrated the perfection of divine arts, "King of Divine Authority, crumble all within my realm as i cry in declaration. Bow in reverence, divine authority realm of the divine Monarch!" with activation of the invocation a golden throne formed in the stratosphere and the king teleported to sit on it, when he did a golden light began to consume the divine forest like an unstoppable golden flame but in that instance the sound of chiming bells caught the kings attention as Manfilgod's divine realm crumbled down setting lose the kings divine flames onto the outside world "Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas" with that declaration a man like figure fell from the sky causing a huge explosion on the ground, Joseph watched all this in absolute admiration. St. Nicholas stood there glaring at the king who sat on the golden throne above, then a storm of snow formed a tornado there taking both the Manfilgod and St. Nicholas. The king let them escape as he was running out of Uud due to using two authorities simultaneously, the two teleported back to the hut. Joseph had no words for what he just saw, in just a few hours he was thrown into a world while full of terrors was full of marvel and beauty. "Your mother is gonna come see you tomorrow morning, make sure to make her understand you're a prince now. She has to let you go, i gave her enough time to spend with you just as promised but now you must fulfill your destiny as the heir of this kingdom. You will stay here tonight and practice gathering your Uud and remember everything you learned and everything you saw today, think about why you want to practice divine arts and what kind of King you're going to be." The king left the hut leaving Joseph to practice, he tried multiple times to gather Uud but it was impossible for him. Everything he had just seen was rushing in and out of his mind, then a voice in the darkness spoke "You were only an infant when i first held you in my arms, my precious grandson." Joseph turned around to see who it was and there he was, the king regent Tau Khama, the last person he expected to see was right there "Don't just stare continue with your training, this old man will give you tips here and there." Joseph sat on the Sepora trying again and again but only seeming to fail at every attempt. " I see now, that useless boy taught you everything at one go and now you are suffering from information overload...hmm! it seems he might actually be on to something. Boy let your Uud around you like a magnetic field, don't try stopping it or containing it...you have too much for a human body to contain anyways" In that moment he did as he was told but then an idea came to him and he started forming a mobius strip with his Uud and the king regent smiled in amazement at the boys aptitude to mentalize Uud 'He is going to be a terrible force to deal with once he learns authority' in excitement the elder suggested "By any chance if you're trying to achieve golden Uud all you need to do is convert that crazy amount of natural Uud you have for a smaller refined amount, you' re going to momentarily lose your Uud but it will gradually recover as you rest." Joseph conflicted on whether having a huge amount was better or having a smaller but refined amount of Uud was better froze in place trying to comprehend the difference, then he thought of only using half for now. " I see you've concluded to use half which is still okay, this technique is by no way a means to an end! you must learn how to naturally form golden Uud in your body but you can do this for now so you get a feel for it. imagine pouring your Uud into a funnel then watch it trickle down into your spinal cord" Joseph did as he was instructed then he saw it within himself, drops of golden Uud began to fall from the mobius strip into his spinal cord. In that moment he saw the face of his late lover in his mind then his mobius strip broke letting lose a surge of Uud that knocked him unconscious.
The chirping of birds and bright rays seeping in through the curtain openings woke up the young prince, as he scanned through the alien room. The doors to his chambers opened up immediately and a maid bows her head "Good morning your majesty, the bath is ready for you. Please freshen up quickly, the king has sent for you." Joseph felt a screaming head ache fill his head, he grinned in pain holding his head then remembering the beast man using Uud to heal he tried producing the green glow of Uud but he failed. He tossed left and right in pain, the pain slowly went away as he sat up straight. He tried to remember how he ended up in bed but it was all a blank, Joseph finished bathing and getting ready then headed towards the king's study. In the study Joseph was greeted with news of the destruction that had rained on the Prime Minister's house and family, Joseph saw that the news shown was incorrect and far from the truth. " You are finally awake! your mother will be here in a moment. Soo... tell me how you were able to learn that Uud refinement technique" Joseph stood there confused, then he remembered "The king regent showed me" he answered confidently but the king looked at him with disdain before expressing "If my father was alive i think i would have been the first to notice " but the king knew exactly what had happened to his son and so he skipped that conversation moving to the day's agenda. "Listen up boy! Today you will go to the church and spend time with the high priest after seeing your mother and I will come pick you up from there, now please don't wonder around the city just stay at the temple.I don't have to tell you how dangerous the world is now that you have awakened your Uud and please don't try using it until the high priest heals you. A word of warning don't listen to old weary spirits in the hut lest they take your body, now go and have breakfast she should be arriving any time now." With that flury of instructions Joseph left the study and went straight to the dinning room where a spread of many food varieties was laying on the table, he ate his fill then when he prepared a cup of icecream he saw his mother. Rose ran through the room to hug her son, she felt all over his body checking if he was okay " I was very worried Joseph, you really put me on the spot this time. Nevermind I'm just happy to see you're okay." Joseph only looked at her with a gentle smile, then the king entered the scene " Hello Rose! It's been awhile since we last spoke face to face, let's have a cup of coffee in my study. Joseph you can go ahead to the temple now" Rose saw how Joseph was receptive of his father and she knew her work was truly well done, she had raised a kind loving boy.
The two sat intensely in the study sipping the black coloured coffee, "I'm certain you understand I wasn't happy about the assassin's you sent on my way, what happened to calm and composed agreements " Rose was clearly angry while expressing her concerns, and the king responded "Just as Joseph was tested by trial you were tested by destiny, the family demanded it and you proved your standing as the mother of the future king." Rose seemed even more displeased with his answer than the assassination attempt, " What changed?" She asked while noticing a kind face had adorned him. " Nothing changed, I am simply releaved that everything can proceed as planned. I'm planning on sending him to an academy abroad so naturally you won't be able to contact him unti he returns." Rose felt great concern at his answer then rebuttled " Why are you sending him far away, has it got something to do with the weird things surrounding your family." Ian simply sipped on his coffee and said "You won't ever understand but yeah it's something like that" . Meanwhile, Joseph arrived to a magnificent marble temple in the Gaborone block 10 area. Upon seeing the royal emblem on the car temple servants rushed to greet the king but when they saw the albino boy shock adorned their faces, " Good morning your royal highness, I have been expecting your visit " the high priest bowed in reverence after giving the stern greeting . Onlookers began to scan near the royal car trying to catch a glimpse of prince who walked into the temple with an escort of temple servants, they take pictures of the boy who might be the prince because the press had not yet released pictures from the previous night. The high priest introduced a young man in his early twenties " This is Tev Visdom, my apprentice. He will guide you through all temple procedures of Uud cleansing, when your done come to my office and we will discuss formalities concerning the crown prince coronation on Wednesday." Joseph tilted his head and asked "Coronation? I wasn't told anything about this!" But the prince smiled as if to imply that's exactly why they are going to discuss it, he also remembered the king called him 'heir' he felt stupid for not realizing this. They walked into a section of the temple that was restricted he saw hyrogliphs erched into the gold walls, and then he walked into a section that looked like a tomb. Servants prepared a sycophagus and there in began to strip him naked, the prince looked towards the apprentice with many questions at mind but the man simply ignored him.They began to spread oil on his skin while others tied up bandages on his body as if they were about to mummify him, Joseph grew anxious while starring at the quiet apprentice. "Stop looking at me like that, I was only asked to cleanse you but I'm adding this as a favour. I'm placing you in suspended animation for an hour, when you come out of here you're going to thank me." Joseph wondered what he was talking about "Thank you?what exactly is going to happen to me?" He was naturally weary but the apprentice added "You'll be coming to the academy this year won't you? If you are you're going to need your soul, body and spirit in tune or else you're going to keep blowing up your Uud." Joseph finally trusted they were helping him and so he closed his eyes as they wrapped up his face, the servants carefully placed the prince in the sycophagus but he began to struggle in suffocation and the fear of dying greatly overwhelmed the boy but then a green aura of Uud enveloped him causing his body to relax despite the lack of oxygen. Joseph passed out there in the sycophagus and the servants sealed it, Tev began to cleanse the young prince and restored his Uud to it's natural state as he prayed "Those who walk in the day never fear tripping over so they walk arrogantly , but if one walked in darkness only for a while then he will trip and see the world from below everything. May the prince find his footing through this right of passage, may the halls of amenti guide him to memories lost."
The prince woke up in a dark corridor where a freezing gust of wind blew at continuous intervals, as he took his first step one candle lit up to give him sight in the dark halls. He took another step but almost stumbled into a pit then another candle lit up , Joseph didn't know what was going on but his soul recorgnizedthis place and the consequences of falling to a pit. "These are the halls of the dead, the halls of amenti. Upon realization he saw servants in white gowns lighting up the candles as he took steps, he walked into a an open area that spanned into the darkest darkness where no light had ever touched. "Elven Lord! For every trick you've played on death I should repay you with suffering in the thousand fold furnace, now what brings you to the depths of my domain....uncrowned Monarch."