Kingdom - Blog Posts
I already have his personality:looks scary but is actually a nice person and is a family man, only women in his life are his mom and wife no favorites when it comes to his kids he treats them equally
Love is Love... Blackarachnia is and always has been my favorite female Transformer. They did her so much justice in War for Cybertron I can’t even begin to express how pleased I am with her character portrayal. And the fact that she’s actively and openly into femmes is just *chefs kiss*.
TRACKS ( Deluxe ) War for Cybertron KINGDOM
Sono ormai tre anni che questa trilogia War for Cybertron è una vera e propria rimpatriata G1, alla quale anche i Beast Wars/Biocombat si sono autoinvitati con la scusa di festeggiare il loro venticinquesimo compleanno. E nel “minestrone” della terza parte KINGDOM può addirittura capitare di incapparsi in personaggi che non c’entrano nulla col cartone animato Netflix ma che comunque hanno fatto la storia dei TF G1 come Inferno, Huffer, i ripescati dal film del 1986 Cyclonus e Galvatron... e persino questo TRACKS, famosissimo guerriero/detective Autobot un po’ modaiolo e un po’ Narciso, protagonista delle memorabili puntate Sulle tracce di Tracks e Auto-Rock della Stagione 2. Nonostante la popolarità, di lui abbiamo avuto solo un’altra comparsata in animazione (Stagione 3 Animated, in forma Cybertroniana), così come pochissimi modellini prima del WFC, a parte il modellino originale del 1985: si conta l’Alternator, ma anche il Generations del 2010 che però era un remold di Wheeljack, per poi passare al rispettabilissimo Masterpiece del 2014 reso famigerato per lo zaino fin troppo vuoto. E il KINGDOM Deluxe che stringo tra le mani sarà forse all’altezza del predecessore?
Innanzitutto, come da tradizione, l’altmode del nostro Puma è una CHEVROLET C3 CORVETTE STINGRAY, automobile che più Anni 80 non si può: bellissima, elegante, slanciata e riconoscibile dal cofano lungo. Oddio, non è esattamente una riproduzione dell’auto reale – per quello esiste il Masterpiece, comunque – ma come appare nel settei del cartone animato originale, ovvero semi-realistica e col simbolo Autobot sul cofano racchiuso in uno “scudo” rosso uniforme che dovrebbe imitare il motivo fiammeggiante giallo e rosso tipico del giocattolo G1. Inoltre, qui di simboli Autobot ce n’è uno solo, quello del cofano appunto, e si è evitato di riproporlo anche sul tettuccio in quanto questo costituirà lo zaino del robot. Il Masterpiece invece risolveva in parte questo inconveniente nascondendo il suddetto simbolo con un pannellino a scomparsa perché l’intero abitacolo formava il busto di Tracks.
Per quanto riguarda la colorazione, in generale è un tripudio di un bel blu brillante, tranne nella plastica trasparente celeste dei vetri (lunotto, parabrezza e finestrini), nel nero delle ruote e del radiatore frontale e nell’argento dei cerchioni; a parte quello non si vedono ulteriori dettagli dipinti eccetto nelle due righe bianche sul retro... che in realtà, come vedremo, sono i timoni della Modalità Volo di Tracks, e mi dispiace che siano sì nascoste e a filo con la carrozzeria ma antiestetiche, mentre nel Masterpiece erano sottili come carta e non rovinavano le linee del modellino. E a proposito del retro, anche qui nessuna traccia di colore nei fari o nella targa, ma volendo il perno metallico sul fondo potrebbe essere scambiato per una terza marmitta dell’auto o il propulsore della modalità volante.
Trattandosi di WFC, Tracks si presenta con almeno tre/quattro porte per le armi: due sul retro e due all’altezza dei parafanghi anteriori. Qui è possibile innestare l’iconicissimo doppio lanciamissili, purtroppo completamente bianco e non con la base nera e adesivi annessi come in passato, e a sua volta presenta un foro in cima, quindi si può riporre lì anche la pistola di Tracks – il cui design è una via di mezzo tra il G1 e il Masterpiece, ovvero nera come il giocattolo ma sputata al settei. E sempre di Masterpiece si parla guardando il disguise da dieci e lode, poiché effettivamente non vi è alcuna traccia del robot neanche se lo si guarda da sotto... caso più unico che raro in modelli di questa linea! 😍
Ovviamente Tracks non sarebbe quel Tracks senza la sua celeberrima MODALITÀ VOLO, che consiste nel sollevare i timoni bianchi dal retro dell’auto, sganciare le portiere ed estrarre i moduli prima in fuori e poi paralleli ai fianchi, avendo cura di separarli dalle ali e di ruotarli di 90° (quindi con la decorazione gialla e rossa verso l’alto). In questa forma il nostro guadagna altre due porte per le armi – essendo le future braccia del robot – e l’estetica in sé è una fotocopia del Masterpiece, che a sua volta ricalca il settei. L’unico neo, parafrasando il mio collega @jazzluca, “di tutto questo ben di Primus” sono i timoni e le ali non dipinti: cioè, è troppo chiedere qualche dettaglio colorato in più per richiamare gli adesivi del G1 o, al limite, i dettagli stilizzati visti nel cartone? E non sarebbe stato un crimine, come nel Masterpiece, aggiungere dei perni per assicurare le braccia/prese d’aria ai fianchi dell’auto invece di lasciarle “penzoloni”? 😒
Vabbè... passiamo ora alla TRASFORMAZIONE, che di fatto è un copia-incolla semplificato di quella del Masterpiece. Partendo già dalla Modalità Volo, le braccia sono praticamente belle che fatte – basta solo ritrarre i timoni, ruotare in fuori le mani e portare in su le ali. Ora sganciamo i parafanghi anteriori per avere più gioco nella separazione del cofano, quindi solleviamo e ripieghiamo su se stesso l’intero blocco della cappotte, ruotiamo il tutto di 180° e agganciamolo sulla schiena. Apriamo gli stinchi e ruotiamo di 180° i piedi e i parafanghi stando attenti a non incastrarci nel bacino, quindi distendiamo le gambe e – una volta aggiustati i piedi – assicuriamo i pannelli tramite un mini-perno dietro al ginocchio. Ruotiamo il busto di 180° e slittiamo in avanti il finto petto del robot; per concludere, collassiamo il tutto via doppio perno e blocchiamo le metà superiore e inferiore tramite una clip e un perno sull’“ombelico”.
Come ROBOT Tracks, è proprio il caso di dirlo, è un piccolo capolavoro. Sputato al Masterpiece di sette anni fa con le tecnologie attuali e nella taglia di un Deluxe che è in scala con tutti i suoi colleghi WFC – tanto per essere pignoli, è alto un pelo in più dei Fratelli Lamborghini Sideswipe e Sunstreaker ma allo stesso tempo rispetto a un Optimus Prime Tracks arriva almeno sotto i pettorali. Non si tratta di un errore, anzi: il fatto di essere alto e magro rientra nei canoni del personaggio, e anche in questo caso Hasbro ha pensato bene di fare affidamento alla scala ufficiale dell’85 – quindi, direi che siamo nella media. E a proposito di settei, Puma qui sembra effettivamente uscito dal cartone animato con la tipica livrea blu-grigio/nero-bianco e la testa col casco bianco e il volto rosso fuoco, ma ha la licenza poetica dei piedi neri, mentre invece sappiamo bene che sono bicromatici grigio e blu. Inoltre, presenta dettagli scolpiti degni del G1 classico ma non colorati (come le ginocchia, i piedi o le ali, per esempio); viceversa quelli degli adesivi sui guanti e sulla cintura sono ridotti ai minimi termini; nulla da obiettare sul classico riquadro giallo col simbolo Autobot rosso sul petto, comunque! 😅
Non noto alcun difetto estetico grave, a parte il solito vuoto dello zaino... che, per carità, è già di suo abbastanza compatto e schiacciato, quindi non dà neanche tanto fastidio. Può semmai storcere il naso quello delle caviglie e delle braccia, ma ancora una volta sono difetti “funzionali”: nel primo caso, il piede non avrebbe abbastanza spazio per la trasformazione delle gambe nel cofano dell’auto; nel secondo è una caratteristica comune di molti Deluxe WFC, perché in quella cavità vanno riposte le mani durante la trasformazione. Per quanto riguarda la posabilità, il nostro può benissimo essere spacciato per un’action figure: degni di nota in tal senso, infatti, i balljoint su collo e caviglie, perni a braccia, gomiti, gambe e ginocchia (questi ultimi due possono piegare in avanti sollevando un poco il gonnellino) e, come ciliegina sulla torta, la rotazione del bacino.
E come spesso accade con questi Bot, anche Puma è tutto “bucherellato” per via delle numerose porte per armi. Dando per scontato i soliti fori alle mani, già abbiamo visto quelli sui guanti, sulla schiena e sulle gambe/parafanghi, ma dobbiamo pure menzionare anche quelli presenti su ciascuna spalla, in modo che la pistola possa essere brandita come un cannone à la Sideswipe o Wheeljack, e anche quelli immancabili sotto i piedi. Oh, e anche il foro sul cappuccio in cima alla testa, ove installare il doppio lanciamissili come vuole l’iconografia classica del personaggio.
Tornando alla domanda iniziale... sì, questo è sicuramente il meglio che Hasbro ha tirato fuori per Tracks, dopo il bel Masterpiece e l’umile Generations 2010, e ancora una volta i fan delle auto “stilose” come questa saranno sicuramente contenti di portare a casa una versione moderna della bella Corvette tanto da guardare quanto da maneggiare, con pregi che sovrastano sui difetti. Ebbene sì: il buon vecchio Puma è tornato in città, e anche stavolta ha spaccato l’obiettivo col suo stile elegante e impeccabile! 😍
These are my favorite TV shows so far......
and I'm sure there will be more in the future.
1. Supernatural
2. Hannibal
3. The boys
4. Vikings
5. Gotham
6. Hemlock Grove
7. The Punisher
8. Kingdom
And I also want to see The Witcher
Something quite strange happened to my account, so I recreated it!
Here to Serve Your Translation Needs!
Or at least the Japanese and English ones. Lol
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Hi! I’m K.M and I am starting a new tumblr blog dedicated to translating anything and everything fandom-related from Japanese to English for two easy payments of a like and a reblog : )
If you have anything that you would like translated, please send it my way!
I have no restrictions about what I am willing/not willing to do — audio, fan-art, illustrations, manga, fanfiction, videos, different fandoms, content restrictions etc. — you name it!
After spending some time in both the Japanese and English fan communities of many fandoms, I thought it might be fun to translate some works that people have freely released so that they could be exposed to a wider audience. If you want anything translated, it would be great if you asked for permission or provided a source so that I can credit back to the author/illustrator’s homepages.
Thanks for reading : ) My inbox is open for business!!!
Book haul!
I got a few new books to fuel my curiosity and my need for a more sophisticated vocabulary- and because I was in need of a good few stories.
They are finally here!!!! *^* #bap #bestabsoluteperfect #kpop #southkorea #bangyongguk #youngguk #himchan #daehyun #youngjae #jongup #choijunjong #zelo #music #merch #비에이피 #방용국 #김힘찬 #정대현 #유영재 #문종업 #최준홍 #loe2016 #tsentertainment #bracelet #1stjapanesealbum #thekingsareback #kingdom #matoki
To celebrate my new blog I would like to share my currently favorit song with you! <3
I'd also like to add The Uncanny Counter because that show was great
gotta be one of my favourite genders
netflix (& tvn) kinda popped off with these shows
𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑏𝑖𝑛..
KingdomTale Characters part v11
Lord of Snowforest and Royal Guard.
Gender: Male.
Age: 17 years.
Height: 1.80 m.
Birthday: October 2.
Papyrus is very passionate and enthusiastic, besides being often self-centered and proud, since childhood he always dreamed of being part of the guard and after years he managed to get into it, he is someone very kind and empathetic with an air of vigilante, but if it comes to protecting the kingdom or enforce the laws he takes it with due measures and seriousness becoming a different person so he would not hesitate to attack if necessary, even worse if it were a human which would kill in an instant if they asked him to. When he is alone he usually stops sad because of the conflict between his family and how far away they are from each other, despite this, he loves his father and brother too much and hopes that their relationship becomes good.
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Lord de Snowforest y guardia Real.
Género: Masculino.
Edad: 17 años.
Altura: 1.80 m.
Cumpleaños: 2 de Octubre.
Papyrus es muy apasionado y entusiasta, además de ser en muchas ocasiones egocéntrico y orgulloso, desde pequeño siempre soñó con ser parte de la guardia y luego de años consiguió adentrarse en ella, es alguien muy amable y empático con un aire de justiciero, pero si se trata de proteger al reino o hacer cumplir las leyes le toma las debidas medidas y seriedad volviéndose una persona diferente por lo que no dudaría en atacar si fuese necesario, aún peor si se tratara de un humano el cual mataría en un instante si se lo pidieran. Estando a solas suele parar triste por culpa del conflicto entre su familia y lo alejados que están los unos de los otros, pese a ello, ama demasiado a su padre y hermano y espera que la relación de ellos se vuelva buena.
I love my little girl so much <333
I didn't have enough time to paint it and upload it completely today, but I didn't want to leave her without a drawing for her birthday :(((((
I was walking around Pinterest looking at pictures and some of them made me interesting to draw, so, taking advantage that canonically tomorrow is Chara's birthday from Kingdomtale, I did some quick drawings for her 💕✨.
Kingdomtale characters v1
King of France and part of the dynasty of the Determ house.
Gender: Male.
Age: 55 years old.
Height: 1.85 m.
Birthday: 10 april.
His majesty, King Graycel is perfection made person, he is an intelligent man, planner and analytical, of great energy and enormous charisma, he is also sarcastic and indifferent in many subjects and despite being serious he has a mocking smile. He is someone very strict and dominant who always expects the best from everyone or they would turn to dislike him. He has a piercing gaze that is frightening and unlike Chara, his subjects respect him a lot for it and would think twice before speaking ill of him. He is very ambitious, he likes power so much that he would do anything to keep it. His display of affection is very limited and much of it is on Chara, she is his treasure, his "petit lis" and since she was little he has always spoiled her unlike Frisk. The king has a great passion for hunting and with his enemies he has a little game of offering them mercy in exchange for something or else he simply follows through with his goal. And like many of his ancestors it is striking that even at his age he looks too young.
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Rey de Francia y parte de la dinastía de la casa Determ.
Género: Masculino.
Edad: 55 años.
Altura: 1.85 m.
Cumpleaños: 10 de abril.
Su majestad, el rey Graycel es la perfección hecha persona, es un hombre inteligente, planificador y analítico, de gran energía y enorme carisma, también es sarcástico e indiferente en muchos temas y pese a ser serio tiene una sonrisa burla. Es alguien muy estricto y dominante que siempre espera lo mejor de todos o se volverían de su desagrado. Tiene una mirada penetrante que da temor y, al contrario de Chara, sus súbditos lo respetan mucho por ello y pensarían dos veces antes de hablar mal de él. Es muy ambicioso, le gusta tanto el poder que haría cualquier cosa por conservarlo. Su muestra de afecto es muy limita y gran parte de ella está en Chara, ella es su tesoro, su "petit lis" y desde pequeña siempre la ha consentido al contrario de Frisk. El rey tiene una gran pasión por la caza y con sus enemigos tiene un pequeño juego de ofrecerles piedad a cambio de algo o sino simplemente sigue con su objetivo. Y al igual que muchos de sus ascendentes llama mucho la atención que aún con su edad se vea demasiado joven.
KingdomTale Characters part 1v
Duke of snowdin and royal scientist.
Gender: Male.
Age: ¿?
Height: 1.85 m.
Birthday: 1 November.
Wingdings, although he was always someone reserved and of immense curiosity, had his affectionate and humorous side that was murdered after losing his wife, now becoming someone serious, spiteful, stubborn and short-tempered or at least appear to be, although he continues being nice in his own way. He is another of the few monsters that spends his time studying and practicing the other type of magic. He was the one who instilled a passion for science and magic in his son, being much wiser in it because of the knowledge he obtained through ancient discoveries of places far from his kingdom to which he traveled.It must be said that he has a huge hatred for humans and that he is estranged from his children for personal reasons.
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Duque de Snowdin y científico real.
Género: Masculino.
Edad: ???
Altura: 1.85 m.
Cumpleaños: 1 de noviembre.
Wingdings, pese a que siempre fue alguien reservado y de inmensa curiosidad, tuvo su lado cariñoso y humorístico que fue asesinado luego de perder a su esposa volviéndose ahora alguien serio, rencoroso, testarudo y de mal genio o por lo menos aparentar serlo, aunque sigue siendo amable a su manera. Es otro de los pocos monstruos que se la pasa estudiando y practicando el otro tipo de magia. Él fue el que le inculcó la pasión por la ciencia y la magia a su hijo, siendo mucho más sabio en ello por el conocimiento que obtuvo mediante antiguos descubrimientos de lugares lejanos a su reino a los cuales viajaba. Cabe recalcar que tiene un odio enorme hacia los humanos y que por motivos es alejado de sus hijos.
KingdomTale Characters 111
Crown prince of Ebott and part of the house of dreemurr dynasty.
Gender: Male.
Age: 18 years.
Height: 1.95 m.
Birthday: 15 December.
Asriel is a kind-hearted young man who is kind to everyone despite being somewhat reserved. He is an innate adventurer, he likes to feel free and at peace, this being one of his wishes. His curiosity is as great as his kind heart, he likes to discover things that he does not know or find interesting and he would do anything to satisfy himself even if he did not have a plan to achieve it. Since he was a child he has been a prodigy at the piano, which helped him overcome an old fear he had. Sometimes he is usually very sensitive, so Sans annoys him by calling him "crybaby" or "little prince", minimizing his prince title as if he were a child. He is usually sarcastic and a bit self-centered, sometimes he even seems serious and indifferent and when he gets upset it is preferable to give him his space since he becomes almost unrecognizable.
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Príncipe heredero de Ebott y parte de la dinastía de la casa Dreemurr.
Género: Masculino.
Edad: 18 años.
Altura: 1.95 m.
Cumpleaños: 15 de diciembre.
Asriel es un joven de buen corazón y bondadoso con todos pese a ser un tanto reservado. Es un aventurero innato, le gusta sentirse libre y en paz siendo eso uno de sus deseos. Su curiosidad es igual de grande que su amable corazón, le gusta descubrir cosas que desconoce o le parecen interesantes y haría cualquier cosa para saciarse aún si no tuviera un plan para lograrlo. Desde niño ha sido un prodigio en el piano cosa que le ayudó a superar un antiguo temor que tenía. A veces suele ser muy sensible, por ello Sans lo molesta diciéndole "bebé llorón" o "principito" minimizando su título de príncipe como si fuera un niño. Suele ser sarcástico y un poco egocéntrico, en ocasiones hasta llega a parecer serio e indiferente y cuando se molesta es preferible darle su espacio ya que se vuelve casi irreconocible.
KingdomTale Characters part 1
Crown Princess of France and part of the dynasty of House Determ.
Gender: Female.
Age: 17 years old.
Height: 1.60 m.
Birthday: September 17.
Frisk is a smiling and supportive girl, humble despite her social position, she transmits a great tranquility to those who are close to her because of "the light" she emits from herself according to the many comments of the villagers. She can be very stubborn when it comes to following her mother's rules, so she always insists on doing the opposite, consciously or unconsciously. She detests too much the social inequality and the labels to which she is imposed. Many times she keeps her annoyance about various things to herself even when it becomes something that insults her because she doesn't want to hurt anyone with her words. She wants to be independent, she really is, but because she is a princess she is not seen as such, but as a delicate flower to be taken care of, she hates that. She is very determined when it comes to helping others so she would do anything to achieve it, she thinks that everyone deserves a second chance and can change, too naive in the words of those closest to her. She is somewhat curious and ever since she read a hidden book about monsters she has been curious to know more about them because she finds them interesting.
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Princesa heredera de Francia y parte de la dinastía de la casa Determ.
Género: Femenino.
Edad: 17 años.
Altura: 1.60 m.
Cumpleaños: 17 de septiembre.
Frisk es una chica risueña y solidaria, humilde pese a su posición social, transmite una gran tranquilidad a quienes están cerca de ella por "la luz" que emite de sí misma según los muchos comentarios de los pueblerinos. Puede ser muy terca en lo que respecta seguir las reglas de su madre por lo que siempre se empeña en hacer todo lo contrario consciente o inconscientemente. Detesta demasiado la desigualdad social y las etiquetas a las que está impuesta. Muchas veces se guarda su molestia sobre varias cosas aún cuando llega a ser algo que la insulta porque no quiere lastimar a nadie con sus palabras. Quiere ser independiente, lo es en realidad, pero por ser una princesa no la ven como tal, sino como una delicada flor que deben cuidar, detesta eso. Es muy determinada cuando se trata de ayudar a los demás por lo que haría cualquier cosa para lograrlo, piensa que todos merecen una segunda oportunidad y pueden cambiar, demasiado ingenua según palabras de sus seres más cercanos. Es algo curiosa y desde que leyó un libro escondido sobre los monstruos ha tenido curiosidad de saber más sobre ellos porque le parecen interesante.
Second crown princess of France and part of the Determ house dynasty.
Gender: Female.
Age: 16 years old.
Height: 1.59 m.
Birthday: June 6th.
Chara always maintains a serious and dominant appearance, she only smiles when she is alone with her sister since she is too strict with herself for the simple fact of wanting to give a good impression to her parents since they educated her to be like that. Her gaze, having that strange eye color makes it more penetrating than it already is, causing fear to the servants of the castle and the people of the kingdom that behind her back speak very badly about her and create endless rumors that Chara is already used to hear on thousands of occasions so she simply ignores them completely. The king has had a favoritism for her since she was born, giving her the opportunity to have whatever she wanted if she wanted, so one of those things is fencing which is taught to her by her distant cousin Kris Heronaor, Duke of Orleans. She has always been determined when it comes to fighting and thanks to constant training since she was a child she has become very good with the sword and does not give up easily at all. She is not someone who likes to give or receive affection, but sometimes makes exceptions with Frisk.
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Segunda princesa heredera de Francia y parte de la dinastía de la casa Determ.
Género: Femenino.
Edad: 16 años.
Altura: 1.59 m.
Cumpleaños: 6 de junio.
Chara siempre mantiene una apariencia seria y dominante, sólo sonríe cuando está a solas con su hermana ya que es demasiado estricta consigo misma por el simple hecho de querer darle una buena impresión a sus padres ya que la educaron para que fuera así. Su mirada al tener aquel extraño color de ojos la hace más penetrante de lo que de por sí ya es, causando temor a los sirvientes del castillo y a las personas del reino que a espaldas suyas hablan muy mal sobre ella y crean un sinfín de rumores que Chara ya está acostumbrada a oír en miles de ocasiones por lo que simplemente los ignora por completo. El rey tiene un favoritismo por ella desde que nació, dándole la oportunidad de tener lo que quiera si así quisiera, por lo que una de esas cosas es la esgrima que le es enseñada por su primo lejano Kris Heronaor, duque de Orleans. Siempre se ha mantenido determinada a la hora de pelear y gracias al constante entrenamiento desde niña se ha vuelto demasiado buena con la espada y para nada se rinde fácilmente. No es alguien que le guste dar ni recibir afecto, pero a veces hace excepciones con Frisk.
The King.
Some vis dev of the King of the Kingdom for my current personal project, George.
My last night with you
A/N : finally I’ve figured out something to write for Kento !! Figured in celebration of the 4th instalment in the kingdom series has been released on Netflix this is a soft of celebration of that !! I really tried (emphasis on TRY) to mimic the way Shin speaks in the movies onto English but that’s really hard due to the language difference LOL. Hope you enjoy nonetheless!
Warnings : Shin is an adult, not following the storyline of the movies &/or manga and is definitely not historically accurate !! Mention of Shin’s backstory as a slave, mention of war, heavy make out session but nothing else !! SPOILERS FOR THE 4TH MOVIE U HAVE BEEN WARNED !!!!
Pairings : Shin x (afab) reader
Summary : as the crown princess and sole heir to the throne of Han your father decides to join forces with Qin in the fight against Zhao. To show his loyalty to the king of Qin you & your father set to meet the king at his estate in Qin. There you meet a loyal friend of the king, the talented peasant Shin, whom fancy your interest…
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“It’s a great honour to finally meet you” you say, bowing to the king sitting on his throne, behind you stood both your guards and a couple of maids whom accompanied you and your father on this journey all the way to meet the king of Qin… As the sole heir to the throne you were set to become the queen of Han, the smaller of the kingdoms of china by acre, but your father was determined after hearing about the death of general Ohki that you and your kingdom must do your part in this awful war.
Your father had always been a wise a man, someone you and your people looked up to, but he had never been the one to make noise in the war, never wanted to put your people up for it knowing you were far smaller than any of the neighbouring kingdoms. But there was one thing your father believed in more far greater than killing, peace… so the moment he heard about the king of Qin having plans on uniting China and put and end to this war, he knew he had to finally step in.
So there you were, bowing in front of the king, forced to follow to a foreign kingdom to be shown off as the trophy your father seem to believe you are. Many nights you had laid in bed curious on what your father actually believed your worth was, was in measurable?
You are thrown off your thoughts when you suddenly felt the entire courtroom have their eyes upon you, seemingly waiting for an answer to a question you never heard in the first place. You clear your throat and speak up…
“I’m sorry, what did you say, your highness?” You ask, looking at the king whom looked at you with his piercing stoic eyes…
“I was asking if your journey here was a pleasant one? If you’re exhausted my princess I can arrange a room for you to rest” the king speak up.
“Oh no no, thank you but… I’m quite alright, the journey was as good as it could be, just awfully long” you admit.
“We heard about the death of general Ohki, it’s a huge loss and we wish to pay our gratitude for his sacrifice” your father spoke up. “And like I said in my letter, I do believe we can help. We may not be a big kingdom but we have our resources and I want to put an end to this war just as much as you want to, my king” your father said, determination in his eyes. This had been his wishes all along, he had just been too worried for your kingdoms safety to act until now when he knew he could have Qin on his side…
“Very well. Let us speak about this more over dinner later today” King Eisei responds…
“Very well, however I must ask, whom is this Shin of Hishin I kept hearing rumours about on my journey here?” Your father asks, which made the whole courtroom look at the king with big eyes, waiting for what king Eisei had to say about the mighty Shin…
Despite what you expected his reaction to the question would be you see the man sitting on the throne sigh and he roll his eyes. “Shin just come out already, I know you’re here” he spoke up. You look around confused in the room, waiting for this almighty shin whom slayed so many despite his short time in the military to appear. You wasn’t sure what you expected, perhaps a strong man, dressed in uniform, showing great status and strength… what you didn’t expect was for suddenly a man jumping from the ceiling right in front of you, having you letting out a quick gasp in surprise as he had caught you off guard. Some of your guards rose their weapons as they had heard your gasp as if it was in their nature to act on any kind of noise from you. Your father quickly raised his hand and signaled for them to drop their guards which they quickly did.
This was the almighty shin of Hishin? It was a peasant boy! He surely had to be your age, hair in a messy bun in the back, dirty clothes and a rather smug smirk on his face.
“Really Sei? If you knew I was there then why didn’t you save me the struggle of clinging onto that metal piece up there and just allowed me to be present?” The boy said, wiping his numbing hands on his clothes to create some friction. Your eyes were widen, the boy spoke so casually? So rude? Called the king… sei? What does that even mean?
Your concerns definitely didn’t seem to bother king Eisei who didn’t even move a muscle in his face to show any kind of displeasure of the rude boy in front of you. “Shin, this is the king and crown princess of Han, they’re here to assist aid with the war” he said. “As you heard from your spectacular hiding spot they’re hoping for an end just as us” King Eisei speak up. The boy turn and look at you and your father, looking at you up and down, before nodding slowly.
“Took you guys long enough!”
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Your feet are light as your tippy toe with speed out in the dark night, heart beating heavy in your chest as you tried to navigate in the unknown palace grounds. You waited until the night had fallen until you made your escape.
All you wished was to see the moon and then slip right back to your chambers that King Eisei had so gracefully given you for your stay. You had always had this thing, this fascination of things you had no knowledge of. You had spent hours upon hours reading through every written letter you could acquire in the library at home, about the World beyond, and how the world were before the war.. you wanted to experience it, piece by piece. However it could never happen, being the sole heir to the throne you were the most precious thing to your kingdom, which meant you had to be in pitch perfect condition when you met your fate and sat down at the throne as the queen of Han. Your destiny? Stay inside your palace walls, give birth you an heir and then die peacefully in your bed after years of reign… you? You wished to explore, know more about the world, for gods sake you didn’t even know anything about the peasants of your own country! However as the guards constantly had their eyes on you and made sure you never went into trouble you only had a few hours in the middle of the night that you could escape and feel a sense of freedom, and you wanted to feel this feeling in Qin too… perhaps it would feel different? Perhaps it could be a change? Perhaps…
“What are you doing out here, Princess?”
You let out a screech, quickly feeling a pair of hands covering your mouth with the other holding the back of your head study so you couldn’t remove the strangers hand from your mouth… Your eyes meet with… Shin?
“If you scream and I’ll get caught even remotely near you I doubt the rumours about me on the battlefield will ever stop your father for detaching my head from my body, so I’ll remove my hands and promise to not scream, okay? Nod if you get it” he whisper, keeping the eye contact between you as your breath was pitched due to the sudden jumpscare. You quickly nod and see the boy sigh in relief as he remove his hands from you.
“Sorry about that, now… once again I’m asking. what are you doing out here at this hour? Alone for that matter!” Shin asks, quickly raising a brow before crossing his arms over his chest, looking down at you, whom was only dressed in you nightgown.
You try to think, think of a simple yet effective lie to be told at this moment, but your mind was blank. You couldn’t come up with a single lie to put you out of this situation, so you did what any woman would do…
“I could ask the same to you? It’s way past midnight, you know?” You answer, which makes a scoff leave the peasants mouth as he allow his mouth to fold upwards in a slight smirk. It was obvious, you amused him.
“Well I’m a mare peasant whom no one would bat an eye if I came to harms way, you’re a future queen” he stated. “Besides” he started, then picked up a small dagger that had been secured in his belt, throwing it around between each one of his hands. “I can take care of myself in tight situations, which you cannot, Princess”
It was your time to scoff, you roll your eyes and tilt your head to the side as you look up at him. “I would not call a warrior that King Eisei speak so highly of to be a mare peasant” you say, giving him a crooked smile.
You can see that he thinks a bit on what he should respond to your comment, instead he just let out a sigh and rest his back against the stone wall behind him with his arms once again crossed over his chest, looking down at you.
“I won’t tell anyone if you won’t” he finally speaks up.
“Deal”
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And that’s how it started, every night you were wide awake, excited for your next meeting with Shin. Yes, this definitely made your engagement with the next days discussions with the king rather hazy as you were half asleep throughout it, sleeping in as long as you could before your father sent your maids to wake you up. Your sudden exhaustion did not go unnoticed but you blamed it on the weather, or the poor sleep you had the night before filled with a nightmare or two, or whatever else your mind could come up with at the spot.
Shin told you about his life, stories from his past and the real incidents he had witnessed on the battlefield, fully immersed into his stories which you were just as interested in hearing. In exchange of his crazy stories you told him stories from your home, about gods and goblins that you had grown up hearing your mother tell you all about, which despite being obviously fake he was just as happy listening to you, looking at you with his big eyes…
Oh those eyes… oh you had gotten quite fond of these memories you and shin created every night as soon as the moon came out. Your attachment to shin was something you had to keep to yourself as soon as the sun rose though, knowing far too well as the princess of Han your father would never accept your friendship… Great warrior or not, he was a peasant born a slave, he would lose his head the moment your father found out he was alone with you at night… even if it was just to tell stories…
“Tomorrow is my last day, you know?”
“Hm?” Shin asks as he sat on the hill next to you, looking out at the night sky. Just like many nights he had taken you to a cliff right on the outskirts of the palace, from the edge of the sharp cliff you could see all over the noble men’s village along with all the stars and the moon, however not a soul could see you two from there. It was just you and the moon as your witness, it was perfect…
“Tomorrow, my father and I will return to Han to set up the troops to send them out to fight for Qin”
“Ah” was all he said, slowly looking down at the grass and starts plucking out a few stars, kneading them into small balls in his hands using his fingers.
“You’ll be sent out again, together with Hishin right?” You ask slowly… feeling a lump in your throat build. Usually Shin was the most talkative of you two, always speaking in such casual manner, never giving in whilst coming up with a snarky remark to spit right back at you. Princess or not, he made you feel more happy than any noble man or king you’d ever encountered.
“Yep” he says, popping the p with his lips, moving his head up and looked up at the night sky, taking a deep breath. “You almost sound worried, I’m no one to put your worries out for, I’ll make it back here no matter what” he says, clearly trying to sound like his normal self but there was a hint of sadness in his tone, which made your heart ache even more.
“I’ll miss you, Shin” you just answer, which made his head quickly turn and faced you, looking directly into your eyes for a few second before once again looking down, sighing softly.
“I’ll miss you too” he admits, which catches you off guard a bit… he didn’t seem like the type to admit vulnerability to any extent, even from the wounds from the battlefield he seemed to heal inhumanly fast without much scarring, only a few that you had seen on his body. Instead of answering back you slowly move closer to him on the grass. In a moment of bravery flooding over you, you reach out and take his hand in yours, looking into his eyes as you sat shoulder to shoulder in the grass with the light night breeze floor between your bodies. You feel him intertwine your fingers, rubbing your palm with his thumb. A slight smile escape his lips, your heart beating fast in your chest, so fast in fact you were certain he must have felt it as well. You decide to break the silence.
“I-“ you start, but you had no chance to finish whatever sentence that was about to leave your lips as you felt his mouth on yours in a kiss. Your eyes widen and body stiffen in surprise as he had caught you off guard before your body realised what was happening and relaxed before closing your eyes and kissed him back. You can feel him letting go off your hand, cupping your cheeks with his hands, grazing his thumbs on your cheeks as your hand travel around his neck, holding onto his neck steadily as you kept the kiss. The kiss itself was slow and deliberate, as if you two had all the time in the world, all alone, together.
When the kiss eventually came to its end your mouths parted way, breaths heavy as your foreheads resting against each others. None of you speak up this time, instead you hold onto each other, feeling his thumb brush your cheek. Before you could think on what to do next you felt yourself being the one to connect your mouths again, this time you swing your leg over his lap, straddling him with ease despite your skirt being somewhat in the way. He easily kiss you back, moving his hands from your cheeks with one holding up his upper body whilst the other rest on your waist, holding onto you with a steady grip as you two shared the kiss. Mouths and teeth clashing together, tongues spreading saliva as if it was the first meal you two have had for years, breathing hastily and rapidly through your nose. It was all so different from what you had ever experienced before.
As your mouths part ways your breaths are heavy. Your eyes flutter open and are met by his…
“I’ll really miss you, Shin”
“We still have this last night together, so let’s make it count, Princess”.