Europe / Austria (Vienna): August 15th, 1975.
(Alfred's POV)
"How long has it been. A week, maybe two." Thought alfred. His eyes lifeless. His face dirty and sunken in.
*Tak* *Tak* *Tak*
Alfred Immediately looked to where the noise was coming from and seen a rat run past the medevial like cell any human body could not fit through.with bread in it's mouth.
"Dose his highness Intend to kill me by letting me rot to death in this cell. He has changed. He is not predictable anymore" Thought alfred as he coughed hardly, wheezing for air as he adjusted the neck cast around his neck with both of his chained hands.
Suddenly alfred coughed hardly again. Large amount of blood shooting onto the ground from his mouth.
*SPLAT*
*AHEM, AHEM…Fuck, I need water." Said alfred calmly. Adjusting his throat loudly with a hoarse voice as he wiped his blood stained mouth with both of his chained hands.
"Do you now." Said a calm but familiar deep and husky accented voice from out of nowhere.
Alfred looked up Immediately and saw a very handsome man with a deep dark bronze skin tone in a loose black and gold sleeping robe, tight black spandex boxers on that outlined his leg muscles. Long neck length jet black curly hair, a diamond shaped clean shaven face and Ice blue eyes with a very slightly hairy, ripped muscular 7'11 body with bow legs. It being amenadiel elias von habsburg-guinness-windsor.
"How…I didn't even hear footsteps or sense his overall presence" Thought alfred with squinted eyes.
The dungeon was silent.
Amenadiel looked around at the dungeon for a moment and said calmly "This place was built in 1220-1230-1275 under king oskar II. It served as the winter residence of the habsburgs for over 600 years, with constant expansions and additions continuing through the early 20th century. You should be grateful alfred. It is a great honor for you, don't you agree."
Alfred was silent for a moment and said calmly with a hoarse voice "You shouldn't be worrying about an old weak man like me your highness. You should Instead worry about the 16 year old girl you got pregnant 2 years ago. Don't you remember."
Amenadiel was silent for a moment and said calmly. His eyes completely lifeless l "Did I now. Even if I did get a 16 year old girl pregnant, the age of consent Is fourteen. Austria set it in 1852 under the old criminal code. A protective line drawn for children under that age. It held through 1920. Still holds now. Europe and america always did measure morality differently. Don't you agree alfred."
"Damn rich nobles" Thought alfred. His lip quivering slightly. Visible disgust showing in his always calm eyes.
"You might have forgotten that I wasn't raised normally. Children born into power either get stronger from it or rot within lt. I don't have 3 years of my life and I know for a fact that men like you like to stand back up and don't stand halfway. How can you be certain I wasn't taken advantage of at my weakest, how can you justify anything in the game of politics alfred. You don't, you get authority, money, woman or you just die. It's that simple and I know you know this considering how long you've survived to your impressive age." Said amenadiel calmly. His lifeless eyes boring into alfred with unnatural intensity that would make any man shit themselves or any woman weak in the knees.
Alfred was silent for a moment and asked with a hoarse voice calmly and tightened jaw "What are you gonna do with me your highness."
Amenadiel was silent. His Ice blue eyes lifeless.
"Please don't do anything to my sister your highness. I beg of you. She's the only living family I have left." Said alfred calmly with his head bowed. The expression on his face being unknown.
Amenadiel was silent.
"You either be loyal to me or I will have your sister killed. Schneider can't save her either because he got his newfound authority from me. Think about it, I'll have some maids bring you some food." Said amenadiel calmly as he left without a single sound.
"Loyalty. Mary." Said alfred calmly but softly. His eyes suddenly hardening to that of his younger years as he came to a sudden realization.
Alfred leaned up from against the wall and said calmly with a scary look in his eyes "I can't sit by and watch anymore. I choose loyalty."
(Colin's POV)
"WE MUST STOP THESE AMENDMENTS AT ONCE. HAS THE ARCHDUKE GONE MAD." Said a 11 double chinned, chubby man loudly with a surprisingly long upright neck, a large pot belly and a very receding hairline. His name being john and also the director of national intelligence.
A familiar chubby middle aged woman gritted her teeth and said with anger. Her name being miranda and also the secretary of state "Are you all just thinking of what you could lose. The amendment has already been signed and is cemented in austria's people now so look at the broader picture of things. For example our outer enemies."
*BAM*
Colin slammed his right fist against the long meeting table hardly with anger. Veins beginning to appear on his neck as he said loudly "SILENCE."
The room went silent Immediately. No one spoke a single word.
"Do you all take me for a fool. I wouldn't have agreed to sign off on these amendments if it wasn't for the fact that his highness holds his position above us. Not beneath, get the damn delusion that we are Independent out of your heads this Instant. I shouldn't have to keep reminding all of you that I'm the lord chancellor." Said colin with anger. His eyes scanning each and everyone present at the meeting table with a large vein bulging on his forehead that displayed his current anger that surprisingly he couldn't control.
The room was silent.
John secretly gritted his teeth and asked with his fist's clenched under the table "What about them."
"You will address her royal majesty and royal highnesses with proper respect. The dowager empress is not in the game, she's 103 and to old to even walk by herself despite still being sharp for her age and the grand dowager archduchess is still in politics but she really only just flaunts her wealth and reminds the people of who she is. The dowager archduchess is Irrelevant and has no royal blood in her veins and the only reason why former archduke married an got her pregnant was because she is sitting on 300 billion from her Inheritance money from her dead parents." Said colin with a sigh as he leaned back in the rolling and rubbed his forehead with his left hand. The room turning even more dreadful.
Bernard adjusted his throat and said with a serious look on his face as he Interlocked his finger atop the long meeting table "What about his royal highness leopold I, grand archduke emeritus of austria."
The room was silent.
"Him. He's been neutral ever since he had stepped down in 1959 after succeeding the throne at the age of 6 in 1901 upon the death of charles I of austria and ruling for 58 years and founding the diarchy of austria, bohemia and hungary. A man that deserves his respect and honor." Said colin with another sigh as he stared at the roof for a moment with a look of visible hope in his eyes.
Miranda had a grim look on her face and said "And the former archduke. His royal highness samuel was found dead in his office after only being archduke for 1 day in 1959. Hence his nickname samuel I. The 1 day ruler.
"Marking the start of amenadiel I reign in 1959 at age 4." Said colin calmly as he stared at the roof with the look in his in his eyes changing as if something had been broken and lost forever.
For the better or worst.
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THE END…