What is a sword ? Is it a tool for protecting or destroying ?
When the sun is low, a metal is getting forged and shaped into something unique, a old man who has a white beard up to his chest and grown a long white hair wearing a cape in black with thick fur is beating the molten metal to reshape it as a sword he is in his workshop a brick made house like structure sitting in the land of lower grounds from the window we can see a river flowing. He is working all day and night he calls his junior and asks "Where is my great son ALAN ?" in a sarcastic way as usual, the junior replies "sir Alan is in woods far from the last house of the lower grounds I think as usual he is practicing and I know what is the next question, yeah ALEX is also with him".
"I told him many times not to practice a skill which cannot bring food to his plate we are the people of Lower Grounds we do farming and tasks of a blacksmiths but dreaming to be a Knight of the Realm serving the Higher Grounds and King of Tren is impossible." speaking this he slowly stood up and waving his hand called the junior near, junior using his hand to support him he rose up junior said "I told you several time give me the silly tasks, with one leg and two hands is not enough for a person in your age" they both laughed.
Meanwhile Alan in the woods enjoying the sunset he is lying with one hand to the back of his head for comfort , he is white haired he lost his black hair in his young age and he is wearing a full armor in black cast iron rusted as its stollen from his father's workshop, the other hand holding the sword he forged when he was 12 pointing upwards straight, pointing the sky, the leaves of the maple trees flying here and there, above his head, trees all are in perfect circle in the center lies Alan and Alex next on another. Alan holding the sword asks Alex " What a funny world we live isn't it Alex ? every Knight in the realm holds a sword which is forged and created by a blacksmith but no blacksmith in this realm can hold a sword." After saying this he laughs and Alex wearing a brown leather dress and having a arrow holder in his back and his hands hold the bow made by him stands up and says "Alan you don't we make a sword of Tren by ourselves only then we can rule I guess ?", hearing this Alan laughed his stomach out he replied "Are you kidding me Alexy that sword is something unique, it has fire burning all over the blade but the fire stops right before the handle and it never in the history burned the worthy wielder no men alive can forge a sword like that Alexy, I think we should practice a bit so that next month we may try to becoming one." Alex said "becoming one? that means are you telling me that you are the next King of Tren ?" Alan said what no never I'm talking about becoming the Knight."
They both were young and brave so they had all their expectations on life. They planned to practice again till the dark but while practicing they heard the voice, "Alan, Alex where the hell are you both its time for home you idiots." when they turned around they saw APRIL a girl wearing a white dress and cloth hat in white she is a maid in the castles of Higher Grounds she came running towards them and standing before them and bending down for relaxing and getting more air, she was exhausted she said "Alan Alex you both do you know what? in the castle there is rumor that the King is in the bed this morning and a girl how works with me said she saw the mask in his face yes the mask Alan do you believe?" ,Alan and Alex both were shocked because this mask is a sign.
The mask is something that is ancient and a legacy it denotes that the King is about to die or in other words The Sword of Tren needs a new wielder. This mask is black in color and has a mouth which is wide open with fierce teeth ready to eat anything and the rest of the original face is hidden ,only the eyes is visible, the mask is an iron made one no arrow or sword can cut through it, the curse here is the mask is not removable until the last breath the King ,he cannot eat or drink anything but there is a rule for this mask that is "The previous wielder must find the next wielder who is worthy of the sword. He is given time the time is calculated by the growth of the mask in his face if the mask grows to the full then the Previous wielder's entire bloodline will be destroyed to ashes and also if a not worthy one tries to wield it the flame in blade moves to the handle and the person is burnt completely no water in the entire realm can save him".
The main problem JOHN IV the acting King has is that mostly in legacy of Tren the heir of the previous King wields but the acting king has Twins. The pressure is building upon him. Meanwhile in the castle the king lying in his bed calls the most trusted right hand man also known as the Glorious Gerald the protecting Knight of the Kingdom of Tren and tells a truth, "my dear Gerald a truth that hunts me every night I can't sleep and whenever I close my eyes I see her smile that last smile she gave me hold my son in her hand and an arrow in her neck the blood is splashing I still see it, I loved her no other women in this realm can defeat her beauty, our love died not because of that arrow it died because she is from lower grounds and I'm a stupid King who can't even save my love of my life. My son is in Lower Grounds I need to see him Gerald its my last wish, He holds a name of bastard because of me." Gerald replied "Your command is my will my lord how does he look like and his age?" King said "He has black hair just like me and age about 20 years same as my legitimate sons the twins", Gerald said "This will change the future legacy of the Tren sir but still my life is to serve you I will find him".