THE GUARDIANS

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Thousands of years have passed since the prince returned to the kingdom, leading it into an age of prosperity. Now all that is left of the beloved castle and crowded streets are ruins and stories believed to be pure legend. But the old kingdom isn't abandoned, two souls still walk the castle halls and what is left of the old town square.

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Nathaniel and — found out about their immortality by accident. Later they learned it was the result of a quest they almost didn't remember but it was more important that what they had initially thought. Initially, they believed it was a blessing, facing many dangers without putting the rest of the guards or the king at risk.

Then they saw their friends fade away and the king gradually entering into old age. In his final moments, the king promised them that if there was any way, he would return to them. After his death the two of them couldn't bear to stay any longer in that castle. They left together and didn't return until a thousand years had passed. By then they had learned everything they could about the world, including magic which they believed was the answer to get back their mortality.

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But now everything had changed in the place they once called home, the sole thing that had remained the same was the ancient castle. They saw royals come and go until there was no one else living in the city. The forest slowly reclaimed the land, and small towns started to settle in the outskirts, away from the ruins that the townsfolk believed were haunted.

Whispers of the guardians of the forest started to build into the myth and stories of the people. Ghosts of a remote past that seemed to inhabit the old castle, a giant black wolf walking through the trees and a large owl sulking the skies when the moon was full, were part of every story about the ruins and the forest.

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Nathaniel and — didn't mind, as long as they left them alone. They took care of whatever was left of their beloved home and took care of the birds who once were considered sacred. That was until one day Nathaniel heard cries of help coming from the edge of the forest. When he got close, he recognized a face that took him back to the kingdom's golden age.