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Once Upon A Time...

In the realm of dreams, where even fantasy could become a reality, arose a vast kingdom surrounded by mountains and fertile land. The skies, the seas and the forests were adorned with fantastic beasts of your wildest imaginations, the prominence of magic giving humanity the protection and formidability they needed to survive. Though they struggled to remain at the top of the hierarchical chain, they thrived upon their craft, bringing about a golden age of culture and invention. And with those that would also abuse these boons, is where our tale begins...

Here, Riku was born into royalty, a prince living in a castle, no longer the idol center he once was in another time and place. But despite the vast changes to his lifestyle, he was unable to escape his destined bane: sickly and bedridden since childhood... But he was still happy--his family was kind and famously known for their benevolence towards the public, and the likes of his precious twin brother, Tenn, was very much by his side as his protector (what a kind, kind dream!). Speaking of, Tenn being the oldest son and birthright successor, he had become the epitome of natural genius and maturity, Riku very much inspired by his talents.

However, that lead to some meddling on his part, much to everyone’s chagrin..

Since the idea was planted in his head to become of more use to Tenn and those around him, Riku had dug his nose into the likes of magical tomes he found laying about the castle archives and the library. The Nanase family had always had a strong line of those with magical affinity,  Tenn and Riku no different, but where Tenn had learned all sorts of spells and tactics, Riku’s lack of stamina and chronic illness prevented him from practicing anything that would put too much strain on his body. Thus, he found a knack for healing and defensive magic, persisting until he was able to even save those fallen and injured from battle. 

He was praised for his selflessness and care, and because he had found some use to his power, began to study medicine as well. It would be nice if he could help others like himself, after all.

So today, Riku had snuck away from his quarters again for a short trip, tiptoeing through the halls and out into the garden, where he slipped through the finely trimmed hedges surrounding the courtyard and into the wild forest nearby.

“Those mushrooms I need should be ready by now... I’ll be back before anyone notices I was gone, huhu..”