Much of the Kingdom and its forces are preparing for war, even the prince. He spends much of his time with his mages , day and night, honing his skills.
"Is that the best you can do ?! Push harder " ! Yelled one of the mages that was sparing with the prince. They were training in an open field, not too far from the kingdom.
Angered by the words that he was questioned by, William no longer held back and started attacking with the intent to kill. Each attack started to become more difficult to deflect. "Is this YOUR best" ? An elder mage stepped in and deflected William's final blow. "That's quite enough, you don't behead your own people". He gave her a livid expression. William walked away, disappearing into the night.
Later that night
William returned to his quarters to meditate. Candles were lit, the chambers were dark, and the night air felt eerie. While meditating, he fell into a deep"dream" like state. "William... My dear prince of darkness". He heard a woman's soft voice in his ear, causing his heart to race. "All of your desires will be granted...seek me first". William opens his eyes only to find the void night. Time passes as he returns to a deep state of meditation and again he hears the woman's soft, sweet, voice again, but is met with a bite of fondness. "I can't wait to break you...one body, mind, and soul. You belong to me". For the rest of the night the prince remained calm and continued meditating.
The Next Day
The Prince resumes his training with his magic, but this time, it's with the elder mage; They train at Austria's training grounds. "Something seems off with your magic young lord... It's definitely wicked... it's too sinister, even for the likes of me". He walks towards her and not a single word was uttered, only a maniacal gesture was made. While he was closing in on her, she vividly saw spirits and figures she never saw before on William, surrounding him as he walked. "Death follows you... something far worse than dark magic has a hold of you". The elder mage held out her palm then recites a spell. "Upon the heavens and upon the earth, let what lies within arise and let those from the other side complete their work; Let them return to their world and others back the eternal slumber".
The sky turned pitch black and completely compromised the light, causing the Prince to halt. Soon enough, he felt his body being pulled down by corpses and heard chains being dragged. "Forgive me young lord, but I must handle the problem now before it gets worse. You're harnessing too much dark magic and it's changing you". William heard the elder mage draw in closer. While still being pulled down by corpses, he heard the chains being dragged closer and closer until suddenly, everything became silent. "These corpses and those chains don't bound you my prince. Show her our power".
Willam heard the same woman's voice he's been hearing from within and gave into her words. The corpses that were pulling him down, stopped and the sky turned into a blood boil. "Bloody hell... what... what is this" !? The elder mage said in disbelief. She watched as her very own figures that carried the chains and the corpses that were pulling William down, sided with him. She stood terrified and confused. "I've never felt more alive, how exhilarating" ! William yelled in a distorted tone and smiling with a devilish grin.