A Union of Hearts: Mercy & Justice

By Albert Oon

Prince Caleb and Princess Kyla are rudely woken up by an attack on their home from their enemy, a conceited man named Absalom. This man seeks to bring peace to the world through his army of specters after tragedy has struck one too many times, but he does so in a way that corrupts souls. Both the prince and princess must show him how peace is truly achieved through true mercy and justice.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Albert Oon
• Release date: Oct 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005069803

Albert Oon

A Catholic, self-published writer who writes for fun and to help others out. I write in the genres of horror, fantasy, romance, and sci-fi. I hope to be a successful writer who will be successful by helping you through life and possibly even help save your soul by leading you to God.

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A Union of Hearts: Mercy & Justice

Copyright 2022 Albert Oon

Published by Albert Oon at Smashwords

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Cover made by @An_dres_art (on Twitter)

The original cover for this story made by Albert Oon.

*Concept art for Caleb and Kyla

Chapter 1 – A War of Love against Love

A loud noise wakes Kyla and me from our sleep.

We’re under attack! a servant says as they barrage into our room.

Yeah, we know! Get everyone to safety! I say.

Kyla and I dress in our armor and get our weapons before heading upstairs as fast as we can. Looking out the windows, we see that what look to be black and white cannon balls are hitting our castle and the surrounding city. One of these volleys tears open the wall in front of us giving us a convenient way out. We jump out of this hole and onto our dragons that materialize below us. My dragon fires volleys of crimson flame while Kyla’s dragon fires volleys of blue flame to intercept the ones coming at us and into the city.

On the ground, we can see black and white creatures without heads and have blades and shields for limbs some of which are no bigger than an infant and have blades for heads. All of these creatures come in the same way as volleys by flying over the wall and taking their shape when they hit the ground before moving to attack everyone in sight that isn’t like them. Kyla and I command our dragons to continue to intercept the incoming enemies while we go on the ground to attack the black and white creatures. Once our army and city’s guards get a hold of the situation, we go back in the air. Our citizens, the soldiers, and the guards cheer for us as we fly over them.

I didn’t expect Absalom to make his move against us so early, Kyla says.

What else were you expecting from a man whose influence is quickly spreading throughout the world? I ask.

Some restraint so you don’t turn everyone against you?

Not Absalom. It’s not like him when he has his heart set on something, especially with his new family and conceited powers.

Beyond the walls is a small army of black and white creatures and conceited people with heart shaped black holes in their chests. Our dragons rain down their fire on this army that creates a tornado of crimson and blue fire, and in minutes, this army is brought to its knees or reduced to ashes based on the mercy and justice of the Absolute. We bring back those that are still alive for questioning and are cheered for on the way back into the city. While we wait to hear the results of the interrogation, we help the citizens and guards clean up the mess the attackers made.

"Absalom