The Writings of an Illiterate Man Vol. 2

Jun Kai was set to take the throne. In only moments he would become emperor; just as his father before him and his father before him. However, he would first have to go through ritual combat. It was customary that anyone who though that they were more fit to rule would have the opportunity to challenge for the throne. That time was now.  One by one challengers stepped forward. An expert swordsmen, Jun struck them down with little effort.  "If there is no one left to challenge, Jun will take his rightful place on the throne" The Elder Shaman proclaimed.  "I will challenge" a hooded figure said stepping forward.  "And what is your claim to the throne?" The shaman questioned. "It is rightfully mine” The figure said removing his hood. “Shiro!” Jun exclaimed, “But I thought you were –” “Dead?” The stranger replied, “I thought so too, brother. The throne is mine! And if you want it so badly you will have to try to kill me again!...

The brothers escape through a passage way and head into a forest The forest has a lot of scary monster, including demons Eventually they find a place to rest One of the demons in the forest was particularly dangerous He noticed the humans and sent his sister to get the humans for him His sister could shape shift and she transformed herself into a beautiful woman When she saw one of the brothers she fell in love she told him of her brothers plan and asked him to marry her She offered to rescue them and take them to a safe place The demon brother grew impatient and then went to confront his sister and the humans One of the brothers fought the monster Bhima and Hidimba Source: KidsGen Could stage this as sort of an undercover story a person undercover in a cartel is sent to kill some people Instead of killing them he puts them into witness protection Or maybe an assassin that doesn't actually kill people, just tells them to go into hiding References P...

A major tournament has just ended as another challenger approaches The challenger asks if he can compete He was permitted The champion calls out the challenger They get into an argument They did not end up fighting Karna Source: HinduFAQs I think telling this as a sort of challenge to the throne would make a good story I just watched the Black Panther so the scene when T'challa is set to be king and he has a challenger is fresh in my mind Not sure on the setting I want for this Potentially two brothers vying for a throne likely will focus on dialogue May include the fight References PDE Mahabharata