Inspired by Pair of Kings, I wrote a prologue for a lone king ruling a kingdom. If it is well received, I shall make more.
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You're probably hoping for some long epic history, or maybe a big info dump. Yeah, I don't roll like that. I'll just take you to the day when it got interesting. Oh yeah, my name is Benjamin. Benjah for short. Right now, at the time of writing, I'm fifteen years old. This whole thing was two years ago. Do the math. Here's my story.

It was a Monday. I had just woke up and was getting ready for school. I was prepared to press the “ignore” button on my phone since I was getting anonymous calls on it. I brushed my teeth, ate breakfast, got dressed, you know. The usual.

I opened the door to get outside, but I was startled when a big man in tribal gear opened it for me, from the other side. He was tan, with black paint in random designs all over his skin. He wore fur with leather shorts and a leather tank. He was startled as well, it seemed. But he did a good job of hiding it.

“Is this the house of Benjamin Kaang? We need him,” he ordered. There was a noticeable sort of urgency in his voice, but he did a good job of hiding that also.

I guess I would be late for the bus. My mom had already left for work, so I had to face this large man myself. “Need me for what? Is there a problem?” Yeah, I just confirmed I was the guy he was looking for. At least he didn't look like he was from the government. My mom wouldn't want me to be in trouble with the law.

“Ah, Benjamin. Were you aware you were King?” With that, I lost consciousness.

it's good to be the kind!

It looks good so far. I like how the narration reflects the character's personality (blunt, to the point, not one for theatrics). That said, I didn't expect him to be the type to faint upon receiving news. He sounded like a man of action, and yet his reaction to "You're the king!" was to faint, typically a 'maiden' trope. If he changed throughout the story and this was our first glimpse of his weaker self, then that is fine. But even so, as a person narrating his past, you would think he would have felt a little embarrassed or even annoyed over his past fainting spell (perhaps a "Not my best moment." quip afterwards?) Or unless this occurred more than once before ("Damn narcolepsy.") It didn't make sense, since he had JUST gotten out of bed-- the mere shock that he suddenly attained status and responsibility shouldn't have been that great. Was he expecting it? Why did he take it as the truth so quicklyg? These first few paragraphs should be shaping the character in our head. The narrator seems in control, almost bossy but tough, and yet the boy we meet can be interpreted as gullible or an overreactive type, just from his first reaction scene. Justify why he fainted-- perhaps an all-nighter, and so the news only made him go past his stress limit? Had a nightmare about the king ("Ironic... wait, am I using that word right?") and this entire thing seemed too unreal? Why faint? Try staring at the man to see if he's joking, while stumbling to the couch to collect his thoughts.

Over-all, I like where this is going. It seems like a modern or futuristic setting, and yet suddenly we have a boy monarch. Very good, would like to see more sometime soon ^^ I guess again, my only critique would be the character establishing moment upon receiving the news. Fainting is funny, but make sure that behind the humour, the action is still justified/in character.