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The weather was cool and the humidity was high, I felt the cold breeze sweep past my feet. I looked up to the shimmering sky, the stars that is the sky's decoration; the moon that was crafted to protect us from falling stones from outside the world. I sat on the wooden bench thinking of what it would be like in the next three years, maybe I'll be married or maybe become the first female warrior in crjstal aluminum.
' We meet again b*tch!'
I turned to look at the yielder of that voice....it.....it was Ryoka! He spoke to his guards,
'Take her to the chamber and do it silently, let no one notice!' He said while smirking
'Ryoka!! What are you doing, I'm not even old enough to be laid. I thought after I kicked you in the balls you would have understood already!' I told him in a firece manner.
' By now sugar you should have understood, you are the ideal idol for sex, I indeed find you very attractive. I think you'd make up to 25,000 gold coins in the black market.'
I gave him a tight slap across his face. He held his cheek that I landed the slap and held my neck aggressively like he wanted to strangle me.
'Take her!' He said. 'Oh and that little whore servant, don't think you're ever going to see her again. She wasn't so good like I thought when had my way with her. She cried a lot though and I kept fucking that pussy till she cried herself to fatigue, trust me I'm sure if she lived she would have had triplets because of how much babies I put in her. When I was done with her I had my men take turns with her over and over and over again.'
He licked my ear afterwards. It felt like electricity reverberated throughout my entire body. Hearing those words ..joye.....was she truly gone?
The guards held my arms, that moment all the skills I learnt from Denba disappeared, I was very afraid, I struggled and tried to fight back but they were far too strong.
He instructed the guards to hold me tightly, he shamelessly rubbed my belly forgetting that the guards were present there too, the guards were totally acting like dogs that would do as they were instructed, they didn't move a bit. He put his hands under my skirt and felt my pubic hair, with his dirty lips he uttered;
'And you said you weren't old enough for this, I'm going to make you come to me and you are going to come real harder'
He slid his fingers deeper and touched my mountain, he stared rubbing it in different motions, it was as if I was getting hot from the inside.....then I felt wet..... I let out a small noise, I didn't even know when and how it came out. He started going faster then he touched the pit and then I tightened my thighs and squeezed them together. My face turned red and my legs started vibrating.
'Didn't you like it, huh? I can make you feel better'
*Footsteps approaching
'What are you doing here huh ryoka? What are you doing with this girl, your father sends for you.' It was his mother Queen rashmea's sister from the same parents, they both came from another wealthy kingdom from very far away
'release her!' she said while neglecting me to speak with her son.
The guards released me, I still felt like they were holding me tightly, ryoka stared at me
* Slurp
He licked his fingers and brushed me with his shoulders and attempted to give his mother a kiss on the cheek but she moved backwards,
'you dirty slut, with those lips of fornication you dare to stain me with your sins, come with me we need to talk about something important, but first wash yourself' she said and then they just left like I was never even standing there.
I didn't believe what just happened. I never felt so worthless my entire life...well I have... But still, ridiculed by a man in the castle,and that too with no dignity but shame. I couldn't even tell anyone about it, this wasn't the first time something like that happened, when it did I told my mother but she didn't care she just told me to keep it a secret and not make a ruckus about it.
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I hid in my room, my face red and eyes swollen. I blew my nose with a soft paper towel and then my mum walked into the room,
'get up my baby, you did well!! Why are your eyes sore? You are supposed to be happy, your father has rewarded you eligible for the reward. Come on let's go'
' I thought I didn't do my best' I said.
'you were amazing there, now come on' She took my arm and rushed downstairs.
There I stood before the king, my mother waiting outside the room and my sister definitely somewhere close to food.
He asked me a question with his eyes focused on mine;
'Where did you learn to dance so well?'
I stood in silence, I never stood so close to my father before. He was a tall man with a very good body, with golden hair and a short beard, I guess that's why the women were always all over him.
'Can you not speak child? Or have you never stood Infront of your father before?'
'Come here child,' he said while tapping the chair beside him, I sat beside him with my head still lowered.
He put his hand around my shoulders and asked; 'what gift do you want my child?'
'Anything the king sees fit,' I replied with a shaky voice.
'so be it!' He said while smiling at me
The same cold man I saw earlier at the event emerged from behind the curtains of a door across the room I was in. I kept staring at him as he came further and knelt before the king. He took my father's hand and kissed it then washed his eyes with them. The king placed his hands on his head as a form of blessing to him.
The cold man sat on the opposite bed-like chair, another man entered the room , it was the stranger's father, a tall and mighty looking King. I stood up and bowed, the others stood up too, my father hit his dragon headed walking stick on the floor so did the other king.
It seemed like the stranger and the other King were very wealthy, they both wore very expensive clothes and his walking stick looked like it was made out of real shiny gold and sparkling stones.
The other king sat down beside the stranger, the two kings exchanged pleasantries. After that, I glared at my father beside me. He looked at me joyfully and said,
'I did say the best would be given a gift didn't I, my child' he pointed at the stranger with his four fingers,
'this is prince dadi, he is soon to be crowned the king of the Elipser kingdom after his father.'
I looked at the prince then my father, then at the prince again, was this the gift he talked about? Marrying me off to another kingdom. Something that is the complete opposite of what I've always wanted. I turned my head to my mother still eavesdropping from the door, her back was at the door.
The king continued, 'he is looking for a beautiful young wife to accompany him on his throne and decided to pick his wife from our Kingdom, that's why I wanted the celebration tonight to be grand. By marrying prince dadi you'll be the first wife of his kingdom, you'll accompany him on his throne.'
The prince was quite handsome but I've seen many more handsome. Taking a deep breath, I mustered the courage to voice my truth; 'Father, I....I don't want to get married!'
The other King's face changed, along with everyone else in the room,
'my dear, do you not know what honor this is for you, you'll be treated the most special among his other wives he is yet to have'
I continued;
'your highness I want to become a warrior, to defend our kingdom and its people. I yearn to prove myself through deeds of valor and honor, to contribute to our kingdom's prosperity in a way that goes beyond a mere marriage alliance.'
His face tightened, and his voice carried a tinge of frustration. 'Adventure and bravery?' he scoffed. 'Do you not realize the gravity of your position as a princess? It is your duty to marry and secure the alliances your kingdom's needs.'
In a brave attempt to voice my desires, I stood before my father, the King. But his eyes revealed anger and disappointment, as he insisted on my marriage to a prince. Ignoring my pleas, he forcefully grabbed my arm, determined to make me fulfill his wishes. As my father's grip tightened, leading me to my inevitable fate, my heart ached. In a surprising twist, my mother, who had rarely shown concern towards before, stepped forward, pleading with the King,
'Please, let her follow her heart and become the warrior she dreams of. Give her a chance to forge her destiny'
Her words hung in the air, a fragile hope amidst a sea of uncertainty.
The King and his son grew irritated by my defiance and left abruptly, followed by my father, who cast one last disapproving glance at me, filled with shame. In that moment, my heart felt heavy, torn between the longing for freedom and the weight of expectations that bound me.
I sat there with my eyes watery, father was very disappointed at me. Mother came to me and sat putting my head on her chest, she said with a very low and calm voice,
'I understand that you're not ready for marriage my dear, I won't let anyone force you to get married against your will. Why didn't you tell him what u wanted when he asked you?'
'I thought he would be consistent in asking me,' I replied in a shaky voice while breathing and crying slowly on her chest, I knew I could never get close to my Father again. I understood now, even though I had lost the challenge I still would have been selected because the prince already chose me.
What I couldn't understand was why my mother was being so nice to me that night.