The El Princess

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Get up, Lurytendra! A voice commands in my head. I want to ignore the voice but I can't. I want to yell back and answer 'there's nothing more I want to do' but I can't get up. I'm too weak to open my eyes.

I guess this is it then. Riga won and I failed. I failed my father. I failed my kingdom. I failed my realm. I failed myself. I failed him.

You are a lot more stronger than this, Lurytendra. Get up. Get up now! The voice repeats but there's nothing I can do. I can feel myself dying, surrendering to the will of the Golden Water as it takes back what he gave me–

The powers were yours to begin with. They've always been yours. You make that water, don't let it control. Get up, Lurytendra. Get up! Now! The voice becomes consistent in my head and it's right, I make the Golden Water. I didn't create the water but I've kept it alive for thousands of years. It cannot take my powers because it is mine and I've gave my soul to that water. It doesn't get to choose anything from me, so I'm going to take back what's mine.

Do you know what this means? Another voice in my head asks. Do I know what this means? I do. It means I will give in. I will surrender to the deepest and darkness part of me and there's no coming back. I've always knew this bound to happen but I never imagined it being soon but if there's anyone that can piss me enough to make me break the chains holding my demons back, it's definitely him.

Open your eyes, Lurytendra. Do it. Let me in. Let me in now!

This time I answer. My eyes shoot open right after Riga plunge a sword in my heart. His eyes meets mine and I see the way his goes wide in shock and surprise. Yeah, he probably thinks he killed me, too bad.

"W...what–?" I don't give him the chance to finish his sentence as I open my mouth and the dragon fire erupt, burning him to ashes. His death is quick, too quick for my liking but I'm done playing with him.

I get up on my feet, my hand move to remove the sword that's still stuck in me. I bend the metal after removing it and toss it on the remainder of Riga's ashes. Stretching my body before my eyes finds the throne. My father is gone. Riga is gone too. That throne is mine now.

I shake my head and look away from the throne. I stand straight and spread out my hands, pressing the tip of my forefinger and thumb together before bringing my hands to my front, interlocking the rest of the fingers and turning it upside down so the forefinger and thumb are facing down.

"Lurytendra Azra Terapeas." I speak the words out and my soul unmerge with Azra, his body leaving mine. I shiver at the unfamiliar feeling that comes with it. This isn't my first time merging and unmerging but this feeling is new.

I shrug it off because I have bigger fish to fry. I take a look at Azra to find him already looking at me. "You and I are going to do great things for this realm, Azra."

But first I need to know if this realm is ready for my reign. I mentally add before turning my heels, walking towards the entrance. It doesn't take my super hearing to know there are people gathered outside. I've successfully eradicated Riga and his men from Di Hipsodat but it will be no surprise to see lesser beings that are loyal to him. Nothing like this has never happened before. My father has been in power since the beginning of time until Riga murdered my father, I know that shook people's believe because it's not the first time a Darian have rioted for the position of power, only Riga was able to stage the coup and get away with it. His power will be coming for me especially when they all know my weakness. It's sad because they don't know I've given in into my demons and I'm going to have so much fun destroying them.

With Azra trailing behind me, we step outside the palace to see Dihipians gathered outside. I don't have time to read all of them but I can feel all the negative energy all over. I look beside me to see Gaea and Gar standing close to each other, I don't get any emotions from them because I could never them.

"Hil Darian. Hil Dihipian. Lo vis je alla Riga eck kilash. Bafra Lo Lurytendra El-Laura-El El-Sah-El Di Hipsodat kingo les ko El."

That is me telling the people of Di Hipsodat that I've killed the one they call Riga, and I name my queen and ruler of Di Hipsodat.

Murmurs begins as people starts hiding their faces from me to make comments while contemplating what I've said. I can't make myself a queen because there's never been a queen in Di Hipsodat. It was easier to Riga to gain these people's trust because he's a man but I'm a woman. It's frowned upon but guess what else is frowned upon? My birth and here I am, still fucking breathing. I haven't talked to Gaea or Gar about this but I think Gaea wants this for me and Gar owes. He ratted me out and I'm not big on forgiveness. He's going to spend the rest of his life making it up to me.

I glance at Gaea, who give me a nod with a ghost of smile playing on her lips. My gaze moves to Gar, he bows his head, which means he approves. That's all the approval I need because they are the ones that'll lead to ritual to make me Queen.

"Kalas!" I order the crowd to keep quiet. There's murmurs and thought are making me feel somehow. I proceed to tell them what I want. "Vu he ha kilosandri sham?"

I ask if they have something to say to me. They should say it now or forever hold their breath.

"Nom."

My head snaps at the person that dares reject me as the ruler.

"Nom."

Another person picks it up. And then another. And then another until the whole crowd begins to chorus 'Nom.' I'm not big on forgiveness, I already said but I forgot to add that I'm not big on forgetting either.

My eyes goes over the crowd and size them. They aren't up to one percent citizen of Di Hipsodat, which means the realm won't feel their death. I scan the crowd carefully to know who's talking and who's not but sadly they are all saying Nom. One true beauty about Di Hipsodat building structure is the placing. The people that lives in the Lower Lands can easily look up to see what's going on in front of palace while the Upper Landers can look down at them.

The noise from their rejection is starting to attract other people in the Lower Lands and they're coming out to check what's going. I don't do anything until a certain amount of people are out, watching curiously. I'm going to make an example out of this people.

"Azra." I call out his name and he doesn't need me to tell him what to do as he opens his mouth and burn them all with his fire. Their scream is the sound I will be hearing for eternity and knowing that makes me happy.

When Azra is done, I look at the people at Lower Landers than came to watch to see if anyone else has an opinion. They do what I expect instead. Starting from the front, they begin to go down on their knees until their foreheads is touching the ground. They are bowing to me.

"You aren't El yet and you already wiped out almost an entire province. Ruling by fear." Gar comments from beside me.

I face him to see him and Gaea standing and watching. "I intend to do that often. Promise, Gar-El?" I ask, daring him to say the wrong think. Azra snarls from beside me and I smirk at him.

He looks from Gar to me and shakes his head. "No, problem... El." He says and goes down on his knees like the rest of the Dihipians.

I face Gaea, who is already smiling at me. "When does the preparation start?"

Gar raises his head up and look at Gaea, they both share a look, leaving me confused and curious. My lips part to ask but she talks.

"Before we start, you need to know something El."

El. I like the sound of that.

"What?"

"This has never happened before to any Dihipians, it seems like you are a first for everything," she takes a moment to think before continuing. "While the Golden Water was healing you, the water turned red."

"O–kay? What does that mean?"

She swallows before looking down at my stomach. "It means you're pregnant. You are with child. A baby is growing inside you."

I don't think I heard that quite well.

"What?!"

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