Diamond Within - Vi x OC

Chapter 13

This is it. Geo breathed. Today was the day she presented herself to people as "Janna'.

She looked through one of the grand curtains to the thousands of people waiting for the big announcement the commander had planned. 

She played with her hands a million doubts racing through her mind. What if Ambessa staged an attack? What if she wasn't able to channel her powers and prove to the people that she was who she said she was? 

She had practiced for days, and she was finally able to summon winds with Janna's help. Ambessa still hadn't shown her face which left Vi anxious. 

Geo calmed herself down.

"Someone's nervous." 

Geo jumped and turned around to see Caitlyn, her blue hair in its usual tight bun but she was wearing her Commanders cape.

Caitlyn smiled reassuringly at Geo, her brown eyes warm. "It's normal to be nervous. But don't worry, I believe in you." She paused, then walked closer to gently adjust Geo's white cape. "Besides, you look very regal and goddess-like. You're bound to wow the crowd."

She was right. Geo looked beautiful.

Her white hair with small golden ornaments, the locks of her hair framing her face and flowing gracefully down her back with her blue eyes that seemed to hold some secrets, and the white tunic that was decorated with delicate golden patterns around her shoulders and along the edges.

The tunic was long and flowy, its golden trimmings seemed to glisten in the light, and it was paired with a pair of loose white pants and golden sandals on her feet. The overall effect was a glowing, ethereal presence.

She looked less like Geo and more like Janna.

"Now, remember what I told you," Caitlyn said, her voice firm. "Hold your head high, speak with confidence, and make sure the people out there see a goddess, not a scared young girl."

Geo took a deep, shuddering breath, trying to calm her racing heart. "I can do this," she murmured to herself, more to reaffirm it to herself than anything else. She met Caitlyn's gaze, and there was a new fire in her eyes. "I can do this. I am a goddess."

"That's the spirit." Caitlyn's voice was encouraging. 

She stepped back and placed a supportive hand on Geo's shoulder, giving it a reassuring squeeze. "I'll be by your side the whole time."

Caitlyn opened the curtains and walked up to the podium. Geo waited for her cue from behind the curtain. 

She knew Vi was in the crowd along with other enforcers making sure no one from Ambessa's army was getting in.

"Fellow Piltiovians," Caitlyn boomed from her pedestal. "We have suffered a great deal of pain and hurt. We have lost loved ones from this war."

The crowd murmured in a low, sad tone at the mention of lost loved ones, their heads bowed. But then, Caitlyn's voice grew louder and stronger.

"But the gods haven't abandoned us," she continued. "They have sent us hope. I present to you," Her eyes, found Geo's through the curtain, the message clear. Step out.

Geo's heart was pounding, her palms sweaty. It was time.

She took a deep breath, then stepped out from behind the curtain, her eyes fixed straight ahead. The sunlight hit her, making the gold on her clothes glisten. The murmurs from the crowd grew louder, their eyes widening at the sight of her.

Geo fought the urge to shrink back under all the stares, her hands clenching at her sides. But then, she remembered Caitlyn's words. She was not just a girl, she was a goddess.