Invictus-Dawn of A New Game

Green Eyed Bluejay

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul. 

She looked at herself in the mirror, the sapphire stone around her neck glinting in the sunlight. The stone was beautiful, the back encased in pure silver that connected to her necklace. It was a gift from her fiance, something equally as beautiful as her own blue eyes. However, Zenobia was always told by her mother that her eyes resembled that of a stormy ocean rather than the pretty little stone around her neck. In fact, her whole personality resembled that of the water rather than something small and quaint. She might have seemed shy at first but deep down, she was far from timid. Otherwise, why would she be married to Ares Valor, president of Panem?

He was a harsh, stern man who had lived in the country Katniss Everdeen had created thirty years before his birth. The world where everyone receives the same and is treated equally just does not work and the Panem she helped created proved that.

Crime skyrocketed, people now know that unless they killed someone, there was nothing the government could do to stop them. Soon judges quit, unsatisfied being paid the same as someone working in the mines from Twelve. This lead to the downfall of the justice system and Panem spiraled out of control.

Ares own parents were killed by the criminals that ran loose through the streets, blown up by people who cheered for freedom and Katniss. It was only a matter of time before rebels rose up from the ashes, cheering for the old Panem and leading them was Ares.

Once The Capital was attacked by a neighboring country, Ares saw his chance and gathered up rebels and attacked the faulty system. After a five-year battle, the man took power, taking the country away from the clueless Katniss supporters who become more and more silent as time went by.

Ares came from a long line of One's so when he traveled District Nine on his Presidential tour, he connected Zenobia's eyes to Sapphire almost immediately. He had planned to marry from a District that was against him, allowing them to feel more connected to him. But when he met the then seventeen-year-old, that all became secondary.

She wished she could say he swept her off her feet, asked her to marry him and whisked her away to The Capitol. Sadly, things were much more complicated than that and it took a while her to warm up to the rugged looking man.

Yet, here she was, standing in front of the mirror, in a dress that would have fed her family for a year, procrastinating about meeting the same man, a man she was soon to be married to. She loved him, she would admit but he had some twisted and crazy ideas.

"Miss Kasius?" a small voice called from the other side of the door, accompanied with a small tapping. Zenobia bit her lip and continued to ignore the woman. "Miss?" she said, far more urgently than before, her tapping sounding more like punches against the mahogany. Zenobia gave a sigh, brushing down her cupcake style, yellow dress and turning to the door with a fake smile.

"Come in!" she sighed, fixing the yellow, silk bow in her hair. The door creaked opened, a small, stout women waddling in. Her brown eyes scanned Zenobia's outfit before breaking out into a smile.

"You look beautiful, miss-"

"Thank you,"

"Mr Valor is a very lucky man," she laughed fiddling with the silver cuff link on her maid's outfit. Zenobia bowed her head, her cheeks going a slight pinkish color. "If you don't mind me saying, miss-"

"It's fine, I am grateful for the compliment," she said shyly, a worn out smile playing on her lips. "Have you come to lead me to the meeting?" she questioned, grabbing her shoulder bag and walking towards the door. The woman seemed confused at first but then her eyes lit up with realization. She gave a small jump and then rushed out of the door, gesturing for Zenobia to follow.