The Dragon and the Black Sun.

The sword of destiny and the priest of Air

I was feeling it in my body. When I fell unconscious I knew what was going on. The gift reception  had started already. I've heard about it from my mother, when she was alive. She said it was a magical but at the same time painfull experience. It was extremeley special for me and I wanted to it right.

When I opened my eyes I was in my bedroom back home. The smell of flowers was in the room filling it with their relaxing scent, it made me feel such sarrow, that was because mother did this to my room as a token of her love. When I stoof up I took a glimpse around but my sight was stopped on a female form standing in front of me with a bright smile. She was the same as in my memories, nothing had changed on her. Long silver hair falling down her waist like waves. the were like mine only mine were straight and a bit shorter and her gentle green eyes were gazing me with pride and affection. She was wearing her favorite gold and white dress, a gift given to her by her mother when she got engaged to my father. She looked so pretty in that dress, almost like a goddess and as a result I felt so ugly and small compare to her. My mother, Queen Isabel was the prettiest woman I have ever seen, no one could change this. She had beauty, grace and kindness that I believed to be too special for this world.

- M...Mother? Is that really you?

- Ohhh, Emilia. My beloved daughter, how I longed to see you, one more time. I knew that one day this would happen to you. I am so proud of you, you've become such a beautifull young lady.

- Mother I... I don't know if I am ready. I whispered as I hugged her, I was trembling. My whole body was shaking like crazy. Was I really ready to do this?

- Of course you are ready. And I am here to help you, we will go through this together, my child. But before that there is something I want to tell you. Something very important.

- What is it? I asked as I moved away to look at her head on, I had never seen my mother looking so sad before. Well, I actually did, it was when she had told that my father had died a long time ago.

- Emilia do you remember how your father died?

- Well... you've told me that he died in order to protect our kingdom from the Black priest.

- Yes but... that's not what really happened. You see when the Black priest came your father knew that he couldn't defeat him alone, so he called all of the remaining priests to our castle and he also knew that in order for you to be alive and to fulfill your destiny as one of the twelve priests he gave his powers to me and asked me to pass them to you, when the time was right. When the Black priest reached our land he transformed your father into a hideous beast. But then the remaining priests and I...  we used all of our powers to seal him away and all of his beasts as well.

- But... If my father is one of these beasts then... Is he... still alive?

- Yes, but there is something I hid from you.

- What? Please mother tell me.

- Even when you father was turned into a beast I was still in love with him. And that's why the day before we sealed away the Black priest I...

You what? I asked and thenI saw surprised my mother crying, she fell on the floor, hiding her face with her hands in shame and she was shaking her head as if trying to kick away all of her regrets. I was feeling like someone gave me an electric shock, I was standing there petrified. My mother had never cried. Never! And now in front of me... I was watching that pretty and strong woman crying, the woman who srood up with pride against those who went against her, who was wise and knew better than anyone what a queen should do.

- That's why... I gave birth again, you were a little child back then so you never knew. Yes Emilia you have a younger sister who is partly beast. She was taken from me for her own sake, she went with her father and was exiled along with the rest of her kind.