Elena (On Hold)

Elena

Prologue

"My Lord?"

"What?" snapped the King impatiently his brown hair ruffled from running his hands through it all day.

"We have found another magic woman. This one though is different.... more powerful than the others. I believe that she is a goddess come to help us through these troubling times." Claimed the dumpy man kneeling at his kings feet.

"A goddess, chuckled the King but all the same his blue eyes thoughtful, If you think this is true than do not just stand there bring her to me!"

"As my Lord wishes," The warrior bowed and hurried out.

"Have our prayers been answered?" murmured the king softly to himself as he heard the door close.

Chapter 1

 Elena ran like the wind her long dark hair streaming out like a river behind her. She musn't let those guards catch her. She was on a mission and it must not fail! A mission that if she was to fail lead her future kingdom to doom. She unsheathed her sword her unnatural purple eyes flashing ready for defending herself if she had to although she did not feel like killing today.

She cursed as more and more guards jumped out of the trees and bushes in front of her. Mocking her for her desperate attitude.Elena flicked her wrist. A sudden movement that no one would have expected. An unnaturally fast movement that almost could not be seen by the human eye and quite suddenly all the men around her fell into a deep and dreamless sleep.

Elena slumped down in relief several thoughts going through her mind though not all were clear. She sighed at her foolishness. "I have used to much of my energy this day," she said softly. Then everything went black.

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"My lord.... We have the girl...."

Elena lay on a soft mattress her head pounding and her eyes tightly closed.

What happened? She thought. Everything came slowly flooding back. Elena quickly sat up and looked around in fright. Hardly even noticing the blue swirls that invaded her vision.

"Easy," said a kind voice from the shadows.

Elenas' hands quickly went to her waist to grab her sword.... but it wasn't there. "Where is my sword?" she asked ruffly and unkindly to the man in the corner.

"Well now-" Began the man before Elena interrupted him.

"Where is my sword?" Elena asked again a little more forcefully. Although Elena could not see the man in the shadows she knew that he had flinched.

"I do not know My Lady-" again he was interrupted by Elena.

"My Lady?" said Elena confused. "I am not your Lady.... I am  lady of the land Zandeth why are you calling me My Lady?" she said proudly.

The man came out of the shadows his dark eyes flashing looking quite annoyed but scared at the same time. "Well I don't know how to put this but..... as being a magic woman. The most powerful one anyone has ever seen here I might add.... You are now pledged to his Lordship Victor." he tugged at his long black hair nervous at how she might react.

Elena suddenly felt dizzy and collapsed on the bed. "What?' she said faintly. Trying but failing to digest all the information in. She knew immediately that the mission that was set for her was already doomed to fail. " And how might I ask does the Lord Victor have the right to marry off a princess of her land?' she gasped quite shocked that any person would have the guts to marry someone they don't even know.

"You're a princess," gaped the man. He suddenly recovered. "Forgive me your royalness for my rudeness." bowed the man.

Elena smiled suddenly caught by surprise at his sudden change of attitude, "All is forgiven, but I didn't catch your name?"

"Oh Phillip your royalness Phillip Dewie."

"It's lovely to meet you Phillip. My name is Princess Elena Zandeth. Doomed to be exiled for something I did not do!" she muttered the last bit to herself but Phillip still heard.

Phillip frowned but said not a word in fear of offending this princess of Zandeth. "Is there anything you should like miss. I am afraid that you are not allowed to leave until that bump on your head is gone," he said this all very slowly in fear that Elena would faint at any moment.

Elena looked around the room taking it in. She gasped at its beauty.

The carpet was a pure white and the wall paper a soft silver. The bed spread that she sat on was plum purple whilst the pillows were pure white just like the carpet! "This room is magnificent," she said softly.

"My Lady?" said Phillip softly.

Elena jumped. "Ah yes sorry Phillip," she blushed. "There are only two things that I would require and that would be a warm bath and a change of clothes."

"Coming right up!" Phillip said enthusiastically.

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Picture of Elena on the side :)