The Princess Test

Chapter 3

Disclaimer: I still don't  own  anything  and  I  never  will!

A/N: I  know  Arella's  not  the  rightful  mother  but  still, for  this  one  I'm  just  going  to  have  her  host  the  test.

                                  The  shining  Utopia  known  as  Azarath, in  all  it's  splendor, it  shows  no  sign  of  Trigon's  recent  attack  on  it. There, thousands  of  super  powered  Azarathians  live, without  a  care  in  the  world, knowing  that  their  queen  and  princess  will  protect  them. Most  of  them  know  that  the  test  of  the  heir's  is  in  one  week  and  most  will  be  attending, cheering  on  their  famed  princess  and  some, for  her  half  brothers.

                                   The  mother  of  the  siblings  stand  on  the  biggest  balcony  of  the  house. Eagerly  awaiting  the  arrival  of  her  child  and  the  rest  of  her  stepchildren. After  16  years  on  earth, it  was  time  for  one  of  them  to  be  chosen  as  the  heir  of  the  throne. She  could  only  hope  that  the  one  who  earns  it  will  be  one  who  will  care  for  Azarath  as  it  should  be  cared  for.

                                    Suddenly, a  beam  of  light  projects  down  onto  where  Arella  was  standing  and  she  moved  out  of   the  way, knowing  what  was  coming. All  at  once, two  figures  materialised  onto  the  portal  and  the  beam  of  light  vanishes. There, standing  where  the  light  had  vanished  was  her  daughter. "Raven, I'm  so  happy  to  see  you." She  said. "As  am  I  mother." She  said  with  feeling  for  once. Robin  cleared  his  throat  next  to  her  and  she  remembered  he  was  there. "Oh! Mother, this  is  Robin. He  is  here  as  my  familiar  and  aide." "Nice  to  meet  you  Robin." Arella  said, holding  out  her  hand. Robin  shook  it. "So, who's  here?" Raven  asked. "Well...See  for  yourself." She  said, leading  them  into  the  palace.

                                       "Oh, Raven, you're  here." One  of  her  brothers  said  while  gnawing  on  chicken  bone. "Gluttony, it's  nice  to  see  you." Raven  said, disgusted  at  her  brother. "Pride, how  nice  of  you  to  join  us." Another  said  from  a  corner. "Shut  up  Wrath, I  may  be  pride  but  you  can  gurantee  I'm  not  prideful." She  hissed  back. "Brought  back  a  friend  huh? I'm  not  surprised. She  always  had  more  friends  than  us." A  brother  jumped  up  from  behind  them, surprising  Robin, but  not  by  much. Raven  frowned  at  her  brother. "Envy, nice  to  see  to  see  you  again." She  said  sarcastically, now  more  annoyed  than  ever. "I  want  him. I'll  do  anything" Another  said. "Shut  up  Lust." Raven  snapped  at  him. "Yeah, why  take  one. When  you  can  have  all  her  friends." One  of  them  said  from  beside  Lust. "Greed, I  should've  known  you'd  be  here." She  said. 

                                             Arella  came  in  with  the  last  of  the  siblings. "Sloth, better  late  than  never  I  say." Gluttony  said. "Well, now  that  everyone  is  here. It's  time  to  get  studying." Arella  said  and  ushered  them  into  the  palace  library. Knowing  her  children, they'd  most  likely  kill  each  other  if  not  seperated  and  so, she  put  them  into  7  seperate  rooms  within  the  library. Built  for  tests  such  as  these, each  had  a  spare  bed  to  allow  the  specific  prince/princess  to  ask  a  friend  for  help. The  rooms  are  built  as  such  that  they  open  up  straight  to  the  library.

                                                 "Wow, you  and  your  brothers. Intense." Robin  said  once  they  were  in  the  room. "I  can't  stand  them, either  one  of  them, though  Sloth  and  Gluttony  aren't  as  bad  as  brothers  go. The  rest, we  might  as  well  be  starting  a  war  if  we  aren't  seperated  within  minutes  of  making  eye  contact." Raven  said. "Whatever, let's  get  studying." Robin  said.