"Oh, Thenith, isn't she beautiful? She's an angel." The queen of Ralatia, realm of the rainbow, was in a bed in the palace's hospital, having just given birth to a beautiful baby girl, the third and youngest princess of Ralatia.
Queen Izora and King Thenith have had four kids now. The two eldest are the twin princesses, Ara and Veera, who at the moment, are five years of age. The middle child, and the only prince of Ralatia, is Desper, who is currently at three years of age. The people have been wondering who the king and queen would give their throne to. The eldest-the twins, or the prince. And if they do give it to te twins, which one of them. And now this one, another princess. Who will the throne go too?
"She's wonderful, Izora, just perfect. What are we going to name her?" The king, Thenith looked at his newborn child, then at his queen, both his gazes filled with pure love.
"I was thinking of Reia. After all, it means "rainbow" in the ancient language. What do you think of it, my king?" Izora looked expectantly at her husband. She had thought of this name for a long time, and when she had seen how amazing her little girl was, she had to name her daughter in the ancient language, and after the realm she was royalty in.
"It's perfect. Reia Lune Starbringer. Her first name is her realm's power, her last name is her realm's royalty, and her full name in the ancient language is-"
"The Last Hope for Light. Yes, this child shall do well. Perfectly well." The king was interrupted by a silky voice that definitely belonged to a female. It wasn't the queen, though, she looked just as shocked as she was.
"Greetings, King and Queen of Ralatia, realm of the rainbow. I am nothing but a mere spirit, forced to wander until my deed is done for the time being. But whose spirit am I? I am Avina. Avina Lightcatcher, of Poperfinia. I trust that you have heard of me, am I right?" The king and queen gasped. Of course they knew who Avina Lightcatcher was! She was the most powerful fairy in the history of the 2nd dimension. She died recently, very recently, and rumor was that her spirit was searching for a child who could save, whatever that meant.
"What do you want with Reia?" The queen spoke in a shaky voice and the king wrapped a protective arm around her.
"What do I want with her? I need her in order to accomplish what I must accomplish. Please, sacrifice your daughter to me. Trust me, I won't harm her, I merely want to give her the power to complete the mission which has already been laid out for her." The spirit replied, somehow coaxing them.
"What do you mean, laid out for her? Our Reia was just born. She couldn't possibly have a destiny awaiting for her. Not yet, at least. And even then, who says there will be one for her?" The queen, once again, spoke in a shaky voice, yet it was more controlled and somewhat relaxed this time.
"I just did. I laid out the path for her. Please, allow me to gift your daughter with something of mine. Let me give her my staff." The spirit requested.
"And what will the staff do to Reia?" The king asked. "Nothing much, it will test her, to see if she is the right one for… let's say, the task. Will you let me?" The spirit asked. The queen did not see much harm in it so she submitted to the spirit's request.
The spirit, or Avina, summoned her staff. It was beautiful and magnificent. Shining pearls were stacked on top of one another to form the handhold. An open heart with a crescent moon stood on top of the pearls and strands of flowers were winding down the staff. King Thenith and Queen Izora stood, watching as the staff floated towards them and stopped above their daughter.
A sudden light spread out of the crescent moon and a replica of that light started shining from the princess's heart. The light grew brighter and brighter until it suddenly dimmed and just a small path of light was left from the sudden outburst. The king and queen watched as the light, still shining from the crescent moon, planted a replica of that very same crescent moon onto the baby's neck, right underneath the chin. The light stayed, burning the moon into the baby's skin, until the light went out completely and the moon faded into the princess's skin. Her parents stared in shock.
"It is final. She is the one that must go on this path. There is no turning back. Farewell, King Thenith, Queen Izora. Farewell, my blossom, Reia Starbringer." With the last good-bye, the spirit left, along with the staff.
The king and queen stared more at their daughter when they heard a cry. Queen Zena of Sheera, realm of shape-shifters, and sister of Queen Izora, blasted through the doors.
"Sister, it's Dienno. She's come. But we don't know why? She's been targeting Poperfinia, but now, she's at the gate of Ralatia. The army is trying all they can but it'll only be a matter of time until Dienno breaks through your ranks. And I believe that the time you have is very short. We must leave, hurry."
Zena ushered the king and queen out, along with the princess. Along the way, the king asked where his other kids were. "They should be out of the palace. We're fleeing. You are to come to my palace, in Sheera. And don't you dare say you can't leave because you have your duty here. It's the duty of your people to make sure their rulers stay protected. And it's my duty as your older sister to make sure you're safe. Now come." They rushed through the palace, finding servants and guards and courtiers rushing through the palace, some trying to get out, and some trying to protect their monarchs.
Once they made it outside, they found that the world had gone bleak, grey and dark. The color had been sucked out of the world. "What do we do? Without the color in this realm, our people cannot fight!" The king shouted. Just then, a wave of dark, cursed souls was heading towards them. Izora soon understood.
"They want Reia! They want our baby! I have to stop them. I will stop them! Thenith, no matter what happens, you make sure you and the family stays safe. Zena, sister, please, keep an eye on them." Queen Izora kissed her daughter's head once more, gave her to Zena, and headed towards the wave. Thenith started to go after her, but a hand on his arm kept him from doing so.
"No, it's too late. Izora won't change her mind now. There is nothing that you can no longer do for her. We must leave, now." Without another word, Zena turned to leave.
Thenith followed her, but not before he turned to see his wife buried in the wave of eternal evil. And not so long after, he was swallowed as well, along with his people.
A/N: Good, not good? Please tell me. Oh, and review, definitely review. I really hope you understood the whole spirit thing. And in case you didn't figure it out, yes the whole realm died, along with the king, queen, and the prince and princesses. But Reia and Zena got out fine. Review, please!