The land of Azar was at peace with itself. The many islands that its ruler, Slade, possessed had at last halted their civil war. The legendary fighter, Robin, had gone into hiding. His skills were much sought after by all of the islands, and soon he was summoned at every battle to fight for a different flag.

At last, bored with no opposition, he hid. No Island Nation knew his alliance and therefore suspected every other nation of holding him as their trump card.

Also, for their stilled fighting, a new country had appeared. An old land from across the sea, thought to be abandoned by the Azar's, called Forn.

Ambassadors from both countries sought to measure each other's power, but with the never ending sea as their boundary, each felt secure against an invasion from the other.

Two brothers were visiting the capital of Azar, in place of their father, the Lord of Forn, as an embassy of peace. On the highest mountain top, the palace of Azar stood with both rulers inside its walls. Shining and looming above all other beings it held the princes in awe with its high pillars, tiled walls, and robust statuettes.

Now for all beings on this planet, there are accepted changes in their people. These changes can not be explained completely to the common man, so for those so uninterested in these changes simply know it as the 'Work of the Gods'.

The two princes themselves had been changed in their earlier lives. The Lord of Forn's first wife gave birth to the eldest son. But in a fire of the capital, she perished guarding her teenage son. Astronomers and mathematicians then crafted an experimental hybrid of the boy; the Lord's only remnant of his wife. He was dubbed the 'Cyborg' ever after, and was accepted as a prize of the Gods.

The Lord later took a new wife, who, attached to her, came a son from her war-dead husband. While the Lord and Cyborg were away fighting, though, a strange disease over took the capital, leaving his second wife, and most of the city, withered in death. The woman's son, by chance, was infected by a rabid monkey, that accidentally saved him from his city's pain with its insanity-causing virus. With those slim chances of life, the boy survived with only his entire body turned green.

In secret, the boy told his adopted elder brother about his ability to change shape from boy to beast. Cyborg then named his 'younger brother' Beast boy. The Lord, noticing only the fang that grew on his adopted son's jaw, accepted this name under that assumption. The people also accepted another work of the gods into their country.

Cyborg and Beast boy were quite impressed by Slade's palace, and with Slade himself. Slade was a First Civil War survivor and had lived through an entire spear driven through his head. To make his point of ruler clear to the world, Slade kept his wounded eye uncovered for all to see. A ragged scar and shell of an eye were all one could see if you sat on his right. A piercing grey eye awaited one on his left.

Cyborg, being the elder and the true heir to his father's crown, was treated with the most attention by Slade and his followers. The party was full of special holiday food and spiced wine. Everywhere there was music, and stories to hear and be told. There were also women as impressive trophy wives, and as exotic dancers. Every thing was colorful and loud and exciting!

But all went silent as Slade stood and raised a hand to the marble stairs. There were, too, such changes in Azar as there were in Forn. Robin was one. He was legendary not only for his will to fight and succeed, but also because of his secret immortality, brought on by a parent God. No living person knows which god and mortal whelped him, but all who fight for him, or against, are honored by his mere presence.

The King Slade's wife, too was a person of the gods, given to Slade by the demon Trigon. She was the Demon King's half mortal daughter, unwanted in Hell, but still perhaps useful to her sire on earth.

And now, she descended on the stairs, a black, jewel-encrusted sarong wrapped around her intimidating, supple frame, accented by a headdress that led down further into a blue cape that was lined with gold. Her flesh was an unusual shade of grey and upon her pale forehead, a red-black jewel was planted, to control her temper and signal her place on the earth.

She gracefully went to her place at King Slade's side, opposite of Cyborg and Beast boy. The music and chattering began again with renewed vigor. Every one in Azar believed their Queen to be a goddess, sent to Slade to win all wars in the name of Azar.

Slade slipped an inappropriate hand around his queen's waist and pulled her up close to him in the most sensual manner. The rude display of lust was soon forgotten as Slade and Cyborg began talking of wars and the politics of their own country. But out of both powerful man's eye, was a woman he'd rather spend the night with.

Beast boy was amazed at the queen in front of him. She was no more than a few years older than him and still had enough control as to not be sick at the display of her husband. In fact, she seemed to no show emotion at all. He studied this person in front of him. Besides his adoptive brother, Cyborg, he'd never actually seen another changed person.

Small wisps of purple hair encircled her face, bringing out her rare and beautiful violet eyes. They gazed passed the perverse drunken party and off into a place that must have been very far, far away. And her frown, Beast boy concluded, was a thousand times more glorious than any maid's broadest smile.

In a moment, Beast boy recoiled into his own mind. The queen had shifted her gaze and it now appeared that she was staring at his partially exposed chest through his richly decorated robes. Beast boy knew better than to think anything of it. She was staring into a world created by her own mind. He just happened to be in the way.

A thought crossed the young prince's mind. What would it be like, to have those eyes stare into yours, not through? If she is so beautiful in a frown, what if she were to wear a smile? Would my heart break? O! How I would live each day to make her smile!

A pact was made inside Beast boy's mind. He would capture her smile in his memory before he would have to depart Azar in a week's time. Until then, he would use every trick in his arsenal to have those eyes look at him and smile.

In those minutes of thought, no one else in the palace took notice of their queen's usual stoic nature and silence. Also no one noticed how the ambassador prince stared at the queen and was equally silent. No one, except the Queen herself.

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What do you guys think? I was watching the movie Troy on TV and i thought of this. So if you can imagine the clothing and arcticture as roman and greek style, it'd be much appreciated!

Don't care so much for the have to's, remember the need to's Me!