Hi! This is my first attempt at fanfiction, I've been reading for a while now and decided to try my hand and write something. I also wanted to share one of my favorite stories and adapt it with different characters.
Just because I think this is a story that should reach a wider audience I decided to post an English translation, almost at the same time I´m posting the original in Spanish.
Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me; I do this just for fun. The story belongs to M.N. Tellez and characters are of S. Meyer.
PROLOGUE
The happy inhabitants of the Kingdom of Lights, had the most friendly and gracious King who has ever been seen, whom placed his fortune in making them happy. This King was powerful and invincible in war, an wise like no other in handling his kingdom in peace; He was terrible and righteous against their enemies; but friendly as the best of fathers to his faithful vassals; he never saw a tear that he did not wipe dry; there was never an unfortunate that did not receive the consolation of his hands. In that happy place reigned always: abundance, peace and joy. The happy inhabitants loved each other, as the most loving siblings. Discord, jealousy and all other vices were far from this happy mansion. And it was all because of the goodness of the most powerful, the wisest and most loving of all kings. In this happy empire it was gathered everything useful, everything healthy and everything beautiful that you could wish for: a thousand channels joined its many rivers, fertilizing its enjoyable fields and making them produce all kinds of flowers and fruits. There are also high mountains, lovely lakes and exquisite looking waterfalls.
But what made the greatest happiness of the inhabitants of this kingdom, was neither the amenity of its fertile fields, nor the freshness of its crystalline waters, nor all the immense amenities they enjoyed but the tender love that their King professed them. Yes: knowing that they were loved with loving tenderness, and correspond with similar love was what put the height of their happiness, and they trembled with joy and respect when they had the pleasure of watching the beautiful and friendly face of his good father.
One day this lovable King had gone for a walk through the beautiful and farther surroundings of his beloved city, in his magnificent chariot and accompanied by his closest friends, he came to a poor hut where a man lived to whom the King wanted to raise from the dust, only because he loved him, out of pure kindness. The King knocked on the door, and Charlie Swan presented himself, for such was the blissful protected name «—Charlie, my friend —said the generous Monarch, looking at him with affable countenance—, come with me, I'll take to my palace, I will give you a job, and if you are faithful I will grant you riches and honors». And kindly holding out his hand got him into his carriage and made him sit by his side.
Charlie was beside himself with joy, did not know what was happening, it seemed a dream, a sweet dream from which he feared awakening. He looked at the beautiful face of his King, his pleasant smile, his vivacious an at the same time gentle look, and was ecstatic.
They finally reached the splendid palace of the august Monarch, where Charlie was surprised to see magnificence as he had never had any idea. Everywhere he looked there were shining gold and precious stones; a thousand fragrant flowers, placed in beautiful crystal vases, spread the sweetest fragrance everywhere; there were always harmonious music and the sweetest voices chanting incessantly chants praising the wisdom and glory of the mighty King of Lights.
While looking at the wonders of the beautiful palace, Charlie thought that if he was a thousand years in that delightful mansion, he will always be surprised by new charms he had not seen the day before.
The King gave him as wife a beautiful maiden named Renee and led them both to a beautiful garden that he possessed outside the city, which was called the Garden of Fine Flowers.
Charlie and Renee lived in a state of complete happiness. The orchard that they lived in was truly delicious: it was watered by rivers of crystal clear water, where all kinds of fish can be caught; many tall trees, producing tasty fruit, formed beautiful woods, where one could enjoy a lovely freshness, and in its thick branches made their nests a portion of birds of varied feathers and melodious song; in short, everything there was beautiful, all delightful; and the couple did not file a single desire, they did not to see fulfilled.
When the King brought them to that lovely mansion, he gave Charlie the key to a cage inside which was trapped a hideous monster, a serpent with seven heads: It was a formidable genius, a ferocious enemy defeated by the King.
The august monarch said, «—Charlie, I trust your loyalty and prudence, and I make you custodian of this horrible monster; I hope you will not let him escape for any reason». And he also said: «—For the science that I have to know the future, I know you'll have a girl to whom I give the name of Isabella, and from this day I choose her to be betrothed to be married to my son». Because the King had a son as beautiful and kind as the King himself was.
Charlie and Renee did not know how to correspond to such kindness.
The Prince of Lights, the lovely son of the King, who was still a child, conceived immediately an ardent love for his future wife even before she was born. «—how beautiful —he said— and how kind my Isabella will be, and how happy will I be if she returns my love. I will say: My Isabella, I love you since before you were born! And she as good as beautiful, no doubt will tell me: My Prince, I love you too! ».
The time for the birth of Isabella approached and the loving Prince often went to visit Renee, looking forward to the happy day by him much desired.
The girl was born at last filling with pleasure her happy parents and her passionate Prince, who gave Renee a box that contained: his portrait, the title of Princess of Lights granted by King to Isabella, and the solemn promise that the Prince made of receiving her as his wife if she accepted, and placed therein a ring on the finger of the beloved girl.
Some days passed, and one afternoon that Renee took a stroll through the beautiful garden, full of peace and contentment, carrying in his arms his beloved daughter, the terrible serpent spoke to her and said: «—Renee, beautiful Renee, let me out of this sad prison. I am a mighty king. Here, beautiful Renee, although you can enjoy some comforts, you're but a poor slave, and I pledge my word and I promise I'll make you a powerful queen such as the King of Lights». Renee, seduced by such bright promises assured it that she will open the cage, and went instantly to find Charlie and spoke thus: «—Beloved husband, I will ask you for a proof of the love you have for me; open, I beg you, the serpent's cage».
Charlie tried to resist, but Renee said, «—oh, cruel Charlie, you do not love me! »; and abundant tears ran down her cheeks; Charlie, who loved her too much, consoled her by saying: «—Dry your tears, what would I do not be able to do for you, Oh my beloved Renee! Here it is the key to the cage». Renee, joyful, wiped her tears, smiled with her husband and ran to where the cage was, put the key in the lock, and immediately found beside her the horrible serpent glaring ferociously at her. The wretched Renee trembled watching the fiery serpent eyes fixed upon her.
The hideous monster, spewing smoke from its formidable seven mouths, wrapped in whirlwinds of his impure breath the hapless Renee and her daughter, and making a terrifying roar disappeared. Renee stepped out of that impure atmosphere dizzy and smothered, but Isabella, tiny and weak, resented much more the damage of the poison she had breathed. Fainted, smothered, almost dying, she was in the arms of his mother; but what came to set the top of the desolation of the unfortunate couple was to look that in the beautiful neck of their daughter, the betrothed of the Prince of Lights, had been imprinted, and indelibly impressed the ignominious mark of the serpent. Charlie and Renee were terror struck: They then felt the full weight of their crime, and to top their fright, the King of Lights presented himself at this time. Kind and gentle, he came as usual to visit his favored; but when he found out what happened, his tenderness and kindness morphed to anger. Oh! If his face was majestic and beautiful when he spread his looks of favor, majestic and beautiful it was too, but terrible, at the outbreak of his anger and righteous indignation, terrible as the waves of the raging sea, like the thunder of furious storm. «—Charlie —said—, unfaithful Charlie, thus have you mocked my confidence? Where is the serpent entrusted to your care? Where is the promised wife of my son? She will not be, I swear, while she bears the abominable mark of my enemy: you have deserved death and you shall die... » Charlie and Renee trembling at the feet of the King and dared not raise their eyes, terrified at the sight of his indignant countenance; but at this point, as a consolation iris, the amiable Prince of Lights, appeared before them. Broken hearted by the misfortune of Isabella, bathed in tears, threw himself to the neck of his Father, and kissing and bathing with his tears his royal hands, he says: «—Oh, my Father! Appease your anger, I will remedy the evil that they have done, I constitute myself guarantor of Charlie and take over me his guilt to give you fulfilled satisfaction. I will defeat and chain the serpent, and I also will erase... yes, I will erase the mark from the neck of my Isabella. But then, when all this is done, will you allow her to be my wife? ».
The King calmed by the caresses of his son and softened seeing his tears, hugging him replied, «—Yes, my son, my beloved son, dear object of my complacency, do not cry, I will do as you wish. But listen: I accept your mediation and will consider you in all rigor of the law as the guarantor of Charlie and responsible for his crime. Due to respect for you I will exchange his death sentence into temporary exile: they will go to the Desert of Tears and there will they remain without being able to return home until you have done as you promise. If Isabella gets to be free of the brand and venom of the serpent, and the monster chained, I pledge my royal word to allow her to be your wife, and Charlie and Renee reinstated in their jobs». That said, the King retires. The two spouses wept bitterly, on that fateful day they lost all the good they enjoyed, and were surrounded by innumerable evils. Isabella had been left dying by the poisonous breath of the serpent; they were exiled from their beloved homeland, and what was more terrible for them, they no longer enjoyed the grace of his generous patron the King of Lights.
Renee had the baby in her arms, and did not know what to do to free her from death. The amiable Prince then approached, and full of solicitude and care of the illness of his little promised, with delicate dedication made her swallow a few drops of an elixir of wonderful virtue that he had with him. With the effectiveness of this medication, Isabella turned to life: she opened her beautiful little eyes and rewarded her little doctor with a gracious smile.
Her parents felt relieved in their pain, especially when the Prince said, «—Comfort yourselves, I love Isabella tenderly. She may not be my wife while bearing the mark; but this brand, hear me well, I will erase. In the desert where you go, you will have much to suffer; but fear not; I will never abandon you. Speak of my love to Isabella, until I can see her, and listen carefully, I'm going to reveal a secret to you. The Desert of Tears, is an uncultivated and barren land like no other, yet it produces a very beautiful tree that forms the main wealth of the Kingdom of Lights. The Tree of Perfumes! This tree, effective medicine against the venom of the snake is now very dear to me. Yes, indeed, for his marvelous virtue is to serve greatly to the healing of my Isabella, as soon as you get there look for the tree and make her grow under its shade. If she loves me, —he added—, my time will come, I will go to the Desert, defeat and chain the serpent, and by virtue of the tree, I erase of that neck the ignominious brand, I will satisfy my father, you will return to your homeland, and Isabella finally will be my wife. Take, take with you, for your comfort in this painful absence, these sweet hopes». Then he gave them rich jewels that were the dowry of his wife and retired after making a thousand caresses to the little girl.
Charlie and Renee said goodbye crying to their beautiful home, the Garden of Fine Flowers, of their beloved homeland and set out for the place of their exile, taking with them a slave, whose name was Victoria, to serve as a nurse to Isabella.
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