The Queen of Kamiya Kasshin Queendom, Kaoru Kamiya, bowed her head in the God Temple. She might never come again to this memorable place. Her mother had taught her to pray in this temple. Her father had recited the Bible while she sat in his lap. It was the place where she learned to love her kind God. After she walked out of the Temple, she would be the sacrificial lamb for her country.
She would soon go to the Hiten Mitsurugi Kingdom, the kingdom that had conquered all countries in the continent, except for the Queendom of Kamiya.
"Your Majesty may choose between becoming our queen by marrying our king and uniting both nations under the name of Hiten Mitsurugi Kingdom…" the envoy gave a disdain look upon Kaoru. Obviously, he did not think she was good enough for his king. "… or our Kingdom army will come and conquer," he smirked.
Kaoru had made her decision. She would bury all her dream to marry her beloved. She would sacrifice her freedom for the freedom of her people. It would be useless for her people to suffer.
Her country was small, smaller than the smallest province of Hiten Mitsurugi. Kamiya Kashin was a peaceful country and did not have many interesting resources other than its fertile land and educated population. Kaoru's country had the best education institutions that gathered knowledge from the entire world other than the weaponry knowledge since her ancestors had prohibited the making of machinery weapons. Her people kindly shared their knowledge to anyone from any nation and despite its small size, it was well respected.
Kaoru cried and felt the crumbling of her spirit in the Temple's floor. The choice was only between accepting the marriage offer or get her nation destroyed. She was a queen and she must do the best for her people. She had prayed and prayed and she received no answer. "So be it," she whispered in the Temple.
Even if it meant that she could no longer pray in her God's Temple… to be jailed in the Hiten's palace… to marry a stranger that would not respect her.
"Our King's kindness is so great. He was kind enough not to make you one of his concubines," the envoy cruelly said.
"You imbecile! You dare to insult Our Queen in her own palace!" before anyone was able to blink Sanosuke Sagara, her bodyguard, already had his fist in the the envoy's neck.
"Stop it Sanosuke," said Kaoru. Sanosuke loosen his hold and the envoy unceremoniously fell to the floor.
She rose from her throne and walked toward the envoy like flowing water. She raised her chin and two beautiful sapphire eyes met his eyes. Her eyes were full of courage and kindness. An honorable queen she was and the insult meant nothing in front such elegance.
"I receive your King's kind offer. I will marry him in accordance of your country's law with one condition," she said.
"May I know your condition Your Majesty?" the envoy said with more respect.
"I will never bow to your god. I will worship only My God," she said.
"Your Majesty must know that you are not in a position to bargain," the envoy smirked.
"Either he will receive my condition or I will give my head as a plea for him to be kind to my people after my death," her voice was full of strength and pride and the hall was silent.
