Chapter One: The Girls Named Shilo.
Shilo Vers Allusia.
Shilo Beauregard.
Two girls with the same name. Two girls with a very different story.
It was the year 2006 and the royal family of Vers was in a panic. Their youngest, the girl named Shilo, had fallen gravely ill. Only the doctors and the Emperor were allowed to see her. Not her parents. Not even her older sister, Asseylum. In the morning it was announced the five year old princess of Vers had passed away.
In the same year the royal doctor, Julius Beauregard, revealed the existence of his half-terran daughter. She had been kept hidden due to a blood condition that kept her sickly. She was named after the late princess, Shilo.
The year 2011 Shilo Beauregard was assigned to be Princess Asseylum's personal physician. Despite only being ten she was just as good as the planet's best doctor. People often remarked how similar she looked to the princess.
The girl named Shilo Beauregard lived in relative peace inside the palace. She befriended a terran boy named Slaine Troyard. She was never allowed outside in the open due to her blood condition, causing her to be restless and a bit of a terror to the other staff. It was a good life, as annoying and pointless it may have seemed at the time.
But all that changed in the year 2014, when Princess Asseylum went down to Earth.
"Shilo, I want you to stay with Count Cruhteo when her highness goes down to Earth." Dr. Beauregard said from a small tablet that the girl held.
"Yes, Father." The thirteen year old Shilo sighed and rolled her eyes.
"And remember to take your medication." He cautioned, "I don't want you having another relapse."
"I don't need to be reminded." Shilo huffed, "Slaine already does that for you. You gave him the list of meds I have to take and when to take them, remember?"
"Oh I did?" The doctor scratched his head, "Ah yes of course I did! You can always count on that Terran-"
"Father!" The girl tensed and glared at the image of her father, "How many times must I remind you not to talk about Slaine that way!? Need you be reminded I am half Terran myself?"
"Sorry, sorry." He ducked his head, "Well I better go. The Emperor's condition is worsening and there's more work than ever. Stay safe, Shi."
"I will, Father." Shilo sighed once more, powering the tablet down. She slipped it into her satchel before exiting her room. Down the hallway towards Princess Asseylum's chambers she went, a tinge of annoyance in the air around her. She was always like that. It came from being kept inside all the time and being shielded from everything by her father. And all because of a stupid blood condition that would cause her to bleed out from a single cut. The one comfort she had was Slaine. He never went anywhere either and was very kind. When the other Martians turned their backs on him she and Asseylum would be there to comfort him. While Asseylum was ignorant to the abuse Count Cruhteo showed the boy Shilo was not. Every time the Count was her presence she could feel her ears burn and hands twitch with the urge to punch him in his handsome face. It seemed that Slaine could do nothing right and Shilo could do nothing wrong. Even with her half Terran heritage nobody dared lay a hand on her. Often she wondered if they just pitied her because of her condition or maybe because she was a girl. Other times she assumed it was because they worried she'd go running to her father. He was one of the Emperor's close confidants and was trusted with the Aldnoah activation factor because of it.
Shilo shook her head, clearing out those thoughts. She hesitantly raised her hand and knocked on the door to Princess Asseylum's room.
"Yes?" Came the light and airy voice of the princess from inside.
"It's just me, Shilo. Time for your checkup." Shilo smiled softly as she swiped her I.D card on the door, "Father wanted me to give you one tonight and tomorrow just before you leave. Sorry for any inconvenience."
"It's alright." Asseylum smiled broadly back at her. She sat on her bed with her long blonde hair cascading down her back. As Shilo set down her satchel and took out her equipment the princess prattled on about her most recent lesson about Earth from Slaine, "And apparently he says the air and water there are so abundant that they refract light and appear blue!"
"Is that so?" Shilo blinked and put on her stethoscope, "That sounds amazing…." She put it against the princess's back, "Okay your highness, I'm going to need you to take deep breaths please."
"I wish I could take you with me, Shilo." Asseylum seemed almost sad, "But neither your father or Count Cruhteo will allow me to."
"They're just worried I'll hurt myself." Shilo shrugged, setting the stethoscope down, "I'm used to it by now. You'll have to tell me what it's like on our way back to Vers."
"I'll be sure to do that!" The princess chirped, "You, Slaine, and I can spend all day in the veranda talking about it!" Shilo giggled, her smile growing just a tiny bit.
"I'd very much enjoy that, your highness."