Once upon a time, in a land far far away, lying in the ashes of what was once known as North America, was a place called Panem. Divided up into twelve separate kingdoms, the emperor reigned over them all. His name being snow, Emperor Cornelius Snow. He lived in a place called the capitol; where witches roamed and warlocks casted their spells in harmony. The most cruel, most unworthy soul in all of Panem. Well, each kingdom had to palaces or two royal families in other words: a king, a queen, and a prince or princess. In order to take over the kingdom from their parents, the royal children were assigned to marry the other royal children from birth. They had no say in whom they married, a complete arranged marriage or disaster would strike the land. The princesses and the princes were trained from the mother's whom to become a perfect bride of groom for the other, their entire lives prepped up for the event. But they would only meet each other at age 18.
The story that is here today is about a specific princess in particular. In kingdom twelve, there lived Queen Cristanta and King Sage Everdeen. It was love at first sight for them though being prepped to marry each other. They had wanted children very badly and soon enough came the birth of their first daughter, princess Katniss. The people rejoiced at the exciting event but little did they know that as soon as happiness came, it would go away.
Well, the years passed and little Katniss grew as did her younger sister Princess Primrose. Taught etiquette, proper manners, balance, dancing, singing, instrumentals and much more an upcoming Queen and princess should know.
One terrible afternoon, the evening of Princess Katniss's twelfth birthday, after the kingdom wide celebration, her father and her were sharing a leftover piece of cake. A tradition that they had done over the years, katniss insisted him on the first bite and the moment the King placed the forkful into his mouth, he dropped to the floor unconscious. And later, dead.
The princess ran for her father's life, to get help. But she never ran fast enough. The next week, the nation mourned at the untimely death of the King. That very day, princess Katniss became cold. Her heart was set and as hard as stone, as cold as ice; never to be changed. Only sympathizing for her sister. Never forgave herself for insisting on that first bite, for not running fast enough. She was no longer the happy, fun loving Katniss that the kingdom knew, she became a stranger. The kingdom fell into poverty and ruins, so much hunger and pain. But the princess didn't care. She wanted her people to suffer like she did.
She also knows that the Emperor did this horrid deed. No one knew why and no one cared, the only thing the kingdom wanted was their sweet king back. The only thing the royal family wanted was their father and their husband back but that was not going to happen.
Years passed with agony and sadness following them, and on Katniss's 18th birthday, her life was going to be forever changed. For this was the day that she would meet Prince Peeta Mellark.
My name is Princess Katniss Adara Everdeen. I was raised by my servants while my mother mourned for my father in her quarters. They shield my sister and I from the despair of the world. The capitol killed my father and I am infuriated. I want revenge. I am to marry Prince Peeta Mellark soon. My life was set for me. But I make my own destiny.