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Seiya Kou: Prince Ryuusei
The usual white clouds were no more but instead a lively color of pink, orange and red as the sun slowly set across the horizon. The heat that came along with the sun slowly dissipitated and soon replaced by a cooler air. The cries of the cicadas can be heard, alongside with the occassional ribbits of the frogs and once in a while, the hootings of an owl. A flock of birds flew across the skies that slowly darkened as night time took over from the exact opposite where the sun was taking its final bow for the day. The Moon slowly rose above and its loyal servants, the tiny twinkling stars started to appear in the now darkened skies. It was a beautiful sight to see only Princess Beryl didn't see any beauty to it all. She stood in front of the granite railings of the veranda, her dainty hands placed on top of granite's smooth surface. She lifted her chin up, her amber eyes stared angrily at the Moon. She used to find it quite soothing and romantic but now, she felt quite the opposite. How she hated the very sight of it and most of all, how she hated a particular Princess that reside on it. How dare her! She muttered to herself as she turned her head away from the Moon, which was followed by her body. Her back was now facing the railing and the beautiful garden right below it. She crossed her arms and stared at nothing moodily. She will not be defeated- especially not by some Princess of the Moon. Beryl took a step forward and started to walk gracefully across the tiled floor, with the train of her gown trailed behind her. She then took a sit on a metal chair with a soft cushion on top of it, letting the coolness of the chair to press against the warmth of her smooth skin. "Nephrite... where is he? He should know something." She said to nobody in particular as she let her eyes roamed about the place as if by magic her younger brother will appear right before her eyes. She knew where Nephrite was at, he of course would be at Prince Endymion's kingdom. Beryl can't help but envy her younger brother- envious due to the fact that Nephrite gets to be beside Endymion, while she on the other hand must content herself from watching the man of her deepest desire from a distance. She knew that Nephrite would know if there was something going on between Endymion and Serenity and for that reason alone, she cannot wait to see him and question him about it.
The red haired princess was so deep into her thoughts that she had not noticed when an older woman walked onto the veranda. Queen Metaria, her mother, stopped a couple of feet away from where she was sitting at and carefully studied her sideview profile. She can tell by this angle that something was bothering her daughter. She took a deep breath in and then out, her brows slightly furrowed as she walked towards her daughter and stood right behind her. She gently placed her hands on top of Beryl's shoulders and gave her a soft squeeze. The younger female was startled at first and her body involuntarily jumped out from underneath the touch but was soon comforted as she soon heard the voice that came along with the touch. "What troubles you my dearest daughter?" Beryl placed a hand on top of the Queen's hand and let her cheek to gently caressed against the back of her mother's hand. "Nothing mother." She said trying to sound somewhat cheerful but Queen Metaria knew better. She gently let go of her daughter and took the seat right besides her and sat on it. She reached out for the younger female and gently caressed her smooth cheek. "Since when did you hide secrets from your mother." She said with a soothing smile across her lips. Beryl turned her head to face her mother. She opened her mouth to speak but quickly stopped herself from doing so. She bit down on her lower lip and looked towards the Moon. She felt the anger rose inside of her again and then shifted her hues back to the Queen. "Mother, could it be that Endymion... the Moon Princess..." She couldn't say or finished what she wanted to say but Metaria understood what Beryl was trying to say. That information didn't take her by surprise, for she knew this was going to happen. She also knew that King Zeus wouldn't allow for his only son and the Moon Princess to be together but what took her by surprise was that, Beryl seemed to have taken a liking for the Prince, or she wouldn't be acting the way she was. "Why my darling daughter, would it be a problem for you if Prince Endymion were to marry her?" Her left brow quirked up as she questioningly asked her daughter. She was testing her and wanted to see if her instinct about Beryl's feelings for the Prince were correct. Beryl crossed her arms across her chest, slumped against the chair with a pout across her lips. She looked away from her mother, somewhat agitated but tried her hardest to not show the jealous rage that was within her heart. "He is Prince of Earth, his decision is something I will not question." Her voice sounded venomous and the tone of her voice didn't escaped the sharp ears of Metaria. "Beryl..." The Queen said as she placed a hand on top of her knee. "The two will never marry. I am sure you are aware of what the King feel for the Moon Kingdom." She said with a somewhat wicked smile across her lips as she tried to comfort her daughter. Beryl turned her head towards her mother and looked at her, annoyance no longer marred her beautiful face. "But you my darling daughter, might have a chance for the Earth's crown, to rule this planet right next to Prince Endymion." Continued on Metaria which made Beryl smile.
The Queen stood up from her chair and gazed down at her daughter. "You shouldn't stay out here for long, you might get a cold." She caressed Beryl's cheek for the last time and turned her back from her daughter as she started to walk away. The comforting smile that she had just given her daughter was no longer visible across her lips. She entered the palace, her face contorted by anger as she walked down the hallway. She knew this was going to happen. She even warned the King herself the day that Endymion was born but yet, he still let Endymion go to the Moon on his behalf. And now it would appear that her prophecy had been correct, it would seem that the Prince was quite smitten by the Moon Princess. Metaria, just like the rest of Earth's population fear the Moon but her reasoning differs from others. She could care less if the Moon orbits so near to Earth- it was the very fact that she knew that the Queen of the Moon Kingdom possessed the powerful Silver Imperium Crystal. She knew nothing of just how powerful the crystal was, it was something that she wanted to possessed, because she knew that it will make her black magick powerful than before. But at the same time, she fears the crystal- fear it because the rightful owner was not her. I must speak to Zeus at once. She said more to herself as she walked straight to her library. The room empty, which she found pleasant, for nobody will bother her thoughts as she tried to write a letter. She sat on cushioned wooden chair right in front of a wooden desk. She pulled her chair closer to the desk, then reached down for the drawer that was on the right hand, lower side of the desk. She pulled it open, took a scroll out and placed it on top of her desk. She reached for the ink, removed its cork, then placed it down. She then picked up the feather quill, dipped it into the bottle of ink, letting the very tip of it to absorb some of the black liquid, then started to write her letter for the King, telling him that it would delight her if he could entertain her as his audience and that she would visit his kingdom at his earliest convenience. Once she had written the letter, she rolled the scroll back up. Queen Metaria then reached for a red wax, placed it on top of a small metallic dish, melted the wax and dripped it on the middle of the rolled up scroll. She then picked up her Kingdom's seal and pressed it against the wax that was quickly cooling off. She held the now sealed scroll with her right hand, while her left hand reached out for the bell and rang it. No sooner, a servant walked into the library. The male guard stood by the door of the library with his head bow low. The Queen motioned for him to come in, which the guard did and when he was standing a few feet away from Metaria, she extended her right hand and handed the scroll to him. "Deliver this to King Zeus at once." The guard bowed his hand and tapped his left chest with his fisted right hand. "Yes your Majesty." He walked towards the door, curtsied to the Queen for the last time before leaving her in solitude once again. Metaria knew that Zeus wouldn't deny the request that she was about to make. Didn't she and Zeus even spoke about the possibilities of Endymion and Beryl being betrothed? Besides, she knew that Zeus would make a rapid decision when he finds out that the Prince has taken a liking to the Moon Princess. The marriage of her daughter to Earth's Prince will be very good for her Kingdom.
The guard hurried his way to the stable and took the quickest horse. He was standing in front of Zeus, inside his throne room in no time. King Zeus broke the seal open and unrolled the scroll. He read the letter and a quizzical look came over his face. This wasn't like Metaria to asked to be his audience and he can't help but feel troubled. He peeled his eyes away from the scroll and looked towards the guard. He took a deep breath in and then nodded his head as he breathed out. "Tell your Majesty to come see me as soon as she is able to." Metaria's guard bowed his head low and the King bid him farewell with a wave of his hand. The guard was back at Metaria's kingdom and told the Queen of the good news. A wicked smile came over her lips as the guard once again left her by herself at the library. "It is time to make you the Earth's Queen my daughter."
