Deep in the oceans of Neptunium, where a divine race of mer people lived called Neptues. There stood a great city with a palace made of a special and most beautiful crystal the universe has ever seen. The palace was alive with mer people swimming in and out of its embrace. There was to be held a banquet in honor of his majesty's birthday, though not in the crystal palace. The banquet was to be held in one of Neptunium's surface palaces
Many of the ocean dwellers were busy making last minute preparations for the banquet. Lori herself put a few more drops of strengthening oil on her tail before getting out of her bed and into a Neptunium wheelchair. It's gilding was in gold finish, fully capable of being powered under the ocean and the surface. She wore an embroidered white chiffon dress that covered her tail. The material was water resistant and very soft to the touch. best of all it didn't even tangle with wheels on her chair, yet everything elegantly flowed together.
Lori made her way to the front of the palace gates. Some of the guards didn't even notice her arrive and didn't even acknowledge her with a bow of their heads, instead there were gaping like a cod fish looking in another direction. Lori smiled as she turned looking at Catalina. She was a water dragon. Her scales had many breathtaking hues of blue, that rivaled the ocean's color. Her size was such that she-was bigger than the crystal walls that made the palace. One would fInd such a magnificent creature terrifying for its power and strength was legendary in Neptunium and the many inhabitants of this galaxy. To the Neptue the dragons, especially water dragons were sacred creatures as their ancestors before them once learned many things from these mysterious creatures. The water dragons had many gifts including the control of the various different elements.
However, Lori and Catalina were dear friends that were forever bonded together. Catalina was many things to the princess. She was a great guide to the princess showing her many wondrous things. They had shared many adventures together. Catalina was the one who taught her great control of the elements and many other gifts. Not many were privy to the dragon ways and their gifts. The princess was forever honored they bestowed her with such knowledge.
The Princess made her way over to the water dragon and leaned against the dragon's snout in greeting, breathing into each other's essence. "What are you doing here?" The princess asked while looking into the dragon's inscrutable-slitted eyes that were made of golden flecks.
"You need my help, my lady, getting to the surface is not any easy task for you, even with that contraption." The dragon replied in a soothing- telepathic voice. "No one can ask for a better friend than you, my dear Catalina." Lori smiled as she turned to her guards.
"Geoffrey, make sure my chair is there when we arrive at the surface. and close your mouth, this isn't your first time seeing Catalina." The princess said with an uncharacteristic giggle as one of the guards snapped out of their reverence and helped the princess on the water dragon. Catalina braced through the ocean waves with little effort leaving the palace behind. Lori clung to the scales of her beloved friend. She felt the strength of the dragons loom through her brushing any insecurities away. The Neptunium oceans was usually a marvelous place, a place where her ancestors once roamed and revered the dragons and the god Poseidon. It was freedom being in the ocean's embrace. The pair didn't quite make it to the surface instead the choose to be in the ocean's embrace a bit long longer. Instead of a warm embrace Lori felt cold. Something told her in the waves, it wasn't going to be a joyous day as planned. "Lets go, Catalina. Lets not keep Dueño waiting." She told her friend and the dragon turned towards the surface with little effort, where had Lori tired it would have taken her much longer to reach the surface, she would have been exhausted not being able to enjoy the feast Lori was indeed grateful for her friend.
They emerged from the waves; siren and dragon for a king's banquet. Like the guards had done most stared at the dragon in reverence and when they noticed Lori they politely bowed their heads. Lori smirked as the pair made the way to the surface. Her smile then faltered, she could already feel underneath her dress how her siren tail was transforming into twisted legs as the last of the ocean began to dry off.
"Ah, mi hija. Upstaging your soberano on his birthday, with that entrance." king Alfonso teased his daughter as he nodded towards the dragon in respect. The king helped her off of Catalina and into her chair. Lori just laughed and hugged her father, congratulating him on his birthday, before he entered the palace. Lori waved goodbye to her friend and the dragon roared in response before shooting deep into the oceans depths again.
The surface palace was by no means less greater than their crystal palace. The surface palace was made of marble and granite, their history etched on the walls for their future descendants to forever admire. Lori found her way into the banquet room where many lord and ladies were seated.
AN: Yes, I know I randomly cut it off, but It was getting too long in my opion, but here is a teaser and soberano means sovereign:
Lori tipped her glass for her king and put her ruby red lips on the fragile goblet, but she felt a bitterness coming from the goblet filled with envy and a familiar charming scent, with the touch of cold death radiating from the wine, and she saw the truth hidden in the sweet taste of the wine. For occasionally she could see the truth and future imprinted on others.
"STOP! DON'T DRINK THE WINE!" Lori screeched to everyone making her way to her family and king, stopping them from drinking the goblets. Many looked at her perplexed or if she had grown a second head.
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