Nike POV:
Who knew that this would be, this marriage that I know, have to accept. He is here, supposedly on the royalty ship that I saw this morning. Thank god that Dad and Mom are keeping him at bay from seeing me, even if he is a child.
"Nike it is time for your meeting with the emperor," A maid came through the door, setting an outfit down on the bed, "The lord," I gave her a look, "I'm sorry… Your father is respectfully wishing that you would wear this dress, it is from the Emperor's kingdom, that way they can see you in a 'fashion of their people'."
I would've loved to 'respectfully' decline, but this is an order from my father, not anyone else. He is the man of the house, as is said in western lands. Although in our culture the female of the house is the most important, not just the birthing for children, in my family of royalty, the female is the one who is given the power 'transcended from the gods/ancestors'.
The little country that we call home has a history that is shrouded in rain, the god of the sky had an affair with a woman of high royalty. And in their firstborn, was a power that the sky god had not realized a child as half-born could wield. The power akin to his, the power of rain, a power dormant within her skin. In the scrolls, it states that the Sky God got punished for his sins and it was ruled by the gods that he was never to see the child again. And since he had not told the mother and the child that she wields a power that could destroy the lands, she had to find out for herself in the midst of an invasion/war of her lands. She was 18 when she took over as ruler of her lands. And in the middle of the battle of her people and those that were intruders, she was supposed to flee with the rest of her royal guards, but as is says in the scrolls, she unleashes a power she didn't know she could handle… The rest of the scroll was damaged in the war, but from what our elders tell us she was known as 'The Siren of Rain', since she could control her powers, in form of song.
And they tell me that I am the one more powerful than the Siren of Rain. A power that took me years to control and that got me chained to a tower for the remainder of my life until the Emperor of the Nine Lands got word of my existence. The man who is said to have conquered lands with just the flick of the wrist.
"NIKE!" a scream of my name echoed from down the hallway into my room, snapping me back to reality, shit…. I forgot to get dressed, and that is Kara, most likely Nia and Mira behind her. My sisters are really insane when they want to be. The only reason why I was locked in the tower by myself, is that I am the most powerful sibling to my sisters. Mira is the oldest with the power of rain, Nia is second with the power of wind, and then Kara is a healer. The real reason is that most of the town doesn't really understand the power that we possess, so in order to keep everyone safe, the town deemed it best for the unknown to stay in the tower.
I got out of my head and started to dress. There was a long dress that was black with a neckline that looked to have stones embedded in the material, and the shoes that went along with the dress had heels, the only time that I have ever worn heels is when the minister of a neighboring kingdom had come down to our town and showed the people their way of dress.
I looked in the mirror and stared at my reflection. I have not gotten dressed up in as long as I can remember, this is the first time in a while that I actually look my age.