Metaria

Metaria just stared at the image of the young redheaded girl she laughs to herself. "Perfect, just perfect I think I just found my vessel on earth" she laughed again.

Beryl stood in her chambers crying, she looked out her balcony, the sun had already set and the moon lit up the night sky in a brilliant silver light. The princess would be gone by now. She walked over to her window and looked up at the moon, she cursed the moon kingdom and their damned princess, all her hopes and dreams dashed by this raven-haired vixen she stared angrily at the moon declaring her hatred for the princess "I will condemn you all to the depths of the underworld, if it's the last thing I do" she swore to herself, suddenly a voice broke from the darkness in the room behind her "Would you really?" asked the voice.

Beryl turned and saw a dark figure dressed in black robes standing in the shadows, the figure stepped into the light of the moon her face hidden behind her hood.

"Who are you and what are you doing in my room?" Beryl asked

"Answer my question!" the hooded figure raised her voice sending Beryl backwards trying to stand as far away from the stranger as she could. She wanted to run for the door and to yell and scream but something about this strange figure kept her in her place "What?" was all she managed to get out her voice a horse whisper.

" You said that you would condemn the moon kingdom to the depths of the underworld, would you?" the figure repeated the question taking a step forward Beryl remained steadfast in place narrowing her eyes.

"Who are you?" she asked barely audible

"I am the answer to your prayers my child, my Mistress would like and audience with you" the figure extended it hand, Beryl looked down only to find the hand to be as thin as bone, she took the figures hand and it was cold as ice, the figure waved her other hand in the air and a black hole opened in the middle of the room.

"This way" she told Beryl leading her to the darkness

"Where are we going" Beryl asked her voice wavered as the fear settled in. "To find your Destiny" said the figure. Beryl looked at her and then again to the black hole she took and deep breathe and closed her eyes, she let the figure lead her forwards.

Moments later Beryl opened her eyes again and found herself staring at the frozen tundra. "Where are we?" she asked turning around to stare at her companion but she was nowhere to be found, she turned in a circle when she heard her voice call out to her from a distance. "Follow me dear, this way!" she yelled and Beryl turned and ran towards the figures voice. It seemed like an eternity before they reached to mountain side Beryl's feet were frozen solid and sore from all the walking she could barely stand it, her companion just grabbed her by her sleeve and tugged her towards the mountain side, to a small cavern with a narrow hallway "Sit down dear and rest I'll be back for you" the figure told her and then disappeared through the hallway, Beryl sat down on the stone ledge and rubbed her sore feet she heard voices coming from the distance and her curiosity got the better of her she tried to listen but they were to far away she stood and dragged herself to the door she listened intently to their conversation but she could only gleam a small portion of what they were saying "… my revenge will soon come to bear and the Erebus and Aethir will have to watch as their children fall… for what they did to me… I will revel at their agony"

Beryl leaned in a little closer trying to catch the entire conversation when she accidentally kicked a stone across the floor making it clatter, she wobbled back to her place on the stone ledge when she heard the sound of foots steps coming towards her, when she looked up she saw the figure standing by the door way… she laughed "well well my dear, impatient aren't we?" the figure said.

"I'm sorry" Beryl tried to apologize but the figure held up a bony finger in silence "First lesson; don't apologize, it's a sign a weakness if you expect to defeat your enemies then you must show no weakness, she is ready for you" she told her and held out a had in the direction of the doorway. Beryl stood and walked as best she could towards the hallway, which lead to larger cavern with a small alcove overlooking a river of lava.

"Welcome Lady Beryl" said a gravely voice from below, "Who are you, and where am I?" she asked to no one in particular. The voice laughed at the young girls questions "my name is Queen Metaria"

"What do you want with me, why am I here?" she asked, "What I want is your help in getting what we both want, to destroy the moon kingdom."

"What?" asked Beryl

"I know what is like, Lady Beryl to be shunned and ignored to have something precious taken away from you, to be in pain" a look a sadness crossed Beryl's face "what would you know of my pain?" asked Beryl. "A lot more than you think my Lady; a lot more than you think" said Metaria "here let me take you back to the beginning" she said and suddenly everything went dark.