Kingdom Of The Damned

he has been waiting for since last year has finally come. A smile graces her rose colored lips, and the excitement in her eyes doesn't go could be seen by anyone if they were to see her. Athe

hugs her flat stomach. From the waist, it goes down to her ankles and goes a little out. The dress isn't anything special, it's rather simple and that is exactly what drew Athena to it, she doesn't like the rich and fancy dresses, but rather the more simpler ones seem to catch her eye. She isn't much for the over the top things, and they don't have enough money to buy everything, like she has seen many girls from the village do. Around her neck she has the necklace and wears it with pride. Using the brush that she got from Jasper, she attempts to brush her hair. Her bright fire colored hair always gets tangled, not matter how much she brushes over it or tries to have it in a braid. Her thick hair flows down her back, and makes it look longer when it's brushed. Looking in the cracked mirror, on the side of her small desk, she looks at herself and sees a girl with gleaming eyes and finally straight hair, though it won't be long until her hair starts to get tangled. She sees a beautiful girl standing in the mirror and in one years time, she will become a woman and married. At the age of seventeen, suitors come asking girls for their hands, and if wealthy enough, their fathers allow their daughters to marry them. But In her case, her brothers will have to decide. That thought alone worries her. The brothers will most likely turn down every suitor that will ask for her hand in marriage. She picks a pair of Mary Jane heels to wear, it is the only heels she has. The other shoes she owns are riding boots which she uses for winter and her summer shoes. Happy with the way that she looks, she goes back to her brothers, who are waiting by the front door of the house. "Athena, you look stunning, as always" Jackson says, as he notices his sister come from her room. In his eyes, she truly is beautiful and sometimes he can see their mother in her. Though, it has been sixteen years since he last saw her face. "Thank you, you are ever so kind" She says with a smile on her face. The three siblings exit the house and go to the stables. Two horses stand there, for the stables that they own are small. Athena goes on the white horse with black spots, and Jackson goes on the same horse with her. While Jasper goes on a brown horse with white spots. They all ride to the village together happily. But unknown to them, the door of their house opens and a hooded figure walks inside. Walking past the fireplace, a roaring fire lights. The hooded figure stalks towards the bedroom that belongs to Athena. Taking the hood off, the figure reveals itself to be a man. The door flies open on its own and he walks silently inside. He looks around the room and takes in every detail of it. He goes to the bed and sits, thinking to himself that this bed is not comfortable at all. Opening her wardrobe, he takes a look at the dresses that she owns. Everything in her room is either cheap and it is not good for her. He leaves her room, but before he does that, he puts his gift on her bed for her to open when she returns. And the man leaves the house, but the fire does not go out. He leaves the house, with no trace that he was ever there, except for the fire that is burning in the fireplace and the gift that he left for Athena on her bed. Though, she might not know him, he knows her. And, he has been watching over her, since her birth and he has kept her out of harms way and always made sure she was protected. His trusted demons slept near the house, to keep predators away and enemies of his Queen.                                  ***** By the time that Athena and her brothers returned from a day out in the village, the day was starting to turn to night. They had spent the entire day having fun. Shopping and looking at things that they can only dream of having and joked amongst themselves. It might not have been a lot to most folks, but to Athena, this day has been perfect and she's grateful that she got to share her joy with her brothers. As they rode home, she watched the sunset happen before her eyes and was amazed by the beauty that it holds, and the stars that soon came to the sky was magical. "Carry me... Please?" She asks her brother when they're at the stables and he has gotten off the horse. Her legs were killing her, from all that walking and running that she did. She's sure that her feet are bruised, for they are aching and all she wants to do is take a bath to relax. But, then again, her body is also tired and doesn't want to do anything but sleep on her bed. She did after all not sleep much the previous night, the excitement in her body knowing it was her birthday didn't allow her to sleep. "If I go down, I might fall" She says, trying desperately to hide her smile, but failing terribly. "Fine, only for you" Jackson answers and helps her off the horse, and carries her bridal style inside the house. Jasper gives the horses food and water and puts them in the stables, allowing them to rest, after the journey that they have had. The village is a bit far and can be tiring for the horses to go that far. They go inside the house, expecting it to be dark and cold, since they had been gone for the whole day. But, what they found was a well lit and warm front room instead. All candles are lit and the fire in the fireplace is burning as well. The three siblings are rather confused, setting his sister down, Jackson takes his sword and goes to see if there is anyone in the house. Ja