At twelve years of age I became the High Priestess after my father, the High Priest passed on. As he passed to the Elysian Fields I was now renamed the new leader of the people of Elysia, a place just before the Fields. A holy place. It was where I was born and kept safe, locked away from the people who wanted me. It wasn't until I was fourteen until my mother, The High Priestess Mother sent me away. She sent me to the human world where I could hide from the danger of the small kingdom. ༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠༠ "Father!" I shouted as I awoke from a dream. I looked around the room, only to find that no one was there. Of course no one was... there was never anyone there. "Priestess?" Came a voice from outside my door. "Are you alright?" "Yes..." I sighed. It was my guardian and protector, Dante Hilsher. A human man who had a special connection to Elysia because of his ability. He could transform into a beast when he was to protect me from danger. He was definitely human... but sometimes I was unsure. "Yes?" "I'm coming in, Highness." He didn't wait for my response before he walked inside. He looked at me then walked towards the window and opened the curtains. "Ah!" I exclaimed as the bright sun filled the room. My eyes stung, I was still tired. I looked towards Dante. He was a handsome man, I wouldn't deny that. He had dark brown hair that hung in his face and light blue eyes. He was young too... twenty to be exact. He was born after me though. The days passed by longer in Elysia. But my youth and young self remained the same. I was exactly forty-seven human years older than he was. "It's time to get up," he said. "Where is Richard. He's my butler... he's the one who wakes me up and helps me get ready for the day. Where is he?" "I told him I would take care of it, Highness." "That was unnecessary," I told him. I sat up and folded my arms. "What do you know about helping me get ready?" I asked. "Nothing." "As I thought..." "Queen Victoria is having a ball this evening," he said. "Apparently a Lord Benoit is attending. The Queen would like us to do a bit of research on him as he is suspected as bringing opium into the country and selling it in the exchange district." "So... the Queen is giving us a job then? We must complete it and return to her." "Forgive me, Highness... but why do you take orders from her? You are of higher rank in your own world. You have more power than she." "It's because I'm not a High Priestess here. I am merely a young girl of aristocracy. I have no power in this world." "I see." "Well then. Let's do some research on this Lord Benoit character. We will find if he is really guilty of this opium business," I said. I stood up and walked towards the window and looked out onto the London streets. "This place is such a filthy place to live... I don't understand why this is the place my mother sent me." "It's because your are the High Priestess. She wanted to keep you in a safe place." "With all this crime I can hardly say that this is the safest place to be in this human world." "That is true. But I ask that you respect your mother's wishes. There must be a reason why she chose this place than any other." "Perhaps. Well, I'll find out sooner or later. You will help me wont you? Dante?" "Yes. Highness." "I've told you before Dante. My name is Ariel." "Forgive me your Highness." I sighed. "I just said... ah..." I guess it would take some time before he called me by that name. And maybe he never would. But I was not 'Highness' I was Ariel. Ariel Elysia.
Oh mah hell Katie, I can't keep up-*Shuns Katie for having her wifey read every damn story she writes*.