ARAH

The princess of Nfai kingdom Is known throughout the lands for her grace and poise but most especially for her beauty.

She is rumored to be the very essence of beauty. She was a vision of ebony beauty, with skin the color of rich mahogany that glowed with warmth and radiance. Her curves were a celebration of femininity, undulating gently beneath her clothing and drawing the eye with their voluptuousness. Her hair was a wild cascade of curls, framing her face in a halo of untamed glory. Her eyes were dark and soulful, hinting at a depth of emotion that was both alluring and mysterious. She moved with the grace of a dancer, her hips swaying in a rhythmic dance that was at once sensual and powerful. In short, she was a goddess in human form, a celebration of black womanhood that was both timeless and utterly unforgettable. Her flat and tiny tommy to her full breast, her face was shapped like an egg, her lipes full, her eyes which were abnormally big and darker than usual.

People often say that the creator took a week only to create her. Although throughout the lands people sing to praise her beauty, no one has ever seen her other than her father, her maids, guards and trainers.

Within the palace of Nfai, the princess Arah has her own palace where she leaves with her maids and her guards protecting her. Arah is the the only daughter of king Ozu of Nfai kingdom. Since he came to power, the king has only had sons and no daughter.

The king has for so long begged the creator for a daughter and every full moon he sacrifices animals for his prayers to be answered by the creator but for so long no daughter, but he never loose hope.

He continued sacrificing animals cause he knew that the creator will answer his prayers.

The kingdom of Nfai is a rich and prosperous kingdom so therefore the king has countless wives and concubines but still they all gave birth to sons.

During a full moon, after the king had finished offering his sacrifice, he received a prophecy from priest Shala that 10 of his wives were pregnant and another message from the Creator.

"I have heard you prayers and have received your sacrifices. Arah will be born by one of your wives and I have bestowed upon her beauty beyond compare. Guide her to grow in grace and poise for she and my chosen shall establish a great and powerful empire that will last the test of time".

This was the message the priest Shala brought to the king that evening and the king was extremely happy .

He demanded for a palace to be built and prepared for his princess and also he took extra care of his pregnant wives and gave into all their request.

He also announced that the wife who births the princess will be rewarded with jewelry and fabrics made from the rarest materials and a huge land in her name. The wives were extremely excited and they all prayed to the creator that they are the one to birth the princess.

After many moons, the wives began giving birth one at a time. The first wife bore fought a healthy and handsome prince and the others same.

They all gave birth to princes's except the last. After the 9th wife gave birth to a son, it was certain that the last wife will be the one to birth the princess.

King Ozu himself began taking care of wife Leah himself. What ever she wanted or craved for he gave to her, he gave her her medicine, took walks with her and massage her swollen feets at night.

The day wife Leah was to put to birth the king did not leave her side, he held her hands and encouraged her to push the baby out. All he wanted was to see his princess and after a day of wife Leah wailing in pain, the cries of the princess was heard and the king was filled with joy. Arah was wrapped in a beautiful rapper and given to the king.

King Ozu held his princess in his arms and at that moment nothing else mattered but his little princess.

He took his princess out of the room and walked into his chambers. He was singing to her when the mid-wife came into his chambers to inform him that wife Leah had died due to blood lost.

'' what happened'' he asked the midwife.

''She lost a lot of blood majesty, and she was too weak'' the midwife explained to the king.

''it's ok, you may leave''.

King Ozu, fill with conflicting emotions didn't know if he should mourn for his dead wife or celebrate the birth of his beautiful princess.

He buried his wife and offered sacrifices to the creator for giving him his heart desire, a perfect princess.

He took care of Arah himself and showered her with lots of love. Since his other wives where breastfeeding, feeding Arah as an infant was was no problem at all.

Arah grew more beautiful as time went by. Immediately she began walking, king Ozu brought a trainer for her so she can learn how to walk elegantly and same when she began speaking.

King Ozu, kindly remembered all that the priest said in his prophecy and ensured that Arah was groomed to be nothing but a queen.

Slowly the years passed by like the Mwe river and Arah has grown to be the true definition of beauty.

King Ozu, being the doting father that he was did not wast any momment to dot on his daughter. He beheaded countless guards and elders who look at his daughter with unholy eyes.

Due to this, everywhere she goes, she covers her face with a vail to avoid more blood on her father's hands.

She has grown to love her father more than anything in this life and her father dots on her so much that whatever she wants he gives her.

While she was still a Child, her father had told her her mom had passed away. He explained to her how for a long time he had wanted a princess to love and spoil and how the creator answered his prayers. Although she lost her mother, she was truly grateful for her father who has done nothing but dots on her.

The year Arah reached marriageable age, wealthy men from all over the lands came to the palace to ask for her hand but the king threw them all out saying that his daughter will only marry a prince and no one else.

When princes from other kingdoms heard this, they began coming in their number to ask for her hand but still they where chased away.

While all this was happening Arah was in her palace learning and living her life.