Northern King

Meena stretched her arms with her eyes closed and rubbed her neck as she yawned to feel something there, surprised, she snapped her eyes open to see a a golden pendant of a lion's face on her neck and she smiled.

" Good morning princess " Nabila greeted as she entered the chamber with Meena's breakfast on a tray.

" It's Meena " Meena retorted with narrowed eyes and Nabila smiled.

After Meena was done talking to Nurain yesternight, she was escorted back to the chamber by him and Meena knocked on the door for Nabila to finally open the two doors looking down, ashamed that she left the Princess in the cold but Meena just wished Nurain a Goodnight and dragged her to her bed, hugging her to sleep even though Nabila tried so hard to resist, thinking of the difference in status.

" His Majesty has called you to the courtroom " Nabila reported.

" why " Meena asked as she was rarely called to the court.

" I'm not sure but i feel it has something to do with the Nothern King as i overheard the Minister say" Nabila said as she kept the tray on the table and Meena felt her heartdrop.

Nabila raised her head to see the princess mute, her expression changing from shock to panic to something she has rarely saw on the Princess's face, it was FEAR.

She saw the princess rush to her bathroom as she asked in a rush.

" please get my attire ready for the day " leaving Nabila to wonder which royal pleads with servants

As Nabila has already gotten Meena's attire ready, she went to join her in the bathroom to help her wash even though she knew she wouldn't allow her to.

She entered the bathroom to see the princess lost in thoughts as she washed.

" There is a solution to every problem dear princess, with every difficulty there is relief "

" Ofcourse Nabila, but there's no solution to that problem, the King of the North " Meena lamented still in her thoughts.

Very few have met that King, but his terror was everywhere, not even her Father, the King has met him but she knows deep down that even he's afraid of that person, she wondered if it was possible to be afraid of someone or something whose presence is unknown, almost invisible, like a myth, but the possibility is what she's seeing, she wonders how he managed to instill fear in many but with the story she heard about him, she had an inkling as to how.

Her Grandmother had said that several years ago, the King of the North were very good friends with her Father, more like brothers, he was an excellent king, an example for all leaders even her father, and she still wonders if it was possible for someone to be better than her Father, she loves him the most.

The Emperor of the North ruled the whole North with many other states, towns, cities, districts and villages, his only wish was to unite the whole of Barakallah and bring it under one rule, not for his selfishness but to stop the unstopping wars that has been going on for ages between the empires of Barakallah, he was only a step away from his dreams when he was backstabbed and killed treacherously by the people he trusted the most, his empire was seized, his people were torchured, and his wife who just put to Bed was imprisoned and tortured mercilessly while his beloved Sister escaped with the newborn and his other siblings.

After Nine years of the unfortunate event, A young boy came into the Palace and some how gained the trust of the New wicked Emperor who was one of the people that killed the king, and resorted to killing, imprisoning, starving and torturing the people of the empire, for the people took and hid the throne, crown and the royal seal in hope that oneday, the one who is entitled shall claim it back.

The boy after slowly gaining the trust of the wicked Emperor killed him mercilessly right in front of the throne and the courtiers and claimed to be the heir to the throne and was crowned right after the Sister and other Siblings of the previous King arrived at the palace and claimed the boy as the Heir of the King, raised by themselves in the Queens Kingdom.

The Hidden throne, crown and seal was produced by the people and from that day onwards, the crowned Nine years old King started hunting his Fathers Enemies and was supported by his people who swore their lives to him seeking vengeance for their dead king and all the citizens of the kingdom whose bloods were spilled.

The young king killed so many, spilled so much blood, went for many wars, and snatched countless lands for a lad, He also found his mother who was imprisoned in another kingdom.

What scares her most about him is that he kills without blinking, he kills not bothered about age or sex, he kills anyone he feels like killing and listens to no one but his Aunt, who raised him to be heartless.

And what confuses her is that he made her Kingdom one of his may targets, if not the major when her Kingdom had nothing to do with him.