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Chapter 2 - The Soulcrown

The sunlight streaming softly though raw silk curtains as she stirred, the mattress was too comfortable to leave. It was her first time waking up on a very soft mattress like this, and it was her first time sleeping under a silky but warm blanket. She stirred and stared the beautiful golden beads above her head

Her bed veiled with a transparent golden curtain and the ceiling almost unseen above it. The glittery chandelier over it hung so high she questioned how people were able to change the lamp, and behind it she could see a beautiful painting on the ceiling and The bed screamed luxury and wealth, as the black bedpost decorated with real silver small insect decoration, and the high mattress was incredibly soft but supple.

The high wall was beautiful with golden decoration and covered with a long red velvet curtain over the silky curtain. The smell of rose hanging in the air, as a huge pot of freshly cut white roses is sitting on the other side of the room. It was a smallish room for a palace, but it was the most luxurious for sure. Her luxurious long, slim and soft legs matched with the silky silvery sheet that she slept on. Well, her beautiful body fit the magnificent room perfectly. For a minute her mind was unable to comprehend why she was there at the first place, but then as she yawned, she remembered one thing. And only one thing.

"I am Vesuvius's pet"

Her smile was as bright as the sun as she said that, as his handsome face and kind words flooded back into her weirdly empty memory. She remembered how he lifted her up gently out of her box, put her in the bed and put on her clothing like a doll. His touch felt amazing, and she craved for it.

"He is my everything"

She whispered, smiling as she put her head on top of the pillow and caressed it, missing him already.

A knock on the door shocked her. This knock was something new, as she never experienced a knock before. Hesitating what to do, she sat on the bed, listening, a bit afraid.

"Your Majesty, we are the chambermaids, we are here to help you get ready."

Looking around and found no one else beside herself, she confirmed that they called her the honorary title so she chuckled a bit. But then she tilted her head, totally forgot what chambermaids meant, but she finally said "Come in" and got down from the bed, unlocking the door.

The door opened to show three smiling nannies, everyone in their sixty or fifty and they went in hurriedly, taking several boxes with them. They bowed and the oldest one introduced themselves. "We are your chambermaids, this is Agnes, that is Lucy, and my name is Bonnie"

"Come on your majesty, you have to get ready!" Agnes pulled her hand and she giggled as she let her. "You are so pretty," Lucy said, smiling. "I never seen someone as pretty as you"

Cattleya blushed. "Thank you" She said, giggling.

They took her with them to the side where a huge sliding door opens to a small pool, shining from marbles. A part of it opened to a small garden where a flowering sakura tree was there. The pool's water was filling as soon as they opened the sliding door, steaming hot. The nanny busy themselves opening her clothing and soap her whole body and hair several times with weird red scrubs with a strong rose smell. Soon she was sitting on the pool where they poured so much liquid inside, honey, milk and herbs. And she giggled as their hand massaged around her legs, hands and hair, to get the whole load of it get inside

"What is this for?"

She said, overwhelmed with all those touches on her body.

The nannies laughed and one of them said it softly. "To make your skin beautiful, your Majesty"

Cattleya laughed. "I am not a royal"

"You will be, very soon" The old nanny said, laughing. "This evening"

"Oh?" She was surprised.

"Yes, our king couldn't wait to make you our Queen," The one with the most wrinkle nanny said. "We will take care of you, don't worry"

She nodded, still surprised.

"Where are you from your Majesty?" Lucy asked a question and the other nanny nudged her and shook her head. But it was too late.

"I don't remember," She said, a tint of worry was on her head but the oldest nanny, Bonnie, went to her back and massaged her shoulder, and she sighed contentedly. "Oh, that is so good…" She groaned, forgetting the last question.

"It is, right?" Bonnie smiled. At her back, Agnes pulled Lucy aside and shook her head to Lucy, she mouthed Rules. The other nodded.

Soon Cattleya pampered, cleaned, her skin gleamed and she looked more and more like a very expensive porcelain doll.

Running to the bed, Agnes opened the other box, revealing a very beautiful wedding dress, it was a beautiful silver long dress. Bonnie and Lucy were busy toweling her body and then putting some exclusive handmade lotions, definitely the palace specialist. Lifting up her hand to smear a bit of deodorant, Cattleya giggled. The bust had a low neckline, dipping to reveal her breast elegantly. It was made with vuccana wool and best silk thread mixed together, studded with real diamond on the waist, up to her bust, everything screamed elegance.

Then another person walked into the room, a pompous woman with a big makeup bag. She sat Cattleya on her stool in front of a shiny mirror and got busy right away. It was almost one hour before the makeup artist declared that she had finished.

Half an hour later, in a daze, a very beautiful young woman walked slowly between the alley at the church. No family on her side, nor relative, or even friend, nor someone she could recognize besides her chambermaid, hidden in the corner. Yet the church filled to the brim with people, all important people. They all turned their head to look at her, and she shivered a little. Holding the bouquet of white lily on her hand, she walked exactly like the rehearsal, elegant and pompous, in sync with the music. She smiled as she recognized the face reaching his hand to her, the only friend, the only person she knew well, and that was Vesuvius, the king. His handsome face and personality was unmatched with everyone else there in her mind, and she was so glad, so happy that she would soon marry him.

Kneeling in front of the priestmage, Cattleya felt his husband to be hand on her head along with the priest's hand and they both channel a warm energy to her as the priestmage chants. Slowly a crown from a molten diamond and silver grew on top of her head, drawing itself intricate design, till it finished, with a glittery shine. That was Vesuvius kingdom's crowning tradition, and test that a Queen must be able to grow their own crown out of their very soul.

Vesuvius sucked a deep breath in awe at the crown. It screams of purity, innocence, luxury and unmatched strength, something unpredictable in her soul that yet to be found.

The magepriest lifted up his hand and read aloud an incantation.

Old stony mountain grow and tall

Through the centuries, they stay immortal

Through the darkness, through the lights

The soulcrown woven itself magic and powers

Shall grant the wielder life longer than stars

Through the death, through the years

Soulcrown, awaken those powers!

Rose petals dropped one by one from the crown, enveloping her in a rose petals tornado, before slowly her feet disappeared and reappeared once more, up and up till the whole body blinked.

Vesuvius smiled as he saw this, he took her hand and kissed it.

"A powerful queen, worthy of me"