BUYEO PALACE.
"Arghhhhh!"
A desperate feminine voice cried out from inside the room.
There is a man seen pacing up and down outside the hallway of the room nervously. He wound up rubbing his palm furiously while glaring at the closed door. Beside him is a small little boy who cringes at the loud cry he hears coming from inside the room.
"Father!" The young boy calls for his attention, tugging at his robe, an overall black robe swiping the floor. His hair tie bears the status of king. It was the great king of Buyeo, Kim Byeon In.
The young lad next to him looked adorable. The boy seemed to be around ten or eleven year of age, and he was dressed up in a white long mid- knee shirt and golden trousers. With a long golden robe on top of the shirt, coupled with a pair of matching leather shoes. He was the very picture of a little gentleman or more accurate, a young boy of royalty.
The resemblance between the king and the young boy provides evidence that he was his .
Kim Byeon In crouched down next to his son's height and took his hand in his own palm, patting it slowly and he said softly. "So hyun, go back to your chamber"
"When will she give birth?" Sohyun asked, curiosity seething into him.
There was a short period of silence from Kim Byeon In before he finally found the right words to say. "We don't know yet?"
The young prince, not satisfied with his father's reply, pressed forward with the question. He had to know why his mother was screaming so loud from pain and why his father was not helping her out.
His innocent brown eyes bore into his father as he inquired. "Why is mother in such pain"
Just as if expecting that would be his next question Kim Byeon In wound up chuckling before given an explanation to his curiosity son "Whenever babies are about to be born, all the mothers in the world go through the same pain,"
He primed a strand of Sohyun dark brown which had fallen out of place and was hanging carelessly to his forehead, all the way back to neatly packed bun using his finger to brush the hair sideways.
"All mothers," So Hyun quizzed.
"Yes, all mothers." Noticing his son confused face Kim Byeon In added "You will understand when you grow up and married your own wife"
His eyes suddenly lit up like a child who has just been offered a candy.
"My wife?"
Kim Byeon In laughed on seeing the happy expression on his son's face. "Yes, the prettier your child will be, the more pain your wife will feel"
"Seeing how much pain mother is feeling, it must be a very pretty child then. "He quizzed, and his father nodded in agreement.
An abrupt and loud cry pulls them out of their talk. "Arghhhhh"
The intense scream was coming from inside the room.
"Hurriedly, take the prince to his chamber" The king ordered, facing the maid that was standing beside the door all along during their conversation.
"Yes your majesty" The maid bow courteously before leading the prince away.
....
In the delivery room.
The queen sweat had soaked through the bedsheets as she clutched the protective clothes that were hanging on either side of her. The clothes were tied on the rail of the ceiling before dropping down to the bed level.
On either side of the bed are one maid each, making three if the midwife is included who is kneeling in the middle of her leg.
Her hold on the clothes tightened, her knuckle turned white.
"Argh! it hurts!" She cried while enduring the Pain that tore through her abdomen.
"You are doing well Your highness, keep pushing harder" The mid-wife encouraged.
The heaviness she is feeling on her pelvic keeps increasing every passing second. Her heart was rising heavily as she closed her eyes and groaned forcefully.
She gasped as she opened her eyes, and bursted into tears knowing that what she was pushing was still not out.
One of the maids wiped the bead of sweat that gathered on her forehead with a towel and the other removed the clothes that were put in her mouth as it seemed wet with saliva, replacing it with a new one.
"I'm tired" She cried out piteously protesting against the searing pain that shook her entire body, but the pain didn't show any sign of stopping because she continued to groan in pain.
The midwife smiled lightly at her and she urged "You need to go on, Your highness. It's dangerous to stop at this moment,"
The queen folded her lip and let out another push "Mmmmhhh!"
The heavy weight instantly moved to the entrance of her Vagina like it wanted to burst it open.
"keep pushing harder. I can see the baby's head...."
"Arghhhhh!'' She let out a frightening scream at the strange feeling. Her hold on the clothes tightened more and hot tears streamed past her cheeks uncontrollably.
"It's the head, come on" The midwife urgently encouraged her.
Hearing the midwife urgent but faint voice in her ear, she used the intensity of the pain and heaviness to push the baby out and just as if a round ball had been fixed into her it pooped out of her Vagina, and the next thing that followed was a loud gasp from her, holding her breath.
Silence...
"Wah___" A loud baby's cry resounded in the deadly silent delivery room, heralding the birth of a new life.
The midwife quickly handed over the little baby covered in blood to the maids, and they moved over to the other side of the room to take care of her.
They first wiped her body with a wet towel, by cleaning off the blood on her body and delicately wrapped her in a pink blanket and went to stand next to the midwife.
The midwife is wiping off the blood on the queen's body and clothes and after accomplishing that she gently collects the baby from the maids and places her in a cot, putting the cot beside the queen bed.
She then went to announce the news to the king. She stopped close to the door and said. "Your majesty, a little princess"
As soon as her voice trail off the door snapped open and the king rushed in.
The maids and the midwife bowed their heads, and chorused together "Congratulations Your majesty"
After giving their congratulations, they scurried over to the other side of the room, awaiting any order.
The king moved closer to the woman laying ashen-face on the bed, so weak and drained that she couldn't lift a finger.
Coming to a stop in front of her he bent close to her, "You've done well My Queen," He compliment excitedly which earned him a light smile from her.
His eyes stray off from the queen to the cot, and he picks up the tiny baby from it , holding her in his hand as a big grin appears on his face.
The overwhelming joy that hits a person when they are confronted with happiness is something you can't really understand unless you experience it. It affects people differently and that feeling of joy is exactly what he is feeling at the moment.
After accessing and cooling the newborn princess to his satisfaction, he placed her back in the cot and turned his full attention back to the queen.
His hand found his way to her black hair, and he tugged a strand of hair that was scattered on her forehead behind the rest.
"Thank you very much My queen, for giving us this little bundle of joy" He expressed while stroking her hair.
"It was all Your majesty's immeasurable grace" The queen whispered softly.
Suddenly the door went open revealing the young prince.
"Mother" He called smiling, displaying a perfect set of pearly- white baby teeth.
The queen's eyes lit up instantly and she tried sitting up. "It's my little prince,"
The weight of weakness hit her and she stumped back to the bed groaning lightly.
"You have to regain your strength back, so for now don't push yourself" the king probed thoughtfully and laid her head properly on the pillow.
He then turned to face the prince and called. "So hyun,"
"Yes Father" came his reply dreary.
His face changed drastically to an angry expression, it shows he is unhappy about his father stopping his mother from hugging him.
The king, also noticing his moody face, released a huge sigh and said "Your mother is still weak. she doesn't have the strength to get up yet, try to understand her."
"Yes Father" he replied but his gaze was wholly fixed on the little princess wrapped in her pink blanket.
The king traced his gaze and it landed on the princess sleeping peacefully and he announced to the prince "So hyun, you now have a little sister,"
His expression melted into softness as he jabed a finger toward the little princess though gently and asked.
"Little sister?"
The king nodded. "Yes, you are her elder brother so you must always protect her"
There was a childish gleam in his dark brown eyes as he stared at the princess like he was checking her out.
"Mother, I now have a little sister to protect," He boasted proudly that it would be hard to believe a ten year old boy would say that.
The queen chuckled, nodding her head at him in response.
"Is she sleeping already?" The young prince asked again, still staring at the cute being in her cot.
"I don't think so," The king said with a smile.
"But her eyes are closed"
With his smile widened King Kim Byeon In acknowledge "Yeah, all babies are born blind"
Placing his hand on his chin, there was a short silence as the prince wondered about that fact.
The queen smiled seeing the puzzle look on her son's face.
The young prince lifted a finger to the baby pink lip, and touched it. it was so soft, and tiny
"Father is right, the prettier your child the more pain you feel. Now look at how beautiful she is" He said, touching the tip of the princess' nose.
The queen and the king exchange a glance smiling, warmth surged through their eyes as they stare at their son in a gentle gratitude.
He stared dreamily into the cot at the little being and said "My wife has to undergo a lot of pain too, in order to give birth to a very beautiful baby"
The king laughed out loud at his words, while the maids and midwife smiled where they stood.
They all knew the young prince to always be inquisitive.
…..
A strong wind started blowing vigorously causing the maids outside running about in a great despair, stumbling and falling, stomping and fighting for a way to survive the raging wind.
Tree swayed furiously, causing a disastrous whirlwind.
It's very obvious something unpredictable is happening.
Emerging from the raging storm is a golden butterfly. It flew around the palace leaving a trim of light behind as it passed. As soon as the butterfly flies from a particular place, the wind blowing in that place stops as if nothing ever happened there.
It continued that way until it reached in front of a particular building. The butterfly landed on the floor and started reducing in size with the lights dimming gradually as well.
The maids and guards in front of the building looked curiously at the butterfly.
Out of nowhere a bright light emanated from the butterfly and shone brightly around the place. Everyone covered their eyes because of the ray of light and almost immediately in place where the butterfly landed, now stood a very beautiful young lady.
The guards immediately assumed a defensive position ready to launch on the lady when one of the maids released a loud gasp, and immediately fell on her knees. That halt their attacks as they study her wondering why she suddenly shouted
The maid on her knee seemed to be the oldest among the other maids outside the building.
"It's the Oracle," She told them, and bowed her head.
The young lady looked around the palace intently. She was dressed in a white gown, and her silvered hair was combed back beautifully entrapped with silver hair pain. On her feet are white leather shoes.
Hearing the maid's words, the guards dropped their weapon and fell on their knees lowering their gaze to the floor,and the other maids followed them immediately, dropping to their knees.
"Oracle" They chorused together with their heads bowed.