"Citizens of Amarkale!" The Chief Seer spoke, addressing the thousands of Amarkale citizens gathered outside the palace.
It was the day of integration!
"Welcome all to your beloved kingdom's capital! We all know what a great day this is! And what an honour for us to be alive to witness! Hail Amarkale!" he boomed.
The people shouted loudly in a frenzy as they celebrated those words!
"Hail Amarkale!" They responded.
A special dance group took up the stage with various musical instruments. They beat the drums and percussion tools and sang patriotically. The sea of humanity celebrated this great day! The old and the young alike danced to the beautiful tunes rendering the air.
Then the moment they had all been waiting for finally arrived.
The Prince and the Princess were officially going to be brought before the people!
It was the first time they would be seeing them together publicly! After so many generations of waiting!
Furthermore, a peculiar ceremony was due to take place on that very day, the integration ceremony! This was something that had never been seen before. Only was it spoken about in stories told from one generation to another. Today! They were going to witness it with their own eyes.
Horns blew!
Shouts erupted!
Decorative colours were released in the air.
The Prince and the princess walked out of the palace in full royal attires, surrounded by royal knights and guards!
The people rose up in jubilation and ululations as they beheld the sight!
What they were seeing could only be described by one word.
Elegance!
"Hail the Prince!"
The Old Seer called out. All the thousands of people joyfully answered back with a thunderous roar.
"Hail the Prince!"
Prince Frank and Princess Noel walked into the arena waving to the people. Some celebrated to the point of shedding tears. They could not believe what they were seeing!
This day had actually come!
Frank held Noel's hands as they stood on the podium in the King's palace looking below at their subjects. His heart was furiously beating at this occasion. He could not believe it was actually him that was being hailed by such a mammoth crowd.
'How fast things change!' He wondered. Back on earth he was merely a nobody.
Here? A honoured Prince!
A warrior!
He was the hope of Amarkale!
In the crowd of people someone exclaimed to his friend.
"Wow! Prince Folan indeed looks quite amazing! See the elegance around him!"
"He is indeed the true prophesied ruler of this land. At first I too doubted the prophecy thinking it was just a legend until when I personally saw the dragon which he rode as he came to the palace!"
They were not the only ones mesmerized by this silhouette standing majestically in front of them. No one in the entire kingdom had not heard about the prophecy concerning this very person. From birth children were told about it, from one generation to another.
Some doubted it when years passed without any signs of his coming. This was especially so when the kingdom started facing turmoil. Many had expected that the Prince would come then to help the old king in fighting the oppression of the Dark Lord. But he had not shown up! The Old King was even killed by the Dark Lord and still no Prince had come! Many lost hope.
Then the princess had arrived when no one expected. Her arrival was an awakening call to many because the prophecy said she was to return first from the land beyond time. Her arrival would signify the coming of the Prince. Therefore, the lost hopes of many had been revived and the unbelieving started to believe. In the prophecy. What they did not know was after how long would the Prince come. The kingdom was still shaky and everyday felt like they were standing at the brink of death.
Soon after her arrival, another problem arose. Some wanted the princess to be immediately crowned queen in order to save the kingdom from outside influence. Yet others held that the princess could not be crowned until the Prince arrived. Still others questioned the identity of the princess herself having been raised up in a faraway world different from Amarkale.
All this controversy was set to be settled by today's events. Only the true daughter of the Old one would successfully blend her soul with the Prince. People came from all over the kingdom to come and witness this supernatural phenomenon and the rebirth of their kingdom through this new leadership.
"Your highness, it is time you speak to your people!" The Old Seer welcomed the Prince.
Frank inhaled deeply and took a step forward, still holding Noel who graciously followed him.
"The Prince!
"The Prince!
"The Prince!
The ecstatic crowd roared. Frank looked at them and beamed. The feeling was exhilarating. He began enjoying being a royalty and realised that it was a good thing after all. As he looked at them he felt like a true leader, just as a king!
He raised up his hand. He was like a god to this people. Their eyes followed his every movement. They had to venerate him as a deity!
After all, has anyone from Amarkale ever been able to summon a dragon? Has there been any other warrior who defeated the Dark Lord's Army? It had never been heard of until when the Prince arrived.
"My great people of Amarkale!" He began.
His Voice was uncommonly deep and powerful it resonated deep into the hearts of the people. It carried a magical power with it. Everyone who heard it was immediately held to spot.
It was the first time they were hearing their Prince!