Jackia's Point Of View
I knew something was wrong from the moment I stepped in and everybody was looking at me, of course from the moment I walked past those double doors, I knew that a lot of eyes would be on me and the other chosen elite's.
Of course I had not been so naive to think that everybody would have a smile on their face when they saw me, but there was something that I didn't understand this strange tension in the atmosphere that seem to thicken with every step I took and as I looked forward I saw that the king was giving me the same look, except he looked more speechless than anyone else in the throne room.
I had half expected that someone would have told him a woman had been chosen for the position of a elite warrior, but I wouldn't be surprised if the information had been held from him just to make this moment awkward for me well I carried myself with grace and dignity because I was used to such gazes by now.
But I had to admit that it was a little bit different coming from the king himself, even as he was seated his dominant aura covered his entire body and surrounded him like scent, his deep eyes seem to be focused on me and only me... Which equated to him just being really shocked by seeing a woman here for a position that men fought hard to get.
As we stood before the king we came down on one knee to show our respect and we could really stand up when he had come and officially announced our titles, but even as I waited anxiously for him to do that I noticed that he remained standing for a long time... My heart began to rise a little bit. Was he changing his mind now? My chest tightened up with the thought that he might actually dismiss me because I was a woman, but I tried to be optimistic.
Finally he stood on his feet and with every step he took towards me I could feel my heart beating louder until I was sure the other chosen elite warriors could probably hear it too, as the knelt to next to me then he came standing in front of me he said in a deep velvety voice that seemed distressed.
"What is your name?"
He asked and I responded.
"Jackia, your majesty..." I said feeling my intestine begin to tie knots in my stomach, after I responded he asked me to lift my head and I did so gradually until I noticed how his eyes were passionately boring into me then they seemed to shrink in their sockets.
"It can't be..."he said speechlessly "... This just can't be..."
Then all of a sudden he reached out and touched my head, that unexpected physical contact caused me to sprint backwards which shock, I apologized but he still appeared to be far to flabbergasted to even be angry or upset.
The other elite finally seem to look at me and then the immediately began to share the same look that everybody else had in the throne room and I was left wondering what exactly was wrong with me that everybody was gazing at me like that? Just then the king called my name and told me to follow him, he didn't wait for my response before he started heading to the side door on the throne room some servants tried to follow him and he immediately dismissed them his eyes going over to me again.
I knew I could not defy the king so I followed him, he moved hastingly as if he was being chased and he seem to be whispering to himself while I was just following from behind shocked and worried... I couldn't imagine that I had done anything to act as a catalyst to all of this soon we arrived at his Chambers and he dismissed the two guards standing at the door before bursting in, after a considerable amount of hesitation I followed him after him.
After doing so he locked the door right behind me and the tension was just building up in my body then he came standing behind me his height hovering above my own like a tower as he asked me his voice getting deeper.
"Do you have any idea why I brought you here?"
As soon as he said that I was cold down to my toes, and then the next moment I was heated all over it with anger.
I spun immediately to face him.
"I won't do it"I said to him with clenched teeth, I had already been in this position before and I was definitely not going to change my principles now.
He seemed surprised more than amused when I said that.
"Do what?"
He asked me and a dry laugh came from my lips.
"Your majesty with all due respect... I think we both know what you expect from me bringing me to your inner chamber like this so quickly but if this is what I have to do to get what I deserve then..."
I looked into his eyes and there was a pure expression of disgust.
"For your information I had no such intention, why would I?"
He didn't wait for me to respond before he pointed to a grand full body mirror that had gold on its rims hanging on the wall and he told me to go and look at it, I wasn't exactly sure why he asked me to do this but he was the king anyways and I obeyed, heading over to the overly luxurious mirror.
As I saw my reflection in the mirror I gapsed my mouth widening as my palms came over it to cover with panic then I turned it to him.
"What is this?" I asked shocked and he responded emotionlessly.
"You have been chosen by the moon goddess."