Dark Princess

Preferred Princess

Immediately, I got out of bed. I don't care anymore about the floor that's fed by ice-cold water. Let it be, I won't feel it anymore. That was the last time. I stepped up and faced the mirror. I want to see myself one last time. They said, once I get to the offering table, I'm not going back to this place again. Instead, I will fly into the beautiful blue sky, which is full of majestic castles. There, I can choose a castle for myself. I won't stare at these stone walls and ceilings anymore.

I was just about to reach for the oil bottle to tidy up my hair and face, but he moved closer to me in a hurry. In a hasty manner, he gave me a black robe, just like the ones worn by the black angels. Wh why? I am a white angel. Should have worn a white robe. Still want to look polite and kind, I just accept it, but my sense of wonder should be channeled well.

"Are we going to change the robe we wear to black after being elected?" He looked at me again. A silence I could not understand for a few seconds.

“True. You will not use white anymore. Because now, you are the daughter of choice.” He answered firmly. Oh so. I am happy to take it and wear it. There have never been stories of what happened after the decision of the chosen princess was announced. How come? All of the chosen princesses had already flown into the blue light and were living in their respective castles. That place and this royal territory are not connected at all. So there was never a story of how that process happened.

He helped me tidy up that robe on my body. Tuck my long hair into the robe so that the hoodie can fit nicely into my head. Just like a black angel, almost my entire face was covered. I could only see my legs and the length of the territory along the two steps forward. No problem, he will definitely lead me.

"Follow me." He gave orders.

We're out of the room. I followed the rhythm of his footsteps, which was a little rushed. Not a normal way of walking in the royal environment. I asked why I was in such a hurry. Butno. I can't make a mistake until I reach the show table. What if all of a sudden they feel that I am ruining the atmosphere that should be peaceful and solemn, and canceling my recovery? Can't happen. Trying to stay graceful, I stepped up to catch up with him.

It was the farthest distance I had ever traveled there. It was very dark at the time. Surprisingly, we did not cross paths with anyone, and did not hit anyone, even though we were walking quite fast. Did they step aside as soon as they saw me? Flourished with pride. Is the road cleared for my ritual offering? But it flashed very much asked during the process of heading to that place. Something strange, my hair hasn't reached my ankle yet? Still reaching the knees, less. Is it possible because I've been being nice all this time?

That euphoria kept me going. One of the little voices in my heart had warned me that it was quite strange. But I'm trying to muffle the sound, I don't care.

We walked for quite a while, the road to the offering table was quite long. But haven't we been able to get there so fast? Why is it long? I'll take another look at those questions. One thing is certain, that the royal palace is indeed very spacious. And all this time we only saw one small part. With ease, I was happy again, because I was proud.

We went down the stairs which were quite long and narrow, moist, and slippery. So we had to walk slowly and very carefully. There's an unpleasant smell. So stinging. Something new, never existed as long as I was inside the palace. The first hall room, where hundreds of the king's children had gathered, when I was a child, had an unpleasant smell. But this smell is something new. It was very uncomfortable to smell such a bad air for a while, yet I still struggled not to close my nose, to make it look elegant.

I was too busy organizing my feelings and unconscious, I finally saw the light. Light dimmed, in the form of dots, between the colors of black, far ahead of us. I've never seen that kind of light. The only lights inside the palace were the sun and the brightly lit ceiling in the banquet table hall and the offering table room. The euphoria that I had just kind of went out, lit up again, this time with a different version. The sensation I get when I see the little lights makes me float, imagining what new beauty I will see.

After the stairs were finished, we set foot, stepped on a path that was not clean, not beautiful in color, not at all neat and still with an unpleasant smell, even more stinging. The further, the road was getting narrower and more humid, there was even running water reaching my ankles.  It wasn't the clear, cool water running down my floor. The water is deep black. I suspect, the smell that was smelled from earlier came from there. And it felt ticklish touching my skin. The water rang when we stepped, not the loud splashing of water on the floor of my room. I was busy comparing and wondering, how much longer do we have to walk?

Then we were in a new place. The little light I saw became clearer. The number is very large and covers a very large place. I felt like a little thing facing a giant. The more I spread my eyes, the more my eyes devoured that beauty. I wonder, what is that? But I dare not ask, not wanting to break my concentration. I need to focus on the goal. The others are not important. I try to enjoy the new view as much as I can. I'm stunned. The lights were twinkling, some of them like coming from a giant big and tall box-shaped object.

But what is this place? Is it possible that the vast royal palace that we had been talking about while cleaning in the pool, this wide? Ah, could be. I was being taken to enjoy the view of the palace in its entirety before the time of my offering arrived. I added one more reason to be proud and happy.