- Created By EzjCarmella
Carmella Kingdom:Loss & Gain at Carmella Castle
Chapter 1: Before the Death of Katrina I
Part 1:
The royal family at Carmella Castle, in the world of Majic, currently consists of the queen: Katrina Sophia Carmella, the king: Jeremiah Edwards Carmella, the princess twins Izuki & Izuna, now four years old, & the unborn prince or princess still to come. That afternoon, the royal family had just celebrated the twins' fourth birthday & naturally, nearly the while kingdom & a few members of other kingdoms;invited or not, had attended this enormous celebration. There were many from the Elfen Kingdom there, as they were good allies of the Carmellas, as were the Fairy People, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, Demons, & Half-Demons.However, those from the Vampire-Witch Kingdom, or " The Forbidden Kingdom", were not welcome... They had tried numerous times in the past to take over the kingdom, before, & especially after the twins were born. They were, & remain to this day, very evil people; using dark majic, evil sorcery, & sucking dry the people near their lands of their blood.
While sitting in his throne next to his lovely wife, King Jeremiah received alarming news from one of his servants, that a small group of Vampire-Witches, had infact been spotted. The twins had been sitting near the fountain outside, playing, when one of the vampire-witches had attracted Izuna's attention. She had tried to talk to her but she was gone in an istant with "her friends". Izuna ran to ask one of the servants if they had seen where she went. Upon suddenly renoticing her & pointing with a small grin, the servant had recognized her right away as a Vampire-Witch from the Forbidden Kingdom; possibly the queen herself. Quickly, he told Izuna to go find Izuki & stay close; he then rushed to alert the king.
The king immediately ordered all the guards to protect the queen, & to find and protect his daughters before something were to happen to them. The Vampire-Witch who had been spotted earlier was sighted outside, headed towards the twins at the fountain, & was confirmed to be the queen of the Vampire-Witches; Mizuki Senna Cross. Within minutes, the entire castle was alerted & all guards were rushing to the area. Within seconds the queen of the Forbidden Kingdom had been surrounded & enclosed by a large circle of guards, although they kept a safe distance; fir they were highly aware of her majic skills.
" Mizuki Cross, for invading the kingdom of Carmella, & posing a threat against the royal family, I hereby place you under arrest. In the name of King Jeremiah himself", one of the guards announced, in a commanding yet somewhat wavering tone. " "Oh, really now? Is that what you plan to do?", Mizuki laughs maniacally & rolls her eyes at him, glares turning to look at them all, and loves the sight of seeing them cringe at the mere sight of her. She enjoys, loves the idea that here in this kingdom... she is immensely feared. "Hmm!" she smirks & the all take a step back, anticipating her next move. " Watch out! Run for it!!!", one of the guards shouts. They all start to scramble, but not before the cunning Mizuki can clap her hands together & thrust her palms flat onto the ground, blowing them all away with a flash of blue light.
" A-Alchemy?!", one of the guards says. "Be on your guard men! She knows Alchemy as well as the Dark Majic!", he shouts. " Fools! There is no way I can allow myself to be captured, not yet at least... I have plans here, which will allow me to finally be ruler of this kingdom once and for all!!" , Mizuki announces for all to hear. She laughs as the guards suddenly start to reassemble, running towards her. "Hmm? What's this? Re-animated so hastily? " , Mizuki looks swiftly to her left side & notices the small child princess Izuna running to her. " Hmm? " The guards are raisin guns when all of a sudden one of them stops and yells, " Cease fire! Princess Izuna!!"
" That's far enough boys...", she smirks as she quickly grabs Izuna & forming a dagger with Alchemy, holds it to Izuna's neck, holding her tight with her other arm. " Princess Izuna... let her go!!! She's not the one you want, it's the kingdom you're after, am I not correct?? ", one of the guards yells out hastily. " Come now... I'm a negotiable person," she smiles" now, go get the King & Queen... Now!", she smirks evily. " Lower your blade!" , the guard calls out angrily. " Fine." She shrugs & lowers her other arm, wrapping it also around the princess. Two of the guards rush off to fetch the king & queen. When they return, the king, queen, & Princess Izuki, all stand in horror over what it is in front of their eyes.
" That's right Carmellas... Your precious daughter is being held hostage, and there...is...nothing... that any of you can do about it!!" She burst out laughing uncontrollably & then stares directly at the king. " That is of course, unless you would like to make a... deal?", she smirks evily, awaiting an answer. " You monster!! What do you want from us?!", the king demands. " Why, isn't it obvious? The kingdom of course! Hand it over now, or your daughter's life.... is mine...", she smirks evily, this time revealing her fangs. The queen wavers on the thought & steps forward, tears filling her eyes, about to speak; to agree with this witch... But the king will not allow it, he steps forward and shouts" NEVER!! This kingdom shall NEVER be yours, no matter WHAT you do, you evil Witch!!"
Izuki is clinging to her mom, crying, & they both watch in disbeleif at what is taking place before their very eyes. " Very well, this is what you wish, is it, Carmella? Say goodbye to your precious daughter...The next time you see me, I will be in greater power than ever before!", she laughs & disappears with Izuna Carmella. " How-How could you, Jeremiah??" Queen Katrina is sobbing worse than she ever has before. " Katrina, it will be alright... I doubt she will ever harm our daughter, merely attempt to use her for her own plans of destruction on our kingdom... It is better this way, if we had handed over the kingdom to her, you KNOW that the first thing she'd plot, would be to have us all killed...", the king says as he picks up Izuki & puts an arm around Katrina's shoulder to comfort her.
" Maybe you are right...but...we MUST do SOMETHING to get her back?!" , Katrina stresses. " That would only make her want to wage war on us Katrina...", Jeremiah says & then calls for the medical servants to have the injured guards taken care of. He then sends everyone home. That night, they all greive... for the loss of a family member, & for the horrible world their new child would be brought into...
Part 2:
In November, many preparations are being made at Carmella Castle, as well as in every other kingdom, yes, even the evil ones like the Forbidden Kingdom... Izuki Carmella, the remaining twin from eight years past is helping cook & prepare foods for the upcoming ThanksGiving Celebration; along with her little sister, yes, the one you've all been anticipating: the 3rd Princess of Carmella Kingdom, Ichigo Izuna Carmella.
November 25th, the food is ready, the decorations are up, everyone in the castle has been nothing but busy all month. Now, finally the time for the Thanksgiving Celebration has come. All day there are festivities to enjoy & dances in the ballroom being held. Ichigo & Izuki are meeting many relatives that they've never even heard of, or just plain don't remember! Izuki meets a cousin who could be her precise twin, had she been abit younger.... Ichigo has many people introduced to her. Being the youngest Princess & the newest, she is getting a lot of attention. Their mother is hardly around any more, with more important matters at hand. Therefore, Ichigo clings to Izuki at nearly every winking moment, as if she herself, were Ichigo's true mother. Ichigo only wants the attention of her big sister & does a very good job at keeping Izuki all to herself. Ichigo doesn't talk much, seeings how she is still so young, & still doesn't know too many people; & doesn't have any friends in the castle besides her Role Model Izuki of course.
Later that evening, when it is time for the Thanksgiving meal, Izuki takes a seat by the cousin she met earlier, the one who could be her twin, Izabella LaRosa. Ichigo steals the seat next to Izuki and her mom. Other relatives, many many relatives, also find their seats & they all say grace, led by Queen Katrina." Dear Lord, thank you for this enormous meal, in which we can share with "most" of our family members... We thank you for this time ou have given "us" to be together & I pray that the futures of my children, including Izuna & my unborn child will be safe. Amen. Every one else at the large table replies as well "Amen." Every one has a good meal & afterwards enjoys another dance in the ball room, among friends & family alike.chigo meets a daughter of a family friend, of course this couldn't be kept secret for too long,& when Katrina heard, she was ecstatic. The girls were happy to be able to spend some time with their parents on ThanksGiving, because even though she seemed fine on that day, they knew that their mother had developed a small cough a few weeks earlier, that had only been getting worse over the weeks....
In Mid-December, she started getting frequent fevers & slept during the daytime more often. The girls would visit her every day & help with her medicine, to try & help her get better. "Is mommy gonna die, Izuki? " Ichigo asked curiously, & cautiously, of her sister one day; after they had visited their mother for the day. " I don't know Ichigo... I sure hope not... Believe me, I want mommy to live just as much as you do... " Izuki quickly wiped away the tears forming in her eyes, so that Ichigo wouldn't see... but she did, & that only made her worry more... At that time, Izuki had been 12, & Ichigo still 8. Their mother Katrina had still been expecting when she became ill. So everyone was worried if the child would be born healthy, or even alive at this point.
The day has finally arrived when the baby was to be born & Katrina had reacher the critical point in her illness. Their mother had started the birthing process early that morning & when the baby was finally born, -a very small & fragile, yet healthy little girl- Izuki & Ichigo came in to see their mother in was was to be her last moments. Katrina handed the baby over to Izuki, with Ichigo clinging to her. The four were alone in the room, Ichigo & Izuki both knelt on either side of Katrina * held her hands. " Izuki, Ichigo... take care of your baby sister for me... Your father & I have given her the name Katrina Izuna the 2nd. Be good girls for your father, & Izuki, I leave the Kingdom to you, when a fitting husband is found for you of course.... If for some reason you cannot, or do not iwsh to... the kingdom shall belong to your sister... Izuna." She took the crying baby in her arms & enveloped her daughters in one big hug...."Tell your sisters that i loved them both until the moment we were separated against our own wills...", they sat with their mother until her last breath; & when finally her arms fell, & Izuki picked up Katrina II, Ichigo & Izuki broke into silent tears...
Izuki was completely protective of Katrina II, she held her at all times & insister on caring for her herself... For the first year of Katrina's life, Izuki acted as a mother to both Ichigo & the child. After that first year, given time to grieve ; Izuki's father, the king, had started arranging plans for an arranged marriage for Izuki. One night, after laying Katrina & Ichigo to sleep, Izuki was heading to inform her father. She stopped outside the doorway of her fathers room, she saw that he was talking to a man she had not seen before; obviously about something important. " Yes, & so I believe that it is time to fine my eldest daughter, Izuki a suitable husband. You may be just the right person Prince Sanders.", Izuki overheard her father say. She gasped & covered her mouth quickly with both hands.
"Well, I thank youfor choosing me your highness... I believe that I may make a suitable husband for your daughter. We shall meet tomorrow then?", the mysterious " Prince Sanders" replied... " But of course, James... You shall meet in the morning when we have our first meal of the day." said her father. "Perfect. I cannot wait.". said the Prince with a smile. Izuki had heard just about enough, she was about to sneak back to her room when she suddenly her him speak again. " By the way, where will i be sleeping your highness? " " Oh, yes I almost forgot! Let me show you." the king said." What?!" Izuki thinks, " He's sleeping here? In this very castle!?" she had let out a small scream & she heard them coming. " Did you hear something your highness?" She quickly runs back to her room before the door opens. " Hm... no, why do you ask?", says the king."Hmm..." he looks around as the step through the doorway. " Nevermind... probably just a mouse..."
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