Atem's Curse

Queen Leila has given birth to a daughter, and she has named her Persona. A royal christening is to be taken place at the castle soon, and a certain raven leaves the scene to inform her master.

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At the royal christening, all manner of folk came. Even a trio of fairies, who sought to foster peace and goodwill.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." Said the tallest of the three fairies, bowing. She has long blond hair and purple eyes. She is wearing a dress that consists of purple flowers. "I am Mai of the Moorland Fair Folk."

"I'm Kisara, Your Kingship." Said the Fairy with long snow white hair and blue eyes with a bow. She wears a blue dress with blue flowers and has little blue butterflies fluttering around her.

"And I'm Anzu, Your Royalnesses." Said the last fairy with a curtsy. She has brown hair and amber eyes and her attire is similar to that of a yellow dandelion. 

"They bring gifts for our daughter." Queen Leila says to her husband.

"These are not just any old gifts," says Kisara with a smile. "For you see, we're magic!"

"And very good with children." Mai points out with a wink.

The King allowed the fairies to present their gifts. Mai gifts the infant with the gift of beauty. Kisara's gift to Persona is that she will never be blue. Then, just before Anzu could present her gift, a wind howled vigorously in the castle, making the candles on the chandeliers and candelabras blow out. The guests cower in terror when Atem shows up. He strides towards the king and queen with his staff through the path that the crowd of guests have made for him in fear of a terrible fate if they didn't. A sinister smile spread across his face as he got close.

"Well, well. What a glittering assemblage, King Stefan."

Atem pets the Raven, who has perched itself on Atem's staff, while he looks at all the guests. 

"Royalty, nobility, the gentry, and..." He chuckles when he sees the three pixies at the baby's crib. "How quaint. Even the rabble."

Atem then turns to Stefan and sighs.

"I must say, I really felt quite distressed at not receive an invitation."

"You're not welcome here." King Stephen retorts back in distaste while containing his composure.

Atem's eyes widened, then he covered his eyes with his free hand and acted like he was about to cry. He then lets out an amused chuckle.

"Oh, my." Atem puts his hand on his hip and turns his head away from the rulers. "What an awkward situation."

"You're not offended?" The Queen asks in fear.

Atem smirks devilishly. 

"Why, no. And to show I bear no ill will, I, too, shall bestow a gift on the child."

Stefan stood up from his throne and protested against the offer while the Fairy trio tried to stop Atem. The dark lord just ignored the King's protests and used his magic to lock the three fairies in a nearby chest. Mana, the raven, moves out of the way for her master and Atem hovers over the baby.

"Listen well, all of you." Atem bellows as his hand initiated a visible red aura around the baby. "The princess will indeed grow with grace and beauty, loved by all who meet her."

"Th-that's a lovely gift." Leila stuttered, still nervous about Atem's gift.

Atem turns his head to see Stefan's expression. He was on edge, but Atem wanted him to suffer. He is still utterly disgusted by what Stefan did to him. He notices a spinning wheel among the physical gifts for the princess and then slowly turns his body so that he is facing the King and Queen. 

"But..."

Atem slowly raises his arms as a dark crimson energy flows out of his body and the entire room got darker.

"Before the sun sets on her 16th birthday, she will prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into a sleep-like death, a sleep from which she will never awaken."

"Atem, please don't do this," Stefan pleaded. "I'm begging you."

Atem gave his former friend a sadistic smile. 

"I like you begging. Do it again."

King Stefan begs once more and Atem softens a bit.

"The princess can be woken from her death sleep, but only by true love's kiss. This curse will last till the end of time! No power on earth can change it."

Atem leaves the castle with a triumphant maniacal laugh with Mana following him. After Atem left, King Stefan ordered his men to seize every spinning wheel in the kingdom. The wheels were broken and burned, so that they might never be used, and thrown into the deepest dungeon in the castle. Secretly, he entrusted the safety of the child to the Magic of the pixies, who would take her to a remote hideaway for 16 years and a day. Stefan shut himself behind the walls of his castle while his soldiers rode far and wide to hunt Atem down. But Atem made walls of his own, so that the Moors might never again suffer the touch of any human. And he reveled in the sorrow that his curse had brought. 

The fairies began their charge to raise Persona in a snug little cottage in the woods. They gave themselves human disguises and settled into their new home, posing as young aunts to baby Persona. While the three women were busy, Atem secretly looked through the window of the cottage to observe the infant.

"Hmm... I don't see why anyone would find this thing cute."

The baby was in a basket, wrapped in a blanket as she smiled up at the man that had cursed her. Atem snarled at the baby to scare her, but little Persona just giggled. 

Atem scoffed. "I am never going to like you."

To Be Continued...