Characters & Their Short Stories

Elly = Queen

**Cross my heart and hope to die
I don't need another guy
To fight my battles, to overshadow me
Don't ya know I'm dangerous?**

I knew my eyes were burning purple as my anger rose.
**Fire burnin' in my blood**

I felt the flames in my veins licking at my skin.
**I got this handled, I don't need rescuin'**

I held my arm out, stopping Leif. "I got this handled. Go help the others."

He looked at me and must have realised how far gone the girl he knew was. He nodded and ran to help the others. Two twin Stygian Iron blades appeared in hand. I crouched low, flipping them to my reverse grip.

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**You can call me a princess all you like**

"Hey princess."

I stopped where I was as I heard a footsteps coming down the hall behind me. I rolled my eyes before spinning around and giving a wicked smile.
**'Cause you love to keep me helpless by your side**

He stopped where he was when he saw it. "You have five minutes to give me a reason not to burn you to ash," I said sweetly.

He swallowed.
**But that ain't what I want, I'ma show you
I'ma show you**

"Never mind. I-It wasn't important."

"Then you wasted, my time."

Flames danced over my hands as he and his friends started backing up. "We'll be going."

I nodded. "Yes. You will."

The flames leapt of my hands in the form of the dragon and chased them away.

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**How to treat me like a queen (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Boy, you better bow down on your knees**

"For what it's worth," leif said quietly, falling to his knees. "I'll follow you."

I inhaled sharply. "Even if I lead you to your death?"
**Can I get a "Yes, your majesty"?**

His blue eyes looked up at me. "Yes, your majesty."
**So treat me like a queen (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Boy, you better bow down on your knees**
I held a hand down to him as what he had just said sunk in.

**Can I get a "Yes, your majesty"?**

He clasped it firmly.

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**Eyes on me like I'm a prize**

I felt someone watching as I walked to my tent. I turned my head to see the some males watching me.
**But you better recognize**

I rolled my eyes before stopping and turning to them. They beckoned me to come 'play'.
**I'm not your angel 'cause I belong to me**

I snarled, and they all shot into their tent. I laughed wickedly, walking away.

**You can call me a princess all you like**

I looked at the gold tiara in my hand, running my thumb over the amethyst in its centre. My hand moved to the one that sat on my forehead, made of a simple band of Archaic Silver and an Amethyst also in its centre.
**'Cause you love to keep me helpless by your side**
The intricate gold pattern catching the sun perfectly.

**But that ain't what I want, I'ma show you**

Slowly, I reached up and took the silver band off...
**I'ma show you**

And placed the new gold one in its place.

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**How to treat me like a queen (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)**

"Queen of Fire and Darkness," Leif whispered quietly.
**Boy, you better bow down on your knees**

Leif stood before me, handing me the last piece of my own death. The Sea Star.
**Can I get a "Yes, your majesty"?
So treat me like a queen (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)**

I took it carefully, the three magic items swirling around me.
**Boy, you better bow down on your knees
Can I get a "Yes, your majesty"?**

I felt my eyes glow purple as their power ripped and tore at mine. I held it tightly as I took it for my own.

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**Yeah
You can call me a princess all you like**

Leif grabbed my arm. "Elly you can't fight the world on your own."

I ripped my arm away from him. "I can sure as hell try."

"You're helpless underwater. Let me help you Elly."
**'Cause you love to keep me helpless by your side
But that ain't what I want, I'ma show you**

"I'm not helpless," I snarled. "I can look after myself."

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**How to treat me like a queen (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Boy, you better bow down on your knees**

He took a step back as I felt the flames dancing in my eyes. "I know you can look after yourself, but you don't have to do it alone. Let me help you, please."

**Can I get a "Yes, your majesty"?
So treat me like a queen (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)**
The fire in my eyes slowly died. I nodded slowly.

**Boy, you better bow down on your knees
Can I get a "Yes, your majesty"?**

He took my hand slowly. We looked at each other for a second before jumping overboard.