as im guided through the darkness.. a light dim yet blinding appears, in mere minutes i see myself out of the darkness and into the light. shining brightly i see the smile of a woman holding me close. my tiny hands moving out towards her as i notice how small i really am, i feel a weird experience as i look around the dimly lighted room. the room was massive and only a man and a few women stood around the bed as i hear the brute and deep voiced mans voice

  ' Finally. a son, i guess you did have a use for me after all ' the man scoffed at the woman holding me closely

  ' yes your majesty..' she whispers out in a fearful yet obedient tone

  the man now waves his hand at her.. in a rude and uncaring manner too.

  ' ill be leaving my son in the care of the maids, you'll be resting in your chambers alone '

  ' but- ' she tries to resist but once the man turns his sharp gaze locks eyes with her she shuts her mouth before even blinking

  i am taken away by the other woman, one of them taking the responsibility of holding me as they walk out the room, i hear their whispers clearly, their tongues speaking ill of the woman from before. i ignore it as i wonder where im being taken, as im in my thoughts i hear the sound of a door opening as the maid now brings me to what seems to be a highly decorated bedroom. the only bed there being the cradle fitted in gold and marble with soft gentle pillows. i am now put down in the cradle as the maid sits on the chair behind it and rocks my cradle, the feeling soothing and calming enough to put me asleep.. as i drift to sleep and my eyes close all i hear is the maid's soothing humming

  i am softly awaken from the sounds of conversations all around, as i slowly open my eyes i see many maids around the chamber that is my room, i scratch my eyes as i begin to watch them all doing different chores. from cleaning the chamber to folding my clothes and arranging the furniture in the room, it seems i am being given much attention. three of them soon come to surround me as they bicker over who gets to care for me for the week. i grow bored of listening to their bickering as i turn my head to look around the room more. for the rest of the day i watched them work around the room while they took turns taking care of me. in one instance where i had soiled my diapers i had to go through the humiliation of being handled infront of all of them. i ended up having to deal with it all. after the day was over i was put to sleep in the rocking cradle again, soothed by the hums of my caretaker..

  by the start of the third day i had been woken up by gentle nudges and calling, the words ' young master, wake up' repeating till i had opened my eyes, when i opened them i was being changed and fitted in elegant clothing, a completely white colored renaissance like clothing, a soft but heavy scarf wrapped around my shoulders and under my armpits as golden stripes painted and styled the looks making it all the more magnificent. once i was clothed the same woman who had given birth to me entered, she looked stunning as she wore a big red dress styled in gold, it suited her brunette hair and her red colored eyes. she took me in her arms and carried me comfortingly as she walked with me in her arms across the hall. all i could hear were the voices outside the door at the end of the hall, cheers and ughter heard before the doors swung wide open as my mother approached it, the voices and sounds all shutting and turning quiet as i could feel the eyes of hundreds if not thousands of people as my eyes nded on the man i saw after my birth.. my father stood there proud as he yelled out to the crowd of nobles

  ' this! this is my son, me and my ancestors legacy will not be lost thanks to his birth! he will be bound to greatness and be a blessing across the three continents! just look at him, the golden eyes of an emperor. the face of an angel, and the look of authority and power in his gaze! '

  my father proudly yelled out as the crowd erupted in cheers right after he finished his announcement, the cheers so loud my ears rang and twitched as i closed my eyes shut, my mother helping me and covering my ears. my father saw this and stared at her with a fierce and angered gaze.. she reluctantly stopped covering my ears, she instead held me closer trying to help distract me from the noise, my father reluctantly letting go and stopping to care as he focused on the cheering crowd. my father announcing again now as he held me up for the crowd to see

  ' remember the face of your new emperor well! remember his name, and his name is William! '

  the crowd fell silent for a long pause before erupting in cheers again as i now heard the crowd cheer out the name "William" repeatedly, the name sticking with me as i was held up high and proudly by my father. the moments after becoming a blur as my mind fails to register all the attention and overwhelming sensations.

  i shortly awaken as i realize i was now in my chambers, surrounded by my father, mother, and many others as they have a conversation while seated on the chambers lounge, it seems they are talking about me. i was able to identify the names as they go as follows. David my father, Helen my mother, Kristopher my fathers brother, Laura kristophers wife, Angelina my mothers sister, Evander angelinas husband. they were gathered around having a seemingly heated dispute about my future.

  K: 'William must take the mantle of the emperor of the Dasin Empire! he shouldn't be made the king of a lowly nation of old fashioned warmongerers like you!'

  A:'how dare you! if it weren't for us your grandiose empire would have been partitioned by your neighbours, if not for us "old fashioned warmongerers" you wouldnt be here to argue with us'

  D:' brother enough! ill speak on behalf of the empire and my son! you have no say in the matter now quiet down'

  Kristopher shut up as soon as he was ordered to, fearing going against his brother

  D:'William is my son, therefore i decide his future not the Kidon Kingdom, its true you guys helped us but we already paid for it in not just financial aid which your kingdom direly needed but we even took in Helen as my wife. you should be gd you were even invited'

  A:'How Dare You! helen is the one who gave birth to him, if not for her you wouldnt even have a son to boast about, and taking helen was our price to pay otherwise she wouldnt even be sent to this greedy continent, in our traditions the child decides his own fate, and the mother is the one who encourages it. not the father you greedy powerhungry-' she got cut off by Evander before she said anything that would worsen the retionship between the Kidon Kingdom and the Dasin Empire.

  E:'what my wife is saying is that, your son must take the mantle of being the new king of the Kidon Kingdom, the current king my father in-w has no son and his eldest daughter who is Helen gave birth to william. you have many of wives so why not try your luck at another son'

  D:'William is special! the pope himself predicted his birth and said he would be a blessing upon the Empire and the Continents! william must take the role of the new emperor no matter what'

  the room went silent for a bit as Helen spoke up suggesting a way to resolve the dispute

  H:'if i may.. i have a way we can help resolve this issue'

  A:'go ahead sister, what is it?'

  Helen looked at David for approval to proceed. he simply nodded

  H:'we can have William choose, by that i mean we can have the emblems of each nation id out infront of him and see which one he goes to and picks ups'

  A:'oh like the ritual our parents used for us'

  K:'thats way too much for a 3 day old baby to choose, are you sure he can even crawl?'

  D:' i agree, lets postpone this till he enters 2 years of age'

  despite her reluctance Angelina agrees as my "Ritual of Fate" is arranged for my 2nd birthday as Angelina and her Husband left the chambers first, followed by my fathers brother Kristopher as only my mother Helen and my father David were left as my mother looked at him with a pleading look, my father sighing.

  D:' fine, you can have him sleep next to you but only once a week. i dont need you spoiling him all the time'

  H:' Thank you thank you thank you!'

  she happily yelled out as she hugged him. despite his rough looks he finally showed a gentle side.

  D:' alright alright.. you can stop thanking now'

  my father ordered, but he cked the bite he had as he just let her hug him. this wholesome moment going for a couple of minutes before they left together. as they left the maids and caretakers walked in joyfully gossiping and whispering to eachother as my caretaker now rocked my cradle and soothed me asleep. being 3 days old is hard Work.