Chapter 1

Rhyeine opened her heavy eyelids, rimmed with slumber. The sight she saw before her did not comfort her, yet it was the same view awoke to every morning. She was surrounded by a wall of stone, with a plain wooden dresser in the corner and an old rusty lamp by her side. She rose from the bed, her delicate nightgown flowing behind her and opened the ragged curtains. Daylight filled the room, but the roon did not seem any more appealing to Rhy. Through the metals bars of the window, she looked down below. She viewed an immense pool of water, with a small bridge connecting her with the outside world. Unfortunately, what lay beyond the bridge was an evil fire-breathing dragon which her evil step-mother Ehmelle had planted there to stop her from escaping.

It all began when Rhy was only nine. She was the only child to the King and Queen of Brightvale, two wonderful parents, Laurence and Amelia, and lived in a kingdom where she had everything she had ever wished for. But one day, after suffering a long and terrible illness, her mother died. Rhy was heartbroken; she had lost a most loving Mother and her best friend. Her Father was also distraught, but he realised he must find another mother figure for Rhy to help with her growing up. But, who he found destroyed their lives forever.

Ehmelle seemed your typical Royal Girl Blumaroo, kind and thoughtful, yet she had been born with an evil streak. She was jealous of Laurence's love for Rhy and wanted it for herself. When they married, she planned to kill Rhy by implanting some poison into her drink, but alas, Rhy's Father drank it by accident. His death was a disaster for the kingdom. Everything had now been left to Rhy but Ehmelle decided she wanted the kingdom to herself so she decided that if she faked Rhy's death, she would be Laurence's only living next of kin. She locked Rhy in a tower far, far away and banished her there for eternity.

7 years later, and Rhy was still locked up in this horrendous place with no hope of escaping. However, in the land of Meridell, a young prince had heard a rumor of the Rhyeine's story and while others questioned it, he decided to see if it was true. He rode all the way to the sacred land of Kiko Lake, encountering the terrifying Forbidden Woods in his journey. However, his brave quality allowed him to overcome this.

Once getting so far, the Prince was confident in his quest. However, when he saw the great, fire-breathing dragon in the distance, he began to sweat. With only a sword in hand, he did not know if he had the ability or skill to beat the dragon. But was the innocent Princess worth this risk? Or did she even exist?

Gel took a deep breath and continued towards the dragon. After years of desertedness, the dragon was truly surprised at the arrival of the Prince and so Gel was at a greater advantage. He struck at the beast from behind, and managed to do enough damage to weaken him. After a tough fight, Gel came out victorious. The dragon was well and truly dead and the tower was free to search for the beautiful Princess.

Of course, Rhyeine had heard the commotion but could not see from her small window what had happened. She waited in her tower, terrified of what may come up those high stairs.

*Rhyeine?* a soft voice called.
*Yes?* came her feeble reply. The door swung open, and there lay a handsome Prince dressed in radiant blue and gold.
*So it's true!* exclaimed Gel and he took Rhy in his arms and carried her down the 50 flights of stairs. Rhyeine could not contain her happiness of being rescued and had great adoration for the Prince that very moment. They returned to Brightvale and surprised all the villagers that the legend was actually true. Rhyeine stormed into her old castle and demanded her Father's possessions from Ehmelle. Ehmelle was so shocked that she immediately left before anyone could arrest her and ran away into the distance. It is rumored that she currently resides in Terror Mountain, hiding from shame and danger.

Of course, Rhyeine lived happily ever after, for that is the way every good fairytale ends ;) The End.

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