The Princess looked behind her as for a moment she swore she saw a dark shadow like figure with a pair of dark glowing red eyes. Fear rushed through her as she almost fell out of her chair. Once she had regained her balance however the figure had vanished...
"Was it just my imagination?" She asked looking around seeing nothing but the usual trappings in her room.
"Did you say something my lady?" Her handmaiden said walking by.
"No...I'm fine. Thank you." The Princess replied. She couldn't help shake the dark ominous feeling that something was watching her.
"Okay my lady you you should hurry your farther expects you for the birthday toast." The handmaiden replied.
Shaking off the feeling the Princess gathered herself and went downstairs heading for the ballroom. All the lords of the kingdom had arrived for her 19 birthday and she was expected to meet several Princes' today. Now that she was finally of age royalty from many other lands were expected to try and win her affection so they may win her hand.
Once in the ballroom the orchestra played up the music as the Princess entered. Everyone nodded and bowed as she took her place by her father's side. Her farther King Arthras stood up as everyone sat down to show their respect.
"Today we celebrate a grand occasion. My beautiful daughter Fia finally comes of age today. My dear you have blossomed into a wonderful young woman. Your mother would be so proud of you. I thought this day might not come. When you were born you very ill and sickly. The healers and mages told me there was little they could do. However you proved them all wrong. You fought off that illness and blossomed into the strong and beautiful woman you are today. I am truly honored to be your father." The king said in his opening speech.
The ballroom was filled with applause after the speech as the Princess wiped away a tear from her eye. Raising her glass in the air the entire ballroom shared in a toast.
"TO PRINCESS FIA!" They all shouted. However this celebration was not to last...
As soon as the toast ended a chill ran through the air as a strange wind began flowing through the ballroom. All the windows were closed however as some of the guests began looking around for the cause of it. The wind began to blow out some of the torches dimming the room.
"Daddy? What's going on?" Fia asked her farther who had a frozen look on his face. He seemed almost paralyzed by fear.
As the lights dimmed a strange figure cloaked in a black robe appeared in the center of the ballroom. He seemed to have just appeared out of thin air as everywhere gasped and backed away from him.
"Yes....to Princess Fia....You truly have blossomed into a beautiful girl my day. I made a wise choice in sparing you that night." The figure said in a rough and grizzly voice.
"Stranger reveal yourself!" One of the guards said as the royal gaurd knights began to surround him swords drawn.
"Oh there is no need for that. I am invited here. By none other than the king himself. Don't you remember Arthras our little deal you made 19 years ago?" The figure said with a cold laugh.
"Father is this true?" Fia asked looking up at the King who was clenching his fists so tight his knuckles were white.
"How....how do you live demon? My sorcerer swore they defeated you a decade ago? Our deal is void!" The king suddenly yelled.
"Oh...they did defeat me. Fortunately for me they didn't destroy my soul. That is bound outside my body. It may have taken years to rebuild my form but now I am back and more powerful then every before." The hooded figure said.
"Silence Monster!" One of the guards yelled before charging him wth his sword.
The hooded figure simply held out his hand as the metal blade shattered across his skin like glass on stone. Not a mark was left on the hooded man as he grabbed the knight by the neck and tossed him out of a window over 50 yards away like he weighed nothing. The other knights saw this display as their knees started to shake.
"I have not coke to fight king....I have come to collect my payment." The figure said as he pointed to the Princess.
"You cannot have her!" The king yelled back.
"Daddy what is going on?" The princess asked now terrified.
"When you were born my dear the sickness was going to claim your life. Nothing could be done to save you, it claimed your mother in labor and passed it on to you. I feared the worst until this hooded figure appeared before me. He swore he could save you and in return he said he wanted to claim you as his own once you came of age. I knew what this man was....A demon a spawn from the pits of hell itself but I had no choice. I agreed and with one drop of his blood he cured you. I sent my best warriors and mages to find his domain and end him before the deal was done. I was told they had succeeded but...." the king said.
"But they failed....now the time has come due. Now my princess come you shall make a fine demoness and queen." The cloaked demon said.
"I would never go with you monster! I would rather die!" Princess Fia cried out.
"You act as if you have a choice my dear. My power and blood still courses through your veins just waiting to be awoken....perhaps these fine humans would like a taste of that power?" The hooded figure said as dark waves of magical energy began to swirl around him.
Within seconds the cloak melted away as darkness swirled the demon. Sudden two huge black wings and a black tail sprung forth from the man as the demon revealed himself to everyone.
The crowd gasped as the Princess looked the demon both terrified and strangely intriguingly. He had the form of a man yet also that of a monster....
"Now than....my princess how about we awaken some of that demonic energy inside you?" The demon said as he clasped his hands together.
Suddenly the Princess began to feel a bit strange. A heat was starting to build within her like she had never felt before. Suddenly a massive pain hit her body as she fell to her hands and knees crying out in agony.
"Please make it stop! It hurts!" The princess cried out.
"Don't stop! I will do anything!" The king called out.
"Too late!" The demon said with a laugh.
Rolling over the Princess felt the pain start to center at her feet. Pulling up her dress she saw her nice pretty heels her father had bought her start to fee really tight. She tried to reach down to take them off but before she could a loud ripping noise came from the fronts of her shoes as she saw long claw like red toenails poking through the shoes....
The Princess stared in horror as she tore off her shoes and stared down at her feet. Her toenails had grown into long red claws. She wanted to cry but it seemed this wasn't he only change....
Her feet began to suddenly bend and snap as she cried out in pain. Her feet bent themselves upright as her heels began to grow and extend form a new kind of twisted high heel of its own. When they were done changing it was clear her feet were no longer human as they looked very demonic...
"The change has begun my dear. It will spread all over until you eventually turn into the beautiful demonic bride I desire." Pulling out a parchment from his pocket he tossed it on the ground. It had an image of a beautiful yet terrifying demon woman on it.
"You can chose to embrace it and find me yourself or resist in which case I will claim you again when the time is right." The demon said before he turned around as darkness enveloped his body before he vanished.
The Princess stared down at her feet in tears as the guests began to flee in terror calling her a monster and blaming the king for making a deal with a demon.
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