Royal Shadow

[RavenMist]

Isabella looks over at them, surprised to hear them getting along. She smiles slightly, and lets out a small chuckle and shakes her head. She looks around and then yawns.

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow stands up, stretching his shoulder while looking at Isabella's dad with a slightly accusing look. Her father shrugs, well aware that he had caused the pain in Shadow's movement. Shadow pulls out his device and reads something that has caught his attention. His eyes narrow as he reads the words. He puts the device back in his jacket. Shadow walks over to Isabella, sitting down beside her. "It appears someone is attempt to take command of the royals." He says quietly. "There was no name, the only information is that he would be the next in line after you. Is there anyone you know who would fit that description?"

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella stands looking at shadow and frowns, she moves over to her father and stares at him, "You put Nathan as the next heir?" She asks with a look of disappointment, "He's not even related to you, I'm your daughter and you picked him over me. Before all of this started, you chose him over me?!" She shouts in anger, her tone sharp but yet hurt.


"I don't care whether you expected me to marry him or whether you were going to just cut me off." She murmurs, "But I thought the word family was supposed to mean something. Apparently not." She mumbles lowly. She turns to shadow now, "He's the son of the second royal family, the one below ours. Arrogant and irritating but he knows the royals and they'll listen to him, if he's attempting to take over, it's not even a matter of attempting, it's almost a said defiant." She murmurs softly, "Not formally of course, there's still time to take over before he manages to but if he's the actual heir then this gets harder." She mutters, not even looking at her father, pain and hurt clear on her face.

 

[Hellfire]

"Very few would allow a women alone to rule them." Her father said calmly. "I had to make sure that you would have a man at your side who would know what he was doing." He picked at his fingernails lazily. "I would never allow the royals to fall so easily." He looks at the both of them with a smile.


Shadow's hand curl into fist as he looks at the man coldly. "Well played," He said, locking eyes with her father. "But I will not let the people of the slums suffer under another's rule."

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella turns back to look at him, "I cannot rule because I'm female?" She says, low and hurt, "Gender shouldn't define why I cannot rule." She says, "I do not need to marry a man to rule. I should not have to." She says harshly, her face angry but still hurt.


"Shadow, tie him back up." She murmurs coldly, she shakes her head and turns away, leaving the building. She shuts the door behind her, leaning against the wall and sinking to the floor.

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow quickly does as she had asked. "She would have been a great ruler." Her father comments. "A man would have only dragged her down, but that is the way society works." He sighs, Shadow watching him.


"Perhaps you should have been the man to back her then, instead of forcing her on another." Shadow says before leaving himself. He walks out the door, quickly finding Isabella. He sits down beside her, staying quiet for several moments. "Society isn't always right." He says quietly, looking at the building across from them.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella shrugs, "He should of just told me. I've built up hope on ruling but who's going to listen to the petty girl with aspiration and hope." She murmurs quietly, "Who's going to stand next me if my own father himself won't." She murmurs rest her head against her knees. She didn't want to cry, she didn't want to even hurt but that's exactly what we happening. Her emotions getting on top of her, she lets out a sigh and looks up, tears in her eyes, "We take over now, today. I don't care how but we do it." She murmurs, "No more playing nicely." She murmurs.

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow pulls her into a hug to comfort her. "You have me," he says quietly. "and I have my ways. You'll be in charge before you know it." He smiles, his mind racing as he thinks over how such a feat will be done.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella nods lightly and rest her hand on his shoulder, "I'm sure we can do it." She murmurs lightly, looking at him, "We need a way to hold the royals in their homes. Until something can be done about them." She says lightly.

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow chuckles softly. "Most doors in royal homes are run by a computer or protected by a security system, hacking those system should allow me to lock up their homes. That of course will only hold them so long, but it is a better option that sending some action hungry rebel." He sighs lightly.

 

[RavenMist]

She nods, "We can send the rebels if they are going to listen. No violence unless absolutely necessary, just keep them there." She says quietly.

 

[Hellfire]

"They will probably beat up the guards, then come back and say it was self-defense." He said as he leaned back against the wall. "I know a few people that are better suited for such a task, and some of them would probably find it hilarious to confine someone to their home." He pulled out his device and typed away. "Do you want me to go ahead and have them secure the royal houses?"

 

[RavenMist]

She simply now go, "Go for it. It's the only hope we've got." She says softly, "We'll go to mine, I need to record a message for the whole of the slums. Are there any big screens, or something everyone can see. Even the poorest people." She asks lightly.

 

[Hellfire]

"Their are the advertisement boards." He says, thinking. "There are a few of them in slums, and with a tweak I could probably get you're message on them." He sends out the message, putting his device away.

 

[RavenMist]

She nods, "Okay. That'll work." She says lightly, she smiles slightly and then looks around, "I need to give hope. Explain what I intend. Get them on side." She says lightly, "The royals. They won't care about the opinions of the people in the slums."

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow nodded. "The systems for the boards are old, so I will have to go to their broadcasting station." He explained. "Once I have attached my datapad to the system I will be able to hack it from a distance."

 

[RavenMist]

She nods as he explains, "Are they easier enough to access or will it be trouble?" She asks, "That'll work for the message, I want word to travel of a new reigning leader. A better one." She says with a small smile.

 

[Hellfire]

"It's no trouble." He said, smiling. "I just hope people are willing to accept a message that they have been waiting for for a long time." He thinks back to Nathan. "We have to beat Nathan, and we will."

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella nods lightly, "I can stop Nathan. We used to be friends, that hadn't changed the last time I saw him." She murmurs, "Though, getting close to him once he knows I'm aiming to take over won't be as easy." She says, thinking about it.

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow's eyes narrow in thought. "We he be willing to just let you take over?" He asks. "although I am a bit curious of how Nathan is considered a heir, as the first born of your father shouldn't you simply take over?"

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella shrugs, "I'd have to risk getting close in hope it makes it easier to take over. I doubt he'll hand it all over." She murmurs softly, "I think it was the intent of my father and his parents for us to marry. He takes over and as his wife I stay in power too." She murmurs.

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow gave a short, harsh laugh. "Arranged marriage." He shook his head. "Why does it not surprise me that such a thing is still done. It's all for political power I guess."

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella sighs, "I think they just gathered I'd fall in love with him." She mumbles, "Arranged marriages are the norm with the royals, anything to keep the power up there." She murmurs.

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow nodded. "I guess it happens in the slums from time to time, but most people here just look for the person with the best cahnce of survival and go after them." A small smile crossed his face. "There are still a few that simply fall in love though."

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella nods lightly, "To know what love feels like would be great, a Royal girl would never be so lucky though. Even after taking over and making things better. I'll be hated either way for a long time." She points out.