Ascension of the Monster Queen

Mikala lowered her head then Nessa sighed, knowing what the girl may be feeling as well as thinking at the time and she sighed then looked at Nessa.

The king looked at his other kids, who couldn't believe their ears at the time and Kyle clenched his fist, then exhaled deeply and Jovan gritted his teeth as Quion looked at what was going on and wanted to see what was going to happen next.

"Seraphina, come forward, that's an order," The king said and she flinched, then Zack smirked and Nessa saw and when he noticed that she did, he turned away immediately and she scoffed.

"Seraphina, go," Nessa said and the girl nodded then stepped forward and she noticed Kyle was looking at her as were a few others that were working with the council.

Mikala went and stood in front of her father, with her head bowed and he smiled at her before peeking at her face then he exhaled deeply.

"Mikala, look up at me, do you have a problem with my decision?" He asked and she looked at him but before she could even answer his question, Jovan stepped forward and Nessa glanced at him and her brows furrowed.

"Your Highness, wait a minute, please, don't our opinion have any weight here? Is her opinion all that matters?" Jovan asked and Mikala turned around to look at him and Nessa scoffed.

"Your Highness, he is right, there were more candidates as well," The woman among the council members said.

"She wasn't even among the candidates, she did no tests like the others and yet she is being selected," Another added and the king looked at them then he sighed.

"That's right, there are so many things that need to be discussed right now, no one expected anything like this," Jovan said and Mikala lowered her head.

"Your Highness, you know I don't mean to be rude or anything but this at least needs to be discussed, the ones that were the candidates had hopes, they need an explanation at least, as we agreed on earlier, we will listen," Quion said.

The king smiled at him, since he knew how Quion did things and he was not the type that was unfair to others and would always pay close attention to both sides in order to solve a conflict.

"Fine, I will explain myself, I will tell you guys why I made this choice and I hope after hearing it you will be able to understand and accept my choice," He replied and Quion smiled at him then nodded.

"All first of all, kids, do you have anything you want to say to me right now?" The king asked as he looked at Nios and Reign, who turned to look at him.

"Father, we know you won't make such a decision without seriously considering it, you always think these things through, I am not sure we have anything to say as yet," Reign responded.

"Also, she is our little sister, when she is considered, things are different, let us hear your reason father, don't worry, we will listen carefully," Nios said and Mikala left staring at them and both of them looked at her with a smile on their face.

"Stay put and listen as well, to your king, sis," Reign added and Mikala nodded then stood aside and Nessa sighed.

'For some reason, this...' Nessa thought as she kept on looking, wondering what was going to happen and decided to only step in if she needed to or if the situation got out of control, which she hoped the king could handle.

Nessa didn't want to get too involved with the council at the moment, since she still had a few things she had to get done.

"I chose her because she has the heart of a leader, the other day when the city was even attacked, she was still practicing using her abilities and she doesn't have that much experience in battles, but despite that she charged in, risking herself to protect the people, from the beasts, while most of the others, were focusing on fighting it off, that's one," He said.

After hearing that part of what their father said, Reign glanced at Mikala and remembered what happened that day including the way she fought and a slight smile appeared on his face.

"Ah, yes we remember that, continue father, we would like to hear the rest of your reasons," Nios said and the king nodded.

"Mikala has the ability to rule with compassion, wisdom and fairness, she is not someone who would judge you by your status, so far whatever she has done, is for the better of the kingdom, most of the time, we try to keep her out of danger but she would rush head first into danger."

"Ever since Nessa came, I have been looking at everything carefully, ever since Nessa started teaching her, she has improved in many ways, even showing more traits that a leader should have, not everything is about the power you possess to defeat an opponent, she has the morale of a leader," He said and Mikala left staring at the way her father was talking then she swallowed.

Mikala couldn't believe what she was hearing from her father, since she thought he had never even seen her as the type who even had the potential to be one.

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"I see, so that's part of your reasoning, something that we lack, father?" Reign asked and Mikala lowered her gaze and Reign chuckled then approached her.

He patted her on the head with a gentle smile on his face then he exhaled deeply before standing beside her.

"I understand dad, also you should hear my opinion as well, I never wanted the throne, so you choosing her is a good idea, I think she has potential," Nios said and Mikala smiled at him then he patted her on the shoulder, before standing beside her.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"So, you guys are clearly fine with this, what about the rest of us?" Jovan asked as he stood up front and Quion glanced at him and at the same time.

Nessa's eyes narrowed, she knew then and there that none of this was going to get easy, especially for Mikala.