14. The first day.

Everybody was waiting for Niya in the Court Room, murmuring among themselves.

"She is just seventeen. How would she manage?" One court-man said to another.

"Oh, don’t worry. She would be a puppet Queen. Do you really think that King Archie would allow her to make decisions independently?" Another chuckled.

A few minutes passed and the guards opened the double doors. As soon as Niya entered the Court Room, everybody knelt on one knee. She gracefully walked through the red carpet and sat elegantly on her throne which was named The Musgravite Throne because it was carved from Musgravite stones and was decorated with hints of gold. George followed her and stood on her right side, slightly behind her. Niya looked around and on the left side of the row, near the front, was Archie who was already sitting on his throne with his beautiful crown on top of his head. Beside him, William sat on the right side in the front of the other parallel row.

It was an emergency meeting for the most important cases because they could not be delayed any longer so Niya had decided to attend the court first before addressing the speech she was going to give in the Parliament later that day. Niya was already prepared and had read everything about what the duties of a Queen entailed so she was well prepared for her first day in the Royal Court Room.

George gave her a red velvet file with some documents. "Ma'am, the first case is ‘Werewolves Star Land’. They are protesting against the Royals and they refuse to give the land which we demanded so roads and schools could be built in that area. The representative of the Royals will be King Archie and he will present his points in favor of this developmental process." George explained the issue to Niya as she nodded.

"And where is the representative of the weres?" Niya asked George and everybody stared at Niya as if she had asked for both of their kidneys. Horror and shock was the only expression on their faces. A low murmur could be heard in the hall. Archie stood up from his throne and approached Niya’s.

"Niya! Weres are not allowed to enter the palace so there would be no representative from their side. You have to decide based on royal arguments only." Archie explained the situation to her. 

Niya blinked in confusion for a second and chuckled in shock. "Are you kidding me? Then why are you even taking this case in the Court Room? Go and snatch their land. There is no point to waste my time." Niya mockingly said with a stern look on her face. 

Pin drop silence filled the hall. Archie had not expected this tone from Niya as he was so sure that she would do whatever he would say. Archie opened his mouth to say something but then decided to keep it shut as William stood up and spoke. 

"Your Majesty, you are absolutely right and it is completely up to you whether you want to listen to their side or not. Nevertheless, if you decide to go in favor of the royals without hearing them, they have to obey that." William said with a smile. 

"I understand but my answer is no, Mr. Prime Minister. I do not want to decide based on only King Archie's presentation. That would be unfair for the weres. If they approach me with their case, I should be the one to deliver proper justice to them. Call their representative and we will discuss this case next time." Niya smiled and signed George to present the next case. For the next three hours, many more cases were presented and soon enough, the Court Room was dismissed.

Niya went to her room immediately to change out of her formal dress as she had to go to the Parliament for her first speech as a Queen. 

"Oh my goodness, it is a long day. George, please, give me the speech. I wanna revise it one last time." Niya said while applying moisturizer on her face. Amica was combing her hair while Emily and the others were arranging other things for her as it was going to be a historic day. It was the very first time that Niya was going to address the Parliament. George gave her the speech and she revised it quickly.

She changed into a turtle neck white shirt with a light pink blazer on top and black formal pants. "Here’s your tiara, Ma'am." Emily put the tiara on Niya's head. It was the same tiara that was gifted by Emily and her team, a golden tiara with very precious stones on it. She immediately wore her matching black gloves and heels. Niya took one last glance in the mirror and left the room.

She was in the middle of the corridor when Archie came out of the elevator and greeted her.

"Your Majesty, I need to talk to you." Archie said with no expressions on his face but one could easily tell that he was not in his best mood. Niya sighed as she knew the topic that he wanted to talk about.

"Archie, please. I don't want to be late for my very first speech. I know you are upset about the Werewolves Star Land case. We will talk about it later." Niya smiled and assured him to talk later and she left.

Archie and Niya both reached the Parliament and as Niya loosed outside she could see thousands of journalists and a huge crowd waiting to get a glance at them. As soon as they stepped out of their cars, cameras started clicking and flashing. People went crazy with just one glance of Niya and they were holding posters like ‘Welcome, Your Majesty’, ‘All hail the Queen’, ‘May the Queen live long’. Niya was overwhelmed by all the love she was receiving. She gracefully waved at them and smiled. 

Both Archie and Niya entered the Parliament. It was a huge round four-story building made of purely white marbles with The House of Lords written on it with gold. It was almost two in the afternoon when they arrived and everybody was already there, sitting quietly in their respective places inside the Parliament. They all stood up and bowed as soon as she entered the room along with Archie. 

Archie and his assistants took their seats in the front row and Niya walked towards the stage where she was supposed to give her speech along with George and Edward. She gracefully stood on the platform and looked at the people around her. The four floors of the hall were fully occupied, no seat was empty. Some were looking like normal human beings while others had strange ears, extra-long teeth, or a short height and some even had black devil wings. So many different creatures were gracefully sitting in the Parliament, creatures that Niya never thought could ever exist.  She never had exposure to this much public in her entire life. She was nervous as everyone at her place would be, but she was determined as well, determined to make every single person proud. But most importantly, her dad.

"Kill it, girl, you can do it." She whispered under her breath and sighed, stepping closer to the microphone. William who was sitting in the front row with Archie smiled and assured her with his eyes that everything would be alright. She smiled at him back.

"My Lords, ladies, and gentlemen…

I, Niyanica Hemsworth, on this special occasion, welcome the opportunity to speak to all the people of this Musgravite Universe, wherever they live, whatsoever planet they belong, whatever race they come from, whatever language they speak, I welcome your all representatives present here in the Musgravite Parliament and all the people who are watching through their TVs at their home in different planets. To all of you, I say welcome. As I speak to you today, standing on the land of Vamp Prime, Musgravite Universe, which was a strange planet and a different world to me a week ago when I woke up from my almost five thousand years long sleep.” She smiled at the thought, “Now, this planet is my home, it’s people, my family after I took my Royal Oath and I will do my best to serve this Universe as well as the other seven as much as I can.” She paused for a moment, then continued.

“At this time, science has achieved so much that one can travel at an incredible speed, almost at the speed of light. It makes our connections to our fellow planets closer than before. But still, we are unable to connect to the other six universes and I am hoping that, in the future, we will be able to connect to them and take them under one umbrella of peace and development. All of you need a leader, a ruler who can deliver justice to people without thinking about their race, language, their ethnicity and I’m extremely humbled that the Planet and the Almighty have chosen me as that leader, that ruler to guide you, to lead you and to deliver what’s best to you at my best capacity.” She looked around as everyone listened to her intently and continued to deliver her speech. 

*‘In the dark of a dark forest a creator will appear who will hold the power to create the world and to destroy the same, the one who will be the most powerful in all the seven universes will be known as Niyanica the Creator Queen will come to heal you, to rule you, to guide you. She will be your light in the dark and the healer of your wounds, provide you the life again, and revive you from the frozen. She will be the force to unite all the seven universes and bring the utmost peace.’*

These lines are as old as the existence of the Musgravite Universe. They are from Vamp Prime's oldest holy book the *Sanctus Liber*. My arrival was mentioned millions of years ago and here I am now, ready to fulfill the prophecy, to heal you, and to deliver to you all the justice without any sort of discrimination. If we all go forward together with unwavering faith and high courage, we shall be able to make this planet, this universe, and all the seven worlds an even better place to live where only love will prevail over hate. I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it's long or short, shall be devoted to your service. But I can not have the strength to carry out this resolution of peaceful, loving, and developed universes alone unless you join in with me. So are you with me? Do you allow me to lead the path along with your support?" She asked with confidence in her tone, looking at every single representative.

"Aye Aye, Your Majesty." Everybody stood up at their seats and clapped. A surge of happiness ran inside Niya's body. Her eyes were wet but she managed to control her tears. She was feeling happy that she did not disappoint her Dad. She closed the file she was reading.

Archie was stood proudly, clapping with the rest of the crowd, and smiled at her. She sighed in relief. 

"Thank you." She said and smiled.

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