Angelo J Bell

The Gray Melia Angelo J Bell

When the wife of an Emperor returns to her husband after being lost in the Black Forest for a day, they are both shocked to discover that not only is she pregnant but she is due to give birth imminently. This initial shock is compounded when the Empress gives birth to a daughter. The child who is born with gray skin, a clear signal that an ancient prophecy is about to come true, where such a child will rise to unite a divided kingdom. Fearing his reign will soon come to an end, the Emperor strikes a bargain with his wife. In return for sparing the child's life she will keep her skin covered at all times. He then replaces the child with one from a handmaiden and continues his bloody war against the neighbouring kingdom. But as the child is brought up as a servant within the walls of the palace she secretly observes and learns her father's unmatched swordsmanship techniques that will one day serve her well. She has a destiny to fulfil and knows that only she can bring about the peace and end to bloodshed that so many crave. The question is, does she have the ability to defeat her beloved father and the willingness to take control of the empire from him?