"Bolo, what is the deal with a new dancer at the dance parlor?" Shantae asked, as she was dragged by her friend, Bolo to the very destination she sometimes danced at for extra cash. "Come on! you heard the rumors about the girl with the dark hair and green eyes, right? this is our chance to see her up close!" cried out Bolo as she sighed, knowing there was no convincing him.

as they made their way inside and sat down in the chairs infront of the moon-shaped stage, watching as the dancer who was dancing finishing up her routine and the lights dimmed, casting a wave of darkness to form on the crowd. "Now, for those of you whose taste is a little more.. passionate." started the owner as another one chimed in.

"The temptress of Sequin Land.."

"The Harem girl.."

"The desirable.."

"AMINA!"

a sunset colored light shined down on a girl, as the silver rose decoration in the center of her ivory floor-length dress sparkled and shimmered like a diamond. the girl had long dark onyx-russet hair flowing down her dress as she wore a sheer white veil with silver accents, a gold crown with jewels perched on her head as her summer-tanned skin was lined with shimmery makeup and her large almond shaped dark malachite hued irises were lined with dark purple eyeshadow and ruby lips.

she raised her arms as the veil joined her movements as she walked towards the moon stage.

everyone was silent as the girl reached her destination as there were more girls, but dressed in crimson, emerald, and gold as crimson and emerald velvet bodices were on their bodies and gold cording covered the seams. they had red and green rope skirts with gold belts cinched around their waists; caramel sandals, gold bracelets with the same jewels found on Amina's crown and headbands made out of the same material as her crown.

their makeup was simple: dark green eyeshadow and black lips with winged liner.

all the girls rose their heads as Amina took her place in front of them, facing the crowd with an alluring smile. the girl in ivory began to sing her song:

"Burning sands, winds of desire..

mirrored the waves that reflect a burning fire within my heart..~

un-watered, feeding the flame~

welcoming you to my harem..

sing for me, a song of life's visage..

sing for me, a tune of love's mirage~

In his eyes, sleep untold..

whispers that echo the days of all my soul,

i hold your Eastern promise close to my heart~

Welcoming you to my harem..~"

the lights on the girl dimmed as the girls in crimson, emerald and gold began to dance for the crowd, their rope skirts swaying side to side with each movement of their hips. then.. the lights snapped on the girl as she instead of that dress and veil, she was clad in a silver harem girl top with the rose in the center of her chest and in a golden color as her crown was still on her head, a mid-thigh silver harem girl skirt with stars and crimson sequins, a pair of gold heart-shaped bracelets with a single dark blue sapphire and gold gladiator sandals heels.

Shantae could hear the cheers of men as Amina began to dance, her hips swaying in a figure-eight as her arms went above her head and her head began to roll around her shoulders. it was hypnotic and yet somehow.. exotic...? she placed her hands together and moved them down her body in a snake-like motion before singing her song once more:

"Sing for me, a song of life's visage..

sing for me, a tune of love's mirage~

time is changed, times will move us now..

no escape, the passing sands of time..

i hold your Eastern promise close to my heart~

welcoming you to my harem~"

She continued to dance with her fellow harem-girls, tempting the crowd to indulge in her bounty and her beauty as she did vocalising and humming in her song. her song had ended, her dark malachite eyes scanning the crowd before she spoke up in a crooning and seductive voice.

"Now... which one of you will be the lucky one to get to be my new patron?~" all the men took out roses of various colors and offered them to the girl, as she scanned them with her eyes. She accepted a lavender hued bloom from a wealthy merchant as she followed him out of the parlor with her hand on his arm. Shantae watched the beauty leave with him as she was confused about Amina. that was the harem girl that stole the hearts of men due to her beauty? she was certainly beautiful as the stories described her to be..

She left the parlor in a mix of confusion and awe as Shantae even didn't realize that she would slowly fall in love with the beautiful harem girl with the jewel eyes. Amina smiled at her new patron as she twirled a lock of her onyx-russet hair around her finger as she asked him. "Sir.. i would like a necklace with rubies and diamonds.. incased in silver.. please." she asked as she watched his face, knowing that all those who became her new patron would find themselves unable to resist her.

Nobody could ever say no to a beauty like her and for some strange reason too. She had heard stories about a lost princess of Sapphire who went missing when the king and queen were turned to stone and their daughter went missing during that event when the pirate lord cursed the family and the city to be bathed in stone and the rulers to be statues. from what she was told, the princess was rescued from Sapphire by a single maid.

the princess was just barely a year old when that unfortunate event happened to her and the maid who had rescued the missing princess went into hiding.