The utopia called The Kingdom came to be after the apocalypse wars of 2810th A.D. of earth. Resources became scarce, nature itself rebelled against its citizens, and then as usual leaders fought it out to see who could get a hold of the most resources. The tropical south was their gold mine, their prize, but before they could lay hands on it their fights become too unbearable to keep up. It destroyed civilizations, nature, and cultures with endless battles for technology, army, and economical superiority in a scheme to be the ultimate ruling power over the other.

The peace of the UN disintegrated because in the fight for survival they couldn't keep anyone safe. Smaller countries tried to keep it by banding together against those who would seek the rule their own way. Although mutual destruction was assured, the ones left alive came to a point of surrender and crafted a carefully thought out worldwide peace treaty to hold us together.

We were separated into seven powers.

6th- Ravens
5th- Tigers
4th - Eagles
3rd- Owls
2nd- Phoenixes
7th - Wolves
(Above all the rest except for 1.)

Seven different tattoos and power groups.

This was the system which began on earth and extended to other planets, including the moon which was now fully colonized all part of the Kingdom. But each power also had their own rules. The Kingdom wasn't a democracy, aristocracy, monarchy, tyranny, oligarchy, republic, socialism or any of those which had previously existed. This was set up by the first and highest ruling power known as The Royalty. This helped us live together in peace and progress for all in The Kingdom or so I read.

The Royalty lived in the Castle. They were the famous founding families of the Kingdom.

Marked on the skin by a Sun on their right shoulder and a star on the left shoulder. The tattoos were meant as a sign of the weight and responsibility it was to carry the system. The Royalty were the only group where the members had to be born into it. Every royalty had to be directly descended those of pure blood environment as the rules read.

Their home base was right here in Castle City, home to the King's castle. What was once known as Europe was now the first continent of the Kingdom and I was born right here.

Without any choice, I was born a royal but maybe it would have been fine if I had just been born a pesky overly indulged royal and not Princess Aurora Gryphon, the living heir to the Seven Powers of The Kingdom, of King Alaster Gryphon and Queen Mahala Gryphon. It was exhausting just thinking of the title of my name.

The most important day in my life was upcoming as a the heir. But not for the reasons people thought. Well people's thoughts on me were interesting to say the least. Most of them didn't even believe I was alive. Not a stretch since they hadn't seen me ever since my mother's death. My father had been able to keep me away from everyone's eyes and reach ever since then with the help of his loyal Knights.

But for me it was different. My father had made me a promise as a King. A promise that could settle things. He promised to reveal to me the truth about my mother. About the day. About how everything happened. But I had always been impatient and I wanted answers now not later.

I had tried my own ways but failed every time I thought I was getting close. Her death had never been fully explained and I couldn't stand it any longer. Circling back to the same spot, right back at the start because I was not of age yet to know the truth. Yet maybe just maybe he was finally ready to redeem himself in my eyes. Ready for me to know, ready to take me seriously. And this was my hope.

Once my father lifted the ban and I became of age I'd be able to see everything and anything I wanted. I always knew there was more to her story but he had refused to talk about the very truth which could set me free. Once I connected all the dots I could silence all the questions I had. I would be free from that day.

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Now a Guide to the Kingdom

...THE SEVEN POWERS...

The Remnants: The 6th power.

Lowest in the Kingdom. Criminals, rebels, turned servants. All those who had fallen from their original power for any reason were sent there and like every power they had their unique symbol.

Tattoo ID: A Raven microtechnological tattoo on the bottom of their left feet.

Home base: the sixth continent, called the Grave; in the old world named Antarctica.

Almost impossible to survive the hostility of the Ravens eye for an eye mentality, everyone always trying to gain one up on the other. The lives they led were of the lowest quality but it was one of them who was responsible for my miserable life and I took no pity on whoever got what they deserved.

5th Power: Attackers

Job: First hand eliminators of threats. First line of soldiers. Keepers of Ravens, judges and executors.

Culture: Fighters and heavy consumers of toxics made of mostly men. Likelihood of survival for women was low. Close knit people filled with rituals and superstitions. Trained to not second guess threats and act immediately.

Tattoo: Tiger that covered their left leg.

Base Continent: Steel, South America, preferring hot climates such as jungles and deserts due to their affinity with the wilderness.

4th Power: Defenders, the protectors of the citizens on Earth.

Job: Help of the poor, orphans, homeless, ill, community. Reconstruction of houses, hospitals, schools, food after the Apocalypse.

Culture: Selfless travelers, friendly, resourceful, helpful, hospitable.

Tattoo: Eagle represented by a pair of bird wings on both rib cages as if they were protecting the organs of our society.

Base Continent: Sword continent; formerly named Africa where they naturally flew away from because of a lack of surviving people there to help.

3rd Power: Knowing.

Job: Leaders, judges, government employers, spiritual guides, mental helpers, teachers. In charge of the Creed, the Kingdom educational system.

Culture: Keepers of the peace, self-controlled, wise, organized, lovers of hierarchy.

Tattoo: Owl on the stomach.

Base Continent: The Tree continent, a haven most never left unless mandated which they were sticklers for, obedience.

2nd Power: Creators.

Job: Entertainers, artists, musicians, designers, creatively gifted.

Culture: Biggest group, peculiar individualists, avoiders of responsibility, rowdy but harmless. Mostly lived in the lap of luxury and riches the closest people to the 1st power, the royals.

Tattoo: A Phoenix on top of the right hand.

Base Continent: The beautiful continent called the River, of old Australia.

7th Power: Knights aka Wolves.

Job: Kingdom's Intelligence shadow group. Monitor people, threats, conspiracies against the Kingdom. Enforcer of Kingdom laws. The King's direct army and personal bodyguards. The power who colonized the moon as a backup Kingdom. Were currently working on 3 other planets to be inhabited.

Culture: Workaholics with special skills set carefully chosen and invited to be a part of the group. A faceless nuisance to society who were uniforms with helmets in the shapes of wolves.

Tattoo: A wolf behind a shield. Right arm, seal of honor, given by the King in the ceremony graduation.

Base Continent: Seventh continent called the Moon. Home of the tallest cities, man made empire which used to be North America.

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