Yona Of The Dawn - A Fanfiction

“It’s only been a year, huh…” The girl standing at the blush of dawn murmured, her eyes gazing at the capital of Kouka Kingdom, just straight down from the mountains. Hak, her faithful servant, stared at her form for a while before agreeing to her statement in his mind. A lot of things happened, and he thought that it has been a long time since they left the capital, but only a year passed. Many things have changed since then, and the one who changes the most was probably the girl standing in front of him. Her appearance, her personality, and her purpose in life changed – even though she was just a 17 year old girl.

          Her name is Yona. Born a princess of the late Emperor Il of Kouka, she was supposed to be the heir for the throne. However, because of a conspiracy committed by the current emperor, her own cousin, Emperor Soo-Won, she was forced to flee from her own home to save her life.

As a princess, Yona was a remarkable girl. She was beautiful, she was taught the best education possible for a princess, and has an innocent mind. Her height was average, but her stature was petite even among girls her age. She had a pair of dark blue eyes which shines with excitement whenever her beloved cousin came visiting her, a small nose, and lips that gave the most heart-warming smile he’d ever seen in his life. Her skin was fair, smooth and soft, as she wasn’t allowed to lift even a finger in the castle.

Her most prominent feature is her hair. Long, wavy and red; her hair always reminded Hak of the colour of the dawn. Now, she was still beautiful, but in a different way. The petite princess was no longer innocent, her dark blue eyes now sparked with vengeance against her father’s murderer. Her skin was a little bit tanned and callused, the result of their search for the descendants of the dragons of legends throughout Kouka Kingdom. She still had her red, wavy hair, although it was cut short by her to free herself from being captured by the unscrupulous Fire Tribe’s general’s second son, Kan Tae-Jun.

          Princess Yona has had a spirited personality since she was still a child. Honest and kind toward her people, she was loved by everyone in the castle. But she also has her spoiled side, as she was treated with so much attention since she was the only princess of the emperor. She was quite ignorant of the world around her, as she was never allowed to step out from the castle grounds by the emperor. To her, her world is the castle. Hak once thought that the emperor was being ridiculous when he even banned her princess from touching any weapon at all, because she would be a completely airheaded princess by the time she was of marriageable age.

However, the spoiled princess no longer exists. After an incident where Hak almost lost his life, Yona strived hard to be someone who can be useful toward others. The bow and arrow that she never touched before became her armament against her enemy. Her ignorance vanished; she became wiser as her world expands through their journey together. Nevertheless, Hak was glad that despite the changes she has had, his mistress still retained her spirited personality, her honesty and her kind nature.

          When Yona was still a princess, her purpose in life was to have her love reciprocated by Soo-Won, get married to him, and live happily as they ruled Kouka Kingdom together. When her father was murdered, her purpose in life was destroyed. She became a soulless puppet for a while, mourning for the death of her beloved father and despairing her lost love, but soon she recovered when she was in hiding at a Wind Tribe’s territory; Hak’s village.

After their escape from the hands of Kan Tae-Jun, Hak was badly injured because he protected her from any injuries. When she realised that she would lose him too, Yona found a new resolve to keep on living; assembling all four reincarnations of the dragons from the legends to keep Hak from dying protecting her alone and avenging her late father. Their search for the dragons was helped by Yoon, a multi-talented pretty boy who helped them when Hak was injured.

Her determination slowly transformed into a different resolution when she finally finished reuniting all the dragons. She was devastated when she first learned about the true state of Kouka Kingdom during her time in Awa, a harbour located between the Earth and the Fire Tribe’s territory. Piracy, slavery and corruption happened far and wide within the port. Thus, when she finally met with all the dragons, she decided to change Kouka Kingdom into a better place, solving all the problems she could manage.

          “Are you ready, Hak?” The minute she suddenly smiled at him, Hak was surprised and quickly woke up from his trance. He was no longer remembering the past Princess Yona, whose life purpose changed into turning Kouka Kingdom to a better country and was no longer a naïve and ignorant girl. While she still maintained her honest, kind and spirited personality, her blue eyes now glimmered with hate toward her father’s murderer.

Even so, when Hak saw the fluttering red hair on the horizon, he was quickly reminded of the dawning sky. Then Hak smiled, and nodded at her. “Yes, my princess.” He hoped that the bright red colour won’t lose its shine forever.