Anastasia, Elder Princess

## Anastasia

**Anastasia, Elder Princess** (Anastasia Mary Louisa; 21 November 1840 – 5 August 1901) was Lunar Empress and Queen of the Sun by marriage to Lunar Emperor Wilhelm VIII. She was the eldest child of Queen Antheia of Venus and Prince Qoi of Jäger-Kagome and Kemono, and was created Elder Princess in 1840. She was the mother of Queen Amanda.

As the eldest living child of her parents, Anastasia or "Ozzie" as she was nicknamed was the heir apparent to her mother, before marrying her future husband. Anastasia was married at age 17 to Prince Wilhelm VIII, with whom she had one child. Anastasia was favoured over Thestios VII by the Lunar and Solar courts due to her inherent ruthlessness (which she inherited from her incredibly ruthless mother); they considered this to be a satisfactionary trait to survive in both of their courts. She was favoured so much, that even her own siblings were being snubbed by both courts` courtiers. Inherently stoic-natured, she passed onto her daughter; ruthlessness, a short temper, and keen observations skills. Though she could be incredibly cold and calculating to a tee, she was also in private warm-hearted and compassionate; her husband later mentioned in one of his diary entries, his wife`s fondness for making foreign dignitaries from Mars feel unwelcome, as well as foreign dignitaries from Earth. Her younger siblings even called her "sadistic ivoka" (which is an condescending pet name in the Venusian language, which is literally translated to "sadistic dog").

Her reign as Empress spread fear of Anastasia and her siblings through Mars; it should be said that they feared Anastasia far more than her other siblings, and either on a good day or a bad day, would shrink away from speaking to the terrifying Empress. Wilhelm VIII was said to wisely fear his wife, and called the cute pet name of "little lusha" to refer to his wife; she is said to have punched him in the stomach for that pet name. Her husband died in 4 June 1899 – from an aggressive form of lung cancer and was succeeded by their daughter Amanda, who had more ruthless goals than both of her parents. After her husband`s death, she became widely known as **Empress Wilhelm** (Venusian: *Dadonva* *Wikhelm*). The empress dowager then settled in Dadonva Province, distantly supporting her daughter; her daughter is said to have admired her as a ruler and a mother. After her daughter married in 1900, Anastasia began falling ill. She eventually died from an aggressive form of lung cancer on 5 August 1901.

## Elder Princess of Venus

### **Childhood and education**

Princess Anastasia was born on 21 November 1840 in Antheia Palace, Andromeda. She was the first child of her parents, Queen Antheia and her consort, Prince Qoi of Jäger-Kagome and Kemono. When she was born, the doctor reportably exclaimed: "Madame, this one will grow up to be a powerful leader." The Queen reportably replied: "She will? Then I congratulate you on delivering her safely". The news of her birth caused much resentment from Mars who saw her as a threat to their dominance, as a fail-safe her mother had several Martian spies arrested and then executed by a firing squad as an example.

She was baptised in a bathtub filled with boiling water, but used her magic to acclimate the water to a more welcoming temperature, which caused her parents to become happy. A special font was commissioned especially for the occasion of her christening. Her godparents were Grand Duchess Adelaide (her great-aunt), the Queen of Andromeda (her great-aunt), the Duchess of Jäger-Kagome and Kemono (paternal grandmother, from whom the Duchess of Moroka stood proxy), the Duke of August (her great-aunt), the Duchess of Southern Edinburgh (her great-aunt) and the Duchess of Aurora (her great-great-grandmother).

As the daughter of the sovereign, Anastasia was born as a Venusian princess, and entitled to the title of Elder Princess. In addition, she was heir apparent to the throne of Venus and the Venusian Empire. To her family, she was simply known as "Ozzie" or "Osborn" much to their great amusement. Her education was as comprehensive as physically possible, filled with science, reading, writing in seven different languages, dancing, swordsmanship, archery, diplomacy, manners, and the appropriate ways to address certain people. Her education was so through that she could conversate in Earth languages, and very fluently despite not hailing from Earth herself. She also self-taught herself many languages, acting, and enjoyed reading books about philosophy; from the time of her birth, she was desensitized to war as Venus was constantly embroiled in one war or another with Mars. She was skilled in acrobatics, able to run up the walls and shoot an arrow while running around her enemies. Her father enjoyed her material,