Amazing fantasy: Marvel Medieval
Authors note: I got inspired to write this after reading Spider-man Fairy Tales #4. Its similar to Marvel 1602, but more like a Marvel meets Dungeons & Dragons universe. I'm trying to reduce the numbers of superpowers into simple good skills, and things are more magic-based then science-based.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this story. They all belong to Marvel Comics.
Introduction:
The story takes places in the great kingdom of Manhattan. They are four other great countries, The Empire state, Wakanda, who lies across the sea, the elfen city of Genosha and last the kingdom of Latveria. Manhattans capitol, Old York City, is a large town with a lot of people. Most of Manhattans populations are of Irish, British or Italian descendent. African Americans in Manhattan descend from Wakanda, and there is a small Asian population as well. The religion is simple, the mortals pay their respect to the immortals of Asgard, but their real god is the One-Above-All who created the mortal world. Almost all people of Manhattan is poor farmers or craftsmen, and only few learn how to read and write, usually those who have the money to it. There are two great races in this world, the men and the elves. The elves have a magic of there own and almost all of them is skilled in sorcery. The Elves are ruled by the good king Xavier and his queen Moira, while Wakanda is ruled by king T'challa and queen Ororo. To the north lives the dwarves in the mountains, minding there own business.
The kingdom of Manhattan has been ruled for many years by the good King Richard and he's beloved wife Queen Susan, who he met when studying alchemy at the Academy of Empire State. However, at the Academy there was also Prince Doom of Latveria, studying alchemy to. Doom competed for Susan's love, but lost to Richard. This led Doom into growing arrogant and selfish, which led him into trying on a dangerous alchemistic experiment. Richard warned him about the dangers but Doom wouldn't listen. The experiment of course went horribly wrong and scared Dooms face, thereafter he left the academy and moved back to Latveria. The years pasted by and Richard and Susan married each other after finishing school. Soon the rumors spread that Queen Susan was expecting an heir. However, the celebration did not last for long. Doom, now king of Latveria, had grown fiendish in his heart. He wanted to have everything that King Richard had, and if he couldn't have it, he would destroy it. King Doom sealed an alliance with the troll-like humanoids called orc's and created an army of both men and monsters. King Doom's army made quick deal with King Richard's and soon took the castle without spilling too much of the civilians blood, after all, Doom wanted them alive to fear and serve him.
No one really knows what happened to the king and queen. Rumors on the street says that Doom imprisoned them in there own dungeon together with the queens little brother Prince John and the army's General Grimm. Some say that that Doom perform horrible experiment on them. Now, fear and sorrow had spread across the country. Doomorcs patrolled the streets and any disrespect against the new sovereign was immediately and brutally punished. The noblemen quickly took the new rulers side, and with him backing them up they could raise the taxes and demand whatever they wanted from there workers. People prayed to the gods of Asgard and to the One-Above-All for salvation. But saving seemed to far away.
When we enter the story the occupation has been going on for about half a year. Our young hero's name is Peter Parquier. He's seventeen years old and lives with his Uncle Ben and Aunt May after his parents died in the plague. Peter never thought that a poor, young boy like himself would be able to change anything in this cold and grim world. But boy was he wrong.