Excalibur vs Lotus Blade

Chapter 1 Return of a Legend

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The wind swept through the island as a young man made his way through the low vines and leaves. He was searching for what he thought was a legend a mire fairy tale to tell his friends he did on his summer off. Jeremiah Allen who was your average everyday American from Georgia. He had followed clues that had been laid out for him by someone that said that his birth right would be found on the island of Avalon. Yea he didn't believe it himself but here he was searching for something.

Jeremiah looked to his pet squirrel Lancelot with a frown. "So buddy where to now?" Jeremiah asked taking out his map of Avalon and looking at it with Lancelot on his shoulder.

Lancelot looked at his human's map with a frown then pointed to the cave on the map. "Ok buddy we will take a look." Jeremiah said with a smile handing his little friend a acorn. :Lancelot took the nut and scurried in to his friend's back pack and began to eat.

Jeremiah looked in the direction of the cave and started to walk. He had been at this for a few months now. Avalon was a beautiful place the orchids that held rows of apples and the landscape was like something not of this world.

"Lancelot what do you say we rest for a bit and set up camp. It will be dark soon." Jeremiah asked his friend who now was siting on his shoulder looking at the apples with longing. Jeremiah laughed at his friend and said. "Ok you get the dinner and I will make camp." Lancelot nodded his head and scurried up the tree and began to get the apples down dropping them in to Jeremiah's bag.

Jeremiah for his part rolled out his sleeping bag and began to set up the campfire. Looking around his surrounding he noticed a small brook. Jeremiah walked over to it and just stared at the peaceful scene.

"Such a wonderful place is it not?" came a voice from behind him. Jeremiah jumped a little at the sound he had not heard anyone coming and had not seen another human since he started his trip.

"Yes must be a nice place to live." Jeremiah turned to face and old man who was waring a strange wizard's robe. On his head was a metal scull cap, and in his hand he carried a gnarl staff.

The old man smiled at him and replied. "Yes it is a nice place. So tell me young man why are you here?"

"To find what ever it is I am here to find." Jeremiah answered as his little friend Lancelot came running up his leg and to stand on his shoulder.

"And who is this with you?" The old man asked looking at the squirrel with a raised eyebrow.

"This is Lancelot my friend and I am Jeremiah Allen." Jeremiah replied pointing to his friend and then himself.

"I am Merlin." the old man said extending his hand toward Jeremiah with a kind smile.

Jeremiah shook his hand in kindness and felt something familiar. Merlin to felt it and smiled and brought his hand back in to his robe letting it disappear from sight.

"So you seek the sword in the stone." the old man said with knowing.

"You mean it's real?!" Jeremiah exclaimed with shock and amaze. Merlin smiled at his young friend.

"Yes very much so. Come I will show you." Merlin replied and waved for Jeremiah to follow him up stream. Jeremiah looked to his pet Merlin and back to the way Merlin had went.

Merlin stopped and looked toward Jeremiah and asked."Coming young Master?"

"Yes be right there." Jeremiah said as he began to follow this old man. Lancelot looked at Jeremiah with a questioning look. "Might as well humor him." Jeremiah said with a smile to his little buddy.

As they walked along the familiar trail that Merlin knew all to well they came to a open mouth cave that was shaped like a human mouth.

"Inside is what you will seek if you are who I think you are you shall succeed." Merlin spoke as Jeremiah walked to the mouth of the cave and was a little nervous. "And you must do this alone." he added as and after thought.

Jeremiah nodded as Lancelot looked to his friend wanting to protest. "Its ok buddy you stay here and wait with Merlin." Jeremiah said siting his friend down on the ground gently.

Merlin smiled at this as he hasn't seen kinship like this in years. He watched as Jeremiah walked slowly in to the cave carrying a flashlight. Good luck young man Merlin thought to him self as he took a seat under a tree.

The cave was dark and wet. The walls of the cave itself looked like the dungeon of a castle. As Jeremiah walked toward the back of the cave he noticed a bright light shining down from the top of the cave. Jeremiah moved close to the center and noticed a massive stone with a sword sticking out of it.

"Excalibur," Jeremiah whispered as he drew closer. The old stone had gathered moss with time, but the sword embedded within it shined with the lights of the stars, and the jeweled hilt glittered like a swarm of fireflies as the light of the moon bathed the sword, so that it shone pearly white against the darkness.

The rubies embedded within the pommel of the blade shone with the fire of the ages, as they blazed a deep red

Jeremiah was nervous as he reached his hand out to grasp the hilt but stopped short.

"I sense nervousness . . . take the sword, it will obey your touch, and do as you command it." Merlin stated, from behind with a benign smile. Jeremiah jumped a little startled that he didn't hear him

"How are you sure." Jeremiah asked turning to the old man.

Merlin smiled "Because I since in you what I once felt in Arthur." he replied as he watch Jeremiah nod his head.

Jeremiah stepped toward the sword with a renewed confidence as he grasped the handle, he felt a strange warmth flow from his fingertips, through his right arm, and throughout his body, as he began to pull. As he did so, the sword seemed to awaken from it's long slumber, as the glow surrounding it became brighter, and brighter engulfing both sword, and holder in a bright white glow..

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I own Jeremiah Allen, Lancelot the Squirrel everything else is owned by its owners.

Thanks to Doug4422 for beta reading and helping me with the rest of the stuff. So RNR