Fearless Lion King and The Sapphire of Begnion
The long awaited duel was at hand…
The black knight, no, General Zelgius would soon clash with Ike…
After defeating Lekain and Hetzel, Sigrun had gotten used to fight the servants of the goddess, they were formidable foes indeed, they had no emotions, no fear…
But in the end, they were easily killed, like any normal person…
The man before her, however, was not a servant of the goddess or a foolish senator; he was a knight, a sentinel fighting out of loyalty for his general.
And in this battlefield one of them would die, such was the cruel reality…
"Sir Levail…" she said, a hint of sadness in her soft voice "You stand against Empress Sanaki…" she points her silver lance at him "Lay down your weapons" is useless she knows, Levail was a man of honor, he would never betray general Zelgius.
"I cannot lady Sigrun…" he says, his voice full of pride "As strong as your loyalty is for the apostle, so is mine for General Zelgius".
The fall silent, there is no need for words, they both were fighting for those they respected…
They were both skilled warriors, the battle would end with just one blow…
She commands her pegasus to charge, trying to put more power in her strike, Levail waits for her, shield ready, the Wishblade held tightly in his right hand.
And then…the crushing blow…
The silver lance punches a hole on the shield piercing the chest of the sentinel, Levail smiles sadly and mutters a few final words before collapsing to the ground…
Victory was hers…
But Sigrun knew better, this was no real victory, not when her opponent had been an honorable man and a brave, loyal soldier…
She remains there for a moment, not paying attention to the battle still raging around her…
"Commander Sigrun, fight hard for us!"
She turns, surprised to find The King of Gallia, King Caineghis a few steps behind her, she was sure that he had witnessed the whole duel…
She scolds herself mentally for losing focus in the middle of the battle…
Smiling kindly she nods towards the king "Hail, and good fortune…" she says, a little embarrassed to be caught spacing out "I hope that I haven't embarrassed myself in your eyes"
He remains silent, nods towards her and transforms, the great red lion that was the strongest of all the beast laguz…
The battle was yet to end…
She still had to protect empress Sanaki…
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It saddens him deeply to find himself fighting his fellow laguz…
The dragons of Goldoa under the command of their King stand before them, willing to throw their lives away for the sake of their king…
But it didn't matter, dragons or not, they stood no chance against him…
Caineghis is, after all, the king of Gallia…
Sigrun watches him from high above, how easily the red lion kills everything that dares to block his path…
The dragons fall one after another, claw and fang marks on their necks…
Three red dragons move to block his path attacking with their fire breath hoping to end him quickly, they are out of luck, the lion side-jumps the attack closing the distance between them…
A swift slash ends the life of two, one of them is quick enough to lean back saving his neck from the lethal attack, but in an open battlefield one must be aware of his surroundings…
Sigrun takes the chance, the sheer speed of her descend gives more power to her strike, the silver lance goes easily through the dragon skull, the seraph knight removes her weapon and lets the dragon fall…
Her pegasus lands gracefully next to the lion, Sigrun smiles kindly at him observing quietly how he reverts back to human form…
Even while a lion he easily towers over the other laguz, in human form, Caineghis nothing short of a giant, with the muscle and strength to hold his own against armored foes just using his hands.
"King Caineghis, so this is where you've been" she says, Caineghis finds odd that her voice is sounds always so soft and melodic "May I keep you company?" she sounds almost shy…
Is hard to believe that this kindhearted woman was a commander of the Begnion Holy guard…
Battle was not over, the dragons and their king were anything but defeated, he could use a little help, someone to watch his back.
Offering a smile, the lion king makes his choice "You may stay at my side".
And she smiles…
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Their teamwork was excellent, only a few could match the harmony of their attacks, the dragons and even Sephiran himself stood no chance against them…
Ike, like everybody else was surprised to see the lion king work so well with a beorc, especially a beorc that hailed from Begnion…
And yet it was undeniable that they were unstoppable, those who dared to challenge them would find a swift death, either by the claw and fangs of Caineghis or the silver lance of Sigrun…
There was only one other pair who could match them in sheer number of kills, the cat and the white knight, but that… is a story for another day
The doors to the goddess are open and the army led by General Ike advances…
But they stay behind, the seraph knight and the lion king both…
There are words that need to be said…
"Pardon my odd timing, King Caineghis…-" her voice is soft and melodic like always, the King of Gallia turns to face her, a kind smile on his lips "But in the face of death I'm compelled to confess…" Caineghis observes amazed how her natural beauty increases with the pretty shade of pink that now spreads across her cheeks and her slender neck , she struggles to say the words "As guarded and inflexible as you are, well, I'm so happy being with you…" she pauses, their eyes meet "I'd like to be with you forever".
Who would have guessed that a beorc could look at him with such love?...
He takes her in his arms then, easily lifting her from her pegasus, she hugs him back, her on arms going around neck…
They stay like that for a moment, nothing else matters…
And then he whispers softly to her "That is my sincere wish too"
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Caineghis, Fearless Lion King and Sigrun Sapphire of Begnion
Sigrun returned to Begnion to guard the empress, soon after her return the rumor that she had fallen in love with a laguz quickly spread throughout the city, despite that, she was loved by her subordinates in the holy guard for her kindness, however, she visited her beloved often on the borders of Gallia.
"My love…"
He holds her close enjoying the warmth of her skin against his…
"Are you sure about this?" she asks in that melodic soft voice that he loves so much…
"I'm sure" he says and kisses her lips, those soft delicious lips…
They kiss for a moment; it has been long since they last saw each other…
"If I am to bear your child, you will lose your power" she says sadly "You will never be able to shift to your lion form again".
He nods, he understands the price he has to pay, but it doesn't matter, his love for her is too great "I'm no longer a King, I have no need for that kind of power" he says "Gallia has a new king, he will eventually be stronger than me"
She shakes her head smiling kindly "No my love, no one will ever be as strong as you are".
There is no need for more words, their time is short, the next morning she will have to return to Begnion, to her empress and her duty…
But that night belongs to them, nothing else matters…