Inside a castle, a king of medieval Europe sat drinking from his gold goblet at a round table with several men all wearing the same crest on their clothes.
The king put his drink down to announce, "We have an adventure ahead of us, men; let us drink."
One of the aforementioned men asked, "My lord, what is it that we have in store for us?"
The king answered excitingly and proudly, "Something powerful, something strong, and something inhuman! I trust you lot with my life against such an adversary as I join you in battle against this foe!"
Another of the men raised his glass into the air as a formal toast to which the rest followed suit. "Hear ye! Hear ye! We shall defend our noble King Arthur's honor in this noble quest!"
All the men then proceeded to drink out of their goblets along with the king in companionship.
After they put down their drinks, the king got out of his chair and announced, "We proceed at noon tomorrow!"
The knights around him cheered and rose from their seats with him, following him out of the room.
They slept peacefully that night only to wake up early so they could take the day to prepare themselves in the attire of a knight. The metal was heavy and each knight alone required a couple assistants to suit them properly.
The knights gathered at noon as proclaimed to have done so by the king and were helped by assistants onto their horses.
Once everyone was ready, the king led the way, yelling, "Onward!" The knights echoed in unison as they all rode off into the countryside.
After a couple of hours of riding, they reached another castle, different to their own, and halted their progress. This castle did not appear to be defended as most other castles were in the area. The men noticed strangely that there was nobody guarding from the towers or barracks. This castle had not always been like this. The king was right, something inhuman was before them and they could not wait to defeat it!
Once again King Arthur led the charge, turning his horse around so his back was to the castle and his front to his men. "Up ahead our next opponent awaits. Let's not keep them waiting!" The king held back as his men yelled inaudibly in unison while charging the castle before them.
Suddenly, a huge roar was heard but it only hesitated them as they continued. There was a loud rumble making the ground shake somewhat as if something giant had awoken.
As if on cue, a large head lifted itself above the castle walls propelled by its long neck stopping everyone's progress in fear. The beast growled so loud it made a bear seem as threatening as a sheep. It truly chilled them to the bone as they stayed frozen not knowing if they should stay or they should go.
The beast appeared beyond angry and began to breathe fire from its mouth into the air. It then looked down at the knights dressed in almost immovable metal on their horses with disdain. King Arthur knew he had bitten way more off than he could chew here, so he promptly yelled, "Retreat!" Unfortunately, right after, the beast blew fire straight at a couple of the men, knocking them off their horses, stunned and frightened.
The king's eyes were huge in his skull as he, along with the rest of the men, took off in fear on their horses, galloping away. Just two beyond-frightened men, who struggled to get to their feet, had been left behind, knowing that their doom was going to be met.
Another loud rumble with shaking followed from within the castle's walls.
The beast propelled its head at one of the frightened knights and opened its mouth on him to his piercing screams…