Chapter 3: The Dragon's call-Part 3
A.N. Sorry it took so long. I was willowing in my loneliness. Not beta'd as I wanted it out as fast as possible.
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Disclaimer: Everything is either the BBC's or Cassie's. NOT MINE!
After narrowly losing to the Prince, I mean he has and I quote 'trained to kill since birth' whereas that was my first time holding a mace. Everything considered I did really well, you know by not dying.
Unbeknown to me, we had arrived at Gaius' chambers.
"Aren't you listening to me boy!"
Errr... no.
"Magic must be studied, mastered and used for good. Not for pranks!" Gaius shouted.
Well it was a lot of fun. Plus shouldn't you be proud that I managed to use magic, in front of the Prince no less and not get caught?! I could move objects like I just did before I could talk. Which I exasperatedly explained to Gaius.
"Then you should know how to control yourself!"
Yeah I should but I don't wanna!
"If I can't use magic, what have I got?!" Besides the best looking features in the five kingdoms and one hell of a body. "If I can't use magic, then, I might as well die."
With that heart warming, not, confession I walked into my room in Gaius' chambers and fell onto my bed. Soon falling asleep.
A few hours after I fell asleep I awoke to the sound of you guessed it the creepy voice saying my name. Again, and again, and again.
Annoyed, I jumped, okay I slowly crawled, out of bed and made my way through Gaius' chambers and followed the voice. I was sleep deprived, alright; otherwise I would have just ignored the voice. As it was I just need to sleep and the only way to do that was to shut that creepy voice up, and fast.
I did this all of course with out accident. So I may have knocked over an empty jug, and nearly had a heart attack when Gaius rolled over in his sleep, but apart from that I left the chambers pretty quietly and efficiently.
I do not recommend following a creepy voice through a quiet castle with only sparsely placed torches on the walls. It's very creepy.
When I arrived at the entrance to what appeared to be tunnels hidden deep in the castle, I grabbed a torch and headed down into the tunnels. The voice, that was still calling, was getting louder with every step that I took.
Good to know I was going in the right direction.
I found myself in a massive cave and I mean massive! It had to stretch out all the way under the castle maybe more. Hmmm... I wonder how many people know of this place. I grinned.
I looked around suddenly aware that the voice had stopped. "HELLO!" I shouted. Always good to be polite, first impressions and all that.
Just as I stepped close to the edge of the little platform I was standing on (before a huge drop). A giant Dragon landed in front of me on a huge rock.
Safe to say, I had not been expecting that.
Said Dragon seemed to enjoy my reaction and started laughing. You know as you do, when you see a puny little human scared shitless as you drop out of the sky... err... cave ceiling?
"How small you are for such a great destiny." The Dragon announced.
Small! I'll have you know Dragon that I was the tallest in my village! Thankfully my mouth was still not working due to the shock of seeing a supposedly extinct race.
"Your gift, Magnus, was given to you for a reason." What other than to get me killed, I thought bitterly. "Alexander is the once and future king who will unite the land of Albion." Alexander... as in Alec the Prince who has thrown me in jail, the stocks, threatened me and has stunning blue... ehm... sorry please continue, my dear Dragon.
"But he faces many threats from friend and foe alike." The Dragon continues as if he was reading my thoughts.
"I don't see what this has to do with me." I voiced.
"Everything!" Wow I knew I was important but I didn't know I was that important. I thought sarcastically.
"Without you, Alexander will never succeed. Without you there will be no Albion." Ha. No.
"No. No, you've got this wrong. If anyone wants to kill him they can right ahead. I'll help them." I have to admit I felt a little guilty for saying this but it's true he might be insanely hot but he's a worm.
After laughing the Dragon said "None of us can choose our destiny, Magnus. And none of us can escape it."
NO FUCKING WAY! "There must be another Alexander because this one's an idiot."
"Perhaps it is your destiny to change that." Yeah because I can get him to change, it's not like whenever he sees me, he wants to fucking kill me.
Of course the Dragon just ups and flies away before I can say anything.
Damn, Dragon.
Somehow I got back to my room. I know not how. I think finding out that it is your destiny to protect someone who hates you and won't hesitate to kill you is kind of shock inducing.
Gaius rudely woke me up and sent me to deliver a potion to Lady Isabelle. I mean because it turned out so well last time, I had to deliver something to her. I ended up getting beaten in a mace match that's how great it went. Poor girl is suffering from nightmares. Gaius had said. Well I sure as hell know the feeling.
For once I asked for directions and found Lady Isabelle's chambers. Finally.
First thing that happened when I walked in was her ladyship thinking I was Clary. Which I'm clearly not.
"You know I've been thinking about Alec. I wouldn't touch him with a lance pole." You and me both babe. You and me both.
While she said this she walked behind a screen and started to get changed. Well shit.
"Pass me that dress, will you, Clary."
Anyone else would have just said something like sorry my Lady but I am not Clary, I was just delivering this potion from Gaius. I didn't, I put my acting skills to good use.
Nearby to where I stood, was an elaborate white and red sofa, draped on the sofa was a stunning purple gown fit for a Princess. Which makes sense; considering she's the Kings ward. I mused, as I carefully picked up the dress.
"I mean yes when he's alone he's a nice guy sweet, loyal, kind." We are thinking of the same person right? "When he is around his knights and around the King he changes in to a downright rude arsehole." Yeah, same person. "But, just because I'm the Kings ward that doesn't mean that I have to accompany him to the feast, does it?" Having walked quietly over to the screen to pass her the dress I didn't dare say anything. Clary does not have my voice.
"Well, does it?" Oh shit, abort mission, abort mission! I shuffled back quietly and turned to make it out before she turns around. I ended up making a weird high pitched "Mm-mm" as I moved quickly but quietly to leave her room. "If he wants me to go, then he should invite me." But I thought you didn't want to go with him? Confusing person. Although he is insanely hot.
"He hasn't. You know what that means?" Oh shit! Do something, or better yet Clary turn up please save me. I ended up making that weird high pitched noise again. Yeah, not suspicious at all. I thought sarcastically.
"Where are you?" Isabelle asked turning around. Luckily I move fast, I managed to grab a dress that was draped over one of the dinning chairs around her long table, and hold it in front of my face to cover myself. I also said "Here." In the worst imitation of a womanly voice ever heard. Ever.
"It means I'm going by myself." Better that than going with the Lightworm.
"I need some help with this fastening." Isabelle said a little impatiently. For fuck sake woman let me leave this room, I don't want to hear another word about Alec and how you want to go to the fest with I don't care! I'm not jealous that of course it's you who would get the chance to be with him, instead of me, magic isn't the only thing that is banned. Feeling pissed off I opened my mouth to say what was going through my mind when a confused voice spoke up behind me. "I'm here." Turning around I saw the little red head that I met while relaxing in the stocks. My scowl turned into a relieved smile as I walked past her into the castle halls.
Normally I would have talked to Isabelle with my usually air of magnificence and not tried to hide but there was something wrong but what I don't know.
I was at a feast. Not in my honour unfortunately, nor in fact for a good reason. The feast; to celebrate the 20 year ban on magic.
Tons of people had turned up to this feast. Must be the free food. And wine. Nobles and a few of the older knights had turned up to dine in the presence of the Royal family. I only got in because Gaius had volunteered me to help out at the feast.
Thanks Gaius, I appreciate it. I thought rolling my eyes.
Looking around the hall I caught sight of the Prince, low and behold Blondie was hovering around him along with a few knights that were standing in a circle with the prince. Oh joy. Alec turned around and froze. Not a, I-have-just-spotted-my-soul-mate-I-am-so-amazed-by-their-beauty-I-have-been-paralyzed, no, more of a fuck-I-should-be-reacting-to-this-but-I really-can't-it's-not-who-I-am sort of frozen. I turned around to see what caused the Prince to react in such a way just to see Isabelle walking through the throngs of people in a stunning dress that showed more skin that anyone else would ever dare too, and she rocked it! Weird any other guy would be frozen in the I-have-just-spotted-my-soul-mate-I-am-so-amazed-by-their-beauty-I-have-been-paralyzed frozen. May he just thinks of her as a sister and is being forced to marry her or something. Well shit now don't I feel depressed.
I scowled and moved my eyes away from Isabelle and turned my attention back to Alec who had seemed to recover and was happily going of to meet the Kings ward and engaged her in a conversation. I must have been wrong he seems to like her well enough.
"She looks great, doesn't she?" Said a voice at my elbow. I looked down to see Clary smiling in the direction of her Ladyship.
For some reason I felt I could trust Clary. "She really pulls off that dress. Most guys would be trying to catch her." I said putting extra emphasis on the 'most guys', trying to get my point across.
Clary smiled at me in understanding. "Most guys." From that moment we both knew we would be the best of friends.
"Some people are just born to be queen." That means Alec and her married.
"No." I spluttered a tad to forcefully.
"I hope so, one day." Clary said having not caught on to the horror on my face. She turned and looked at me and quickly said "Not that I'd want to be her. Although, marrying Alexander would be better than marrying Jace."
"Jace?" I asked confused.
"The blonde haired knight. Alec used to be so nice until he came along, and then he changed into the rude Prince you see today." Clary said eyes hushing over to Blondie.
A horn started blowing to indicate that we should all take our seats or in mine and Clary's case the wall.
After everyone was in their places and the king had appeared and finished his speech about 20 years of peace due to the ban on magic, Lady Helen walked through the doors and took her place on the mini stage and began singing.
Her mellifluous sound flowed out of her mouth in a strange language that seemed to fill the air. After a few minutes she stepped down from the mini stage and started walking down the hall in between the two long tables either side of the hall.
Suddenly people started to fall asleep. Cobwebs started appearing just like magic. She's using magic. Quickly I covered my ears, thankfully all her attention was on the table in front of her occupied by the Royal family.
Everyone was asleep except me and Lady Helen was still advancing. Still staring at Alec she pulled out a dagger from the sleeve of her golden dress and aimed it at Alec. I had to do something, as much as a worm he is I couldn't just let him die. Looking around wildly I saw that she was nearly directly below the heavy candle chandelier. Using my magic, I made the chandelier drop knocking her down and stopping her deadly song.
Slowly everyone started to wake up confused to see huge interconnecting cobwebs all over them. Under other circumstances I would have found the situation highly amusing. But even I knew that now was not the time for jokes.
Both the King and Prince Alec rose to their feet to peer down at the fallen Lady with confused expressions. Lady Helen was not Lady Helen anymore but the old hag from the execution of that Collins chap.
The hag still alive it seems raised of the ground enough to chuck the dagger with enough force and accuracy to fly directly for Alec's heart, before dropping down dead.
Without even thinking I slowed time and pulled the Prince towards me just in time as the dagger imbedded itself in the Princes chair. A hero I am. Well it didn't feel like it when I landed on top of the Prince. Directly on top of the Prince! When I had grabbed Alec I tumbled backwards expecting to fall on the cold hard stone floor and break my back and die, turns out Alec spun us around so he got the brunt of the fall. He's still a idiot worm though.
"You saved my boys life." Were the first words I heard after groggily rising to my feet. The Irony. The one person, who if they knew I had magic would hate me more than anything, was thanking me. "A debt must be repaid." King Robert said. I just stared at him.
I felt the penetrating gaze of the Prince on my face as I looked at the king. "You must be rewarded.
"Honestly you don't have to your highness." I said in a smooth voice with a smile.
"No, this merits something quite special. You'll be awarded a position in the royal household." Can I be King? Are you letting me MARRY Alec?! "You shall be Prince Alexander's manservant." What the FUCK!
And that was the day I became Prince Alexander Lightwoods manservant. The joys.
A.N. Please say if you would like me to continue as that was the end of that episode/start story. Reviews give me life. PM me if you want to (it relieves my loneliness) jks XD.
