The Fate of the First Hero of Light
"CAN YOU NOT DO ANYTHING RIGHT? I TOLD YOU TO ARRANGE THE FLOWERS IN THIS PATTERN! LOOK THIS IS HOW I WANT IT!"
"Please forgive me Your Majesty..."
"GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!" The young maid runs away tears are falling.
"My darling what is wrong?" "Sir Claurilles these servants cannot do anything right!" "Now, now Queen Zeldalyn people cannot rise to your level of dress and actions. Please forgive them." "Yes, Sir Claurilles you are right. Only one day more then my dream can come true." "Queen Zeldalyn I can also not wait. Tomorrow we will be wed." "Yes..." "What is the matter darling?" "Sir Claurilles have I changed?" "My darling since the fiends have left the realm. You could finally show your brilliance to the people. Without the criminal blemishing your reputation!" "Yes, you are right Sir Claurilles even thinking of those times makes me full of rage!"
"No matter what life holds in store for us I will protect you!" "SIR CLAURILLES!" says a red faced Zelda. "Remember that I do not stand alone Sir Hunfrey and the other Knights are ready for any disaster!"
Zelda looks unhappy.
"What is the matter my darling?" "What of Sir Izdryn?" "I'm sorry my Queen we still cannot find him." "I see...""We will not rest till we have discovered where he was!" "WHERE HE WAS?" "My darling it has been many suncycles. Unfortunately Sir Izdryn will no longer be alive..." "Yes, that would be the case." "Please darling let us think of our bright future together!" "Yes, Sir Claurilles I still have many things left to do please excuse me." "Yes, my Queen."
The cowardly fiend rubs his hands together. His evil plot is almost complete.
"After the ceremony is complete, I can have Sir Izdryn killed, I will have no use for him then! Bahahahahaha!"
"SIR CLAURILLES ARE YOU HERE?"
"Yes, Sir Hunfrey my friend how are you?"
"I AM WELL! STILL I CANNOT BELIEVE IT! MY PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED!"
"Prayers Sir Hunfrey?"
"YES, I PRAYED THAT THE QUEEN COULD FIND HAPPINESS. LIKE A HOLY LIGHT YOU DESCENDED AND DEFEATED OUR GREATEST EVIL!"
"Sir Hunfrey I don't deserve such praise from a Great Knight as yourself. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Still I feel ashamed."
"ASHAMED SIR CLAURILLES?"
"Even though we are not the same. To see that I could stoop so low. Each night I pray to the Holy Mother that I will always walk the straight narrow path leading towards righteousness and not fall prey to evil and wickedness."
"SIR CLAURILLES FOR A JUST PERSON LIKE YOURSELF. IT IS AN IMPOSSIBILITY!"
"Thank you Sir Hunfrey can I ask you something please?" "YES, SIR CLAURILLES ANYTHING?"...
After much ego massaging between themselves...
"Sir Hunfery please excuse me. There are still some matters to attend to."
"YES, SIR CLAURILLES!"
The man exits the room...
The Knight is thinking.
"MY DREAM CAME TRUE! TO SERVE UNDER A JUST AND FIRM RULER LIKE HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN! THE KNIGHTS HAVE RUN THE DRILLS FOR THE SALUTES AND VARIOUS FUNCTIONS ENDLESS OF TIMES. THERE WILL BE NO MISTAKES! PLEASE HOLY MOTHER RETURN MY FRIEND TO ME SAFELY! TO DO MY ROUNDS BEFORE THE QUEEN'S JOYOUS DAY!"
The next day...
The Cathedral's bells are ringing. The Royal Carriage stops the Queen exits. The white doves are released the white strips of papers fly through the air. The Queen walks, her attendants carry her long dress, that extend for a large distance making sure it does not touch the ground. She steps onto the red and gold carpet leading up the many stairs to enter the Cathedral. The Knights and the Nobles present are excited, they clap and cheer for the beautiful Queen.
They enter the Cathedral.
The Archbishop starts "Royals, Nobles, Leaders and others esteemed quests. We are gathered today to celebrate the special bond between two of the Kingdom's most loved individuals namely Her Majesty Queen Zeldany and Sir Claurilles Descarte Oddmund of House Dominitus.
Many moments later...
The Archbishop speaks "Is there anyone present that can show just cause why this couple cannot lawfully be joined together in matrimony, let them speak now or forever hold their peace?"
In the far distance a screaming voice is heard...
"NIKOS IS THAT YOU?"
"..."
"YOU HAVE GROWN MUCH. WHERE IS ZELDA?"
"..."
"THE QUEEN"
"..."
The Archbishop "Let us continue please Sir Claurilles if you would hand the Queen her wedd..."
"WHAT SHE IS GETTING MARRIED! WHO WOULD MARRY A TERMAGANT LIKE HER?"
"..."
"WHAT CLAURILLES? HE MUST HAVE NO STANDARDS!"
"..."
The Archbishop clears his throat "As I was saying please sir Clauril..."
"YES, IT IS A REAL ONE. I RAISED IT MYSELF."
"..."
"WHERE IS SHE?"
"..."
"AT THE HOLY TENT!"
"..."
"KEEP WELL NIKOS"
"..."
There is silence.
The Archbishop "Please Sir Claurilles hand Her Majesty her wedding band. Your Majesty hand Sir Claurilles his wedding band.
They exchange expensive trinkets.
The Archbishop "Will you please repeat this vow to Sir Claurilles, saying after me: I Queen Zeldalyn, take you Sir Claurilles, to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, I promise to love and cherish you."
The Archbishop "Please repeat Your Majesty..."
CRASH
The Cathedral's doors are broken loose from their hinges. They fly into the air and land at the front of the altar. All the priceless stained glass windows shatter. People are fleeing everywhere taking cover underneath the Cathedral's pews.
"RRRRRRRROOOOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRRR!"
A shadow falls on the congregation. The people turn to look, their eyes adjust it is a large dragon.
"Look everyone I can make it shoot fire!"
The Dragonrider taps his legs on the sides of the dragon's neck. Flames fill the cavernous Cathedral, all the Royal and Religious banners hanging inside are immediately set ablaze. People are jumping out of the broken windows and fleeing past the sides of the Dragon.
"ZELDA WHERE ARE YOU?!"
There is a giant clay bird flying next to me. My hand is covered in lighting the energy shoots towards the bird it falls harmlessly on my dragons back. I pick it up it is the same snot clay that she always made. Many small clay birds surround me.
"Lighting Release Spark Mist Jutsu"
A electrical mist engulfs the Dragon and myself. The small sparks connect and strike the clay birds. They fall to the ground and are rendered harmless.
"Zelda where are you?"
There at the altar, I see her.
I jump off my Dragon, I walk to her.
"Zelda you are coming with me."
"NO!"
"I am not asking you, I am telling you. We are leaving."
"KNIGHTS PROTECT THE QUEEN!"
"I never thought, it would be easy."
"SCOUNDREL WHY HAVE YOU RETURNED? WE ALREADY TOLD YOU WE DO NOT WANT YOU!"
"That I know but I need to lend Zelda for a bit. If you get in my way I will kill you."
The Knights take one step backwards. Even the new young ones know, I will not hesitate.
Weak bloodlust from behind.
At the last moment I step away to the side. The rapier passes me. I grab the hand holding the rapier, I turn it till it has almost done a full circle in the wrong direction. I crush the fingers I can grasp. The bones break into many tiny pieces. The person is wailing, so painful are the injuries.
"I thought Knights do not attack from behind? How the Kingdom has fallen."
"KNIGHTS ATTACK!" screams the Knight.
"Lightning Release Purple Electricity Jutsu"
The magical lighting forms electric wolves that attack each one of the Knights. They pounce on them when they bite. The electricity runs through their bodies incapacitating them.
"Zelda we are leaving."
Many clay creature run towards me, the lighting shoots out of me and they are rendered harmless. I reach Zelda she is shaking out of fear.
"Will you come quietly?"
"WHAT DO WANT FROM ME?!"
"I will have to see how useful you are, before I can decide."
"I WONT STOP RESISTING! I WILL KEEP ON FIGTHING YOU!"
Electricity engulfs me hand.
"CHIDORI!"
I punch her in the stomach she is unconscious.
"Time to leave."
"Where is the Fire Mage?"
"WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO KNOW?" screams the now weakened Knight.
"I feel his life forces. Should he not be here?"
"MY FRIEND WAS KIDNAPPED AND TAKEN TO A DISTANCE LAND, DO NOT MOCK ME!"
"I see I will have to fetch him."
Many moments later and in a different world...
We are flying high in the air. The cool breeze feels great, the deserts sand storm is covering everything below cloud level.
"It is going to be troublesome to find the cavern when we cannot see it."
"GEIR WHY WONT YOU UNTIE ME?"
"Fire Mage you already betrayed me once. I am not a fool. Do not forget the ropes I bound you with contain gunpowder. If you use your Fire Magics you will lose both of your hands."
"..."
"Zelda I hit you with my Chidori your internal chakra flow has been disrupted. We will have to wait till it has stabilized enough. That you can start using your snot clay again."
"I WILL NEVER HELP YOU!"
"Zelda keeping a Dragon as a pet is very expensive. They need to eat a massive amount of food every few days. You will be useful to me in one way or another."
"..."
"Geir how is..." asks the Fire Mage.
"Her heart has become closed towards you. The tears have stopped flowing many times ago."
"Why bring me then?" says the Fire Mage.
"Would you rather be dead?"
"..."
"Seems you two always stay the same, always silent never speaking.
"F#CK YOU!" screams Zelda.
"Unbelievable your wicked true self is revealed."
"..."
"Your Highness what happened?" asks the Fire Mage.
"SHUT UP!"
"Zelda just a word of advice..."
"SHUT UP IDIOT! TAKE ME HOME RIGHT NOW!"
"Miss Hot-Tits relax just help me with somethings then I will throw you back into your pigsty.
After many swearing we finally reach the cavern...
"I have Miss Hot-Tits here. Sheik work your magic please."
"Yes, Warchief!"
Sheik unbinds Zelda.
"You will place the clay in these places on the cliff face." She shows a drawing inside the cavern.
Zelda spits at Sheik. Sheik's muscular arm grabs her on her wedding dress, lifts her up and throws her onto the ground head first.
"Warchief I will have to rough her up to make her comply."
"Sheik she is your...I am sorry Sheik please forgive me."
"Yes, Warchief princess do as I say or you are going to regret resisting me."
"YOU THINK YOU ARE A MAN? HITTING A WOMAN A REAL TOUGH GUY!"
Sheik takes of her mask and takes of her white parka only wearing her sleeveless shirt. Sheik has muscular arms and shoulders. She has tribal tattoos that cover her neck completely they end just above her large breasts, Her arms are covered from top to bottom in her tribes script.
"NO, IT CANNOT BE?" screams a shaken Zelda.
"Warchief please forgive me. That a world could exist where I could be so pathetic."
"Sheik, Zelda is only your twin in name. Even though you look the same. You are not the same person."
"Yes, Warchief still..."
"WHAT IS GOING ON!" screams Zelda.
"This is Sheik your better in everyway, when the King had taken you away in our world. In this world Sheik had to stay and fight the tribes around your homelands. She united them and formed the High Hand Desert Clan."
Sheik starts blushing.
"Warchief thank you."
Zelda notices Sheik was wearing a parka.
"Well you, you...were probably busy sleeping around. Why does she have a Tulok parka?"
Sheik wants to punch her but stops.
"It is the most efficient armour for working in the desert."
"Zelda what happened to you?" I ask her.
She stares at me with pure hatred.
"Fire Mage what did you do?"
"I was kidnapped three suncycles ago by Sir Claurilles."
"DO NOT SLANDER MY HUSBANDS NAME!"
"Your Highness?" says a sad Fire Mage.
"Ignore her from now on. She has become completely corrupted by her vanity. There is no coming back."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?"
My Grandmother enters the cavern. She moves to speak to me.
"TEELA HELP ME!"
"I do not owe you anything."
"I TOLD YOU TO HELP ME!" Esdeath looks distraught at seeing her once close friend having fallen from grace.
"Zelda what happened to you? There is nothing left of you, you are only a shell now."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"
"There is no love left in you, only spitefulness and hatred."
"TEELA..."
The Dark Elf enters the cavern.
"When they chased out Geir. They snuffed out the last bit of love they had in their hearts."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"
"Lady Vivi..." the Fire Mage tries to speak. The Dark Elf glares at the Fire Mage he cannot even look her in the eye.
"Just what I said Zelda, the person that had saved you countless of times and the one who worked tirelessly to save the people. The Hero of Light you chased him away then only the darkness was left. Your hearts died the day we left."
"WHAT DO YOU EVEN KNOW? YOU ARE NOT EVEN PART OF MY KINGDOM!"
"That is true but neither is Geir. He fought to save a Kingdom that was not even his. Yet you banished him for no reason."
"..."
"Well at least you have not broken the country completely. So I can praise you for that."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!"
"Did you really think I would abandon the people of the land?"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"
"I had created a system were every order you issued would be intercepted. Then I would issue new orders."
"WHAT?!"
"You and your Eunuch are not fit to rule. I had to make sure the Kingdom would not fall to ruin."
"DO NOT INSULT HIM!"
"You are more concerned at an insult at Prince Charming, than the revelations that your orders have been compromised."
"SO WHAT!?"
"Letting you live is too dangerous. For the future of the Kingdom, after your usefulness to me has passed, I will kill you without fail."
"Geir that is going to far! Even if Her Highness has changed that is to extreme!" says the Fire Mage.
"Fire Mage do not forget she is also from a foreign land. I will arrange for Estonix to become the next King. He fears me enough, that he will comply with my stipulations."
"NO, I DON'T WANT TO DIE!"
"Change back into the old Zelda in three days time then you wont have to."
Finish.
