Disclaimer: I am not creative enough to think up these characters so I borrowed them.
Medieval Times – Part II
"-yes."
Remy felt his heart leap in his chest. "You mean-?"
"Yes, Rogue is your intended. It was kept secret so no one could try and kill her or her mother. I take my summer journey every year to quell any rising hostility towards us. It is now that I feel it is safe to tell you the truth." Jean-Luc smiled. "Are you happy with my decision?"
Remy jumped out of his seat and hugged his father. "Thank you."
The following summer, Remy was anxious to return to Master Logan's. He couldn't wait to see Rogue again. His father had told him that the Great Mage had agreed to let Remy tell Rogue that they were to be married on Remy's eighteenth birthday. When he arrived, he ran straight to her and twirled her around in a hug. When Remy announced they were to be married, she squealed in joy. Kurt congratulated them and Master Logan said that Lady Ororo had already planned a celebration for them. Training could wait until tomorrow.
In the middle of the summer, Kurt and Rogue's parents came to meet Remy. They took a great liking to him immediately and the Great Mage was quite happy that he had agreed to their union. Once again, they had a grand celebration. Unfortunately, this one did not end happily. While outside dancing, two arrows zipped through the air, embedding themselves in the hearts of the Great Mage and his wife. Lady Ororo immediate put up a shield to protect everyone else, successfully deflecting two more arrows. Kurt and Rogue ran to their parents. Rogue tried to heal them but it was no use, the tips of the arrows were dipped in poison, killing them instantly. Remy ran up to Master Logan.
"We have to get to my father's. We will be safe there." Logan looked to his wife.
"I agree," she said. "Kurt teleport us to the Lebeau castle at once."
"Wait." Logan walked over to his wife. "Leave me behind. I have to find the assassin or else the rest of you may be in danger. I'll meet you there."
Ororo wanted to protest but she knew he was right. If the assassin was targeting magic users, her Katherine, Rogue and Kurt were in danger. "Go and be safe. Return to me." She turned to Kurt. "Get us out of here." In a bright shimmer of light, they were gone.
Thankfully, Jean-Luc had decided to forgo his yearly journey and was at home when the group appeared in the courtyard. They all ran inside and Remy immediately informed his father. They were all ordered to stay inside the castle walls and group of the kings most trusted knights were sent to find Logan. Three days later they returned with Logan and a prisoner in tow. The prisoner was immediately thrown into the dungeon and Logan and the king went down to interrogate him. They learned that went by the name of Victor Creed and was hired by a man to kill all magic users. He didn't know what his name was; only that he wore a blood red jewel in the shape of a diamond around his neck. Creed was executed sometime during the night.
The king decided that it was best if they all stayed with him in the castle. Logan and Ororo could help protect the children. He sent a group of his knights to try and seek out the man who was targeting magic users. For four years they all stayed confined to the castle while all of the other magic users in the world were killed one by one. Someone had spread the rumor that magic wielders were trying to ban together to take over world. The names of all known mages and sorceresses were posted throughout the kingdom. Kurt, Ororo, Katherine and Rogue were forbidden to leave the castle, as nobody knew they were there. By the time Remy's eighteenth birthday rolled around, they four were the only magic users left in the world. They practiced secretly in one of the towers, growing as strong as they could so that they may protect one another. Remy and Kurt continued their tutelage under Logan and became supreme combat fighters. Kurt and Katherine were wed in a very small ceremony, as were Remy and Rogue. The day after Remy and Rogue's wedding, Xavier came to visit Jean-Luc, demanding that the future queen be presented to the public. Xavier was promptly removed from the castle. Not wanting to be denied, Xavier quickly organized Lebeau's people and they demanded that the new queen be revealed. The king was at a loss. By tradition, the future queen was to be formally introduced in a ceremony held in the center of the town. He also knew that the four magic users he harbored were all on the wanted list. Ororo and Logan convinced the king to pacify his people. They felt confident in Ororo and the children's abilities to protect them all. The king grudgingly consented. They rode in two carriages to the center of town the next day. The king, Kurt and Katherine occupied the first while Rogue, Remy, Ororo and Logan rode in the second. All were concealed from head to toe except for the king and his son. The king's knights escorted them all the way to town and formed a tight circle around the two carriages as the passengers dismounted, shielding them from the people's prying eyes. Jean-Luc and Remy ascended the center stage accompanied by two bodyguards. The king looked down to address his people. When he saw who was standing in the front of the stage he could feel the blood drain from his face. There stood Xavier and a cloaked man, with a blood red jewel in the shape of a diamond hanging from his neck. Remy, who had been watching his father followed his father's line of sight and felt his own blood run cold. "Oh, no," he thought. "They know."