Author's Note: Yet another chapter! Please enjoy -- I'm writing this while multi-tasking. I'm watching "Kingdom of Heaven" with Orlando Bloom! (aka total cute boy) Therefore I will name the title after that, since they will train to battle to make Narnia a Kingdom of Heaven, sort of.

Yes, there's romance in this chapter. I'm not trying to create "Mary Sues" or "Gary Stus." I just want to include some romance in this story, even if it's not the main focus. Tell me what you think of these last few chapters.

Disclaimer: Hai hai there. I don't own anything from C.S. Lewis, underOATH, or Kingdom Heaven.

Chapter Five - Kingdom of Heaven

The children stood in front of a woman. Her skin was pale and had a sort of blue tone to it, and her eyes were bright turquoise while her hair was purple-auburn. She was extremely tall and thin, and wore nothing, but her hair was so long that it covered much of her body. The skin around her eyes was glittery and she had spots on her body that were scaly, and other parts that looked like they had jewels on them. She was beautiful; "A water nymph," Tumnus had said before leaving to tell the others of the wolves.

The children stood in a line. Peter on the very left, followed by Lucy, Alden, Edmund, Juliet, Susan, and Skye on the very right. They all glanced at a blue wooden trunk that was next to the nymph, who called herself "Oceania."

She smiled at them and bowed, and they bowed back in respect as Tumnus had advised. She walked towards them and stopped in front of Peter. "Ah -- Once High King Peter the Magnificent! Grown young, as the other royals, I see! Well -- I don't even need to look you over." She opened the trunk and pulled out a sword encrusted with dark blue jewels. "A sword, a gift from the King of the Sea past Archenland. You'll know how to use this, I'm sure. I trust that even though you think you have, you haven't forgotten how to use it." She handed him a blue shield as well. "And for your protection, this powerful shield."

She then went on to Lucy. "Lucy! What a pretty girl." She pulled out a vial and a dagger, the vial glass with blue liquid, and the dagger encrusted with purple jewels. "Like those you once had, but a gift from the water. You are a healer, not a destroyer, but the knife is in case of great need of a weapon."

She then went on to Alden. "Ah! A tough young man, I see! Great heart!" She handed him a sword with green jewels. "You shall learn to use this, then. The person next to you, Edmund, of course, will teach you then. And a shield to help you." He was given a turquoise and silver shield.

Then she looked at Edmund and handed him a sword with turquoise jewels and white crystals. "Edmund, my dear, you once bravely took a sword, so now, you receive another. May this sword guide you, and only harm those who are enemies." She nodded and moved on to Juliet.

"Ah! What love, you are an Aquarius with that boy -- Alden! You are very similar! I also see that bravery in you. Therefore, I shall grant you this sword." She handed Juliet a sword encrusted with purple jewels. "Use it well." Then she gave her a purple and silver shield. "And this, of course, as needed. You'll train with Peter, then."

She smiled and looked at Susan. "Susan, my dear! Look at you -- Such a beautiful young lady." She handed her a purple bow and blue and green arrows. "You have a good eye, I know. You work so well with these, as I remember. I hope you use them well again." Then she gave Susan a little blue and purple conch shell. "Use it to call for help, just like that old horn of yours."

Finally, she reached Skye and handed him a white bow and blue, green, and turquoise bows. "Ah, keen with the eyes as well! You know how to strike a target very well -- These will help you great, then! I'm sure Susan will help you, if need be, you shall train with her."

She bowed again after closing the trunk, and the children walked off in separate directions. Peter and Juliet headed near the hills and large boulders to practice swordfighting, Lucy went off with Skye and Susan to the woods to practice archery, and Alden and Edmund went closer to the lake to practice swordfighting.

Peter laughed. "No, you've got to have more of a 'swing' to it. You're sort of just moving it, it won't harm anyone well like that."

Juliet scratched her head. "Oh, so, er, like this?" She swung the sword.

"Yes, yes!" Peter said grinning. "More like that, and I'm sure you'll do well in battle."

"I'm actually doing it, then?" Juliet's eyes lighted up in happiness.

"Well, we'll have to try it out. I'll duel with you, then."

He swung the sword, and she swung the sword, and they hit each other and made a sharp "clang" noise. The moved back and forth with their swords, and moved all about the rock while swinging the swords. This went on for a while, until at last they grew breathless and stood still.

"You're a lot more experienced than me at this swordfighting thing." Juliet laughed lightly in embarrassment.

"It's alright, I've done this before, of course."

Juliet swung the sword. "Look at my swing, it's horrible." She laughed at herself again.

"Here, let me show you." Peter laid his sword down and stood behind her. He put his arms past against hers and grasped the sword. He moved his hands and the sword swung gracefully this time, not like it was "thrusted" when Juliet handled the sharp weapon.

"Thanks... I think I can do that, I'll have to practice first, of course."

He moved the sword again several times, so she'd know the movements and paces.

"I'm sure you'll get the hang of it soon," Peter said, swinging the sword again. "I know it's difficult, but it's still learnable. And teachable."

He could feel the warmth resonating from Juliet's body, and she blushed every time their arms brushed closer together.

"You know, we're both tired. I guess we should take a break -- "

The sword dropped onto the boulder they stood on and made a "thunk" noise.

At once, the two faced each other and their lips brushed, purposely of course, for a little under a minute, and once they stopped, they sat side by side on the huge rock and stared silently at the lake which was some yards in front of them. The water glistened.

Skye and Susan laughed wildy. The tree in front of them was covered with arrows. Trees far behind them were scattered with arrows as well.

"Look how far back that's gotten! You were supposed to hit the one right here!"

Susan had been fabulous with the bow and arrows of course, but Skye had varied in his ability. He'd had great luck and his the exact spot perfectly, yet he'd also missed the target almost hopelessly.

"I'll do better this time. Which one shall I hit?"

Susan scratched her chin. "How about that one, all the way back there?" She pointed at a tree four yards or so in front of them.

The arrow went far past that target.

Susan stared at Skye in disbelief. "Amazing. Even if you didn't hit the target, I mean. That's yards behind the target! I'll go fetch it." She darted off towards the arrow-struck tree.

Skye laughed and followed after her.

"Oh, that tree you hit's gorgeous!" Susan said joyfully, running to go see it up-close.

"Wait for me," Skye said. He ran up right behind her.

"It looks so radiant!" Susan smiled. "I mean -- Look at it -- oops -- "

She stumbled on a large tree root and fell forwards, but Skye ran up and grabbed her from behind.

"You alright?" he asked, helping her stand upright.

"I'm... I'm fine." She nodded and her cheeks turned red from being so close to a boy. The last couple years, she'd focused very much on males. She abruptly looked towards the lake. "It's getting grey -- Probably time for dinner soon. Let's go."

They started pulling arrows from the trees and headed back to the lake.

The children and Tumnus, who'd come back looking weary, sat around the fire and ate the bread and fruit thankfully. It was quiet. No one wanted to talk, in fear of speaking about the upcoming battles and obstacles they knew they'd most likely have to face in the near future.

The sea nymphs gathered at the side of the lake, close to the children and the fire.

Oceania stepped out with an even taller sea nymph with green-black hair and silver eyes. She had a large string of pearls draped around her neck.

"Evening, heroes." She closed her eyes and smiled briefly. "I trust you've learned a bit from today. However, you'll have to practice more in the next few days. My people, sea nymphs as you know them, are very skilled in battle. You'll each be assigned to them. This is my daughter, Rain."

Rain smiled at them, but in an odd sort of way.

"She'll be working with the High King Peter, as she is the second most royal of my people. Myself being the first, of course."

"You must be the Magnificent one, then," Rain said, sitting on one of the rocks, next to Peter.

He nodded. "Yes, I'm him, I suppose."

Rain laughed and all the males, including Tumnus, felt memorized. Water nymphs were said to capture the hearts of men without having to sing like sirens did.

"She's so beautiful," Oceania said, naturally referring to Rain. "I'm trying to find a merman to wed her, but they all seem to refuse."

"I can't see why," Edmund said. "She's pretty."

"Why thank you!" Rain said, leaning over to her other side and kissing each of his cheeks.

The children went to sleep peacefully to the sirens' and water nymphs' singing voices.