Upheaval (Divides Crossed 23)
DJ Dubois
February 2020
Notes: Merlin and his cohorts belong to the BBC and Scyfy. Josiane, Mustafa and Boeve are from the Boeve de Haumtone. Ywain, Alys, Doun, Malodius andCligés are Chretien de Troyes' creations. Other characters' copyright information will be added as needed. Please send feedback to dante0220 .
Prologue [Somewhere Else]
The triple goddess observes….
The storm brews in the north. It billows, pours down on and devastates everything in its path. From Cawdor, a horde without equal spills into Britannia. Swords spill blood. Horses trample crops. Livestock driven off for other masters. Like locusts, they sweep across the land and leave it barren in their path. Malice has its agent in this Sorceress. How she obscured my sight to her schemes is beyond my understanding. Unmasking and defeating her will remove Meleagant's enabler.
Hate feeds this attack on both sides. Meleagant and his allies lust for absolute control. They want their rivals ground into the earth under their boots. The Pendragons' prejudice, as we've seen, tears at the people. Many cry out for Justice's hand. Conflict feeds Storm. Where it leads, we shall have to see….
This horde is beyond anything the isle has encountered. Camelot has driven back large forces in the past. You have seen Uther and Arthur stand up to great armies. Grace and Ingenuity inspired Emrys to hold back the tide for his friends. Still thousands cannot compare to tens of thousands. No one army can stand against it. Now, the fledgling (still being negotiated) alliance will be tested. Let us hope they can endure.
Emrys must now rise to the occasion. He has the tools. His magic is not in question. It is his time….