It was over a week later and all the knights and guests had left everything was back to normal. Well as normal as it can be when you have a Queen who had died, come back, looks a similar age to her son and just happens to have a lot of magic.
It was a fine day when a messenger came to Camelot. This messenger was from King Tor of Lanarkshire and his brother King Anguish of Ayrshire. They were challenging Camelot to war! A meeting was held "that is two against one we can't fight!" One man spoke up. "We can ask some allies to help, anyway we must go to war with them or they will attack Camelot anyway!" Arthur replied. Igraine looked at Rose and they nodded. "Well it's lucky we are here then," everyone looked at Igraine as she said who laughed. "We have two dragons the two greatest Seers, the two greatest fights ever one of which I have already mentioned, the Camelot Seers, Camelot's army and a unicorn" as she said the last on she looked at Rose.
"The two greatest Seers?" A knight of Camelot asked.
"Igraine and Rose, Rose is the greatest and most powerful and Igraine is the second most powerful Seer!"
"Two dragons?" Another knight asked.
"Yes, the one under Camelot and my dragon which I will need to wake up!" Rose replied. They all knew that Uther and Rose's father was one of the greatest fighters ever and Rose the other!
Rose woke her dragon. Her dragon came flying over Camelot people stopped in their tracks to have a look at this amazing creature. It's dark pink scales shimmering in the sunlight. It was placed under the castle with the great dragon.
Two days before the battle the plan was being sorted out. Arthur and Uther were to lead the battle Robin would be with them, Rose and their father were to ride the dragons. Rose on hers and he was on the great dragon. "If he gives you any trouble land! Igraine will do the rest." Rose told him. Igraine would be with Merlin she was to be in charge of the magic (mainly Seers) on top of the hill.
The day came and the armies came together. King Uther and King Tor stood opposite each other. The battle began fighting was everywhere, blood already covered the battle field, Igraine looked at Merlin she had no fear in her eyes just power she liked a good fight. Then she let out a scream of power and the two dragons came out, Rose handled hers with expert hands her father wasn't so good.
Robin had been spotted they knew he was Eeleor, they would tell his father, then what? The battle lasted all day Rose's dragon taking out most of the other army. Then towards the end of the day the great dragon turned and was about to kill Uther, about to burn him alive. When Rose's dragon went straight into him sending him flying. Rose hadn't even told her to do that her and Rose were so close.
They went to their tents for the night. "How many men do we have left?"
"Less than Half!" A knight replied. Eeleor looked down at his wrist he had been cut they all had cuts but trust one of his to be on the wrist that would give everything away. Gaius saw him bleeding and was about to bandage it up when he saw the branding.
Everyone looked, Gaius's reaction had been so great. Uther stared this boy the one who had got Igraine back to him. No wonder this boy fought like a King he was of royal blood. He was King Anguish's son. "Please your majesty I swear I…" he trailed off. Igraine spoke up "it fine he's with us I promise, I'm not wrong." Uther sighed he didn't know what to do. "Well…if there is anything that looks suspicious then you will have no changes." Uther warned. Eeleor didn't know what to say he just thanked him.
"We can't use the great dragon again, if it wasn't for Rose's dragon then I would be dead!" Rose walked in at that moment "well then we will have no dragon's because mine can't fly at the moment I'm not sure why."
"If Rose rides the great dragon wouldn't that then solve the problem?" Everyone agreed. It was a better idea for they didn't think they could win without one.
The next day dawned and Merlin got a similar feeling of fear to the one he had had the day before. Arthur looked as though he wasn't scared at all, he looked over at Merlin and sighed. Merlin was terrified. The day before he had only had to stand on the hill doing a little magic. Where as now he had to fight alongside Arthur. He wasn't to use a sword, but magic instead. It was a plan that he, Rose and Igraine had come up with. He was to make sure that Arthur didn't get killed. He had almost been killed the day before and they didn't want it to happen again. "Merlin it's going to be fine don't look so worried." Arthur told him. Merlin did his best but it wasn't easy.
Morgana and Gwen were in Camelot waiting to hear about what happened next. Someone had been to visit last night to tell them how it had gone. Gwen was worried she didn't want anything to happen to Arthur. Morgana didn't like waiting, they stared out of the window. Morgana liked Merlin and wondered what would happen to him after all he wasn't a very good fighter. She was much better but he hadn't been allowed to fight. She didn't think it was very fair. Rose and Igraine could go but not her.
That days battle was about to start and the armies were coming together once more. Merlin looked at Arthur and wished he wasn't so scared. The battle began once more, Rose came out on the great dragon she controlled him perfectly. You could hear the chanting from the hills it wasn't just them that had magic it was the others as well. The fighting went on and on. Merlin was so scared he didn't know how people could do this, how people in the army coped.
Morgana and Gwen could hear the chanting and the sword on sword. In fact the only thing of the battle was sometimes they could see the great dragon and Rose's armour glinting in the sun light.
Merlin couldn't stand the blood shed and the loud sounds of dying and of the death itself. He was near Uther and fighting alongside Arthur when Uther was stabbed Merlin saw it all but couldn't do anything to stop it. The seconds passed like hours as Uther sank to his knees and then the scream of Igraine as she felt the pain and death gripping both of them. Merlin rushed forward catching Uther, Arthur killed all those round them who were part of the other army. Both Arthur and Merlin were filled with a rage that got rid of the fear and rational thought all they could hear was the screams of Igraine. Rose landed and ran over, terror in her eyes she didn't know what to do no one did. The whole battle field stood still and watched.
Up on the hill Igraine felt it was too much but she concentrated then maybe…She closed her eyes this was the time to act. Her human form that the Toraane (Tor-ay-anne) had put her in all those thousands of years ago broke. She was free once more she had been one of the 7 founders of the old religion. The rest had all been destroyed but not her she had got her brother who was one of them to not kill her. They would never return. That was why Rose was so important to her, Rose was of the blood of the leader of all the founders. That founder had chosen Rose to replace her, all Igraine needed to do was to change her.
The form broke she seemed to float there in midair her blonde hair seemed to have a mind of it's own. She no longer wore a dress but a light pink outfit that seemed to cling to her it was torn in places but that only made her look more powerful.
Then Rose began to change she had no idea why it was happening her hair too seemed to have a mind of it's own she had the same outfit as Igraine only it was red. Blood red! Power filled her, so much power more power than she had ever felt before.
Uther lay there Rose moved her hand focusing on his wound it mended almost instantly. The battle had been won, Uther was fine and Rose had been changed into what she was meant to be.
A huge feast was called to celebrate Rose and Igraine changed back into a human forms again. They could change back at any time they wanted. "You know that unicorns and dragons love you and obey you, well any magical creature will even if it has been brought to life by another person of magic talents. You also have the ability to do things like bring back the dead and stopping people from dying without having to swap some else's life. Those rules of the old religion do not apply to us. For we make the rules not live by them!" The girls grinned.
