Hello all I'm back happy belated holidays and new year and what not... yeah anyway i have defeat the horrid dragon Writter'sBlock it was no easy feat but i managed. I've been having home and school problems and i'm not going to talk about it thank you very much. Paris was awesome btw... anyway ONWARDS!
The creatures three pairs of eyes leered in the twilight. It's heads all so different yet the same. The lion's green eyes glittered with a horrible malice, the goat's gleamed with a strange and unlikely intelligence, and the snake rose behind the heads of the other two, hissing and teeth glaringly stained red. It's eyes filled with a murderous gleam. It was female, apparently, as the snake head was where the tail should have been. The snake was a startling emerald, the lion's fur a flaming goldish brown, and the goat a gleaming blackish purple that roamed down the lion body to end in two back hooves. the snake seamlessly grew from the purples and blacks. It's feet barely made a sound as it padded into the light. The lion growled deeply and stared at the flashing weapons.
"Aim for the heads and eyes but remember, don't get bitten by Fangs, don't look into his eyes, don't show any fear to Fluffy and watch out for the hooves. Oh and please someone find a way to lull the snake to sleep!" They gave her an incredulous stare but quickly turned back to the beast intent on having them for dinner. Artemis gave an inhuman growl and the chimera returned it. Merlin stared at the back of her head. A strange aura was around her. He hadn't noticed it last time they were in danger… but now…he could feel it. A powerful presence hovered around her. Not magic per se, but it was something to that extent. He watched her eyes become purple storms. Almost literally, the irises were swirling with different purples and he saw flickers of gold being suppressed behind the amethyst, mauve, and lilacs of her eyes.
The snake cocked its head side to side, hissing all the while. The lion looked at each of them and saw only determination, not the fear it craved in others. It roared in anger. The ground quaked and the trees around the clearing thrashed with its force. The goat just stared unblinkingly at them with sickly yellow eyes split with the black beady pupils.
It suddenly leaped forward toward Gwaine. He waved it off with a flash of his sword and the lion roared in his face.
"Woah, bad breath." He shook his hair out of his eyes and swung at the lion's paw that came toward him. Percival kept the hooves away from the others and the snake was focused on Merlin, Arthur, and Artemis.
"Artemis, why don't you sing the snake a lullaby?" Percival asked as he gave a black hoof a ringing slash. She shrugged as she guarded herself from the snakes lightning strikes.
"It's worth a try." She thought for a moment and took a deep breath. The beast hadn't moved very far from the circle that had created around it. All three heads focused on one of them, constantly switching their gazes.
"Have you ever met the mockingbird?
With their mournful cry.
Have you ever seen the merlin chase its fleeing prize?
O, little mockingbird, do you sleep with the stars?
As they shine all o'er the kingdom.
Sing your song of sadness,
And when you wake I'll protect you still.
Do you hear the mockingbird?
Did you hear it's song?
Did you see its blackened tail in the nightly throng.
Sleep well little bird, and as you dream,
May the stars be forever in your reach.
And the moon always in your sight.
Have you ever met the mockingbird? Have you ever seen the merlin chase its fleeing prize?
Sleep well little bird as the light dost die…"
The snakes head started to droop and the lion's eyes closed for a moment before opening again then falling back. The goat had already succumbed to Artemis's breathtaking singing. The power behind it was immense. Merlin could practically see the way she projected her voice. It was entrancing and it was almost siren like in nature. Merlin stared at her for a moment as the chimera dropped to the ground, asleep. It let out a small snore and curled up into a ball. The snake head curling around itself the goat laying its head on the lions and the lion's laid down on its front paws.
"Well I guess that works…" whispered Gwaine. Artemis looked at the sleeping mass and her mouth gaped open.
"How did I–"
"How did you?" Arthur and Artemis asked at the same time. Percival nudged the beast with his toe. It didn't stir… but the goat legs did twitch and the lion gave a very funny mewl.
"How odd… " he muttered and turned to look at Artemis. Arthur came out of his shock and followed Gwaine up to the sleeping beast.
"I guess music does tame the savage beast…" Artemis said as she stared at the creature lying before them. She crouched down and reached toward the chimera. She looked toward Arthur and Merlin. "What do we do with it now? Kill it, let it be, or keep it?"
Arthur gave her an incredulous look. "What do you mean by 'keep it'?"
"Well, it's only just a baby after all and they are extremely rare creatures. There is a way to make it listen and obey our wills… unless you wish to kill the creature… then I will listen to your judgement as we are in your kingdom not mine."
"It's a baby?" Merlin asked stepping closer and crouching next to her.
"Yes. Only a hundred or so. Magnificent creatures when they are unafraid. They can also be taught to speak. Usually only the lion or the snake can speak. The goat usually keep to themselves and have an aptitude to detect magic." She fingered the lion's mane, scratching it behind the ears. It started purring. She smiled slightly at this. Merlin stared at the young women that could be so vicious one moment and so kind and gentle the next. Now she was a mystery wrapped in a riddle, not him. She eyed Merlin as she rubbed between the lion's eyes making it let out a purr like sigh.
"What would you have us do? It was merely protecting its territory. It meant us no harm. It was scared." Arthur looked at her like she was insane. He shook his head.
"It is a magical creature, is it not?" She seemed to think about her answer.
"It can be considered of magic. As all things are, but they do not use magic other than detection of it. All it's seemingness to have powers are natural abilities that other animals such as lions and snakes do have. Cobras can ensnare the minds of prey, it's a simple spell. Lions feel the fear surrounding them and use that to catch their prey. Goats are just dumb animals, usually, but there is a reason why they seem so." She paused for a moment. "You do not outlaw snakes, nor cats yet they have aptitude for magic. Horses have an intelligence far greater than the average animal, this is because of magic and nature. As do most dogs and wolves… but they are not outlawed." She gave Arthur a long look.
"Magic is in everything. Some things more than others. You shall never be rid of it. Magic is in time, space, stars, life, death, and beyond. Think on that. And I ask again, what shall we do with our defeated foe?"Arthur opened his mouth to speak but was cut off by a woman's voice.
"Well isn't that just sweet? The Queen of the Forest and the King of Camelot gallivanting through the forest. With two knights… and an idiot servant. It seems luck is on my side."
Dun dun dunnnn! Ya i think you all kow who just showed up... i'm falling love with this story all over again. ask questions, leave comments, concerns, cunundrms, or criticsms I like them all. now as they say in France adieu... until next time my friends...