Disclaimer: *I don't own Septimus Heap or any characters/settings except the ones I created. I'm not Angie Sage and no copyright infringement is intended. (Mostly follows plot)
Edmund Leonidas stood next to Queen Cerys. He was faced towards the door to give the Queen some privacy, as her first child had been born a few hours ago, and he didn't need to interrupt the Queen's first moments with her child. Instead, he thought about the baby his wife was due to have any day now. Neither of them knew what gender the child was going to be, but they would be happy with either one. Edmund was about 60 years old, although he chose not to remember his true age, since it wasn't too important. He was taller than the average person, but with a wiry, lithe build that lessened what could've been an imposing demeanor (which was good in a fight.) He had bright red hair and emerald green Wizard eyes, and he wore deep red robes that matched the shade of the Queen's. At his side hung the Sword.
The Sword was a magykal item that was given to the first ancestor to step foot in the Castle, Badurad. Hotep Ra had felt himself growing old, and prepared to go to the House of Foryx where he would be able to live in peace. However, he couldn't leave the Queen undefended- after all, Shamandrigger Saarn and Dramindonnor Naarn would have had easy access to attack her if he hadn't been there to assist- he needed to appoint someone to faithfully protect the Queen at all costs.
He made a Sword that would help the Protector defend her; it would ensure that they never lost a fight, and could even deflect some of the worst magyk. The person who the Sword would belong to needed to be loyal almost to a fault, and have a bit of magyk in them.
Hotep Ra began what was hopefully a quick search, since he didn't have much time left. As he looked at the Castle's inhabitants, he began to lose hope. Most of the occupants of the town weren't meant for greatness. He had always considered himself a lucky person, and despite his old age, his luck still hadn't run out. A new family arrived in Port. They had come from the Fertile Countries, and they were known to have the personality characteristics he was looking for. A few days after they arrived, he went to them and asked if they would like a job Protecting the Queen. Of course, they agreed. They had a young boy named Badurad, who Hotep Ra asked instead of his parents, Adela and Cynbel, because they were older and he wanted to ensure the Queen would be well protected. He taught Badurad how to use the Sword, and magyk. With this task complete, he finally retired to the House of Foryx, where he could live eternity in peace.
Badurad grew up to be a strong, noble Protector, and when he had a son, he taught him in the ways of the Protector, and so it went on down the line, with each Protector teaching a son.
Edmund's thoughts were drawn back to the Queen's bedroom when the door burst open to reveal the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, Alther Mella, and his Apprentice, Marcia Overstrand. After exchanging quick greetings with the Protector and the Queen, the two newcomers began to start the birthing ceremony. Cerys smiled down at her baby daughter and said to them "isn't she beautiful?" It was true. Although they couldn't tell exactly what she would look like, she had her mother's violet eyes and there were some similar facial features.
No one had a chance to reply, because at that moment, the door burst open again, but this time it was an unexpected visitor. The woman wore deep red robes like the Queen and her Protector, but around her wait she wore a black sash with three red stars- the stars of DomDaniel. The Queen's face registered shock, but before the assassin could do anything, Edmund jumped to attention and ran to put himself in front of the Queen. Before he could get there, however, the assassin fired off a shot from her gun. Edmund froze mid-stride and fell facedown on the ground. The second bullet cut off the Queen's scream. The third stopped the birthing ceremony. Marcia lept into action, taking the Akhu Amulet that Alther had told her to take, grabbing the baby Princess, and withdrawing the Sword from the sheath at Edmund's side. She then sprinted out of the room to find a safe place for the baby Princess to live.
At the time this was happening, Celestina Leonidas was giving birth to her first child. One of the Matron Midwives was helping her since Edmund was away Protecting the Queen. The new mother was exhausted and weak, since the birthing had taken much longer than usual. At long last it was over, but Celestina didn't get much time to see her baby girl. The baby was already limp, but the Matron Midwife turned away, swiping her finger along the baby's lips with some black liquid, and the baby stopped moving altogether. Of course Celestina didn't see this. All she saw was her child go limp in the Midwife's arms. The Matron knew she was about to scream, so the Midwife pulled out a gun and quickly shot the lady. The woman went limp, dead. The Midwife felt no remorse as she carried the now-bandaged child to her new home. It had been part of the plans to kill her parents, as they would surely intervene in what the Midwife's Master had in store for the child.
A/N: Welcome to my new FanFiction- Septimus Heap! I noticed that (again) there wasn't a lot of them out there, so, like FB, I decided to write my own. I wanted an original plot, so I hope this works! This will be a Septimus Heap x OC