Chapter 04: The Knight of the sun
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It was almost three days since our little encounter with the devils on the road. Three days of almost non-stop running across the countryside to dodge any potential ambush (it wasn't a problem to me thanks to my undead nature but I had to carry Merlin from time to time whenever she was too tired to continue. And I got the distinct feeling that she also used the opportunity to got a feel out of me. The pervert) but the goo thing was that we were closer to the Castle of the local king; Uther Pendragon.
I still found kind of funny on a morbid manner that this would be the first time I would meet a king with the express purpose of killing him, which if you ask me they had it coming a long time ago because they screwed things over for everyone, especially Gwyn. The Lord Of Sunlight truly had it coming for causing the entire mess by usurping the natural cycle of the world, and the less we talk about the absolute shit show that was New Londo the better.
"So this is Britannia?" I asked Merlin, I couldn't deny the beauty of the place but after seeing Anor Londo and the ruins of New Londo I couldn't help but find the place not that much breathtaking as most people would in this situation. Merlin noticed my reaction.
"So what do you think of the crown jewel of Island?" She asked me with a proud smile on her face, certainly proud of her Kingdom, and certainly with good reason because from what I learned from her and by listening to the people in the taverns and the road the country was immersed in a neverending civil war between the Britanians, the Picts fro beyond the ruins of the wall and the Saxons that come from Across the sea.
But nevertheless, no matter how breathtaking the city was for most people to me after seeing Anor Londo was just a pretty city. "It's okay, I guess." At my answer her smile became more forced. Yeah she certainly got pissed at that.
"It's that so? Then pray tell me what city do you consider better than this one?" She asked me to which I just shrugged before answering. After all there was no point in hiding it.
"Anor Londo is one of them" I answered as we kept walking and one we were in front of the walls I looked at the top of them and I couldn't help but smile wryly at the sight of none of those cunts archers. "But don't worry, I would rather stay here than in the seat of power of Gwyn any day" as I said that we entered inside the city "After all no one is trying to kill me and even better there aren't any of those assholes archers in sight" I answered barely containing a shudder at the memory of being constantly shredded by their arrows.
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What are you talking about? Don't you see the sentinels at the top of the walls and some building?" She asked me looking at me like I grew a second head. Oh my sweet summer child, you don't know about the PAIN and RAGE that those bastards caused me in my efforts to infiltrate the city. After all that's something you have to live through to understand it.
"Merlin, dear, believe me when I say that you don't want to know about it" I told her with my most blank look and tone possible, she looked and me in the eyes and shuddered for some reason but not inquired any further. Good, I really don't want to talk about those guys.
"Okay no problem, so what about if we go back to my studio now" she told me as she took my arm and teleported us with a spell to another location. A very comfortable studio richly decorated and equipped with many alchemical and arcane instruments (I may know very basic pyromancy and sorcery but I could recognize some of the things in the room from the Duke's archives) which wasn't surprising with her being the court's wizard. No, what surprised me was an entire different thing.
"Merlin, I have a question" I asked her with an evenly voice as I got closer to her. She continued to put her things in order before answering me with a singsong tone.
"Ask away" she said as she skipped around putting everything she brought in order, I just got behind her and asked my question with a serious face already imagining her answer.
"If you could teleport us to your studio why didn't you did it in the first place?" She just kept doing what she was doing ad she answered me with the same tone.
"Ah, I forgot. But everything went well at the end so no harm done am I right!?" Yes, indeed, she's either a moron or a bastard of the same league that annoying bald asshole was. Because we could had save some time by coming here right away instead of making me carry her for most of the way.
Yes, indeed, it was time to smack some common wisdom unto this smart idiot.
SMACK!!!
"Kyaaa!!! Harder honey!!!"
I took a step back at what had happened right now (and no matter what Merlin tells anyone I wasn't blushing) because somehow instead of smacking Merlin in the head i slapped her ass "what a nice ass" I quickly shook my head to clear my thoughts "why did you stop dear?" Asked me Merlin with blushing face that showed an emotion that I haven't seen in a long time: lust.
She quickly did a hand wave and cleared out the table behind her as she crawled her way up there ending in all fours shaking her ass at me still looking at me with eyes full of barely contained lust. "Come on Mikael, don't you like to hit me? Well here I am waiting for you to smack me really good and hard" yes, this shit is too weird for me.
"I... Will go to see and know the city, see you later Merlin" I said to her before leaving without looking back once, I need walk around to clear my thoughts... Or cold water poured at my head, whichever comes first because I'm not picky in this situation.
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"Pfft hahahaha!!!" I couldn't help but laugh at the sight of my newest companion hastily retreating at the show I put for him. "Heh, I still got it" I commented to myself amused at the sight of the usually unperturbed undead losing his cool and hastily retreating. Oh, I know that once he calms down he will be pissed, but nevertheless it was fun to do so, moreso with him hitting me every time I did or said something he considered stupid. After all what'd the harm on a minor spell to change causality to make him hit me in my ass, after all he can't say that he didn't enjoyed it with how his eyes and face looked.
"Besides having him spank me felt really good, it's a shame he didn't followed up by pinning me on the table and ravaging me senseless" thought a treasonous part of me. And while I won't deny that it felt good to sleep beside him and be carried by him almost all the way back to Britannia and certainly it did felt good to have his han on my botton it doesn't mean I want to have sex with him... And now I have to change my underwear because it got soaked, great.
Once I did that I went straight to work and began to research across the many scrolls, books and grimoires I have because there's something strange yet familiar about the nature of Mikael. Like if I read or heard about something similar before.
Do with that in mind I delve into the many tomes I posses to solve this mystery because there was something off with him. After all his soul was unlike anything else I ever seen or read: a mighty flame that shine on brightly and pure immense primal power that only grew up in strength with each soul it consume.
It took me a while but eventually I found a possible clue about this mystery reading a record of the of Attila's siege of Rome.
"Well, this is interesting indeed" I commented to myself as I continue to read the story of the founder and patron saint of the Church Paladins. Because I have the feeling that this story may be connected with Mikael in some way.
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It's has been almost two since I left Merlin in her studio and almost 20 since I calmed down when I understood what she did so I didn't marched right back and made a fool of myself or worse, so I went for a walk, always making sure to learn where I was and the quickest method to return back to Merlin.
It truly felt like a novel experience walking the streets without needing to Prepare to fight everyone in sight, I think that my last time in which I did that was back when I was human so many centuries back. Truly what a terrible curse is the Dark Sign, because once you can't die you can only understand the blessing that is true death for there I'd no worse fate than becoming hollow.
I shook my head to clear it from those thoughts, yes, better think on how nice Merlin's ass felt on my palm. Gah!!! Fucking hell, now I'm thinking about THAT in the middle of the street, so I took a deep breath and began to control my urges. Something that I learned as a coping mechanism to deal with the random shit that the world can throw at me and continued my way through the streets when chapel got my attention. It wasn't particularly eye-catching or imponent but the symbols and the name of it caught my attention.
Saint Solaire Chapel
That may be s coincidence but if there is something I learned during my (mis) adventures in Lordran was to never leave anything to chance; after all going dick first blindly into danger is a sure way to get yourself killed. I knew that from personal experience.
So with trepidation, I entered the chapel and my suspicions were confirmed for in front and center in the glass window of the altar was the image my dearest friend Solaire portrayed as a legendary hero facing off an entire army of what looks like savages and demons. I couldn't help but genuinely smile at the sight because it means one thing: somewhere in this world my was blood brother. And that filled me with hope that someday we may find once more.
"I see that you're interested in Saint Solaire" said a voice behind me, when I looked behind I saw a cute woman with long red hair dressed with the habit of a nun with an affable smile on her face, I couldn't deny that, after all I wanted to know in what kind of shenanigans Solaire got involved to get sainthood.
"Yes, could you tell me his story sister?" I asked the young nun which smiled at me and gestured to seat besides her and she began to tell me the tale.
"Saint Solaire was mysterious hedge knight that appeared in Rome during the siege of the Huns; some say he was one of our Lord's angels or just a simple wandering knight that got chosen by God to do his will on the earth. The only thing that people know is that he took arms at the crack of dawn and attacked the barbarian horde by himself raining upon the Huns and their devilsh allies Holy like in the form of spears and with his blade and shield. So great was his zeal, bravery and magesty that not only the soldiers defending the walls but the common citizenry from the highest noble to the lowest vagabond took arms and joined the fray which ended with Saint Solaire defeating in single combat the barbarian leader: Attila the scourge of God who took the form of a demon made of the blackest of darkness " at those words I couldn't help but felt dread because I know what that darkness is: the abyss. Somehow the abyss was active in this world too.
Lovely the devils are playing with the flame of chaos and now the abyss too was here. I better shut up my mouth before I jinxed myself worse.
"Their battle took the better part of the morning but at the midday he finally struck down the monstrosity which caused the horde to disperse. Afterwards He began to teach anyone interested how to call upon the miracles of our Lord and after teaching his disciples he left to parts unknown and his disciples founded the Order of Saint Solaire better known as the Knights of God's Sunlight although to this day there are sightings of Saint Solaire appearing to defend the weak and innocent from the predations of devils and monsters" she finishes her tale with a solemn voice and I couldn't help but smile because I know that those rumors are true.ñ; after al Solaire is an undead like me.
"Thank you for telling me the story sister, but Sorry I never got your name" I replied to the nun that unknowingly helped me discover many things about this new land.
"You're welcome, and my name is Leona what is yours?" She replied to which I nodded before answering.
"My name is Mikael sister Leona and was a pleasure to speak with you, but I must leave otherwise my friend may do something stupid using the chance that I'm not around her to reign her in" she nodded and bid me farewell but before leaving she asked me something.
"Will you come later Mikael?" At that I smiled and answered truthfully, feeling like I finally found a course of action for myself.
"As long as I stay in here I will come" and with that I left, back to Merlin and whatever needs she caused in my absence.
Author's Note: and here it is the chapter, here we got some exposition and probably the begining of Merlin's and Mikael bedroom activities? I will be honest with you the chapter originally woulf be about them arriving to Britannia and Merlin presenting Mikael into Uther's court which would end with our Undead protagonist going on a quest to kill some mobs and a boss, but it went this way which is also good from. My perspective.
And yes both of them are horny for each other with Merlin being a natural sub while Mikael being a natural Dom.
And for those wondering Sister Leona looks like Her counterpart from LOL only that she is dressed like a nun (a normal one, not a kinky one which is superior in any way shape or form)
Bye.