Legend of Lady Guinevere

Long time ago, there was a very vast kingdom ruled by King Arthur the tenacious, together with his lovely wife, Queen Beatrix of Adelaide. He had an elder son, Lord Gavin and a younger daughter, Lady Guinevere. As the two siblings grew up, they were trained by the knights the art of fighting. King Arthur was very much impressed by the exceptional prowess of his two children. Lord Gavin was an expert in melee combat using various weapons such as swords, maces, spears because of his immeasurable strength. Lady Guinevere on the other hand was an expert markswoman. She could shoot any moving object at very far distances. Some say Lord Gavin was blessed by wolf strength and Lady Guinevere by falcon vision.

On the 18th Birthday of Lady Guinevere, troubling news had befallen the kingdom. An army of orcs waged war against the kingdom. King Arthur appointed Lord Gavin and Lady Guinevere to be the commanding generals of his army. Queen Beatrix opposed the idea but King Arthur insisted that the two were already ripe enough to fight a real battle. He believed that with Gavin and Guinevere in the battlefield, they are invulnerable against the Orc army. The siblings fortified their own army for battle.

Early dawn, their army marched vigorously to the battlefield. The wind blew against their faces as the trumpet resonated signaling the start of the war between the orcs and humans. Lord Gavin and Lady Guinevere battled in the front lines. Lord Gavin slashed the deformed bodies of his enemies and Lady Guinevere backed him up shooting arrows straight to the skulls of the orcs.

After long days and nights that seemed to be forever, the battle was won by the humans. As Lady Guinevere gives her triumphant proclamation of victory, Lord Gavin saw an orc archer pointing an arrow towards her sister. He took the speeding arrow to himself to protect her dearest sister. The arrow went right through his heart. As he was dying, he told Lady Guinevere that he was happy to protect her and he loved her so much. He told her to protect the kingdom and to fight for everyone she loves. Guinevere was bursting into tears as Lord Gavin breath his last. Lady Guinevere stood up, the orc shot another arrow to Guinevere but she was agile enough to counter the arrow. The orcs arrow was split in half and Guinevere’s arrow pierced the head of the orc.

The Kingdom fell in great despair after hearing the great loss. Afraid to loss Guinevere as well, King Arthur admitted her to the monastery and forbade her to all kinds of fighting. Guinevere pleaded to his king father to reconsider. She is a warrior, a fighter. Her territory is in the battlefield not in the seclusion of the monastery. But King Arthur laid deaf to her cries.

While Guinevere was inside the monastery, the kingdom started to decline. Slowly, the territory of King Arthur was taken away by the attacks of the orcs. Only a small portion of the kingdom was left. The king was unable to do anything good for the kingdom. He kept on sending armies yet his efforts are futile. His strategies were far inferior compared to the strength of the attacking orcs. The king started to feel ill due to these consistent happenings.

When Guinevere heard about this, he rushed to the king’s quarters. He asked his king father to let her fight and reclaim what is rightfully theirs. Despite his worsening condition, and of the kingdom, his father declined. Instead, he proposed that she be married to and Elven prince in the far west of the country so that the kingdom would once again be strengthened.

Lady Guinevere found it absurd. She opposed his father’s idea. Why not let her fight? It is her passion. Her life! His father told her she just can’t afford to lose her. She was confused. She can’t just marry any prince she doesn’t even know! But she can’t disobey her father too… Or can she? She kept that idea to herself. She kept silent and returned to the monastery.

She prayed loudly and one of the monks heard her cries and pleas. After her prayer, Monk Siegfried summoned her to his office. As they walked around the monastery, Monk Siegfried shared a little secret of the monastery to her. It was unknown to all except for Monk Siegfried and his late brother, Lord Gavin. He pulled a lever on the dark mossy wall of his office. It opened to a huge room full of different weapons. The monk told her that it was her brother’s little secret from his father. He trained the monks in his spare time when he was still alive. It is because he wished that the monks would learn to defend themselves despite the fact they wish to live a non-violent way.

His brother was really an amazing warrior, she said to himself. From that day on, every free time that she has is spent on that room. To practice more together with the other monks lead by Monk Siegfried. She taught what she had known to the monks and she learned from them as well. It was her routinely activities inside the monastery until one day, her father sent for her.

While she entered the king’s throne, she was welcomed by her father who is accompanied by royal elves. She scanned each of them and saw a young elf, around 21 looking. His father introduced him to be Prince Lyastein of the Eastern Elven territory. Prince Lyastein was a handsome and well-built elf. His face looks angelic and tamed showing much of royalty in his over-all figure.

King Arthur opened up about the marriage between his daughter, Lady Guinevere and Prince Lyastein. The king spoke that the kingdom needs to be strengthened while the elven territory needs an heir, only through the union of the two kingdoms that this would be possible. Prince Lyastein bowed down an accepted the proposal to take Guinevere as his wife. Guinevere stood up in front of all and said that Prince Lyastein is a good and regal elf but she can’t just marry him without proving himself to her. The king opposed but Prince Lyastein agreed to Guinevere.

Guinevere contemplated a duel between her and Prince Lyastein. A 3-part battle between Prince Lyastein and her was her main plan.  First was the melee fighting, each of them are free to choose any melee weapon to bring in the battlefield. One must immobilize the opponent to win this. Second was the jousting. Unlike any normal jousting, Prince Lyastein and Lady Guinevere would joust while riding at the back of the dragon. It is almost impossible because of the dragon’s large stature but accuracy, speed and strength are the key to succeed this test. Third one is the archery competition. Despite the fact that it was Guinevere’s forte, it is undeniable that elves were masters of the bows and arrows as well. But this archery might seem impossible because they have to kill an Iron Hide dragon to succeed. Iron Hide dragons are to most powerful dragons in history. They could withstand attacks from a thousand knights without being scathed. They breathe white flames that could incinerate a person to ashes in an instant. The only way of defeating these monsters is to strike its weak point which is the very small area near its chest. It is about an inch but it leads through his heart. It is a thick membrane but it is weaker compared to other parts of its body. Once it is penetrated, the dragon would drown in its own flames and consume himself to ashes. The event would take place a week after their conversation.

Guinevere excused herself from the congregation and returned to the monastery. She visited Monk Siegfried in his office and told him her father’s plans. Monk Siegfried suggested that Guinevere do what she deems is right so that in the end, she would not regret what she had done. With the help of Monk Siegfried and the other monks, Guinevere secluded herself in the hidden room of the monastery in the remaining time before her battle with Prince Lyastein and trained to fight.

The time of the commencement came, Guinevere was well prepared for the fight. She wore her battle garments and marched from the monastery to the battlefield where everyone is waiting for her. The king shouted that Guinevere could still back out the fight and peacefully marry Prince Lyastein but Lady Guinevere was determined to fight for the right of her hand.

The first test started after a short while. Lady Guinevere took dual Falx as her weapon while Lyastein chose Claymore, whose name speaks of a great sword. With the sound of the trumpet, their fight started. Guinevere was first to attack with her left falx which was countered by Lyastein. Guinevere bashed her right falx to Lyastein but it was dodged. Lyastein assaulted Guinevere but it was stopped by the twin falx of Guinevere. She parried the attack and Lyastein’s Claymore flew right up. Guinevere attack but Lyastein jumped up and abased Guinevere to retrieve his sword and pointed it back to Guinevere’s throat. Lyastein won the first test.

As the knights were preparing for the second test, Guinevere went straight up to Monk Siegfried with a frustrated face. She told him that she almost had it but still she failed. Now, if she lost, she would have to marry Prince Lyastein. Monk Siegfried told her that she must not lost her faith. He made her remember the efforts of her brother Lord Gavin. The moment gave her a vision of her brother talking to her in a beautiful forest. Lord Gavin told her that he is always with her. His strength is her strength; he would guide her in her battle. He added that it is her responsibility to protect the kingdom and he believes in her ability. Lady Guinevere went back to her senses and felt Lord Gavin’s power on her. She is ready.

Dragon Jousting was about to start. Guinevere mounted her dragon, Miasmador. The dragon was ebony black with sapphire eyes and breathes blue flames. It was the dragon everyone feared except for Guinevere. She tamed the dragon when it was captured by his father’s knights and they started a mutual bond with each other.

Miasmador was born in the Mountains of the Augsburg. His parents were captured and killed by the orcs. He was also about to be killed by the orcs but the orcs were eliminated by King Arthur’s knights. Miasmador was brought to the castle and was raised by Guinevere in a cave which was named by King Arthur as Cave of the Sapphire Eye Dragon. The dragon also grieved about Lord Gavin’s death and he was there to console Guinevere.

The battle started when Prince Lyastein has full mounted his own dragon by the name of Ysellian, a silver dragon with a black elven crest on its chest and gray eyes. Guinevere and Lyastein joust and Miasmador and Ysellian fought as well. The fight ended when Lyastein fell from Ysellian’s back when Guinevere hit his head. Guinevere has won the second battle against Prince Lyastein.

She congratulated Miasmador for helping her win and the dragon breather blue flames to the sky and roared. Guinevere then proceeded to talk to Monk Siegfried who congratulated her as well. But he reminded her not to let her head go into the clouds for there is still the last test she needed to win to be fully victorious. She nodded and thanked the monk for the help he had given her.

The last test was about to start, Lyastein and Guinevere took their bows and arrows to the battlefield. The Iron Hide Dragon, Gragoloon was released. Gragoloon went berserk and started chasing Guinevere and Lyastein, breathing fire all over them. Guinevere shot the first arrow but her shot did not penetrate the dragon. The dragon saw her and started chasing her with its fiery breath. Lyastein took the attention of the dragon by shooting it in the eye. It went on and on and they were almost out of arrows. It seemed impossible! Then Guinevere had another vision of his brother again. After that, Guinevere felt that she became strong enough to hit the dragon in the heart. She aimed the arrow, but the dragon saw her. It ran to her but she didn’t move a bit. Her breathing stopped, looked straight to the target. The dragon was nearing her, Lyastein saw it and ran to protect Guinevere. Guinevere released her final arrow; it straightly pierced the heart of Gragoloon. It went wild; Guinevere was almost impaled by the claws of Gragoloon but Lyastein, eager to protect Guinevere, took the attack himself. He fell in front of Guinevere and said that he is happy to meet a girl like Guinevere. She is strong, smart and unlike any other else. Too bad for him, he lost the battle. Guinevere responded that Lyastein may have lost their battle, but he has won her heart. Lyastein, greatly injured by the dragon, still managed to plant his last kiss on the lips of Guinevere. He smiled and breathes his last.

Lyastein was taken back to the Elven territory to be buried. Guinevere suffered another loss in her life again. King Arthur summoned Guinevere; he was with Prince Lyastein’s father. Guinevere apologized for the death of Lyastein. She was afraid that the elves might wage war against them, surely they will lose. But King Choriandus spoke; he was greatly astounded by the ability of Guinevere. Despite the loss of his son, he is willing to form an alliance with the kingdom as long as it is Guinevere who leads them. Guinevere humbly accepted. King Choriandus bade goodbye and return to his own kingdom.

After a few months, Guinevere received news that the orcs are making their final wave to topple down and take over the kingdom. Guinevere prepared her own army for battle; she summoned the help of the elves. She won countless wars against the orcs and finally retrieved her kingdom. King Arthur was pleased by Guinevere. If only Lord Gavin was there, it would be much better the king said. Her wife, the queen answered that Gavin is always in Guinevere.

Lady Guinevere became known in the land. Her name spread, north, east, west and south. She was the epitome of strength and beauty. She replaced the king in his death. She may have ruled the kingdom single-handedly but it bloomed to its finest. This is the legend of Guinevere, the Warrior Rose.Warrior Rose