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Chapter 41 - The First King

Arariel, the Angel in charge of the waters of Earth.

This Angel has a daughter by the name of Ava.

Father and daughter were walking by one of the lakes within heaven.

Ava was looking at her own reflection.

" It is so pretty, " she said.

She then saw her father's reflection.

Arariel lightly tipped his finger on the surface of the lake, creating shock waves, distorting the reflections.

" Why? " said Ava, confused.

Arariel just gestured that she should wait, and after a few seconds, both of their reflections could be seen on the clear lake.

" It is back! " said Ava, with child-like joy.

" Just because something is unclear, eventually, it will become clear again " said Arariel.

Ava now saw that her father's reflection looked sad.

" Daddy, why are you sad? " she asked.

" Oh, it is nothing… " said Arariel, as a tear left his cheek, falling on the lake, causing the reflections to be distorted again.

Ava now turned towards her father.

" Are you sad, because I have to leave soon? " she asked.

Arariel was quiet for a moment, he then said;

" Yes… "

Ava gave her father a gentle hug.

" Don't worry daddy, I know that one day, we will be able to see both our reflections on the lake, again " said Ava with a smile.

Arariel held his daughter tightly, till she vanished within his embrace, leaving Arariel to see his lonely reflection on the lake.

Year; about 31700 BC.

Location; Sumer, Eridu.

When Ava looked around in this new land, she did not see a barren desert, she was looking at a utopia.

Everywhere she looked she saw beauty, happy animals, and flying vehicles- which were all powered by Lightsails.

Ava saw a nearby lake, she walked towards the lake, and looked at her own reflection.

She saw that she was not smiling, but she then saw the reflection of another.

Ava turned around and saw a well-dressed man, which was odd, considering the time-period.

" Greetings young lady, who might you be? " asked the man.

" I am Ava… who are you? "

" Oh, how rude, My name is Isimud, the pleasure is all mine " said Isimud with a smile.

Ava now noticed that Isimud was wearing a hood, and it looked like he was hiding something at the back of his head.

" Could you tell me where I am? "

" You are within Mesopotamia, in the Land of the Noble Lords "

Ava now looked around, again.

" But… everything looks so new and nice "

A primate now jumped on Ava's shoulder.

" Who are you? " said Ava with a smile.

" That is an Archicebus achilles, " said Isimud.

" Achilles… " uttered Ava.

" But back to your question. This is Sumer, during the time which the Anunnaki have come to Earth, which is why; everything looks so futuristic "

" Anunnaki… " uttered Ava, confused.

Isimud simply smiled.

" Allow me to explain, while we make our way to the first city; Eridu "

Isimud explained everything about how the Anunnaki came to Earth from Nibiru, and everything that followed.

The three of them, yes three, it seems like Achilles refuses to leave Ava's side, had now reached Eridu.

Ava was breathless, but not by the city's beauty, but by all the pretty colors, which were in reality, teleportation beams with the spaceships in Earth's atmosphere.

" I suggest that you seek out Alulim, " said Isimud.

" Who? "

" Alulim is the first King of Sumer, and of this planet, and he lives here in Eridu, " said Isimud.

Isimud now opened a portal and was about to leave.

" Are you leaving me? " asked Ava, confused.

" I am afraid that this is where our paths come to an end " but as soon as Isimud had said that, he felt both Ava and Achilles grab onto his leg.

" Please don't leave me… " said Ava.

Isimud just looked down at the crying little girl.

He then sighed.

The portal closed, and Isimud then said;

" Very well. My portals shall be at your disposal "

" Portals? " said Ava, confused.

" I can open portals across space and time " said Isimud, as he opened a portal to a beautiful lake.

" Wow… " uttered Ava, amazed.

Isimud closed the portal, his whole body then glowed, and he then disappeared.

" He left me… " uttered Ava, in disbelief.

" I certainly have not, " said Isimud, from within Ava.

" Where are you? " said Ava, confused.

" I am within you, ready to aid you in anyway I can "

Ava smiled, and so did Achilles.

The three of them now entered Eridu.

" Who are these people? " said Ava, as she noticed individuals who did not look fully human.

" They are known as Cro-Magnon, the first people created by Enki, " said Isimud.

Ava now noticed a mighty temple.

" Woah… " she uttered.

" That is the Eanna-temple, where the goddess Inanna lives with her Gala priests "

" Who is Inanna? "

" She is the goddess who has given King Alulim and his people the gifts of Inanna. In her honor was the temple built, and it is now where she lives "

Ava now walked towards the futuristic ziggurat.

She walked up the many stairs, until she reached the throne-room, where mighty King Alulim was sitting, and next to the King stood his advisor; Etana.

Ava noticed the king's unique sword, she would later find out that the weapon was called 'Oumuamua, and was made of the 1I.

King Alulim looked at the little girl with the monkey on her shoulder.

" And who might you be? " asked King Alulim.

" I am Ava "

" You do not look like one of my subjects, have you come from Nibiru? "

" Where is this Nibiru? "

" Far within the heavens "

" Yes, I am from heaven " said Ava, with child-like sincerity, while Isimud giggled.

" I see " said the King with a smile. " Then Eridu shall be your new home "

The King now showed Ava around, within ancient Eridu.

Ava later found out that underneath Eridu is a gate of the stars, which connects planet Earth with Nibiru.

The Dread Queen

While in Eridu, Ava made a new friend, a Cro-Magnon boy by the name of Cain.

" Hey Ava, have you tried this wheat cake? " said Cain, as he gave Ava a piece.

Ava looked at the cake which looked fluffy and smelled heavenly.

She then took a bite, and felt like she was back in paradise.

She then gave some to Achilles, the monkey then jumped up and down with excitement.

" This is delicious! " exclaimed Ava.

" Really! " said Cain, joyfully. " Then I will go and get some more! " said Cain, as he ran off.

" Ops… " said Isimud.

" Why did you say oooooooooooops " yelled Ava, as she fell through the portal on the ground.

She was now standing in an underworld, which was not Kur.

Everywhere Ava looked, she saw exquisite palaces with beautiful gardens.

" Isimud, where are we? " asked Ava.

" It is probably best if we left… " said Isimud, as he opened a portal.

Ava was about to walk through the portal, but that was when vines sprang forth from the ground and grabbed her.

" Hey! " exclaimed Ava, now trapped.

" I have not seen you before, " said a voice.

Ava could not turn around to look, so she had to wait till the individual came in front of her, and when that happened, Ava was looking at a handsome Queen, who had red hair, and her eyes had a mix of green and blue.

" Who are you? " she asked.

" I am Ava, please let me go "

" How did you get here? "

" Should you not first tell me who you are? "

The Queen smiled, as she walked around Ava.

" I go by many names; Despoina, Kore, but most simply know me as Persephone "

Ava's eyes widen.

" You know me? "

" I know of you "

" Really? " said Persephone, amused, " What have you heard about me? "

" People call you the Dread Queen… "

Despoina giggled.

" People call me the Dread Queen, because they fear that I might come and take away their powers and special abilities " said Kore, with a sinister tone.

" You can take away other's powers…" uttered Ava, in disbelief.

" I can rewind your birth to a point where you did not have any powers or special abilities, and if I feel like it, I can take those powers and use them for myself " said Persephone, as she looked deep into Ava's eyes.

" You don't exactly have any powers, but someone does live within you " said Despoina, as she held Ava, like Aang held Ozai, Kore then ripped Isimud out of Ava.

" No… " uttered Ava.

Isimud was kneeling before Persephone.

" Tell me, " said Despoina, as she held Isimud by the chin.

" Should I take away your powers? "

" I would prefer it, if you did not… " said Isimud, nervously.

Kore just smiled.

" Well… then what am I going to do with you two? " said Persephone.

Ava then had an idea.

" Quick Isimud, open a portal to the outside world! "

Which Isimud did, and Despoina was now looking at the forests of the upper world.

Kore was speechless for a moment.

" You know… I have never seen nature while in the underworld… thank you " said Persephone with a tear and a smile, as she also released Ava.

" But, what about all these gardens? " said Ava, as Isimud now returned inside her body.

" The gardens here are nice, but they can never replace the real thing, " said Despoina.

" Your majesty! " yelled a voice.

Ava now saw two men, and two colossal dogs, one dog had three heads and the other had two.

" Ah, Eubuleus and Iacchus, what is the matter? " said Kore.

" We were just worried about you, your Grace " said Eubuleus.

The two giant dogs now walked over to Persephone.

" Oh, did you both miss me? " said Despoina, as Cerberus and Orthrus licked her with their giant tongues, which resulted in Kore being covered in their 'slime'.

Iacchus now noticed Ava.

" Who is she? " he asked.

Persephone looked back at Ava, she then smiled and then said;

" She is a friend "

Ava smiled as well.

Despoina, Eubuleus and Iacchus were now each sitting on one of Kerberus' heads, while Ava was sitting on one of Orthrus' heads.

They walked for a bit, till they reached the place called Tartarus Arena, where all the inhabitens of the underworld could come and prove their might, from mortals, to heroes, and even to gods and titans, all kinds of battles took place.

The current battle was between Demophon and Triptolemus.

" Woah " said Ava, as she looked into the arena from atop Orthrus' head.

Kore hopped down from Cerberus' head, she then walked over to her throne at the arena, where she sat down.

Ava stayed for a bit in the underworld, meeting a lot of new 'people'.

She finally returned to the upper-world, where she found a worried Cain.

" Ava! Where have you been?! The King has been worried sick! I have been worried… " said Cain.

" I am sorry, but I have a hell of an adventure to tell you! " she exclaimed.

" Wait… where is Achilles? " said Ava, as she looked around, but that was when her friend hopped on her shoulder.

Ava returned to the worried King Alulim, where she told them all of her adventure in the underworld.

The Sons of Great Heroes vs the Great Rivals

After having been on a space trip with King Alulim throughout the Eagle Nebula.

Ava was now within the underworld, watching the many battles that took place at the Tartarus Arena.

One of Despoina's servants, a man by the name of Pheidippides- who wears the shoes of marathónas; which makes him run faster than a flashing lightning bolt, now gave Kore a letter.

" Thank you, Pheidippides, " said Persephone.

" It was my pleasure " said the messenger, as he ran off.

Despoina opened the letter, and after having read through it, she smiled, while letting out a loving giggle.

" What is it? " said Ava, curious.

" It is a love-letter from my husband, he enjoys sending me one, once in a while " said Kore, as she lovingly petted one of Cerberus' heads, wanting to make it fair, Ava walked over and petted one of Orthrus' heads.

The battles in the Arena continued.

" Tell me Ava, do you like playing games? " asked Persephone.

" I do! " exclaimed Ava, excitedly.

" Then how about this, each of us summons a hero, or heroes to do battle in the Arena, and the victor, and their heroes will then get a reward "

" What kind of a reward? "

" Hmmm, how about… gold from King Midas? "

" But I don't need gold "

" Then, clothes made by Arachne "

Ava thought about it, she then said;

" Deal "

The arena was emptied, and Despoina was the first to summon her champions, she summoned the great rivals; Turnus and Brecca.

Ava, with the help of Isimud, summoned the sons of great heroes; Gurth and Ascanius.

The four warriors looked at one another.

" It looks like I get to prove that I have surpassed my father, by beating the one person who beat him " said Gurth.

" Turnus, thou second Achilles, I shall prove to mine father, that I too have surpassed thou "

" Beowulf's brat, " said Brecca.

" Aeneas' son " said Turnus.

From the spectating seats, sat Aeneas himself.

" You can do this, my boy, " he said.

And far within cold Scandinavia, Beowulf could be seen smiling, while saying;

" Give him hell, my boy "

To say that the battle that took place was epic, would not do it justice.

To put it mildly.

The battle was grand and legendary, so much so, that every individual of the underworld watched with awe.

Afterwards.

Both Ava and Achilles could be seen walking back to Eridu with some new clothes on.

The Warrior vs the Star

Etana walked past the library, as he noticed Ava sitting there.

He walked over and looked over, to see that Ava was reading a book about the stars.

" It is unusual for you to read about the constellations, " said Etana, as Ava jumped from her seat.

After having put her heart back into her chest, Ava said;

" Yeah, I just want to know more about Orion "

" Well, Orion is fascinating and all, but have you heard about his sister? "

Ava now had stars in her eyes, as she said;

" Tell me "

Etana smiled, as he said;

" Allow me to tell you of the female warrior "

Ava was now back at the Tartarus Arena, and the victor would now get a personal concert by Orpheus himself.

" Choose your champion, " said Persephone.

Ava smiled, as she said;

" I choose the daughter of Poseidon and Asteria, the sister of Orion, and the wielder of the sword of Orion; Bellatrix! "

A portal opened up, and out came the female warrior herself, with her brother's sword in her hands, which held the power of a hypernova.

" Not a bad choice, " said Kore. " But I have a better one. Come now, Ehécatl-Quetzalcóatl! "

From dust, appeared the god.

" Wait?! " said Ava, confused. " He is not Greek?! "

" True, " said Despoina. " But, the rules don't apply to me, " said Persephone with a smile. " And last time I checked, neither was Gurth or Brecca "

Ava just looked at the Dread Queen, she then said;

" A fair point "

Bellatrix and Ehécatl-Quetzalcóatl, now looked at one another.

" Warrior of the stars " said Ehécatl-Quetzalcóatl.

" Warrior-god " said Bellatrix.

The battle now began, which could not be contained in the Arena.

Ehécatl-Quetzalcóatl and Bellatrix fought all over the underworld, to the point where their battle took them up to the upper-world.

Both were unyielding, and both were ruthless, poor Earth was barely hanging in there, but it was now time for the two warriors to unleash their ultimate attacks.

Ehécatl-Quetzalcóatl jumped high up into the sky, while Bellatrix was about to unleash her sword.

A blue aura now started to cover Ehécatl-Quetzalcóatl's whole body, while Bellatrix was about to unleash a hypernova.

" Feel the icy-cold touch of Xibalba! " yelled Ehécatl-Quetzalcóatl, as he came flying down with the force of the Hale-Bopp Comet.

" Bellatrix-Crius! " yelled the female warrior, as she unleashed her sword's full might.

The result of these two powers meeting was glittering stars, trapped in ice, which formed a valley, which King Alulim would later call; the Bellatrix-Quetzalcóatl valley.

Afterwards.

Orpheus played a song for both Ava and Persephone.

The Two Hunters

Ava, Achilles and Cain were all watching King Alulim training with the soldiers.

The King displayed such mastery over the craft, that it was no wonder, why Enki chose him as the first King.

King Alulim now put away the sword, and picked up his bow, and that was when he turned towards the children, and gestured that they come closer.

Ava and Cain both ran to join the King.

Alulim got down on one knee, he then gave the bow and an arrow to Ava.

Ava was now aiming at the target.

" Deep breaths, your breathing is key, focus, and now shoot! "

Ava now shot, but she missed.

" Do not be discouraged, everything can be improved with practice " said the King.

Cain now took the bow.

The King told Cain the same, but Cain was actually able to hit the target perfectly.

" Well done, " said King Alulim, impressed.

" How did you do that? " uttered Ava, amazed.

" I just imagined that the target was my little brother, " said Cain with a grin.

Both Ava and the King looked at one another with concerned looks, while Achilles, in his monkey language, said;

" Red flag "

Ava was now back in the underworld, and she had asked Despoina to make it so that the victor would get personal training lessons from Eurytus of Oechalia, which the Queen agreed to.

It was now time to summon their champions.

Ava chose the most well-known archer of them all, Robin Hood.

Kore on the other hand, chose someone who was also known for his mastery of the bow, as well as with the sword, Sir Tristan himself- who was wielding a sword which was a fusion of his most well-known weapons; his Fail-Not and his Curtana. This hybrid weapon is a sword which never misses its mark.

Both warriors just looked at one another.

" Well boss, I never thought that I would be facing off against you " said Robin Hood.

" The circumstances may be unknown to us, but it seems like we have a crowd, so let us do our best not to disappoint them " said Sir Tristan with a smile.

" I am not going to hold back " said Robin Wood, as he readied his bow.

" I would not have it any other way, my dear Locksley " said Sir Tristan, as the fight began.

And for everyone present.

They were all looking at a battle where both opponents respected one another.

But Robin Hood was not stupid, he kept his distance, while firing arrows at Tristan.

The knight cut all the arrows in mid-air, but he could not get close to Locksley.

" Don't take this the wrong way, boss, but I am not letting you get close " said Robin Wood with a smile.

Sir Tristan smiled as well, and he then did something unexpected, he threw Curtana at Robin Hood.

" What?! " exclaimed the archer as he ducked, but that was when he remembered that Tristan's sword never misses its intended target, and since it did not hit Locksley, then it could only mean one thing.

" I was not its target " said Robin Wood, as he saw Sir Tristan running towards him.

Robin Hood fired an arrow, as Curtana ricochet off the wall.

Sir Tristan dodged the shot, he then grabbed his sword, where he now yelled;

" Curtana-Fail-Not! "

Sir Tristan had now cut Robin's bow in two.

" Man… Marian is going to kill me… this bow was a gift from her " said Locksley. " But, I have to say, boss, you are pretty Impressive " he continued.

Sir Tristan simply smiled, as the crowd cheered.

Ava had lost, but Persephone was feeling generous that day, so she allowed Eurytus to train her.

The Two Thors

It was a stormy day in Eridu.

" Why is the sky so angry? " asked Ava, as the lighting glittered and the thunder roared.

" Maybe Ishkur and Teshub are having a little show-off moment, " said Isimud.

" Are you scared? " he asked.

" No " said Ava, who was really not scared, she was merely fascinated.

Ava now saw how King Alulim stepped out to the storm, he then uttered some words, which resulted in the storm-clouds vanishing.

Ava was now in the underworld, enjoying a meal, made by Tantalus- who is known as the chef of the underworld.

And no, his secret ingredient is not human flesh.

Tantalus has amended his ways, and now makes food for all the citizens of the underworld, including the rulers.

After having enjoyed their meal, Despoina said;

" Wanna have some fun? "

" Yes " was Ava's response.

At the Arena, they now summoned their champions.

Ava summoned Thor himself, while Kore summoned Asathor.

" I bring thunder and lightning, " said Thor, as he readied Mjölnir.

" And I bring dirty-storms, " said Asathor, as he readied Rinlöjm.

The battle was so electric, and yes, pun intended.

That Zeus himself came to watch the fight.

Things really got out of control, when Zeus decided to join in on the fight, which resulted in a battle royal being fought with all the heroes of the underworld.

In the end, Persephone almost took away Zeus' powers.

The Sons of the Sun

It was a warm day in Eridu, while Ava and Inanna were sunbathing.

" I don't get it, why are we doing this? " asked Ava.

" To get that perfect tanned look " said the goddess of beauty and war.

Ava now looked at her other side, and saw Achilles trying to get that perfect tanned look as well.

Ava now went to the underworld, while Inanna got busy with her perforated baton.

" Wow, you look tanned " said Despoina, while looking at tanned Ava and Achilles.

" Well, it is too bad, there is no sunlight down here, and my subjects and plants could really use it, " said Kore, sounding a little sad.

Ava now had an idea.

She told Isimud to open a portal to the sun, from atop the underworld, which Isimud did, and not only did sunlight finally reach the underworld, but everyone was also looking at Helios sitting on the sun.

" Hey Helios " said Persephone with a smile.

" Hey… Despoina " said Helios confused, but he then went back to relaxing on top of the sun.

All the citizens of the underworld, after a long time, were now finally able to enjoy some sunlight, and it was time for the fighting.

Kore and Ava summoned their champions.

Ava summoned the youngest son of Sir Gawain; Sir Lovel; who was wielding the sword of Gawain Poet, and Persephone summoned the son of Sir Escanor the Large and Queen Boudica- Sir Elpenor; who was wielding his club of the sun.

" Son of Gawain " said Sir Elpenor with a smile.

" Son of Escanor " said Sir Lovel with a smile as well.

" Wait " said Despoina, as the battle was about to begin.

" What is it? " said Ava, confused.

" Hey Helios! Do you mind if we use Heliopolis? " yelled Kore.

" No! " yelled Helios back.

Persephone now told Ava to teleport Sir Lovel and Sir Elpenor to the city of the sun, which was just a bad idea...

The Grand and the Machine

Isimud had opened a portal to the night sky in the underworld.

" You really like watching the stars? " said Despoina, as she sat down next to Ava.

" Kokabiel told me many stories of the stars, the books of Eridu have told me much more, but, words are nothing compared to the real thing " said Ava, as the stars reflected off her eyes.

Kore just smiled, as two individual joined them, they were Galatea and Frankenstein('s monster)

And both were the servants/assistants of Hephaestus.

" What are they doing here? " asked Ava.

" They are here to watch our next march " said Persephone, as she held her hand towards the night sky.

From out the portal, came down a half-automaton and half-constellation giant, known as; Iron Orion.

Ava just looked up at the blue and white giant.

" Uhm… " said Ava, as she was thinking; who would be a good match against Iron Orion.

" I got this, " said Isimud, as he opened a portal, and out stepped; Le Grand Chevalier, who wields both Joyeuse and Excalibur, and he also has Excalibur's scabbard.

The knight looked up, while the giant looked down.

Both warriors knew that there was no need to waste time, so they would finish this battle with a bang, with their ultimates.

Iron Orion teleported up to his constellation, while the knight crossed the blades of Excalibur and Joyeuse at his back, Iron Orion now made his bow appear, as he made his hounds; Canis- Minor and Major, into arrows.

These war-cries could now be heard;

" Hunt him down, my hounds! "

" X-Joyeuse! "

Iron Orion shot his hounds down at the knight, while the knight shot a combined beam, of holy light, up towards Iron Orion.

The combined force of the two attacks meeting was so massive, that Despoina had to step in, or else, the whole underworld might have been destroyed.

The battle was a draw, and both warriors vanished.

The Hound and the Dragon vs the Calm One and the Wild One

Ava was witnessing an intergalactic training session of the Anunnaki.

" Man… this is looks similar to that of Axe Wars "

This time, as Ava went to the underworld, a battle was already taking place, between Cú Chulainn and Cadmus vs Ajax the Great and Beowulf.

The battle was intense, and all warriors gave it their all.

Afterwards.

Hippocrates, the Doctor of the underworld, tended to their wounds.

Ava was now back in Eridu.

She was petting Achilles, who was sitting on her shoulder.

" You look troubled? " said Cain.

" Why does everyone say that about me, is it something about my face? " said Ava, confused.

" No… " said Cain, as he felt that he had walked on a landmine.

" Children " said Etana; " Come on inside "

Ava and Cain walked inside, as it now started to rain.

Everyone now sat down to play some light-chess.

The Bull Brothers

Despoina was having a nice dinner with the founders; Hellen, Romulus and Byzas, as Ava had come down for a visit.

Ava sat down, and heard the tales of these legendary founders.

Cerberus and Orthrus then came, the two of them having now woken up from their nap.

" Ops… "

And as Isimud had said that, Ava could feel a cold fear down her spine, as a portal opened up, and out came the two bull brothers; Gugalanna and Galain-Am Lake.

The dogs and the bulls now looked at one another.

Everyone noticed that the four colossal creatures did not appear hostile towards one another, which was confirmed as they now played with one another- even Asterios joined in on the fun, as Ava could be heard letting out a sigh of relief, while Kore just smiled at her two "puppies" having fun.

The Two Automatons

This battle was between Argus; the watchman-automaton of Hera, and UA; the Ultimate Automaton of Aphrodite, made by Hephaestus to protect his wife(even though we all know, who is banging her…)

UA is called the Ultimate Automaton for it is just that, the perfect machine, surpassing that of Talos and Argus.

UA has the power of the Twelve Olympians, which means; that UA can call upon the powers and abilities of the twelve gods and goddess of Olympus.

Aphrodite herself can even dawn UA as armor, granting her access to the powers and abilities of the 11, for she is one of the twelve.

The battle was pretty one-sided, considering what I had just explained.

After the fight, Ava went back to Eridu, as Iacchus walked up to his mother.

" Mom, dad says that dinner is ready, " said Iacchus.

" Then let us go together, my dear boy " said Persephone, as she and her son joined the rest of the family at the dinner-table.

Ava walked up the steps of the ziggurat, while Achilles was sitting on her shoulder.

She walked within and saw King Alulim sitting on his throne.

" I have been wondering, " said the King.

" About what? " asked Ava.

" Where you have been running off to "

Ava smiled, as she said;

" Let me tell you a story of the underworld, and no, this is not the underworld which you are familiar with "

The First King vs the Knight with the Swords of the Round Table

A peaceful and prosperous decade has gone by in Eridu.

Not much has changed, other than Ava and Cain becoming young adults.

Ava does wield the Blade of 2020 SO.

A gift given to her by King Alulim himself.

Speaking of the King. Ava had finally told Alulim about Despoina and the Tartarus Arena.

The King was intrigued, and wanted a piece of the action, and that is where our story begins, in the underworld.

King Alulim was standing in the Arena, with his

'Oumuamua-sword.

The King had asked Kore to bring forth a worth-wild challenger, and Persephone was happy to oblige.

For the Dread Queen has been saving a trump-card of hers, and she thought that King Alulim was up for the challenge, so she called forth Sir Nennius; the first Arthurian Legend, and the knight who wields all these swords;

Clarent(Mordred)

Galatine(Gawain)

Arondight(Lancelot)

Curtana(Tristan)

Grail Sword(Percival)

Beaumains' Blade(Gareth)

Sword of King David(Galahad)

Sword of Nennius(Gaheris)

Sword of Geoffroi(Agravaine)

Sword of Malory(Kay)

Sword of White(Bedivere)

The Blade of Pearl Poet(Bors)

The Longsword of Camelot(?)

The thirteen swords of the round table were floating around Sir Nennius, as he had been summoned.

For the first time ever.

Ava saw a grin on Alulim's face.

All the seats of the arena were filled.

Everyone looked on in awe, from titans, gods, heroes and mortals.

The battle between the first King, and the knight with the swords of the round table would be the stuff which Homer wrote about.

Which is not a joke.

The battle took place in the Greek underworld, and Homer had regained his eye-sight.

So the legendary and unrivaled poet and story-teller wrote about the battle, and I hereby conclude the tale, for I am no Homer.