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Chapter 9 - The Knight vs the Monarch

John, Madoc, Ishya and Enmerkar all four found themselves within empty Stockholm.

The two Maestros looked at one another, while the two Attendants looked at each other.

Ishya now broke her remaining gemstones, which made Enmerkar smile.

He held up his hand, and then uttered;

" To me, my dragon! "

From thin air appeared the horned dragon known as Azi Struvara.

The dragon roared, but Madoc simply smiled, as John broke his remaining gemstones, and that was when Madoc uttered;

" To me, my knight! "

A beam shot down from the sky, and from it appeared the dragon-knight; Jacob.

Jacob transformed into his draconic-humanoid form.

He and Azi Struvara now both flew up into the sky to do battle.

Madoc drew forth his D'Excalibur, as Enmerkar opened his portals.

John and Ishya both took cover, as Enmerkar shot a sword at Madoc.

While still in mid air, Madoc cut the sword in two, which made Enmerkar smile.

The Monarch now shot multiple different weapons at the Knight, but Madoc just cut each weapon in two.

" It seems like I have to change tactics' ' " said Enmerkar, as he called forth a weapon, he then took hold of the weapon, and he now charged straight at Madoc, but to Enmerkar's surprise, Madoc was able to match his strength.

" You are not human " said the Monarch with a grin.

" I am, but I have been blessed! " yelled the Knight, as he pushed Enmerkar back.

A fierce battle now followed, as Ishya and John looked on.

Enmerkar now shot a sea of arrows, enough to block the light of the sun, down towards Madoc.

Madoc was able to destroy most of them with a blast of light, but some arrows were able to pierce his skin, and that was when Madoc realized that they were no ordinary arrows.

" I think that playtime is over " said Enmerkar, as he flew high up into the sky.

He then held out his hand, and said;

" Come forth, UEG "

A weapon like none other, now appeared.

Madoc knew what was about to happen,

So he held his sword high and tight, and both Madoc and Enmerkar said;

" Come to Camelot- "

" Urash- "

" And hear the Dragon King- "

" Ereshkigal- "

" Roar! "

" Gula! "

Two majestic and mighty beams now shot towards one another, and in the middle of the air, the beams met, causing an event like none other.

It almost looked like the mass between the two beams almost created a black hole.

Madoc stood his ground, as Enmerkar smiled.

Both Attendants now noticed that their attacks were far more than the Chalice could contain, which meant that Stockholm was slowly cracking, and their Maestros were both holding onto dear life.

Madoc and Enmerkar both knew that they had to finish this quickly, but neither was willing to hold back.

As Ishya was holding on, the top of the building she was holding onto, cracked and was about to hit her.

Ishya braced herself, but that was when she felt dust hit her.

She opened her eyes, and saw that the building had been reduced to dust.

Ishya looked up at Enmerkar, and saw that he was smiling at her.

Madoc saw his opening, and took it.

" For the love of Camelot! "

He roared, as his beam swallowed Enmerkar, shooting into space, destroying stars and planets in its way.

" My King… " uttered Ishya, as tears rolled down her eyes.

Madoc fell to his knees.

" Madoc! " yelled John, who noticed Madoc's wounds.

" The arrows… they were poisonous… " said the Knight, as he felt himself getting weaker and weaker.

A bloody and beaten Jacob dragged himself towards Madoc.

" Well done, my knight, " said Madoc.

Jacob smiled.

John fell to his knees.

" I have failed my family… " he uttered.

" No, you have not, " said Ishya.

John saw how Ishya was holding her necklace, made from lapis lazuli, up to his face.

" This necklace is worth more than gold or diamond, it once belonged to King Gilgamesh himself, it is an ancient relic, and you have won it… by defeating my Attendant " said Ishya.

" I could not possibly accept it, " said John.

" You have to, " said Madoc.

John turned to look at his knight.

" It would be an insult to refuse "

John now looked back at Ishya, and saw that she was no longer crying.

So he gracefully accepted.

Jacob now vanished, in a cloud of glittering stars, and Madoc was about to join him.

" Listen John " said Madoc.

" I wish to tell you a secret "

Madoc now whispered these words into John's ear.

" The secret to becoming a good knight, is finding someone worth fighting for "

With those words.

Madoc Pendragon, now returned to Camelot.

John got up.

Walked over to Ishya.

And then said;

" So… you like Gilgamesh? "