Through the dark dark and spiraling stairways a women walked limping blood trailing behid her . Her once elegant Reagal clothes torn and drenched in blood , her once noble face clouded by anger and grief . She held in one hand a sword dripping with the fresh blood of it's recent victims and in her other something wrapped in clothes . She slowly made her way down the flight of stairs under the dim illumination of the flickering torches supported by the stone walls. At the end of the path stood a 3 m tall door made of wood with a emblem of lion with a crown on its head carved on it .
As the women made it her way to the door she almost collapses but manage to support her self using her sword. Her eyes wandered to what she was carrying in her right hand as she struggled to speak
" He must live .. "
She mustered all the strength she had left and stood up and continued walking to the door. She stood infront of the door her eyes struggling to remain open and her limps struggling to move on but she willed her hand to move knocking on the door three times in with different intervel between each knock . The final knock took everything out of her but as she was on the brink of collapse the door opend with a creek and and pair or armoured hands supported her pulling her inside .
" Your majesty! What happened to you? Why are you alone where is his majesty the king and the prince ? She slowly leaned aginst the closed door sliding down to the cold floor clutching the cloth bundle in her Hand.
The man in knight's armour kneeled beside her desperately trying to stop the bleeding from the wound on her stomach. His once pristine grey armour was now filled with scratches and Knicks and stained with blood of both his and enimes. The women barely conscious spoke her eyes fixed on the cloth bundle she was holding as if it's her life .
" Edmund is dead so are all the royal gurds and knights . We where attacked by that cursed knights of the church and that traiter scum Rolan on our way to the escape path . The knights and royal guards sacrificed their life to save us but the invaders quickly caught up with us and surrounded us. Edmund and i fought them with all we got but they overpowered us and Edmund used the last of his strength to collapse the hallway behid his to give us a chace to escape " teats welled up in the women's eyes as she recalled the incidents that happened until then . She gently removed the clothes to reveal the contents of what she was carrying.
Underneath the cloths was a newborn baby that looked not more than a month old sleeping without a care protected by a dim blue screen in the shape of an egg . What was even peculiar was that in place of eyes the baby had two empty sockets there wasn't even eyelids . The baby looked so ominous that it unsettled even the hardest of veterans when they first saw the baby. But in the women's eyes there was only love for her child. When he was born She lamented and cried about her child's fate but she never once blamed the child itself . For her he was her precious baby . Her and her husband's first born. Her husband also shared her love for thier child so much so that he even went as far as to declare war on the church of solaris which held a very high authority in the western continent. Her eyes burned with hatred and anger as she recalled the day when the messenger arrived from the church demanding her child be handed over just beacuse the church thought their child was a demon. ' curse the church and that traitor. They be dammed to hell for eternity! ' she cursed in her mind . Her gaze turned to the anxious knight beside her trying desperately to stop the bleeding from her stomach .
" Cedric stop it's no use I have lost too much blood "
" No your majesty just hold still and let me stop this bleeding "
" Don't be a fool you and I both know I am beyond saving . So just listen to what I have to say "
" But your majesty! I .. "
He was interrupted by the women as she placed her hand on his palms pressing down on her wound
" Cedric just listen to me . We don't have much time . Take him and go to cantonia to my father " she spoke bringing the baby towards Cedric.
" Your majesty It's my duty to make sure that both you and the prince escape from here even it cost me my life " Cedric said resolutely
The women lips formed a thin smile " how I wish that was possible Cedric but this is it for me so don't be stubborn and listen to me and take him and go "
Cedric wanted to say something but he held his tongue seeing the resolution in the queen's eyes.
" I swear on My life that the prince will reach cantonia safely! " Cedric vowed to the queen with tears streaming down his face .
She gave him a weak smile and raised the child to her face and pressed her cheeks aginst the dim barrier
" my sweet child mother is so sorry that she won't be arround to take care of you or watch you grow. I am sorry that we couldn't protect you , we are sorry that we won't be able to guide you through the tough times to come , I am sorry I am such a terrible mother ! "
The women struggled to speak her words as she held the baby to her face. Tears streamed down her face mixing with blood on to the sleeping baby but a dim light barrier blocked it . The women forced back her tears and took a final glance at the peacefully sleeping baby and spoke softly
" I know it is unsuited for prince to be named so unceremoniously but I want this to be my first and last gift to . You the first born of Edmund ll , king of avalon shall be known through the lands and history as Agustus von Geislerg first of his name, first price of avalon and heir to the throne of.." Her words where left unfinished as the last struggled breath left her body and her heaving chest settled motionless .
Cedric closed his eyes tears streaming down his face . After a moment of silence he opened his eyes filled unwavering determination. He took the prince from the queen's hands stared on to the unsettling eyes of the baby. His heart ached for the child who has lost so much in such short time .
' how can the gods be so cruel to curse this inocent child with such a horrible fate ! ' he lamented . He also noticed the charm arround the baby's neck that as creating a dim light as if isolating the baby from it's surroundings. His eyes projected his unwavering determination to see through his vow to the queen . ' If the gods has abandoned this child I shall protect him ! ' he went on one knee and proclaimed " I cedric stross hereby pledge my loyalty and life to Agustus von Geislerg the crown price and heir to the throne of Avalon and swear to protect him from all harm even at the cost of my own life if need be ! " cedric made a salute by thumping his chest and bowed to the chold . He then got up tool one last look at the deceased body of the women he swore to protect turned arround and started walking into the dark tunnel Infront of him .
In the following days the death of the king and queen of avalon would spread throughout the land and soon the church of Solaris would declare the king and queen of demon worshipers and praise duke rolan for his faithfulness and sense of duty for taking action aginst his own family. They would also brand the young prince a demon incarnate and declare him an enemy of God and the church which resulted in multiple attempts at the new born child's life in the Years to Come.
That day Would be described as future historians as the starting point of what would become a legend for generations.