"An apple a day keeps any one away, if you throw it hard enough."
Marie Mjolnir (Soul Eater)
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(Einar's POV)
The first battle of King Arthur was against the army of King Arthuis of the Pennines. At the mouth of river Glein, two armies could be seen ready to raise their swords.
On one side was the army of King Arthur. His army was composed of 100 cavalry and 400-foot soldiers.
Whereas King Arthuis was standing proudly on the other side with his 500 cavalry and 1200 foot soldiers. There were also some magical beasts like Giants and Direwolves.
On paper, King Arthuis has the greatest advantage over the tiny army of young King Arthur but the reality is far ahead of anyone's imagination.
King Arthur was carrying the sword of selection and was reinforced by the best knights and mages.
Merlin was also there with his dream-like charisma and magical reinforcement painting the safe victory of Arthur's army.
I was also here standing with Merlin on his horse acting as support of the army.
Artoria was the tip of a hill in full armor and glowing sword on her hand. She was on her favorite horse Ito who was now the partner of the king and now called Dun Stallion.
Her girlish features were visible from her face but she was not perceived as female to others. You could only see a majestic King Arthur who was on his path of victory.
"I am Arthur Pendragon, the sole heir of the throne as well as your rightful king!"
"Aaaooo!"
She addressed her army which was efficiently answered by knights.
"False King didn't answer my right on this island and so he called his rebellion. However, as we have the right to rule this island, none shall stand in my way. Men! Are you with me in this quest?!!"
"Aaaooo!"
Artoria finished her speech. Even I was moved by her words but I had control over my emotions. The opposition had a large army but they were fellow Britons and not Saxons. Artoria's goal was to defeat King Arthuis and take the State of Pennines. It was not the annihilation of the people but the blood was necessary.
She nodded in my direction to begin the first part of the operation.
I nodded and rose in the air and called my spear. It soon turned into an orb of light before falling on the ground. Cracks opened on the soil and a huge bale emerged with a big bud on the top of it. It then peeled and a giant sunflower bloomed from the bud facing the army of King Arthuis.
[Form Four: Sunflower - A gigantic shoot emerges from the earth, towering over enemies, as a flower bud blooms and shoots several projectiles that are capable of a great amount of destruction.]
I was just waiting for the opportunity to use this against someone and now was the time. It was King's best long-range energy weapon that could destroy even a city in minutes. Except for its little long charging of 10 seconds, there was not much drawback if you want a one-direction area of effect damage.
I pointed my finger at the army who were terrified upon witnessing such a gigantic flower and spoke a word, "Bang!"
The light brightened from the mouth of the flower and shot a devastating beam of light towards the large army of King Arthuis reducing the army of orderly men of 1700 into mere 1000 soldiers in panic.
BOOOM*
With a big explosion, the knights in the middle of impact vanished instantly while surrounded knights were killed from the devastating blow.
I then dispelled the Sunflower and nodded at Artoria who was also shocked by the impact of the magical weapon.
Caliburn is a strong weapon but if you consider all forms of Chastiefol and huge firepower then Caliburn is mere a straw against a sword, Chaestifol.
Even the army standing behind me started to show fear towards me. Gawain and Bedivere were visibly trembling but they soon calmed down.
I was also a little shocked by the firepower it showed but also a little sad since I killed a lot of innocent people who were just obeying orders from their lord. Families whose loved ones vanished from the surface won't even receive the dead bodies of their loved ones.
I can only sympathize with them for standing on opposition regardless of intention.
"Charge!" Artoria cried the charge towards enemy forces. Both armies soon clashed against each other.
One was the short army of King Arthur in an orderly manner and high morale and the other was still a thousand men army with an already defeated will.
I could see that knights with great mana had necklaces. They were the magic jewels that I prepared for them. It gives users a huge attack and defense boost while also healing them. They don't need other mages for the support in that sense and what's more, those gems could be used again.
Of course, I only prepared the quality jewels for Artoria, Gawain, Bedivere, and Brother Kay since they were leading the front forces while others were carrying gems of lower grade. Other foot soldiers were buffed from me and Merlin.
I didn't involve myself in the combat and remain in the air to observe the situation only. I have already killed a lot of people so I was not in the mood to spill more blood uselessly.
However, my eyes caught up with an enemy general who was fighting our forces bravely. What caught my interest was the red spear he was using. Unfortunately, the one who was close to him was the knight under me, Bedivere.
"Argg!" Bedivere groaned when the enemy general sliced his chest and kicked him away. However, his wound soon started to heal.
"How weak-willed are you to use magic artifacts in war? But no worries, this General Wan will send you hell soon." The man named General Wan said pointing a red spear towards Bedivere who was still recovering from the severe wound and charged at Bedivere to finish him off. "Gáe Bolg!"
"Did you say Gáe Bolg?"
General Wan heard a voice and before he could respond, his spear was blocked by a transparent barrier encaging Bedivere while also healing him.
[Form Eight: Pollen Garden: A large barrier is formed around a person and is capable of withstanding even the most powerful attacks. The barrier is made of pollen from the Sacred Tree which has the capabilities of slowly healing and subsides the pain immediately.]
"What the…? How could my unblockable attack be blocked?"
"Yeah, I heard something similar in the past…" I landed between General Wan and Bedivere who was fully healed in no time with the help of Pollen Garden.
"I am sorry, Sir Einar…" Bedivere apologized since I have to come to his rescue.
"Don't be. You are still not a proper knight, Bedivere. Now leave him to me and make sure not a single pest gets in my way." I ordered him. Bedivere nodded and then engaged to fight with other knights.
I then looked at General Wan who took his guard against me.
"So you are the little monster who destroyed our army with magical sunflower of yours?"
"…"
"How about you join our side? King Arthuis will reward you handsomely."
"Are you done?"
"So that's how it is? Then there is nothing to talk about!" He was about to charge when four soft hands grabbed his limbs. "What the…?!"
He was immobilized by Mono, the guardian before he could even move an inch.
"I will ask you once, where did you find this spear?" I asked holding the crimson spear.
"Do you think aarggg!"
Crack*
He was going to retort but Mono crushed his left leg.
"I really don't want this way of asking since I could simply take your head and read your memories but I enjoy a little from torturing you."
"I got it from royalties from Irish Island! Just kill me already!" He spilled the beans the moment I tried to crush his second leg.
"Very well," I said and without looking at him, I performed hand signs and my spear sliced his head.
He told me what I want and I didn't want to humiliate him further by torturing him or forgiving him. A true knight's best reward is to die from the hand of a strong enemy. Forgiving them would be considered an insult so I didn't pester with useless stuff like forgiveness and such.
Of course, my ideology of being a knight is different.
[Einar, this spear is very important in finding the god you are looking for.] Text appeared on the book. It was Elaine who could communicate with me now.
"I thought so. If my memory is correct then this spear if not then very similar to Gáe Bolg of certain blue-haired dog with full-body tights."
[It is the same spear but its ability is reduced to only 20% of its full capability. It is just a spear with some special magic ability but nothing much.]
I was surprised holding another weapon of the servant of stray night. The first being Excalibur.
For the moment I stored the spear in the inventory and saw Artoria raising her sword high in the sky after achieving her first victory. It was the first battle of King Arthur's twelve battle.
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[Stats]
[Name: Einar Sirius
Race: Human/Fay
Age: 20
Physique:
Strength: C+ -> B
Mana: EX
Endurance: C+++ -> B+
Agility: B+++ -> A
Luck: EX]
And my height increased to be 148 cm. At this time, I was more focused on increasing my height than my stats.
Anyway, two years have passed since King Arthur won his first battle at the mouth of a river called Glein.
In the past two years, King Arthur fought numerous battles and won all of them. The second, the third, the fourth and the fifth battles were on another river, called the Dubglas, which is in the region of Linnuis.
His legends were echoing all around the island even outside of Britain. Many knights all around the world came and swear an oath to King Arthur. Many other knights also joined the round table.
Gawain and Bedivere were the first to join. They forge their way out in battles and proved their worth as Knights of the Round Table.
Gawain was so far strongest among the knights after me and Artoria. He was strong and loyal to King Arthur. He was also the one who lead the armies on his own against minor countries and emerged victoriously.
Bedivere, although he was not very strong, he wise and had a bright will that raises the morale of knights. He was also the managing officer of the knights, administering affairs of Knights as well as other matters.
Among the new knights who joined the round table, two princes stand out the most. You could remember them as Lancelot and Tristan.
Lancelot joined the round table only after a month of serving as a knight. The reasons were two of his distinguishing features. One was his strength that was similar or stronger than Gawain and his holy weapon forged by Vivian, Arondight.
I remember my mother telling me that she raised another son beside me and she gave a weapon to him.
Lancelot du lac has a son name Galahad who was still a child around 13 years old and was showing good skills as a knight. However, I don't think that they had a harmonious relationship like father and son.
Galahad would rather train under me than a fine knight like his father.
Both of them joined Artoria after the word of her feats roams in France.
Anyway, I have a good relationship with both of them. Lancelot is polite and composed and started treating me like a little brother since we both have the same foster mother. However, he was somewhat childish and… an M.
On other hand, Tristan was also the knight who has strength that speaks like strings. He joined Artoria's army after he was forced to leave the royal court.
To serve under a great king, he also joined Artoria and after seeing her flawless victories, he didn't hesitate to stand by her side.
Tristan is a child born from Rivalen, the King of Leonois, and Blancheflor, the younger sister of Mark, prince of Cornwall.
Apart from this, he didn't tell us anything. Maybe because of his sad past and his tragic love story so we didn't pester him further.
I also knew about his legends from Tristan and Iseult. However, I didn't know much about him as compared to other knights.
He was a passive knight whose facial expression always remained that of a sad poet so he didn't get along with anyone but only me since we both are poets.
He also carries his weapon which was a bow with magical strings that he flicks off the air by shaking this string, firing what should be called a vacuum arrow.
"So this is it for today. Thank you my fellow knights for your presence." Artoria finished her meeting. She was now wearing her trademark blue attire. Although she looked like a girl, she was using a mystic code that lets others perceive her as male.
"This is our honor, my king." It was Gawain. He had become Artoria's boot licker after she rescued him from an evil demon (me). He basically worships King Arthur where he will serve her no matter what. A good dog he became. Although he was using a magical weapon, he was still the only knight on the upper part ranking of Round Table who doesn't have a distinguished holy weapon.
"That's right. We will soon reach Camelot. It is just a matter of time, right Sir Einar?" It was my older brother Lancelot du lac. He had short violet hair and handsome features with bright armor. He was the third person who treated me like a family apart from Brother Kay and Artoria.
"Can we talk about something else? Like fishing or… fishing?" I said dryly. They were so into the victories and such that I was starting to get bored. Mainly because I was the only one who likes to make jokes and lighten the mood.
"Sir Einar is just like water lily, very light that brightens the environment and fragrant with a strong will that defeats enemy beautifully," Tristan said and flicked strings of his harp, producing melodies. "Sad yet beautiful."
He had crimson long hair and squinted eyes like Asians.
When he spoke, every knight present opened their eyes wide realizing that the man was awake and not sleeping because his eyes were always close. Artoria was among such who was having a hard time keeping with Tristan whether he was sleeping or awake.
Every knight likes me here whether through fear or respect… Well almost all of them fear me, even Artoria except Tristan who respects me for my skills.
"Where is Merlin?" Bedivere asked.
"Well, he was busy past days so now he playing with maidens. What is a good term for him?" Artoria asked.
"Pussy magnet?" I raised a brow.
"Pussy magnet- Wait! Sir Einar, control your language!" She scolded me by I could see her ahoge swinging left and right meaning that she laughed internally. Other knights also chuckled but composed themselves.
"Okay, I will go for walk," I said and got up to leave but not before asking a riddle to Tristan. "What can fill the room but takes up no space?"
"Light!" Artoria.
"It's light." Lancelot.
"King's majestic aura." It was Gawain.
"Air?" Airhead Bedivere.
"Holy light?" Tristan.
"I am out." Kay
"Wrong. It is fart."
I shrugged my shoulders and left before I could hear their curses and swears.
I came to a forest to take a rest and freshen my mind.
"Sigh*. When will I leave this place?" It has been two years and we were still trying to chase after Camelot.
I was trying to look for a good time to leave her side. There was much need for me since all the existing knights were capable to lead armies on their own. Merlin was also good support and mage whose magecraft was more versatile than mine.
My magecraft is based on firepower while his magic is very versatile. He could even make a mouse a cat if he wishes for. I am against this kind of magic. I don't like to meddle with the laws of nature.
Magecraft and mages are often involved in dirty works since they have to polish their skills by experimenting on animals and sometimes even on humans but I dislike such practice. Sure I also have done some experiments on animals but I made sure to suck the life from them first leaving a soulless body that can't feel pain.
I will kill anyone who stands against me or my loved ones but I am not a ruthless person.
meaw*
I heard a cry when I was strolling and saw a baby lion cub injured near the tree. I could hear baboons so I guessed that this is the work of filthy Saiyans.
"Aw, don't cry little one~," I said and cast a healing spell on the cub.
He was first afraid of me but after I cast a healing spell that has the essence of a fay, he calmed down and started cuddling in my arms.
"Someone will be delightful to take care of this baby." I took the lion cub in my arms and left.
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