Chapter 2

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Arthur pov

I looked at my knights before me and the only ones present besides Guinevere and Merlin are Lancelot knight of the lake, Perceval holy knight of the dove, Gawain knight of the sun, Tristan knight of sorrows, Gareth knight of Joy, Bedivere knight of loyalty, Mordred knight of rebellion, Galahad knight of heaven and Agravain knight of the stalwart heart. Each of my knights function as guardians on the other floors. However, not all my knights are here, meaning that they had their own businesses to attend to.

Bedivere: My king, how are you fairing? Are you well? * spoke with concern *

Arthur: I am alright. I thank you for the concern, Bedivere.

Bedivere: * sighs of relief* Thank goodness I am relieved to hear that, my king.

Agravain: Do not underestimate our king Bedivere . He is stronger than all of us. Do not forget that. * argued *

Bedivere: I was not underestimating him, I was only worried for his well-being. * argued back *

Mordred: Oh, come on, you think uncle would go down that easily. * acting cocky *

I was slightly surprised when she called me that and then remembered that I made it part of the back story. Her mother, Morgan Le Fay who is supposed to be my sister, created Mordred my niece from herself and used her as an enforcer when she was queen of the Fae before I or rather Arthur defeated her.

Lancelot: Do not forget Mordred he may be strong with the most powerful equipment. However, he is as mortal as us he is no God.

Tristan: Agreed, do not let your pride in him become his downfall.

Mordred: Oh, shut up, who asked you anyway?! * getting irritated*

Gareth: What they meant was that we just need to look after our king and not get ahead of ourselves.  * trying to calm Mordred down *

Gawain: You speak true, my dear younger sister.

Mordred: Tch! Fine, I get it. Don't get a big head.

Galahad: * smiled * I'm glad that has been resolved quickly.

Percival: Yes, however, we need to give the king the news. * worried *

When Percival said that, he sounded worried about something, but what is it?

Arthur: Please speak up. What news do you bring to my attention?

Agravain: * stepped forward out of the group and bowed* Your majesty, I'm afraid our situation is hard to explain, but our kingdom is no longer in the fields our kingdom resided in.

Arthur: What do you mean?

Agravain: Our kingdom has been moved by some strange magic, my lord.

Arthur: Moved? * surprised *

Guinevere: Yes, dear, our kingdom is no longer in Midgard.

Lancelot: Yes, our location is unknown. However, to the north of our kingdom are  a wide mountain range, and to the south is the ocean, so for now, we are unsure how to proceed.

Arthur: How are the citizens? How are they fairing?

Lancelot: We were able to calm them during your slumber.

Arthur: Hmmm, how close are we to the mountains and to the sea? Can the citizens grow produce and raise livestock outside the kingdom?

Agravain: Yes, my king, the distance is half a mile from the mountains and half a mile to the sea.

Arthur: Good. I believe some reconnaissance is in order. * getting out of my throne *

Bedivere: Reconnaissance, do you mean journey outside the kingdom? * surprised *

Mordred: Oh hell yeah, finally some action! * punching her fist into her palm*

Galahad: This truly will be an experience to remember father. * looking to Lancelot *

Lancelot: Indeed, especially in a foreign land we know nothing about.

Gawain: Well then me and Gareth will go gather some supplies for the journey.

Gareth: Yeah, we'll meet you all at the gate in two hours. * following her brother out *

Tristan: I will fetch the horses.

Merlin: Oh, finally, we get to explore outside the kingdom. What fun this will be!

So we now have an objective to travel outside Camelot and see what awaited us beyond the mountains. However, there are others I need to see the other knights, gather some special equipment from the vault, and lastly, I need to practice some of my skills and magic so I can see how everything now works.

Arthur: Mordred, where is my sister right now?

Mordred: Oh, mom is still on her floor with her ladies in waiting and Vivian too.

Arthur: So she is with Barghest, Melusine, and Baobhan Sith as well as Vivian.

Mordred: Yes, uncle.

Arthur: Did you tell her of the kingdom's situation?

Mordred: Yeah, she sent out a summons to them and started having a meeting about it.

The three I remember Barghest, Melusine and Baobhan Sith are Morgan's faithful knights before joining Camelot in their backstory; those three rivaled Lancelot, Tristan and Gawain to a stand still while Arthur was able to reach Morgan and force her and her army to surrender and join Camelot to live together in tranquility and like in the story Vivian or the lady of the lake once held onto Excalibur wait for Arthur's arrival after caliburn was destroyed and after the war with Morgan she was invited to Camelot as a guardian.

Arthur: Good, I will see her personally.  Guinevere, can you teleport us to the 12th floor?

Guinevere: Of course, Arthur. Merlin, would you like to come with us?

Merlin: No, I'm good. I need to prepare as well. I'll see you later! * teleported away *

Guinevere: Let us be off.

She summoned her staff Chastiefol, the staff of selection in the backstory. The staff was created from the broken sword caliburn and was used to find the one who would travel down the path that Arthur would walk, and Guinevere was the one who managed to pull it from the stone.

Arthur: Alright, let's go.

As she teleported us, we were now at the foot of a large black and blue medieval cathedral, and around was a dark forest under a starry sky. We entered inside, and in the far back was a large circular throne, and sitting in it was none other than Morgan Le Fay herself and by her side were Barghest, Melusine, Baobhan and Vivian.

Arthur: Morgan, we need to talk.

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