Song Of The Peasant Queen

Introduction

In the time of the ancients, there were three powerful empires: the Romans, the Celts, and the Germanic Tribes. The Romans and the Germanic tribes contained most of the European lands, clashing into countless wars for centuries. The Celts were also in constant battle with the Romans, but some of their mercenaries notably fought for the Romans against the kings of the Middle East. Their lands were on the coast of the Roman Empire, others on the islands of the north. Over time the Roman Empire flourished into greatness, winning battles, enhancing technology, and expanding its government and land. Even though the other two kingdoms were advancing as well, they were still threatened by the sheer power of the Romans. One day, one of the Chieftains of the Germanic tribes, Godfrey, came to the leader of the Celts, Cu' Chulainn, about the sudden rise of the Romans. Cu' Chulainn himself agreed that they were becoming a threat to their people, so they agreed to work together to contain this superpower.

Unbeknownst to them, there was a traitor among them who heard about the plan to overrule the Romans, so he rode off for four days to a nearby Roman post to relay this message. Once Emperor Alexander heard the news of the Celts and the Germanic tribes trying to advance, he laughed at their pride and called them fools. But not wanting to fall from a challenge, he was eager to teach them a lesson about threatening the son of Zeus and questioning his power. So within a month, the Freclech battles began.

The battle contained tremendous casualties among the three nations. But the German-Celts weren't willing to stop for nothing. Alexander continuously scoffed at the barbarians as he had the war god Ares by his side and soldiers hungry for war. Alexander joined his men on the battlefield whenever he could. The German Celts took out many of Alexander's city-states and polis across the way. Even after Alexander fell to the hands of the German-Celts, his two sons, Alexander II and his youngest, Titus, ran into battle in honor of his name. Alexander II was full of bloodlust and Titus was the strategist on the battlefield gaining the nickname the Gods of War. The Empress and their mother, Pomelia, fought back at home as invaders tried to swarm the city. Godfrey later died in his sixties at the hands of Alexander II, while Godfrey's son Abelard swept through Alexander's soldiers. Cu' Chulainn was still holding on to his fifties with his twins Cian and Caitlin riding by his side. Cian and Caitlin soon breached the camping grounds of Alexander and Titus, slaying their men left and right. Alexander II's son Agamemnon reached the tent of his uncle Titus warning him of the attack. Hearing the screams and warning of his nephew, Titus unsheathed his sword and mounted his horse towards the twins ordering his nephew Agamemnon to take any survivors and leave. Because if he and his father die in battle, they need an heir to rule the Roman empire. Cian and Titus fought against each other, until finally, Cian was slain by Titus. With rage, Caitlin charges at Titus and uses sheer force and malice with every strike.

The battle between Caitlin and Titus lasted for hours. Even when the German-Celtic armies won this battle, the Romans still held strong, for they refused to die without honor. Titus was not known for his strength when it came to his older brother Alexander, but he made up for that with the knowledge in his head and the fire in his heart. Caitlin's fierce battle malice and rage helped her overpower the young Titus as he was close to his dying breath. Alexander witnessed the battle between Caitlin and his brother Titus. He was about to interfere until Abelard rammed into Alexander with his horse knocking them off their steeds. With their swords flown a few feet away, they decided to fight man-to-man. Abelard was known amongst his people and enemies as a fierce conqueror. Abelard went after every chance he could get into war, even if it meant he lost. His guts and bravery pushed him forward, and to him, every fight lost was a lesson learned.

In the last hours of battle, Caitlin finally laid the young and intelligent Titus to rest with a dangerous stab into his lower abdomen. Alexander yells for Titus as he runs towards his dying brother, for whom he cares dearly. Titus, now in seething pain, clasped onto his older brother. Titus apologizes to Alexander about how he was never strong enough, Titus apologizes for not riding with him into battle, and Titus even apologizes for not telling his brother sooner that he never wanted war. Alexander held on to Titus tightly and agreed that this fight was unnecessary, but he would never forgive them for slaying the only sibling he'd ever had. 'What would their mother think? Would Pomelia even still be alive?' 'Was this their punishment for following their fathers' greedy reign instead of breaking it?' But Alexander was too engulfed by his confusion and rage to realize his younger brother calling for him. In his final breath, Titus asked Alexander to right the wrongs of their father and the fathers before them, to make peace with the tribes and become one. A glorious kingdom where they rule as one. Alexander thought that this was a sick twisted request, for him to ask his brother to make peace with his murderers, the barbarians that caused them stress and bloodshed. But Titus stopped and asked 'What makes us so different? Are we not also beasts of war, seeking conquest wherever we lay?' before finally laying soundly in his older brother's arms. Alexander stayed on the ground, still and silent, as he stared at his baby brother's corpse soaked in blood and dirt. Filled with rage, Alexander leaped towards Caitlin and swung his sword at her, screaming in agony and pain. Abelard managed to grab Alexander II and cut his sword into his heart. Shocked by this sudden movement, Alexander looked at Abelard and cursed him and the other barbarians, before falling to his knees lifeless.