Fate/Magus Path

24 The King's Story

As dawn turned on the high tower, the warm hearth illuminated the faces of two individuals.

The comforting fragrance of flowers wafted through the air, while the fairies performed a refreshing opera in the paradise.

The floor beneath their feet had transformed into a calm surface of water under Merlin's guidance, upon which the life of a man named Arthur was slowly projected.

As the historical turning point unfolded, Merlin sighed softly and pointed to the swaddled infant, saying, "This is the birth of Arthur, the birth of the Red Dragon of Camelot."

In the scene, Uther Pendragon, with Merlin's assistance, gave birth to the spark that would sustain Great Britain. Tears of excitement streamed down his aged face as he lifted the infant high and proclaimed, "My child, from the moment you were born, the forests of all Great Britain whispered your name... Arthur Pendragon."

I watched you grow day by day, becoming the embodiment of justice.

We have always ruled this country with courage and wisdom.

I also believe that you will use this power judiciously.

True victory lies in inspiring the spirit of struggle within your people.

Perhaps one day, my reign will come to an end.

And you, by then, will already have been proclaimed king.

"Is this the entire process from Arthur's birth to his ascension to the throne...?"

How to evaluate this king? She is indeed a noble existence born to be a king, possessing immense strength, noble qualities, and the pure spirit of a knight. Although she may not compare to the omniscient and omnipotent kings like Gilgamesh and Solomon, it is undeniable that she is a qualified king... a king of knights.

"This is the responsibility bestowed upon Artoria at her birth... as a king, to bear the mission of saving Great Britain."

Looking back at the past, Merlin couldn't help but sigh softly and said, "Many of the legends about King Arthur recorded by later generations are fabricated, such as the tale of Arthur's birth."

"The purpose of Uther's attack on the Duke of Cornwall was not simply due to a mere infatuation with his wife Igraine, as the books suggest, but rather it is an absurd notion that he waged war without reason."

"As the king of Britain, he would not be foolish enough to deploy national resources for personal desires. On the contrary, he is an excellent king, perhaps even too excellent."

Recalling his days of serving Uther, Merlin, as an elder, felt a twinge of nostalgia.

"It wasn't just for that reason; in the end, did he not take away Igraine?"

"Ahem, that was unavoidable. Uther did this for the stability of Britain."

"The Duke of Cornwall was an ambitious and powerful lord, inherently a destabilizing factor for Britain. His wife, Igraine, was not an ordinary human; she had once drunk the dragon's blood wine bestowed by the goddess of fate, so she possessed a faint dragon lineage within her. This was why Uther had to obtain her."

"From the very beginning, her fate was set under the guidance of the goddess. As one with dragon blood, she was destined to be the best mother for Arthur. Only by uniting Uther, who possessed the power of a king, with her could Britain give birth to its greatest glory, Arthur. Thus, Uther had to have her."

Then, Merlin continued narrating Uther's final decisions and Britain's ultimate struggles.

As the mysteries of Britain began to rapidly dissipate, the gods departed from this land, and even the fantasy beings gradually found it difficult to adapt to the environment, all entering the Reverse Side of the World.