Till Another Dawn [Completed]

Prologue

Hundreds of years ago, when the world was still a young. A land at the north was still divided into seven kingdoms.

The seven kingdoms never lived in peace, because of the queen sorceress that ruled the middle kingdom, the Kingdom of Karlov, its ruler, Queen Meryn, wanted to rule the seven kingdom for herself, and she tried to conquer the other kingdoms.

And because she's powerful, she was able to succeed in conquering the four kingdoms. She was so near conquering the last two kingdoms, but, not until Reuben.


Queen Meryn was seated in her throne, when her soldiers entered, with them were their captured warriors from the Kingdom of Gibor, hands shackled from behind them.

Queen Meryn never showed her emotions, her face always remains passive. But when the moment she laid eyes on one of the captive warriors, her eyes blinked a couple of times. Her breathing was fast and so was her heart beat.

"My queen, I present to you the captives from the kingdom of Gibor" her general said.

Meryn nodded and looked down at the prisoners, especially to the one with the golden hair, "the Kingdom of Gibor doesn't have any king anymore, why do you still fight?" she asked. For the first time, she asked her prisoners, which surprised her soldiers and members of the court.

"We would rather die than be conquered by an evil Queen!" the yellow haired warrior yelled at her. And again she felt something, a twinge in her heart, she was hurt by his words.

Does this man had a magic? Was he a warlock? Why was he able to make her feel this way? Meryn thought.

"How dare you speak to your queen that way!" her general told him angrily and slapped his face.

"Enough!" she said.

"What do you want us to do with these heathens my Queen? Shall we imprisoned them or persecute them?"

Meryn looked at the warrior's angry eyes, "no, set them free" she said which astonished her soldiers and members of the court. But no one could ever be more surprised than the captived warriors.

"But my Queen? You should "-

"I said set them free!" she shouted angrily, she stood up and was about to turn and leave the throne room, when she stoped and looked at the man's haunting gray eyes. And despite her setting them free, she saw despise in his steel gray eyes.
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Meryn was so troubled that night, that she decided to walked around at her garden.

She was haunted by the golden haired warrior's steel gray eyes. Meryn sighed, maybe he had cast a spell on her, that's why she's acted strange since she saw him, she thought. Even though she knew well, it was impossible. Because she cast a spell on herself that she would be immune in any kind of magic or spell.

But why? Why does she felt this way? She thought to herself, as she kept on walking around the garden.

It was her private place, no one was allowed to enter there. It's her place where she can think straight and clear. But that moment, she's neither of the two.

She kept on walking until she reached the big oak tree, she leaned her back on its huge trunk and lifted her face and closed her eyes.

Suddenly she let a muffled scream out of her lips, when someone from behind the tree covered her mouth. And she was face to face with the golden haired warrior.

Her eyes widened when she felt the cold sharp blade of his knife in her throat. But she didn't felt scared, she never get scared. Her eyes squinted and glared at him.

"Don't even think about casting another spell or magic on me, or I will slit your throat" he murmured, his face close to hers.

Meryn was confused with what he said, and she only glared at him. "I'll remove my hand but promised you won't shout or your head will fell on the ground" Reuben said, eventhough he knew, he was no match with her powers.

Meryn nodded, she knew she could kill him in an instant by burning him with her fire. But, she couldn't, she knew for some reason, she couldn't do it.

Then he removed his hand on her mouth, and he grabbed hold of her hair. Meryn didn't flinched, she just looked at him straight in his eyes.

"What have you done to me? I set up myself to be captured so I could kill you. All I ever wanted, was to kill you, for murdering my people. But when I saw you these noon, all I could see was your beautiful face! Your raven hair that I wanted to touch, your fair skin that I wanted to kiss" he paused and looked at her pink moist lips, "and your lips that I wanted to taste" He said emotionally, and he covered his face with both hands. He sighed, "Undid this, I asked you, whatever spell you gave me, take it off" he said angrily, and again he pulled her hair.

"I didn't do anything to you. I too felt the same way" she answered truthfully and looked in his eyes.

Reuben shook his head and let her go, "that's impossible, you don't have a heart" he said harshly.

"Yes you're right, but I am telling the truth" she said.

Then instantly, Reuben was in front of her, he smoothed his fingers on her soft cheeks, and he held both her shoulders. And he looked at her dark brown eyes, which was full of longing.

"Then by Jove, help us" he exclaimed before he claimed her lips. Meryn wrapped her arms on his back and answered his kiss which so much ardor, and Reuben pressed his body against hers, pushing her back on the tree.

Reuben's mouth trailed down to her neck, as he fumbled with the front string of her gown. He unlaced it, and pushed it down to her waist. He kissed her breasts through her thin camisole, and he heard a low moan came out of her lips. He suckled her nipples through the fabric. And Meryn grabbed a handful of his long golden hair.

Then savagely, Reuben ripped apart her camisole to exposed her white creamy breasts, with pink crown. Greedily he kneaded both breasts with his hands, and she whimpered with pleasure. Then he put one pink crests in his mouth and suckled it until its peaks stiffen.

Meryn kept on whimpering, the delicious sensations were new to her, then she realised she's being pushed down until she's completely lying down on the grassy ground. She felt his hands pushed her skirt up to her waist, then her bloomers was being pulled down to her legs and to her booted feet.

"Ever since I laid eyes on you, all I wanted to do was this" Reuben told her, and she gasped when she felt his mouth on her womanhood. Licking and sucking her sensitive bud.

Meryn whimpered, she had never experienced this kind of sensation before. It was delicious that her body was quivering with fire. Then she felt his finger on the labia of her womanhood, and gently it entered her folds.

Reuben suckled her sensitive bud, while he fingered her. And her whimpers were like music in his ears.

Meryn felt something building up inside her abdomen, and she couldn't stopped it, she couldn't held any longer, until she burst in his loving mouth and finger. She lay spent and panting, the air was cold but beads of perspiration formed on her head, lips, and breasts.

"We're not through yet mein schatz" he murmured, then Meryn noticed that the lower part of his body was already naked, and she saw his long stiff shaft.

He held her legs wide open and he entered her slowly and gently. And she digged her fingers on his back when she felt the pain, something ripped inside her. She bit her lip to keep herself from screaming.

Reuben waited until her pain subsided, then he slowly moved on top of her. He slowly pushed inside of her deeper with every thrusts, until he's so deep inside her.

Meryn whimpered with every thrusts, she clawed her nails on his back, and she crossed her legs at the back of his hips. Then he gradually quicken his thrusts, she quiver with every thrusts and her hips moved in synch with his. Then she arched her back, and instantly Reuben's lips was on her nipple suckling it, and she felt another rapture inside her body.

Reuben felt her folds tightened and squeezed his throbbing shaft, he clenched his teeth as he quickly thrusts inside her, and soon he's seed poured inside her body.

Reuben lay beside her, and he put his arm across her bare breasts, "I know this was unreal, but I think I've fallen in love with you" he murmured in her ears.

For the first time, Meryn smiled, "I think you cast a spell on me, for you had given me a heart" she chuckled, "and until now I didn't know your name".

Reuben smiled, "I am Reuben, mein schatz".



Yes, because of Reuben, the sorcerer queen had a heart. He bacame her lover, and he rejected her offer to rule by her side and become her king. But instead, he became her most trusted adviser and her head general, even if her former general and soldiers does not approved her decision, but they cannot contradict her.

And because of Reuben, he advised Meryn to stop her invasion and live in harmony with the other kingdoms. And so she did, and for long years of chaos, the seven kingdom finally lived in peace, with their own rulers. But some good things never last.

A warlord named Herik from the west kingdom, started another war, and he succeeded in invading the two kingdoms already. And soon the warlord's men were entering the kingdom of Karlov.

"My queen, Herik's men were were entering the Karlov's territory, we must sent our men to shove them off" her second general said to her.

Meryn nodded, "alright send"-

"I'm going my Queen" Reuben said which surprised Meryn and scared her. No, this is war, and she knew it could turn to worse.

"General Orvak can handle it" she said sternly.

"I never doubt General Orvak's capabilities, but he needed all the best man he could have" Reuben pointed out.

"I believe General Reuben was right, Herik is strong and a bilker, I do needed Reuben's help"

"I said no" she said hard-headedly, while she shook her head.

"My Queen can we talk please" Reuben asked her.

Robyn nodded her head briskly, and she stood up and hurried her way to her chambers, as Reuben followed behind her. They both entered her private chamber and Meryn has her back on Reuben. She couldn't think of him in the middle of the battlefield. Her heart sank and her knees got weak.

"Meryn"-

"No I can't let you go!" she said stubbornly.

"Meryn listen to me please" Reuben asked and he held her shoulders with both hands.

Meryn swirled around and faced him, her eyes were teary, "don't you love me?" she asked.

"You know how much I love you" he answered.

"Then you will do as I say" she said.
He held her chin, and looked at her eyes "Yes Meryn, because I love you, I will do as you say. But I would be half the man as I used to be, because I would lose my honor" he said to her.

Meryn bowed her head, "but I'm scared, for the first time, I'm scared" she murmured.

"I know, and I would be lying if I said that I won't , but as your general and soldier it is my duty to protect first my queen, then my kingdom" he explained.

Meryn wrapped her arms around him, and she embraced him so tight, "promise me you'll come back to me" she murmured.

"I promise" he embraced her tightly, then he smiled, "Meryn?"

"Hmm?"

"You're not casting a spell on me aren't you" he asked smiling and he held her shoulders and pushed her to look in his eyes.

"No, why" she lied, because that was what she intend to. She wanted to cast a shield spell on him so he would be impenetrable with any weapon.

"Please, you promised me, not to use your powers, ever right? Don't you trust my capabilities?" He pinched her chin playfully.

"I trust you" she said.

"I have something in mind that's much better than a spell" he murmured in her ears. Then he kissed her lips, and Meryn kissed him back, they kissed hungrily and passionately.

Then soon they lay naked in her wide four poster bed, their silhouettes visible through the gauzy curtains, which moves as the wind blew gently, from the windows.

Meryn rode on top of him, his long shaft sheated deep in her warm folds.

"Faster mein schatz" he said through gritted teeth, and he grabbed her beasts and kneaded them. Meryn arched her back and flung her head backward as she rode him with wild abandoned. She cried his name when she reached her peak.

"Mein schatz, mein schatz" he said again and again as he too reached his climax.

Meryn lie on top of him, spent and replete with so much love for him, "I love you schatzie"
"I love you mein schatz" he murmured.

The next day, Reuben went on his way to the perimeter ground of their kingdom, with him were hundreds of men. Meryn only looked at him through her chamber windows. She didn't said goodbye, she's afraid that she would begged not to go. A tear fell on her cheeks as his image slowly disappeared from her view.

It was morning and Meryn as a always waited in her chamber. She stood in her window as she looked from afar, it has been scores of moons, since Reuben left, and still he didn't came back. Then suddenly her eyes caught something, from afar, a group of soldiers were coming. The insignia in their flag was familiar. Her heart beat faster, "Reuben" she murmured like a prayer, and she ran outside to welcome the arriving soldiers.

For some reason she was nervous as the tall gates of the castle opened for the coming soldiers. They were silent, none of them utter a word, but they just looked wearily at her. Meryn's eyes scanned the faces of her soldiers, but she didn't see Reuben, until a wagon entered the gates. Then suddenly, Meryn was scared, she was scared to look at the wagon, even though she saw a glimpse of long golden hair inside of it. Until a soldier moved towards her, shoulders slumped he told her.

"I'm sorry my Queen" he murmured, "but Herik tricked us, he said he wanted to talk to him about surrendering, but he didn't knew it was an ambush".

Meryn shook her head, no, she's in denial of what was happening on that moment. But as the wagon drew near her, she saw Reuben lying lifeless in the wagon, his armor was broken and his chest was bloody. It's obvious that he's been stabbed on his chest.

Meryn's heart sank she walked near the wagon and flung herself on Reuben's lifeless body. Her body trembled as tears flowed on her eyes.

"Schatzie, wake up, wake up!" She yelled while she hugged him tightly. Then she screamed and wailed like a banshee.

Then suddenly, a flame grew out of her body, her soldiers were frightened with her image. For she was like the evil god himself. She stood up and her whole body was in flame, then a fire bird sprung out of her, and she flew her way to the battle ground. Until she was face to face with Herik, who was afraid when he saw her, in her firebird form.

"You will regret that day, when you killed him" she exclaimed, then she shook her head and smiled wickedly, "no, I wouldn't gave you the opportunity to regret anything" she said menacingly. Then she screamed and the firebird emits fire on the whole battlefield. Soldiers were running but all of them were scorched and were burned. Meryn didn't stop, not until she saw everyone was burned to the ground.

She returned to her castle, and carried Reuben's body inside. She bathed him and clothed him for his burial. They placed his body inside a intricately designed boat, then they set it off to the sea. Meryn got Reuben's bow and arrow, she lit the tip of the arrow by blowing it. She aimed her bow on the boat and she let go of the arrow. And it struck the boat that contains Reuben's body. She watched from the beach, as the fire consumed the boat.

Wearily she went back to her castle. For seven moons she didn't get out of her chamber, for seven moons she cried, she weep, she wailed, and she mourned for him. Until, she couldn't take it any longer, as his memories haunted her. She knew she couldn't live without him. She knew she made a promise not to use her powers, but she thought this is going to be her last.

She went out of her castle that night, she walked towards the cliff. She stood on its edge and she lifted both her arms.

"I summoned the god of rebirth of life Detia, I offer my life and my powers to thee, in exchange that Reuben and I will be reborn in the offing to again share our love!" Meryn yelled, then a strong wind blew from the sea, as if an answer to her bidding.

"Till another dawn, mein schatz" she murmured then she threw herself down on the cliff.