Excalibur's Seven | ✓ [LGBT]

PROLOGUE

LONG AGO, THERE LIVED a great king. This king had a darling baby boy, and he loved him dearly. This boy would one day take the throne. The king ruled a kingdom called Camelot, a place filled with life and magic and wonder. But it was also filled with darkness, for hiding among the kingdom lived wicked Sídhe who wished to take Camelot for themselves.

Worried for his son, the king sent the child away to the countryside of Avalon, where he was raised by the wizard Merlin. There he lived his life as a normal boy would, without the slightest clue he was a prince.

Over time, the king grew older and knew it was time to once again find his son to take the throne. A sword called Excalibur, which the wizard Merlin received as a gift from the Lady of the Lake, was placed within a rock. Whoever pulled the sword from the stone was the rightful heir to the throne of Camelot.

The young boy, still unknowing of his heritage, went to the kingdom with Merlin for the festival of kings, an annual celebration. Only this year was different, because this was when the sword would be pulled from the stone.

Many men tried, but all failed. The boy did not even think to try until Merlin urged him, and much to the surprise of everyone there, he pulled the sword from the stone. This young boy would become King Arthur.

And a great king he would become. With the help of the sword Excalibur, Arthur would win every battle he had for decades. He was a valiant king, and he protected his people with great might. Alongside his Knights of the Round Table, the king of Camelot was undefeated.

But his final day would come. Arthur learned of a brother, Mordred. He had not known of this brother before, but was glad to meet him. Mordred, however, did not come bearing good news. He told Arthur that the Queen Guinevere had run off with Lancelot, his best Knight. Arthur left the kingdom to Mordred and pursued the traitors.

In his absence, Mordred claimed the king was dead, that as next of kin, he would take the throne. But Arthur returned too soon, and thus began the Battle of Camlann.

Arthur was sure he would win, but Excalibur was useless against his own blood. However, the sword was too powerful to fall into the wrong hands.

When Arthur fell, he took Excalibur and the magic of Camelot with him, shattering it into seven pieces. He told his seven remaining knights to take the shards and hide them where only the most worthy of men could find them, for someday, Excalibur would surely be needed again.