Heaven's Feeling – 07

Naruto's eyes were widened this time as his charka enhanced blade failed to slice through the King's weapon.

It pulsed with magical energy.

Arturia tilted his blade to one side, allowing Naruto's heavy blade into the ground before his eyes flashed with some strange aura.

Naruto didn't realize what had happened after that as his chest erupted in blood with a deep cut.

Arturia was behind him now.

Naruto let go of his great sword and dropped to his knee.

He was defeated.

Arturia turned around and walked toward the kneeling man.

Naruto, on other hand, touched his chest and felt it was beginning to heal, even if the cut was fatal to most people.

Unfortunately, it would leave scars.

Arturia finally stood in front of the kneeling barbarian.

"You have fought well barbarian, but you are defeated and now kneeling. For the atrocities you committed in my homeland, I, Arturia Pendragon, King of Knights, shall end your life," Arturia declared, and raised his weapon up.

'So, this is the end… I should have died years ago so it doesn't really matter,' Naruto thought and closed his eyes.

He lifted his head up high, expecting the strike.

Arturia hesitated for a moment as people usually begged for their lives at this point.

Before he could completely the intended task, most of the knights immediately kneeled by barbarian's side.

"My King, please spare his life. He had spared mine, if you wish to take his life, please take me instead," one of the Knights called out as Gawain, Bedivere and Lancelot looked around in astonishment.

They couldn't believe the sight and the behaviour of their own army.

"You're asking me to spare my enemy? Have you forgotten your oath?" Arturia asked sternly with his sword still held up high.

"I haven't forgotten my oath, but I cannot cast aside my own code of honor, my King. This man had spared my life during the duel even if he didn't need to. If you wish to kill him, please behead me as well, so I may see my ancestor without regret," one of the Knights said before stabbed his sword into the ground.

Slowly, one by one, the other Knights did the same as Arturia remained expressionless.

"I cannot allow him to live, he's too strong, he would one day turn his blade against mine," Arturia said and slashed downward, ignoring the protests.

His blade was blocked by Lancelot's longsword just above Naruto's head. Naruto opened his eyes and saw the blade near his skin.

"Are you against me as well Lancelot?"

"No, my King. I have vowed to serve you faithfully, so I'm serving you faithfully," Lancelot said, hinting something as he kneeled down at the barbarian.

"What is your name?"

"Naruto Uzumaki," Naruto said after a moment of thoughts.

There was no need to lie.

"Strange name… we cannot let you go nor can we take you as prisoner. However, your honourable actions had touched many of my brethren as they all vouched for you even though they only met you recently. They said, one knows each other well when their blade clashes, so I asked you this: Naruto Uzumaki, will you serve England and sworn your allegiance to my noble King, who wishes to unify this land and bring forth a peace," Lancelot asked Naruto.

Naruto thought for a bit and had a quick glance around him.

All the Knights were looking at him, waiting for his response.

He turned toward the King and noticed Arturia's eyes remained impassive.

There was lack of emotion in them as Naruto pondered why.

"If you have me, Arturia Pentadragon, I will serve you as long as my own honour isn't compromised," Naruto stated and explained his honour a little bit.

Everyone looked toward Arturia in anticipation.

"I accept, Naruto Uzumaki, you are here by one of my Knights, may your sword serve realm till the day you join your ancestor," Arturia declared.

All the kneeling knights bowed deeply at the statement, and Naruto vowed.

"Thank you, my King," was a one few lines they said.

Arturia ordered them to get up and move out.

They have to clear the lands of all barbarians in this campaign.

"I thank you… Sir Lancelot," Naruto said after a moment of pause.

They were walking with the mass toward their camp.

Naruto tried to remember something he heard about these Knights as he was apparently one of them now.

"No worry, you should have that wound checked," Lancelot pointed at the Naruto's chest.

The sage chuckled as it had already healed a while back.

"Just a flesh wound, I had worst, so no need to make a big deal out of it," Naruto said as he fell back alongside with his new comrades.

They were asking if they could check his massive weapon and possible future duel and sparring sessions.

It wasn't strange to be enlisted at first, but Naruto realized the camps were filled with mercenary as well.

'She almost lost half of her army…' Lancelot thought grimly as he walked behind his King, Arturia Pendragon.

The Knights would desert their King if he acted unjustly even in war.