Chapter 77: An elope
(3rd person's POV)
A man with dark hair and armor was walking in the pathway of a dungeon with an evil smirk on his face.
What most eye-catching was not his jet black armor or his devilish face of a ruthless murderer but a shiny purple sword and similar colored necklace on his neck with a purple jewel holding most of the attention.
It would have been clear that this man was going to kill someone with so much preparation but there was no one inside the dungeon to witness his future exploits.
After coming in front of a big iron gate, he took out keys and opened the gate.
"Agravain…."
It was the voice of a man with long purple hair whose limbs were tied with magical metal chains on the wall. The man called the name in black armor called Agravain.
"Lancelot, look how pathetic knight of the lake has become," Agravain smirked while tapping his sword on his shoulder.
"You asshole! What the hell you have done to my sword!?" Lancelot, the man tied with chains, asked with anger on his face.
"Haha, your sword? But this is a little different from your original shiny sword and besides, I don't think you are worthy of any holy treasure."
Agravain mocked and licked his sword with a smirk on his face.
It was indeed the Arondight but somehow its color has changed from brilliant golden-silver to dark purple and it was also releasing a kind of malicious aura around it.
"Okay, well you are going to die anyway so I shall tell you the actual reason. You see, there are no real friends or foes in this world. When I told my plan to kill you to avoid unnecessary conflict with your precious Brother Einar, he was so delighted that he enchanted Arondight to my likening. Not only that but he also gave me your necklace blessed by the lady of the lake. Isn't that fascinating~?"
"You! It's impossible! He would never do such a kind of thing! Even if he would lose his mind, he would never shake hands with a snake like you!" Lancelot roared and tried to free himself but failed against magically enchanted chains made to hold off even a wyvern.
"Pff hahaha! Looks like you like to remain in the illusion!" Agravain laughed loudly.
"I see… so just kill me already!" Lancelot as if losing all hope, turned his head down and spoke.
"Now, now, I still got to enjoy a little play~," Agravain said and then took out a whip from his belt. "Before I kill you, I would show you the biggest mistake in your life. Not by committing adultery but sleeping with that bitch!"
"Don't dare to speak like Ahhh!"
Whip*
Whip*
Whip*
Agravain didn't listen to any warning and continued to whip Lancelot who was already very weak.
"Hahaha, today your bitch is going to be executed. 'Lancelot went berserk and tried to escape but Sir Agravain stopped him'. This would be the news people will hear tomorrow but you won't be alive!"
With madness on his face, Agravain continued to beat Lancelot ruthlessly until he was soaked his blood.
However, unknown to Agravain, Lancelot was secretly chanting something.
After 10 minutes of continuous torture, Agravain stopped.
"Uff that was fun." Agravain wiped his nonexistent sweat then swung the dark sword in the air. "Now it's time to finish you off by cutting your limbs first!"
Agravain roared as he swung the sword to cut Lancelot's right arm first but-
"You are really naïve."
"What the!"
Before, Agravain's eyes, Lancelot was holding the dark Arondight with his bare hands. In the last second, he destroyed chains to protect his arm.
Although his hand was bleeding from a deep cut, the reason for not dodging was to draw some magic power.
That's right he was drawing magical energy from his sword Arondight.
"Hah!" Lancelot gathered all his strength and pulled his sword from the blade side and slashed Agravain's chest, even piercing his dark shiny armor.
"Arggg!" Agravain groaned in immense pain and fell back.
Lancelot then freed himself by destroying the remaining chains and walk towards Agravain who was moaning with pain.
"How?! How is that possible!? You were so weak but how could you get so much strength?!" Agravain inquired while dragging himself back.
"10 years and you still don't understand my brother. He may have enforced my weapon to be used by you but you forgot that we were in the end, sons of the lady of the lake. Her treasures would never work against their natural owner and instead, they gave us magical power and strength." Lancelot explained.
"No! No! It can't be happening!"
"It is. The moment you tried to play politics with my brother, you have written your death in clear words." Lancelot smiled while raising his sword. "Hmm, what would my brother say at this moment? Ah, you have just run out of time!"
Lancelot smirked and swung the sword.
Splash*
And ending the life of Agravain the dark knight.
Cough* Cough*
Lancelot fell on his knees and coughed some blood. Although he had absorbed some magic blessed by her mother, he was still very weak and was barely holding himself awake.
"I have to see her for one final time…"
He weakly stated before somehow standing up with the help of his sword and walking towards Guinevere's chamber.
"Brother… what are you up to…?"
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(Einar's POV)
I was standing outside Guinevere's chamber when Lancelot came in front of me with a blood state.
"Lancelot."
"Einar…"
I called him and he called me.
"Ho? You are approaching me? Instead of running away, you are approaching me, Einar?!"
"…I know you are upset little brother but can you not use Jojo references? Uggh…"
Lancelot stated before collapsing on the floor.
"Sir Lancelot!" It was the voice of Guinevere who ran towards her love after watching his weakened state.
"Quee- Guinevere, what… is going on…?" Lancelot asked as soon as he realized Guinevere's state.
She was by no means looking like a person to be executed. Instead, she was dressed like a princess. Dark circles from depression were gone and her dulled hair regained the bright color.
"It is okay, Sir Lancelot. Brother Einar took good care of me." Guinevere informed Lancelot while nodding me to use Pollen Garden. However, that ungrateful bastard stared at me with weird gazes.
"For your information, I have zero interest in her. No, scratch that, she only gives me an inverted boner." I clarified myself.
I felt an intense murderous aura for a split of the second before vanishing like never existed before.
Weird.
After healing, he looked at me with questioning and somewhat sorry gazes.
"Look, I am only doing this because I once swear to protect her at all cost so naturally, I can't let her die," I told my original vow. Guinevere and Lancelot smiled before their smiles soon flew away after they felt my cold eyes. "But I never said that I can't kill my own brother for his crime, do I?"
Their expression turned terrified.
I sighed and then said, "Come closer and look at each other."
I then took out Jojo's Reference book and coughed.
"So Lancelot and Guinevere, do you accept each other as husband and wife?"
""Ye-""
"Well of course you guys. I will kill both of you if you change your minds. Now you are husband and wife, go kiss, fuck or kill each other I don't care. Get lost." I said boringly before throwing the book away.
They looked at each other and smiled and about to kiss when-
"If you kiss in front of me, it will make me jealous and might cut something precious that is necessary for marital life"
They shuddered and refrained from kissing again.
I felt a little pain in my heart reuniting them again to let them escape from this shit hole.
I realized that there was indeed somewhat my fault too in this entire mess. It was time to correct it and face her but I still didn't have the will to do so.
I was in the middle of my thoughts when I felt something soft on my back and saw Guinevere hugging me. Although, I never had any interest in her didn't mean that she was any less beautiful. In just three days, she regained her original curves from the nutritious food I fed.
"Brother Einar, thank you so much." She said in my ears.
I turned around and saw her smiling beautifully with tears in her eyes.
"I love you, Brother Einar and I am ashamed of my crime. Perhaps you have forgiven me by doing this but I would still hold my mistake and live a better life." She paused then continued, "Brother Einar, you are not the only one grieving. King Arthur, no, Artoria was also no better shape. She never once slept in a bed or eaten anything that has a taste. Please talk to her properly. May the Lord give you the happy life you deserve." She stated then hugged me.
I nodded and hugged her too but then saw Lancelot watching us with awkward gazes.
I smirked and showed him a middle finger.
"Sniff* sniff* Gosh, Guni-chan~. I didn't know that you smell so good and feel soft too. If you continued to hug me for another 10 seconds, you might have to divorce your second husband." I whispered in her ear.
She blushed hard and then put some distance. Then both of them waved their hands for one final time before running to the safe path I had already prepared to flee from this country. I didn't need to confirm their safety from here on since I was confident in Lancelot's skills.
"In the end, he is the knight of the lake and child of Vivian," I stated after my sight fell on Arondight that Lancelot didn't take with him.
Robbing a robber doesn't make money white. Lancelot knew that although his intention was to help, his approach was wrong. I just avoided the drama of the round table.
"How should I face her….?" I still didn't have any will to face her.
(AN: In real source, Lancelot killed many knights including Agravain (I don't know when) and Gawain's two siblings Gareth and Gaheris (who were guarding Guinevere at that time) to save Guinevere when she was about to be executed but failed and fled to France.
Some sources say that Artoria went after him that triggered great rebellion but it is not true. She went to stop Romans and after making a peace treaty, she then heard the news of Mordred's rebellion.)
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