Et iterum

He dreamt of a palace in the sky, the architecture something only the divine could create. A figure shrouded in lightning, sitting on a throne made of shards of thunderbolts. 'My lord' The words left his lips involuntary, her very aura, brought him to his knees.

"Enough" Her heavenly voice resonated throughout the room, the compulsion to kneel, vanishing as quickly as it came.

"My knight shall bow to no one." Her command seemed to become reality.

"Divinity" She spit the word out, her voice tickling his ears. "Such a silly little thing, isn't it?" Her voice raised a pitch; he could almost imagine the divine smile on her face.

He looked up, his knees straightening as he stood.

He must have been pretty exhausted to dream of such a magnificent figure.

"My My" The figure fanned herself "Quite the charmer, my champion is, if only your thoughts weren't so loose with the others" She clicked her tongue, He could feel the palace rumbling, thunder roaring, and lightning illuminating his surroundings.

He tried to balance himself, not to stumble, the action arising a melodious laughter from the figure. 

The corners of Aegeon's lips were pulled downward, a frown forming on his face. He turned his head looking around, figures that were blurry, with lightning as wings roamed around the palace.

"Focus" His thoughts were pulled as everything around him became clear, his eyes and face turning towards the figure.

"You won't ever understand how many strings I pulled to get this meeting" She rested her head on her hand.

"So don't blame me for getting a little Jealous that you aren't paying attention to me" She pouted, or at least he felt she did.

"Apologies" She spoke as if lamenting something, it started to rain in the palace.

"You are too weak, to look at me directly" 

"A shame really, Id love to see the look on your face, when you gaze upon my visage," A soft chuckle escaped her lips.

"Regardless, congratulations on becoming a Paladin." The rain ceased, thunder roaring in celebration.

"A gift is in order" Her figure flashed Infront of him, the lightnings lips were placed on his forehead. He felt a warmth he had never felt before.

"My knight in shining armor should have armor fitting to match him,'" She spoke in a sultry voice, before pushing him forward.

"Win my beloved Knight and return to me" She whispered softly. her words obscured by thunder, he could barely make out her words as he woke up abruptly.

Fuck! he moved around flailing his arms, he could smell the scent of wood burning and the aroma of finely cooked meat, his mouth watering.

"Do you always wake up like this?" Isabellas familiar voice loomed over him, she was flanked by two golden-armored knights, both bearing the Wolf howling towards the moon sigil. Their armor was intricately engraved with wolves hunting down all sorts of animals. Most familiar, he noticed on the right knights Chest plate, a wolf was devouring the sun, and on the left, a wolf eating a stag.

"Privacy" Her tone cold, she glared at the knights, her face one of indifference, like a finely crafted ice statue.

The knights made no move to leave the small tent.

"Kail," She grabbed the bridge of her nose in annoyance. "Do you really believe my savior would harm me" Both knights turned to look at each other and left.

She turned towards Aegeon, the ice in her expression thawed, the corners of her lips pulled upwards, her eyes sparkling while her cheeks flushed. A genuine smile graced her lips.

Aegeon turned his head, looking around, avoiding her gaze, the place was luxuries, even more than his old home on Terra, his words felt lost, but he managed to speak.

"Wow, I've never met a princess before" It was an awkward attempt at humor, but perhaps it was funnier than he intended.

She covered her mouth and laughed, the sound like ringing bells.

He sheepishly rubbed his head.

"So..." he paused, as she handed him a meal. "How long was I out?"

"Half a day"

"Your body is surprisingly resilient, others would have been out of commission for weeks." She trailed off, before clearing her throat.

He was relieved, he wasn't out for more than a day, his body relaxed, the tension leaving him, as he laid in the 'bed'.

"What are your plans?" She asked her voice sounding hopeful, while she absentmindly twirled her hair with a finger.

"Reunite, with Rachel and the others." Aegeon prayed before he stirred the bowl of stew and took a mouthful with the spoon, quickly devouring the contents like a starved beast.

"Won't you come to my domain with me" A distinct blush crept up her face. "We can build a church for you"

It wasn't a bad offer, and it was kind of her to ask him in the first place. He paused his meal, Aegeon wasn't exaggerating when he said that the sun god faction won hard. It was one of the Major reasons humanity fell so easily in the first game. But he didn't want to leave her to die, as the daughter of the grand duke, she was probably going to be at the forefront of the fight.

"Thank you" Her lips curved upwards until a grin that threatened to split her face in two arrived, He stopped before she got too excited "But, only after I rescue the others and find out what my god wants in this forest."

She nodded, a bright smile on her face.

"Then it's a promise" She extended her picky finger.

He hooked his pinky finger with hers.

Her breath hitched, a laugh escaping from her throat, she clasped her hands together, her lips trying but failing to not break into a grin.

"I'll see if I can talk to the Knight my father sent for me, to let me accompany you on your journey." She turned, opening the flaps of the tent, before glancing at him her lips parsed together and leaving.

He rested in the tent, eating his meal with a bright grin on his face. He finished it and began to wait for Isabella.

The tent flapped opened, Isabella walked in first, her eyebrows furrowed, and her nose scrunched up, her lips slightly twitching. She was followed by an older man, a bald guy with a walrus moustache, grey eyes, and high cheekbones. A clean-shaven beard, golden armored wrapped around him. A wolf howling at the moon stamped on his chest. A moose eating grass on his right breast.

Aegeon couldn't remember whose family crest was a moose.

"Are you the idiot speaking poison to the princess?" His voice left pleasantries to be desired.

"Sir...?"

"Matthews" The knight interjected "Vice commander of the Silver Order" He pounded his chest

"Don't be rude" Isabella, glared at Matthews.

"I am Aegeon, Storm Herald of Revera"

"I could care less who you are, if you think I'm going to allow the princess, to go with someone, who couldn't even defend her from us you are sorely mistaken."

He looked at Aegeon from head to toe.

"Look at you, laying down, where are your manners boy you are in the presence of royalty."

"Enough" Isabella commanded.

Aegeon slowly got up, his limbs stretching and creaking, he stepped forward, walking Infront of Matthew.

Matthew's aura burst out, freezing everything around him, the aura so intense it made Theodore seem like a child.

Aegean's knees buckled, he stepped forward gritting his teeth, the words from his god reverberating in his head.

My knight shall bow to no one.

His eyebrows narrowed mirroring his eyes. Blue Lightning flickering around his forearms, the color shifting to yellow before turning back to blue.

He stood face to face with Matthew, his eyes leaking lightning.

At the absolute peak of tension, Matthews hardened gaze softening, his lips curving upwards as a hearty laugh escaped his lips, his aura disappearing.

"Some spirit in you boy" He patted his chest roughly, making Aegeon stumble back slightly, his eyebrow raising.

"The duke would like you" He put a hand on his shoulder, before removing his gauntlet and extending his hand.

"Thanks for saving the princess"

He clasped his arm in a handshake.

"You dress like a barbarian, where do you hail from?"

The budding smile on his face stiffened, do these people have no decorum? Aegeon swore he did not look like a barbarian; surely he was missing the egregiously large muscles.

Yeah, Aegeon was no barbarian, if he had to look like something would it not be a charming rogue? Or a wandering knight? He looked down, oh right, he wasn't wearing a shirt.

His discovery dampened his mood, he inwardly sighed, his thoughts shifted to the question. Obviously, they wouldn't believe the truth, well there was only one option left.

Pick a direction and just say farther.

"I'm from further north" He smiled triumphantly, hiding the smirk from forming on his face.

"See I knew you were a barbarian" Isabella spoke, her eyes sparking with mirth, as the corner of her lips tilted upwards with a teasing grin.

Matthew let out a boisterous laugh. "Those barbarians are tough bastards, and if anything what Isabella said was true so are you." He punched his chest lightly.

"ENEMY ATTACK!" A scream was heard outside the tent, shortly followed by the sounds of clashing swords.

Matthew grabbed his sword and unsheathed it, ice radiating from its hilt, the blade emanating frost.

"Take the princess and go" He reached for a map on his belt. "I will meet you here" He turned and left the tent.

"Does the golden order wish to declare war on the Grand Duchy of Boreas?" He heard Matthews loud voice ask.

"Give me the heretic's and you will all be spared" Aegeon peeked out, the words coming from Sir Gideons mouth.

The camp laid in tatters, everywhere he looked a knight was fighting another, ice and flames battling for supremacy.

"The wolves of the North answer to no man." His blade clashed with Gideons Rapier.

"Let's go" He grabbed onto Isabella's arm and dragged her away.

"We can't just leave him here" He closed his eyes praying for victory, "He'll live" his voice sounding more uncertain than he intended.

Two, silver armored knights stood in his path. Aegeon summoned a bolt of lightning, Isabella beside him summoned a rapier made of ice.

The two, respectively stepped Infront of their opponents, "Don't kill him you'll be marked for life" Aegeon whispered in a voice that only Isabella could hear.

It wasn't so much of a problem in any game after Deminos one, but if at any point you killed a paladin of the golden order, you would be marked by said god.

"I know" She whispered back. Her hands gripping, the sword tightly, she swiped up, it was blocked by the golden knight, his sword engulfed in Golden-Flames, she pulled back her blade before kicking the knight's knee with her foot encased in ice, his knee buckled, she swung again cutting across his chest, the wound freezing shut.

He swung his blade, Isabella parried before knocking on the helmet with her hilt rattling the knight knocking him out.

Aegeon stabbed his spear into the Knights shoulder, letting the spear dissipate, the knight grabbed his wound, healing it with golden light, he pulled out an axe and attacked Aegeon, who deflected it, and punched the knight in the head, causing the knight to step back.

The knight swung nicking Aegeon who retaliated by slamming his fist in the knight's cheek knocking him out.

"Lets go befo---

A golden spear traveled through the air, it was about to hit Isabella, Aegeon pushed her out of the way getting impaled by the spear in the head.

Shit