He was close; no, it was far worse. He was there, a few breaths away from Death; his breathing was slowly down.
His one vision was becoming blurred, and he had to focus to see clearly, even when everything was red, from his blood.
On his knees, he held tightly to his sword, the handle being the only thing left, but he smiled as he looked up at the clear blue sky.
"I did it," he muttered as he smiled brightly, but even so, he closed his eyes as if peace was settling down on him.
"You did so well, my little hero."
He opened his eyes slowly as he looked ahead to see a woman smiling, a man standing next to her, and two other men.
"M..mom..D.d.ad... b.brother.s," he muttered as tears slowly slid down his cheeks; he gulped hard. He tried to stand up, but he couldn't. He knew that, yet he forced himself.
"Lev," his mother said as she walked closer to him. His Father and brothers also walked closer. Lev looked as his mother extended her hand to his cheek. That feeling, even though he knew he wanted to try to feel it, that warmth.
"M..mom"
"You made us proud. Rest up, my Lev. Your fight isn't over." Lev's eyes widen as he hears screams of his name, but his vision goes dark as he smiles.
"When can I rest?" Lev muttered, his body falling with a 'Thud!' But yet he had his smile as his grip on his sword loosened.
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Cold... so cold and alone... yet
"Ah!" A boy with brown hair jumped and sat up quickly, his light blue eyes wide with shock but also with a bit of anger.
"How many times before you let me rest?" he spoke coldly as he got out of bed. He looked around with confusion. A bed and a table were the only things in this room, with a lamp on top.
Lev has returned alive. He looked at his body, probably twelve years old, wearing a brown tunic and some battered shorts. He closed his eyes. Their!
"I still have mana, but it's smaller; the problem now is the spells, but first, where the fuck am I?" Lev spoke coldly as he walked out of the room. It was quiet and silent, but he sensed it, someone else in the house.
"Show yourself, or I'll make you," Lev said coldly, looking in one direction as a woman, his eyes widening as he stared.
"Diana?" Lev spoke as he walked close to the woman. She was as beautiful as he remembered, her dark hair short. Still, Diana had her hair in braids that went over her shoulder, between her breasts, then down to wrap around her thighs, and her clothes were revealing green and black one-piece garments. She has a yellow cloak draped over her shoulders. Notable accessories include a dark belt with a prominent buckle and white thigh-high boots.
Diana smiled as she walked close and grabbed Lev tightly, hugging Lev; her body trembled as Lev felt warm and wet against his neck, and he gently caressed her back.
"I knew..." Diana's voice trembled as she hugged tighter. "I never gave up hope," Diana said as she cupped Lev's cheek. " On you," she kissed him gently. Lev returned the kiss. They pulled back, Diana's lips glistening as her clothes hugged tightly to her body.
"how long... when I died, how long was I gone," Lev said calmly as he brushed a strand of hair from her face, his light blue eyes gazing at Diana gently.
"A hundred years, the day you died... the world changed at that moment... it didn't take long before everything changed... the nobles started to choose the strongest guilds, warriors, everyone who would side with them to take over the kingdom of celestria, Lev... the other's left after your death..." Diana said, softly" a few stayed to protect the kingdom, the one ruling right now is Eclipse, she waited... she closes her self from the outside of the world. Afraid but trying her best," Diana said softly.
"Come on," Lev said as he looked at Diana calmly. As he used his mana, a spell on himself, he transformed into a twenty-year-old, his brown hair longer, just below his brand shoulders, his face more handsome with pale, sharp blue eyes. Still, it wasn't enough, and Lev reverted back.
"Lev," Diana said, gently cupping his cheek. Lev sighs as he leans to her touch, his gaze holding her as she squishes his cheek, smiling. Pulling back, she grabs a book from a nearby shelf. Opening it, Diana takes out a map.
"After your death, many things happened over the hundreds of years: heroes, some nobles, kingdoms, new ones, the biblical god returned, and Lucifer, but the two dragons were sealed, their whereabouts unknown."
Arthur frowns at her words, especially in the last part. Ddraig and Albion, the two dragons that annoyed him, were involved in the war between the heavens and hell, which lasted for years.
'But even so, how? Lucifer and the Bible God can't come back to life.' Lev was in deep thought. His memories were perfectly intact, but even so, sure, there were ways to resurrect someone, but he made sure none of those two returned.
"Diana, when I died, where did you all bury my body?" Lev asked, looking at Diana, who looked at him with a hint of anger and sadness.
"Lev... your body was never found.. we searched everywhere... every corner and place, but we couldn't; it's like you vanished," Diana said as she stared at him.
"Take me to Eclipse," Lev said as he looked at her. There was a growing feeling in him that something wasn't right, and it was starting to feel that coming back meant it wasn't the goddess that brought him back but somthing else.
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The kingdom of Celestria is a beautiful kingdom built by a man, Lev, also known as the [The great king]. However, the kingdom has been mourning his death a hundred years ago.
The kingdom was built for all to come together, a place where all races could come and be in peace and protected under King Lev. It was a place of peace, calm, and love, a place of opportunity that he built.
But now, since his death, it has become worse. The corrupt nobles took the opportunity, wanting to appoint a king, but one woman stood before them: Eclipse.
The meeting room was big, with white marble walls and pillars in each corner. It was magnificent and big, around 15 feet high, and the ceiling was painted with the kingdom and the other kingdoms surrounding it.
In the middle of the room was a big round table with fourteen chairs spread evenly on one chair. A crown hung on the top edge of the chair, and a beautiful woman sat on it.
Eclipse, her once vibrant purple eyes now dull, stared blankly at the table; her incredibly long black hair, infused with starry purple and blue highlights, cascaded past her waist, framing her fair skin and accentuating her voluptuous, curvy figure with its noticeable bust and hips. A small black horn-like accessory sat atop her head. Her revealing, form-fitting purple leotard featured a low-cut scalloped neckline trimmed with lighter ruffles, complemented by detached dark ruffled sleeves, a tattered wing-like fabric piece at her hip, and dark stirrup leggings reaching mid-calf.
"Another meeting," Eclipse said as she grabbed the crown and gently caressed it. A single tear slid down her cheek as she read the name in it, [Lev] in the crown, her thumb brushed over it.
Then she turned to the corner as she felt mana surged, her eyes sharpen, as two people materialized.
"Diana," Eclipse said, looking at the woman. Then he turned to the boy, who looked twelve years old. Looking at her, she was curious but turned to Diana; they hadn't met for hundreds of years since Lev's death.
"What are you doing here?" Eclipse asked with anger and sadness, but Diana smiled as she grabbed the boy's cheek.
"Eclipse... Lev has returned," Diana said as Lev sighed, walked to Eclipse, and looked at her.
"Eclipse..." Lev didn't know what to say, but there was one thing he could do:" I'm sorry, sorry for breaking the promise. I was an idiot, a complete fool, for just fighting without a plan." Lev looked at Eclipse's eyes directly. "I know my words are meaningless like you said; actions speak louder than words," Lev said.
But Eclipse's eyes widened as she looked at the boy, his brown hair unkempt, and those light blue eyes, Lev.
"Lev..."