"It's just us. There's no one left." Said a wizard standing in the doorway to the hall. "Gawain, Percival, none of the other knights either. Face it, Arthur, Camelot is lost." Arthur raises his head to face the wizard speaking to him, "Merlin, have you learned anything about the monster that attacked Camelot yet?" "Not yet," Merlin said in response "it's unlike anything I've ever seen before. Maybe a new type of dragon?" before closing his research book.
Merlin let out a sigh. "If only Lancelot were" "Don't say that name!" Arthur responds with a roar. Merlin, taken aback by this, responds, "I understand your anger Arthur but with you and Lance-... you know who, away from Camelot, our defenses were not enough to defend the kingdom. It left Camelot wide open for that monster to attack and allowed Mordred to take the throne." Arthur gripped his chair's arms, unsure what would break first, the stone chair or his hands, "Merlin, what that man has done to me and my kingdom can never be forgiven. He's gone, and it should stay that way. I promise you I will kill him if I see him again." Merlin, not knowing how to respond to that threat, only mutters, "I'll be in my studies." "You do that; I'll stay right here," says Arthur, slumping down in his chair.
After some time had passed, Arthur fell asleep in his chair dreaming of the good times he had with his knights, the battles they won, the silly antics of Dinadan, and other proud moments, but soon as the good memories ran out, the bad ones started rushing in. Arthur giving chase to a former friend, an unfaithful queen, fallen brothers in arms, and having to slay his blood brought Arthur back to consciousness in a cold sweat.
After a while, Merlin was contacted by the Queen of Olympus, Hera, who explained everything to the two men and asked if they wanted to join them. They accept and gather everything they need to set off towards the monster that destroyed Camelot, Jormundgandr.
"Arthur, are you ready? Hera is waiting for us." "I have one more thing left I need to do," Arthur responds. "Make it quick. The longer we wait, the more destruction Jornumangundr will cause." Merlin says as he walks towards the center of the hall. After a moment, Arthur meets up with Merlin, armor on and Excalibur in his hands. "Ready?" Merlin asks, "Let us end this for Camelot." Arthur answers. With that, Merlin waves his hands flowingly while chanting unknown words as they vanish in a flash of bright light.
A disheveled knight walks into the ruined meeting hall. His armor is in poor condition showing signs of wear and tear and lacking maintenance. The knight began to look around and noticed a parchment with a request written on it. The parchment says:
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"The Round Table is gone, Camelot is destroyed, and I have taken leave. To anyone reading this, if you want to seek vengeance against the forces of chaos that took away our friends, family, and our home. Join me in Olympus to reclaim the honor of Camelot and rebuild the Knights of the Round Table. Sincerely, your King, Arthur Pendragon."
The Concept of Lancelot can be viewed here.
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