Chapter One: The Child of the Lake

"𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀... 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻... 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀. 𝗔𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲."

- 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗨𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗵𝗮

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Unknown POV

A woman with pale white hair stood by the lake, holding a small child in her arms. Her eyes were brimming with tears as she looked at the child that she would have to give up all for the greater good of humanity.

The sounds of a horse approached closely, and slowly the woman brought her face down, kissing the forehead of her child.

Footsteps were then heard as a pink-haired male wielding a long wooden staff approached with a grim face "is the child ready, Vivian?" Merlin asked.

Vivian, although reluctant placed the child in Merlin's arms nodding "his name is Alaric...Alaric of the Lake, and yes he is ready but please Merlin I beg of you to not let our child suffer with the wrong people," she begged.

Merlin gave a solemn smile "you know, I can't promise that Vivian," he said before climbing back onto his horse, holding his son in one hand while the other gripped the horse's saddle rope firmly. With a shout, the horse moved once more.

Rain began to fall as Vivian watched her child and ex-lover depart when they were finally out of her sight. Vivian broke down onto her knees, watching as the child she bore was taken away "I hope you're happy Merlin..." she whispers bitterly, then disappears from her spot on the ground in a burst of water.

-Time skip many years later-

Alaric POV

The sun seared brightly upon me as I began to pick away at the vegetation my arms were shaky, yet I continued swinging the garden tool, knowing the punishment that would come if I dared to slow down "work faster, boy!" my master barked sending a strike at my back.

I grunted in pain, increasing the speed of my slashing I ignored the pain that came from my back I was used to it by now.

Sweat trickled down my face I could feel myself about to collapse, but I could not allow that to happen. Less I receive an entire day of whipping, but fate was oh, ever so cruel for I had finally collapsed "BOY!" my master shouts with anger grabbing me by the ear while my fellow slaves paused from their work to glance at us.

He moved his hand to my hair and began to pull me towards a log from his free hand he grabbed a piece of rope from his pocket before knotting my hands together around the log "how dare you waste my time boy!" he shouted, grabbing his whip.

He lashes my back with every ounce of his strength I stifle my cries inside only ever letting out a small whimper, for I would not give this bastard the satisfaction of seeing me break. Besides, it was only a matter of time until I inflict my own payback against the old piece of shite.

Blood leaks from my back by the end of the day as my master panted "you'll stay here boy. Let the others see you as an example of what happens when you slack off again." He spat then he left.

I exhaled once he was gone my eyes dropped down little by little until I was finally unconscious.

When I open my eyes, I take in the sight of complete and utter destruction all around me. The land burned while knights raged against the mercenaries that guarded my master's property.

...This was it the time I had long foreseen had arrived, and now was my chance to get payback I thought with deep excitement glancing at my arms I began tugging madly I would have my revenge I ranted in my mind like a madman.

Something from the core of my body bursted forth, granting me a great amount of strength to break free from my bindings. Whisps of some kind of blue energy danced around my palms was this some sort of magical energy? I question to myself. (A/N yes, it is just to confirm for you guy's)

I recall the feeling I felt in my stomach when I wanted to desperately break free from my bindings once again. Only this time, I guided the feeling into my right hand, watching the blue like energy wrap around my hand. I turned my attention to the shouts of the nearby knights my eyes caught the attention of the one wielding a giant sword, which gave me an idea.

I guided the energy to form into a long, wide sword that I had seen in the hands of the knight. Only I changed the design to my own liking when I open my eye's I see the ethereal like sword wrapped in the grip of my palms I took a few test swings.

Despite its huge size it was easy to hold and lift with a satisfied grin I began to approach the battlefield, knowing that today would be the day I would avenge the friends I had lost as I had foreseen in my dream.

I knew not why, but often time visions of the future would appear before me in my sleep. It had only started happening after my failed attempt at rebellion with a couple of my fellow slave comrades.

Gathering the energy, I dashed forward like an unstoppable dragon hunting down its prey. An insane smile made its way onto my face "Luminous...Nova!!"" I swung the ethereal blade, unleashing a large crescent slice that instantly incinerated most of my former master's mercs those that lived were smart enough to dodge by instinct.

The knights had noticed me approaching the front lines where my former master was now hiding, they raised their swords, standing their guard.

I chuckled and began to speak my voice was cold and hoarse, sending chills down everyone's spine. They had never heard a ten-year old child speak the way I did "Neh, Clind Williams why don't we play with one another until one of us finally dies here? Shall we your men or me? If you ask me, though I will easily slaughter them and no matter where you run know that this world will not protect you from me,"

Clind trembled, his nose twitched in agitation "what are you all just standing for? You blubbering fools, kill the boy now!" He shouted running further back to hide.

I turn my eye back to the knights "if you know what's best for you, I suggest that you all not get in my way," I say walking forward.

The group of mercenaries all charged I chuckle my eyes, gaining a cold glint "...die now," I mutter swinging the blue ethereal blade unleashing a rain of death quite literally at that as different body parts flew up in the sky for a moment until they came crashing back down crushed into mush.

The merc who had been guarding Clind had little time to react as I had appeared in front of him in an instant with my blade impaling him in the stomach. The nameless merc gasped in pure utter pain the blade that he had been about to raise was thrown away stabbed into the bloodied dirt of his friends.

Raising my blade like one would do with a trophy, I flung him off in the far distance. My gaze now landed on the man who was now pissing his pants he raised his hands together for mercy "pl-please Alaric don't d-do this," he begged. I tilted my head "Did I not tell you that this world would not protect you from me?" I repeated in a voice full of ice.

The pathetic wretch had little time to react as I plunged my sword deep into his stomach, but unlike what I did to the nameless merc from earlier I channeled the unknown energy within me guiding down into the downed animal who no longer deserved to be called a human being not after what it did to me and my best friends.

"Burn away along with all your hopes and dreams," I whispered into his ear. The animal screamed, his body slowly disintegrating from the inside out until nothing was left of him not even his ashes.

It was done the monster was gone, and I was free along with whatever remaining slaves that were left, yet I still felt grief in my heart.

The blade within my palm vanishes away the only sign of there ever being a blade in my hand was the small lingering whisps of energy until that to disappeared into thin air.

I let out a cry my hands clutched my face, sobbing in grief, pain, and yet happiness "I-I did it, Mariah, Halidir, Samuel, Serena, ahahahahahahaha I finally fucking did it. All those years of waiting were worth it my precious friends," I exclaimed.

An armored hand clamps around my shoulder "child, are you alright?" The person asked I look up meeting a pair of cold emerald eyes. A vision appears in it I see this exact same woman stabbing her spear through the abdomen of a knight dressed in white and red while she is struck by the other knight's sword.

"I've never felt better my fair lady," I finally replied with a sincere smile until I collapsed forward into her arms from exhaustion, the adrenaline in my veins long since gone.

-end of chapter one- 

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