A Tale of Two Kings

My eyes open slowly, but I hear no sound. Why can I no longer hear the screams of a thousand people? What is happening to me? Why is it so quiet? I can no longer hear the loud clashing of metal or see the destruction of the Trebuchet. Is this a dream? Suddenly, I feel a severe pain coming from the front of my head.

I quickly realise, there is crimson blood pouring down my muddy cheeks and creating a small pool of blood on the floor. As I finally get to my feet, I wonder, have the army won or lost? I have no idea...<br/>

Life has changed a lot since King Arthur came into power. The joy, that once swept the village, is no more. Everyone, except the King, wakes up with no hope. King Cedric, who wants to take over from King Arthur, would like to set the villagers free. Cedric, who is from a different country, hates to see the villagers hurt or upset. Everyday, I wake up and work, work, work and work. When I walk to King Arthur’s castle to work, I pass a hill where Cedric is training knights and I can’t believe I’m not going to help him.

Without hesitation, I walk away. I think, “Why am I not helping him? I can’t believe myself!” That night, I pull myself together. Without thinking, I walk up to Cedric and ask, “Can I join your cause?” 

A few days later, after hours and hours of training with the other knights, King Cedric approaches proudly. I just knew that this is the time that we have all been waiting for. He explains what to do and the knights agreed it was a good plan to kill King Arthur. What’s going to happen? Who’s going to win and be named as King? Am I going to live?

My eyes open slowly, but I hear no sound. Why can I no longer hear the screams of a thousand people? After what feels like forever, my vision starts to come back to me. Suddenly, I remember, one question still remains unanswered, who has won and is named King? I finally stumble to my feet, and as I look around, all I can see are heaps of bodies. Some of my army and some of the enemies army.

I see something shining on the floor, I go and pick it up. I realise it is the crown. As I start to walk, I see the villagers are crying because their loved ones are not coming back. I walk on, into the castle. I hear a noise coming from behind me. Finally, I stop and focus all of my attention on the noise. All of a sudden, I see a silhouette in the distance. I go to the silhouette and realise that it is King Cedric. <br/>“ I can not believe you’re alive!” Cedric shouts with joy. I reach for the crown and put it on Cedric’s head. Peace and freedom has returned to the village.

That night, I couldn’t sleep. All I could think about is the battle and everyone dying except for  me. However, it is too late to quit. My weapon of choice is a cross bow and shield for defence. I am also helping the Trebuchet by looking out and defending for them. I also have a sword to deal  with maximum hand in hand combat. I go and stand with my army proudly.

It is a hot, sunny morning, all I can hear are the birds tweeting. Under all this armour, I can feel the sweat pouring down my face. I grip my sword and shield tightly. I’m not going to live am I? This is the end. I should never have entered. The armies face each other. Who’s going to make the first move?

We are up on a very steep hill, which gives us an advantage and a disadvantage. It is an advantage because we can hit them from above, but it is a disadvantage because we can fall and injure ourselves. King Cedric and King Arthur shout together, “Attack!” From this moment on, I knew everything is going to change. 

As the two armies charge at each other, the sides collide. I hear lots of screams of pain and one of the kings shouting orders. I hold my crossbow and shoot. I see it hit someone on the head. The other army shoot at the Trebuchet but I block it with my shield and shoot back. Without hesitation, I attach my sword to my crossbow. I shoot it and it hits an enemy on the back.

I pull the rope back up and retrieve my sword. In the blink of an eye, the person I shot shoots an arrow at my forehead. All I could feel was dripping blood. I go to shoot again but the other armies Trebuchet shoots a ball of flames at me. It lifts me off the ground and I fall. I can not see anything...

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