A Knight’s Fairy tale

CHAPTER 1

A long time ago, in a land far far away, a land filled with magic and spells, a land of light and darkness, a land full of demons, dragons and knights, there was a knight who was very strong and powerful. He conquered many heights and won many battles, slayed many a demons and fought brave battles with fierce dragons, at a very young age. The knight, though powerful, was not wise, unlike the many other knights of the town. He often got into un-necessary fights and was well known for his short temper   and lack of patience. Because of his arrogance and rude nature many of his friends had abandoned him.

But it wasn’t the knight’s fault he was so. He was not any ordinary knight, he was special, and he was here for a purpose we are yet to be known of. He was chosen by the mighty Gods. It is not easy being a chosen one among many, the God’s tested the knight’s courage and his heart many a times and the poor little brave knight had a tough time growing from a child to a man. He had given up his spells and powers of love, compassion and patience for the mighty spells of strength, the sword of might and the armor of agility. With such powers he gained the shield of anger and the cape of rage which made him into one of the fiercest warriors the land has seen. He was strong. But deep inside he was still that little child who was tormented by his past, who wanted to let go of his sword, and hold on to the arms of his true love. He was lonely and he wanted companionship.

The knight longed for love. He went around the land searching for his true love. A hand to have and to hold through the sun and the rain. But all in vain.

CHAPTER 2

In the nearby kingdom, which was ruled by a mighty but wise king, lived a princess. Her beauty and grace was beyond words. Legends say that she was like an angel that fell from the heavens. Stories of her beauty spread across the lands and so did the stories of her unusual tests she laid ahead for the true love of her life. Our princess had many magical abilities. She could see through the evil in people and the lies in them. People believed it was the God’s who showed it all to her. The princess hardly ever spoke to anyone; she kept to herself, unable to bear the lies and the darkness that lied within the people around her. The only time she came out of her room was to be with her father and mother. Being with them was the only relief she had in life. If only our little princess had found her true love…

The princess lived in a tower that reached up to the heavens. Legends say that the God’s visited her in the top rooms of the tower. With her magic, the princess created 3 gates around the tower, each guarded by a demon. The first gate was guarded by the demon of hate; one needed the sword of love to surpass it. The second gate was guarded by the demon of anger; one needed the shield of patience here and the last gate contained the demons of darkness and dishonesty; one needed the armor of light and the cape of truth to win over these twin demons. Only a brave warrior, who had the mind of a true warrior and the heart of a true king, would be able to surpass the three demons guarding the gates and reach the princess. Once a warrior entered the tower, he was put to the test of his mind, where the princess, from behind a shut door would describe to him, a dream she had and legend has it that only the true love of the princess, chosen by the Gods themselves would be able to please her with an answer, as to what the dream meant.

Many warriors from near and far away kingdoms tried to claim the heart of the princess, many failed at gate itself while some made it to gate two, only to be defeated by the demon of anger. Word goes around that a prince once made it to the tower, but as he was about to answer the princess’s question, she saw the lies covered up within him, he was assisted by the cursed witches of the forbidden kingdom, and within moments the skies raged fire upon the prince and he was never found again. Many warriors tried to win the princess’s love, but all failed. She too was getting lonely in that tower, but she knew she had to wait for the love of her dreams.

Word spread through the lands about princess’s nearly impossible challenges and the knights and the warriors began to think of her as a dream well beyond their reaches. The princess waited in that tower alone, years and years, waiting for her love to fight for her and to win her heart. To sweep her off her feet…