I know it's just a really simple piece this year, cause I've been working on something else (secret WIP for now... and, my town just started to get over the snow storm, also why I haven't been that active lately). I wouldn't forgive myself if I didn't post anything about my babies this year, glad I made it in time.
Anyway, I hope you guys celebrate every type of love this, whether it be romantic, platonic, familial, or love for yourself. Love you guys, and have a great one!
If you hadn't guessed it, this is the sequel to "Destruction of Destiny."
I gave a little hint at the end of the comic that we would get Arthur's point of view and how it led to Guinevere's demise... There's an important detail I want to bring up. At this point in the story, Merlyn (Celestine) is not aware that Arthur knows her real identity.
And things are about to get really interesting... and also our boy Kit Cosmos will be showing up. Who is Sir Kay of the KBASW (for those who need a little refresher...), yes, Kit was there that day with Sir Ector.
All in to help Arthur cover up something... Something big, this wasn't just a rescue mission for Merlyn (Celestine). I won't reveal it just yet, but all I can say is... it involves a lake.
Happy New Year! Thank you to the friends I made along the way!
I know some of you may not be here on this site forever... maybe one day, you guys will move on. But all the more reason I wanted you all to know how grateful I am to have known you now. Thank you for inspiring me to continue and just being great friends in general.
Thank you guys! <3
@ceoofmetagala - Fecto Flora @gethoce Valfrey
@poyoofthestars Magopon @galapathy Sir Gwynn/Guienvere
@quanblovk Sir Uther @zombiecicada - Wolfbell
@rosiegardenlove Shade Knight @cauli-flawa Dotty
@mercyillustrator - Lady Nebula @lulu-chaos-incarnation Morgan
@theneverhooood Merlyn & @starrygoober Daisy Dee
And, of course:
To all who have followers & my other friends (mutuals) who have been there for me. The people who inspired and supported me throughout the year. May not have shown it, but truly, it was a tough year... Thank you so much for helping me make it through.
Anyways! I have big plans for Arthur & Celestine in the (AU), and I can't wait to show it to you guys! Stay tuned~
After officially teaming up with Arthur, her visions eventually did confirm that he was "the one." And showed he was meant to fall in love with Guinevere, which was a key part of Kirby's prediction.
But by this point, she was in love with Arthur too (but just in complete denial of her feelings); however, this made her even more determined to make this vision a reality. To her, the prophecy was the only thing ensuring Arthur's happiness when she was gone... After all, she couldn't be with him forever...
Celestine convinced herself that this was what they'd been working towards: a better future... Arthur risked so much and chose to put his faith in her (well, Merlyn, that is); for this, she had a duty to ensure the prophecy came true. And with Guinevere, Wart's happy ending was "guaranteed..." (secretly broken-hearted...)
And so she'd planned to leave Arthur once Guinevere & he got together, only then would she consider her job was done... But, when the time came and Arthur finally met Guinevere-NOTHING... WHAT?! NO LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT? NO ZING!?
And it seemed like everything was aligned...WHAT HAPPENED!? Well, something happened, she never could've foreseen...
What was supposed to happen was: Arthur would go on with his life, never knowing who she was, and he believed Merlyn was just a mystical, magical old man he met in the woods who became his mentor, as so the legend goes, but now...HE KNOWS!
The moment he met Celestine... outside of her persona "Merlyn," he felt oddly as if they had met before. That look in her eyes was so familiar a gleam. (Sleeping Beauty reference ) It didn't take long for Arthur to figure out it was her... in fact, he wanted it to be her. Despite the change in her appearance, it still felt like "his Merlyn."
Flawlessly, hiding that he knew her true identity too, to him, they were the same person (Celty & Merlyn). And the moment he had found out she was Merlyn... the future was permanently changed. He could no longer fall in love with Guinevere...
Hooray for love, but OH, NO?! SHI- THE TIMELINE!
Keep reading for extra info: ( Heads up to the long-time followers, you'll notice a few changes to the lore in KBASW AU )
With this, I am officially confirming that "Yes, there is a Guinevere (WIP) in the KBASW AU..." and technically, she has been in this whole time. The homies on the Discord already know who she really is, but...
Guinevere = Galaxia
Which is why she was so essential to Arthur's future.
And like I have said with my other Arthurian counterparts: she follows the spirit as the OG version, but does not follow the same story as them entirely... Ultimately, she never got to have her romance with Arthur due to him falling in love with Celestine first... (and for another reason.) But that is a story for another day.
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For those who are wondering, "why didn't she just tell him about the vision... or shouldn't she have seen it happen with her foresight?" Three reasons.
Reason 1: Telling jeopardizes it from happening!
She has learned the hard way that telling specific events of the future endangers the vision happening or sometimes makes it ever worse *cough* SHIVER STAR *cough*! Can't have that happen again...
Reason 2: Her future sight is unstable and constantly changing!
Remember, due to her cracked warpstar, her visions are sporadic (except when it's a full moon: 3 times only). And things can happen that change the constant future. She doesn't have the luxury to double-check if they're making the right decision...And the majority of her visions show her bad ones filled with tragedy and warning. (89 %) It's the main reason why she hates her foresight.
Reason 3:
Vague in nature (think Bruno from Encanto)... She's called the title as navigator of the constellation for a reason; her interruptions are an educated guess. Navigators estimate where they are, making their directions guiding ships to safer waters, based on their observations.
Celestin follows these principles when guiding others, out of a bad future and into a good one.
I want to make this abundantly clear... while Celestine is the navigator, ultimately it is Arthur's decision whether he wants to take that path or not... and how he wants to take it.
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I hid a lot of symbolism; apples play such a big part in "The Mage behind the Man." What gave away Celestine as Merlyn to Arthur was her love for apples (Arthur is currently hiding in an apple tree). Arthur, who later on becomes the king of Avalon (which is also known as the Isle of Apples).
Along with this, the reflection of Celestine in the apple is a reference to the saying "the apple of my eye." Meaning that Celty had already claimed the spot as Arthur's most special person... Basically, (unintentionally) taking Guinevere's destiny away from her. And as a result gets trapped in the sword. A destiny that was actually meant for Celestine... (hope there's no drama) *evil laugh*
This is also a reference to the "forbidden fruit of Eden..." This is something that is not supposed to happen, but it does. Arthur never truly gets to perform his feats of glory with the Round Table, meaning he's been disqualified from "the throne". Which is why this happens ( The Knight of the Round Table's wrapped futures), if Guinevere never happened, then the Round Table never happens.
And one more reference I put in there... the Sleeping Beauty reference, for those who remember this (post). And this isn't going to be the last... >:3
And finally, reference from Merlyned... the name of Merlyn given to Celestine during their first encounter (before that, Celestin was the Nameless Rouge Mage.) Arthur had accidentally given her the name, so she's quite literally his Merlyn...
~ Anyways, glad I finally dropped this lore bit, NGL Artfight really helped inspire me. I feel so pumped, I'm gonna try to get back to writing"The Mage behind the Man"...
I think I finally have proper direction now with the story, with this bit of lore. I really wanna play with "twisted fate subplot. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the lore drop. Have a great day, everyone!
These are small character intros for the up-and-coming story of (Young) Sir Arthur and Lady Celestine. I will eventually do more for the other major players in the story, but for now, I just want to do them for our leads to start off.
In case you guys have any questions, read this post. But in a short, I'm writing a prequel story! (As I try to rework the lore for "The Knightmare's End" saga.) And don't worry, I will still be posting KBSAW lore and working on "The Knightmare End~
"The Mage Behind the Man" is meant to be an adventure fantasy story, but mainly an origin story for Sir Arthur, and establish the world-building for KBASW Au. While writing "The Knightmare's End," I couldn't help but be constricted to the anime, but I feel like I can really get into the nitty gritty with this.
I mainly want to establish "the Galactic Council." I mentioned this when regarding Sir Uther's, King Fisher's lore & along with Sir Ebrum's family lore.
Some people believed I was taking a villainous route to the Ebrums... which, in truth, is a fair assumption, but that was not my intention. What I was aiming for was for Ebrum to be a victim of circumstance of not being able to fit the model of the family. But it was only after I finished that there was almost a small undertone of that. Despite this, I don't intend to change this I really want to see where I can go with this (so maybe painting them as morally grey: Sir Ebrum).
However, I realized something.. I never established just how dangerous the galactic council is! After all, it was the influence of the council that caused soft boi King Fisher to become a selfish social climber! These are very much the big wigs of society that very much sucked the life out of lesser planets! The war on Nightmare was more than a physical battle, but it was a political one as well.
This was also an aspect I established in Celestine's lore, with her eventually becoming the Head of the Diplomats. So, we also get to see her rise in power as well. And why she became so politically powerful, leading to Sir Icarus wanting to take her down and joining forces with Sir Uther!
Guys, I'm really excited about what I have planned. In all honesty, I haven't been this jazzed up to write in a long time. Which makes me feel like I'm making the right choice to do this! Anyways, next up, I have Sir Uther, Sir Nonsurat & Dame Morgan. Look forward to it! <3
The Merlyn of the KBASW (AU) & the love of Arthur's life.
Just to be clear Merlyn & Celestine are the same person it's just her disguise when she goes out.
For: @kirbyoctournament
Character Overview/Personality: She's the combination of Merlin from Disney's Sword & the Stone, Queen Eclipsa from SVTFW, Willy Wonka from (Wonka 2023 ), and Merlin from (the 2008 TV series).
She's an optimist... many of her peers mistake it for being naivety but in reality she's well aware of the darkness in the world... she sees it every day with her powers. Since seeing so many terrible things in the future she treasures the present and is always grateful for the things she enjoys in the now. (Also there's another reason for this....)
And finds the joy in the darkest of times...
She likes to be overly prepared... And tend to keep (*hoard) things they might need... Often tends to hold things she doesn't really need. With Arthus side eying her "You really need to keep that."
"Don't look at me like that Wart... WE MAY NEED THIS HARPOON ONE DAY WHO KNOWS & YOU'LL THANK ME LATER !" *proceeds to carry bloody harpoon home... with Arthur facepalming himself*
They actually did end up using that harpoon 3 months later & Celestine rubbed it in Arthur's face for an entire week. This constant hoarding led her to the first iteration of the Dimensional Cape, which started as a dimensional bag to store all her stuff. (LMAO).
This brings me to Celestine's wisdom & sass: similar to Merlin (the series & Disney) is filled with cleverness & comebacks. When she's doing her diplomatic work and out and about she knows how to do it "gracefully."But when she transforms into Merlyn, she lets loose exactly how Merlin is when he becomes Dragoon. Has no filter and becomes a chaotic old man throwing shade left & right
She hates' cursing so as resulting in hilarious, nonsensical words to place them: Fiddle sticks, biscuits, sweet butter crumpets, etc ~
Her future sight has made her a very empathic person... knowing the suffering of others in her visions. Creating a very kind, caring individual who wants the best for everyone, for them to be happy.
Keep reading for extra content & lore: (Which include spoilers for KBASW so tread carefully!) Other than that please continue...
Lore related content: (If you just want a short read)
In Denial (Oldest lore)
What Kind of King's in My Blood (Background info)
Celestine is Merlyn: (Most Current lore)
And fair warning I low-key wrote a novel... but there's a special prize at the end if you read all of it. (Extended Lore)
Lady Celestine serves as a catalyst for the anime Kirby series...
Now Celestine can't predict the exact future... only show potential paths. But her powers can guide people to the outcome they want and the path that constantly changing.
Absolom made Celestine focus solely on her future vision and trained her personally... He tried to paint himself as this kind saintly father figure towards her... but in reality, wanted to monopolize her ability.
He tremendous amount of pressure on the poor girl...(Mother Gothel Style "Mother knows best) Believing the only thing that made her valuable was her future sight. And one more thing about Celestine... SHE HATED HER FUTURE VISION! She didn't just see the future... she experienced it! Feeling all the raw emotions of the scene.
However, Absolum would guilt-trip her: "Oh you don't want to let everyone down... you're the only one who can do this... you're so special... you can't disappoint everyone..:
Causing her to grit her teeth and bear with it... Absolum was like a father to her she couldn't say "No." Plus it's not like she could let them down... One day she had a terrible vision foreshadowing the demise of Shiver Star...
The people of Shiver Star were infected by Dark Matter's essence... Nightmare & his demons robbed them and stole all the planet's resources... while the people were possessed and had their life sources absorbed by Dark Matter.
Celestine immediately ran to the other Heroes of Yore & Absolum.... for this and assured the worried child they'd take care of this... "don't worry we'll use this information and take care of it."
And they didn't just take care of it... THEY MADE IT WORSE! Seeing an even more terrible vision appeared before her.
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Celestine: Wait I thought you said you'd-
Absolum: Oh but my child we did you said that planet was a goner anyway... they were already possessed.... it would be so wasteful if all those resources would fall to Nightmare...
Sir Uther: We cleared out the planet before Nightmare did. And killed all of those who were going to be infected & spread it throughout the galaxy... we prevented the problem before it even happened...*gives a wicked smile*
Absolum: Yes we couldn't have done it without you *gives a wicked smile*
Celestine couldn't help but blame herself for the downfall of Shiver Star... A few hours later Celestine's warpstar cracked-
"No problem... I think," Absolum
To remedy the situation, Absolum tried to fame concern for her but in reality was keeping her in the temple to hide that she was "broken." She could still tell fortunes just at random, they just had to keep her near the temple and store them whenever they came to her.
Absolum was still reeling at how could this happen... he didn't want to expose his little mistake. (In truth he knew he was working too hard and put her to work earlier than most, because of her ability... CHILD LABOR AM I RIGHT?!.) It was still too valuable, they can't risk having her break some more...
Thus, Celestine became a caged bird.
Uther felt that she was a failure unbecoming of a Hero of Yore and not deserving of her title. She can no longer do the ability properly and with her body always hurting how was she going to fight on the battlefield!
Along with that thought she be too emotional anyway... always trying to steer them to the future... the least amount of damage... HE WANTED PROGRESS! Often opting for the method that would get him results not caring about the collateral damage!
Icarus shares in Uther's sentiments, with the added notion that she got away with lazying around doing nothing. Just got to sit there waiting for the next prediction to come around. He & Uther were doing all the heavy lifting and she was still being treasured by Absolum... (he wasn't jealous of the attention or anything...)
Thus resulting in Icarus having the brilliant idea of sticking Celestine with all the political fairs (the paperwork). Which seemed like a good idea at the time (a decision they would all come to regret).
Unbeknownst to them... they had given Celestine all the diplomatic power in the galactic court. Managing to win over the galactic council with her charm and grace. Uther had always used his power to intimidate his ideals.
However, Celestine had a softer approach and was seen as far more likable in the... (this was before the council was corrupt and this was due to Celestine's influence...) Often resulting in the members to come to her for their problems. Uther couldn't beat her in this arena... being reminded all too well this was a political battle as well.
For Icarus, you see there was a... certain deal he wanted to part take in... a deal with Halacandra. Where did the GSA partner up with and believe that he could easily impress with his inventions... with their queen?! ( Minerva Mim - Magolor's great aunt)
What happened... the king was supposed to be here whys he spent an entire month sucking up to him who was this queen...
The queen was not impressed & ended up showing technology far greater than his... for the first time, Icarus was forced to eat humble pie... "How could this have, surely this is some sort of mistake shouldn't the king be here-"
"Oh he's dead... and unlike him, I'm not to be won over by pretty words and flattery now you offend me... why would I ever want to do business with a lowlife with you!"
Madam made sure to inform the GSA they would not be doing business with them & Absolum desperately wanted to get that deal. Then Celestine volunteered to remedy the situation & suggested inviting her here.
Absolum agrees seeing there is nothing to lose, Uther believes this was just a desperate attempt to try to be useful while Icarus is excitedly waiting for her to fail.
Meeting arrives Celestine takes care of everything personally and at the end of the day. Queen Minerva is all smiles and arrives with a contract, "Alright I've changed my mind, and I'll do the deal as long as I'm working with her."
Minerva wasn't interested in Icarus' inventions but Celestine's alchemic formulas were revolutionary. And just had to have her on their team.
Absolum was shocked and relieved... (maybe this girl had more than one use after all...) and was constantly praising her. And because of her connections with Minerva... she'll need a bodyguard now when she leaves the GSA base but what the why it was worth it.
And Icarus oh how badly he wanted to be part of the mixing pot, but he had to go through Celestine. Who was more than happy to reject his proposal and experiments. (Icarus never forgave her for this.)
She was becoming too influential now ... This resulted in Icarus scheming with Uther... to get rid of her.
Thus beginning the creations of the Ancients & the Halcandrans, with Celestine & Minerva leading the helm. Alongside Dairus Drosselmeyer (Minerva's right-hand man & Daroach's great uncle)... they created many of the legendary treasures... that were now scattered about the galaxy.
(These were kept secret from the GSA... Minerva knew the truth of the situation... for you see during the meeting she had hidden away Kirby's prediction not of him just defeating Nightmare, but the reawakening of Void Termina & Doomsday... and showed it to the Queen and she understood... that's the other reason why she said yes to her)
Minerva helps Celestine create the Kabu's across the galaxy and presents them as "safe houses for star warriors" but in reality, they were all preset guides to Kirby's prophecy.
And helped her create Triple Star... Thus the creating the vigilante Merlyn.... Her work as Merlyn didn't go unnoticed and the people of the galaxy started to recognize the hypocrisy of the GSA. Which made the Ancients & the other's blood boil.
This resulted in having Uther send in his send three of his best soldiers: Sir Nonsurat, Dame Morgan, and last but not least (you guessed it WART... I mean Sir Arthur.)
Kirby's prophecy spoke of "a match" to start the spark that would flame of a new era of peace...
Arthur- Match/ Meta Knight - Spark/Kirby - Flame
At the time she didn't know who it was; the prophecy was incredibly vague with which one it was. But she wasn't going to pass her knowledge to any of them without being sure. (She didn't want another Shiver Star incident to happen... not again...)
But how would she determine which one it would be... they all seemed the most unlikely candidates as "the match." How could she weed out which one... A TRAIL, A TEST, A GAME!
So like in tales of old, Celestine did these little tests of character... and would secretly tag along during missions. Giving them all a chance to see which one it would participate in... Giving them little riddles of the monster Nightmare would do. But she always gave them a choice... (breadcrumbing) and "can't force anyone to change."
However, three of them all seem annoyed at this except for... Sir Arthur was the only one captivated and interested. It takes a while for Arthur to accept Merlyn's but only after the events of:
What Kind of King is in My Blood:
That makes him actively ask for Merlyn (Celestine to help him change) and pretty much becomes Celestine's partner in crime. And as to become a willing student... merely wishing not to become like his master (Sir Uther).
However, their little sparring match still happening, with the condition that he should win... Merlyn's not allowed to be called him Wart... (Needless to say she fought him twice as hard.)
(This post-Celestine is Merlyn:) It goes into more detail about their relationship here but... I added a few things.
Romantic feelings only start after that...
Basically, before they knew they were head-over-heals for each other their love could never be in reality. Not just because of their positions but something else...
After her warpstar broke... she received a terrible vision of her body eventually breaking and her disappearing into star dust. Foreseeing her early death...
She had initially accepted but after all the friends she made (and falling in love with Arthur) she did everything she could to stay longer for them... Celestine tried to keep herself together as long as she could, and managed to keep herself alive a little longer (than she was supposed to) but now she could feel it... she was running out of time.
How was she supposed to tell her everyone... Minerva would be devastated, who was going to help Darius (& Minerva) with his creations, who would protect her followers, and stop Uther & Icarus from making the galaxy into a wasteland...
And worst of all she'd leave Arthur all alone & heartbroken. Who's supposed to tease him now, make sure he doesn't do anything reckless, keep that ego in check, make sure he isn't a prat, to remind him to smile and enjoy life... to laugh... oh her poor little Wart...
No there must be another way...she couldn't tell any of her friends... she wasn't giving up yet... However, little did she know that was the least of her worries...
Celestine was always careful with hiding her connections with her alter-ego... and Arthur, but there was one person who did figure this out. Sir Nonsurat; after Arthur had saved "Merlyn" from his grasp he started to see a pattern.
Arthur had been an accomplice to Merlyn's along... "HOW DARE ARTHUR, I KNEW YOU NEVER DESERVED YOUR POSITION AND WITH THIS YOU WILL BE RUINED FOR SURE."
Thus, Celestine received numerous horrible visions (she got them all at once)... of Arthur being found guilty in a trial. And at the end of each, Arthur had refused to sell her out, remaining loyal to her, confessing his love for her, and dying. And then she saw her demise as well... her body finally breaking right after... poofing into stardust.
Being completely overwhelmed, she burst into tears. Desperately searching for a future where they could both live... (a future where she could be happy with him.) However, it was either that she & Arthur had escaped and her body would explode and Arthur would be captured (by the GSA) and executed right after for his desertion).
Celestine couldn't help but believe that she had destroyed Arthur's future all because she had gotten involved... (it was Shiver Star all over again.) Just like in the other futures... what could she possibly do...
Perhaps...she could solve one problem with another...
So, before the day Nonsurat was going to turn in his report of evidence... Celestine had stolen it away. And with the help of Darius, they manipulated the information to frame someone else...
Nonsurat was infuriated once he found his evidence to be stolen... But he didn't want to cause an uproar, so he demanded a completed search of every squadron. Under the pretext "there is a traitor among us, and they've stolen my documents..."
A complete search required every general to be accounted for. Nonsurat observed Arthur carefully only to find him especially giddy!?
Arthur: I do hope the search is finished soon... The sooner we finish here the sooner I can give Celestine this-
Kit Cosmo: Code red! Everyone needs to come to the Courtyard immediately! Were under attack!
Arthur: By who?!
Kit Cosmo: By... Lady Celestine...
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(She had already known Icarus was trying to take her down... so using her Nonsurat's evidence, she had successfully framed herself... handing it in in the guise of one of Icarus' informants.)
With the information he had put together and received, Sir Icarus concocted a false trail that Celestine was leaking information and was secretly in cahoots... with Merlyn.
Since it was a trial that involved someone as high-ranking as her... she knew the trial would exclude a select few. And since she knew Nonsurat would warrant a search... she knew it would be the perfect thing to keep Arthur out of the trail.
Celestine: Well, if I am going to get locked away... I might as well make it worth the sentencing.
It was at this moment that Celestine unleashed her demonic owl (she had hidden away) and bit off his head Absolum; killing him instantly. (Madoka Magica style). Icarus tried to stop her but failed Celestine resulting in his wings being ripped off. And officially went on a rampage letting out all those years of unbridled rage & sorrow she had kept in.
Then she remembered quickly about Kirby's prediction... quickly she created her own army of Hydro Clones... to leave them all at bay.
She went into her lab and quarters and destroyed every piece of magical research and Alchemic formula. She wasn't going to let them benefit & use her research any longer and most importantly to keep Kirby's predictions... but one person who managed to get through the army... it was none other than Uther.
Uther: I always knew you were a little witch~
Celestine: That was a sham trial & you know it ... You forced my hand
Uther: You should; 've stayed in your place, someone weak as you, you are not worthy of your spot as a Hero of Yore-
Celestine: Well you are not worthy of your spot as leader! You never were and one day you'll fall you'll see *at that moment Celestine received another vision-*
At that moment Uther thought this was the perfect chance to lung at her but this backfired... he accidentally ended up seeing Celestine's vision too... And it visibly shook him to his core.
Being overwhelmed by the very visions that plague Celestine, (claiming before she was emotionally weak, was causing him to be paralyzed by fear...) It was a vision of his throne crumbling down& everything he built and it was being led by one astral... he couldn't make out the face... was... was it pink...
Celestine tried to pull away so he couldn't see the rest of the vision... and ended up striking his right eye to stop him... Uther was left frozen while Celestine could feel her body about to break and desperately made her escape... But as she stormed out...
Uther: Will make sure you're vision will not come to pass I will find that pink warrior if it's the last thing I do... And I'll- you'll die by my blade gah- *Still paralyzed because of the vision & couldn't get up
Celestine: Sorry Uther... but I'm afraid that honor won't go to you...*runs out to find Arthur* I've already selected my champion...
In the commotion, Arthur manages to find her, desperate he reaches, Celestine:
Arthur: We have to... you need to run-
Celestine: Graduation time Wart *sees a cast of other soldiers & on-looker watching* - Let's see what you're made of! Just treat it as one of our sparring matches and we'll be fine-
After all the losses in their sparing matches, Arthur finally manages to beat Celestine... "Well done, Arthur- you've finally done it, you've w-" * Visibly starts to break... and falls- and Arthur catches her
(Celestine pulls up a smokescreen so no one can see them... however, three people manage to sneak in)
Arthur: Celestine, what's happening to you-
Celestine: I've come to the end of my time- due to my condition my body was bound to break... I didn't mean to hide it... I really thought I could beat the odds... I'm sorry War- Oh I guess I can't call you Wart-
Arthur: NO! If that's the case you weren't in the best condition- *starts crying* I didn't really win-, you have to stay *sobs profusely* You have to stay and call me Wa-Wart!
Celestine: Figures *chuckles...* it takes you this long to finally admit you like the nickname ... Thank you Arthur you made my life short all the worthwhile... I hope you can forgive me
Arthur: There's nothing to forgive Cel- Celty, *cries* I love you, please there is always something... There's always, you told me that... You're the greatest mage in the galaxy... there's got to be...
Celestine: I surely hope that light of you doesn't get snuffed out *smiles warmly* it's going to be hard Wart but remember this...
Keep your eyes open and beware of the bad in the world... but also hold on to the good as well... you don't have to look, just know that it's there... it'll keep you from falling...
(the quote that Meta Knight said to Kirby originally came from Sir Arthur... that was told from Celestine...)
And even should you lose your way I know you'll find it again... you'll always be a worthy king to me. I love you too Arthur... and I always will.... (*they share one passionate kiss*)
It was a kiss Arthur had so longed for, but it was laced with so much sorrow and joy all at the same time...
Arthur: I don't wanna let you go-* Gets knocked out by Minerva...
She had informed Minerva before the trial (and of course was devastated but was willing to fulfill her last request). And who stood behind her were Darius & Kit the only three witnesses to what really happened. Kit realizes that Celestine is Merlyn... She then handed off and knocked out Arthur to Darius & Kit Cosmo.
And made sure they promised to paint Arthur as the hero who defeated her. And fled the scene and Minerva went to her best friend and hugged her one last time... and fled with the others.
When they had all left to safety... she lifted the smoke screen only to see a hoard of Ancients led by Uther try to arrest her. She flew into the air Celestine had her Gravity wicked moment... as her body finally was about to shatter into pieces.
Celestine: I curse you all, *putting one final spell cursing the Ancients* (basically she's the reason why they all disappeared)
As her body started to implode they mistook it to be a suicide bombing and she was planning to take them all down with her... thinking quick the Ancients Crystalized to prevent the explosion...
But in that moment she has one final vision of Arthur taking the seat as leader of the GSA. She smiles and says "I always you could do it Wart *starts cry* It's just too bad I'll never be able to see it in person".
Arthur woke up in the hospital wing hearing... Darius & Kit recount the story of the incident. With the way Kit & Darius spun it was Arthur who saved the day... (Arthur realized this was all part of Celestine's plan: to give him a title that would protect him even when she was gone...) Arthur * began to weep* with Kit trying to comfort him the best he could...
Making Arthur (to the Ancients) irreplaceable... being able to take down a Hero of Yore when they (Icarus & Uther) could not. Being extremely grateful (and needing a new holy figure), gave him the title of "Holy Knight," and said they owed him one favor...
(So basically he got credit for defeating the love of his life & took her place as the GSA's holy figure...)
So in summary:
Before being detained, she managed to rip off Icarus' wings, blind Uther in his right eye, and kill about 500 Ancients. She was trying to escape only to be stopped by Sir Arthur, who defeated her in battle. But tried to escape only to be cornered by the remaining soldiers... and seeing she had nowhere else to run...
Despite the efforts of the Ancients to paint her as wicked, people could not believe in the shame of a trial. Especially Minerva, when she heard this false slander on her best friend (she had enough of it)... she declared Halcandra's formal separation from the GSA. Cutting them from Halcandra's advanced technology caused an even bigger scandal. And had put her down to silence her as well... removing her...
(What happened to Darius... well that's a story for later)
Ruining their reputation even further... destroying the pristine image they had built up until now. And those who were at the trail were split in the middle... On one hand, it seemed like she had gone on a rampage because of her unfair judgment and merely reacted because she was pushed into the corner. On the other hand, she had always been hiding away her true nature & hatred for all of them, and once she had been found out... she unleashed all of it.
Were both true...
As a result, the Ancients tried to erase her from existence... from the galaxy, with only the remaining Ancients & the Heroes of Yore remembering her... Celestine had become forgotten.` Basically, she was described as (by the Ancients) the unspeakable third who tried to destroy them all & maliciously take them down with her. And she had to be erased...
However, this did not remedy the situation... Uther was still haunted by Celestine's vision he must hunt down the pink warrior... he will not have his reign end. Icarus was all too happy to take over the Halcandra projects... however, was always constantly reminded of being reduced to flightless astral and still hates her to this day.
While everyone had forgotten Celestine: they all remembered Merlyn. But even though, "Merlyn" had become a legend, many doubted the actual existence... of this supernatural being.
However, there was one person who managed to remember her... and that's where her story ends...
Or maybe not...
Her crystallization saved her preventing her from exploding... So she was still alive in there. They tried to hide her crystal in a cave and seal it off so no one would find her... Little did they know that the cave held one of the dark portals of Morpho accidentally ending up in the underworld...
And guess who ends up accidentally winds up there.
BTW they got married in the Underworld
I actually planned this out to be a tragedy, but I ended up making them have a happy ending... (that I can't reveal just yet how it happens in the story)
BUT BEST BELIEVE OUR GIRL GETS EVERYTHING SHE DESERVES AND SITS ON THE THRONE WITH HER KING WHERE SHE BELONGS!
And if you read this long thank you for reading! <3
I just had to celebrate with the babies; they've come such a long way, and I can honestly say... Putting these two together was the best decision I ever made for the story. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!
Plus, I'm getting very attached to Dragon Arthur. I made him a reptilian puppy. XD
Featuring Elvis Presley's - Love Me Tender
Hope you guys have a great one! And get to celebrate with your loved ones, whether romantic or platonic love. Just know you're out & somewhere somebody loves, and remember to love yourself! Now, that's always worth celebrating.
The Mage Behind the Man: The Adventures of Young Arthur & Merlyn (Celestine)
Oh, A legend is sung of when Sir Arthur was young~ LMAO, I'm not gonna do the whole song...
So, if you haven't guessed by the little intro, after much time and consideration, I've decided to write a prequel story (for the anime) featuring Lady Celestine and Sir Arthur as our leads—the official unveiling of their love story.
And don't worry, I'll still be posting be out lore the good KBSAW lore, as well as working on "The Knightmare's End." If anything, I wanted to write this prequel to help the lore make sense.
My goal is to have a few of the character synopsis out and the first chapter posted by April (end of March if I'm lucky)... Anyway, I hope you guys are willing to join in this journey.
Keep reading for an explanation of why, and how, and there is a bit of an extra spoiler for those who aren't caught up with the fic so warning...
Time for the Big Announcement:
Due to the fact, I'm working on the world-building KBASW and still feeling out the characters... I haven't really continued Knightmares End, which I will promise I will come back to.
I know a lot of you are still waiting on the continuation of the story (and thanks to those who still stayed despite its hiatus), and I'd hate to leave you guys hanging... I just want to get these characters and feel out the world a little more & the character.
Along with that but also Meta Knight's connection to Nightmare is a major plot point I need to cover and clamp down on. A part of him that doesn't leave him even after it's vanquished... Also, I need to establish more of the background lore about the warp star. The warp star (Kirby's) has always been a key element of the story...
That spoiler warning... Kirby's warp star is actually created by Celestine to hide Kirby's prophecy! Remember isn't truly a "void made astral" he was not born on a wish but created by Sir Icarus & Uther. A force made astral, there was no wish used to create him, which is why a part of the Void entity came out as a result.
(KBASW lore, click here): The Birth of the Starlight Prince
This is how Meta Knight also got all the knowledge of Kirby's abilities it came from Celestine's future sight and was sealed in the warp star... to whoever should be Kirby's mentor. (I know the big spoiler will all make sense once I get back to it)
With Celestine, we get into the key elements of the warp star... which was something I was planning to touch upon after the Kirby OC tournament but...
After investing so much time with Celestine & Sir Arthur, I just couldn't tear myself away from them. Not only that, but I got so many in-depth questions in the inbox about them... which I know have been stewing in their sorry guys, but it's just that I know I'd write a novel worth for each question... Wait a second-
So, after this revelation, I realized where my heart was... Not only that but before all this, I could feel myself losing passion for the project & being trapped in this box of "making sure the characters stay in character mode..." while writing. The same loss of passion that made me go on hiatus for so long... led to leaving my blog for so long... which I don't want to happen again.
But with this, it gives me a chance to have real creative freedom without being trapped in those confines. And a healthy break from the fic, while also still being able to expand on the lore, give proper world-building to the universe, and explore the GSA system more.
There's also this comfort in writing about them where (I guess the best way I can put it): I feel like I really know Celestine & Arthur better than any characters in KBASW au... and I think that's why I feel the most comfortable writing with them.
But I want to be reasonable with myself and try at the very least to upload a chapter at least once a month... that's my simple goal. (That way, I can double-check my grammar and spelling... LMAO, yeah... I anxiety-write while battling my stupid lizard brain that plagues me every time). While still dropping some KBASW lore dumps and answering questions, too, of course.
Thank you to those of you who read to the end. I just wanted to take the time to say I really do appreciate everyone's support & love. It really was all your enthusiasm & genuine curiosity for Celyt & Arthur that inspired me to do this. hope you stick around to see how the story unfolds, and have a great weekend, everyone!
