Plans

That night, Artaria, Melinda, Hector and Kaid went our forming their plan to take back the High Isles.

"We must take back our kingdom." said Artaria.

"That will be impossible with the forces we currently have. There are only four of us. We must amass an army." said Melinda.

"Where do we find one? Can we find mercenaries?"

"Our best bet is to first invade one of the weaker kingdoms."

"That would be Gothea." said Hector.

Gothea was one of seven kingdoms in Britannia. It was also known as the Kingdom of Lust. Its king, Waller, is rumoured to be the descendant of a criminal that seized the throne in a lust for power. Said king had also taken many wives, resulting in several children. At least one of those children, the crown prince had done the same thing, resulting in many grandchildren.

"Their army is undisciplined and too horny." said Hector.

"It is possible for us to take them on but we'll need one other person. There is one man who can help." said Melinda.

A feminine knight wearing white armour came in.

"Who is she? She's cute." said Kaid.

"Oh, sorry sir but I'm actually a boy. My name is Gawain." said the girly looking knight.

"This is Gawain. I have hired him to help us in our campaign." said Melinda.

"Will five of us be enough?" asked Hector.

"I have magic, Gawain has the power of the sun and Artaria is a half-dragon."

"A dragon?" asked Artaria.

"Yes, your mother was the Red Dragon. You should have dragon related abilities."

"But what do you mean by Gawain has the power of the sun?" asked Kaid.

"The reason that Gawain is so girly looking right now is because it is midnight where he is at his weakest. Starting from sunrise, his power begins to increase and he becomes more manly and prideful. His physical strength dramatically increases and he is able to produce waves of light and heat capable of melting metal and vaporising stone. His power peaks at noon. The process then reverses with the setting of the sun."

In the morning, Artaria was shocked to see the imposing man stood before her. He looked like Gawain but larger, more muscular and not even remotely girly looking.

"Who are you?" asked Artaria.

"I am Gawain, the White Knight, also known as the Knight of the Sun." said the man.

Was what Melinda said true? Could these two opposite men really be the same person at different times of the day? Melinda came in.

"I assure you, this is the very same Gawain from last night. We should show you a demonstration in the afternoon." she said.

The afternoon came and Melinda took Artaria, Hector and Kaid out for a demonstration. Gawain summoned sunlight from his body and fired it at a large rock. The sunlight melted the rock.

"How is he able to do that?" Artaria asked.

"For as long as I remember, I have always had this power. It has put me above the rest of the entire human race."

"Unfortunately, as his power increases, so does his arrogance." said Melinda. "While, we should be able to take Gothea with just the five of us but the other kingdoms will be stronger. Artaria, you will need your Red Dragon powers."

"Are you sure just the five of us will be enough to take Gothea, even if its the weakest kingdom?" asked Hector.

"First we will negotiate with their king. Perhaps we can form an alliance. But before we can do that, we should train."

The group spent the next month training their combat abilities. Melinda tried to draw out Artaria's dragon powers but had no such luck. After the month had passed, the five began to travel to Gothea. It took almost another month to get there.

"I should warn you that King Argus Waller is a lustful man. So is his son, Prince Emmon Waller. Both of them will likely try to make us their sex slaves." said Melinda to Artaria.

"I could crush them easily." said Gawain.

"Gawain, you would end up destroying Waller's army and we will need an army if we're to take the other kingdoms."