Once upon a time, in a distant kingdom, there lived a king. The king is troubled by the rumors spreading around his territory. Villagers speak of a mysterious river. They say that whoever with doubts in his heart crosses this river shall be swallowed by its raging current. There have been numerous accounts of death reported linking to the killer river. So the king was finally alarmed and he decided to act upon the issue.
The king summoned his elite knight. The knight is a living legend. He brought upon countless victories for the kingdom. He has slain the most ferocious foes. It is said that no man or beast alike can match his strength. So the king couldn't find anyone else suitable for the task of unraveling the secrets of the river of death. Despite all his greatness, the knight has one weakness - the princess.
The princess is a truly beautiful lady. One could say that she is an angel descended from heaven - no, she is comparable to a goddess. The princess, however, was already engaged to the prince of the neighboring kingdom. This engagement was done with the favor of both kingdoms. The prince and princess love each other. Rumors has it that they have been secretly seeing each other every night.
The knight voyaged on to the fabled river. He followed the stories of the folks at the village who said they witnessed the mystic river with their own eyes. He journeyed for days, but all he found were shallow rivers and calm streams. He grew tired and began to think that the flowing murderer is nothing but a made-up story to scare children. He decided to return to the kingdom and report back to the king.
As he traveled his way to the kingdom, he saw the moon shining brightly. Beneath the moon were two silhouettes. As he approached, he recognized that the faces were familiar. He saw the princess, embracing her beloved prince. The knight was blinded by rage. He drew his sword and lunged towards the prince. As, his sword neared the prince's heart, the knight fell into the abyss. He was swallowed by the water. What the knight failed to see was a river dividing the place where he stood and the place where the prince and princess stood. He was killed by the river cloaked in the shadow of the night sky.
The knight was slain by his own doubts, fear, rage, and regrets. This proves that even the mightiest of warriors die in the hands of such powerless adversaries.
The king summoned his elite knight. The knight is a living legend. He brought upon countless victories for the kingdom. He has slain the most ferocious foes. It is said that no man or beast alike can match his strength. So the king couldn't find anyone else suitable for the task of unraveling the secrets of the river of death. Despite all his greatness, the knight has one weakness - the princess.
The princess is a truly beautiful lady. One could say that she is an angel descended from heaven - no, she is comparable to a goddess. The princess, however, was already engaged to the prince of the neighboring kingdom. This engagement was done with the favor of both kingdoms. The prince and princess love each other. Rumors has it that they have been secretly seeing each other every night.
The knight voyaged on to the fabled river. He followed the stories of the folks at the village who said they witnessed the mystic river with their own eyes. He journeyed for days, but all he found were shallow rivers and calm streams. He grew tired and began to think that the flowing murderer is nothing but a made-up story to scare children. He decided to return to the kingdom and report back to the king.
As he traveled his way to the kingdom, he saw the moon shining brightly. Beneath the moon were two silhouettes. As he approached, he recognized that the faces were familiar. He saw the princess, embracing her beloved prince. The knight was blinded by rage. He drew his sword and lunged towards the prince. As, his sword neared the prince's heart, the knight fell into the abyss. He was swallowed by the water. What the knight failed to see was a river dividing the place where he stood and the place where the prince and princess stood. He was killed by the river cloaked in the shadow of the night sky.
The knight was slain by his own doubts, fear, rage, and regrets. This proves that even the mightiest of warriors die in the hands of such powerless adversaries.
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