The Origin of Autumn (Part 1) (Patreon)

King Raminas took Princess Autumn to one of the highest parapets in Castle Dalmasca. The great king was silent this day, as if much was on his mind. In his hand, was an old parchment. Autumn followed her father, wondering what was of such importance that he could not simply speak his mind in any of his private chambers. The king opened the wooden door to the parapet and strode out onto the circular stone floor. Autumn silently followed. At the edge of the parapet, Raminas took a moment to look at the sky above his kingdom. Then, the great barbarian monarch took a deep breath.

"I'd like you to cast this spell." Raminas said quietly, in his deep voice.

Raminas handed his daughter the old divine scroll. Autumn took the scroll and recited the words. The weathered scroll disappeared, as a transparent image of a smiling and buxom angelic woman shimmered and appeared in the air. She was as naked as any Dalmascan. The fair skinned woman possessed long blonde hair, the most prominent strands glowed with bright light. Her eyes were large, with familiar green pupils. The woman's breasts were enormous, much like Autumn's own pair. Great, glowing feathered wings on her back kept the angel aloft. Finally, the woman held Autumn's fabled blade in her hand. Save for her wings and brighter hair, one could mistake the angelic woman for Autumn herself.

"Father...is that...me?"Raminas replied. "That is Summer, Autumn. Your mother."

The words sent a shock of realization through Autumn's body. That's where her holy powers came from. Why she wasn't a barbarian like her father and other Dalmascan warriors. Her beloved Slayn first thought that Autumn was an angel when she first rescued him from goblins. The princess also realized why she was named Autumn. She followed Summer, her mother.

"S-she's so beautiful..." Autumn stammered with tears in her eyes.

Raminas held his daughter while staring straight at the image. It was the first time he had laid eyes upon his beloved Summer in 16 years. A tear was forming, and the giant man wiped it away.

"I've always said that you were a special child. This, my daughter, is why.""Your dear mother, my beautiful Summer...this is the origin of your holy powers. You are half-divine. A half-celestial. That is why you aren't a traditional barbarian like the rest of us. Instead, you are a paladin-the first of any Dalmascan. You were always destined for greater things. A greater destiny."

"W-where is she now, father? Why doesn't mother live with us?"

TO BE CONTINUED...