The Chivalry of the Lord

Prologue: His Calling of Deliverance

Long ago in a land far away in Archanea, a young man named Anri was plowing the fields while his wife tended the farm and prepared food to eat for supper. A man cloaked in white, one day, looking for a place to rest for a few days, approached Anri's home. 

"Greetings, good sir, I seek a place to rest from my long journey for a few days," said the man cloaked in white as he approached Anri, finishing the last part of the fields that weren't plowed yet. 

"There's no need for you to continue your search, for you are welcome at my home to rest until you're prepared to venture once more," responded Anri gently and compassionately as he and the man walked to the house. 

"Who is this man you brought to our humble home, Anri?" His wife, Theana, asked when she came outside to greet Anri 

"He is our guest, dear. For he needed a place to rest for a few days after his journey. Please, prepare supper for the three of us while I arrange the spare room for him," said Anri. 

Theana kindly nodded with joy that they had a visitor in their home as she began cooking supper for the three of them. 

Anri escorted the man to the table and said, "I'll arrange the spare room for you to rest and settle after supper while you choose your seat at the table." 

"Thank you," kindly responded the man as he chose where he would sit at the table when supper was ready. 

Anri then went upstairs to arrange and clean the spare room from the dust. The man then asked, " Tell me, have you and your husband longed to have children of your own?" 

" I often wish for such a thing, yes. Yet, Anri and I fear that our lifestyle wouldn't be perfect for having children of our own. Especially with how Archanea is doing on the verge of collapsing at the hands of Dolhr. There's no hope to raise a family in such a state," said Theana in sorrow as she cooked.

 "I see. So this is Archanea," as he looked around the dining room while in his seat.

 An hour later, supper was served, and they began to eat. The man prayed, which confused Anri and Theana, for they had never seen a person pray before, and they didn't even know what a prayer was at all. But they ignored it for now as they continued eating, as they told the man what they do daily every day, and that having him as a guest was something quite new, and the man responded kindly that he looked forward to his stay until his ready to continue his journey. Days went by as Anri and Theana noticed that their crops and animals never ran out ever since the man came to stay in their home. The couple was puzzled and confused about what was going on until the time came for the man to depart to continue his journey. 

"Before you leave for your journey, I wish to know who you are. Why do you place your hands together, close your eyes, and whisper as though you are speaking to someone?" asked Anri as the man was in front of the door to the house. 

With a smile and in a sincere tone, he said, " You may call me John. For I was named after one of the Disciples of Jesus of Nazareth who rose from the dead. And what you witnessed was me speaking to the Lord Almighty, who has blessed you in abundance so that you may have a family of your own when Archenea is finally freed from the hands of Dolhr. For you and your wife have allowed me to stay in your home, and your humbleness, you've shown prudence and compassion toward the Lord's servant. And for that, you are to be blessed with children when the time comes,"

 "Oh.... Who would this Lord be? If I may ask," curious about it

 "Hm, He is known as The Great I Am, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the king of all Kings, the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, and most of all, God of Israel. He is the one who sent me on this journey to meet the King of Archenea," smiling with no fear of rejection, of what he spoke falling to deaf ears. 

"If what you say about who this Lord is true, then I am thankful that my home is blessed by him. And I wish to escort you to the Royal palace of Archanea if you allow me?" wanting to learn about the Lord that John speaks of. 

"Very well. For it may be God's will that you come with me to meet the king of Archanea." 

 And so, Anri bid farewell to Theana and promised to return safely as he accompanied John to meet the King of Archenea. The King of Archanea, named Arcain, was in the throne room, inconsolable about the prospect of the continent falling into the hands of Dulhan. 

It was then that one of the royal guards came and said, "Your Majesty, two men are here asking an audience with you immediately." 

Arcain paused, " Very well, I'll listen to what you want to tell me. Perhaps it may be a way to save our land from our enemy." 

In saying this, the royal guard proceeded to escort John and Anri to the throne room to meet King Arcain. 

"State your name and purpose for coming to see me with urgency," said King Arcain politely and with authority as a king. 

"My name is John. I have come with a message," said John, "The Lord says this, 'Just as the Cries of the children of Israel came before me, so too have your cries of anguish for your kingdom. As I have delivered the Israelites from the hands of the Egyptians, I shall deliver you and your kingdom from the hands of Dolhr.' Know well your majesty, that the Lord, God of Israel, will be by your side when you go to battle." 

" If that's so, then I must inform my men to prepare for battle against Dolhr. And if this Lord you speak of will be on our side, who shall be the general of my army, as we never faced a battle with neighboring lands like this one?" concerned because they didn't have a general.

 "If I may, sire, I wish to volunteer to lead your troops against Dolhr. As a civilian of Archanea, I want to do what I can to protect my home at all costs. I do not ask for anything in return," said Anri as he humbly kneeled before King Arcain. 

God touched King Arcain's heart as he accepted Anri to lead the royal army to battle. John stayed by Anri's side, telling him more about the Lord and the things he had done for Israel and the prophets during ancient times. John also told Anri about the life and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, the son of God, sent to save the world from sin and death. He also told Anri about the aftermath of when Jesus ascended to heaven in front of his disciples. This was during their time to rest from battling against the army of Dolhr. With each victory, Anri and the army got closer to defeating Dolhr completely while learning from his new friend John about God and what God did for Israel and his servants after Jesus resurrected and ascended to heaven in front of them. 

And so, Dolhr was defeated, and the country of Archanea was saved, with King Arcain giving Anri a prosperous terrain to create a kingdom that would be a reminder of what God has done for Archanea, just as the kingdom of Israel did in years past. With the new terrain to plow fields of crops and food, Anri and Theana couldn't believe this, as they never thought that their lives had changed for the better. Anri thanked John for everything he and his God had done for Archanea. Arcain also tasked workers to help build a place for a man like Anri to be worthy of becoming a king. Thus, Anri founded a new kingdom to be a part of Archanea with help from Arcain's workers and decided to name it: Altea. 

"For the Lord has rewarded us for our wholesomeness toward one of his servants and for following in his will to free us," he explained.

Anri also decided to assign John as his royal consultant and instructor in the Word of God so that the Kingdom would never forget where they came from. From then on, Anri and Theana became the first king and queen of Altea, and all their children after continued to learn and seek guidance from God through the royal consultant. Like Anri, the lord, through the holy spirit, told John that his descendants after him shall continue to help the kingdom prosper and learn the scriptures while being disciplined away from sin. 

  And so, Altea became a kingdom fearful of God while prosperous and fortified in strength and knowledge that no other kingdom has seen since Israel's King David and some of his royal descendants. That was until Cornelius became King of Altea.