“People are going missing!” The merchant warned. If only we had heeded his warning when we had the chance. I woke up that morning with the day going as normal until a merchant came through town telling us a town nearby was completely deserted. We all thought he was crazy but just to make sure everything was alright we went and found exactly what he had described, no one in sight. When we got home no one was left. Our families, our friends, all gone. Only horseshoe markings lead the way to the captors. I had set off in hot pursuit with my friend at my side. We both got captured in the process but where we were brought changed this country forever, for everyone’s fate was cast in stone. Soldier King is a short MG Christian fantasy adventure novella. It is also a retelling of King Arthur. *Content warning- mild violence