Title: Broken Glass (Creed of Heart Series II)..
Rating: T..
Summary: She fought her way out of the shadows and into the light.. When the enemy emerges once more, is she strong enough to endure the pain or will she shatter?.. Fem!Merlin/Arthur..
Disclaimer: I own nothing except my ideas and the original characters..
A/N - So I've written a fair few chapters which should keep you going for a while, and I decided I would start it off now.. Updates are going to be once a week on Saturdays.. Hopefully I should get it all written and finished fairly soon.. My storyline/chapter outlines have changed dramatically because I found I was overestimated how little could be in a single chapter and found I couldn't write so much description for a small section which would make the chapters boring and not move the story along etc.. So there are some changes still going on, but we good for a while :).. Enjoy x
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Broken Glass
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Prologue – The Kinslayer
His silent steps allowed him to move through the dark forest undetected by any of the creatures that roamed. He'd been travelling for days, avoiding patrols as he headed towards the forest of Ascetir. Coming within the borders of Camelot was risky, but for what he was about to do, it was worth it.
Crouching down in the bushes, he saw his mark. A beautiful white unicorn lay down in a small meadow within the confines of the forest. His dagger in his hand, he slowly made his way towards it. He froze when a twig snapped under his foot, the unicorn's head snapping up, looking in his direction. After a few seconds, the unicorn's head dropped once more. Another step and he would be in position.
He removed everything from his mind, focusing solely on his target. Raised the dagger, he threw it. The unicorn fell. Animals fled, squawking as they hurried away from the scene. His smirk grew, stepping towards the fallen creature. Taking out his sword, he cut off the horn. Putting it in his pocket, he stepped back admiring his work.
He stepped back into the tree line, disappearing from sight.
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Morgana woke up, a tear running down her face. The dreams had been coming more regular. Since she began to use magic more and more, the dreams had taken on a life of their own. Her eyes welled at the memory of the fallen unicorn. The thing that worried her this dream was that this was the first time she had seen him in her nightmares. Mordred.
Since her father had been killed, she had dreamt of everyone she loved being taken away from her, being held hostage and her unable to save them. Gaius had said it was just a reaction to recent events, but she was wary. This one felt different that the others. Sighing, she stared up at the ceiling. She needed to get some rest. She would have to tell Merlyn in the morning.
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A force woke her from her slumber. She stared across the room towards the windows that were in her view from where she lay on her side as she tried to figure out what it was that woke her from her slumber. She looked back over her shoulder to see Arthur snoring softly, his arm draped over her side, spooning her from behind. Nothing was off in the room otherwise he would have awoken as well which meant that it was connected to her magic. Something had happened, and it was nothing good.
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And we are off.. Review and let me know what you think! x