Disclaimer: Merlin belongs to the BBC and Shine Television
Summary: 'For Merlin, it begins with a realisation.'
Details: Future!Fic - eventually Modern!Future!Fic
Enjoy!
Tazz~
The Reincarnations
Chapter One: The Realisation
Word Count: 222
For Merlin, it begins with a realisation.
He isn't aging. Hasn't since the return of magic, since his destiny was fulfilled.
He doesn't tell anyone in the castle, not his new servant/friend, nor the Knights of the Round Table – not even Gwen, the Queen now, or Arthur, the King and still his best friend.
Instead, fearful, he leaves to the wood, and finds the biggest clearing he can. And then, he calls the dragon.
Still as cryptic as ever (in fact, he has not changed at all over the years) Kilgharrah refuses to answer any questions directly. But Merlin, as he always does, gathers the truth from the vague words.
He is immortal.
The dragon points out critically that he should have known this – why else would he be named as he is? Merlin replies in a shocked tone that he thought it meant in name and reputation, that he will be remembered, not physically alive for ever. After all, no one ever thinks of the possibility that they might actually never age again.
He keeps thinking of those who will, those he has lost and those he will lose; Gaius, Freya, Balinor, Will, and so many others – all his life, will he have to suffer the misery of losing everyone to time, everyone but himself.
Is that the fate of the greatest warlock?
[19/02/11]
Emrys actually means 'ever living'
LOL I've written three chapters of this, within half an hour... I wonder how much I can do in a day...
I've had this idea for a while... but I only just wrote it now... It's really kind of stupid, considering I have A Cross Between Legends, Discussions of Peace, Chains of Will and The Revenge of Winter (unreleased) still in progress. But my plot bunnies are few and far between, so I listen to them, whenever they turn up.
I hope you enjoy this story... please review, tell me what you think :3