These stories will mainly be oneshots, but I may continue some. Italics are thoughts.
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Arthur's POV, Merlin is not present
"It was a monster. Something straight from Hell itself, sire." The very young peasant woman said. "It was covered in scales and slithered like a serpent. Fire came out of its mouth. Sharp teeth, like daggers, came out of its mouth and-and… it killed everyone."
I've never heard of anything like that. "Thank you for letting me know." I said as I walked down the stairs of the throne room and grabbed her hands. "I promise you that I will do everything I can to avenge your village. The Court Physician, Gaius, will take care of you until we can find somewhere for you to stay."
Gaius walked over and wrapped a comforting arm around her shoulder. "Come with me, I'll give you something to calm your nerves."
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Later
"This Round Table meeting because of that creature that attacked the village?" Gwaine asked.
"What monster?" Merlin asked. "What village?"
"According to the woman, it was covered in scales and walked slithered like a serpent, and fire and sharp teeth came out of its mouth. It attacked Lison." I told him. "Gaius, do you have any idea what it is?"
"No, sire. None of my books say anything about such a creature, nor have I heard anything about it. However, I managed to find similar creatures in one of my books. They were all demons." Gaius said.
"Demons?" Merlin and I said, clearly surprised.
"Yes. Only the demon slayers know of how to kill them." Gaius said.
"Many of their weapons and ways of fighting the demons were magical. My father had all of them killed. Their help would've been helpful…" I said. I guess we'll be going into this blind.
"I may know of one who escaped to Odin's lands." Gaius said.
I turned to look at him. "Try to contact him; we need his help. I don't want to go into this blind."
"Of course, sire. I will go to send the letter." Gaius said, getting up and walking from the room.
"Anything you need tonight, your pratness?" Merlin asked.
"No, Merlin. Go help Gaius." I said as Merlin smirked, got up, and followed Gaius.
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Merlin's POV, In Gaius' Chambers
"Gaius, you know a demon slayer?" I asked, furious he hadn't told me.
"Yes. However, he is around my age. But, he will be able to tell Arthur and the knights how to fight whatever that thing is." He turned to look at me. "I would not out you so easily, Merlin. I believe that Conner will come. Now, you should get a good night's sleep. Go to bed, Merlin."
"Alright. Goodnight Gaius." I said as I walked up to my room.
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A Few Days Later, Arthur's POV
The demon slayer arrived at Camelot this morning. He was much older than I had expected and I'm not sure he'll be able to help. I called a meeting of the Round Table and invited the demon slayer, Conner, to come as well. Merlin gave up his seat to Conner and sat by the window instead. I explained to him what we were getting ready to fight.
"I have heard of it, but I have not hunted in almost twenty years. I'm afraid I can not be of much help. However, I am not the last demon slayer. There is at least one other, who is currently residing here, in Camelot. It is his choice whether to out himself or not. But I do believe that Camelot will perish without his aid." Conner said before sitting down.
"Sire, if the other hunter were to out himself and help defeat the monster, no matter what means he would use, would you arrest him or punish him for it?" Gaius asked.
I sighed. "No. We need his help. He would save our lives; not punishing him would be the least I could do."
"Perhaps he will. Since Camelot would be destroyed without him." Gaius said. Why is he emphasizing that?
"Maybe. After all, he lives in Camelot and, no doubt, has people he cares about in Camelot. If he does not do something, they will die." Conner said, looking out the window. What is up with them?
"Okay, okay, alright already!" Merlin said, standing up and walking to the table. He took a knife out of a hidden sheath and stuck it into the table. Why is he talking?! "We're dealing with a Caorthannach; a fire-breathing snake demon. Particularly nasty, but not impossible to beat. We'll need water, wintergreen, silver-tipped arrows, and other silver-tipped weapons. Demons hate that. This thing is fairly fast, but its large, giving us a larger target to hit. It also cannot turn quickly, but it can fly so we'll need to watch for aerial attacks. Wear some, but not all or your armor. You'll need to be quick." What the hell?!
"And how the hell would you know any of this, Merlin?" I sneered. How would an idiot like him know anything about this?
Merlin sighed and pulled up his left arm sleeve, showing a symbol that looked like a dragon or a demon with a sword going through it. "I thought I was the last one. My mother was trained by her father to teach her son how to be a slayer, so she taught me. She taught me everything I know about monsters, demon, and how to slay them… Never ask her for a lullaby though. They tend to be creepy… and usually have an axe involved. I like axes. Axes are useful." Merlin went off topic towards the end.
"Wait, you're a demon slayer?!" I yelled.
"Yepp! Did you not get that from the whole speech, dollop head?"
"When and what was your first kill?" Conner asked, smiling.
Merlin smiled back "I was seven and I killed a hellhound. Nasty thing. And it tried to kill my mother." Merlin's eyes grew dark. "No one tries to kill my mother."
"You killed a hellhound at seven?! I didn't kill one until I was of age… Very impressive. You talked about your mother, but who is your father?" Conner asked Merlin. Merlin is good at something? And who is his father?
"Umm…" Merlin hummed.
"Merlin, Arthur said that you would not be punished." Gaius said. Why would I punish him for who his father is?
"I haven't feared dying in several years Gaius… It's more of a change in thinking or trust. I terrify myself sometimes, why wouldn't someone else be afraid of me?!" Merlin said, looking scared. Why is he scared of himself?
"Merlin, anyone who knows you knows who you are loyal to and that you don't want to hurt anyone. You do what you must to protect the people you care about. No one could fault you for that." Gaius said, putting a comforting hand on Merlin's shoulder.
"O-okay. M-my father was Balinor, the Last Dragon Lord… or so everyone thought. Kind of ironic: a demon slayer who is also a dragon lord… I have lots of responsibilities."
"Obviously." Conner gave Merlin a knowing look. "When will you be leaving?"
"As soon as we get everything together. This thing needs to die." Merlin said with conviction.
"I can tell the royal forge that we need the weapons by tomorrow. You all should begin packing. Conner, I will organize a guest room for you in the castle." Gwen said. Conner looked like he was about to protest "No, no, I insist. While you are here, you will be treated as a guest. Please come with me." Gwen lead Conner away.
"Why the hell didn't you tell me?" I asked Merlin.
"Being a demon slayer is considered magic, and therefore against the law. It's also dangerous, very dangerous, and, knowing you, you would have thought me incapable and come with me. You could have been killed and then Camelot would be without a king. As for why I didn't tell you that I was a dragon lord: it is also against the law. Though I don't think I would've been killed, you shouldn't have to ignore the law for me." Merlin said. Damn it. I hate it when he's right…
I sighed. "Fine. But if you're a dragon lord, why did you make us go to find Balinor? You told me you didn't know your father. Why didn't you stop the dragon earlier?" I yelled.
"Sire, the abilities of a dragon lord are passed from father to son when the father dies. He couldn't stop the dragon." Gaius said.
"And I hadn't known my father when I told you that. I only found out the day we left." Merlin said.
"Fine. Go pack. We'll leave as soon as possible." I said, putting my face in my hands and sighing as everyone got up.
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The End for now. So, what'd you think? Please review! I will continue this!