Author's note: Hola, mi amigos, hopefully! This is my first story, so please give me a chance, just kind of getting used to things on here.
I do not own Merlin. Shame though, because it wouldn't be ending if I did.
He threw another glance behind him as he raced through the woods. He'd lost sight of Arthur now, the only figures he saw were the bandits, clad in black from head to toe. With a groan, Merlin muttered a word and his eyes blazed brilliant gold for a second, and a thick tree branch came crashing down in the path of the bandits.
Merlin turned his gaze back to the path ahead, clumsily attempting to leap over a tree trunk at the last minute and tumbling to the ground. He lay there for a few seconds winded, but a shout brought him back to his feet and set him running again.
"Sceaotan lange!"
The spell sent him hurtling off the path and through the undergrowth, leaves and vines whipping at his face and arms. Merlin finally rolled to a stop and clambered to his feet, wincing as pain shot through his ankle, but there was no time to lose. He took a few steps, gingerly testing if he could run, and began to limp as fast as he could through the forest. He didn't know where he was now, and he looked behind him again. The bandits were closing in, and fast. Merlin looked back in front and skidded to a halt only inches away from the edge of a great ravine.
"Great."
Merlin whirled around to face the oncoming tide of bandits. "Crincgan forheard!" he shouted, his blue eyes flashing gold as a group of bandits was hurled back into the forest. But it was no use. Merlin could feel despair welling up in his heart, and he raised his hands in a feeble attempt at a threat.
A young girl with auburn hair and green eyes emerged from the black ranks of the bandits, and she walked forward, her head held high. "Stop this now, Emrys," she commanded softly, her voice brimming with power.
Merlin shook his head firmly. "Abeatan!" he whispered under his breath, and the blue in his eyes was lost to gold, but with a few muttered words the spell rebounded off of the girl, shooting back towards Merlin.
It struck him full on in the chest, and he went flying over the side of the ravine, plummeting down into its shadowy depths. Lying among the decaying leaves, Merlin gazed up at the sky through the canopy of leaves towering over his head, trying to ignore the fiery pain racing through his body, permeating every corner of his body and forcing its way into the deepest corners of his mind. His vision swirled and dipped, and a hazy red was slowly creeping in on his eyes.
"Haelian binnan bancofa ac banhuses weard." Merlin slowly turned his pounding head to the side and saw the girl there, kneeling beside him. Her eyes shone with a fierce gold and to Merlin, it seemed like she was glowing, an angel to take him away. She was the last he saw as darkness finally swallowed him.
A/N: Hey everyone! So if you made it here, I'm proud of you! Thanks for reading, and reviews are always most appreciated. They will make me very happy.