Prologue: The King Is Dead
...Some time in the 6th century...
The Battle of Camlann had ended two days ago and the war against Morgana had been won, leaving Camelot standing victorious. The Knights of the Round Table searched for survivors, and, more importantly, their king. The queen had sent knights to search for her husband, but they would search fruitlessly for someone they would never find. It was pure chaos; thousands of people lay dead, dying and unburied. Some survivors would be forever scarred: both physically and mentally.
...A few miles from Camelot...
A young man with a shock of jet black hair and pained blue eyes sat on the wet ground near the Lake of Avalon, clutching his beloved king and best friend to his chest. He cried unrestrained tears of deep sadness and heartbroken cries of pain that carried across the land. Somehow adding to all the misery and unhappiness that now clung to the Earth itself; like how red wine stains on a white carpet or blood stains on a white shirt that cannot be removed no matter how many times one tries to clean it. Merging with the surroundings, permanently etched into the fabric of the world.
"Merlin" gasped the king in a weak, dying voice. " I want to say.. something to you..thatI have never said..to you before."
"What is it, Arthur?" whispered merlin through his tears; th king looked into Merlin's eyes for what would be the last time.
"Thank you." said Arthur, just as his eyes closed, the light in them slowly failing, as if he were merely falling asleep. His body immediatly went from tense to limp. His body remained, but his spirit had gone. Looking into Arthur's peacefulface, at rest in death, Merlin couldn't restrain himself. He let out a heartbreaking howl of loss and pain, before choking off into a relentless stream of tears.
...Back in Camelot...
The news of King Arthur's death had reached Queen Gwen and the knights. Sir Leon stepped forward toward the massive crowd that had gathered, and spoke in a resigned voice; "The king is dead." He paused "Long live the Queen!" The crowd repeated the words many times, the sound ringing in the air.