AN) hi I hope that this is more successful than the last one I wrote. I hope you enjoy
Summery: Merlin or Emerlin is the son of Aragorn. Who left his home after the death of his wife and daughter. And now he has to come back home to aid the fellowship to destroy the ring of power. He is the tenth member of the fellowship.
Spoken in elvish
spoken in westron
I need another story
Something to get off my chest
My life gets kinda boring
Need something that I can confess
'Til all my sleeves are stained red
From all the truth that I've said
Come by it honestly I swear
Thought you saw me wink, no
I've been on the brink, so
Tell me what you want to hear
Something that were like those years
I'm sick of all the insincere
So I'm gonna give all my secrets away
Secrets by One Republic
When Aragorn and the haflings entered Rivendell he left them in the capable hands of his wife Arwen. When the sun fell over the horizon he walked to the gardens of his home and started to pace. The ring of his ancestors was found and his troubles had come back to haunt him.
"Aragorn?" Arwen asked as she walked up to him placing a hand on his shoulder. He stopped but refused to look at her. She placed her hand on his cheek.
"Estel." She whispered. He looked at her and forced a smile.
"I'm sorry." he whispered before pacing again
"tell me what is wrong."
"We can't do this with out his Arwen, we need him here if we expect to even come close to success." Aragorn said.
"We have Gandalf is that not enough?"
"NO!" He snapped and gripped a railing. "I trust Gandalf a lot dear but we need him this time. It has been far to long he belongs here, home."
"Aragorn we both know it takes time to mend a broken heart." She whispered rubbing her hands on his shoulders. "But if it means so much to you I can ask my brothers to send for him." Slowly Aragorn nodded.
"We have no hope without him, my love. If anything I would like to apologize, for not being there when he needed me most. He's our last hope."
Merlin stood next to the window in Arthur's room and looked down at the courtyard below. Two people rode in holding dark blue flags with white stars. He tightened his jaw.
'I should have expected this earlier.' he thought to himself.
"Staring off into space again Merlin!" Arthur called from his desk.
"No sire, just giving myself a break from seeing your face."
"I beg your pardon?!" Arthur asked looking up at Merlin's strained smile.
"Merlin?" He asked.
"Yes Arthur?"
"Are you alright?" Arthur asked standing.
"Peachy, sire" Merlin said.
"You look like you've-"
there was banging on the door. Arthur's lips tightened and painted a finger in Merlin's face.
"We are not done here." He threatened then called for the knocker to come in. a guard opened the door.
"You are needed in the council room sire." the guard said with a bow.
"I'll be right there." Arthur said and the guard left. Arthur turned to Merlin who was remaking the already made bed.
"Come on Merlin you're coming too." Arthur said.
"Oh I'm sure I'm not needed there Sire."
"Merlin I am king and when I say you are coming that means you are coming." Arthur said dragging Merlin out of the room by the collar.
When they stood outside the door to the council chambers Arthur turned to Merlin.
"Just stay quiet alright." Arthur said and walked in. Merlin followed quietly and went to stand in the shadows of the room.
There in the center of the room stood two men with long straight black hair and armor over their torsos and arms. Between them they held a dark blue flag with a large white star in the middle. Three white stars stood above the one in the middle and three stood below.
"I am King Arthur, what is your business here in these lands?" Arthur asked standing in front of the two men.
"I am Elladan and this is my brother Elrohir. We come from Rivendell on request of our sister. We are looking for someone, by the name of Lord Emerlin son of Arwen." the man on the right, Elladan said.
"And what is your business with this Emerlin?" Arthur asked shooting a look at his servant.
"The ring of his ancestor, Isildur has been found and the spirit of his enemy has awaken we are in need of his help." the other said. Merlin turned to leave when one of the men called wait.
"Please Emerlin." Merlin stopped.
"you're our last hope. We need you."
"As I had needed once too, uncle." Merlin said.
"Your father wants to see you Emerlin." Elladan said. Silence covered the room while Merlin's hands clenched.
"My servant never known his father, and his name is Merlin, not Emerlin." Arthur said.
"Emerlin, spelled E-M-E-R-L-I-N. And he has known his father all his life." Elrohir said.
"Merlin?" Arthur asked turning to his servant.
"All I had asked was to be left in peace."
"had we not given you that?" Elladan asked walking up to stand behind the young servant.
"we need your help Emerlin." he whispered.
"And I needed YOURS!" Merlin snapped spinning on Elladan.
"We did our best nephew."
"THAT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH!"
Elladan turned and looked at the confused king.
"We did all that we could."
"I asked you to get them to safety!"
"And we tried but there were too many!"
"but enough for the two of you to live and them to die is that it?!"
"Your father needs to see you."
"Really? And what for?finally feels guilty enough for leaving his son after the murder of his family?!" Merlin shouted tears running freely from his eyes, Elladan in not much better condition. Elladan dropped to his knees and took Merlin's hands resting his head on them.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry I was not strong enough to protect your family. I'm so sorry." he cried and Merlin dropped to his knees in front of him and leaned into his shoulder.
"She was just a little girl." Merlin cried. Elladan wrapped his arms around the thin frame of his nephew and held him tight.
"Please come home." He whispered. Merlin stood and wiped his face with his sleeve.
"Let me think about it." he said and walked out of the council chambers.
Merlin stood pacing on the barricades. One arm crossed over his chest and supported the other which raised up to hold his chin. His eyes were brimmed with red from tears but his face had long gone cold of all emotion.
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Gwaine and Percival sat by the steps not daring to go any further in fear of what their friend might do. Arthur came at the bottom of the steps and the two stood.
"Have you seen Merlin?" Arthur asked.
"Yep princess but I wouldn't go he might jump."
"YUMP!" he yelped and ran up the steps.
"Merlin I swear if you jump I will have you in the stocks!" Merlin stopped pacing and looked at his friend.
"I'm thinking, not jumping." he said before he continued pacing.
"Do you want to tell me what the HELL just happened, Emerlin." Arthur asked and Merlin flinched.
"not particularly, no." he said.
"Shall I rephrase that? What the HELL was that about!"
"That was family business. My uncles want me to come how for what shall apparently become war."
"And what about your father? I thought you said you never meet him."
"I wish that were true. My father is a ranger he was rarely ever home. In fact my grandfather was more of a father than he was. Taught me everything I know."
"So why lie about that?"
"Because I'm not exactly 'normal'."
"What do you mean?"
"I don't think you truly want to know that Arthur, It will change everything between us."
"I want to know." Arthur pressed on and Merlin closed his eyes and leaned against the wall.
"I am half elf, Arthur." Merlin whispered.
"HA! Nice one Merlin." He laughed. Slowly Merlin pushed back his hair reveling pointed ears, and then from under his hair he drew out several pins and his hair fell down his back.
"What?"
"My mother, my true mother; her name is Arwen she married my father after about 59 years of knowing each. I was born three years later."
"so you're ..."
"Thirty five years young. Still have eternity to live alone."
"Alright... who were you talking about the 'she was just a little girl.'"
"My daughter. She was killed by orcs when she was 6, along with my wife, we were ambushed I asked my uncles to get them to safety. They didn't make it." Merlin whispered.
"Don't elves have magic?" Arthur asked.
"Some more so than others."
"And where are you on that list?" Arthur asked.
"Remember I told you things will change between us, that is one of those answers." Merlin said.
"Answer me."
"More than all the most powerful elves put together." Merlin said.
"Then I suppose you have your answer, you will be going home, or you will be meeting your family in hell." Arthur said. Merlin nodded and turned to face him.
"I would like to get my things first and say my farewells to Gaius and the knights."
"Be gone by sunset."Arthur said.
Merlin nodded and started down the stairs.
"Merlin, mate, Arthur talk you down did he?"
"I'm leaving Gwaine, Percival, I'm glad I got the chance to meet you." Merlin said as he walked past them. Gwaine stood there for a second before jogging to catch up.
"Why are you leaving, where are you going?" Gwaine asked.
"I am leaving because I outstayed my welcome here in Camelot. I am going home to middle earth. After all where ever I am war always follows."
"You know I've never been to middle earth, how are the taverns there?"
"Horrible, they stink, women are uglier than a hog, and the elven taverns, well, alcohol doesn't affect us."
"Us?" He asked stopping grabbing Merlin's arm. Looking at him really for the first time.
"wow mate, how did you grow your air so fast and your ears are pointy."
"That's because I am par elf. Now, if you don't mind I'm running out of daylight." He said and started to jog to his chambers.
"ELLADAN! ELROHIR!" He shouted. The twin elves appeared next to him.
"What is it Emerlin?" Elladan asked.
"I need you to help me pack, I have till sunset to be out of this kingdom or I will be joining Sarya and Sheera." Merlin said as they walked into Gaius' chambers.
"Gaius this is Elladan and Elrohir. Elrohir and Elladan this is Gaius."
"Pleasure to meet you." the twins said bowing slightly to the old man.
"I need to leave I told Arthur." Merlin said.
"My things are in that room have at it." Merlin said pointing to the door to his room and the two elves ran in.
"I need to write to Arthur, let him know all that happened." Merlin said. Gaius handed him parchment and a quill with ink and he sat down and started.
Dear Arthur,
I am writing you this because I want you to know of my life before I came here. I was born thirty five years ago. My father was not present for he was far out west. When I turned three he came home. All the way up to that point I lived without a father. He was very happy to have a son but a month later he left again for 4 years. My grandfather Elrond taught me to speak to read and write. And out of everything he taught me how to fight. I was a young warrior. I could best men twice my size with a dagger as my only weapon. Then my father came back home.
I was very confused as a seven year old meeting their father for only the second time in my entire life. But he stayed for a year that time. He taught me how to track, and the art of healing. He showed me which plants could be used for different ailments. But he was also crazy. One time he cut his hand with a poisoned blade and told me to find the plant that would heal him. I found it and he laughed. The blade was not poisoned.
He left again, for a year, stayed a few months and left for a year again. I became accustomed to these travels.
When I turned 18 I found my true love. Her name was Sheera. She was a maid in my grandfather's house. She was beautiful with long straight gold silver hair. She had gray eyes and pale skin. Oh she was wonderful she was what Gwen is to you. No one could replace her. We married and a year later I was gifted with a baby girl named Sarya. She was my sunshine. I gave her all the love I had. I showered her with gifts and with anything she desired. She she turned four I taught her how to shoot an bow. She was a natural could shoot five arrows dead center on a cork. Her hair was black, like mine, but she had her mother's eyes, and luckily gained her mother's brain.
When she was six I took her to meet with her great-grandmother and great-grandfather. On our way back we were attacked by orcs. They were great big ugly things, smell worse than your socks. I took out my swords and our fight for out lives started. I told my uncles to take my wife and daughter out. They... I couldn't lose them. I continued fighting till I heard a scream. My wife had an arrow in the back of her skull. Elrohir was trying to take Sarya away from her mother. One came up behind Elrohir he had to fight it to keep it away from Sarya. Then … one got to her... it.. it slit her throat. She bled out there. She died in my arms that afternoon. I was distraught. And As an elf well we don't die unless it's in battle, or by grief we call it 'fading' we lose all hope and just fade into nothingness. I started to fade three days after that. My mother never left my side and my father, never came to see me. My mother and grandfather worked day and night to bring me back... Oh Arthur I was so close I could see a white shore, and a lush green field. Then I was back home, my mother was holding me tightly begging me to come back to her. I was like the dead after that. I walked around, trained day and night, never ate.
Two months later my father came back, absolutely clueless then told me to move on. I left that night wandered the world. Hunith took me in for a few months. Then I came here. And that is my story. So If I die while I'm gone, I'll be with Sarya. You've always been my friend Arthur I'm sorry if I betrayed you. I hope one day I'll see you again.
~Merlin. Or should I say Lord Emerlin of Imladris son Lord Aragon.
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