Darkness
Hello, hope you are having a good day. Here is the new Mergana story that I have promised. Please continue to vote in my mergana poll. I want to write them till I have no more prompts.
Merlin was outside collecting herbs when he something felt very strange. He looked around.
"Hello, who's there?" Merlin asked. Then he fell to the ground and groaned painfully. He felt something tuck on his magic. Then he saw the face of a man that made him want to run to the ends of the earth.
"SO, you are a freak. Wait till the king hears about this." The Sarrum of Amata hissed.
"He will forgive me."
The next thing Merlin knew, he woke up inside a pit. It was very deep and small and dirty. Rain poured into the pit and filled it. Merlin saw that he was chained to the wall. He could see a figure on the other side of the pit.
"Hello, do you know where we are?" Merlin asked.
"In a place much worse than hell." The woman mumbled.
"What do you mean?"
"What I said. What the sarrum will do to us will make us wish we were never born."
The woman looked at Merlin.
"Morgana." Merlin gasped.
"How nice of you to remember. Since it's been years since I was trapped here." Morgana hissed.
"What? It's hasn't even been 6 months since you attacked Camelot."
"What? It's been nearly 5 years. You're lying."
"He captured you after you fled Camelot so you could have only been here for 6 months."
"I don't believe you."
"What sounds better six months or five years?"
"Neither."
"Is he that bad?"
Morgana showed Merlin her back. Merlin could see thousands of scars. It looked like she had been tortured for years.
"You're right. Neither sound good. Are you cold?" Merlin said.
"Like you really care." Morgana mumbled.
"Maybe I care more than you realize."
"After you poisoned me, I've never believed a word that comes from your mouth."
"I'm sorry. I understand. I asked for it."
Then they heard the grate open. They looked up and saw a few men looking down at them.
"Time to have fun." One man hissed. The two were carried up to the surface. They were dragged over to the center of camp. They saw the sarrum standing under a tent.
"Break his legs."The sarrum ordered. The men went over and broke Merlin's legs. Merlin tried to fight but cried out painfully as his legs were broke."Now, stand up."
"I can't. My legs are broken." Merlin panted painfully. The sarrum kicked Merlin in the ribs. Merlin groaned.
"Get up."
Merlin used every little energy he had and stood up. The sarrum laughed when Merlin was on his feet. He grabbed a whip and whipped Merlin where his legs had been broken. Merlin cried and fell to the ground. The sarrum kneeled in front of Merlin.
"Where's your magic now?" The sarrum hissed. Merlin realized that he couldn't feel his magic.
"No." Merlin gasped.
"You will pay for your crimes. Take them to poles."
The two were taken to the poles and tied up.
"39 or 40." A man asked.
"39 and then we see how they react. With this downpour everything will be different." The sarrum replied. Merlin and Morgana were whipped 39 times. When it was over, both were almost dead. Merlin was almost unconscious. "Give them a few more and then wake them up and take them to the torture chambers."
The sarrum left. The two were whipped a few more times before they were taken away. When they got to the shack. Merlin saw what they were going to do.
"Leave her alone. Hurt me but spare her."Merlin said.
"Why should I?" The sarrum asked.
"I'm much more powerful. I'm Emrys."
"Let her watch as we destroy her redeemer."
They threw Morgana into the corner and chained Merlin to the ceiling. He cried out in pain as all of his wounds got worse. The sarrum grabbed a knife and made a deep cut down both of Merlin's arms. From the wrist to his shoulder. Merlin gasped but didn't scream. Then he cut Merlin's legs. From his hip to his ankle. Merlin whimpered.
"Most scream when I do this. You must be very touch but I will break you before you can cry out for your little king to save you." The sarrum hissed. "Have the men come and have their fun with him but they are not to harm her. We'll wait till after he is near death. Each will have half an hour."
"Yes, sir."The man replied. The men gathered outside the by one, they each had their turn with Merlin. Some would rape him, some would torture. Some did much worse. When they were done, it felt like weeks to Merlin and Morgana. When the sarrum came back in, he saw that Merlin was on the ground covered in blood and wounds. He smiled.
"Looks like they had fun." the sarrum laughed.
"It sure didn't feel like it. You think they could have done a better job of breaking me. I bet you couldn't even break me in one shot." Merlin retorted.
"We'll just have to see about that."
For the next several hours, the sarrum did all he could to break Merlin. Merlin didn't cry out in pain or react. He just kept laughing and mocking. Then the sarrum broke Merlin's arms and dislocated most of his joints. Merlin gasped but continued to laugh.
"See even you can't break me." Merlin mocked.
"Gideon." Sarrum said. Gideon came in.
"Sir?"
"Let the men have their turn with both of them. They are to torture the for an hour and be very hard on the two. I want to see him broken."
"Yes, sir."
The sarrum left.
"Why did you do that? Now, they will break you." Morgana warned.
"If I die at least I die strong." Merlin mumbled.
"You won't die. They won't let you."
"I'm good at disobeying orders."
For the next many hours, they endured a lot of torture and pain. When it was over, Merlin still wasn't broken.
"What should we do?" Gideon asked.
"Take them to their cell. We'll break him after he's weakened from illness." The sarrum sighed. Merlin and Morgana were thrown down the pit and chained by their ankles to the center of the floor. Merlin laid in the puddle of water and tried to sleep. Morgana tried to move his head.
"What are you doing?" Merlin moaned.
"You'll get worse if you stay in this puddle." Morgana answered.
"Nice to see that you care."
"I don't."
When Morgana had finished helping Merlin get comfortable, she sat across the hole.
"Were you ever going to tell me about your magic?" Morgana asked.
"I wanted to but..." Merlin answered.
"But you realized that you wanted nothing to do with me?"
"No. I listened to a cryptic dragon and a worried old man because I listened to them, our lives are falling apart."
"Why did you poison me?"
"I didn't want to but Morgause turned you into a vessel. I didn't want to hurt you but the only way to stop the curse was to kill you. "
"She said she didn't use that curse. When I asked what she did, she said it was just a simple curse. She said that she would never use me as a vessel."
"I thought you said you would never believe a word I say."
"Shut up and answer my questions. How long have you had magic?"
"Since birth." Merlin sighed.
"That's impossible." Morgana scoffed.
"Not impossible. Just rare. Now, if you are done, I'm exhausted. So I'm going to get some sleep."
Merlin went to sleep. A few hours later, he woke to Morgana moving closer to him.
"What are you doing?" Merlin mumbled.
"It's cold and you're shivering." Morgana replied.
"Didn't know you cared."
"You are just a jerk."
Morgana curled up against Merlin and wrapped her arms around Merlin. Merlin pulled her close.
"This feels good." Merlin moaned.
"Just shut up and go to sleep." Morgana rasped.
"Yes, ma'am."
Merlin woke several hours later and saw Morgana shivering in his arms. It was raining again. He pulled Morgana close. Morgana groaned and opened her eyes. When she saw Merlin, she remembered what had happened.
"They'll be coming soon." Morgana whispered. Merlin had a bad coughing fit. "You're getting worse. You can't let them know that you are ill. They will do much worse than yesterday."
"I don't anything can be worse than the past month." Merlin moaned.
"It hasn't been a month."
"Yes, it has."
The guards came and took Morgana and Merlin. Merlin took most of the beating. For the next several days, they were beaten and tortured heavily. Merlin used every little energy he had to protect Morgana. They went in the shed beating whipped. The man was aiming at Morgana.
"No. Leave her alone." Merlin exclaimed and he ran to cover her. He wrapped her arms around her and hid her from their attacker.
"You will pay." The man hissed.
"And it's a price that I will gladly pay."
"No, Merlin. You can't." Morgana whispered.
"I will everything I can to show you what you what you mean to me. I love you." Merlin whispered.
"You can't love me."
"Why?"
"You'll die."
"I'll die anyways. At least I'll die knowing that I've told you the truth."
"Merlin, I..."
Then Merlin was grabbed and chained.
"I know." Merlin panted. Morgana watched as the man tortured Merlin. He pulled out a metal pole and put it in the fire. When it was almost melting, he pulled it out and hit Merlin with it. Merlin tried not to scream but couldn't stop himself. Morgana closed her eyes when she heard Merlin scream. When the an pulled the pole away, Merlin started coughing. The man put the pole back into the fire. Then the sarrum came in.
"I have never heard him scream like that and when I heard it, it was like music. Keep going." The sarrum laughed.
"Yes, sir." The man answered. The man did it again. Merlin screamed painfully. After going through this for three hours, Merlin finally passed out.
"You were the last one. Get the two to their cell."
The man nodded. The two were taken to the pit. When they were alone, Morgana took Merlin's ruined shirt and cleaned up Merlin's wounds. A guard came down with some stuff.
"Do not let it be known that it was I who gave you this stuff. There's some food, water, and a blanket. Best keep it hidden." The man said.
"Thank you." Morgana answered.
"It was his screams. Reminded me of when I watched my family die."
The man left. Morgana took the blanket and covered Merlin. She waited for Merlin to wake. She laid down next to him and cried in his shoulder. A few hours later, Merlin moaned and woke up. Morgana sat up and looked at him.
"Don't try to move a whole lot. You're very weak." Morgana said.
"The blanket?" Merlin rasped.
"A also brought food and water. You should have some."
The two took a sip of water and took a bite of bread. Merlin sat up and looked around. He dug his fingers into the wall.
"The brick is coming apart. We can make a place to store our food and water and blankets." Merlin said. He started getting work with Morganna's help. When it was done, they put their food in it and put the bricks back. Merlin pulled Morgana close and covered them up with the blanket.
"Merlin, I..." Morgana whispered but was stopped by Merlin.
"I know."
"Let me say it. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."
"I know. I forgave you a long time ago."
Morgana cried and Merlin hugged her close. When she had calmed down, she looked at Merlin.
"I love you. I love you so much." Morgana whispered.
"I know. I love you with all my heart." Merlin replied. The two kissed. When they pulled away, Merlin looked at Morgana's clothes. "You know those clothes are doing nothing to keep you warm or covered?"
"I know."
"I know this is stupid but I have hope that we'll get out of here. I want to start a family."
"Then let's start."
The next day, they woke up and got dressed. They hid the blanket and took a bite of the bread and a sip of the water. They didn't know the pain they would face.
TBC