Forbidden Magic
xxMedusaxx
Chapter 1 – The Summoning
** This is the only time i'm doing this -- I do not own Merlin or any of the characters - except for Crystal**
Merlin was still rather strained from his latest encounter with the witch Nimueh. The posion attempt had left him weak and worried. He looked up to Gaius and wondered how to approach the subject.
"No."Gaius suddenly stated not even looking up from the potion he was making.
"No what?" Merlin asked, trying to play inoccent.
"What ever you're thinking, No." Gaius repeated. Merlin hung his head, he didn't even get a chance to ask his question.
"You don't know what I'm thinking." Merlin countered, hopeing that Gaius would as what it was he actually was thinking.
"You want outside help to defeat Nimueh." Gaius replied. Merlin's mouth dropped open.
"How did you know that?" Merlin asked.
"Don't you have chores to do?" Gaius countered. Merlin frowned, he had no intention of answering that question, and then it hit him. He was late.
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"You're late." Arthur called as Merlin rushed through the door.
"I'm sorry, I'm still rather tired." Merlin tried to explain, though Arthur should have understood, he was the one that went to save him from the poison.
"I get it, now clean up this mess." Arthur ordered. He was practicing his sword techniques. Merlin did as he was told, sweeping up the crumbs left from the lavish meal, and clearing away plates.
"I still don't know what that woman wanted from me." Arthur suddenly whispered.
"Uh, what woman?" Merlin asked.
"The woman that tried to stop me from getting your antdote. The witch woman. Why would she want me to fail? Why would she want to kill me?" Arthur asked.
"You're the only heir to Camelot of course." Merlin replied. Arthur stopped to stare at him.
"Yea but it didn't seem like that was the only thing she wanted. She had the chance to kill me, but left me to make my own fate. She said that it wasn't my destiny to die by her hand." Arthur reasoned. Merlin paused to think about this.
"Well then I don't know Arthur, but I'm sure you'll figure it out." Merlin reasoned, though he honesty hoped he wouldn't figure out the real reason behind the attack.
"What if she tries again? She a witch she could do anything." Arthur whispered.
"We need help." Merlin whispered more to himself then to Arthur.
"Yea, I think we do."
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Merlin sat alone amoungst a pile of Gaius' books, he couldn't ask which book to look through for Gaius would only say no. He had started hours ago while Gaius was with King Uther, he had been through countless books and he had yet to find a proper summoning spell, or a demon who was strong and yet easily controlable. Merlin flipped through the pages of a large tome wondering when he'd find it, and then he stumbled upon a page.
"The Slayer." Merlin read. "A person of magical lineage, usually a powerful witch, that will hunt and destroy evil magical creatures. Not many exist, and the few that do are difficult to locate and are equaly as difficult to control."
Merlin read over the pages, taking in the steps he would need to take in order to summon her, the circle he'd need to draw, the potion he'd need the right flowers and then went to work.
An hour later he sat at the middle of a large pentacle, smoke was filling the room, he had drank the proper potion, and the flowers and herbs were spread around him. There was a second pentacle across from him was surrounded by crystals, it was the one that would keep the slayer inside until he could cast an obiedience spell on her. All that was left was the chant.
"Amin tar deno' i' val en' i' giliath a' anna amin yassen edainme en' ra val i' Kemen,Sûl, naur ar' Nen. imya coiasira ar' Ilmen amin nalla ten' he a' yanwe amin e' Nîn tyar ar' u vee' lle ier nyar."* Merlin chanted. There was a blinding flash that errupted through small cottage and errupted into the night, it was then that Gaius came in through the door.
"Good God Merlin! What have you done?" He asked taking in the scene.
"Uh, well, um…" Merlin whispered, waiting for something to happen, anything to happen, but nothing formed in the pentangle oppiste him. Gaius surveyed the open book and then turned his scowl to him.
"You were summoning a slayer? Do you know could have happened?" Gaius asked.
"Well that's what I had the other circle for!" Merlin replied
"You're just lucky that it didn't call something else and if you had asked me you would have known that it would have never worked, there are no slayers left. Nimeuh and Uther killed them all." Gaius snarled.
"No slayers? How are slayers are determined anyways?" Merlin ask beginning to sweep away the pentacles so no one could tell they had just done magic. He began to move the crystal and when he did an shok ran through him and another light errupted through the little cottage, this time bringing smoke, and a being in the middle. Merlin rushed to Gaius' side, telling himself it was to comfort the old man then to soothe his fears. There was a sudden sputtering and coughing and then the smoke cleared.
She stood in the middle of the pentcale, she was wearing a weird short skirt, bearing most of her legs, her shirt was a tight tunic showing off her curves. Her hair was in black curls and her skin was tanned as if she worked out in the sun a lot but she showed no signs of activity, but Merlin could feel the power ebbing off of her.
"Where the blood hell am I know? And is that a pentangle? With crystals? Do people not know that that doesn't work?" She seemed to be swearing in an accent similar to his, kicking a crystal across the room.
"I command you to be still!" Merlin demanded. The girl turned, and he could finaly see her face, her eyes were the lightest blue he had ever seen, and it was with those she was assessing everything aroud her.
"English Pesentry?" She suddenly asked. Merlin and Gaius looked down to their disheviled rags and then looked back to her.
"What year is this?" She asked, stepping forward, the remaining crystals formed a semi sheild that stopped her from eaving the pentagle, Merlin left Gaius to answer her questions as he placed more crystals in the proper spot so the shield would be fortified.
"927, my lady." Gaius replied.
"Great, and don't call me that." The girl responded. "What is he doing?"
"I'm making sure you can't get out." Merlin replied, when he looked up she was right there infront of him looking down at him with those scarily bright blue eyes.
"And you think that'll work?" She asked, she grew to close and the shield reappeared.
"Well yes." Merlin replied. The girl stared at him.
"Was that a challenge?" She asked. Merlin looked to Gaius who was adamently shaking his head, but Merlin didn't head him.
"Yes." Merlin stated, proud of his work and his prowess with magic. In a flash the girls hand was through the shield and gripping the front of his shirt, as she lifted him high in the air she stepped out of the pentacle fully.
"You just lost." She snarled and then dropped him. Merlin landed on his butt, wondering what in gods name had just happened?
"So what did you summon me for?" She asked. Merlin stood up and brushed off the dirt and dust he had just collected and then turned to her.
"I need you to kill a witch." Merlin demaned. The girl turned to him.
"What kind of witch?" She asked.
"An evil one." Merlin replied. The girl rolled her eyes at him.
"Very funny, obviously she's evil. How strong is she? What's her base element? Is she immortal?" The girl listed off. Merlin paused.
"Nimeuh is extremely strong, and she is immortal, but I am not sure what her elemtent is." Gaius answered for him.
"Water." The girl whispered.
"How would you know that?" Merlin asked.
"Because I've fought her before. Several times actually. And I must say you've called the wrong girl." She replied.
"What do you mean?" Merlin asked fear coursing through him as he was forced to contemplate the fact that he may have called one of Nimeuh's allies.
"I'm a water based as well, you should have called for someone who was fire based." The girl explained.
"Yes well I called someone with knowledge of all elements." Merlin countered.
"Every witch has knowledge of all elements stupid!" The girl snarled coming toward him.
"You stay away from me." Merlin demanded.
"Make me." The girl spat out. Merlin squared himself.
"Amin naia lle a' lasta a' amin lyaa tura!"** He cried pointing at her. A small light spewed forth from his hands and shot to her, absorbing into her skin. She didn't looked even the slightest bit fazed.
"Now, now children, let's stop arguing. Why don't you introduce yourself." Gaius suddenly intervened getting inbetween them.
"My name is Crystal, Crystal Lee." The girl started.
"Merlin." Merlin whispered offering her a hand to shake.
"It's nice to meet you, and I suggest you do some more homework on Slayers." Crystal replied, taking his outstretched hand. Merlin laughed.
"No I'm serious." Crystal responded. Merlin's smile faded.
"Really?" Merlin asked.
"You know nothing, it might be good for your health if you read up a little bit more on witches like me." Crystal replied with a sly smile on her face. She blinked twice and the bright blue eyes disappeared reavealing purple eyes instead.
"What happened to your eyes?" Merlin asked, peering into the purple iris'.
"I stop surveying for magic, other then you two there's nothing of real importance around." Crystal responded. Merlin paused, feeling as if she were looking down into his soul.
"Do you have a spell for that?" Merlin asked.
"Yes."
"Will you teach me."
"No."
"What why?" Merlin asked.
"That's not what I'm here for." Crystal replied. Merlin frowned, wasn't she supposed to do everything he said? He turned away to ready a bed for her only to find her packing away herbs and potions into a bag he had never noticed.
"What are you doing?" Merlin asked.
"Getting ready." Crystal responded. Merlin shrugged, pulling the blanket over the straw and fluffing up a pillow for her. In that short time he heard the door bang shut, he turned and saw that she was no longer in the cottage with him.
"Where did she go?" He asked Gaius who was busy reading a book. He looked up and then around and then shrugged. Merlin paused only for a second to think and then he figured it out.
Rushing out into the dark courtyard Merlin found Crystal heading towards the heavily guarded gates. With a flying leap Merlin managed to knock her to the ground.
"WHAT -!" She started to cry but Merlin clamped a hand to her mouth.
"Shh, get back to the hut!" He demanded, he removed his hand and got off her her, he offered to help her up but she wouldn't accept it. She glared at him and followed him back to the hut with a look of full rage on her face.
"What was that about?" she asked once safey inside the hut.
"You can't go look for Nimeuh tonight." Merlin demanded.
"I kinda figured but why?" Crystal asked, folding her arms infront of her chest.
"Because Magic is outlawed and you can be caught and putto death." Merlin finally expalined. Crystal's mouth fell open in shock.
"So you're saying I can't do magic?' She asked.
"Well not openly."
"So how am I supposed to stop this witch?"
"Um… well in a way where you won't get caught." Merlin tried to reason.
"Uh-huh…. And how do you suggest I do that?" Crystal asked.
"I don't know." Merlin cried.
"Perfect. Just great. No wonder she's winning so far." Crystal snarled sitting down at the small table they had.
"How do you know she's winning?" Merlin asked.
"Why else would you call me?" Crystal replied rather snarkily. Merlin frowned he did not like her attitude.
"Look, tomorrow I will talk to King Uther, and see if he will give you a job." Merlin whispered trying to change the subject.
"A job? Seriously? I don't do labor." Crystal snarled.
"Well it's the only way for you to stay so just get used to it." Merlin snarled back. Crystal rolled her eyes.
"Fine." She snarled.
"Come on now, let's just go to sleep." Merlin offered, pointing to the bed he had just made for her. Crystal eyed it with suspicious eyes.
"I hate the 15th century." She snarled under breath as she tested the bed, as if expecting it to self implode.
"What century to you come from?' Merlin asked.
"The 25th."
"Wow, that's far away."
"Yes, it is. And it's much more comfortable." Crystal whispered, lying down on the bed. Merlin did the same as Gaius went around blowing out the candles. As darkness filled the cottage Merlin turned to look at the girl he had summoned from a different time all together, she had her back to him, and was still in her odd clothes. He'd have to get her new ones before she met the king, he's also have to teach her how to talk to a King for she obviously a very forthright kind of girl. How was he going to live with a female version of Arthur?
English Translations of the Elvish words
* I call upon he power of the stars to present me with a woman who can control earth, wind, fire and water. through time and space i cry for her to join me in my cause and do as she's are told
**I command you to listen to me your master
Ok, so This is the first chapter, now i know the Elvish stuff for the spells is off, and i'm sorry about that but i did the best i could. I have three engines for elvish translations and i guess they're not as good, but they were the best i could find. If you have a problem with it, tell me a good site to go to or book to use and i'll change it - i'm flexible like that.
Hopefully you like it. Don't forget to review!!
