Merlin/LotS Crossover Fanfic:

Lord of Magic

Chapter 2: Into Another World


Alright, well, thanks for the reviews I got so far (even though there weren't many) and a bigger thanks to the people who favorited and added this story to their alerts. I really appreciate it. So, this is Chapter 2. It explains a little better of how the LotS people got into Albion. Well, it doesn't cover it fully, but a further explanation will come eventually. This introduces the LotS main characters into this story, Richard, Cara, Kahlan and Zedd. Of course, you all already knew about Darken Rahl. Anyway, enjoy~


The light was fading, and it was fading very fast. All the trees around seemed to whiz into some sort of portal. They were stretching then disappearing into what seemed like thin air. Dark, thin space which wasn't occupied by anything. Everything slid from view and all around, it was just this empty black void.

Then everything seemed to bounce back into place and Richard felt ground under his feet. It was as if he had fallen from a height and he landed heavily on the ground, flying onto his back from the impact. If he had actually fallen, the speed would've had to been around light speed, at least at first, for everything to appear black. That is, if he was actually falling. Because if he had been falling at light-speed, he wouldn't even have a body by then.

"Zedd, did it work?" Richard groaned and tried to sit up, wincing as the slightest movements hurt him.

"Well, look around. This certainly isn't D'Hara or the Westlands. "

"What's this place called again?" Richard looked around, seeing Kahlan and Cara stir beside him.

"I believe it's Albion. This is another realm, Richard. No one will know us here. Except Darken Rahl," Zedd started getting up slowly, wincing slightly. Apparently Richard wasn't the only one hurt by the impact of the landing.

"Yeah, that's dandy. I still don't understand why or how he pulled this off, though," Cara chimed in, attempting to stand as well.

"It's not the question of why, but how," Kahlan responded. "Of course if he couldn't have power in our universe…"

"Then he has to get it somewhere else," Richard finished. "Zedd, do you know if magic exists in this land?"

"Well, the book with the teleportation-between-universes spells told of some other dimensions and how they work, including ours and this… Earth, a planet we're on, or whatever they call it. So here, yes, in Albion, –some area that we're in,- magic exists. The book might be a tad outdated, though. It's a few hundred years old, even though it's been updated a few times. But maybe not enough. Currently, the kingdom of Camelot, under the rule of Uther Pendragon, forbids magic. This is the one we're currently closest to. Hm, well, I don't know if it still forbids magic. The last time this was updated was about 10 years ago, and about 20 to 25 years ago was the time of the 'Great Purge,' when Uther banned magic. Supposedly. According to the book."

Richard, Kahlan, and Cara stared at Zedd after he finished, before Kahlan spoke up, "And you bothered to memorize all of that? Anyway, why ban magic?"

Zedd paused, thinking for a moment, "I really don't know. Not much else has been said on this in the book. We don't even know what kind of magic these people have here. And hopefully, Rahl doesn't either..." Zedd trailed off dangerously

Richard piped up after moments of silence, "Alright, well, enough chitchat, I say we hit the road, shall we?" Richard brushed the dust off his clothes. "Which way?"

"Well, I don't know, I don't exactly have a map of the universe," Zedd replied bitterly. "But according to the book, we would have landed a little East of Camelot. So our best chances are of heading West and reaching Uther's land, finding out as much as we can about this place and finding out if anyone here knows Rahl."

"Alright," Richard, Kahlan, and Cara agreed almost in unison and they headed off West. The sun had just risen and it wouldn't take them that long to reach the city. In fact, they were only about an hour away if they traveled by foot nonstop.

It took a little longer than expected, maybe around 2 hours, as they stopped for a drink by the river and Richard and Kahlan went hunting. Zedd would have been useless because he would've toasted the rabbit to a crisp, and Cara's Agiels wouldn't do all that much either except make the poor animal suffer.

But they still finally reached Camelot, the greatest of the kingdoms of Albion. Kahlan had changed back into her Confessor's dress to look a little more normal in that than she did in many of her other outfits. Cara had been persuaded to change into a long, light, yet sort-of elegant dress that Zedd had the smart idea of bringing along with him on the journey. It took a lot of arguing, and they almost failed, but Cara finally gave in as there was no other way people wouldn't stare at her until she was forced to whip out her Agiels and start hurting people. Even so, it was clearly obvious she was more comfortable in her Mord-Sith leather.

Even though the whole party assumed that the book might be outdated, they were cautious in when they entered the city. They were dressed rather normally, well, maybe perhaps slightly differently than most, as most seemed to be poor villagers, but people shot the group of four weird glances anyway.

"I swear if another man glances at me in that way, I'm going to go back, get my Agiels, and he'll be sorry," Cara hissed under her breath.

"Cara, don't even think about it," Kahlan added quietly. Then, even quieter, "There's a reason why those things were left at the camp."

The girls went on bickering for a while after that. Cara was upset that Kahlan had her powers but Cara didn't have her Agiels, and Kahlan was throwing back that there's no difference because she can't use her powers anyway, not until they knew magic wasn't illegal. Cara was also making it a clear point that if Kahlan gets to wear her Confessor's dress, then Cara can wear her leather. Richard and Zedd were in front of them, ignoring their whispered argument. Finally, Zedd couldn't take it anymore and he silenced them with a deadly look that told them they'd be wyvern fodder if they kept that up.

Richard didn't even gaze back at them. His eyes drifted up to the citadel that loomed in front of him. The sight was beautiful. It had red flags everywhere with elegant golden dragons painted on them. He was caught in thinking of how a kingdom where magic was forbidden could possibly have fantasy creatures of magic painted on the flags.

Then the ringing in his ears jerked him back to reality. The rest of the group had heard it, too. Warning bells. Something was wrong. Instantly the assumption that someone knew they possessed magic hit all of them. But about a dozen knights, led by a stocky man with about shoulder-length dark hair poured out of the city walls.

Among all the confusion, a solid question hung in the air like an everlasting fog. Why wasn't the King on the balcony, barking orders at what to do?


Yes, I know. confusing. Anyway, next chapter will be focused on Merlin again. I think I'm still working on it, and I don't now for sure. Anyway, thanks in advance for reviews, favorites, and alerts. Also, the other chapters with probably be longer. Maybe. I'm thinking about it.

~I hope you're eager for the rest, because I know I am~