Heya guys how are you today? Good! SO THIS CHAPTER WAS DEFO FUN WRITING! PLEASE ENJOY IT AND I'LL SEE YOU AT THE BOTTOM! :D
Merlin laid down in an attempt to ease his throbbing head. He needed a few minutes to get his bearings. While still lying on his back with his hands on his back Merlin heard a faint drip. It was more of a splat, like a very thick substance falling from a height.
He slowly opened his eyes expecting a light to make him shut them again but instead he was greeted with a low light, no torches, only a small grate in the wall that let some seep through. Whether it was daylight or the moon Merlin couldn't be sure but it let in just enough for him to see his surroundings. Above him, hanging from the ceiling, were mandrake roots dripping with a black, gooey substance. Merlin immediately scrambled to his feet and backed away into a wall, ignoring the protests from his aching head. Before he could reach the wall he had a few black spots of that goo drop on his arm and face. He stood against the wall staring at the room before him. He knew what Morgana was trying to do. This was an old method of torture. The mandrake root and the substance on it added together created a powerful weapon that could break any man (or woman!). It was a mental torture that drove the poor victim barmy within days. Of course it was witchcraft, sorcery and it never failed the job. The mandrake root would make you hallucinate your worst fears. Generally people that were close to you turning on you, people you love and cared for becoming someone completely different.
The boy looked up at the door several feet away from him and realised that Morgana had enforced some kind of spell that rendered his magic useless after trying to open the door with his mind. He slid down the wall and brought his knees up to his chest hugging them tightly, waiting for something to scare him.
There was silence in the tower room except for Guinevere sobs and sniffles as she mourned over the loss of her dear brother. Arthur finally told them all that if they wished to get back to Camelot within the next day and a half then they best leave now. The knights wrapped up Elyan's body in their cloaks in an attempt to preserve his body, then got ready to pick him up. They all looked over at Arthur with questioning expressions on their faces when they saw him frowning while looking around the room. He wasn't completely sure of what it was but something was off… He briefly did a head count. 'Gwaine, Percival, Leon, Elyan…, Guinevere, myself annnnd…' His thought trailed off.
"Merlin!" He said aloud. Arthur frantically searched around the room and checked out in the hallway quickly before saying in his most calm voice,"Where is Merlin?" It dawned on everybody that it had been extremely quiet from the second they had entered the room. No one said anything.
They heard a small, menacing giggle echo through hallways that then entered the room they were in and circled it. Morgana.
"You're all fools!" She laughed almost comically. Her voice was everywhere. By now each knight and king had drawn their swords and pointing them at nothing.
"You really do nothing to care for the boy do you? You only care after he is in any type of danger. Well" She giggled. "Your caring has come too late this time, dear brother…" Her words dripped with venom.
"Morgana, what have you done?" He was frowning now and his heartbeat had quickened. The thought of his manserv- friend injured stuck at his heart.
"What have I done?" She said with a slight giggle. This time instead of her voice echoing around the circular room it was pinpointed on one position. Morgana stepped out of some shadows holding a glass sphere in her hands, a look of amusement was plastered on her face. Every knight turned to face her and stepped in front of Gwen and their fallen friend, in a fighting stance, ready to attack. The witch laughed menacingly before the smile fell from her face.
"No," She corrected him "What have you done?"
Confused glanced were passed between the men while behind them a slight smile crept onto Guinevere's face, catching on to Morgana's plan.
"WHERE IS HE?!" An aggravated/worried shout erupted from the king's mouth.
A bony hand beckoned for him to approach her. He didn't move.
"If you wish to know where the boy is then I recommend you come over here!" He did so.
"Sire!" Leon protested. Arthur held up a hand to him before turning back to Morgana. He still had his sword ready. An unwelcoming smile was, once again, on her face. She looked at him and then onto the ball in her hands. The same hand started ghosting around the ball making it go all misty inside. She was muttering a spell under her breath.
Soon enough her movements stopped.
She stared down into the fog and smiled yet Arthur couldn't see anything. Seeing Arthur's curiosity she held the sphere up so it was level with his eyes. After squinting for half a minute or so his eyes widened and a heavy gasp escaped his lips. What he saw in front of him was unbelievable. No, literally. He could not believe his eyes. The fog had cleared and an authentic image was shown. Merlin lay on the ground against a wall, his eyes were closed and a pool of blood surrounded his torso.
He had been run through.
With his own sword
Just a metre away several ghost like figures were floating around the room in repeated circles, not even glancing down at the dead boy right next to them. 'No… Not dead' Arthur thought 'He can't be dead! He always gets up!' The next few seconds Arthur had continued staring into the ball like Merlin would do anything, anything, to show that he still lived.
Nothing.
His pale skin remained the same. His blood soaked hair remained untouched. His 'loyal' sword remained shoved in his abdomen. His angelic blue eyes remained closed.
He remained dead.
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IM SORRY OKAY?! HAH Oh lord... Well i'm ending this chapter here with that because I'm too sassy and i cannot be tamed. The next chapter will be up soon so don't go dying from the tension within the short period of time okay? I'm gonna write the next chapter now so if you're lucky i might even be up later but who knows? Anyways i hope you enjoyed this chapter (I certainly did) and i love you all! BYE - Your CheeseMaster
