Merlin: Can you untie us now?

Morgana: Will you behave?

Arthur: No.

Me: Well then, no you can't be untied.

Chapter 7: A Witches Redemption

It had been a day since Gwen, Arthur and, Merlin had set out to save Elyan, little did the know they were being followed.

"How long until we're there Merlin?" Gwen had been asking Merlin like there was no tomorrow. "Gwen, you know that we're nearly there, actually we're coming up on it now." as Merlin finished he had pointed towards a cave that they were coming upon in the middle of nowhere. "Yes, lead me to the cave." Morgana smirked from behind a rock "Lead me to my sister's soul so I might be reunited with her." and with that Morgana had cast a spell that teleported her back to her hovel. "Merlin, are you sure that you know that this is the cave?" Arthur had wanted to make sure that Merlin had known if that was the cave or not. "eius ore removere" a second after Merlin he cast that spell, Gwen started laughing like Gwaine was there telling one of his drunken stories, then Arthur had noticed what she was laughing at, when he had put his waterskin up to get a drink he felt it just run down his chin. "Hahaha o-o-okay Merlin, I think he gets it haha you can give him his mouth back." Gwen had nearly fallen off her horse by the time Merlin answered. "Alright." he paused to remember the reverser spell. "locum suum" with a gust of wind Arthur had been able to speak once more. "Merlin do that again and you'll be in the dungeons until you apologize." Arthur himself had been trying to hold back a fit of laughter himself, nearly failed until he managed to speak up. "We rest here for the night, Merlin you look through your memory for the spell to return his soul to him "Alright, Gwen could you bring me his sword?" Gwen looked up at Merlin curiously. "Alright, but why?" Gwen was scared about what he was going to do. "I need to enchant it once we're at the alter, unless you want anybody's soul in your brother." Gwen nodded while handing him Elyan's sword.

"I'm gonna go to bed, Merlin Can you light a fire?" Gwen had been shivering as she asked that question.

"Sure, I'll just go get some wood."

Both Arthur and Gwen shouted while huddling together. "Watch out for the dorocha Merlin!"

As Merlin had got out of the view of them he began casting a spell. "Manifestatur lumen est lumen nostrum"

When he had finished the spell a torch had been made from a broken branch, Merlin had been walking around gathering wood for half an hour, he was confident that he had gathered enough, by the time he got back Gwen and Arthur had been fast asleep in each others arms, he laid some wood down and began lighting it, after he managed to light it he sat down and recited a spell to delve through his memory. "Magnus dux meus" And with that said, he was out like a light roaming his mind for the spell to save Elyan. When he had awoke to see that Gwen had been holding his hand once again like he would go away forever once she let go. "Gwen, c'mon Gwen time to wake up." Merlin had slightly shook her which quickly woke her. "Merlin, where are we...dear gods Elyan, where is he, is he safe...please tell me it was just a dream." she looked over felt her heart drop. "Why, Why can't it be a dream." she began to break down and started crying once again.

"Gwen, please don't cry, we're heading to the Cave of Souls to save him remember?" seeing Gwen cry like this always broke Merlin's heart, he just wanted to start crying with her, that's when Arthur woke up. "Merlin don't be such a gir-sorry Guinivere, I almost forgot about the reason we're at this cave." he had gotten up and sat next to Gwen. "Don't worry, we'll save him, no matter the cost." Arthur had just stood back up when he turned and faced Merlin. "Merlin have you found anything useful?" Both Arthur and Gwen had been facing him now hope clearly on their features. "I have, but it can only be used if the body is on the alter in the cave, so we'll have to move him inside." in an instant Both of them were at Elyan's side and picking him up. Morgana was once again tagging behind them carrying her sisters body, she knew of a spell that granted more time for her sisters soul to be saved.

Flashback

Morgana had been keeping her sisters body preserved until she found a way to bring her back, she had been following her brother for a day already, and she knew they were close, so that night she cast a spell. "religionis antiquae deorum dona sororum defunctorum animae, ut spiritus salvas sit in spelunca" in an instant, she knew that the spell she had cast had worked, she just needed to follow the three into the cave.

Flashback End

Arthur had been carrying Elyan until they reached the mouth of the cave. "Merlin, I can't see a thing in there, could you help with that?" Merlin instantly knew the perfect spell for the job. "Orbis luminis dirige in principem" after he had finished the spell a small orb of light had appeared in his hand, followed by a larger orb appearing above it. The larger orb had been hovering in front of them until they reached the back of the cave, Merlin of course had been holding Elyan's sword with his free hand. When they reached the back they knew insantly what to do, Arthur instantly placed Elyan on the alter as though he had been placing a baby in a crib. "Merlin, time to use the spell." Arthur had been worried intensely that this would not work, but he knew Merlin, he knew he would not fail.

"Alright Arthur, both of you step back." and with that said both Arthur and Gwen took a reasonable distance back. after they had Merlin began chanting. "ad nos animae momortuorum" after he finished the spell he grabbed Elyan's sword above his head like he was handing it to the Prince and once again started chanting. "Ego boc ferra et moddo fasinare hominer, anima, ut ponam eam" After he finished chanting he placed it in the knights hands. "What did you just do?" Gwen asked curiousity consuming her being. "I have enchanted Elyan's sword so that only his soul may wield it, any others and it will force them to drop it." Merlin said proudly. "Thank you Merlin." just then a loud crash came from behind them. "Well, what do we have here, Merlin, a knight, the future queen" she looked over and sneered viciously "And my brother." Arthur pulled his sword out of it's scabbard and held it in front of him. "Morgana" He sneered angrily. "Don't worry, I didn't come to fight, I came for the same reason you have, to save a loved one, but if you wish I shall fight." she paused and looked over in Gwen's direction and raised her hand.

"Astrice" the spell had sent her flying, Gwen landed on an edge above them and stayed still, no doubt unconscious.

At this point Merlin had lost control. "Et flammam gladii oriri et occidere meleficum" in an instant a barrage of flames was growing behind him, but Morgana knew what spell to use to counter it. "Parietem flammea glacies" in an instant a wall of ice that was on fire. "It seems you have magic, maybe if you told me...I wouldn't have ended up like this." Morgana sneered as Merlin had released his barrage but was no match for the wall she had put up at this point Arthur got tired of just standing there watching, he had then ran towards Morgana she had sensed him coming she had dodged his slash and grabbed his arm and threw him across the cave, that's when Merlin had lost total control his eyes had turned even more golden then usual, and that meant the end for the witch.

"Virtutem meam vocem tonitrui percute re caelis est" just then it had started raining inside the cave, Merlin had raised his hand and lowered it in Morgana's direction, she had seen this happen and instantly started a spell of her own. "Dii me ex vetere religione tueri amet" right after finishing the spell she immediately looked in his direction, her face now clear with fear, for now she saw the face of he who she feared most, she saw the face of Uther Pendragon. "Please, just spare me, I mean no harm, please I just want to save my sister." Merlin had begun to see tears forming in her eyes, he knew real sarrow when he saw it, and right in front of him was the face of a grief stricken Morgana, the face of the girl he once knew. "Prove it Morgana, show me something worthy for you to redeem yourself." Morgana had been surprised at his choice to spare her, but she would not want it to go to waste, nobody knew how miserable her life was after she left Camelot, for the first few months she had been wandering the woods on her own, barely alive, she had never hunted before but she managed to get by, but near the end of the third month she had nearly starved. "I know who the traitor within Camelot is, and I know how to get Uther back to the way he was, and I miss my home." her eyes had began tearing up again as she began crying her heart out. "Please Merlin, please find it in your heart to forgive me, I know how much pain I've caused you, but I wasn't myself then, I was under my sister's influence, so please, you don't know how hard it is to live with this, but for me it's like there are these gaps in my memory and I don't know how to repair them." She had grabbed onto him as she let her tears flow freely. "But please, let me save my sister, you know Gwen is going through the same pain." she had looked up at him tears still flowing from her eyes.

"Alright, but first let me repair your gapped memory." Morgana looked up at Merlin hope shining in her eyes. "Please, that's all I want."

Merlin had placed his hand on her head after gaining her trust. "Reddare memoriae" and with those words Morgana's memories had been flowing back into her mind, restoring it to its former state, Merlin ran to Arthur's side, just then Elyan's eyes opened as well. Morgana rushed over and used a spell to make him forget everything terrible she did. "Delere memoriam eius" when Elyan looked over he smiled a grin wide enough to eat an entire piece of bread. "Easy Elyan, you need to rest, come rest near Gwen, before they turned Morgana used a spell to move Gwen against a wall on the ground. "Delere memoriam eius" she had used the spell again to erase the terrible memories from Gwen's mind as well.

Morgana had left the cave to get Morgauses body, as soon as she entered she had Merlin recite the spell to return her soul, Merlin looked proud of his work as she sat up and instantly hugged Morgana. "Sister what happened, Why are we in this cave, I was dead I saw you st-" before Morgause could finish Morgana had shoved her arms around her. "It doesn't matter now, all that matters is that we've got to help Arthur and Merlin close the veil. Meanwhile Merlin was casting the only healing spell he had perfected. "Sanare potest lucis prince" Arthur had managed to wake up after the spell was cast. "Merlin where's Morgana, she needs to pay." Arthur clearly had rage on his features. "Arthur relax, Morgana's on our side now, along with her sister.

Those were the words that managed to keep Arthur from attacking their sister. "Wait, you managed to bring Morgana back to us?" Merlin nodded solemnly "Morgause had cast a spell on Morgana that erased everything good from her mind, doing that caused it to become corrupted and shattered, I had cast a spell to restore her mind back to its former state, making it once again pure and whole." he raised his head proudly. "Not that you would understand you dollop-head." just then Arthur had lightly punched Merlin's shoulder and answered in his I-am-the-prince-I-know-everything voice "I understand perfectly Merlin." just then Morgana rushed over and hugged Arthur tightly. "Arthur I'm sorry, please can you ever forgive me for what I've done?" she had began to break down crying into his shoulder. "Morgana, I can forgive you as long as you promise not to do that ever again." Morgana had looked up at him misty eyed and said in a hopeful voice. "Of course, I promise that I will never do anything against Camelot again, because...it's my home." and with that said the group of six had rushed out of the cave, determined to make it to the Isle of the Blessed.

Me: So Gwen, how'd you like the ending?

Morgana: Personally I loved it, I loved how I managed to return to the side of good, and bring my sister over with me.

Gwen: I'm just glad that Elyan lived.

Merlin: I didn't like it at all, I wouldn't agree to saving Morgana's sister, no matter what.

Gwen & Morgana: *hits Merlin atop the head with bowl*

Spells

eius ore removere-Remove his mouth

Locum suum-Replace his mouth

Mnifestatur lumen est lumen nostrum-manifest torch to light our way

Religionis antiquae deorum dona sororum defunctorum animae, ut spiritus salvas sit in spelunca-Gods of the old religion grant my sister's soul more time to be saved in the Cave of Souls

Orbis luminis dirige in pricipem-orb of light guide the Prince

ad nos animae mortuorum-return to us soul of the dead

Ego boc ferro et moddo fasinare hominer, anima, ut ponam eam-I enchant this blade so that only this mans soul may wield it

Et flammam gladii oriri occidere melficum-swords of flame rise and slay the witch

Parietem flammea glacies-flaming wall of ice

Virtutem meam vocem tonitrui percute de caelis est-powers of thunder heed my call and strike down from the heavens above

Dii me ex vetere religione tueri amet-Gods of the old religion protect me from this magic

Reddere memoriae-restore her memory

Delere memorium eius-erase his memory

Canard potest lucis prince-powers of light heal the prince

Magnus dux meus-magic guide my mind

So, from the next chapter onwards it's your choice, continue only in the perspective of this group, or start switching between the perspective of these guys and the other group. And I worked really hard on this chapter, so if you could I would like to hear from you readers in your reviews, how good the story is going, and I am currently am opening spaces up for OC's, so if you have a Merlin OC then your welcome to tell me what they're like in your review/message and that is currently all. But see you next time.