Wow. I love all the reviews I am getting. This story is doing better than my other ones. Oh well. Anyway, let's see what that horrible creature did to Merlin.


The next morning when Merlin regained consciousness, the first thing he felt was pain. Both physical and magical. It felt like his soul had been ripped out. He groaned out loud. That was when Arthur ran over to him.

"Merlin?" he asked. "Are you alright?"

"Um... I think so."

"What was that thing?"

"I don't know."

They waited in silence for a little bit.

"Merlin." Arthur said, solemnly.

Merlin stayed silent.

"Merlin, just how long have you been practicing magic?"

"Arthur...I was born with magic, I'm a warlock."

Arthur recoiled in surprise. "Were you ever going to tell me?"

"Yes, when you were ready."

"Well, when was I going to be ready?"

"Arthur, I didn't know. I was scared to tell you because of how you would react."

"I honestly don't know how to react. or how I would have reacted."

"Exactly, and I did not want to put you in that situation." Merlin tried to sit up, but he just groaned and fell back to the floor. Arthur caught him before Merlin could hurt himself anymore.

"Merlin?" Arthur asked.

"Yes."

"I want you to show me."

"What?"

"Show me your magic."

Merlin tried to sit up, and with Arthur's help finally managed it. Fromum feohgiftum on fæder bearme.

Nothing happened. Merlin tried again. Fromum feohgiftum.

Still nothing happened.

"What's happening, Merlin?"

"I don't know...we should see a little ball of ligh..."

"Ah hah!" Morgana exclaimed as she came through the door. "You see now what the creature did. It drained the magic out of Merlin here, leaving him powerless.

Arthur saw the blood drain out of Merlin's youthful face.

"Merlin knows what that means know. The all powerful Emrys has lost his magic."

"Emrys? Who's Emrys? We were talking about Merlin before."

"Exactly dear brother, they are one and the same. But now I have the advantage. For you are nothing without Emrys and Emrys is nothing without his magic." Morgana said, a cruel smile coming upon her face. "Chain them up!" she ordered and Merlin and Arthur were chained from the ceiling on opposite sides of the torture room. Hanging, Merlin said. "Morgana, if I have no magic, why do you still have me chained up?"

"Because, it will make this," slapping him on the face, "a whole lot easier."

Morgana enchanted something and Merlin screamed in pain. It was the most pain he had ever felt. Without his magic, the pain felt ten times worse. Morgana then picked up a club, but when she touched Merlin with it, Merlin felt as much pain, maybe even more than the spell had produced.

"NO!" Arthur yelled. "STOP! Torture me, but please stop on him."

Morgana stopped and Merlin's head slumped down to hang on his chest.

"Your bravery is commendable dear brother, but tell me this. Not a couple hours ago, you said that people with magic should be punished. Have you changed your mind now, all because of a servant?"

Arthur pursed his lips thinking of an answer.

"I'll take your silence as a no." Morgana said and then proceeded to torture Merlin further.

"Ple..a..se. Mor..gan...a" stuttered Merlin.

"Ah, the great Emrys begs."

"Stop calling him Emrys!" Arthur yelled. "His name is Merlin."

Morgana did not pay attention to the outburst from Arthur, but then turned toward Merlin.

"Of course, Merlin, but you have to do one thing for me."

"Anything." Merlin breathed.

"Release him." Morgana ordered.

Merlin was released and fell unceremoniously into a heap on the floor.

"What do you want, Morgana?"

"I want you to kill Arthur."

"No." Merlin automatically said.

Merlin was then hit by Morgana's spell of pain.

"Stop." Merlin breathed

"Kill Arthur."

"Ok."

Merlin got up and started to walk towards Arthur.


Merlin's nightmare is coming true! Oh no. See ya all later for Chap 10.