Chapter ten
Arthur woke up to an alarm bell ringing through the castle. The first thing he took in was the sight of Callum asleep in a chair by his bed, "Callum wake up" Arthur shook his brothers shoulder "huh what" Callum opened his eyes "what's going?" Arthur shook his head "I don't know but it can't be good" Callum stood up and the two ran out of the room to see what the danger was.
They followed the noise out into the courtyard where a group of people were circled around something. "Make way" Arthur ordered "Move" Callum barged through the crowd. Arthur sank to his knees at the sight that lay in front of him, one of his knights, his friends, laid on the ground struggling to breath and bleeding to death. Arthur lent of the man and pulled a knife out of his side "what happened?" Arthur turned to see Callum see kneeled beside him.
"My lords" the man coughed "I'm sorry I couldn't, I wasn't fast enough, I didn't" he trailed until Arthur shushed him while Callum's thoughts made his stomach turn, if this was how he ended up he didn't want to see the person he failed to protect. "Where's Adianna?" he growled "I'm sorry there were too many of them, I tired, I never saw them coming, I heard her scream then she was gone, I'm so so sorry" he pleaded with his prince "she's d...dead" Callum had trouble breathing "No" the man shook his head "then where is she" Arthur barked the man coughed again, breathing become harder, he knew his time was almost up. Drawing his last breath, he whispered two words that stunned the prince's "with Merlin" and faded away.
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Arthur was divided. On half was shining, Merlin might still be alive, he could find him again, bring his back, make him safe and never let go. The other side was burning. Merlin had been taken, hurt and for all he knew dead. Now Adianna was with him. Arthurs head spon, fighting between two halves until he heard someone scream for behind him. He turned to see Morgona and the ground clutching at a fallen Callum. Arthur was on the ground next to her in a second. "Is he still breathing?" Arthur whispered afraid of the answer "Yes, I don't know what happened one minute he was standing there holding his head then this" she gestured at Callum's body "we should get him inside" Arthur moved to pick Callum off the ground and half dragged him back inside to the same room they'd fled from before, this time it was Arthur who feel asleep in the chair with Morgona laying sleeping in the next room.
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The floor was hard and cold. Her head was throbbing and her entire body was aching. She groaned as she sat up. Rubbing her head she fell back down again to dizzy to notice anything, she wasn't even aware of the arms that held her down, closing her eyes she tried to drift into the darkness. "Adianna" her eyes shoot open, she knew she was dreaming, she had to be there was no way "Merlin" she turned her head to see him. If this was a dream she didn't want to wake up "Merlin" she whispered again "Hi Adianna" Merlin tried to smile but Adianna saw right through it. She looked around the room; it was made of stone and was empty other then the single bed pushed against the wall away from her, sheets with red patches on them. She shuddered when she realised that the red was blood. "Merlin where are we?" she asked as a load crashing sound come from outside the room, Merlin stiffened and held Adianna tighter "you need to be quite, close your eyes. Pretend you're asleep" Adianna felt Merlin shaking, "what, why?" "Please Adianna promise me that you'll do this, promise that no matter what happens that you won't open your eyes" Adianna looked at Merlin's frantic and pleading eyes "ok... I promise" now sitting beside her Merlin pulled his jacket off and wrapped it over her arms, never letting go of her hand they sat and waited for what was coming next.
Adianna didn't know what to expect. When the door was burst open Merlin gripped her hand tighter unwilling to let go. She knew he was scared, she just didn't know why. Then the voice come and she understood. "Hello Merlin". Uther.
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Merlin shuddered at the voice, holding Adianna's hand tighter he prayed for all he was worth that Uther wouldn't touch her. Uther walked over to Merlin and pulled him away from the girl, he quickly decided that he would see to her later, preferably when she was awake. "No" Merlin tired to hold her again, Uther kicked at his chest, Merlin screamed in pain "What was that" "n...no" Merlin sobbed Uther kicked him again, causing Merlin to scream and roll over onto his side "that's right you know how much I love it when you scream" Uther hissed pulling Merlin up onto the bloodstained bed "No please NO" Merlin begged "why not?" Uther lent over Merlin, kissing his neck in a way that was so like the way Arthur used to touch him had Merlin crying. Uther ripped off Merlins clothing off him, removing his own cloths he saw the way Merlin tried to escape, grabbing hold of him Uther forced himself into Merlin, causing the young boy to cry and scream in pain "stop PLEASE stop" he begged, Uther ignore him "you never had a problem doing this for my son why do you have one with me?" he asked thrusting painfully into Merlin "He loves me, I love him" Merlin chocked out between tears "he would never do this to me" "that's where your wrong Merlin" Uther kissed the boys jaw " He loved you, as far as he knows your dead" Uther smiled as Uther as he saw the hope leave Merlins eyes.
Adianna lay perfectly still, frozen by her fear. Squeezing her eyes shut tighter she tried to block out the desperate pleas and cries of pain Merlin was making. She wanted to stop Uther, ripe him from Merlin, get Merlin safe again, leave Uther to die. But she didn't, she lay still, asleep to anyone else because of a stupid promise she had made. She stayed like this until Uther grunts could no longer be heard and Merlins whimpers were the only sound that filled the room.
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Morgona woke up screaming. Images of Merlin and Adianna filled her head, two of her best chained up, half beaten to death locked in a small room. She ran to tell Arthur.
Ok there you go, soz it took so long I didn't really know how to write the part where she woke up and found Merlin, I'm still not happy with it, in case you don't understand Uther has them locked in a room and has been raping Merlin since he disappeared. Thanks for reading. Ily xoxox nimi1611.