This is an episode I made up. I'm not sure if I enjoy it or not, but I like the idea of it because it reveals a lot Artemis without her openingly willingly saying anything.

Anyway, enjoy. This is the first half.

A few days passed and everything was normal. Arthur and Artemis hadn't been fighting as much and everything in the kingdom was peaceful. Artemis was with Merlin and Arthur when the sun was nearly setting on the 9th day since the curse lifted when Ava busted through the door.

"ARTEMIS!" she yelled out of breath.

"What?" she asked worried. "What is it? Are you hurt?" She leaned down and examined her to make sure she's not hurt.

"No, no," she said out of breath hitting away Artemis's hands. "Someone's broken into the house."

"What?" she asked surprised, worried, and shocked.

"I'm going to gather the guards," Arthur said standing immediately. "Stay here until I come back." Artemis nodded. Arthur was back in a few minutes. Together they walked to her house. There were guards looking around making sure that the culprit is no where to be found. Artemis entered. The house was trashed. Ava looked around.

"Is anything missing?" Arthur asked.

"I don't think so," Ava said.

"I don't get it," Artemis muttered. "No one knows that I'm here. This is Jack's house. Why would someone try and rob me? It's not the best house in the world. What were they after?" she asked. There was a sudden gasp from Ava.

"What?" Artemis asked whipping around to face Ava. She was standing by Artemis's trunk. The blanket that covered it was off.

"Someone changed the symbol," Ava said looking down to the top of the trunk. Artemis went to the trunk. Ava was true to her word. The symbol on top that marked the trunk that in turn protected the trunk from magic invasion. Artemis touched the symbol. Changing the symbol on the trunk had to be powerful magic. There was few who knew how. "Artemis?" Ava asked as Artemis stared at it silently.

"It had to be priestess of the Old Religion to change it. They're the only ones powerful enough to be able to change the symbol."

"It was a sorceress?" Arthur asked both in shock and horror.

"Ava lock the door and close the shutters."

"Yeah, alright." Ava did as Artemis said. Artemis pulled the trunk from it's corner, and pulled her key from around her neck. She stopped and turned to Arthur.

"I need to explain something, so you don't throw a fit," she said.

"Explain what?" he asked.

"When I was ten, about one week before I left Ealdor, a man showed up at our village. His name was Sindri. He had claimed he was just passing through, but he later told me different. He told me I was destined for more. He gave me five Babylon candles. He said one must be used to go to the Caves of Vetus. He said there I will find the answers I seek. I didn't believe him at first, but took the candles anyway. A week later I dreamt of death and war and destruction. The fields of Ealdor were burned to the ground. All those were dead. All kingdoms had fallen. Few were still alive. The Earth was dead, and it was my doing. I was scared. I woke up screaming. I had had nightmares like that before, but they weren't this bad. It seemed so real. It had shaken me up. I finally lit a Babylon candle and arrived in the Caves of Vetus. There I met the Grand Dragons of the East and the Grand Priests and Priestesses of the Old Religion. I trained under them."

"You're a witch!" Arthur said in outrage. Artemis laughed.

"No, no, you misunderstand. I trained under them in combat and knowledge. The dragons have much knowledge of even things like regular hand to hand combat. After my training, I was given this trunk as a gift. In exchange for the knowledge I learned I had to do something for the Grand Masters."

"Which was?" Arthur asked in confusion not sure how he should take all of this.

"There are certain weapons that were made by those of the Old Religion who were dark. As dark as they can be. They were weapons of mass destruction. My job was to collect them, and store them in this trunk," she said patting the top. "That was the true goal of my travels. You see my battle sword is one such weapon. It has glyphs on it that make it practically unbeatable, which is why I don't use it often. It's sort of cheating."

"Wait!" Ava objected. "Then why were you in Valde?"

"For the Sword of Magus. For your uncle's sword. It's an extremely powerful magic object. I failed in obtaining it unfortunately," she replied.

"If these weapons were so dangerous why not destroy them?" Arthur asked.

"They can't be destroyed. They're indestructible. Anyway, the point of telling you all this is simply because something very powerful was stolen from me. I intend to empty my trunk to find out what it is. If the person who stole from me were successful Camelot and possibly the world may be in danger. Understand? So that means Arthur, shut the hell up about the things in this trunk. Under my care they are far safer than anywhere else even the vaults of Camelot are not safer." Artemis sighed. She leaned down and opened the trunk. She pulled a list from the top. The trunk was filled with various objects. The first thing that Artemis took out was various books and journals. She checked them off on the list.

"The books?" Arthur asked.

"Not going to lie to you they're mine. I keep them in the trunk so they're hidden. They have a lot of magical nonsense in them." Ava, Merlin, and Artemis spread the things throughout the room to help Artemis take a better look. Arthur eventually decided to help after thinking on things after an internal argument with himself. He decided she was simply trying to prevent magic from destroying them by keeping them locked in a trunk and therefore was on Camelot's side. When Artemis had checked something off, she had one of them put it back in the trunk. The number of items on the floor made it clear that the trunk held more than one would be lead to believe… a lot more. Practically the houses entire floor was covered with things. Things slowly started to be cleared until there was nothing left.

"So? What's missing Teach?" Ava asked. Artemis sighed and looked down at the list before her eyes reached the object missing: Mirror of Anima. Immediately, Artemis's face paled and her eyes dilated. "Teach?" Ava asked in horror as Artemis's body shut down and she fainted.

"Artemis!" Merlin yelled. Arthur, who was closest to Artemis, caught her. "We have to get her to Gaius." Arthur looked down at the thing missing on the list. He didn't know what it was, but maybe Gaius would. Arthur lifted Artemis and Merlin, Arthur, and Ava made their way quickly to Gaius.

"What's wrong with her?" Ava asked in worry as Gaius checked her vitals.

"I believe it's nothing serious. She simply fainted. I heard her house has been ransacked."

"Yes," Ava said.

"Is anything missing?" Gaius asked as he started looking for a plant to revive her.

"Something called a Mirror of Anima," Arthur replied. "Do you know what it is?"

"I'm afraid not. I'll see what I can find while Artemis is recovering."

"I'm going to go see if the guards had found anything."

"Arthur," Gaius said stopping him from leaving. "I shouldn't have to tell you. If your father finds out what Artemis had in her possession he will have her burned. In your eyes, I know you believe she was actually helping you, but your father won't see it that way." Arthur didn't say anything. He simply left. Gaius pulled a book from one of his shelves.

He searched for an hour for something on the Mirror of Anima before Artemis groaned and rolled over. She opened her eyes slowly.

"Teach you're awake!" Ava shouted. Gaius closed his book.

"What the hell…?" she muttered disoriented. "What happened?"

"A Mirror of Anima was stolen," she said.

"Oh," she said flatly. "So that wasn't a dream?" Artemis turned and stared at the ceiling. She seemed to be in deep thought.

"Artemis," Gaius said. "What is a Mirror of Anima?" Artemis sighed. To tell the truth or not to tell the truth? Artemis scratched her head.

"It's just a powerful magical artifact. It's nothing."

"You fainted," Ava said. Artemis rolled her eyes and nodded before sitting up.

"I suppose the shock of someone going through my personal things worried me… a lot. The Mirror of Anima reveals people for what they truly are. It will cause no harm, but still getting it back is priority. I must go back to my house and figure out who stole it." Artemis left with Ava following behind. Artemis ran into Arthur as they made their way to the house.

"You're awake," Arthur said rather dully.

"What's wrong with you?" she asked. He looked away.

"I'm not sure how to take this," he admitted. "Technically you're conspiring with sorcerers."

"I do it for the good humanity, Arthur. I have seen the horrors of these weapons. You have to trust me."

"I just don't know," he admitted.

"So what? You're going to tell your father and have me executed?" Arthur was silent. "Ah! You're infuriating!" Artemis and Ava went back home. Artemis pretended to look for evidence of who stole the mirror, but in reality she wasn't going to just stay in Camelot while one of the priestesses had the mirror. Ava and Artemis went to bed, and as soon as Ava was asleep Artemis stood from her bed and walked to her trunk taking out two Babylon candles. She shoved one against her belt and the other she held. Before lighting the candle, Artemis placed a letter on the table.

"The Isles of the Blessed," she muttered as the candle was lit. The scene faded away and Artemis stood on an island of ruins. Next to her was a stone table.

"I thought you would come," a voice said. Artemis turned around. There stood Nimueh.

"It's been too long Nimueh," Artemis replied stepping closer to her. "Last time I saw you I was plunging a blade through your chest."

"Funny how karma catches up to you," she said holding up a black hand mirror with glyphs etched on it.

"What do you want?" Artemis asked trying to keep panic from reaching her voice.

"For Camelot to be destroyed," Nimueh answered. She lifted the mirror.

"NO!" Artemis screamed and starting to lunge for the mirror, but it was too late. Nimueh destroyed the mirror. As soon as it shattered, Artemis collapsed….

Ava threw open the doors to Arthur's chambers. Arthur's was inside pulling on his boots while Merlin was placing Arthur's food down on his table.

"Ava?" Arthur asked staring at the strange sight. Ava was dressed in a nightgown; her hair was a disaster; and she was crying.

"She's gone," she cried. "Artemis left last night."

"What?" Arthur said. She held out the letter for him to read:

Dear Ava,

I'm sorry that this is so sudden, but I'm afraid something terrible has happened. The Mirror of Anima was a personal item of mine. I'm not going to tell you what it is… because I don't want you thinking of me any differently. I've done something's I'm not proud of in my past, and it seems they're coming back to haunt me. I must get the mirror back at any cost. I fear this may be the last time you here from me. I'm truly sorry. Work hard and become a great master. Live a happy life full of no regrets and happy memories.

Love,

Artemis

P.S. Tell Merlin I love him and tell Arthur that I still think he's an idiot, but a noble idiot. Tell Morgana to keep trying. She'll get it. Tell them I'm sorry as well.

"She's gone," Ava cried. She collapsed on the ground and continued crying hard.

The next week was hard on everyone Ava especially. Arthur, feeling her grief, had allowed her to stay in a guest room in the palace. Arthur had taken to not sleeping or eating much. Every time Merlin tried asking him about it, Arthur would always say that the last thing he told her was that basically he didn't trust her. Arthur had taken to only doing things he had to. He didn't train. He sulked around like a wounded puppy. It made Merlin wonder if there was something more between Artemis and him than meets the eye.

"Sire!" A knight said entering his room.

"What is it?" Arthur asked bored.

"You're father has request the courts presence immediately!" Merlin and Arthur looked at each other before heading down to the large hall. Uther stood in front of his court.

"I'm afraid… an army is coming this way with the intent of destroying Camelot," he announced. He looked distressed. A huge wave of talking broke out.

"From who, Father?" Arthur asked. As far as he knew, they were not having that big of problems with any nation.

"A country from the east," Uther said. "They are being lead by a sorceress named Ambrosine. She was a spy that was right here under us all along."

"Who?" Arthur asked.

"A maid who falsely named herself Artemis," Uther said.

"That's absurd," Morgana announced stepping forth. "I knew Artemis. She's no spy."

"My reports have confirmed it. We sent out a few men. Only one came back with a message from her saying to surrender or die." Morgana, Arthur, Merlin, nor anyone who knew Artemis knew what to say. Another day passed. The army showed up. On the front lines, Artemis rode.

"It can't be her," Merlin said staring at the army. He was watching the woman. It certaintly looked like her. They stopped to put up camp. Arthur and Merlin stood at the outermost wall not far from them.

"There's no denying it," Arthur replied with a cold, hard voice. "It's her. She's betrayed us."

"I don't understand," Merlin said. "Artemis wouldn't do this." Then Merlin was thinking. "We need to see Gaius," he said suddenly.

"What's the point in that?" Arthur asked. "She's turned traitor."

"But wonder if this wasn't her fault? It can't be a coincidence that the same week she looses some magic iten and then turns traitor."

"What is your point Merlin?"

"I don't think she's going this by choice."

"You are unwilling to see the facts, Merlin. She is your sister. You're blocking out the truth."

"Arthur!" Merlin yelled at him.

"You can't talk to me that way," Arthur snapped.

"If there is even a slight chance that you are wrong aren't willing to investigate? Artemis gave you a second chance when you killed that unicorn. Give her a chance. What would you do if you killed her and she ended up being innocnet?" Arthur was silent.

"Let's go," Arthur eventually said turning to leave. Together, they went to Gaius.

"Arthur, Merlin, shouldn't you be getting ready to defend Camelot?" he asked surprised.

"Gaius, we need to know what is the Mirror of Anima? This has to do with it. Artemis wouldn't do this."

"I'm sorry Merlin. I don't know."

"This is hopeless," Arthur said not sure as to whether or not he was right in coming here.

"No. It's not," Merlin said. "Stay here. I think I know where I can get my answers." Merlin ran off. He went deep underground with a torch. A dragon laid there.

"So young warlock," the dragon said, "you've returned. What is it this time?"

"It's about my sister," Merlin called.

"Ah, the young sorceress, Ambrosine?"

"Than you know her?"

"All dragons know of her. She is a great friend to all beings. What is it?"

"About a week ago, a sorceress entered her home and stole something. She left that night, and now she's leading an army to destroy Camelot."

"What was stolen?"

"A Mirror of Anima."

"I see," the dragon said sounding intrigued.

"Than you know what it is?" Merlin asked.

"A Mirror of Anima is a very rare, powerful object. It is used by people who cannot control their own emotions and leads them to do unthinkable things. Your sister is one of these people." Merlin shook his head.

"She can't be. I mean… Artemis is crazy sometimes, but she's not uncontrollable with her emotions."

"She's not now," the dragon explained. "But she was consumed by fear once when she was a child. Fear for what she saw in her visions. If she had stayed in Ealdor, she would have crawled farther into the darkness and feed on it. She would have destroyed the realm we know of."

"You're wrong."

"I am not. She knew this, which is her reason for leaving. Much of her power is dark and before the dragons and priestesses and priests could train her she was very much out of control. She had stood too long alone in the darkness watching the horrors of humanity before they even happened. The mirror reflects her soul. It contains her emotions and keeps them in check. Her powers are specifically controlled by her raw emotions. Completely loosing control of them could mean disaster. If what you say is true, Ambrosine went after the mirror, and whomever stole it must have smashed it to pieces. This gives them control over Ambrosine. They are able to use her as a puppet."

"How do I fix it? How do I get her back?" he asked.

"Deep in the center of the Forest of Anima there is a full-length mirror with glyphs all around it. As you enter, you must say her name and enter thinking of her. You will then be able to enter her mind. There you will find not just her emotions, but the different pieces that make her. As you enter, the first people you meet will be named Verum and Reproba. In the Old language, this means truth and lie. Verum will only ever speak the truth. Reproba will only speak lies. You must decide which is Verum. Verum will tell you how to find the being Lumen. Lumen must be found and must recapture the mind from the being Atrum. If you fail, Ambrosine will forever be in darkness."

"Thank you," was all Merlin said before leaving and running back to Gaius's. Arthur was still there.

"Well?" Arthur asked impatiently.

"The mirror is the reflection of her soul. Someone smashed it allowing them to control her."

"Are you sure about this Merlin?"

"Yes," Merlin said.

"Because if you're wrong-"

"I'm not, Arthur. I'm sure." Arthur was silent for a minute.

"Well, how do we fix it?"

"We need to enter her soul through a mirror in the Forest of Anima, and find someone inside the mirror by the name of Lumen."

"We need to move out right away," Arthur said.

"No, Arthur," Merlin objected. "I should do this alone. Artemis is my sister. You stay here and stop the army from over running Camelot."

"I'm going Merlin. You're not stopping me." That was Arthur's finally word.

Arthur and Merlin managed to slip out of Camelot in the night. It took two days to reach the Forest of Anima. From there, they rode to the center. They hadn't run into any problems. The forest seemed to be safe. Thick with trees and plants but nonetheless safe.

The Mirror of Anima stood in front of them. It looked like a normal mirror placed in the center of the forest.

"We need to go in thinking of her," Merlin said.

"That's it?" Arthur said looking at Merlin with doubt.

"Well and say her name."

"This is ridiculous," Arthur said. Merlin looked at the mirror.

"Artemis," he muttered thinking of his sister. Merlin put his hand out. It went right through the mirror. Merlin stepped in. He was in a field. Arthur followed behind.

"This is Artemis's mind? I always thought it would be weirder."

"It is in some places," a voice said. Arthur and Merlin turned to their left. Two girls stood there. They both looked like Artemis except one was wearing dark orange while the other was wearing blue. They walked to them.

"Who are you?" Arthur asked.

"I am Verum," they both said. Arthur looked at Merlin.

"One of them is lying. Verum is truth. The other is Reproba meaning lies," Merlin explained.

"How do we decide which is which?" Arthur asked.

"Hm… one will always have to speak lies… so… we just need to ask them a simple question."

"Like what?"

"Um… something simple like… what is my name?" Merlin asked the two girls.

"Merlin," the one in blue said. The one in dark orange twitched before annoyed walked away.

"You are Verum?" Merlin asked.

"I am," she replied. "Ignore Reproba she doesn't like the fact that she can only lie. She gets so mad when she can't trick people."

"Do you know why we're here?" Merlin asked.

"Yes. You're here to help heal Artemis."

"Do you know where Lumen is?" Merlin asked.

"No," she replied. Merlin and Arthur both looked disappointed by this. "But I know who does," she said.

"Who?" Arthur asked stepping in now.

"Omniscient. She's all-knowing. You'll find her in the mountains," Verum pointed to the mountains at the edge of the field. "But be weary you'll find Devia there too. She is a very uncompassionate creatures."

"Thank you," Merlin said.

"Good luck," Verum said.

Back in Camelot

"Where is Arthur?" Uther called. He had gathered all his knights for a strategy meeting, but the leader of the knights was nowhere to be seen.

"My Lord," a knight said. "He is nowhere to be found nor is his servant."

"How are we supposed to fight without Arthur!" Uther yelled.

"He probably thought it was hopeless," a knight muttered.

"What?" Uther asked.

"We're far outnumbered sire!" a different knight said. "There army is ten times as big as ours, and they have sorcerers!"

"We cannot let Camelot fall!" Uther yelled.

"We should get everyone in the shelters," another knight said. There was silence before Uther nodded.

"Gather everyone to the shelters underground."

Artemis sat in her tent with a blank stare. She said nothing. By her side, Nimueh sat.

"You will attack in two days," Nimueh said. "You will have your army destroy Camelot."

"I will have my army destroy Camelot," she repeated. Nimueh laughed. This was just too good. It was killing two birds with one stone.

"Hurry up Merlin!" Arthur yelled at Merlin as he was lagging behind him as they climbed the mountain. Finally, they reached the end to the trail. There was a cave in front of them.

"I suppose we're going in," Merlin said with a hint of depression.

"Of course," Arthur said walking in. Merlin followed. There were crystals on the ceiling of the cave that allowed for light. They walked in. As they got farther in, they could see a small cave pond glowing and next to it was a girl. She had her knees huddled to her chest. Her face was buried into her lap. She was rocking slightly.

"Excuse me?" Merlin called. The girl didn't answer.

"Come on," Arthur said approaching the girl.

"Arthur, you heard what Verum. We need to be careful," Merlin said wary to get closer to her.

"She's just a girl. Excuse me, miss," Arthur said reaching out and putting a hand on her shoulder. The girl turned and hit his hand away.

"Leave me alone!" she snapped. It was Artemis, but her hair was a tangled mess. Her clothes were ragged, and she was paler like she hadn't be in sunlight for many years. Arthur back away.

"Leave her be," a voice said . "She is the essence of loneliness, withdrawal, and rejection." Arthur and Merlin looked to the right of the cave. There stood another version of Artemis. She was wearing robes instead of her usual dressings. "Come with me." She walked down a section of the cave.

"I want to be alone. Just leave me alone. These people don't know me. They'll never understand. I'm not loved. I have no friends. I am alone. I would rather die. I would rather end myself," the girl muttered before Arthur and Merlin left. They followed the other girl. When the reached the end of the path, they were on top of the mountains. It wasn't cold in her, but actually rather warm. The woman sat near a pond. Arthur and Merlin approached her. As they got closer, they noticed her eyes. She was blind.

"Welcome," she said. "I'm Omniscient, the all-knowing."

"We-"

"I know why you're here," she replied. "Sit." Merlin and Arthur sat across from her on the ground. "Do you know where you are?" she asked.

"Artemis's soul," Merlin answer.

"You are correct. What you see," she said looking over the scenery that stretched for miles, "is her soul in a symbolic form. It is her sanctuary. For each person, it's different. Some people's souls are buildings and each emotion gets a room. These are people who are kept inside their lives or who are very materialistic. Some souls are towns. Each building represents something in the soul. Some are realms. Each town represents an aspect. For Artemis, this beautiful world represents her mind. Each aspect of her soul is a country. It just proves how worldly and how open she truly is. You are seeking Lumen. Lumen means Light. It's the pure goodness of Artemis."

"Where is she?" Arthur asked impatient.

"Patience, Arthur. You will get there in time," she replied. "I swear. To reach Lumen you must go all the way across the world. She pointed to the far east. "See those clouds?" she asked. Far away there were black clouds gathering the sky. "That's where Atrum is. Lumen is broken somewhere around Atrum's borders. You need to get her to fight Atrum. I warn you though it won't be easy. Getting there will be a challenge in itself. You will cross many emotions and aspects of Artemis. You will learn things about Artemis you never would have known in a million years. When you get out of here, things won't be the same. Artemis will forever feel ashamed of what you learned about her. There are things she has hidden from all. Things she's not proud of. When you leave here, you will reach the territory of Superbia, Optimus, Virtus, Vires, Infirmitas, Ars, and Ignavus. Many similar aspects share land. These are on a battleground. They are the war aspects. These are Pride, Noble, Courage, Strength, Weakness, Strategic, and Coward. You must get them to tell you what the next step on your path is. If you don't, you will not be able to enter the next zone. Play to the aspect they are. Use what they are against them. That element will tell you what element that is coming up. Once you reach the outer rim of Atrum's country you will find the strongest aspects of Artemis. They alone will be able to help you find Lumen. Convincing Lumen will be your challenge. She will be broken. Lumen is the Artemis you know. She is the Light of her. She is the closest to Artemis's conscious as anyone here. If you fail in convincing her, Artemis will be trapped in darkness, and Camelot will fall. Good luck." Omniscient cleared her throat. "Look over there a distraction!" she said pointing to the horizon. Both boys looked and then realized what she said, but by the time they looked back she was gone.

Back in Camelot

The night fell and Ava watched from the outer wall. Artemis was there, but Ava could see that something was off. It wasn't the Artemis she knew. Something was wrong with her.

"You're scared," Gaius said coming to her side.

"Artemis isn't violent. She hates war. This isn't her doing not be her own freewill at least." Gaius watched Ava's distressed face.

"Arthur and Merlin believe they may be able to save her."

"They went to help her?" Ava asked.

"Yes," Gaius said. "They better hurry or Camelot will fall, and Artemis will be the one blamed."