AU: Hi again this is the 10th chapter of The Forgetting Curse.
This chapter is mainly about the battle of Arthur and the Dragon. Hope you like it.
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Nimway walked to her magical pot. She waved he hand and saw Merlin giving Arthur a kiss and then how the blond went out of the room walking towards the dragon's cave.
'This has gone too far!' - She said. - 'I gave you far too much time, little Prince.'
Nimway waved her hand again and the image disapeared. She pulled he hood and said
'Tempus dimittite me!'
A moment later she didapeared.
/
The Dragon was resting on a rock in the dungeouns, when he heard a noise, a pop, he hadn't heard for almost 20 уears.
'Nimway, what are you seeking here?' - he asked and nadigam.
'Hello, Great Dragon' - The witch said and pulled ger hood down. - 'I am here to ask for a favour.'
'Favour?'
'Yes. I want you to kill Prince Arthur.' - she said with ice cold voice.
'And why should I do such thing?' - he asked.
'If I can remember you, the fact that you are still alive, is my fault!'
'I haven't forgot what you did!'
'So it was I who convinced king Uther to keep you as a prove, that no creature is invincible.' - Nimway cleared and then she looked him in the eyes saying - 'For twenty years you have been chained here, like a dog. For twenty years you haven't seen the sun shine or the moon light. Now it is your time to revenge your terrable destiny. Now it is time to end your sufferings.'
'I can see that you know which sting to touch. But the young Pendragon is not like his father. He will be the one,to unite the land of Albion.'
'How can you be sure?' - the witch asked.
'I do not know. I just am.' - the dragon said and turned around.
'So you are not going to help me?' - Nimway said and raised her hands. - 'Let it be this way then. Ergo audiertisis me.' - she said and the dragon imedeatly stoped at the very place he was.
His eyes were not clear anymore.
'Mistress.' - he said. - 'What you want will be done.'
'Very well then!' - Nimway said and smiled to herself. The enchantment worked fine, for now.
She waved her cloak and disapeared.
/
Merlin opened the door of the healers and said to Gaius:
'He went to fight the dragon!'
'Oh. So that means we only have to wait until he returns.' - The healer said.
'You believe he is going to return, right?' - Merlin asked and raised his eyebrows.
'That is the only hope we have. And after all he is the best knight and warrior of Camelot.'
'How long do you think it will take him to get the flake?' - Merlin asked and sat on one of the chairs with worried face.
'I cannot say. I can take a day, may be two, or a whole week. This depends only on him.'
Merlin wasn't happy at all with the fact he didn't know what was happening with Arthur.
/
Entering the cave of the Dragon, Prince Arthur didn't see anyone. He had never been here. And he did not know the place.
He saw that there was a great gap in front of him. It was impossible to jump through it without falling in the sharp rocks from beneath. What was he going to do? Arthur looked around. There! He saw at the very right of where stood a tight way that was taking down. He followed it, not thinking where it went.
He walked and walked, suddenly he heard a splash of wings from up above. He knew that it was the Dragon. Arthur looked carefully above and saw the gigantic creature.
It was flying above him.
'Come here, Dragon!' - The Prince said and took out his sword.
Hearing that the enchanted Dragon launched fast and flew above Arthur's head. He bended down.
A fire wave came from his mouth, for less than a second, the Prince freezed, but then he pulled his shield in front if him and it took the hot wave.
Now it was time for Arthur to attack. He ran right opposite the creature and tried to pierce through his skin. Unfortunately, he was too slow and it jumped away.
'You are too slow, young Pengragon!' - The Dragon said and flight to the highs again.
Even if it Arthur was unable to see it. He could hear the chain moving and clanging. Up, then to the right, then down and straight to the place where the Prince was.
The dragon tried to grasp him but the Prince squatted and then tried to run his sword into it's feet, the creature flew away again.
'Come here you fearful creature!' - Arthur screamed and looked around. - 'Come here!'
'Don't worry, Sire, you will have your battle!'
This time the Dragon came under such angle that he was able to grab Arthur's shield and to prostrate him on the ground. From the force of the collusion he was dragged a few meters away where he hit a rock.
Crackle was heard from the chest of the Prince.
'Where is you bravery now?' - The Dragon asked seeing that his opponent spitted out some blood.
'You have no idea what will happen to you.' – The Prince said and started running toward the Dragon. He stabbed him with the sword of Sir Henry. He managed to hurt him and heard how the creature screamed in pain. Then it roared and flew away.
Up above Nimway was watching the battle. She saw the Great Dragon coming and asked him:
'How did he manage to hurt you, no one has ever managed to do that?'
'Mistress, he has the sword of Sir Henry of Mercedia, I was able to sense that when he sliced me.'
'Come here!' – She said and the creature obeyed. – 'Vulnus hoc sanabo nuns' – she said and the wound healed immediately.
Down on the ground Arthur was checking his injuries. He ran his hand though his chest. He felt one, no two broken ribs and a rather small wound in the left shoulder. It was good for now. It could have been better but nothing. He took his sword again and took attacking position. He wished Merlin was here. He would know what to do. How to beat the Dragon.
/
Back on the surface Merlin was looking out of the window. The weather had never been so bad around Camelot. As if it knew something was going on. It was pouring with rain. The drops were falling so fast that for a moment he thought that they were going to break the glass.
The warlock was worried as never before. No matter if Arthur was gone for just a few hours Merlin felt as he was never to return. With every thunder he looked at the door. With every move he thought that the Prince would be back. But he wasn't and it was killing him. Merlin was so used to the idea that he loved Arthur, as he had told him that so many times, that when he was gone, the boy felt like a part of him was gone too.
/
Back in the cave Arthur deflected another of the Dragons attacks. He didn't think that he would be able to hold for a long time. His chest hurt more with every move he made. He was losing more and more blood every time the Dragon attacked. His mind was blurred, his shield was broken and he thought that soon he will lose consciousness. For the last time Arthur tried to kill the creature with his sword. After another unsuccessful try the Prince fell on the ground. He felt that the life or going away from him. His stopped breathing, his heart wasn't working anymore. This was going to be his end. On the ground in the cave, without having the opportunity to look in his lover's, in his Merlin's eyes and tell him he loved him. His mind was blown away. Now he was nothing more than a dead body.
The Great Dragon returned to Nimway and said:
'The Prince is dead. Now after I have done what you want, please return me my will, Mistress.'
'You will have it; at the moment I am sure that the Prince is dead.' – She said and flew to the place where Arthur was. She checked him pulse. Nothing. No pulse on the neck, no on the hand. He was dead. – 'Well done, Dragon!' – She said. – 'Now you can have your will back. Voluntatem tuam reddiditque!' – Nimway said and disappeared.
/
Out it was already night and after a long talk with Gaius, Merlin was now in his bed, having a bad dream, nightmare. At the moment Arthur stopped breathing Merlin sat up on his bed, screaming: - 'Nooo!' – He felt a tear fell from his eyes and rolled down his cheek. Gaius entered the room and went straight to the boy hugging him in not very comforting hug.
'Nothing happened, everything will be alright. Shh. Shh…' - But the warlock couldn't stop his tears.
'No!' – He said. – 'I feel it, I feel it Gaius he is …. dead.' – He said and another two tears rolled down his face.
'He isn't. Shhh… everything will be fine. He will return by tomorrow evening. Don't worry!' – He said and petted him on the back.
/
The Dragon was great for many reasons, but the main one was that he was able to give life back. He could do that with a special technique. He took the years from his life and gave them to the person who he chose. The prophesy said that only Prince Arthur would be able to unite the land of Albion and to free him. And as it was going to happen the Prince must live. So under the circumstanced the Great Dragon too one hundred years from his life and with the words 'Lobortis erat non mauris!' so gave them to Prince Arthur Pendragon
A loud in breath was heard from the place where Arthur was. He rose slightly and looked around him. It was quiet. The Dragon was gone. He stood on the ground where he was and thinking how was it possible that he lived. He lost so much blood and he had at least four broken bones. Now he felt tired, very tired. He left his conscious to roam and fell into a sweet dream about Merlin.
Not too far from there Nimway was furious. She was misled. She was misled by that stupid Dragon. The witch had forgotten that special ability that belonged to the Dragon. She waved though the magic pot and the image she was looking at disappeared. This was being personal now. She said her disappearing spell.
Now that the Dragon had his job done, he needed a long rest. He spell he did was really hard and as he hadn't used magic for so long ago he was exhausted. Just as the creature was about to sleep he heard the same pop as a few hours before.
'Great Dragon of Camelot! I challenge you!' – Nimway said and sent a fire ball up to the head of the Dragon.
'How dare you!' – He said and returned the fire, twice more powerfully. – 'What do you want Nimway. I did what you wanted me to do! I killed the Prince!'
'Do not lie to me you foolish creature!' – The witch yelled. She took her cloak out and said a spell after which the Dragon was unable to fly.
'You must go away.' – The Dragon said.
The battle continued like forever, the witch and the dragon threw at each other curses spells, and fireballs. At the end they were both a too exhausted to continue. The Dragon took a few steps at the back and then Nimway give him her last shot and then disappeared.
The Dragon fell. Right at this moment Arthur woke up hearing the creature scream from the pain. He stood up and carefully walked towards him.
'What it is that is going on?' – He asked and looked a bit worried about the Dragon.
'I, Prince Arthur, I am dying.' – it answered and gulped.
'I want to ask you a question.'
'Go on.' – the Dragon said, he looked as though it was hurting his even to keep his eyes opened.
'I want to take a flake of yours.' – Arthur said – 'This is why I came here in the first place.'
'Why do you need my flake?'
'Merlin.' – He said. – 'Merlin lost his memory and with your flake and my blood we will be able to make a potion that will heal his memory loss.'
'Then you can have it.' – It said and with these words of him Arthur got a flake and put it carefully in the bag he had. – 'But there is one more thing you will need for such… potion.'
'What will it be?' – The Prince was wondering what this creature was talking about.
'It is the magic of a powerful and yet young warlock.' – The Dragon said.
'And who this warlock has to be?' – Arthur's blood was running wildly though his veins.
'It…. Has… to… be …. Merlin's…' – the Dragon said and breathed out for the last time.
'What?!' – Arthur asked and looked like hit in the face with something.
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