Merlin: What's this chapter about?

Arthur: Yeah, we want to know.

Morgana & Gwen: Yeah.

Me: Not saying, you'll have to read to find out.

Chapter 9: Uncontrolled Magic

Merlin had been sitting holding a sheathed sword, the sword had been Excalibur, during the panic with Elyan he had managed to secretly head to the stone and pull it out, he sat there eyeing it deciding if he should do it, mark the amount of times a knight had almost/did die because of him, he finally made a choice, and with his mind made up, he unsheathed Excalibur and sliced.

It had been morning when Arthur noticed something off, he noticed the extreme lack of his and Morgana's brother he immediately popped up and searched around the clearing they had set up camp in, and then he noticed it, a trail of blood leading towards the forest, he almost instantly woke Gwaine, Elyan and, a druid that they asked for help by the name of Nariya with the four of them fearing the worst they set out into the forest in search of Arthur's brother and ironically protector.

It had nearly been midday when Merlin woke, he looked down at his arm confused at the sight before him, on his arm were three lines now scarred over, and he immediately realized the cause, for when he looked down at his hand he saw Excalibur glistening with a golden aura of magic, he knew that if the veil wasn't sealed, then he would lose all control of his magic, forever.

Arthur's P.o.V

Arthur had began to give up hope when all of a sudden he saw something shining golden, as he walked forward he saw somebody next to it, holding his arm out in shock the man turned to face him and in an instant it hit him, this man was Merlin he immediately rushed to his brothers side and removed the handkerchief from Merlin's neck and dressed the scars in fear that they would start bleeding again, he knew that they had been recent from the small pool of dried blood around his arm. "Merlin, what happened?" Arthur asked sorry clear on his features.

"I don't know, the last thing I remember was looking at Excalibur, the sword." while he was talking he lifted it up.

"Its meant for you Arthur." and with those words out he faded to unconsciousness.

Arthur and the other two made it back to camp just to hear the ending of an argument.

"Sister you can't, I won't let you, I just brought you back."

"I know sister, but with me here the balance is gone, I was dead for more than four days, I'm sorry, but I have to."

The three had dragged Merlin into the same makeshift tent the argument was happening in, just as the argument ended.

"What happened!?"

"He's hurt, but Morgana I need to tell you something." with that statement Morgana looked up from her shock intruiged to find out.

"What is it?" "We need to move out of here first, Gwen, come on." The three left the tent which was really just a tree that had cloth magically floating above them. "What is it brother?" Morgana, Gwen please don't freak out at what I'm about to say. "Morgana, Merlin is our brother."

Just as he finished Morgana's jaw dropped to the ground eyes filling with tears. "Arthur, if Merlin is our brother, then we can't lose him, but we are, while I was sleeping I had a vision, Merlin, he-he's going to try to sacrifice himself in your place." and with those words both Gwen and Morgana began weeping to no end. "Arthur, he'll take your place when he loses control of all his magic." and then there was a noise from the woods, and from that noise Arthur grabbed his sword, ready to protect those he loves, he walks towards the noise and there in the bushes lies an injured Leon strong enough to stand, but not for long as he falls into Morgana's arms and falls into darkness.

It had been 2 hours before Leon woke. "Sire, where are we, and what is that traitor doing here?" Leon reached for his sword, Arthur had placed his hand on the sheathe and moved it away. "Leon Morgana has pledged loyalty to Camelot, she's fine, but what I want to know is where the other knights are."

Okay, that's another chapter in the bag, so the original chapter name was Merlins control, but I decided to change the name due to it not having much relivence to the chapter, and sorry it's short, I am currently in the middle of a snowstorm and have been having to save the doc after every word I type, but I will update the chapter to be longer when I get the chance, and it's up to you all to decide which knight returns next. Leon, Lancelot or, Percival?

Updated: 1/24/17