Man, it's been thundering and raining ever since i got home from my college class. The loud claps of thunder are freaking me out, and by freaking me out, i really mean terrifying me!
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Chapter 34: Aithusa Part 7
Merlin and Cade ran to the knights. Merlin knelt beside Arthur and Cade knelt beside Micheal. They were all struggling to breathe, each breath they managed to take in hoarse and wheezy. Merlin placed a hand on Arthur's chest. "Ic pe purhhaele pin ticsare!" he hissed, his eyes flashing molten gold. Immediately, Arthur's breathing became easier, the hoarseness and wheezing gone as the King began to take in many breaths. Merlin nodded to Cade, who chanted the same spell over Micheal. The two continued chanting the spell, moving from wheezing knight to wheezing knight, until they were finally done.
"We have to go after Borden!" Cade exclaimed. "We can't delay anymore! We're way too close to Ashkanar! Borden is probably already there!" Cade's eyes flashed gold and a large branch from a nearby tree snapped and went crashing into another tree.
"Calm down, Cade." Merlin soothed, putting a long-fingered hand on Cade's shoulder, brushing back her unruly jet black bangs out of her eyes. "We'll find him. I know it."
Cade nodded, her eyes fading back to their natural neon green color. With that, the two siblings began to run, hoping to reach the tomb in time to stop Borden. When they made it to Ashkanar, they found Borden already scaling the building and the two siblings quickly followed. When they entered Ashkanar, Borden was still quite far ahead of them. He put the Triskellion in a spot on the door and turned it. The door swung open, but before he could enter, gas poured out, enveloping him.
Merlin and Cade covered their noses and mouths with their jackets and Merlin held out a hand, shouting, "Prosm toh weorfe!" With that spell, the gas dissipated. When it was completely gone, Merlin and Cade uncovered their faces and walked forward. They walked to the door and found Borden, unconscious on the floor from the gas. Deciding to continue forward, Merlin and Cade entered a vast chamber.
On a pedestal in the center of the chamber, there was a large bright blue egg. Cade's jaw dropped. "It's so beautiful!" she exclaimed softly. Merlin nodded and the two walked forward, closer to the egg. They stood in front of it, but as they reached it, their hands extended to grab it, they heard a familiar voice behind them.
"Give it to me." Looking behind them, the siblings saw Borden was walking towards them.
"It's not yours to take." Merlin growled.
"You give it to me," Borden continued. "And I will grant you both fair shares, Merlin."
"No." Merlin said, making eye contact with the thief. "It must go free."
"Don't be a fool." Borden commanded. "Think of the power it'll bring us! The lands we could rule over! The riches-"
"We're not interested in that!" Cade yelled, clenching her fists tightly.
"With the dragon at our command, we will live like kings! We will have the power and freedom to do what we wish!"
"DRAGONS CANNOT BE USED LIKE THAT!" Merlin roared. "It must be left unshackled, free to roam the earth."
"But this is your chance. Your chance to escape your meaningless life. Your worthless existence!"
"It's not our lives we pity upon." Cade said quietly, glaring at Borden. "It's yours."
"Wasting it." Merlin continued. "For nothing."
Borden glared angrily at them, then stepped forward, grabbing the torch Merlin and Cade had abandoned moments ago. He held it out at the warlock and witch. "I pieced together the Triskellion. I found the path that led us here. The dragon belongs to me! Now hand it over!" He held out a hand.
Merlin and Cade shook their heads. "No."
Borden's face turned red with rage. He began swinging the torch widely at the two. "You are not going to stop me!"
Dragons are creatures of magic, there to travel the world!" Merlin shouted as he and Cade dodged the out the torch's way. Cade fell backwards, a little ways away from Borden. Merlin fell straight back, but, as he continued looking up at Borden, he shouted, "They're for the benefit of all!"
"What do you know?!" Borden shoved the torch in Merlin's face. "You are but a serving boy."
Merlin's expression turned threatening. "I am the last Dragonlord. And I am warning you: Leave. This. Egg. Alone." Borden looked at the egg, then took one last swipe at the siblings. Merlin threw his hand out, causing Borden to fly backwards.
Jumping up, Merlin and Cade took the egg from its pedestal. As soon as they had done so, whatever trap had been set activated and the tomb began to collapse. Dodging the falling pieces of the ceiling, Merlin and Cade ran straight of the tomb and deep into the forest. They watched as the entire Tomb of Ashkanar crumbled away. Merlin hurriedly put the egg in his bag just as Arthur and the rest of the knights turned up. "What happened?!" Arthur exclaimed.
"The tomb was a trap." Merlin explained. "He set it off. He never got out."
"What about the egg?" Arthur inquired.
"Would of perished with him." Cade answered.
"Are you sure?" Arthur asked, glaring at his two servants. "We need to be certain."
Merlin stood as Leon stared ahead and said, "Nothing's going to survive that."
Back at Gaius's chambers in Camelot, after the group had returned home, Gaius, Merlin and Cade were eating dinner, though Merlin and Cade just seemed to be playing with it. After finally finishing, Merlin gathered up the dishes and cleaned the table, both himself and Cade taking care not to make eye contact with their uncle.
"Heard about the egg." Gaius said quietly.
"Yes…" Merlin said, still not making eye contact.
"You weren't able to save it?" Gaius asked.
Merlin and Cade shook their heads. "No…" Cade said sadly. As the two continued to play with the crumbs on the table, they kept glancing up at Gaius. Gaius raised an eyebrow, cocking his head to the side in skepticism. He made eye contact with his niece and nephew, causing both of their faces to break out in a smile. They smirked and Merlin jumped up from the table, walking over to where his bag was sitting just outside of his and Cade's room.
"All the jewels. All the treasures, Gaius, they don't compare." Merlin said, taking the egg out of his bag. He held it up and brought it back to the table, handing it to Gaius as he sat back down again.
"And it was nearly lost because of the two of you." Gaius said, holding the egg in his hands.
"We're sorry, Gaius." Merlin said. "We were too quick to act."
Cade nodded in agreement. "We were just so relieved that Kilgharrah wasn't actually the last of his kind."
"You have to think things through." Gaius informed. "Ashkanar did exactly that. He had the foresight to conceal this for four hundred years. And now it's down to you two, Merlin and Cade." Gaius handed the egg back to Merlin. "For you to decide what you intend to do with it."
"I've thought about that." Merlin said. Cade smiled widely. "I'm going to make sure it goes back to where it belongs."
Later that evening, Merlin and Cade took the egg to the clearing where to meet with Kilgharrah. Merlin set the egg on a tree stump between them and where Kilgharrah would land, and then backed away as the large golden dragon landed.
Is it still alive?" Cade asked, worry laced in her voice.
"It can live for more than a thousand years." Kilgharrah explained.
Merlin smirked, smiling widely. "So you are no longer the last of your kind."
Kilgharrah chuckled. "It would seem not."
"When will it hatch?"
"Young dragons were called into the world by the Dragonlords. Only they had the power to summon them from the egg. As the last Dragonlord, this solemn duty falls to you, Merlin."
"How do I summon it?" Merlin asked.
"You must give the dragon a name." Kilgharrah replied simply. Merlin nodded and closed his eyes, searching for the right name for the unhatched dragon.
"Aithusa." His voice rasped deeply. Cade turned to the egg, jaw dropping as a crack appeared at the top. The dragon peeked its head out of the shell, growling softly.
"A white dragon," Kilgharrah said, honestly sounding surprised for once. "Is indeed a rare thing. And fitting. For in the Dragon tongue, you named him after the light of the sun. No dragon birth is without meaning. Sometimes, the meaning is hard to see, but this one I believe it is clear: A white dragon bodes well for Albion." Merlin laughed, tears going down his cheeks. Cade wrapped her arms around her brother's, her head laying against his arm as tears went streaming down her own tears. Merlin ran a hand across his face, smiling widely up at Kilgharrah as the old dragon continued speaking, "For you both. And Arthur. And for the land that you will build together."
The siblings looked at Aithusa, the young white dragon having finally broken free of his shell. He stood on his hind legs and spread his paper-thin wings out proudly, looking at Merlin and Cade.
Yay! Aithusa is finally here! I always thought Aithusa was so adorable. But i didnt understand why he healed Morgana at the end of the forth season. It just didnt make sense. My brother and myself were very ticked at Aithusa for doing that because Morgana is freakin' evil!
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