The Diamond of the Day
Hello, hope you are having a good day. This is an AU to The Diamond of the Day.
It was night. Merlin was asleep in his bed. He was drunk and Gaius had come in to tend to him. Gaius had put a cool cloth on Merlin's head and left to get some sleep. When both men were asleep a snake slithered in. He bit Merlin near the ribs on the right side and then it bit Merlin on the shoulder. Merlin gasped and opened his eyes. He saw the snake and fell of the bed. He used his magic and killed the snake before it could strike him again. The snake dissolved into dust and Merlin went back to bed. When he got into bed he vomited on the bed. Then he passed out. In the morning Gaius went in to wake Merlin up. When he went in he saw that Merlin was shivering and sweating at the same time. Merlin was moaning and was deathly pale. Gaius went to Merlin's side and put a hand on Merlin's forehead. HE found it burning hot.
"Oh, Merlin what happened to you?" Gaius asked. Merlin weakly opened his eyes but could not focus. Then he vomited again. When it was over Gaius helped Merlin sit up. Merlin was very weak but with Gaius' help he managed to sit up. Gaius cleaned the vomit off the bed and then helped a weak Merlin lie down. Gaius grabbed a bucket of cold water and put some of the water in a bowl and then took the rest and went to Merlin's room. He took Merlin's socks off and put Merlin's feet in the water. Merlin weakly looked at Gaius. Merlin had layers of sweat and tears covering his face. "Try to get some sleep. I can tell you are not feeling good."
Merlin closed his eyes and was asleep quickly. Gaius got the bowl of water and put on Merlin's bedside table. Then he took a cloth, put it in the water, and then put it on Merlin's forehead. Gaius wiped the sweat and tears off of Merlin's face. Then Arthur barged into Gaius' chamber.
"Merlin!" Arthur shouted angrily. He barged into Merlin's room and gasped when he saw Merlin. "What happened?"
"I don't know. I came in here to wake him up an hour ago and he was like this. He vomited a couple times. His face was covered in sweat and he had been crying. He hasn't spoken a word. I've been trying to bring his fever down. I don't know what it is." Gaius explained sadly.
"Can we move him to one of the guest chambers?"
"We can. It'll be better for him."
"Ok."
So Arthur pick Merlin up off the bed and carried him to a guest chamber. As they walked they saw a serving girl.
"You, go get a few buckets of water." Gaius ordered. The serving girl ran off and got the water. Merlin began coughing. Blood dripped out of Merlin's mouth. Merlin slowly opened his eyes. Just then they got the chambers that where next to Arthur's. Arthur went in and put Merlin on the bed. Then Gaius came over.
"There was as snake. It bit me." Merlin moaned. When Gaius heard this he took Merlin's shirt off. When he did he saw 2 pairs of puncture wounds. Around them it was purple, black, and green. It was spreading.
"It's a magical snake, sire. I need to find out what caused it." Gaius answered. Then Merlin started screaming in pain. Gaius held his hand and Merlin squeezed the pain into him. Then a servant came in with 2 buckets of water. Gaius put Merlin's feet in one of the buckets and Merlin shivered. Then Gaius took the other bucket and put it on the table. He took a cloth and put it in water, then he put it on Merlin's forehead. So for the next few days they watched over Merlin who was getting worse by the hour. One night Arthur was with Gwen in their chambers when Arthur decided to see Merlin. Merlin laid in bed suffering. Gaius was making something for the pain. Merlin was thirsty and tried reach the cup but couldn't. Merlin used his magic and it came to him. Arthur saw this and barged into the room not angry but confused.
"How long have you practiced magic?" Arthur asked. Merlin was shocked and knocked the cup off the table. "I'm not going to hurt you. Just tell me how long you have been practicing magic."
"I was born with it." Merlin moaned weakly. "I didn't want to have magic. It choose me. I'm sorry. I guess you're going to kill me."
"Try to rest. You'll need it. If we are to win the battle than we will need you to help."
"Arthur, I can't even move my legs. It's too painful. I could summoned the great dragon and he could help you but I won't be able to."
"I thought I killed that dragon."
"I lied. When Balinor died, I began the last dragonlord. When you were unconscious I told him to go. My father was Balinor."
"Merlin, I'm sorry."
"It's ok. Can I have some water?"
Arthur got a cup of water and helped Merlin drink the water. When Merlin was finished he slowly rolled over so that he was on his side with his head on the edge of the bed. Gaius came over and put his hand on Merlin's shoulder. Then Merlin vomited into the bucket that was next to the bed. For several minutes he vomited. He felt excruciating pain. When it was over Merlin's body was fighting the sickness so much that Merlin had a seizure. Gaius put Merlin on his back and took the blankets off. For several minutes they watched as Merlin convulsed. When it was over Merlin was unconscious. Gaius put the blankets on Merlin and put the damp cloth that was on the table onto Merlin's forehead. Then Arthur and Gaius talked about Merlin. When Merlin woke up he summoned Killgarrah. Arthur helped Merlin get up and walk to the field. Merlin was panting a lot and was very weak. When they got to Killgarrah, Merlin was weak and exhausted.
"Killgarrah, I'm very sick and I can't protect Arthur. Morgana will attack Camelot soon. I want you to help. Do what Arthur tells you." Merlin explained.
"I will help, young warlock. Now, you must rest. You look like you are going die on your feet if you don't get to bed and rest." Killgarrah explained.
"Ok."
"Arthur, you have done well. You must be careful. Mordred will kill you."
Arthur nodded. He helped Merlin back to bed. On the day of the battle Merlin was watching the battle. He looked for Morgana. He was using hid magic to stop the illness. When he saw Morgana he used his magic and went to her. She was in a clearing.
"Morgana." Merlin angrily said.
"Merlin, you should be dead." Morgana answered.
"So should you."
"You poisoned me."
"Yeah. You poisoned me too."
This angered Morgana and she used magic and made a fireball she threw it at Merlin who easily got out of the way. They started to use their magic to fight. Killgarrah was killing the Saxons with fire. He saw Merlin and knew that Merlin would win. After several minutes of fighting both Morgana and Merlin were weak and exhausted. Both were injured severely. Merlin was in a lot of pain but ignored it. Morgana was near death because of her injuries. Merlin used lightning and pointed it at Morgana. Morgana died instantly. Merlin tried to walk back to the castle but was too weak. He collapsed and when he hit the ground he tried to stay awake. Meanwhile, the battle was almost won. Mordred was walking up to kill one of the knights. Arthur snuck up behind him and stabbed him. Mordred looked at Arthur and then fell to the ground. A few minutes later most of the Saxons were killed. Arthur looked up to see Killgarrah.
"Merlin was in a clearing fighting Morgana. He most likely defeated her by now can you find him and roar when you find him." Arthur ordered. Killgarrah nodded. He searched for Merlin. He saw Aithusa hovering over a body. Killgarrah went to Aithusa. When he saw who it was he roared. Merlin was very weak. When he saw Killgarrah he smiled.
"I…I killed her." Merlin panted.
"Yes, you did. Now, lie still. I need to see your injuries." Killgarrah answered. Merlin nodded. He stayed very still as Killgarrah used magic to see Merlin's injuries. When he finished, Arthur came up. He was at Merlin's side as quick as he could. He put Merlin's head on his shoulder and put his hand on one of the wounds.
"You did it. You killed her." Arthur happily whispered. Merlin smiled weakly at Arthur. Then Merlin groaned as he felt waves of pain." How is he, Killgarrah?"
"He has internal bleeding. I can heal the more deadly injuries but Gaius will need to do the rest." Killgarrah sighed.
"Do it."
Arthur put Merlin on the ground and stepped away. Killgarrah used and healed the worst of the injuries. When he finished Merlin was very weak and fell asleep.
"I have done what I can. I will stay in Camelot till my death. Aithusa shall stay as well so that I can teach her to help Merlin." Killgarrah explained. Arthur nodded. He picked Merlin up and carried him to his chambers. When they got there Gaius was there waiting for them. Arthur put Merlin on the bed and got out of the way so Gaius could treat Merlin. For the next few hours Gaius treated Merlin.
"He should be fine. He needs rest. His wounds are bad but he can pull through. The sickness is gone thanks to Killgarrah. Someone needs to be with him at all times." Gaius explained. So everyone took turns watching over Merlin. It took a month for Merlin to recover just enough to be able to walk. When Merlin was up and about he had to be careful. His legs were very weak and he had to do certain exercises to help strength his legs. When Merlin was fully recovered he became court warlock. The ban on magic was lifted. Killgarrah died a few months later. When he died Merlin was depressed for a while. Then a year later, Gaius passed away and Merlin also became court physician. Every fell prey to old age except Merlin. Merlin lived on. He traveled with grieve in his heart.
THE END
