When Uther pursues Balinor to Ealdor, he finds Hunith instead, and takes her prisoner, not knowing she is pregnant. He entrusts her imprisonment to his ally King Olaf, but when the other King falls in love instead, Uther is not pleased. But destiny is a fickle thing... Royal!Merlin, FemMerlin! Eventual Merlynn/Arthur, but will be slow burn. Rated T for language.

For a year now, Arthur, the knights, and everyone else around him had been cruel, violent, and controlling. Merlin didn't question it anymore - he's accepted it. And, really, who was he to say he didn't deserve it? He was still by Arthur's side, fulfilling his destiny. However the king chose to treat him didn't matter. Warnings: abuse, conditioning, starvation, sleep deprivation

"Any warlock that sets foot anywhere near you will not only have their powers taken – their soul will surely be damned." Uther gives Arthur a necklace that is said to bind a magic-user's soul to some kind of hell, and unknowingly, Merlin becomes the victim that Arthur has condemned. NO SLASH.

[Merlin Reverse Big Bang] Although the first meeting of betrothed princelings Arthur and Merlin does not go as planned, nor most of the following meetings, by the time Merlin is kidnapped a year before their wedding, Arthur is left distraught by the loss. For Merlin's kidnapper, there's only one plan: torture. And it's all going as expected. AU; Top Arthur / Bottom Merlin.

Merlin gets hit by a sorcerers spell and is de-aged leaving the king and knights to care for him, a task made more difficult for everyone when he gets hurt. Good thing they all love their young friend.

When Merlin's magic is revealed, Uther attempts to enslave him as a collared sorcerer. Can Merlin count on Arthur to save him or has the Prince been poisoned against him by the King's lies?

"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." - Ralph Waldo Emerson. Merlynn is sent to Camelot and things get a bit tricky from there. Fem!Merlin/Arthur. Darker themes later on. SLOWLY BEING EDITED (currently editing chapter 14). Sequel is up!

SLASH. When Merlin saves a young boy from would-be-kidnappers, he unknowingly starts the course of events that lead him to meet the boy's father, Arthur, who has played a painful part in changing Merlin's familiy's life in the past.