Merlin has been murdered, slaughtered by Morgause and Morgana. However, as our heroes set out to avenge their friend's death, they find that things aren't always as they seem...Can they save Merlin? Does he want to be saved? What evil lurks beneath the surface? Angst! Protective!Arthur Dark!Merlin Freylin! Reveal-fic! Disclaimer: I don't own Merlin-all rights go the BBC & Shine!

The King finds an abandoned child on a cruel winter's night. When the boy can only remember his name, and displays an extraordinary gift for magic, Uther adopts him to keep him safe- but how long can the Pendragons keep Merlin's secret? AU; Prince!Merlin; Pairings Inside

this is a story about how Merlin should have revealed his magic to Arthur and about all of the adventures they would have gone on if Arthur had known long before the final battle.

Never before has Merlin felt the weight of his destiny so heavy upon his shoulders. The threats to Camelot just keep coming, and Merlin is feeling drained. But things are only about to get worse after a trip to the vaults with Gwaine comes with unintended consequences. Merlin's secret suddenly becomes that much harder to keep. And it isn't long before Arthur becomes suspicious.

Arthur accidently sees Merlin using magic and has him arrested. Merlin decides to run for his life. Now Morgana is coming to attack Camelot and the druids say Emrys is the only one capable of stopping her. AU *Magic reveal* Merlin could be taken as OOC at the start.