Chapter 53

Kara didn't know how much time had passed as she stood there unable to do anything, not knowing if it was working or not, the room had grown so cold the she had to wrap her arms around herself, frost had formed on the metal candle holders, eventually extinguishing them, the only light coming from the gap around the main door, it took her eyes a few moments to adjust

Merlin's eyes were still aglow, still staring at nothing straight ahead of him, unmoving

The blonde was starting to lose hope, it had surely been too long now, they both had stopped breathing, how could they possibly still be alive, had she lost them both, Merlin had sacrificed his own safety to make his past actions right and now he was trapped with Morgana in some other realm, just like Kara was

If Morgana did not survive this then Kara would not be able to return home, she would be stuck here without Morgana, destined to lose everyone she loved, Alex, Morgana, Lena… Lena Luthor, Kara's tears fell freely from her lashes, not only had she lost her way home, but she had betrayed Lena, she had kissed Morgana, she had fallen in love with her

Two sides of the same coin

The words echoed in her mind, no matter what world Kara got forced into, she would always love the parallel soul of Lena Luthor, always drawn to her beauty, her compassion

Now Kara broke down into tears, she fell to her knees against the icy cold floor, silent sobs wracking her body

"I'm so sorry" she whispered, she closed her eyes, just lying there, she couldn't bring herself to move, what was the point, where would she go, she was stuck without the people she cared about most

Something thudded next to her, Kara jumped her eyes flying open as she pushed herself back, it took her eyes a moment to clear before she could see that Merlin was now lying on the floor beside her, his eyes now closed

"Merlin?" she breathed as she moved to kneel over him, her hands going to his face, his skin was icy cold, her fingers trailed to his neck, she breathed a sigh of relief, he had a pulse

"Merlin?" she said a little louder

There was a slight groan from his throat, his eyes fluttering open a little, they were no longer gold, but they closed again

"Morgana?" he muttered croakily

The blonde sprang to her feet and approached the table where Morgana still lay, Kara hands caressed her cheeks gently, like Merlin she was cold to the touch

"Morgana?" she said still praying silently

A long moment of silence before her lips parted

"Kara" she murmured

"Oh thank God" Kara's body relaxed as she rested her head against the raven hair of Morgana

She looked down to see those green eyes squinting back up at her lazily, Kara stroked her hair back

"Are you okay?" she asked, knowing it was a stupid question but she just wanted to hear Morgana's voice again

Morgana licked her dry lips before taking in a deeper breath "I think so, what happened?" she asked Kara

The blonde smiled "You saved me from Helios, but you used too much magic and he…" a lump formed in her throat, she couldn't bring herself to say the words, instead she skipped that part "Merlin saved you"

Morgana frowned in confusion "Merlin?" she asked

Kara nodded and looked back to where Merlin was now in a slumped seated position against the wall, Morgana followed her gaze and met Merlin's sheepish eyes

"I'm sorry Morgana" he dropped his eyes, shame plain on his elfish features

Kara glanced back at Morgana, inner conflict in her eyes, after a long silence she spoke softly

"Thank you Merlin"

Kara's smile grew as she took Morgana's hand in her own,

The young man nodded, not knowing what to say so he just stayed silent and rested his head against the wall

A distant tolling bell reached their ears, Kara looked towards the door, not knowing what that meant, she felt Morgana squeeze her hand, the blonde looked down to see the young sorceress smiling a little

"The battle is over" her thumb running over Kara's knuckles gently

The room was suddenly illuminated, light flooding in from the double doors that led back to the hall, Arthur stood there breathing hard, he looked to all of them, frowning at Merlin on the floor, but once he saw that Morgana was looking back at him, he sighed, dropping his head, he regained his composure and walked in

"Are you well?" he asked coming to a stop beside the table

"I am thanks to Merlin" Morgana attempted to sit up, Kara wrapping a hand around her back to help support her, Morgana leaning into her

"Merlin?" Arthur questioned in surprise, he looked to Merlin who was still slumped against the wall, the King walked around to him and extended his hand down

The young warlock looked up, he grasped Arthur's wrist and was hauled to his feet, his arm being slung over Arthur's broad shoulders

"You look rough, let's get you to Gaius" Arthur nodded to Kara and Morgana before dragging Merlin from the room

The two women stayed silent for a long time, Kara's arms still wrapped around her, Morgana's head resting on Kara's shoulder, the blonde's steady heartbeat comforting Morgana, relaxing her a little, but there was something growing in the pit of her stomach

"Camelot is save" she murmured quietly

"Hmm" Kara hummed in agreement, her own mind plagued with what that meant

"And I'm reunited with my family" she added sadly

"Yer" Kara closed her eyes as she leant her cheek on top of Morgana's raven hair

Morgana placed a hand on Kara's forearm "What does that mean now?"

"I don't know" she answered honestly, Cailleach's prophecy was fulfilled, what else was left but for Kara to be returned home