A/N: Merlin does NOTTTTTTT belong to me- if it did I would not be writing Wattpad fanfics in the middle of the desert.

Arthur's body hung in my arms, his eyes drained of life.

I knew I should've left by now, should've gone to Camelot to bring Gwen back the news. But how could I tell the wife of the man I loved that he was dead, and it was my fault. I had failed him and all of Camelot.

Rain began to fall from the sky, mixing in with my tears as I stood; Arthur still in my arms and began my trudge back to Camelot.

I kept my eyes on the road ahead of me, not looking down for fear of breaking down at the sight of his body. My entire body froze as I realized, 'a body... Arthur is a body." I taking in a heaving, shaky breath. How had it come to this? If I'd just listened to Kilgarrah, everything might've turned out fine. But now, I was left to suffer in a cold world with no Arthur in it.

Suddenly, I felt a cold hand grab my ankle; when I turned back I saw the nearly dead husk of Mordred. My face tied up into a grimace.

"Merlin, you can fix this," he said, his voice rough as he clutched onto life. "I can take you back, you can go back."

"Back where?" I asked, giving in to the conversation and the young man's final wish.

"To when it all started to when you first met Arthur."

I felt hope enter my body once more. I could go back to him. The dragon told me that he'd be back when Albion needed him most. But I needed him most now. I don't want to wait and I refuse to do so. If Arthur were here he'd tell me not to be such an idiot. To be patient. But then, Arthur himself was never much one for patience.

I gently put down Arthurs body before stepping closer to Mordred, crouching down next to the half-dead druid. "How?"

I could see the life draining from his eyes quickly. He seemed to be aware of his own death as well.

I expected him to tell me what to do, something like that. But instead, he grabbed my wrist. Everything began to fade to black but the last thing I heard was a muttered spell.

A/N Pt.2: this chapter is short but for future reference, they will be long after this. This is pretty much just a preface/prologue so I could get into what the story is actually about. Anywhoooo, I'd appreciate it if you commented on this story. You could also follow me. I'm trying to regularly update this story and I also have another story planned for after I get further into this one.