AGAIN! DO NOT FREAK OUT OVER THE TITLE OF THIS! IT IS JUST WHAT FIT!
The following seven drabbles belong to an alternate ending to Season 5. It starts during the "Arthur's Bane" episodes, then it picks up in "The Diamond of the Day" episodes. Parts 1-2 are "Arthur's Bane."
Disclaimer: You'd better be thankful that I don't own Merlin.
Prompt: From Riah021101: Prompt: What if Merlin was the one supposed to die in the battle of Camlann?
Rating: T
Genre: Angst/Tragedy
Characters: Arthur, Merlin, Dochru, Gaius, Mordred, Morgana, the Saxons
Time Frame: Season 5
Summary: Let loose the hounds of war. Let the dreadfire of the Last Priestess rain down from angry skies. For brother will slaughter brother. For friend will murder friend. As the great horn sounds a cold dawn at Camlann. The prophets do not lie. There Merlin will meet his end, upon that mighty plain.
Let's Go On An Adventure
"Arthur... Arthur..." Arthur followed the voice into a cave and found a dying man.
Immediately, Arthur threw down his weapons and sat next to him. "What happened? Who did this to you?"
Dochru chuckled dryly. "I have waited for this moment with great sorrow in my heart, Arthur Pendragon. For even as Camelot flowers, so the seeds of her destruction are being sown. The prophets speak of Merlin's bane."
Arthur's heart clenched. "No, no, you must be mistaken. Merlin, he can't-"
"I am not. Be careful Arthur Pendragon."
Dochru died then, as did a part of Arthur.
A few things to note:
-In this, Merlin was taken with the Knights to Ismere. That is why Dochru called Arthur instead.
-I cut Dochru's monologue into pieces to make it easier for Arthur to understand (and so that I can have that angsty ending).
-For the first time, Arthur feels what "Two Sides of the Same Coin" really feels like, hence why he felt a part of him die at the news.
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Next: Arthur goes to talk to the one person who would understand.
~Lya200~