Hello! Thank you so much for the reviews! Not gonna lie I am looking forward to this chapter a little bit as Morgana is revealed to everyone she is the traitor which I felt wasn't greatly written in the show kinda. Please don't hate me for saying that. Anything you recognise then it is from Merlin.
THIS TIME: ARTHUR, MERLIN, MORGAUSE AND GWAINE HEAD BACK TO CAMELOT WITHOUT THE CUP. MORGANA BECOMES QUEEN AND STARTS HER FRIGHTENING REIGN OF TERROR ON THE PEOPLE OF CAMELOT. ALL HOPE IS LOST AS CAMELOT REACHES ITS DARKEST HOUR.
Chapter 6: Camelot is Fallen
As they walked out of the cave Morgause gave Arthur the cup. What did he mean in there? To make sure Morgana doesn't get her hands on it?" Arthur asked as he took the cup. Merlin looked alarmingly at Morgause who mirrored the expression. They thought the Druid had spoke to them in their mind, not out loud. "And why do you Merlin, look like you've been caught doing something you shouldn't?"
The two sorcerers looked at each other before Morgause began talking. They silently agreed to tell him. "Morgana is my sister. When she spent the year missing she was with me. All the times you suspected a traitor in the kingdom; that was me and Morgana until the Castle of Fyrien."
"Why until then?" Arthur asked, his hand ready on the hilt of his sword.
"I didn't know of your destiny until then. I don't want to harm any of you. Morgana was already on a dark path before I got to her, I was the catalyst that ended up making her truly evil. She has tried to kill you and your father a few times. I admit some with my help but Emrys showed me the way to go and he is the one who saved you every time." Arthur still looked unsure but turned his attention to Merlin.
"You knew didn't you?" It was more of a statement than a question.
"I had my suspicions to begin with until the knights of Medhir I knew that Morgana was the source of the magic that made the kingdom fall asleep. I tried to stop her from trying to kill you and Uther." Merlin replied, he wasn't lying just cutting out the parts that he was the one to save him.
"How did you know she was behind everything? You could be wrong." The young prince didn't want to believe that the sweet, kind, loving Morgana would ever be a traitor to him or his father.
"I knew about her magic and tried to help her. I told her where the Druids were so they could help her control it. I didn't believe her magic would be bad, it's Morgana. Then when the knights came I thought it was because of her magic she wasn't asleep but then the knight spared her life and I knew part of it was her and Morgause." The warlock explained. Arthur seemed to accept this but everyone knew he would ask more questions later.
"Perhaps we should get that," Gwaine pointed at the cup, "back to Camelot." Everyone actually forgetting he was there at that moment as he'd actually managed to stay quiet for once. I fonly he could do that more often.
The four was getting ready to make camp before Arthur, Gwaine and Morgause stopped, Merlin not paying any attention as usual carried on until he noticed they stopped. "What?"
"Cenred's men." Morgause answered as all these men came running out from beyond the trees. Arthur was quickly shot in the leg with an arrow as Morgause used her magic to keep the men away. Gwaine was busy fighting the men and kind of admiring Morgause with her magic. Unfortunately, when Arthur was shot with the arrow the Cup flew in the air and was caught by one of the men. Merlin balsted the knight back causing the Cup to fly away again and roll of the edge of the forest to the road below into the hands of Cenred's men. Merlin looked on in despair. Morgana will have the cup to make an immortal army. Great.
"They got the cup." The warlock told Morgause and Gwaine. They made camp quickly as Gwaine went to get firewood. "I could use magic to heal him." He told the other sorcerer as she looked at him questioningly at sending Gwaine to get firewood. She nodded. "Ge hailige." Nothing happened so he tried again but it wouldn't work. At this point Gwaine had come back with the firewood so Merlin couldn't keep trying.
"I could try and heal him." Morgause suggested. Merlin nodded as Gwaine looked a bit hesitant.
"How do we know you won't kill him?" Gwaine questioned.
"I'm trying to get him to trust me so he knows I'm not a threat. I don't want to kill him." Morgause answered sharply. "Wel cene hole." Her eyes flashed gold as the spell seemed to work. "He should be fine. You two get some sleep I'll keep watch." The two nodded as they settled down to fall asleep. Eventually Morgause fell asleep too leaning against a tree.
Merlin was jerked awake by Arthur demanding "where's the cup?"
"Cenred's men - they took it." Merlin answered hesitantly.
"Then what are we still doing here?" Arthur asked looking at Merlin.
"You were unconscious."
"Always an excuse, Merlin." Arthur got off the floor groaning.
"You need to be careful, I managed to heal the wound but it will still feel like a bruise." Morgause told him sternly. The Prince looked at the High Priestess warily.
"You healed me?"
"Yes. Now we need to get to Camelot before Cenred's now immortal army reaches Camelot." The blonde stated before they took off to Camelot.
"I'd listen to the lady, Arthur." Gwaine chuckled following Morgause and Arthur rolling his eyes.
Along the way to Camelot they found a burned down village, presumably Cenred's army. They then found Camelot patrol, dead, slaughtered. "We now know that Morgana has used the cup to make Cenred's men immortal. That means they're no longer Cenred's men. They're bound to Morgana now; under her control." Morgause told them. No one replied; not that they needed to they were all thinking the same thing.
The four of them made it Camelot, the castle smoking, the streets empty. It was like walking through a ghost town. Arthur led the way to Gwen's house, opening the door on alert for anyone to jump out. No one was present when they walked in. They were looking around when Elyan jumped out with a sword which was luckily blocked by Arthur, Morgause and Merlin were ready to use their magic against the threat until Merlin noticed who it was. "Elyan."
He looked at the four before apoligising. Merlin closing the door. "Where is everyone?" Arthur asked Elyan.
"I - I - I thought that -" Elyan could barely string a sentence together.
"Elyan, what happened please?" Arthur asked again.
"They came out of nowhere, a mighty army. Weapons were useless against them. They were men, Sire, but not men. Nothing could kill them. Nothing." The man explained. Arthur looked back to Merlin both understanding what this meant.
"Where's your sister? Where's Guinevere?"
"She was in the citadel when they attacked."
"There's still hope."
"Sire. The citadel's been taken."
"Morgana will be working from the inside, the citadel would have been taken near on immediately. It also doesn't help that her army is immortal." Morgause told Arthur. "We should see if Guinevere is still in the palace. She is Morgana's maid after all, she'd probably uses her to get to you anyway."
"How do you know what Morgana will do?" Arthur questioned her.
"Because luckily for us I spent one whole year teaching her. Don't panic though because she didn't learn everything especially with her magic." Arthur nodded as they began to make their way to the castle. Merlin and Morgause went to find Gaius as Gwaine, Arthur and Elyan went to find Uther and Gwen.
The two sorcerers went into Gaius' chambers looking normal except it was dark and there was no physician. They walked in slowly looking around when they heard clattering coming from the cupboard. Both of them looked at each other giving the other a nod as they approached the cupboard. Morgause used her magic to open the door ready to use it again until Merlin shouted, "Gaius!" Sure enough the physician was stood in the cupboard staring at them both.
"Merlin!" They both hugged briefly. "Morgause."
"Gaius." Morgause said politely. "We need to get back to the prince." Merlin nodded before running into his chambers to get his spell book, but he also finds the gift given to him by the Fisher King. Grabbing that too he makes his way out and the three of them go to find Arthur, Gwaine and Elyan in one of the long corridors. "Arthur." Merlin whispered very loudly to get his attention.
"We've found my father, he's been taken to the dungeons. Morgana she's my sister and now Queen of Camelot." Arthur rambled.
"There's nothing we can do now. We need to head into the woods; somewhere safe and come back for your father then." Morgause said to them all. They made their way out of the castle but not without bumping into some of the immortal army. They began to surround the group so there was nowhere to go.
WOW! I was so excited for this chapter; now I'm excited for the next one! Thank you again for all the love and support y'all have given me. I have decided to to do this at the end of the chapter so if you don't wanna know keep going to the next chapter. I just wanna adress some of the reviews I have gotten. I haven't done it till now because even I didn't know what I was planning to do so if y'all wanna stick around here goes. First of all, Morgana being good is not in the cards for this story, I'm very sorry as I don't think that will fit with this fic so just so y'all are prepared Morgana is gonna stay evil. (But does that mean I'm gonna kill her off like they did in the end of the show? I ain't sayin' nothin'). Next I feel like Morgause didn't really get a satisfying story for her intentions to say she was in most of season 3 and I don't think she was all bad she just wanted magic to be free again and revenge on Uther which I didn't feel got very well put across in the show (sorry writers but that's just how I feel). The idea of Morgause thinking that Morgana can't be swayed came from the year they spent together in chapter 4 (I think!) but also Morgana was already going to the dark side without Morgause anyway so I just want to show that. Also, I don't think Morgause actually brainwashed her as such just more showing how she can get what she wants and more if she has the patience. And finally I would say this is a big one. Being accepted by the Dragon. He never really said anything to Merlin in the show about her so I thought I could use this to my advantage. The Dragon can see different outcomes to the future like he knows Morgana is the hate to Merlin's love and all that jazz. He doesn't fully accept her but knows that she could be vital to helping Merlin learn more magic then leaving to instinct (and learning to master these healing spells! How can he not master them spells when he spends so much time with Arthur and the knights?!). Sorry for going on a tangent but I thought some people like to know these things but if y'all didn't wanna know I hope y'all went to the next chapter or are waiting for it to be published.
Over the next few chapters you hopefully will start to see Arthur start accepting Morgause a bit more (not completely though y'all gonna have to wait for that). Oh and by the way Cenred is not dead just so y'all know he's still alive - for now anyway ;)
NEXT TIME: ONE PERSON INJURED. TWO PEOPLE JOIN FORCES WITH ARTHUR. A COUPLE UNITED. A SISTERLY CHAT AND FIGHT.
