Hi there Merlin fans and my lovely awesome followers. I am so so so sorry for taking so long with this chapter, but I was having issues with this one, let's just say that the characters, especially Arthur Merlin and Quinn, they didn't want to listen to me, they wanted to do their own thing, but I finally talked to them and we came to an understanding. So then enjoy my lovely awesome followers.

Warning warning, horrible fight scene ahead, Warning warning.

From beneath. part 2

Everything happened all at once. Elitherine and River's eyes flashed gold at the same time as Merlin's. Arthur and the Knights charged with their blades raised.

Merlin seemed to be blocking every spell thrown his way, as Elitherine was blocking Merlin's spells.

But Merlin seem to be putting everything he had into the spells double-fold. He was unrelenting, speaking so fast and throwing spell after spell a towards Elitherine that Quinn had trouble keeping up. But Elitherine was holding her own against him.

With one quick flick of her wrist Gwaine went flying. Arthur attacked from behind, but she caught the blade in her palm at the same time blocking Merlin's spell.

She turned quickly, somehow getting Arthur's weapon from him. Tossing the sort aside, she grabbed him by the throat.

All Quinn could do was watch an utter horror as Elitherine threw Arthur like a rag doll. He hit the cars parked across the street. Quinn could hear the sickening cracking of bone as he made contact.

"ARTHUR!" Merlin roared as he threw a lightning bolt at Elitherine.

Elitherine, caught off guard barely moved out of the line fire. She looked a little startled. Merlin didn't hesitate, he spoke in a rush so fast she couldn't hear it, then slammed his hand on the ground.

The ground beneath them started to tremble, then shake. Elitherine just moved in the nick of time as a crack began to appear in the payment.

Merlin stood in front of her, blocking spell after spell that was thrown their way. Arthur was unmoving. Gwaine was still unconscious. Leon and Percival was thrown backwards, hitting the wall behind them and laying there motionless.

Merlin was the only one fighting at this point.

Quinn couldn't move, it was as if her feet was encased in cement, she just stood there, terrified at the chaos that was happening around her.

Everything felt numb and sounded so distant, almost like she was trying to listen underwater.

At the moment all she could hear was the pounding of her own heart.

Not even the car alarms reached her ears, nor the spells that were being cast.

Are you just going to stand there and do nothing? A voice in the back of her mind said. Their doing all this for you, and you're just going to stand there like a frightened rabbit, not even going to try to fight back?

Quinn started to tremble, her breath quickened.

Come on, you have strength within you that you don't even realize, and you're just going to stand here and take it!

No! Merlin, Arthur, Gwaine Leon and Percival, they're in this mess because of her, they came to her world to protect her and keep her safe.

That's right, why do you think they're in this mess?

Me.

Yes, these people will jump into hell if that's what it would take to protect you.

I know that.

She looked at Merlin. She never knew what love and family was until she met them, all these people taught her something, something that she needed to learn.

She looked ahead at Elitherine. She knew what she had to do, and she's no longer afraid to do it.

That's right. Said the voice. Do what needs to be done, and don't hesitate.

Arthur, Gwaine, Leon, Percival, Merlin, they will do whatever it takes to protect her, and she'll do the same.

She saw River. He was standing a ways behind Elitherine, looking as terrified as she felt. She saw the sword. It wasn't far from were River stood.

She looked at Merlin, before taking off in the direction she needed to go, completely ignoring her loves shouts of protest.

Quinn can't remember the last time she ran this fast, she put all her strength into running a towards River, not looking back, just straight ahead.

By the time River saw her it was already too late. Without breaking stride she punched him right in the nose. He toppled over on the ground, clutching at his face.

She stood over him, crouching down and grabing a fistful of his shirt, pulling him to eye level. His nose was bleeding, his eyes were wide.

With rage and anger she didn't know she possessed she shouted at him

"THIS HAS TO STOP! LOOK AT WHAT YOUR DOING! RIVER! THIS IS NOT YOU! THIS IS NOT THE RIVER I KNOW NOT THE BOY I LOVED AS A BROTHER! OPEN YOU'RE EYES AND LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING!"

Quinn started to tremble, not from fear, but from rage. How could someone that she risked her life for do such a thing?

She looked around at the undead army. She knew what these men were by the second she laid eyes on them. These men were waiting for their masters call. No! that's not entirely true, these men aren't men anymore. These poor souls were no longer souls. She could almost feel the pain and anguish from them.

She looked down at River. "How could you do this?! I risked my life for you to do this?! I pleated, I begged you to go with me! You refused! FOR WHAT?! So you could do this!? So you could help Elitherine to rise an undead army from the pits of hell?! For what?! To conquer the world?!" Quinn's voice started to crack. "We were friends once! Brother and sister once! What happened to you!?"

River grasp her wrist, he was trembling as well. His eyes shimmered with unshed tears.

"What happened to the gentle kind boy that I knew? What happened to the boy that used to go around saving insects from spider webs? What happened to the boy that used to dream for better times? What happened to the gentle kind soul that I once knew?"

Quinn was now sitting on his torso. she could no longer hold back the tears that fell.

"What happened to you? Why? Why?"

She placed her forehead against his chest. "River, tell me why?"

River's unsteady hand rested at the back of her head. He was crying as he spoke.

"What am I doing! Quinn! I. .don't know what I'm doing! why can't I stop?!"

She lifted her head to look at him. What she saw in his eyes was the boy she once knew, the kind gentle boy that wouldn't even hurt a fly.

"I. .I want to stop this, but I can't, I know it's wrong. . But I cannot defy Elitherine. . I must obey her. ."

"Why?"

". .voice. ." He lifted a hand to his head. "Voice. . In my mind. . Tells me to do things. . It says that I have to protect you. .she. .says protect you I must do what she says. .Elitherine. . I must. . i have to obey her. . Elitherine. .if I. .don't. .voice. . Makes my head hurt"

It all became crystal clear at once.

Elitherine had put her friend under a spell, under her control.

Merlin told her about such spells, it's a type of mind control. Now she understands.

"River. ." She whispered in his ear. " fight it, don't let her win, there is a bond between us. . You're my other side of the coin, now I know the reason why I'm here. . Fight her, don't let this evil win, don't let the darkness take completely over, there is a light beneath the darkness, find it"

She released him and rose to her feet. She turned, as she did she picked up Arthur's sword.

Elitherine and Merlin was still in heated battle. Arthur and the rest of the knights was still out cold.

Quinn gripped the handle of the sword so hard her hand began to ache. She knew what it meant to wield this sword, and she also knew what it could do.

She won't let destiny defy her, if there is a darkness within her heart, she will embrace it, she'll embrace that darkness for moments to come, for the war that she vows to win on this day no matter what.

Whatever comes her way she'll be the one to finish it before it begins.

She walked boldly to Elitherine and without hesitation stabbed her.

I know, ending this chapter on a cliffhanger aren't I mean? With love to all.