Chapter 6
Merlin´s POV.
"Oh my dear boy" Gaius old voice break the silence and he embrace me. I want to always stay there in his safe fatherly arms. I bury my face in his shoulder and take a big breath. I never thought he would come back but I now relies how much I need him. I have missed him so. I have missed them all.
When we let go, I can see Gaius wipe away a few tears from his cheek, he chuckles a little and I can´t help but do the same. I then turn to Arthur and Gwen and I bow deeply.
"My king and queen it´s wonderful to see you again"
"Oh please Merlin just shut up" Arthur is still the same then. I chuckle and I can hear the knights do the same. A moment later he has me in a strong embrace. I hug him back just as strongly. We are united again. He came back. He really came back.
After we let go Gwen throws her arms around me. Then one after one the knights come forward. Gwaine says something about he always knew I was different. Lancelot smiles big at me and I´m more than happy to see him again.
"So Merlin will you introduce us?" Arthur says mockingly and nod to the twins. The twins for once looks a bit uncomfortable and lost.
"This is Fred and George, I have stayed with them a few months now and they are like brothers to me. You will like them" I say and smile to the twins and they seems to relax a bit. They have never been very stiff people.
"Fred, George I´m sorry that I have not been completely truthful with you but I will explain as much as I can but we may not have the time for that today. But I really see you both as my brothers. These men in armours here are also my brothers and Gwen is like a best friend or sister. The old man there whose name is Gaius has been like my father for many years. This is Sire Gwaine, Sire Leon, Sir Lancelot, Sir Elyan and Sir Percival. And then Gwen and Arthur the Camelotian´s queen and king. Gaius as the physician and… I…I am Merlin"
The twins stares with wide eyes at us and then exclaims.
"In Merlin´s beard!"
"In Merlins what?" asks Elyan utterly bemused. Oh yeah this will be fun.
"You actually mean that you are that Merlin, but how? Wasn´t Merlin an old man?" George asks very confused.
"Ehm let´s just say those historian books isn´t very truthful" I answer. The twins just nods eyes full of wonder and awe.
"Historian books about Merlin?" asks Arthur confused.
"Merlin is something like a god for the wizard world. The most powerful wizard of all time" Fred explains.
"What is a wizard? I thought you were a sorcerer Merlin?" Leon asks. So they all know then. I guess that's fine or even good. None of them seem very angry.
"Actually I´m a warlock that means in the old religion that I´m was born with my magic, magic is also a part of me. I am magic so not the same as the druids or those who have learned magic as sorcerer. Nowadays sorcerers is called wizards, they are also in a way born with the power and the magic goes by blood. But the magic now isn´t as strong as it was in our time. But it doesn´t mean the wizards today are powerless" I tell to everyone.
"The war you were talking about before, what is that about?" Arthur asks with a frown.
"It´s a wizard called Lord Voldemort who started it many years ago. The people with magic lived in fear. He killed many but then one day he tried to kill the wrong child and the child defeated him for then. That child is Harry Potter, you will see him later I think. But a few years ago Voldemort raised again and he´s more powerful than ever. He also have many followers. They are called death eaters. This war is about magic, it is magic against magic. The people without it isn´t involved yet. But if Voldemort win this war I don´t doubt he will spread the same fear out there as he has done here"
"And you are fighting?" Gaius asks. It´s not really a question as he knows the answer already.
"Of course"
"Then so are we" Arthur insists immediately. No they can´t.
"Arthur no yo-"
"Mate come one it honestly sounds like you will need some help" Gwaine cuts me of.
"NO, you heard what I said this war is in between magic, you can´t" I say forcefully.
"Merlin it must be something we can help with" Lance tries.
"But what if-" I´m cut short by a painful pressure goes through my head. The shield. Someone is trying to get through my shield around us and the castle. A second later I feel more attacks against it. They are here. The war is here.
"Merlin my boy you alright?" I hear Gaius ask.
"Yeah they are here, George, Fred we must go" I say opening my eyes after I must have shut them some time under the pressure and begin to go to where the attacks comes from. But it´s not just George and Fred I hear behind me. I turn around again looking at each one of them. I can see it in their eyes, they will follow me no matter what I say. They won´t just stand by in the safe. They are Camelotians and have faced magic before and have been in war before. They are no strangers to war. I know they all are very strong in their own way. I do need them.
"Okay fine" I say and they look strangely relieved. With a soft sigh I murmur a spell and let my magic make a shield around one and each of them. Magic won´t get through it. They will at least be a bit more protected.
"Now come on!" I say and we break into run. When we get there we see them immediately. They are hundreds. The attack the shield time after time and each time the shield goes visible and gold.
"Merlin is that you doing that?" Gaius asks behind me. I nod.
"You can´t continue that forever"
"I know but it´s still many in there and not everyone are prepared yet" I answer, I try to grow the shield just a bit stronger but I already feel the strain of my magic and I don´t want to become completely unhelpful in the battle. I also know that I will need to move my shield so we can use our magic against them, this way no one can reach the other group and no one will give up. More and more comes out of Hogwarts their wands ready. The attacks gets more on the other side and my head feels like it will explode, just a little more than I will make it smaller.
"It´s so many children here" Gwen says her voice full of horror. I cast her a sad look.
"Yeah this is a school, a wizard school. It´s a hundred of children and teens here. We are trying to hold the youngsters away and safe but it´s not easy"
"But why attack a school?"
"Many reasons. Harry Potter is here, who are said to defeat Voldemort, Voldemort wants Potter dead before that happens. The school is full of people of the new generation and is the future. Our ministry has already fallen so Hogwarts it the biggest threat in the Great Britten´s wizard world right now and if we don´t stop him now he will just continue" I explain not looking away from the attackers. This is war.
Firstly I´m so sorry to not have been able to update for this whole week, secondly this chapter was a bit rushed and not the best but I still hope you enjoyed it. Please leave a comment or something and you all lighten up my days with the followers and comments so a big thank you!