Nimueh's Fury
Nimueh is furious at her inability to kill Uther and Arthur. Set in Season 1.
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The High Priestess Nimueh, standing atop a hill just short of the White Mountains, drew in a breath. Her eyes sparked with fury, and her hands were clenched into tight fists at her sides. The forest below her was almost completely silent; the only sounds those of the wind rustling through the trees, and the occasional chirp of a bird.
Nimueh was angry. She was furious. Yet again Arthur Pendragon had managed to escape almost certain death, and Uther – Camelot's brutal tyrant of a King – remained firm in his belief that all magic was evil. Despite the numerous sorcerers and sorceresses who had done nothing to incite the King's wrath and merely sought a quiet, peaceful life, Uther continued his genocide of those with magic. Nimueh wondered bitterly if his hatred of magic included the birth of his only son and heir, Prince Arthur. Was this, too, considered evil in his eyes? And what of the sorcery the young Prince's servant, Merlin, used nearly every day to protect Arthur? If he learnt of the young man's powers, would Uther be content to let his son die rather than have him protected by magic?
The King deserved to die for his crimes against her people and yet here she stood, the last High Priestess of the Old Religion, wielding immense power and still unable to kill Uther or his son because of Arthur Pendragon's great destiny. She had suspected for some time that the legendary 'Once and Future King' – destined to unite the land of Albion and return magic to the kingdom – was the child of Uther Pendragon and his wife Ygraine. Now it seemed that her suspicions were being confirmed. And if that were so, then surely Merlin must be the mighty Emrys – feared and respected by all magic-users, and foretold to be the greatest sorcerer ever to walk the earth. With the warlock as a potential enemy, she would have to tread very carefully.
Nimueh raised her arms to the sky, and the wind that had been so gently whistling through the treetops, playing softly with her hair, became a savage onslaught, wreaking havoc upon the previously tranquil scene before her. Branches were torn from their trunks, roofs of houses and barns displaced by the fierce gale. And on the hill Nimueh stood, eyes blazing gold in her fury.
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Just a short one-shot to demonstrate Nimueh's power. As a High Priestess, she is supposed to be one of the most powerful sorceresses in the land, and I feel that this could have been shown a little more in the show. Please send me a review to let me know what you think!