Cliocat: Thanks for telling me about the mistake :) I'm surprised that it's only one.

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Chapter 2

"Surprise!"

Merlin smirked. It wasn't the usual smirk Arthur was used to but rather an evil-minded grin.

"Merlin... but, how..., you were gone!"

Merlin cut him short.

"I never have gone! Can't you see me?"

Arthur was puzzled, he just kept staring at his opponent.

"Well, actually , I am not astonished at all. You have never been able to see me. To see me for who I really am! Oh...I'm sorry. You prefer, who I really was?"

Merlin began to circle Arthur like a hungry lion circles his prey, ready to strike it down in the next second. Arthur watched him closely as he did so, he was completely overwhelmed by this situation.

"What do you want?"

"Since when do you care about what I want?" Merlin asked harshly.

"No, Arthur Pendragon. Now I'm taking care of my destiny myself..."

The Prince hardly understood a word. "What destiny? What are you talking about?" Now Merlin stopped circling.

"It doesn't matter any more. I have failed. I can't fulfil my destiny, that´s why I just have changed my purpose."

A confused expression appeared on Arthur's face. He didn't get it.

"And what is your purpose then?"

The Prince knew it was bloody stupid to ask Merlin this question right now and as Merlin's face seem to freeze he was on the brink of regretting it. But Merlin even did answer his question.

,, You are never going to change, Arthur Pendragon. You want to know about my current purpose...? Well, I don' t want to be awkward then. As we all can see my previous concern was to make sure that you, the legendary Prince Arthur of Camelot, are all right. Letting no harm come to you. Be a good, loyal servant, even a friend to you. But like you've already said. I have gone and all that is no longer of great importance to me. I am sorry, my friend. Now there is nobody left who will be foolish enough to protect you."

Merlin smiled again. A bitter smile.

"Merlin..." Arthur began desperately. "I don't know what..."

He was interrupted again.

" ...what to say? If you don't know what to say then better keep quiet! But I can tell you something... I will be chasing you in your dreams, I will become the most dreadful nightmare you've ever had in your entire life!"

Merlin almost screamed the last words, then suddenly he lowered his voice.

"Until you remember..."

Abruptly the scene flickered heavily - everything went black.

The next second Arthur found himself standing in the middle of the clearing beside something lying on the ground.

It was Merlin. The prince went one step closer... and what he saw made him gasp.

His erstwhile servant was lying there, doubled up. On his chest appeared a bloody wound that probably had been caused by someone running him through with a sword. The wound was deep and still bleeding freely.

"What on earth...?"

The young Prince backed away from Merlin, too shocked to take another look.

"No... this can't be!" he stammered.

Then suddenly the presumed dead manservant opened his icy blue eyes.

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