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Chapter Five: Threats

"Hello Merlin" Morgana whispered to her prisoner.

"What do you want Morgana?" Merlin asked coldly, not bothering to conceal his anger. Morgana giggled evilly

"Now Merlin you should know better than the address a lady like that? Now try again or… maybe I should lure Gwen or Arthur in here, I mean maybe slitting their throats might just teach some manners" she told him. Merlin looked into her eyes and saw the little goodness in her eyes vanish forever. Merlin gulped and repeated

"I'm sorry what do you want My Lady" he repeated emphasising her title. He suddenly blasted a spell at her but somehow she deflected it with ease. She smiled coldly

"Well done Merlin, your manners may just improve but if try to use magic on me again then I might just have to send a friend of mine to the lower town" she told him sweetly gesturing to the right. Merlin watched in horror as another creature presented itself. This one was similar but was stronger, more heavily armoured and looked much more threatening.

"As you may know one of these could do quite a lot of damage to Camelot, and of course it would kill someone with the ability to heal these people, any idea who Merlin?" she asked, her raven hair swaying from side to side. Merlin looked at her and saw the creature move back into the shadows.

Merlin turned his focus back on her with the full force of his hatred brimming in his eyes.

"You see Merlin, a number of requests have been made of you to join us. For some reason you have refused and it is for that reason I am here. To offer you a choice. You can stay in Camelot, fight my army, die at their advanced magic and then die a horrible fate. Or you could come with me and join us. Use your power, harness your destiny. And of course be with the one you love" Morgana ended waving her hand. Her eyes flashed gold and Merlin watched as from the puddle of water came Freya.

"Merlin don't do it, I'm not worth it. You can win this war" she told him

"Silence!" Morgana commanded her eyes glowing gold. Freya fell silent immediately she turned to Merlin

"You used me, poisoned me and then get in the way of everything I do, and for what a senile King with a hatred for magic. Without him you could be free, I could be free… ALL OF US COULD BE FREE!" Morgana shouted her anger spilling out "and you know what hurts worst Merlin? I trusted you and you not only poisoned me but lied to me, you could have prevented everything but instead you protect the Pendragons!" suddenly she smiled "So now is your chance to make it all right, help me. Your destiny is to unite this land and restore magic, why does it have to involve Arthur, just because a dragon who manipulated you into freeing him told you to. He was trying to regain freedom" she finished with something Merlin thought he would never see in her again. Kindness.

"or" she said the coldness creeping back into her voice "you stay here and die". With that she stood up and her and the creature disappeared in a golden glow.

The ropes loosened and Freya returned to her watery state. Merlin looked around and stood up, he realised Morgana had a point. With her he could have everything he ever wanted. His magical identity, Freya, Power and all he needed was to help her. No he couldn't… could he. Merlin had no idea.

He looked outside and saw something that made his heart turn. A giant creature flying in midair. Thousands of them the size of a house hovering over parts of the kingdom. The creatures looked down and thousands of red streams launched from the creatures eyes and killed anyone to close. They spewed a green venom on the ground below. The bodies of people were quickly engulfed and remained there covered by what looked like a giant green bubble. Merlin saw the knights rushing out and the king walking out the castle entrance with a look of horror on his face. The battle of Camelot was about to begin.