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Chapter Nine: NEVER!
The cell was dark and damp. There were nor windows or light. A guard watched eagerly as Merlin woke up. It took him no time to realise the guard was not human. Merlin stood up creating a ball of light. He saw Arthur collapsed on the ground and then he turned again to see something that made his stomach curl. Freya was lying on the floor bloodied and bruised. Her eyes were flickering open but she was unable to say anything. Merlin stroked her face but then the cell door flung open and a creature pulled him out. Violently it dragged him into a large hall with thousands of creatures in battle armour. He could see them entering the flying abominations Merlin had fought not long ago. Then he was pushed through a door and into a large chamber with a throne on one side and Morgana with Morgause on the other.
"Hello Merlin" Morgana said softly. Then the creature left and Merlin was pushed forward nearer to the throne. Then a second creature stepped out. This one was unlike any he had ever seen before. It stood taller than him and was shiny silver. It looked as if it was made of silver liquid that was moving. Its eyes were bright gold and it had hands not claws. It had no mouth but instead spoke through their minds."Emrys you have come to us". Merlin heard the voice and answered
"I am here against my will, you should cease your attack on Camelot Now!" he shouted. The creature merely stared. Its eyes flashed slightly and Merlin suddenly found himself kneeling before it.
"You speak to me with respect" It instructed "For I am pure magic" Merlin looked into the creatures eyes and realised his chance of defeating it was slim. Morgana stepped forward and whispered in his ear
"If you want to live this is your last chance of joining us, If you don't comply then you will suffer a fate worse than death". The creature sat in the throne…
Arthur woke up. He was in a cell yet again. The last thing he remembered was being grabbed from behind. He sighed looking for Merlin but instead his eyes settled upon a girl who looked like she had been tortured. She was quite pretty Arthur thought and approached her. Her eyes opened and she looked at him. She sat up gasping and Arthur steadied her with his hand.
"Who are you" he asked softly
"My name is Freya, where's Merlin?" she asked worried
"You know him?" Arthur enquired
"Yes, yes I do me and him… wait a minute you stabbed me!" she exclaimed
"What!" Arthur demanded. He took a deep breath as Freya began to explain…
"So Emrys it is no the time of your choosing join us or die" The creature rasped, Merlin looked at it thinking about his options. He wanted what the creature was offering but he instead said.
"NO!"
"What?" The creature demanded
"I will never join you, your kind use violence and murder to achieve what you want, that is something I can never do! You are evil… all of you" he spat.
"Merlin" Morgana began
"No Morgana, look at you, a year ago you hated me, tried to kill me and now you want us to be friends, is that it? Or do just blindly accept whatever this monster tells you to?" he asked her angry
"So be it EMRYS the choice was always yours" it told before a vast pain swarmed over his body…
Arthur looked shocked when Freya finished, she had told him how Merlin saved her, helped her and fell in love with her. He never knew Merlin could be that brave. After that he heard how Merlin had used Excalibur to destroy the immortal army and how Arthur himself had killed Merlin's lover. He felt ashamed but she looked him in the eye and offered him forgiveness. He accepted and Freya stood up
"Lets save Merlin" she announced…
Merlin was in agony, the creature had destroyed his shields, deflected his spells and was now torturing him. The pain was immense unlike anything had ever experienced. Morgause was laughing and Merlin kept silent. Then the pain stopped relived Merlin got up and found the creature's attention was on something or more correctly someone else. Freya and Arthur was standing at the entrance. Freya faced the creature while Arthur face the witches.
"Get off him" she told the creature slowly. A tidal wave leapt from her hands and rushed towards the creature. It blocked it with ease and fired a red beam back. Dodging it Freya caused thousands of ice shards to appear. The creature blocked them and hit her with a heat spell. She fell to the floor and Merlin got to his feet. Then he saw Morgause with a sword behind Arthur. He had to choice then and there. Which one he had to save…
His future or his lover
Cliff-hanger
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