A/N- Look! It's a miracle! Luna has actually updated! *shocked gasp*
I know, it's been a long time, but school has been hectic. *shakes finger at readers* Be glad I even wrote this at all.
:D Alright, who has seen last Saturday's Merlin? Especially the 'Next Time' segment? Who agrees that it is (and probably will be) EPIC! Those of you who want to discuss it with me, feel free to PM.
Enough jabbering! Time for the next chap!
BEWARE- Cliffie!
Benugan!
"Mordred?" Arthur asked.
"Who else?" resonated through his mind.
He was taken aback, "You know this kid?" Gwaine asked. Arthur did not jump, though he would have. In seeing the child, he completely forgot the other knight had come along.
"Very well. Or not at all, I suppose." Gwaine took a step back when Mordred projected his thought to both of them.
"What do you want, Mordred?" Arthur asked. He tried to reach down to pick up the rose, but an invisible force wouldn't allow his hand past about knee height. He looked down at it- confused- but glanced up when he saw that something was stretched out towards him. Mordred held out his hand, and Arthur saw a flash of gold as he recited a spell.
"Taflwch!"
The prince flew back, head almost crashing his skull against the stone. His eyes flew open wide in disbelief. "You're a sorcerer!" He cried.
"Do not be so quick to judge, Pendragon. I am a druid, taught magic from infantry."
Arthur slowly got up, barely noticing Gwaine pulling out his sword. "What do you want?" he spat. Same question, but a much different tone.
"I only want Emrys to suffer, as I have. I want to teach him a lesson about resisting me. I want him to know the feeling when those he loves are ripped away from him, innocent as they may be. And you, Arthur Pendragon, have walked right into my trap."
Arthur stared, horrified, at the twisted child.
"Gwneud anymwybodol."
The prince knew no more.
IDIOTTOIDI
"Arthur!" Merlin cried. His body arched up, not that he knew that in his current state. In his mind's eye (or rather the spell Mordred cast so he could see what was happening) he watched as the demon child made Arthur slump to the ground, unconscious.
He saw as Mordred did the same to Gwaine. Nimueh came with two brutes. Among them, the warlock recognized the one that had held him while the evil pair had talked to him. Halyn, was it? Oh, well. Guess it didn't matter now.
The men hauled the oblivious knights to their feet before throwing them over their shoulder. Merlin could only watch in horror as they were carried to a large room. The warlock instantly recognized it as the same room that had held him, including a stone table. The only difference now was that there were manacles attached to the wall, in full view of the table.
Gwaine was placed in the shackles, while Arthur was stretched out on the stone table. Merlin saw him being chained, much like he had been, only these were not made to contain magic.
The warlock smiled when he noticed their mistake. He may be dyeing, but he would always save Arthur.
No matter what.
PRATTARP
When Arthur awoke, his head felt like it was splitting. He groaned, not quite fully awake, and wondered absently if he had had too much mead the previous night. Then all the memories came back in a rush.
The prince shot up. Or, at least tried to. He found his body had been wrapped in chains and he was lying on something hard and, quite frankly, cold. Twisting his head, the prince saw Gwaine, now awake, shackled to the wall.
"I see you finally decided to wake up, princess." Typical Gwaine.
"I see you finally got chained up." They both laughed, though it was a slightly hysterical sound.
"Our precious prince and his loyal knight have finally woken up. How splendid."
The woman walked into the dim light, tattered red dress brushing the ground. A cold smirk etched on her face.
"Who are you? And what do you want from us?" A sickly sweet smile grew on her features.
"I am Nimueh. It is not I who wants something from you. It is him." She stepped to the side and pointed behind her.
Mordred stepped forward, distaste showing on his face. "Soon my revenge will be done, and Emrys shall know just what it feels like!" he said.
Rage grew inside Arthur. "Who is Emrys?" he yelled. "And what could I possibly have anything to do with him?"
The demon child smiled a chilling smile, ice in his expression. "You have more to do with Emrys than you would ever think. Emrys is the warlock that was prophesied to bring magic back to the land. He would bring the Once and Future King into his rightful position. However, he has turned his back to his destiny. And because of this, you will suffer."
Arthur was still confused. "I don't see where I have a part in any of this."
Mordred stepped closer. "You, Arthur Pendragon, are the Once and Future King."
IDIOTTOIDI
Merlin was boiling inside as he watched Nimueh walk forward with a knife. With a single word, Arthur was devoid of his shirt. The witch dragged the blade lightly over his chest, before pressing in until it was about an inch in the skin. Merlin could tell it was only the extensive training Arthur had been given as a knight and a prince that kept him from crying out.
As another line was drawn, the warlock could feel his magic trying desperately to reach out and help Arthur. Stupid rose, Merlin thought. Stupid Mordred. Stupid Nimueh.
Not even noticing that Gwaine was watching and trying to tell them to stop, the young man cried out as the dagger once again pierced the prince's flesh.
He had to do something.
MEADDAEM
Gwaine watched helplessly as the witch lay gashes in Arthur's chest. "No!" he bellowed. "No! Stop this! You have no right!"
With his eyes glued to the prince, the knight didn't notice how Mordred had silently crept up beside him. "I have every right. Emrys has hurt those I cared for, now I do the same to him." Gwaine snapped his head towards him as the child looked into a corner of the cave, seemingly to nothing. He raised his voice when he said, "I did not forgive that, Emrys. Neither did I forget."
An almighty flash of lightning rained down outside, somehow illuminating the whole cavern even with its distance. Thunder crashed into the cave, loud enough for the dagger presently raised above Arthur's chest to clatter to the ground, having slipped from Nimueh's grasp.
Another bright flash of blue light, and a young man appeared at the entrance. A man with raven hair and blazing gold eyes.
Gwaine grinned. Heaven help them.
IDIOTTOIDI
It was too much. That third gash had been too much, dug too deep. Merlin felt rage build in his chest, adrenaline pump through his veins in place of blood.
As Nimueh raised the dagger one more time, Merlin cracked.
PRATTARP
Arthur grit his teeth against the pain. He shut out all sounds, all thoughts. He watched as the witch raised the blade again, when light flashed in the room, followed closely by ear shattering thunder. The prince felt relief well in him when the dagger dropped from Nimueh's grasp.
He craned his neck to see what was going on when another flash of blue light flooded the room. There, suddenly standing at the entrance to the cavern, was his manservant.
His manservant with raven haired who still had bandages covering his waist, blood seeping through it to wet his shirt.
His manservant who was supposed to be back in Camelot, fighting some unseen force.
His manservant, whose blue eyes were now a blazing gold.
Merlin.
His voice echoed around the room, filled with anger, Arthur had never heard from the young man ever before. It seemed to fill up every crack, every crevice, until both witch and demon child were trembling from fear no matter how they tried to hide it.
"You," he said, determination showing in his face. "Have hurt my best friend. Now, I'm going to kill you."
Merlin's eyes flashed a brighter shade of gold.
A/N- First of all, here are the translations, though I guess you can pretty much guess what they meant. They are in Welsh, by the way.
Talfwch!- Throw!
Gwneud anymwybodol.- Make unconscious.
Alright, who hates me? Or at least my cliffie? Yeah, I decided to be evil to you guys! DEAL WITH IT! :D Just kidding! But seriously, if you have a problem with my OWCD (Obsession With Cliffies Disorder) then you will have to just man up! Take it like a Merlin!
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