The Stories of Merlin

by Pongo0614

There are more stories to be told about Merlin. A number short stories all including our favourite characters. Some of these were originally posted on my Instagram account (@mergana). Mergana, Merthur, Arwen, Merwaine, Gwencelot. Prompts welcomed. Story 42: Ice Cream

23. Little Red Riding Hood

Day 23 of uploading daily

13 days til Christmas

A different take on a different story

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Title: Little Red Riding Hood

Characters: Morgana

Paring: N/A

Word Count: 355

Summary: Red Riding Hood, but not the story you know.

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Now you think that you know the story but there is more to it than the happily ever after. You know the end. The huntsman had save her and her grandmother from the wolf but there was far more to come. More than anyone could imagine.

The reason that wolf preyed on her became the reason that others would soon follow. The wolves started to grow braver as they started to run out of food and got closer and closer towards the village. Everyone became scared for their lives. They set traps outside the village and threw whatever scraps they could into the forest.

But they continued to come closer and closer, evading the traps and stealing the livestock. People started to go missing and there was a curfew. Everyone had to be inside by dusk and every home was to be illuminated by candles.

She had no idea where it had come from but from the day that she was saved from the wolf, she had vowed to look after herself. She took it on herself to become skilled with both a gun and knives. No wolf was ever going to hurt her or her family again.

There was no idea to where this blood lust had come from but the village was glad for it as she took on any wolf that came close, killing it with very little effort. They were at first horrified by it. They had no idea what they could do with the dead wolves. She skinned them to make furs, and hung their heads in the surround forest to hope to scare any others off.

Soon her services were needed in other villages and she couldn't resist the challenge set ahead of her. It was a big challenge, making sure that people were safe. She thought about ways that she could train others to do the job for her, making them the watchmen or women of their village. She would return to her old village but that was only once every wolf was killed. No one had to go through was she did. Not on her watch.