Myrddin Emrys.

Merlin turned sleepy his head. He saw a twilight character in the middle of the mist. But above all, he felt the immense power that emanated from this. It was the old power, coming from the earth itself.

You had gone through a lot in a very short period of time. Do you regret anything?

"I do not." Merlin whispered, unsure what was going on.

Are you sure?

"Yes I am."

One has asked me to lend a helping hand, and the selection focused on you. However... I'm not sure would you need me eventually. You are a very powerful and yet after all this you have a spark of life inside of you. But I can protect that spark. I can stir it up again to full blaze before it's too late.

The figure turned away.

"Wait! Who ... Who asked your help?" Merlin felt that he had to get to know the answer. The figure turned to look at him again.

She was the one named Heather.

"Heather? No..." Merlin cried.

She has paid the price and got her fees. Now, live.

"Who are you? How to ..."

I'm Cocidius. One of the oldest gods. We shall meet again, Myrddin Emrys.

Merlin felt how the heat intertwined around him and the burning beat in his chest. He sensed how the world swung upside down and got colder again. He opened his eyes.

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Arthur actually pushed the pain out of his mind. By sheer willpower, he walked to the beach to face that nightmare what have rose creature. His gaze never leaved at Merlin. He sensed other's presence behind of him. He felt how their company gave him more strength. He knew that he could trust them. He certainly did not want to go and face that monster alone. He wasn't stupid. He wasn't brave. He admitted himself that he was afraid. But over that fear, he knew, he knew that he should help his friend.

"I promised, I promised to bring you back. Merlin!"

Arthur wasn't sure what happened next. The monster's painful roar filled the air. It let go of Merlin's body and that flew toward the shore. Arthur instinctively moved forward.

"Gestillan!"

Everything stopped. In the air Merlin appeared to rolling up and his hands pointed toward the monster. The monster yelped and the waves watered Arthur's feet but he couldn't move. He watched how Merlin stood middle of the air. Pure magic crackled in the air.

"Gehīeran mec!"

The monster seemed to be brought into panic, its tried to rush towards Merlin. All the tentacles stretched forward.

"Gestillan!"

Desperate howl filled the air. Arthur slapped hands over his ears.

"Gehīeran mec. Afaran."

The monster squirmed and wriggled in the water.

"Ic āflīman ēow!"

Merlin speared his hands to his side and darkness covered the region.

"Ic beodan eow. Afaran. Forniman heolstor mid eow. Afaran. Freo þās eard. Afaran."

And his voice rose above the roaring. His eyes golden light met the darkness. And the light brightened and brightened more and more. The light blinded them. It spread over the lake and the monster. Its roar drowned under the all covering light. The golden light threw them into a warm embrace.

In a small moment Arthur sensed how the Earth rotating beneath his feet. Now he knew how small building block he was in the world what reached through the space, far behind the stars. And there, far away for the back of the universe the monster had now fled. Arthur opened his eyes and looked at his friend who still hovered in the air, silent, looking sad. Yes, Merlin wasn't able to kill even a living nightmare because of his heart, his soul, did not allowed it. Merlin was still able to vanquish it. And Arthur knew that to Merlin it was equally bad thing.

Arthur smiled. That was Merlin, his friend. He watched how Merlin landed and swayed little bit when he got hold in the ground. Arthur stepped forward, but his legs betrayed him, and he fell. The pain which he had already forgotten rolled again over him. He suppressed exclamation of the pain gripping his teeth tightly together. Vaguely he felt someone grabbing him and turning around. Someone called him shouted his name. He heard the desperate tone. He wanted to answer, he wanted to say that all was well, but the words were all covered in pain, and only painful scream escaped his lips. Then he sensed something touching his chest. Something warm, something familiar. And he heard weak voice what said his name.

"I remember you. Arthur Pendragon."

A great sense of relief surged over Arthur and he floated away.

Just do not put too much attention to the old English LOL.

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