Part 11 The Lady's Vengeance
(Authors Note: This is going to be the last part. It's going to be long. I hope you've enjoyed it PLEASE REVIEW. I get very sad when people don't review. I own nothing!)
It was around midday when the potion wore off enough for me to be aware of my surroundings. I was in my room, alone. The door was open and the doorway was filled with shadows. I simply lay there for a moment. I was safe for now right? Ravana wouldn't dare come here. The curtain was closed and only a small amount of daylight streamed in.
A movement caught my eye and I scrambled back, whacking my head on the stone wall behind me. She had appeared in the shadows of the doorway. She pressed a finger to her lips and I instantly understood her meaning. Keep quiet or else. She closed and locked the door. It wasn't much of a lock, not even a latch really, but it would keep anyone out long enough. Then she approached, carefully avoiding the patches of light. Fear gripped my heart and I knew she had come to finish me off. I thought I heard the door to Giaus's chambers open but kept my eyes fixed on Ravana as she sat down on the bed next to me.
Before I could get away she had her hand on mine, freezing me in place. She laughed quietly.
"Giaus? Merlin?" I defiantly heard that. Arthurs voice from the other room. I made a strangled noise in the back of my throat as Ravana once again leaned over ready to bite. The door to my room crashed open and Arthur, dressed in full armor, stepped in. The sunlight reflected off his armor and struck Ravana, she shrieked and let go. I grabbed the nearest thing I could reach, without magic, and struck out at her with it. It happened to be a piece of Arthur's second set of armor that I was supposed to be polishing.
She stumbled into the light from the window and screamed a blood curdling scream. Then it clicked in my head. The light could destroy her. I leapt out of bed and ran to the window yanking it open and exposing her to the full light of the midday sun. She shrieked, an unearthly sound that made my ears hurt. Her skin was turning grey and her hair was fading too, from blonde to ash grey. She hissed and lunged at me. Suddenly Arthur was between us, his sword driving deep into her chest right where her heart should have been. She crumpled to dust that blew out the window as we watched.
My body seemed to realize I had stood up and my legs crumpled out from under me. Arthur caught me and helped me to the bed.
"Idiot!" He breathed, but it didn't seem to be directed at me this time. Within minutes the rest of the knights had run into the room, having heard the noises all the way in the training grounds. Arthur explained as I lay back against my pillow. Ravana was gone and I wouldn't have to work for at least a week. I allowed myself a small smile as I once more passed out.
Arthur gave me a full week off but for that entire week I was never alone. If it wasn't Giaus it was Gwen or one of the knights. More often than not it was Arthur. I suspected he was having an eye kept on me and I didn't really mind. Lancelot seemed to have volunteered to be the main guard on watch. He finally got me to tell him truth about the scar. The other knights had brought the story about me tripping down the stairs but Lance knew better. When I had finished he sat there for a few minutes stunned.
"You really are the bravest of us all Merlin. You really are."