I want to say I'm sorry for any spelling mistakes that I have made in the past few chapters, and that I'm sorry for the mistakes I'm going to throughout the rest of the story. I'm back on WordPad without a spell check and it doesn't look like I'll be getting Microsoft back anytime soon. So please bare with me and ignore any spelling and grammer mistakes.
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Chapter 17: Power Untold
Merlin's eyes snapped opened and he gasped, his eyes dark red.
Arthur stepped backwards, his eyes widening in shock at the sight of Merlin's eyes glowing an evil red. Leon, Percival, and Elyan-who had stood despite his concussion-all gasped, their swords drawn, though none were sure they would be able to run their friend through.
Gwaine had been helped to his feet, his arms still bound by Merlin's spell, and stood watching, his breath caught in his throat. He prayed to everyone he could think of that Merlin was breaking the spell. He couldn't see Merlin's face, but he knew from the collective gasp that Merlin's eyes were glowing once more.
Arthur couldn't tear his eyes from Merlin. He could only watch as Merlin slowly walked forward, his eyes glowing blood red. Merlin walked until he was a goot away from Arthur and stared at him, his hands still on his head as the pain continued to race across his head. Merlin's eyes closed once more and he groaned slightly in pain.
A few moments passed before Merlin's eyes opened again. His eyes glowed red, then they suddenly started to burn a fierce gold. Arthur felt his breath catch as the gold slowly faded to Merlin's normal blue. Merlin blinked once, then his eyes widened and he stumbled backwards, fear filling his eyes.
"Arthur!" He gasped fearfully.
Arthur let out a breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding. He knew he should feel angry at his servant-his friend-but he was to realieved to care at the moment. He stepped forward and put one hand on Merlin's shoulders, frowning slightly as the man flinched fearfully.
"It's good to have you back." Arthur said and a grin lit Merlin's face at those words.
"What do you think you're doing?" Morgana shrieked from behind them. "Kill him now, Merlin, before I do it for you!"
Arthur let his hand drop from Merlin's shoulder and brought his sword up at the ready. Merlin turned slowly, anger suddenly feeling his eyes. Morgana realized quicky that Merlin had once more broken her spell. Beside her, Salazar started to step forward, but Morgana held up her hand to stop him.
"He is powerful, my lady." Salazar whispered, awe in his voice. "The spell increases in power and it's hold should be permenant if placed two times. To break it completly means he is more powerful then we ever thought."
"No matter." Morgana replied, not bothering to keep her voice down. "He will die. ábradwe hine!"
Her hand shot up and her eyes glowed gold as a golden ball of light shot across the room toward Merlin.
"Bordrandas!" Merlin shouted, his hands shooting up and his eyes glowing gold.
Bright blue light flowed from his hand, forming a shield in around him and the people of Camelot. Morgana's spell hit the shield, causing a blinding bright light. Everyone shielded their eyes, only removing them when the light slowly faded. A gasp rang out from both sides as they realized Merlin's shield still stood and Morgana's spell was gone.
"How?" Morgana breathed. That had been the strongest killing curse she knew, and Merlin's shield had simply obsorbed it like a sponge.
"You don't know who you're messing with, Morgana." Merlin said quietly.
His eyes flashed gold and, even though he hadn't said a word, the shield began to move, wrapping itself around each of the knights and people of Camelot. The blue shield formed around the individuals, protecting them. Arthur looked around, seeing the shield protecting his friends and people. He looked down and saw that the blue light had formed around him as well.
Arthur looked up in awe, and saw that no shield had formed around Merlin. He stood there, the only vulnerable one. Merlin stood tall in the center of the room, his shoulders back, with an aura of power surrounding him. Arthur could almost swear he felt the room tingling with electric power.
"How did you do that without reciting a spell?" Salazar asked, his voice low and thoughtful.
Merlin just shrugged, not sure how to answer. He was sure that the sorcerer wouldn't take "I just did" as an answer.
"So you know a few petty tricks." Morgana spoke, trying to hide the fact that Merlin's shield had shook her up. "Those tricks won't save you're life or my brothers."
"I'm going to give you one warning, Morgana." Merlin said. His voice was low, but the threat was easy to hear. "Leave and never return. I don't want to have to kill you."
"You, kill me?" Morgana laughed. "And what makes you think you can kill me? You're nothing but a servant."
"I have more power then you could even begin to imagine." Merlin wasn't being boastful, he was just telling the truth. "This is your last chance, Morgana. Please take it."
He looked at her, his eyes silently begging her to take his offering and leave and never return. She started to tell him that that would never happen, but something in his eyes stopped her. She looked at him for a few seconds, trying to figure out what it was about him.
"You're just a simple boy with a little magic," Morgana began, though her voice signaled that she wasn't sure of what she said. "What makes you think you have the power to defeat me?"
"I can defeat you," Merlin said quietly, "Because I am Emrys."
Spell Translations
ábradwe hine!- Kill him!
Bordrandas-Shields!