Hiya i am back again. Yayy we finally get some Hurt!Merlin action in this chapter. whoo hoo

Morgana circled Merlin watching him like a hawk.

"I have to admit that when I ordered for you to be captured a brought here, I did not expect them to bring back the entire gang. I heard that you all fought well but when Scarface told me that there was a sorcerer amongst them that was aiding them I couldn't believe it", Morgana paused.

Merlin could see that behind the mask of calm she was bubbling up into a rage, her eyes were leaking with fury that was barely contained

Merlin was stubborn though. He knew that earlier he had been acting weak but seeing Morgana he refused to be so any longer. His face remained as neutral as possible.

Morgana continued, she wanted to long this out for as long as possible.

"To think that Arthur of all people, to have someone with magic working with him, I thought it must have been some weak minded old fool who didn't understand. But when I heard that it was 'that serving boy of his' you can understand my shock."

She walked right up to his face and stared in his eyes. He could see the emotions that she was trying to hide, betrayal, confusion and sadness.

He could see the anger though coming through and he had no time to prepare for the slap he received. He winced.

"All those years, that i was in Camelot. All those years when I thought I was by myself, that I was wrong for having magic. I was so scared Merlin but I felt so alone. I trusted you. Now I see you for what you really are. A coward"

She slapped him again before turning to leave, when she reached the door she turned around and spoke harshly "I've wanted you to suffer for so long, to feel my pain, have fun Merlin" She smirked evilly before closing the door behind her.

Merlin let go of the breath he hadn't even realised he had been holding.

'She knows. Oh no she's knows I have magic and I'm completely useless. She doesn't know who Emrys is though, does she?' He looked around; they had tied him up like they had last time, with his arms attached to chains from the ceiling.

He watched as the door was opened again and a man walked through. He said nothing only moved swiftly towards a table.

Merlin swallowed nervously he had seen what was on that table and had been trying to block it out. There was a variety of knifes and other instruments which only meant one thing…

The man had picked something up from the table and made his way over to Merlin and spoke softly with an underlining of cruelty.

"My Lady wishes to know who Emrys is. Do you know who that is?"

"No and I wouldn't tell you if I did know"

"But you do know who Emrys is"

Merlin remained silent, it was obvious that he did know, what was the point in trying to deny it.

"Very well, if you won't tell me i'll have to find a way to convince you. I have to admit I was looking forward to this bit, Morgana to, wanted to watch but she has other business to take care of"

He only just finished talking before

CRACK

Merlin felt his back burn as the whip split his skin open. He let out a cry of surprise before clenching his teeth and refusing to give the man anymore satisfaction. Merlin knew that he will never say anything. Whether it regarding his magic, Emrys or anything to do with Arthur and Camelot. Merlin would rather die than break.

Each time the whip made contact with his back he refused to cry out, he made it up to 16 lashes before he couldn't hold it back anymore. He let out a scream of pure agony before succumbing to darkness.

Each lash was harder than the last; it was like the man wanted to rip his skin down to the bone. It was excruciating, but he never made a sound, until he couldn't hold it in any longer. He could feel the blood tripping down his back, and there was an odd numb sensation that terrified him even more, he could feel his magic roaring inside of him, bubbling up to protect him, but there was no release, it built and built and built and he couldn't bear it. He screamed a heart-wrenching scream before falling into unconsciousness.

The man gave him four more whips before realising he was out cold. He placed the whip back on the table before he left the room, leaving Merlin to hanging limply in the darkness all by himself.

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