A/N I know that the knights of the round table haven't quite shown up yet but I just bear with me, they're important for my story. This might be a shorter chapter but I hope you enjoy it all the same :)
It had been a week. Arthur hadn't moved from Merlins' bed side since. Merlin had shown no signs of life but Arthur wouldn't give up hope until there was none left. Others had flitted in and out of the chamber paying there respects to the dying boy but no one stayed, it pained them too much to see such a kind boy dying. Gaius had just left Arthur to do his rounds and had told the Prince to alert him if there was any change, no matter how unnecessary that seemed. Arthur hadn't slept in two nights and found himself quite drowsy...
He was just nodding off when he felt his friend stir. Merlin started gasping!
"Guards! Alert Gaius that he is needed immediately. It is of the utmost urgency!"
Arthur as panicking. Merlins' body was convulsing, he seemed to be struggling to breath! He was shaking and trembling and gasping.
Suddenly it stopped
Merlin lay utterly still . Dead silence ensued. Arthur stared in shock at his friend. It was too quiet, too quiet indeed. Arthur seemed paralyzed. His breaths started coming in gasps. Suddenly he stopped, he had spotted a rise and fall in his friends breathing. Arthur moved towards Merlin when suddenly the room began to glow.
It came in slowly, a soft golden colour. It felt familiar, warm, playful. It brought him hope. Suddenly it was snatched away as Merlin breathed it in, taking the warmth with him leaving Arthur cold. Merlin was dead still except his eyes which were fluttering and rolling behind his eye lids. He started murmuring words in a strange tongue. It sounded beautiful, helpful but frightening and unwelcome at the same time. Arthur was suddenly shocked to hear his name.
"I… Arthur… Danger… Have to help! Don't take it, please no! I might as well die without it!" All of the sudden Merlins' eyes flew open.
"STOP!" He screamed, a bloodcurdling shriek, making the hairs on Arthurs' neck stand up. Merlin watched the ceiling unblinkingly. Slowly, he opened his mouth, the golden mist from earlier floating out of his gaping mouth. This time, Arthur didn't feel happy to see it. Instead of bringing hope, he felt utterly hopeless as it floated hazily towards the window. Arthur ran up, trying to sweep it to keep it in but it went right through the shut window and in to the air. Arthur turned to Merlin. The farther away the mist got, the paler Merlin got, the shallower his breathing.
Gaius burst in! His face fell, he had been hoping for good news.
"What happened?" He demanded in panic. Arthur told him of everything, including the gold mist.
"What is it Gaius? Why was it so familiar to me?" Arthur was incredibly curious, he felt as though it were an old friend whose name he had forgotten.
"That is not my story to tell, you will know when the time is right." Gaius stated and then started busying himself with a worried look on his face.
"Morgana"
Morgana jerked awake having heard someone calling her name.
"Morgana"
Morgana looked around for the source of the voice before she realised that it was in her head.
"Morgana!"
The voice was becoming more urgent. Morgana, despite being half asleep, decided to go find the source of the voice. She slipped a cloak on overtop of her nighty and ran out the door. She snuck out of that castle with much experience and scurried through the forest. She was on high alert, her magic wasn't yet as powerful as Morgause and she wasn't very good at defending herself. She considered turning back but she had a feeling that this was important.
"Morgana"
Morgana finally found herself in a small clearing. She waited with bated breath. She shivered, it was getting windy… Too windy to be natural. She looked up. Morgana nearly ran at the sight of the giant beast flying towards her. She had just turned on one heel to leave when the beast spoke.
"Morgana, do not leave. This is of the utmost importance."
A/N Can anyone guess what Kilgharrah wants with Morgana?
We shall see...