I've finally written new chapters for this story.

I'm sorry there were a couple mistakes of posting my Harry Potter story here. The first time was because I was trying to post two stories at once and made a mistake by clicking the one at the bottom of the list which is usually the newest one. The second time I don't know what happened because I tried to make sure it was the right story when I posted. I didn't wait around for the half an hour though to make sure and got so busy at school it was two weeks before I even knew it. I deleted it and it didn't work apparently so for another month or so it was up. Figure out they added a new function of are you sure which I didn't click. Didn't even have time to read fanfiction so I didn't check.

I really shouldn't try to write while going to school because I make stupid mistakes like that but I'll be graduating college in 2 weeks so it won't really matter anymore.

The only reason I could post that stuff was because I wrote it during the summer. I started to write the Harry Potter story was because I got writers block on this one. I think it was because I was so dissatisfied with the ending of the show. Arthur only knew about Merlin's magic for like an hour before he died. I was in mourning I think. After only being able to write one chapter this summer I've finally managed to have a break through.

I've managed to write down the whole ending in point form in my journal so now I actually have one. I wasn't sure how that was going to go when I started this story. On the subway on the way to an interview I managed to not think about the stress of school and it all came tumbling out. That was about two weeks ago and since then I've started to write everything down in proper chapters. It shouldn't take too long for me to finish this. I estimate only 5 or 6 more chapters.

I have the next three written after this. They just need a little editing. I've also edited my original posts and merged some chapters together because this story had a crazy chapter count. I managed to shorten 50 into 23. This part is mostly just to remind everyone what is going on and set things up. This chapter and the next were originally one but it ended up being too long compared to earlier chapters. Be posting more soon.

Deviner Captive

Allies

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The king of Magonsaete was having a normal pleasant morning. He'd just sat down to tuck into his breakfast when a messenger falcon arrived which wasn't unusual. King Sweyn unrolled the scroll calmly and was just about to bite into a sausage when the words on the parchment registered with him.

"...army marching towards you... we have a very powerful sorcerer at my command... signed Gwrthfyr King of the Dyfred Kingdom.

"Fuck" Sweyn exclaimed as he ran out of his chambers and made a mad dash towards the wall. When he reached the battlements he could see a large army approaching him wearing the blue colour of the Dyfred kingdom. There was a blue carriage making its way behind it. He would originally assume that it would hold their monarch but since he could clearly see the back stabbing bastard he could only assume it held the sorcerer that was mentioned in the letter.

...

Looking out the window Merlin realized they were traveling closer to Camelot rather than away. The landscape was becoming more familiar. They were close to the forest on the border of Mercia and Camelot.

The carriage stopped suddenly and Merlin slid off the seat and hit the floor. "Ow."

"Get up." The goon leaned down and pulled him up by his arm.

"Why'd we stop?" Merlin asked while rubbing his tail bone. He thinks he might have bruised it.

"We're here." The man as he dragged him to his feet and through the carriage door onto the dirt road.

Merlin gulped when he looked up to see the walls of an unfamiliar castle. The army had formed a long line and was just standing there as if waiting for something. He was led to stand in front of all the soldiers. The king walked up to stand beside him and just looked at the castle in satisfaction when he saw the knights organizing on the walls.

Merlin had never been able to stay quiet for long. "What's going on?"

"You'll see." Gwrthfyr said mysteriously which gave Merlin a bad feeling.

Suddenly the gate opened enough to let one rider out before closing behind him. Once the man rode closer Merlin noted he didn't look like a knight since he wore no armor. He was only marked by the colours of the kingdom as someone who worked for the palace.

"Sweyn, King of Magonsaete, would like to know what the meaning for this attack is?" The man who Merlin now realized was a messenger asked nervously since there was only one of him before a whole army. The king was smart to send out someone who was completely nonthreatening. He swore the man had less muscle mass than him.

"No reason really, just for convenience sake. I want to show off my new court sorcerers powers. Tell your king that." Gwrthfyr replied. the messengers eyes widened. He turned around and rode back towards the castle, slipping back in.

.

Sweyn frowned at the information the messenger brought back. 'He didn't deserve this.' he thought to himself. They were a small kingdom on the edge of Mercia with a small army and their main export was grain because the majority of the citizens were farmers.

They needed help.

.

"We've waited long enough." Gwrthfyr mumbled in impatience.

Merlin felt a push in the middle of his back that made him step forward. Looking back he was given hand signals to continue walking forward. He walked out separating himself from the group. An arrow was shot from the walls and was coming straight at him but the force field he still had up disintegrated it in mid air.

Gwrthfyr frowned at the audacity of the archer to shoot at his sorcerer. The arrow had come from one of the guard towers. Giving a command he decided to send that archer a message that he shouldn't have done that.

Merlin felt the power build up in the back of his eyes. He didn't know what was going to happen because he was too far away to hear the spell. The ground started to crack in front of him and shoot forward until it reached the castle. It swerved from the main wall and made the corner tower tumbled. He could see people jumping out when they felt the ground under them falling away.

He swayed once he was released from the kings control. Not because it took a lot of power from him but at the horror at what his powers where being used for. They could hear the screams of fright from here even though they were so far away.

"Fall back." He could he heard Gwrthfyr yell. The sound of marching feet followed as the army retreated.

He felt his arm gripped by a strong hand as he was dragged back to where the King was standing. "What was the point of all of that if you are just going to leave?" Merlin asked as he was lead away on unsteady feet.

"It's just to set up my plan. Now Sweyn is going to send for help from his allies. Since it was a magical attack Uther will be the first one he'll go to." Gwrthfyr explained his genius.

Merlin was forced back into the carriage but this time the king joined him. Gwrthfyr stuck his hand out the window and signaled they were ready to leave. Merlin had to hold on to the window when the carriage jerked into motion.

If they looked to the sky a Falcon could be seen leaving the castle.

...

"Where is he? Arthur should have been back days ago." Uther asked Gaius as he paced the throne room. The king had sent a search party after the small hunting part that left 2 days ago. Arthur never had his permission to leave in the first place. The next procession of royals were due any day now. It wouldn't look good if his son wasn't there to greet them.

Gaius had to angle his head to hide the smile across his face. He knew Arthur was too far away for Uther to stop him even if he knew his exact location. He hoped they were well on their way to saving his ward already.

Suddenly the door opened and the knights he'd sent out to search for his son filed in. Followed by Percival and Elyan were dragged in by some guards. Uther was not pleased when his son didn't appear. "What happened?"

"We found these two in the woods alone. Apparently they left the castle with the prince and then spilt up. They've been leaving false tracks." Leon reveled with a sigh. He was surprised when he was ordered by the king that his son was missing. He wondered what they were up to when he figured out Arthur and Gwaine had split up and why hadn't they informed him of the plan.

Leon know he wasn't alone though. Lance had been left in the dark as much as he had. The other knight was glaring disgruntled at his friends who were twitching uncomfortably. It was the same as when they played the prank on the princess. They should realize by now that if they don't think they should tell him or Lancelot, they shouldn't be doing it.

"Where'd he go?" Uther turned his anger on his son's knights. He knew he shouldn't have let Arthur keep them. They held no loyalty to him. He was supposed to be the king yet these two went behind his back and dismissed his orders that Arthur was to be kept near Camelot at all times.

Elyan and Percival shared a wide eyed look with each other. How did they let Arthur talk them into this? It looked like the king was going to blow his top. When Uther lost his temper people died. Then they remembered that the prince left to rescue Merlin. Just the thought of their young friend and they knew it was worth it.

"You know where." Gaius answered for them. He knew that Uther wouldn't even yell at him while he might order execution for the two low born knights if he got angry enough.

"He went after that man servant of his." Uther groaned as he shook his head. He should have known history would repeat its self. When the same servant was poisoned his son defied him and left the castle to get the cure. He thought this time would be different though because the boy had been revealed to have been lying to him all this time. He thought the fact that the boy had magic would be a strong enough wedge to separate them for good.

The doors opened and the servant he'd hired to replace his sons old manservant walked in and bowed respectably. The servant really did remind him of the other in looks so of course he was the last thing he wanted to see right now. "We are busy, leave." Uther commanded.

"I'm sorry my lord, but a urgent falcon has just arrived for you. The kingdom of Magonsaete has just been attacked by Dyfred. He is asking for your help." George explained as he bowed and held out the letter for the king to take.

"Give me that!" Uther snapped as he snatched the parchment from the servants hands. Unrolling the scroll he read over the other kings words.

"Prepare the army. We leave in the morning." Uther commanded Leon. He knew letting that boy leave with the another king would come back and bite him. He had his army ready for just this reason. He couldn't believe that his son's manservant could hold that much power though.

Elyan and Percival sighed in relief once everyone started to leave. They were so glad that the news of approaching battle had made the king forget about them. They made a move to leave."Where do you think you're going?" The two knights turned in dread. "Tonight you two will be spending the night in the dungeons. During the day time you'll spend your time in the stocks. Tomorrow morning you will be marching on the front lines of the army."

'It could have been worse' They thought as they were escorted out.

...

The clouds dispersed so they could see the ground. "Is that it?" Arthur asked from the back of Kilgharrah as a large castle came into view.

"Yes, that's Dyfred." Kilgharrah confirmed as he continued to soar.

"What's that over top of it?" Gwaine asked noticing a blue sheen in the air. You could just make it out in the bright sun light.

"A shield that the young warlock was forced to conjure." The dragon answered disgruntled. Last time he was here he couldn't break the barrier no matter how hard he tried. No matter how much power the boy has he was sure it draining his powers.

"Merlin did that." Arthur said in surprise at the show of power.

"Yes, the young warlock has much power, almost an endless supply." Kilgharrah supplied as he started to descend quickly towards the ground. They landed with a thump. As soon as the guards on the wall spotted them they was a lot of yelling.

A small number of knights in blue capes exited the place. It surprised the prince considering there was a dragon at their door. Where were the rest their numbers? It was when they came closer that Arthur noticed their young ages as if they were squires parading as knights. "What is it you want?" A short blonde one asked. They noticed that the knights only came to just the edge of the shield so that they were safe.

"We came for Merlin." Gwaine stepped forward. He met some confused looks from the Dyfred knights.

"The sorcerer." Arthur supplied with a sigh. He felt uncomfortable using that word to describe his manservant.

"Oh is that what the new court sorcerers name is." One of the knights stated curiously.

"Quite." The blonde one who had spoken first shushed before turning his attention back to them. "I regret to inform you that, Merlin, has already left the kingdom let alone the city."

"What!" Gwaine yelled. He couldn't believe they'd come all this way and Merlin had already moved locations. Maybe he'd been traded or sold to a foreign kingdom for a high price. Now he was worried.

"Where was he taken?" Arthur demanded.

"I can't tell you. The kings orders" The blonde shook his head.

Arthur stepped forward in anger and surprisingly managed to step through the barrier. Looking back and seeing he was on the other side he smiled. Grabbing the front of the blonde's tunic he lifted him off the ground. "I'll ask you again. Where, did they take, Merlin?"

Without the protection of the shield the young knights courage left him and he spilled. "He went with the army that was marching on Magonsaete. " Arthur dropped him in surprise after hearing that. Why the hell would Gwrthfyr want to attack such a small kingdom.

Kilgharrah in his anger banged his tail against the barrier. It shattered like glass. The knights retreated to the castle walls at a run.

Arthur had to resist the urge to run after them. Turning on his heel he marched back over to the dragon. "We have to get to Magonsaete as soon as possible."

...

The carriage had been moving for some time now. He avoided looking at the king in the seat across from him and just stayed silent.

This situation seemed a lot more real now that he'd left the blue room. Having his powers used against innocents really made him realize what a hopeless situation he was in. His powers were in the hands of someone who was using them for evil.

Suddenly Merlin felt as if something had snapped and then settled back inside him. He wondered what caused it but when he concentrated harder on the feeling he realized that he didn't feel the barrier around the castle any more. He made a decision not to inform Gwrthfyr of it.

It gave him hope that someone was actual out looking for him.

A far distance from the castle of Magonsaete they set up camp for the night. When he exited the star covered carriage only to be lead into a star covered tent he sighed. This was his life right now but hopefully soon he'd be fee again.

...TBC