Warning: Not edited so there might be a lot of mistakes so please tolerate it for now and please read the A/N in the end of the chapter. Thank you I greatly appreciate it.

Chapter 3

He remembered one day before he released the dragon. He was about to go to sleep when something strange happened.

It was eerie how long it had been since they had communicated this way.

'You are growing strong, warlock.'

Merlin eyes widen as he sharply turns his head back and forth like he could find the body to fit the voice somewhere around him.

"Dragon?"

'Yet you are still so naïve. Someone else would have better used their power than a stupid…anyways young warlock I grow restless when are you going to set me free.'

Merlin's tongue wanted so much to lash out and say never in this life or any other life he ever gets reborn into.

Something must snapped in the dragon as he started to babble in ancient langue. It was giving Merlin a headache and he wanted so much to close the link so he gets some sleep.

However, the dragon seems to remember he was talking with him.

'Remember something, young warlock, I was the one who found you and push into the right direction. Without me you wouldn't even know anything about your destiny! You owe me. I was the one that helped you when no one could give you the answer to questions that needed answer. Without my help then Arthur Pendragon, your so call friend, would have been dead a long time ago. Just remember this young warlock; bonds are made to be broken. You can't trust someone without knowing the consequences. I trusted someone and look where it got me. You're tired of my riddles well so am I with you that seemed to be a living and walking riddle. Why was I curse to work with so…'

Suddenly the dragon cut off the link. He didn't think much of it as he finally was able to shut his eyes off and sleep.

Consequently, what the mind shuts off as a memory takes it store or to be lost forever that what the tragedy part is.

000

The wind slapped his face as he brought back to reality. His eyes watched the scenery change around him as Camelot came to view. A little ahead of him he saw Arthur's horse and felt his heart races with anxiety. He didn't know what was going on only that he felt that if he followed Arthur to the Camelot it be his end. His hands gripped the rein of horse as he pulled it to turn back and races away from the death that will eventually happen. However, as fast as the notion came it went away. He slowly let his horse enter the castle. As he slides off the horse he notice Arthur's retreating back disappearing into the crowd.

For the first time since Arthur figure out he had magic. He really didn't have the urge to follow him inside and to ask if Arthur really knew he had magic. Nor did he felt that early notion to run away. All he felt now was emptiness. He let his feet bring him to the only place now in Camelot he felt safe and that was Gaius' chamber.

000

Merlin opened the door as he hoped that maybe Gaius was inside. The said physician wasn't there. He was about to sit down and wait for Gaius come back when he heard a knock on the door. He stared at the door for a while as he debate to open it or not. His gut was telling him not to open it. It might be a guard ready take him to the dungeon which would bring to his death.

"If Arthur didn't accept me that way he would have killed me already. I have to stop doubting him." He thought as went to open the door.

Even though he kept thinking everything was going to be OK his body was acting differently to that. His whole body was shaking. His palms were all sweat as he tried to open the doorknob got all slippers. It took him a while as before he opened the door to death.

This huge and bulky man as he wore the proud colors of Camelot stood there with his arm raised ready to strike.

Merlin gulped as his body started to shake violence.

"Arthur is going to kill me!" thought Merlin as he brought his hands up for protection.

"Merlin, Arthur has a message for you." The bulky man said as he lower his fist as he saw what state Merlin was in. "Sorry about that I was about to knock on the door again but you already opened it."

Merlin just nodded as he couldn't trust his mouth to say anything coherent. The man took that as the sign to continue.

"Arthur wants you to know that you have the week off."

Merlin kept nodding his head this time to make the man leave fast so he could bring his heart rate down. When the man finally left Merlin felt his knee bulked from right under him.

000

He couldn't wait any longer as it seems that it getting darker outside. Gaius was probably going to be coming late and his body was screaming for to rest.

The minute he laid down on the bed he fell asleep.

000

Merlin mumbled something as he turned around in his bed. Unknowingly weird multicolor fog crept through his window toward his bed. Without warning the colorful fog engulfed the warlock and it slowly soak into his skin.

A bright light of different colors and gold mix together before it disappeared.

Merlin didn't even stir as strange fog mixed with his magic.

000

Their smiled could freeze someone heart as they all thought together:

"Now we are one with warlock he can't escape us now."

There was only one person really regretting his decision but the spell was already said and done.

000

He should have known before he open the door that what he going to do was stupid. However, if he doesn't tell Arthur and they will tell Arthur instead then it going to be much worse than him sent to his death.

He open door to a whole new world.

Arthur was ready for war.

All his fancy clothes were taken out and replaced with plain clothes. Arthur had three new sets of amour including his old amour set was sitting near Arthur. On Arthur's bed all types of weapon ranging from long bow to a sword laid on his bed. On his table maps spread open and other paper that Merlin was pretty sure documents about the last time Camelot went into a full out fight with magic. Arthur didn't see him as he watch him do a dance of death. He had put up dummies of "witches" and "warlocks" around him as he raised his sword for the kill.

Merlin tried to control the chill that went through him as he saw the head of one of the "warlock" dummy's head fell on the floor. That didn't mean he could keep his food inside.

He took one step back as he turned around ready to abandon the stupid plan.

If only he wasn't born with two left feet as he heard himself hit the ground. The result was immediate as he heard Arthur's heavy footsteps and then saw his boots in the comer his eyes.

"We getting ready for battle and we might end having fight deadly sorcerers. On top of trying keep Camelot safe I have to worry about my idiot and clumsy manservant who might end up killing himself with his own sword." Arthur crouch down as he raised his eyebrow, "Are you ever going to change, Merlin?"

Merlin couldn't help himself he looked straight up at Arthur and smile.

"No, Sire, you get bored of me."

Arthur laughter echoed everywhere and Merlin forget for just a while what he had to do.

"At least I can count on one constant in my life."

His mouth worked before his mind could catch up with it.

"I'm a sorcerer!"

He felt the atmosphere change dramatically as Arthur face went carefree expression to blank.

"Merlin, don't be idiot! This is not the time to be funny. You are not a sorcerer!" Arthur yelled as he grabbed a dragger from his bed.

Everything went in slow motion as Arthur turn around and with his hand brought down the dragger.

Merlin reacted before thinking as his magic burst through him as felt a shield from around him.

Well if words didn't work magic definitely did the trick as Arthur's eyes widen with recognition.

Where there use to be compassion and happiness was replace with angry, and fear.

000

Merlin jerked awake. His nerves were on fire. He was torn between running away before the dream that felt like too much like reality kicked in or staying and just hopping things got better. His feet must have decided for him as they hit the floor as he reached for his magic book without thinking. When his arm came back up as he stared at the book for a good while. Slowly everything rushed at him.

The first time Merlin saved Arthur's life from Mary Collins.

The millions of other times he saved that arrogant, prat and now his best friend's ass.

His magic protects and if there was any another proof that he needed than the book was a perfect example.

It was also was proof enough to get him killed.

"It was just a dream." Thought Merlin as he took a deep breath.

He laid back down on the bed as he brought the book that helped him so much to chest. He hugged it as he tried to reason with his heart and mind at the same time.

'Another reason you don't belong.'

He was still dreaming wasn't he?

'You really are naive, young warlock.'

"Oh my god….what the hell are you doing in my head, dragon?" Merlin hissed through his thoughts.

The Great Dragon chuckled and answered:

'It's your trust, hope, loyalty and heart that going to get you killed.'

Merlin ignored him as asked again:

"What are doing in my head?"

The Great Dragon didn't say anything so Merlin just took that as good thing.

He sighed he was already turning around to put the book into his 'secret' hiding place.

So to his great surprised when he heard Great Dragon talk to him again.

'Since I'm long gone by now I might as well tell you. I don't know if you destiny to do great things with Arthur. I needed someone to set me free. You just happened to be the first sorcerer to believe me. Morgana was smart enough not to trust me. Thanks again, young warlock. We will meet again when the last time Arthur Pendragon and Uther Pendragon will breathe their last.'

The only response was the book as hit floor.

TBC

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First of all my updates are going vary time to time which means that it might take a month or more before the next chapter is up. This is only because my grammar and spelling is really bad. I mean it was bad before but not as bad as it is now. I mean when Miles333 (my beta-reader/editor) send back my first chapter it had so many mistakes and I only had one section where there was no mistakes at all. So I hope you don't mind but I am waiting until she corrects it before putting it up. That was why I wasn't planning on putting this chapter up but I didn't want you to think this story was dead and not to keep it on your alert. So whenever my editor has time to check it over and send it back then I will update. Also there is the fact that my first outline of the story I had to rip it apart because of the 3 season of Merlin and it wasn't going where I really want it to go. The last excuse is that school is taking all my time now. I hope you will stay with this story until that time. Thanks for your patients with me!

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