Hello guys! Let's smile, because it's Carnival in Brazil! A week of feasts and happiness!
I know I'm a bit late, but here it is. didn't let me update, I've been trying since Friday morning! =(
Thank you so much for your reviews, they always help me to write. Special thanks to Maya, Chris, Someone from Ireland and CosPalp (welcome here!).
Oh, and if my memory still works well during Carnival, I think Agravaine has a prophecy or something to show Morgana... Enjoy.
Previously...
"Goddess, can't we just fix the situation like grown up people?" Morgana interrupted annoyed. "Maybe it's my turn to say something." Uther looked at her amazed. "I don't know what you understand for justice and protection, but in my opinion, it surely isn't killing Uther!" The king smiled at that. "And surely it isn't killing my baby! A baby!" She said again. "What kind of monster are you, Agravaine?" Morgana faced him and, for few moments, he didn't know how to answer.
"Oh, don't misunderstand me, my lady!" Agravaine said and reached for something into his cloak. A piece of parchment. "Look what I have here..."
Chapter 42
Morgana took the piece of parchment and carefully unfolded it.
"No..." She murmured reading the words. "It can't be true!" Uther went to her and read it.
"Innocent blood must be poured. Just that will stop Camelot to fall. A princess must never be brought up with magic, or Camelot will meet its fall!" Agravaine said calmly, repeating the words written on the parchment. "It's clearly about your lovely baby, my lady." He grinned.
"No, it can't be!" Morgana was so desperate! She took Vivienne from Uther and pointed her right palm to Agravaine. "You don't dare to touch my child!"
"Morgana, keep calm, I reacted in the same way when he told me about the prophecy." Morgause said to her. "We will find another way!"
"Sister..." Morgana looked at her with so sad eyes! How could she ask her to be calm when Agravaine, that monster, came up with such a prophecy?
"Oh, my little sister, come here!" Morgause hugged her sister, Vivienne between the women, still playing with her magic. "I love you, you know that?" She kissed Morgana's cheek. "I love you both!" She kissed the baby, who laughed amused at the sound of the kiss. "Oh, you like kisses, uh?" She smiled at the baby and kissed her again. "My smart girl!"
"Let me see it for a moment." Merlin took the parchment from Uther. "Oh... clearly about Vivienne... but it can't be!"
"Oh, it can!" Agravaine grinned. "I found it at Camelot. I took from the library..."
"Because the dragon had assured me Vivienne's destiny has nothing to do with destruction and deaths, just the opposite!" Merlin continued and Uther recognised on his eyes his clinical reasoning. "Kevin!" He called the boy, who was trying to observe them from behind the knights. "Come here, boy, we need your help!"
Sir Leon allowed the boy to enter the circle and he ran to his friends.
"Hello!" He said. "Vivienne! You're using magic!" His eyes were bright. "I always knew you were so special!"
The baby smiled and tried to reach him.
"Aww!" She giggled when Kevin smiled at her and made some colourful sparks too.
"No, sweet, let Kevin help us first, after that you can play with him..." Morgana said to the baby girl.
"Kevin, we need your help to know if this prophecy is real." Merlin handed the prophecy to the boy.
"Oh! God, that's terrible, Merlin! No, I won't allow!" He said very scared and looked at Morgana. "Morgana, even if it's true I'll take Vivienne and hide her! I won't allow her to die, I can't!"
Morgana smiled sadly and caressed his light brown hair.
"Kevin!" Merlin reprehended the boy. God, was he like that too when he was an apprentice? "Please, I know how terrible it sounds and even if it's true none of us will allow it to happen." Merlin assured him. "But we need to know the truth. We need you to keep your focus and use your gift."
"Fine Merlin." He gave a serious look at Vivienne, who moaned in a very cute way and tried to reach him. So Kevin closed his eyes and used his magic. Everyone was very quiet for some moments while the boy used his gift. "It's fake! Merlin, it's fake, it's not true!" He screamed in joy.
"This is ridiculous!" Agravaine protested. "I can't believe you will consider what a boy says instead of the prophecy!"
"Agravaine..." Uther tried to make the man think rationally. "There's no prophecy."
"Will you take the risk, Uther?" Agravaine smirked. "Will you risk your kingdom, your people, the job of a whole life for... a baby?" Vivienne moaned at the man's harsh voice.
"The baby in question is my daughter, Agravaine." Uther answered dryly, ending the topic.
"I saw everything!" Kevin told them, almost screaming. Morgana noticed he was angry in a way she had never seen. "I saw how he sneaked to Camelot one night and wrote a fake prophecy!" The boy accused.
"Agravaine, how could you!" Morgause was possessed, crying in anger and sadness. "Tell me now!" She asked so furious, sounding so powerful.
"Morgause..." The man smirked at her.
"How could you?" Morgause screamed and slapped him.
Agravaine held her wrists, possessed. He brought her to him, his lips only few inches away from hers.
"Terrible, isn't it?" He said in a rough voice. "So? How terrible it feels to be manipulated by someone you care about? Uh?"
"Oh, you're hurting me!" She screamed, but couldn't pull away.
"Good!" Agravaine said furious.
"Agravaine, let her go..." Merlin asked pointing his palms to the man.
"Or what?" He laughed. The man clearly lost the notion of danger and reality, mad he was for having his revenge.
"Uncle..." Arthur touched his back with the sword a bit more enthusiastically.
The man finally let her go. Morgause was so scared and shocked that, seeing Merlin near her, she just threw herself into his arms.
"Oh!" Merlin gasped, never expecting that. But, even so, he caressed her blonde hair. "You're safe, I promise..." He whispered to her, caressing her hair and calming the lady for some more moments.
Morgause sighed and pulled away gently from Merlin. He couldn't help but inhale a bit more the jasmine scent coming from her hair. Agravaine looked at them, feeling jealousy and blaming himself for that.
"I've never premeditated that!" Morgause continued, very self confident. "Goddess, why on earth I still love you, Agravaine?" She wondered.
"Yes, uncle." Arthur said very coldly. "We should kill you right now! Trying to kill my father and now faking a prophecy against my little sister? I feel so disappointed!"
"It isn't him. He has no fault." Merlin said calmly. "It's the darkness. The dragon had told us after the spell was broken, his soul became dark."
"Merlin, please, tell me how to fix it!" Morgause begged.
"I've already told." Merlin said. "He must feel real love for you. Only so his soul will be free and he will be back to his old self."
"Please, Agravaine..." Morgause walked to him in an uncertain way. "We still could be happy..."
"Happy? With a sorceress like you?" The man laughed, seeing how hurt she looked.
"People should never throw love away." Kevin said and Morgana smiled at the boy. She wanted her sister to be happy.
"Merlin, maybe you should call the dragon." Arthur suggested. "Maybe he will help us with that. Because, sincerely, I don't know what to think anymore."
"Goddess, you have power enough to call a dragon, Merlin?" Morgause looked amazed at him and despite Agravaine would never admit, he wanted her to look like that to him instead of Merlin.
"You'll see!" He smiled like a little boy and ran to the edge of the place, screaming the words in the language of the old religion.
There was a cliff near where Merlin was and, down there, he could see the river they had crossed to arrive at the isle of Avalon. The others followed him, Morgause completely excited to meet the dragon and Agravaine, who was practically dragged by his nephew, looked clearly scared.
"Goddess!" Morgause smiled amazed as the dragon was about to arrive near them.
"The beast is going to burn all of us!" Agravaine screamed in panic, causing Kevin to laugh.
"Oh, don't worry, I used to be afraid too, but he's very cool!" The boy touched Agravaine's hand casually.
"Oh, don't touch me, sorcerer!" Agravaine said to the boy, pulling his hand away. The man was clearly in panic.
"You called me, Emrys." The dragon bowed his head, ignoring Agravaine's reaction.
"Aaaww!" Vivienne smiled and moved excitedly her little legs, pointing to the dragon.
"See, sweet? He's back!" Morgana kissed the baby.
"Morgana, don't let her so near of the dragon..." Uther whispered a bit scared.
"Nonsense, Uther..." She smiled as the dragon's head came near them and the baby girl instantly petted him.
"The little princess and I are good friends, king, and we'll always be, as far as I know. You have no reason to worry." The dragon said patiently.
"Because Vivienne loves magic already!" Kevin smiled. "She's going to do so many beautiful things with her magic when she grows up!"
"Exactly, little warlock!" The dragon smiled.
"Good. That's what we'd like to talk about." Merlin said. "Vivienne's destiny."
"The little princess has a beautiful destiny to come." The dragon said calmly. Morgana and Uther smiled, the king wrapping a careful arm around his wife. "She'll bring an age of light and peace."
"See, Agravaine!" Morgause looked at the man in fury. "You almost killed our chance of having some peace!"
"Don't fool me, Morgause!" Agravaine said. "I know all you care about is power and richness. Oh, and about pleasures... and about your damn magic, being the sorceress you are!" He screamed in fury.
"Oh..." Morgause felt so terrible! Would Agravaine even see how sorry she felt and how much love she has for him? She doesn't think so. "Dragon..."
"Yes, sorceress?" The dragon looked at her.
"You called me sorceress!" She sounded a bit outraged.
"Yes. That's what you are." He answered calmly. "There's no shame about it." The dragon pointed when Morgause was about to protest. "Because you're a magical creature just like me and many others here."
"I see..." She sighed. "I'd like to ask you something." She blushed a bit and smiled. Morgana couldn't help but look very surprised at her sister. "About love."
"Love is the only hope for you and the traitor, sorceress."
"Traitor?" She asked confused.
"Agravaine!" Kevin smiled.
"What?" The man sounded so outraged that Morgause had to laugh.
"It suits quite well!" She said. "But anyway... What I must do to have him back?" She asked so desperately that Morgana and the others couldn't help a gasp. "I think..." She sighed. "I think I'm in love."
"I can see it, sorceress. Maybe the spell had turned against the sorceress?" The dragon smirked. "But I can see the traitor is in love too."
"No, I am not." Agravaine said in a very stubborn and crabby way.
"Are you sure, uncle?" Arthur teased amused.
"He just has to see it." The dragon ignored the comments.
"But how?" Morgause sounded so desperate. "Look at him! He's not the man I used to know."
Morgana sighed and looked sadly at her sister. Even after everything, Morgana still loved Morgause and wanted her to be happy.
"He must see that your love for him is stronger than the darkness around his soul." The dragon said.
"But how is my sister going to do so?" Morgana asked, feeling sorry for Morgause. "They both clearly need some love, even before that spell, they already needed some love..."
"You see, witch..." The dragon started. "Their situation is quite similar to the one you and the king had faced."
"Maybe... But Lady Morgana had never cast a terrible spell to make Uther love her." Agravaine pointed.
"It wasn't a terrible spell, it was for love! Can't you see it?" Morgause walked to him very angry. "You know how much I regret it, Agravaine..." She said in front of the man, her back to the dragon and to the cliff.
"Would you do anything to have the traitor back, sorcerer?" The dragon asked sounding all wise.
"Be careful with your answer, Morgause." Merlin warned.
"Sometimes love requires some sacrifices." The dragon pointed.
"Oh?" Morgause looked at him puzzled. What was he talking about?
"Sister..." Morgana chilled. "I love you and I want you to be happy, but think well..."
"Yes... because just like the dragon said, he's a traitor." Arthur said coldly.
"Oh, good hearted prince!" The dragon looked at Arthur.
"Good hearted prince? Is that really your nickname?" Morgause was clearly amused. Arthur ignored her, a bit angry.
"If the traitor finds love he will be a merciful and fair king." The dragon declared.
"He... what?" Uther screamed confused and angry, making the baby into Morgana's arms a bit scared.
"Don't worry, sweet, daddy isn't angry with you..." Morgana calmed Vivienne tapping softly her back.
Uther smiled at his daughter, who soon calmed herself and smiled back at him. Then the king turned to the dragon, still a bit angry, but more controlled.
"Look, I enjoy to be king and now, having Morgana as my queen, I believe I'm a good king to my people." He said. "I can't see how Agravaine would do a better job than I'm doing."
"Well, king, you've been doing a good job indeed." The dragon calmed him. "But I've never said the traitor will be king of Camelot."
"Of course not!" Morgause smiled. "Essetir, right?" The dragon smiled at her. "You killed Cenred! So you're the next king as he had no heir!"
"Oh, I just killed him because he was about to kill you." Agravaine said by impulse.
"Oh!" Morgause smiled so sweetly that Morgana couldn't help but sigh.
"Just because of your spell, of course... You mean nothing to me." Agravaine noticed Morgause's reaction and felt a bit sorry for making the light into her eyes disappear, but hided his feelings with an evil grin.
"I'd do anything to have him back. The way he used to be, of course." Morgause said to the dragon. "Whatever is the sacrifice, I'll do it."
"Sister..." Morgana said feeling sorry for her. Arthur had a sad face too.
"You just have to kiss him, sorceress." The dragon told her.
"What?" Morgause was very surprised. "Just that? A kiss?" She smiled. "I can't see why it'd be a sacrifice."
"Try and you'll see..." The dragon smirked.
Morgause sighed and walked to Agravaine. The man looked so cold. He would never change his mind just because of her kiss... she could try how many times she wishes, his opinion would remain the same!
"Agravaine..." Morgause whispered sweetly and caressed his cheek, moaning when their bodies crushed softly, her full breasts pressed against his chest. "I love you so much..."
And, saying that, she touched his lips with hers and started to force her tongue in a hungry way. Agravaine resisted, he would never allow Morgause to play with him like that anymore. And surely not in front of so many people! His hands went to her waist and, when the lady moaned and was about to wrap her arms around his neck, Agravaine grabbed her arms roughly and pulled her away from him. It was so rough that the girl needed to give a step back. And, being so near of the edge of the cliff as Morgause was, her feet didn't touched a safe ground. And the lady fell over the cliff, with a scared scream.
So? It seems Morgause has just made her sacrifice. oO
Please, review. And have a nice weekend!