Chapter Two-Descent into Darkness
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After they all had awoken, Blythe lead them to a dark hallway. The hallway itself looked just as beautiful as the rest of the castle, but it had a feeling of wrongness. The door at the end of the hallway was clearly marked Tailte Dorcha.
"This the gate to the realm of darkness. Few have gone to this world while still living and even fewer have come back. You must remember the good you have done or your own darkness will consume you."
"What will the test be?" Leon asked Blythe as she made her way to the end of the hallway.
"The lord of the realm will determine your test."
"Well, let's get going. Darkness awaits!" Gwaine said merrily.
"Could you sound a little less happy about this whole thing, Gwaine?" Arthur snapped.
"Look at the bright side, princess. At lest Merlin won't have any problem with this test. He doesn't have a bit of darkness in him."
"Every man has darkness, Gwaine, even Merlin," Percival said under his breath.
"Are you ready, Once and Future king, Knights of the Round Table?"
"We are ready," Arthur declared.
"When you go to the realm of Tailte Dorcha, you can not leave the way you came. This door is one way and you must pass the test in order to get to the next. The realm master will decide if you will be allowed to go to the gate-keeper so that you may pass to the next realm. Go now and may whatever god you believe in protect you in the realm of darkness."
"Thank you, Lady Blythe," Gwaine said while bending down to kiss her hand farewell. "I will see you when I return for my reward."
"Go now, Strength. May the light of my lord guide you."
"See you on the other side," Gwaine called out as he walked through the door and was gone in a flash of darkness. You could see nothing but dark, black nothingness after Gwaine had gone though the door.
"Honor, are you ready to face the darkness?"
Percival stepped forward, "I am, my lady."
"Then go in, Honor, and trust your friends."
"Thank you, my lady," Percival made his way forward. Hook a moment to look back at Leon, Arthur, and Merlin and gave a slight nod. With a flash of darkness, he was gone.
"Loyalty, it is your time," Blythe said while gesturing for him to come forward. Leon made his way foreword, looking at Blythe for a moment before making his was into the darkness.
"It is down to you, Once and Future king and Myrddin Emrys. You two will have to trust one another at all costs. If the trust between you two is lost then none of you will make it out alive. You must not doubt the other side of the coin. Go now, I will tell you no more."
Merlin and Arthur looked at one another; a look of confusion played on Arthur face but one of understanding was showing on Melin's. Arthur made his way forward first, not looking back, and was gone in a flash of darkness like the others.
"Myrddin tread lightly. Everything you know is going to be tested. Go, I will say no more," sadness played across her face as she looked at Merlin. She turned her back to him, "Go."
Merlin looked at her awkwardly. "Thank you for your kindness, my lady," he said as he made his was into the darkness.
She turns to face the now closed door. "You need never call me that, my lord," she whispered as she turned away.