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Unfortunately one of her topics were put to the test the next day. Every afternoon the king held audience
with his people to pass judgement or render aid when needed. Her dutys required her to stand at his side
silent, protecting, watching everything and everyone as well as advising when requested. 2 guards
dragged a middle aged man into the room, magic repressing chains covering his wrists, she flinched at the
wave of energy that radiated off the item but steeled herself to deal with the magical criminal before her
and her king. After all this she needed to find another way to contain magic users those items belonged in
the past with Uther.
"Thank you men what are the charges?"
"Sire, this man was seen by many as he had an argument in the marketplace with a vendor, when denied
his asking price he struck out with magic and tossed the vender into the nearest structure, the vender did
not survive, he is charged with murder in refrence to law two of the order of magic."
Frowning the king rose from his throne and walked down the steps to place himself infront of the accused
he felt a warm cloak draped across his back and hid a smile as Emrys' magic protected him.
"Tell me does my guard speak truth? Explain your actions, defend yourself I will listen."
"My actions? I was defending my rights as a magic user. That poor excuse of a woman was
overcharging me simply because I had magic. She was treating me like a second class citizen, you
change the laws and preach equality and trust but its all a farce. Magic users are still shunned, still
mistreated, I should be respected for my power. That woman was so far beneath me I was well within my
rights to kill her for her actions, today was a victory for all magic users and I am not sorry!"
"No man not even myself has the right to kill someone out of damaged pride it something my father never
learned. So you admit to cold blooded murder using magic for the sake of your pride. By the laws of
Camelot and the order of magic I sentence you to death by hanging at dawn tomorrow. Guards, take him
to the cells."
"Sire wait if I may?"
"Yes certainly Emrys what do you wish?"
She opened her mind and pushed her way into the mans head she felt what was in his heart. He was
driven by power and greed, an unremarkable warlock that held respect for no one. Retreating to her mind
she send her voice to her king as she walked to the accused, her dark gold and blue eyes staring into the
mans soul.
("Arthur I wish to extract his magic will you grant me this? nod or shake you head.")
Getting a nod she steeled herself to become the mouthpeace of the goddess, high magi of all magic when
she spoke her voice echoed with power.
"Marcus Andrews, you have commited murder in the name of Magic to hide your guilty, power hungry,
pride. You are a descrace to warlocks across the kingdoms. You are dead to the goddess and have
misused and abused her gift to you. I hear by revoke you death sentence and from this day forward the
goddess, the weave, and your magic will be lost to you. As a magic user you shame us all and by the
power invested in me by the triple goddess herself I extract your soul in her name."
She closed her eyes and searched for the magic inside him. Finding the tainted gold entwined with his
dark brown soul she held out her hand palm up and inhailed deeply. Everyone in the room watched
amazed as the court magi breathed deeply, eyes closed and palm open and gathered golden smoke as it
escaped the man.
Said man started to twitch and scream as his magic was ripped out of his soul, crying as he saw his gold
forming a tight ball in the palm of the ladys hand. He felt like he was being scaled like a fish from the
inside as the last bit of his magic left him he curled into a ball. It was gone, he was nothing, the warmth
he had loved as a child was no more, life held no meaning. He made not a sound as he was dragged out of
the throne room and across the city and tossed threw the gates banished.
Back in the throne room still holding the tarnished ball of gold no larger then a rose she soothed the ball
as a mother would a sick child until the tarnish was gone and the gold shined. She clicked her fingers and
a white staff carved in a likeness of a dragon, the maw open as if roaring to the sky, green gemstones set
as the eyes appeared. With reverence Emrys placed the ball into the dragons mouth where it vanished
with her task complete the aura of power around her vanished and she gave a small smile and stepped into
the shadows behind the throne. Deciding it was time to regain control of his throne room Arthur clapped
his hands once bringing all focus back to him.
"Thank you Lady Ambroise you do your predecessors proud, from this moment forward all magical
crimes will be judged by our court magi. Now is there anyone or anything left to deal with today?"
"No my lord, the criminal was the last."
"Very well court is dismissed. Ambroise a word please."
Once the double doors closed he stood toe to toe with the magical creature he welcomed into his home
but magic or no this needed to be said standing tall he took a deep breath.
"I take it that was the extraction thing you said yesterday by the gods woman you might be magic but I
am still king. This is my kindom, my people, not yours. If you wish to stay here then learn your place.
Don't you ever reverse my ruling or overrule me again especially in front of the entire kingdom!"
"You utter prat! I asked permission and you gave it. I was just doing my job not only to you but to the
goddess as well."
"Don't call me that!, yes I gave you permission but you took it a step too far you are mine, my gift, you
serve me in my kingdom not your goddess what you do or not do is in my name only."
"Your right I do serve you, I am yours but she is more then the goddess she is my mother! I am her direct
contact with the world I am part of the triple goddess, her daughter, judge, jury and executioner of magic.
I am not just court magi but high magi of magic and magic is mine to do with as I see fit. I have a duty to
her as well as to you and they run parallel so what is the issue? she wants magical peace and equality so
do you whats your problom?"
" My problem?, my problem is not with the goddess but with your actions! I agree with what you did hell
I gave you permission thats not the issue here. I am king, I am the law, the highest authority, what you did
was overstep your place. You serve me in the goddesses name not the other way around which is what
you just did. It cannot and won't happen again magic creature or not I will punish you if it happens again
are we clear?"
"Crystal my king, are we done? I have things to do."
"See you did it again! No we are not done! Not until I say. Why can't you just follow my orders? I am
king, I am in charge not you, know your place!"
"My place is beside you not under you thumb I am your equal not your minon and I will not be treated as
such. "
"Dammit Merlin! yes you are idiot, your my servant, you serve me, you are mine, you obey me not the
other way around!"
"You bloody prat! I am my own person when have I ever followed your orders, you cabbagehead?!"
They froze, dark blue met sky blue both just now realizing the words that were yelled moments ago. The
energy in the room was heavy with the echo of the past. The king was visibly trembling as his soul
shivered to reach out and claim his other half to reconect with the beautiful gold that was ripped away
those months ago. His voice was raspy with a mix of hope and sorrow that tore at her heart she missed him,
the real him, her prat, her soulmate so much.
"No more half truths, no more fake names, tell me the truth for once in your life what is going on? how
are you here? I watched you die, I saw your grave."
Knowing the gig was up she dropped her guard and allowed he soul to shine through.
"Okay Arthur no more lies you deserve the truth. Most of what I told you is true my name really is Emrys
Ambroise and I am Balanor's daughter at least now I am. You feelings are right you prat its me I'm Merlin
and as you can see not dead just changed."
"Why? why would you do this? why fake your death? it almost killed me to lose you. Do you hate me
that much?"
"No Arthur never! I didn't have a choice. Saving you from Avalon required a balance it required my life,
Merlins life. The day I died a messenger of the goddess told me it was time to die I didn't have a choice. I
really did die but the goddess felt my task wasn't done and as Merlin I could do no more. So she gave me
a second chance to remake myself, to live again, to become what you needed. I was created for you as a
gift I did not lie about that but Emrys was who I was always meant to be, what the goddess, the weave
and you needed me to be, so its who I became. I remember everything Merlin did I feel everything he felt
I am still Merlin just now I'm older and a girl. I never meant to hurt you but I have a different life now,
different goals, a different purpose. I am not the foolish boy anymore, I am a noble and ruler of magic, a
creature of the old religion but I am, was and will forever be, yours my king, my friend, my soulmate and
a different name, body or life will never change that."
"It's really is you isn't it? Your really here I am not going to wake up to find you gone. But...oh no the
feast! Your room...I... we almost...and Leon..."
"Hey calm down yes I must say that was an interesting moment for me as well. I love you Arthur I always
have and will but funny enough I'm not attracted to you. Might be because for 10 years I bathed and
dressed you but who knows. But Leon surprised me too I assumed I would like Gwaine but Leon and I
just clicked we have both devoted our lives to you it feels right. I might remember my old life but I think
feel and live as a woman and all that entails. I have gotton used to feeling this way its actually quite
different womans bodys are so much more responsive why just the other day..."
"Ah no! I command you to stop. There are things I don't want to know idiot, but something still feels
wrong I know its you that your real but the black hole of pain is still there why?"
"Unfortunately there is only one way to fix that you have to promise me this goes no further and does not
leave this room."
"Deal just make this pain stop please I need your soul back."
"Wow I get a please and everything then you shall have it."
Emrys grabbed her king and pulled him into a kiss that was so much more. She opened her soul, dropped
all her blocks and gave herself to her soulmate.
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When he felt Merlins er Emrys' lips touch his he stiffened until her tongue pushed into his mouth. All at
once he was overwelmed by a wave of love and magic that traveled down his entire body curling his toes
and back up again into his chest where it started to fill the black hole of dispair that caused him so much
pain. In that moment he felt more complete then he ever had in his life he let out a sad wimper when the
lips retreated but the black pit was now filled with the missing gold and he found peace. He met her eyes
dark but still Merlins somehow she smiled that cheeky half smile he missed like a flower missed rain in a
drought as she gave him a half bow and left the room. Standing stunned for a minute his brain caught up
with the rest of him, why did he let her leave he had so many questions.
Ending it there
Wow that wrote itself I never planed for anyone to learn the truth no matter its done
Merry ho ho everyone hope you enjoyed
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