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Onwards
She ran undignified through the halls uncaring of who sees her crying, trying to find someplace or
someone safe enough to hide and breakdown. Arthur knows, everything is ruined. She ran to safety like
all people everywhere who had the option, she ran to her mother.
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Hunith was making a headache remedy when the door crashed open and sobbing filled the room. Even
before she finished turning around her arms were full and her reincarnated son was hugging her so hard it
was like he was trying to crawl under her skin to hide. Emrys or Merlin it did not matter her baby needed
her stroking her long purple black hair she whispered lovelingly to the child in her arms.
"Emrys hunny whats wrong? calm down child and take a breath, talk to me."
"Mommy its all ruined, he knows, what do I do.?"
"Oh baby shhhhhhh mommys got ya, everything will be okay what happened?"
"He...he... Arthur and I...we got in an argument and...and we both lost control. I...said... he knows that
I'm Merlin and once he tells everyone everything I am working for will be for nothing. Everyone will be
mad at me, they will hate me, I'll lose Leon, it's all broken, I've lost it all what am I going to do?"
"Calm yourself, Arthur will wait until he has all the information before he does anything. He has grownup
in the past few months just wait and see, everything will be okay. Here drink this your head must be
hurting I made it mine taste better then your uncles."
Taking the vile from her mother she downed it in one shot pleasantly surprised at the faint taste of mint
that lingered. She knew Gaius always made them bad on purpose now she had proof. Licking her lips she
took a deep breath and felt calmer and relaxed she wondered if it was a mother thing or something.
"Thank you mother I'm sorry for just barging in like that, this actually tastes better then ...oh
no..you..didn't..."
"Shhhh Merlin, when you wake up everything will be fine."
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Merlin was alive it no longer hurt to breath but where did that leave them now? He was so happy that he
wanted to shout it across the kingdom but at the same time Emrys has a new life who is he to ruin it?
Does name or gender really matter as long as he's back? Arthur had so many questions he needed
answered but no one to talk to without ruining Emrys' life, he would not hurt Merlin like that again he
made his former life hard enough he refused to do so again this was his second chance. Leon was out of
the question how do you tell someone the woman they love is really an old friend? So was Gwen, she was
so understanding about the soulmate thing but now his was a very attractive woman and Arthur had to
wonder if Merlin was born Emrys like he was meant to would she now be his queen and Lancelot and
Gwen would be together? Gwaine would freak demanding his best friend back not caring about her new
life at all, he needed to talk to someone.
Lost in thought he sat in the empty throne room unaware of the passage of time or George entering and
leaving the room to get the physician after receiving no response or reaction from his king when the
servant attempted to reach him, nor did he realize until Gauis took his vitals that he was no longer alone,
Gaius was there when Metlin died, he would know! Arthur stood up suddenly and started pacing startling
the old man.
"Sire, are you alright? you were unresponsive a moment ago could you tell me what happened and how
your feeling please?"
Reaching out to grasp the kings arm he flinched when Arthur stopped and trapped him with a glare.
"You knew. All this time, all our pain, you knew and you turned a blind eye. You set this all up didn't
you? played us all for fools. Well old man I know the truth now I am just deciding how to punish you for
this betrayal."
"Sire, I never, what are you talking about?"
"Merlin, or should I say Emrys I know who she really is and how you faked his death. Everything we
have felt the past few months thats all on you, how could you?, how could you hurt us so? "
"Arthur please you must let me explain, we didn't have a choice the goddess demanded his death and
reincarnation. It wasn't planned and we didn't want to but it was the best way, and those months I had no
idea who or where she was or what she was doing."
"Fine you want to make it up to me answer my questions. Start by telling me what really happened that
day."
" We were summoned by a representative of the goddess who told us Merlin had to die and become
Emrys high magi of magic, ruler of the druids the mouthpiece of the goddess. Merlin tried to buy time to
tell you all but it had to be immediately and we were tasked with killing him, sire you must know his
death was not fake. Merlin did die in my chambers that day but the goddess kept his soul trapped in his
body until he was able to reincarnate. So Merlin and I took a dagger laced it with a blood thinner and rode
back to the castle. Then just shy of the gates he placed the knife in his side as I directed him then entered
the city where Leon found us then you know the rest."
" So he was dead when you got to Eldore?"
"His body was dead but his soul was alive. He was in a type of magic coma and we buried him. The night
before we left to return to Camelot Emrys appeared to myself and Hunith and told us about going to find
something and would return when destiny was ready. I can not tell you what happened in those three
months that you don't already know she has barely spoken to me since her return."
"That right there! explain that to me I assumed you would still be close."
"My lord if she was Merlin that would be true, your still not grasping that Emrys is not truly Merlin. They
have the same soul, same magic, same memories but what she thinks and feels, how she lives, those are
all her. Merlin may have loved and needed me, Emrys respects me but thats it. She is older, stronger, wiser,
a noble by birthright and a demi god Merlin was none of those. She is not Merlin or I should say she is
who Merlin was always meant to be if the purge never existed."
"She said that to me at the dance that this was her purpose what she was created for."
"She was speaking the truth the story she told us that night was mostly true, once reincarnated she learned
about her family history, her father and her powers, she was trained by druids and priests like she said she
was just an adult at the time, when she spoke of her childhood she spoke the truth Hunith was Merlins
mother but Emrys is not her daughter. Emrys was created not born from a mortal. When
Merlin was reincarnated the goddess gave some of herself to Emrys making her something more. Emrys
is magic in human form, the weave personified. Merlins bloodline, magic, soul was used as a vessel, a
foundation if you will, to create Emrys. She is Merlin but on a higher level."
"In the meeting she said she was going to summon Merlin from Avalon but thats not true is it?"
"It is and isn't, Merlin is not dead his soul is inside Emrys she means to cast a spell to release and project
his soul for us all to say a proper goodbye. You will still be talking to Merlin, his words will be his, he is
just being summoned from inside Emrys instead of Avalon thats the only difference."
"Okay one last question, what's with the extraction thing? I saw her doing it today to a warlock who
commited murder she said she recived the ability from her mother she wasn't talking about Hunith was
she?"
"No you are correct, I told you moments ago she was magic in human form, the weave made human. All
magic that exists in the world is part of her. Every creature, sorcerer, druid, warlock all borrow the
weave and use it. Some externaly, some internal but every bit of it belongs to Emrys and at any time, for
any reason she can take it away and place it back into the world around her. Only direct representatives of
the goddess have this ability she is the 3ed person ever known to be able to do that it is very rare and very
powerful."
"Where does that leave me? knowing all this, knowing Merlin is alive and back in whatever form, what
do I do with this knowledge? who do I share it with?"
"Sire, my advice it is to keep this to yourself make it another state secret that only you and I know. If you
feel the need to talk about it talk to only Emrys or myself. This information is very sensitive and should
not be shared even with the queen."
"Emrys told me that as well, I was just too stunned to hear her, you have given me a lot to think about but
at least now I know."
"Indeed sire if you don't mind telling me how did you find out?"
"Oh well umm she and I got in a argument about authority and her not following orders and I yelled at her
like I used to yell at Merlin calling her a idiot and she responded by calling me a prat and cabbagehead.
Then I knew I felt him just out of reach and well she stopped hiding and pretending . She told me the
truth before running off somewhere."
"I see then I can only assume she ran to Hunith, give her until tomorow to deal with her emotions, inform
the round table of hers and mine absence please sire."
"Right the meeting, I totaly forgot. Well I'll make it quick concidering I've already approved of two out of
three."
"True but sir your a democracy even if you already decided everyone still deserves a voice. "
"Indeed I will see you both tomorrow inform her of my silence and explain what you told me I'm
assuming your vote on the guardians is positive?"
" Yes it is, I shall sire goodnight
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