Author's note: A special thanks to my fellow writer Teekalin for his/her excellent support . I am much obliged . You will find out about Freya and Excalibur in this chapter. Thanks to Charles Chuku for his first review . Also thanks to the guest reviewers for their opinion. Also thanks to those who have followed and favourited this fic. I have already fixed most of the grammatical errors of the previous chapters. So please continue reading this fic and review . Now without further ado, here's chapter two . (That rhymed) PS: Those who are wondering about Alator being alive, this is an AU and in my story, episode 10 never happened.

Chapter 2

The Bane And The Wolf

Morgana was terribly angry . She had Alator within her grasp but he slipped through her fingers. It was not the only thing she was mad about . The entire Catha people escaped using a teleportation spell. The magic of the spell caused the whirlwind which caught her off-guard. The only good thing the visit brought was the confirmation of Emrys' identity . Merlin truly was Emrys . But what about the new prophecy about 'The Calling' ? What did he mean about the Triple Goddess' misery? Thousands of questions whirled inside Morgana's head . But she knew that she would not find any answer if she did not ask questions to the correct persons.

She looked at her two guards and shouted, "Get back to the castle. I need to meet some people ."

The blood guards were already frightened after the disappearence of Alator . So they didn't ask any questions and left the place with a short bow.

Morgana then also set off in search of answers. And she knew the perfect persons who knew almost everything about the triple goddess . The Disir.

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When Morgana reached the cave the morning star was shining on the eastern sky. I need to hurry otherwise Mordred would wake up and begin to wonder where I was gone . Morgana thought.

She hurriedly entered the cave and reached deep within where three hooded women was standing before a pool.

"Morgana Pendragon.

High priestess of the Triple Goddess.

What brings you here at this early hour?"

The women said one by one.

"I have come to ask you about 'The Calling'. Do you know what the words mean ?" Morgana asked.

"Where did you hear about it?" The disir questioned in unison.

"From Alator, high priest of the Catha," Morgana answered.

"We have heard the words but we don't know what those words mean. Only the high priest of the Catha and the Chieftain of the Druids knows what it truly means." one of the women said.

"But I don't have the time to go look for them . I need to know now," Morgana said angrily.

"There is also another who knows about it."

"Who?" Morgana's face brightened with anticipation.

"The one who presides over all.

Who knows all.

Who sees all.

The Triple Goddess.

If you wish to talk to her . We can summon her. "

"Yes, do it now. I need to know fast. Otherwise I will not be able to win this war."

The Disir gave her a nod and turned their face towards the pool. Then they began to chant something which was foreign and unknown to Morgana.

Suddenly, A white light began to emit from the pool. The Disir began to chant quicker and the light began to glow stronger. Massive amount of magic began to encircle them . So much power began to rise from the pool that it even sent chill through the spine of Morgana. The disir began to chant more loudly and more quickly. The white light began to glow more brightly and then a bright light flashed and flooded the whole cave . The Disir and Morgana were blinded by the light. They all fell to their knees feeling the presence of such immense power.

When Morgana regained her sight, she noticed a huge white ball of light stained with dark lines in several places was hovering over the pool. She understood that the ball was the medium to talk to triple goddess. So she did not rise lest the goddess should become angry. After a few moments, a combined voice of three women spoke .

"Rise,Morgana Pendragon, my faithful servant. Why did you summon me?"

Morgana rose but still kept her head down and said,"I am greatly honoured to be at your presence, O The Great One . I have come to seek answers from you."

"What question's answer do you seek?" The voice spoke again.

"I want to know about 'The Calling' . " Morgana replied.

"So,the time is nearing. Just as I feared."

Now Morgana was confused. Fear? The Goddess fears. That's ridiculous. It doesn't make sense. I need to know everything. She thought.

Therfore, Morgana asked," What do you fear,My Lady? "

The voice replied," 'The Calling' refers to the ultimate power of Emrys which will be my doom ."

"Whaaa-t? Emrys will be your doom too. But he is just a human . He is certainly not a God," Morgana cried. A hint of fear in her voice.

"No, He is certainly not a God. But he is blessed with many power . 'The Calling' is the greatest among them which will undo my immortality. He will obtain this power soon if no one stops him." The voice replied with an ominous tone.

"What should I do to stop him?" Morgana asked desperately

"I know you already have a plan to thwart Emrys . Go on with it. And after conquering Albion , betray him and kill him"

Oh,joy! That will serve him right. Morgana thought.

"Your wish is my command, my lady. But who will bestow such power on Emrys?And why would he want to kill you? " Morgana asked curiously.

"You do not need to know that . Just do my bidding and my bane will never obtain the power. And don't forget to use a sword forged in dragon's breath when you will kill him. Otherwise he will recover again "

"Thank you, My Lady. I can easily obtain one. Then I take my leave with your permission. " Morgana said. She didn't question further in fear of invoking the wrath of the Goddess.

"Go, my priestess and end the life of my bane." The voice spoke for the last time and the white ball disappeared. But noone noticed the new dark line tainting the white ball before it's disappearence.

Morgana got out of the cave without saying anything to the Disir and teleported herself to her fortress.

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When Morgana reached her castle, the sun was rising. She walked to the room of Mordred and woke him up.

She ushered him into the dining hall and two guards served them breakfast. After finshingbreakfast, Morgana said, "Come with me, Mordred. I have a gift to give to you before you start your journey."

Mordred follwed and they entered into a cavern at the lower part of the castle where a white dragon was sleeping. Seeing this , Mordred recognized it instantly. It was the same dragon which attacked them on their way to the cauldron of Arrianaud.

Morgana called sweetly,"Aithusa."

The dragon raised her head from the slumber and she chirped happily when she saw Morgana. She came over to Morgana at her request.

"Will you help us to make an immortal blade, Aithusa?"Morgana asked and took out Mordred's sword from his scabbard placing it before the dragon.

Aithusa nodded and breathed fire over the sword. After the end of the process, Morgana presented the blade to Mordred and said," Here you go, my champion. A sword forged in a dragon's breath. If our plan fails, you will have the honour to kill Emrys on behalf of me using this. But try your utmost not to fail. We will need Emrys to conquer Albion. Without him, we will be forced to call the king of saxons to get rid of the Pendragon Alliance and it will be such a nuisance."

"Don't worry,my lady. I will not fail. But Goddess forbid, if something goes wrong, I will gladly use your generous gift. Now if you give me permission, I will be off to Camelot," Mordred said.

"Yes, go my champion and spread the poison of distrust among your enemy. Farewell,Mordred and good luck," Morgana responded.

Mordred gave her a short bow and exited the cavern.

Morgana went back to the throne room and saw Mordred through the window riding out of the castle.

Morgana felt a pang of sadness inside her heart thinking about Mordred. Even though, the boy was serving her , he was very unpredictable and she would never be able to trust him fully. So, she would have to eliminate the boy when he would be out of use. Despite feeling bad, she would do it for her safety. Mordred's betrayal was as cruel as Merlin's and he would face the consequences just like Merlin would face them soon.

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Merlin was walking through the darkling woods. His destination was the lake of Avalon. Whenever his mind was at unease, he usually went there . After Kara's death, Merlin's mind was devestated. He couldn't but feel guilty for the outcome. His concern was the welfare of Camelot and Arthur. But his actions backfired. Mordred escaped and his greatest secret would be uncovered soon to Morgana. Another thing that was troubling his mind was Arthur. He protected his king for almost eight years but still he was nowhere close to make Arthur understand about the goodness of magic. The recent incidnt had hardened Arthur's mind furthermore. After 'The Dolma Incident' , he thought that he was close to completing his destiny as it softened Arthur's heart towards magic. But senseless murders of Kara hardened his heart again. He began fear that he would never be accepted by Arthur. His mind was at complete disarray.

Bearing these thoughts in his mind, he kept walking. Soon, he reached the lake. Seeing the lake, Merlin became a little sad as this was the place where he laid his father to rest after he was murdered by bandits. At first when he expressed his wish to Arthur, Arthur was surprised but agreed saying that 'He was an honourable man'. Merlin again met his father a year later, when he gave him back Excalibur. That was the last time when he saw his father. Thinking about those memories always brought sadness to Merlin. Because realization and the sad truth hit him always that his father was gone and he would never get the chance to know him well.

Heaving a sigh, Merlin looked towards the lake and said, "I wish you were here, father. You don't know how much I miss you everyday."

Then he sat upon the grass and brought out a mirror from his satchel. When he was filled with sadness, this mirror always lifted his heart. That is because the mirror let him to contact with his love, Freya. She came to his life six years ago, when he was only nineteen. She was a Druid girl,a cursd Bastet and she was shunned by her own tribe and deemed dangerous. She was brought as a captive in Camelot and he freed her. She brought him something that he never felt before. She gave him love and he returned it. When he discovered that she was a bastet , he found a cure for her in one of Gaius' books. He transferred some of his blood into her body just before midnight using his magic under full moon and the magic in his blood cleansed her from the curse . He wanted to leave with her but she told him that his place was beside Arthur and that he would return magic into this land. She promised that she would wait for that day and then they would be together and no matter how many years it took, she would always wait for him. He returned him to the Druids and before he left , she gave him the mirror so that they would be able to see each other whenever they wanted.

He was held the mirror before him and said,"Freya, I want to talk to you."

After a few seconds, the smiling face of Freya appeared in the mirror. She said," Hello, my love. You wanted to speak with me?"

Merlin replied with a smile," Yes,dear. But first, how are you? I haven't seen you for a long time."

Freya said," I am doing fine. Iseldir is helping me to learn magic. He says I have great potential. Your blood was the greatest gift I was ever given. But what about you? You don't look very good. What happened, Merlin? Tell me everything."

Then Merlin told her about every recent event and then said," I don't know for how long I can do my duty. I am losing hope, Freya. I don't know if I can bring back magic in this land or not. I am losing my path. I-"

His speech was cut short in the midway by Freya's words.

"This quest was appointed to you , Merlin of Ealdor . And if you don't find a way; no one will. So don't despair and never lose hope for our people's fate is in your hand. You will not fail. Just remain true to your heart and never change."

Merlin's face brightened hearing Freya's words and a smile crept up on his face.

"Thank you, Freya. Your words always sooth my heart. I don't know what will I do without you."

"Don't worry. I will never leave you. But I have to go now. Iseldir is calling me. It seems we're moving our camp again. Bye, Merlin. I love you."

"I love you too."Merlin replied.

Freya's face brightened with smile for one last time. And then she vanished from the mirror.

Merlin got up. He put the mirror inside his satchel and began to walk back towards the castle.

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Arthur was holding a meeting of the round table. Everyone was at their seat except Arthur's three year old son, Aren. He was on his special seat on his 'uncle Merlin's' shoulder. Aren always despised his Daddy's lords' pampering. But his uncle was a different man. He was so funny. Nothing like those grumpy lords. So he loved his uncle. Always enjoyed sitting on his special seat.

Merlin also loved the little prince like the son he still didn't have. Gwen and Arthur was also happy with their son's relation with Merlin.

Everything was dandy until that afternoon when the door opened and Mordred came in like a wolf in sheep's clothing.

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