Merlin: The missing prince

Chapter 5

3rd Person POV
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After the image of Merlin and Morgana disappears, Arthur and the knights all went into a meeting to figure out two things; Where Merlin is and How to save him.
The new knights would not stop looking at each other nervously. After a while, Arthur decided to comment on it.
" Alright, what is wrong with you lot!
All of you have acting weird since the message from Morgana. What is it?" He asked.
The head knight looked at the others then spoke up.
" You see sire, we have not been all that truthful with you and neither has Merlin. Merlin was originally from Ambrosia but after the prince's uncle, Merlin and His mother fled to Ealdor. Him and the ambrosia knights are all childhood friends. When we were younger, he was taken by a sorcerer because merlin was good friends with the royal family also, one of the younger princes were the target but, Merlin went in his place. Merlin never told us exactly what the sorcerer did but, we know it was bad as he had many injuries. We are just afraid of whatever happened coming back to him and we are worried as he has actually saved each of our lives many many times as we know he has yours'" He explained. The camelot knights were all very surprised. Arthur let it sink in.
" All the more reason to rescue him"
Arthur said and the Ambrosia knights let out a sigh of relief.
" Ok back to work" He added and did as he said.

" Now what punishment is fit for the man who poisoned me, killed my sister and has foiled many of my plans. I can't take over your mind as Gaius has already figured out how to prevent that. I could show you your worst fears. Make them come true. I could show you pain beyond belief. What to do, what to do" Morgana thought thought out loud. She mumbled another spell and Merlin started straining against his restraints. He made a soft grunt, full of pain.

Morgana cackled evilly and mumbled the last spell she needed to in a while. This spell will show Morgana what he fears, and himself. She expected a knight pointing a sword at him, or even a snake, she didn't expect what Merlin truly feared.

Flashes of dead bodies laying on the floor, a different face each time. Morgan recognized few. The knights, Gwen, Gaius, His mother, Arthur, and many other people she did not know. She swore she saw a flash of herself before changing into another fear. There was group of people, yelling swearing at merlin, screaming stuff like
" HOW COULD YOU LET US DIE"
Morgana even heard a faint
" I am ashamed you are my son"
There was his mother, his friend Will, Gwen's dad, and many people other people. There was the boy she recruited to capture Merlin. Merlin stared at one girl, pale, dark hair, one of Morgana's old dresses, he had a heartbreaking expression. The scene changed to all of his friends alive, shouting at him.
"TRAITOR!"
" SORCERER"
" HOW COULD YOU"
These were the nicer ones. Gwen and Gaius were shouting at him how they wished they never save him, so was Arthur. Arthur said he was glad he killed a girl named Freya. At this, Merlin looked ready to attack Arthur. After about 4 minutes, the scene changed again.Morgana couldn't think of what would be worse then what was already shown, she was proven wrong.
They were flash backs of Merlin's life, Getting attacked by a snake when he was young, Shot by an arrow, cut by a sword, captured, poisoned, betrayed, sorrow. Every moment of pain Merlin ever felt, was flash right before their eyes. It stopped at the pain of watching his friends curse at him, what had just finished before. One last scene started. It was Arthur, telling Merlin he would be burned at the stake tomorrow, and asking why had he betrayed Arthur and so much more. When it finished it showed a whole group of people, all alive or dead, saying at the same time,
" Our lives would be better if you had never been born"

-The images crumpled into dust. Morgana stared at Merlin in horror. Is this what kept him up late at night? Is this what goes on in his head? Being cursed at and killed by those he hold dear? Did he really feel responsible for those people's deaths? Morgana felt terrified of what goes on in his head.

Morgana knew the worst part was, he was terrified of that happening and the very people he had dreamt of doing it lived with him every day, not knowing what he has gone through. Morgana felt pity for Merlin cast him under a sleeping spell, with no dreams so she could think.

Does she really want to add on to the pain Merlin feels every day? The guilt, the pain of not knowing. Wait, what is happening to her? She is Morgana, High Priestess of the old religion, why should she care why happens to a traitor of his own kind! How dare she show pity to a lowly sorcerer who probably can't do the simplest of spells!

Morgana quickly took of the spell on Merlin.
" Scared, oh poor wittle Merlin! Let us see how Arthur reacts to your weak magic which i can amplify with a spell once i have taken over your mind! Let's watch your so called friends stagger in terror and attack you! But first, lets have a little fun" She smiled evilly
" Guess it was too much to hope for, you acting human, you aren't human. You are a monster" Merlin spat and Morgana got angry.
" Oh really? I can't wait to basically hear you break when Arthur says that same thing to you" Morgana said furious
" Get terrified Merlin, this is the only chance you will ever get until I take over your soul" She spat at him.

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Sorry if this is kinda depressing, my great grandpa died a couple days ago and im still kinda sad about it.