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    Merlin held his breath along with the rest of the room as the mystery knight reached up to remove their helmet. Something was strange about this. The timing, so shortly after the escape of the prisoner, was odd enough, but--

    It dawned on him only seconds before the knight’s dark braid tumbled free from her helmet.

    "Morgana?"

    “I challenge you, Uther Pendragon. Single combat--to the death.”

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    “I have come to bring you a message, Uther Pendragon. That child is an abomination, a product of the corrupted use of magic. The Disir have spoken. They have prophesied that a child will come who will be the opposite, who will be pure magic made flesh and who will free the world from the tyranny of the Pendragon and the stain they have left on this land. Their name will be Emrys, and they will be destined to bring an end to your dynasty. Emrys is your son's destiny, and also his doom."

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    AU where everything is more or less the same except Merlin’s destiny is to kill Arthur.

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    Merlin was born to kill Arthur. Instead, he falls in love with him.

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    Merlin, despite the dragon’s warning, reveals himself to Morgana and offers a helping hand. Arthur finds out about Morgana and then about Merlin. But instead of going to his father to have them on a pyre, he helps them.
    Merlin, Morgana, Arthur and Gwen start working on helping magic users and generally everyone, whom Uther dismisses as unimportant. The four of them stand united, even against the forces of destiny.
    So much for Kilgharrah’s prophecies...

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      The romance in this story is definitely more of a C plot than anything and isn’t all that flushed out but everything else is great.

      I love actually seeing Gwen. What she does outside of the castle (volunteering with orphanages, helping in any way she can, even finding missions for her vigilante group). It shows why she will be a beloved Queen.

      One of my favorite takes on Killigarah I’ve read. And I love how Merlin’s drive to change destiny/follow the less likely path and Arthur’s honor change him/make him see the future differently.

      Also, I need more vigilante Arthur saving the kingdom against his father’s wishes.

      Balinor and Merlin’s reactions to meeting eachother is the cutest fucking thing.

      The first scene with Merlin, Mordrid, and Morgana is everything.

      This story falls off a bit in the second half and it feels like Morgana and Gwen get shoved aside/almost become damsels or cliche love interests. Arthur kind of gets shoved aside too and there’s less of that team dynamic that I really love from the jump. It’s more of Merlin just doing everything.

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    In a land of myths and time of magic, where truths are told and bonds are strengthened, changing the destinies of a whole land.
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    “Arthur, I know you don’t want to do this.”

    Arthur doesn’t look away from his father, knowing better than to give him the opportunity to gain the upper hand but even without turning, he knows Merlin’s voice and he hears the softer tone that always seems to break through to him, despite him being a servant to his Prince.

    “My mother is dead because of him,” is all he manages and he barely notices how broken his own voice sounds.

    A noticeable beat passes through the air and when Merlin speaks again, despite the emotion in his voice, he doesn’t deny it.

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    Merlin loses Freya and is off-kilter for a while. When a monster appears he misses a crucial piece of information which Prince Arthur is able to uncover. Things seem to go south when Merlin's magic is revealed. But as the stakes change with the arrival of King Galorian, Arthur has a change of heart. He begins to break away from his father's reign and acknowledges magic for what it is. Merlin's priority remains his devotion to Arthur, and he will do everything to prove it. The five kings visit Camelot and decide the political future, while Merlin and Arthur try to work out who is trying to destroy it all.

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    Stuck in a life of crime, Arthur can see no way out from under a gang-lord's control. But a chance meeting later and Arthur has something to fight for; the local librarian and his affections. But should Merlin allow himself to become involved in someone so dangerous? Or should he listen to his heart rather than his head?

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    Re-write of BBC's Merlin from Season 2 Episode: The Nightmare Begins, focusing on emotional catharsis and continuity

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    Set after 5x02 and then deviates from there.

    Intent on protecting King Arthur from his prophesied death at the hands of Mordred, Merlin is entirely distrusting of the new Knight of Camelot. After discovering a secret meeting between Mordred, Morgana, and a mysterious woman Merlin has never seen before, his deepest fear is realized when he is forced to reveal his magic in an attempt to protect Arthur and Guinevere from a deadly assassination plot at the hands of Morgana. With Merlin’s most guarded secret revealed, will Mordred succeed in fulfilling his destiny? Or will Merlin be able to stop him?
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    "I do not think Mordred is the one lying to me, Merlin," Arthur said through clenched teeth. "You used magic. You used magic against a knight of Camelot. Not Morgana. What am I to make of that?"

    And Merlin saw how Arthur saw it. He saw how it looked. He shook his head helplessly because he also saw one other thing: Arthur wasn't going to believe him. He had attacked a knight of Camelot. With magic. Arthur and Gwen had seen. And Mordred, though he was the true traitor, had not done anything to suggest that he was. Mordred looked completely innocent. And Merlin looked very much guilty.

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    Merlin's trained Morgana in magic against Gaius & the dragon's advice, hasn't killed Mordred, and honestly thought he was doing a pretty good job of moving his destiny along. Then, he lost Freya. Has his faith in Arthur been shaken enough to make the prophecised Albion further away than ever? Featuring Merlin actually reacting to Arthur killing his beloved, Morgana realising that Merlin's role in keeping Arthur alive is even harder than she thought, and Arthur still trying to come to terms with his own opinions on magic- and his father

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    Merlin Blackrose is just twenty-one and a world-famous rock musician who lives to perform on stage, feeding off the energy and the love of his fans. Annis Solberg, his manager and legal guardian, struggles to keep him happy and protected from the dark side of the music industry. It doesn’t help that Merlin craves normalcy and constantly gives his bodyguards the slip, putting himself in mortal danger. The target of several death threats, kidnapping attempts, and even a physical attack, Merlin feels like a prisoner in five-star hotels.

    Just recovered from a gunshot wound he sustained while protecting an unnamed politician, Arthur Pendragon receives a call from his ex-fiancé, Mithian, asking him to come to Seattle for a job protecting someone very special to her. He finds himself inexplicably drawn to the person he is to protect. Merlin is a brokenhearted, lonely boy still grieving his mother and caught up in a world where everyone wants a piece of him. Being the son of Uther Pendragon, Arthur knows what that is like...to feel like a prisoner in a gilded cage. Can he keep Merlin safe and still help him find some normalcy in a world where crazed, obsessed fans and dangerous predators lurk in the shadows?

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    Arthur Pendragon, an ex-Special Forces soldier, leads a group of troubled teens on a survival camp in the remote Oregon wilderness. Among the teens is Merlin Ambrose, a seventeen-year-old with a troubled past. As they navigate the challenges of the wilderness, Arthur and Merlin form a deep connection. Arthur sees potential in Merlin and is determined to help him turn his life around. Throughout the journey, they face various obstacles, including a plane crash, which tests their resilience and trust in each other. The story explores themes of redemption, trust, and the power of second chances, culminating in an unbreakable bond between Arthur and Merlin.

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    Merlin awakens to find himself at the mercy of a mystery man, intent on torturing him to get back something stolen from him. The person that stole it? The soulmate Merlin has no idea who is. Will his soulmate be able to save him?

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    Part 1: Childless and aging, Uther declares a kingdom-wide trial by combat, open to sorcerers or warriors - or both - the winner to be named heir to the kingdom of Camelot. One sorcerer and one warrior find a new destiny waiting for them in the arena - and allies as well as enemies.

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    When Merlin finds herself pregnant with Arthur’s child, she is forced to leave Camelot by Uther, so that Arthur will never know. Years later, Merlin’s daughter, Freya, arrives in Camelot. But where is Merlin? What happened to her? Does Freya have her mother’s ‘gifts’ and will Uther realise the truth of who Freya is? Fem Merlin.

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    In the year 2082, thirty Sorcerers who called themselves “The Pure” took over England in a violent coup, established a magical supremacy, and ruled until Uther Pendragon and his underground forces defeated them. Uther became dictator, taking charge of the country in its State of Emergency. All sorcerers tied to The Pure were publicly executed. Sorcery was declared illegal. Uther's peacekeeping Patronus force crushes rebellions. All who are suspected of practicing magic disappear or are executed. England grows increasingly restless under Uther Pendragon. Laws on sorcery have begun to change in other countries, and civil unrest stirs again in England herself.

    In this changing political landscape, Uther Pendragon’s son Arthur finds himself at University, caught between his father’s expectations and his own growing unease about his father’s policies and persecution of magic. His friend and classmate from childhood, Merlin Astur, has kept his secret as long as he's been alive. In the face of a changing world, threats to his closest friends, and an ancient Druid legend, he struggles to keep his magic hidden while protecting those dear to him.

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    Merlin is a vampire with a dark past. Arthur is a young werewolf without a pack. Through some quirk of fate, they're drawn to each other. But not everyone is ready to accept that vampires and werewolves can get along, let alone fall in love. Not to mention they've got their own problems to deal with.

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    Uther Pengdragon is dead. King Ryence may sit the throne, but his claim will never be secure, because Prince Arthur has survived the carefully planned assassination. With nothing but vengeance in his mind and love for Merlin in his heart, Arthur threatens to undo all the alliances which brought about Uther's downfall as the prince is heading south to raise the rebellion.

    However, Arthur's not the only one to defy the new king. Fierce Uther's loyalists to the West of White Mountains, ruled by Uther's aunt, refuse to bend the knee in pursuit of their own goals. Meanwhile the druids join their forces with Morgause and Morgana who, having recovered from being poisoned by Merlin, is willing to take part in building a free kingdom.

    With Gaius under arrest, Gwen is left alone in the castle of the new king where every wrong step may be her last. In the summertime perfumed with love, conspiracy, vengeance, sorcery and war, it is up to Merlin to make the future of Albion hang in balance. However, the sunstone and moonstone magic leaves less and less time for young warlock, and he must hurry.

    Sequel to "The Great Design" fic

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