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Arthur died. Merlin didn’t.
That should’ve been the end of the story.But from the shores of Avalon, the Once and Future King watches his sorcerer live through every loss, every century, every name carved in stone.
Merlin mourns. Again. And again. And again.
Until a son is born — and lost.
How many lives must pass before destiny calls again?
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“Arthur.”
Merlin is stumbling, barefoot, ungainly, down to the water’s edge before he has even made sense of what he’s seeing. He stands there, too hopeful to breathe, and watches the spot where the water tangles.
A hand. A head. Shoulders, a cape of water, and Merlin is running, crashing through the water, to the figure climbing out of the lake.
They meet where the water is waist-deep, and there they stop, several feet apart.
But it isn’t Arthur.
It’s Merlin.
Or, a grieving warlock tries to bring back his king.
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His breathing wouldn’t slow down and he was sure that at any moment he would take his last breath and die with him right then and there, it only seemed right to go that way. Holding his once alive king in his arms, just as he had pleaded Merlin to moments before his death. His armor still glistening in the sun as Merlin himself made sure it would while laboriously polishing it. Only now Arthur’s blood tainted the metal, and Merlin’s tears would be the only attempt made to clean it.
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Or, after Arthur’s death, Merlin leaves Camelot to follow Arthur into Avalon. (But not immediately and certainly not easily.)
Author is trying their best to follow Arthurian Legend “canon” but mistakes will be made!
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Arthur is yet to return, but his memory lives on
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Merlin sat at the lake for a long time. Alone, except that he wasn't.
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Merlin made a choice he would soon regret, following the episode of Desir
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Ancient prophecy states that Arthur will return when Albion’s need is greatest, and Merlin is unwilling to wait.
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“Arthur would hate you for this.”
Merlin simply shook his head and walked to the now broken door swinging gently on its hinges, “Maybe. But I would rather have Arthur alive and hating me, then live in world with no Arthur at all.”
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The thing that did it though, was something so incredibly stupid. He’d just left Arthur’s chambers when another servant came around the corner and bumped into him.
That was it.
His mind instantly told him that if Merlin wasn’t there, then the servant wouldn’t have bumped into him and hurt his foot. Because Merlin stepped on his foot.
Or- Merlin isn’t handling his grief from his father’s death very well.
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“I’m not doing it Merlin.” Arthur protested.
“But sire, if you would just let me-“
“Absolutely not! I am capable of washing my own hair. I’ll hear no further about this.”
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Merlin thinks of Arthur. Always has, always will.
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[Spoiler S1E10] Will vient de mourir. Merlin reste enfermé dans sa chambre pendant des jours. Gaius finit par demander à Arthur d'aller lui parler. - Merthur pré-slash
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I started with one idea and then it turned into another thing entirely:/
--Everyone is worried about Merlin, it's been that way every year for the past couple of years. The obvious answer to find out what was wrong was to follow him of course. Secrets are revealed.
A simple act of friendly stalking turned journey to save the magic of Camelot.
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[ "Surely you can't be that blind Merlin... Have you not felt a shift in the earth's magic?"
He did feel it and he was a little panicked, but he was starting to freak out."That's why I came... Freya, I could feel her... that usually doesn't just happen without a reason, right?" His words were a little rushed.
"Someone is tampering with the earth's magic and it is affecting all creatures of magic..." his voice was tired, drained. ]
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Merlin sent him off on the boat, and he died a little inside, and he's been dealing since then. Guinevere made Camelot everything anyone wished for, but now it doesn't feel like Merlins home. So when he hears of someone going by the name Emrys in a village of Cenreds kingdom? He takes the opportunity to stretch his legs.
summary~ Arthurs saved with Avalons magic but no one knows, and he takes the opportunity to live without being king. Merlin finds his little town of Dhraagon.
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Merlin is sick of waiting for Arthur's return.
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When Merlin returns from the Lake of Avalon, he has time to realize what Balinor's words in the Crystal Cave truly mean for him.
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Merlin closed himself to the world since Arthur death, the king's death taken so much of him, just like it had stolen a piece of Merlin's own soul, he still grieves
The ones who stay at the world can't bring themselves to blame that warlock.
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The news comes to Ealdor late, as everything does: Camelot has fallen to sorcery. Uther is dead. Arthur and Morgana’s whereabouts are unknown.
One year later, Merlin, grieving and lonely, finds himself offering refuge to an injured, irritating stranger he can't seem to (or doesn't want to) get rid of.
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Synopsis: When Gwaine catches Merlin sneaking out of Camelot in the middle of the night he follows his friend out of concern. He finds Merlin at a lake and a tragic story is revealed.
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- Part 11 of My Friend, My Love - Merwaine Oneshots
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Arthur is gone. Merlin has failed. He can't fail again. He has to make sure his King's kingdom is safe for all the years to come. Staying in Camelot, however, is not a thing he can do.
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Merlin mourns. Gwen mourns. Merlin leaves. Gwen does not. Years after Arthur's death from his Queen's POV.
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One week after Balinor’s death, Merlin finds himself in Ealdor.
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A collection of letters that Merlin writes to Arthur after Arthur's death.