Arthur POV

I felt the whole castle shudder

"What on earth?" I muttered to myself

"SIRE! The castle is under attack!" shouted Leon. The alarm bells rings loudly and breaks the stunned silence.

"Get a group of guards to gather as many towns people as possible and get them inside the castle walls. Every knight and spare guards need to arm themselves. Get Gaius and as many physicians as possible to create a make shift hospital in the grand hall. I will meet in a few moments." i order.

"Yes sire." nods Leon and i watch him run out the door and i can already hear his voice bellowing down the corridors.

"I wish Merlin were here." i mutter to myself. I realise that almost every battle he has been next to my side and he always calms my nerves. Those wise words that occasionally slip out of his mouth and i think back to the times where i thought that his ignorance was just a show. Those wise words can't come from a man who hasn't experienced heartbreak, loss and a crippling pain that no one else can ever imagine. Why did i push him away? It's times like this that i need him most.

"Arthur?" A sweet voice pulls me out of my thoughts

"Guinevere." i smile weakly.

"Here let me help you." she says and beckons me over. She puts my armour and chooses my sword. It was Excalibur. Even now the weight of the sword shocks and it's a perfect balance. I place it in it's sheath.

"Be careful." whispers Gwen. I lean down and kiss her gently

"I will. Stay safe, Gwen." I promise. I hold her hand to my lips and look in her eyes

"I promise." she murmurs. I nod and let her hand drop gently down.

"I must go and address my men." I say and leave the room. I look at Gwen's face unsure if i'd ever see it again.

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"Lancelot, how are our current standings?" i ask concerned.

"There were a large group of guards on duty on the first place and they are currently fighting at the lower town with the addition of a hundred soldiers but i'm not sure that the lower town will hold for much longer." explains Lancelot

"Are we sure on who is behind the attacks?" i ask, feeling like i already know the answer.

"We saw the banners. It's Morgana." says Gwaine grimly.

Morgana POV

I watched the plumes of smoke rise from the lower town. We weren't going to take the city purely by man power but i didn't need that. I stand in the middle next to several men and women. Magical men and women. I hear a chorus of cries and i know that more of Camelot's knights had rallied into the fight. My men were no match for Camelot's finest but Camelot was no match to my finest druids. I begin to lead them towards the battlefield.

"Scildan." I shout and an invisible barrier is created around us making is untouchable. Men, women and children are cut down like wheat and their blood begins to soak the ground. I spot some familiar knights and the anger inside of me burns even brighter. The smash of metal on metal ring out and joins the symphony of war and i feel my cause growing forevr stronger. I was so close to the throne that is rightfully mine. I raise my hand and my small army of 7 stop.
"Acene slæp swilce cwalu. Acene slæp swilce cwalu." We all chant in perfect unison. I meet eyes with my brother. His movements started to become sluggish hut he charged towards. I stood still and smiled cruelly; he wasn't going to reach me.
"Hleap on bæc." I mutter and Arthur flies through the air and lands in a still heap.

"ARTHUR!" Shouts Lancelot and he runs towards Arthur like a shadow.
"Inflecto telum." Says one of the druids and a arrow shoots its way into Lancelot's shoulder. He cries out in pain but collapses from the enchantment before he has the chance to retaliate. (A.N// That spell was from Harry Potter but i couldn't find the Merlin version of that spell) Eventually the enchantment reaches it's full power and people begin to drop to the floor into an induced sleep. My men and my druids step over their bodies and walk through the castle walls. There are a view still awake but they're sent sleepimg with the kick of a foot.

Merlin POV

I charge through the undergrowth, jumping over logs and skirting around traps. I see smoke coiling into the sky and stop suddenly. Camelot. I was too late. I could see the damage from here. Arthur, the knights... maybe they got out. I sniff but i can't smell the knight's scent nearby. I was too late.

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Hello :) Hope you liked this update. I know where this book is headed but i just thought of a very exciting addition so this book may be a couple of chapters more than i thought!

More than a week later and i'm still getting over that Pythacarus became canon! So beautiful!

It's half term so inbetween homework and revision i should be updating at least once! (I am aiming for more.)
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