Merlin Land Fanfic: "Show and Not Tell"
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merlin_land. The challenge involves members picking 3 letters and getting 3 prompts from that. The story had to be about prompt "A" telling prompt "B" about merlin having magic with an object, prompt "C"
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Prompts: Nimueh, Arthur and Feather!!!
Rating: G? U? safe for everyone!
Number of Words: 941 words
Arthur was woken by the cold wind blowing his hair into his face, he tried to put his hand up to brush it away but couldn’t. Being unable to move his arms woke him up quicker than his hair. He looked down to see himself standing on part of a castle, but his arms weren’t tied nether were his legs which he also couldn’t move. Confused he looked around some more.
“Awake at last, Arthur” he heard from behind him as something moved across his cheek. This time it wasn’t his hair but a feather, he followed the hand holding it to find Nimueh.
“What have you.....? agh! Let me go!” Arthur said as he struggled to move.
“Wriggling won’t help”
“What do you want?”
“Aahhh! I’m glad you asked!” Nimueh said twirling the orange feather “I’m here to tell you about your manservant, Merlin!”
“Merlin!” Arthur said slightly shocked. What did Merlin have to do with anything?
“Yes! Don’t sound so surprised, he isn’t as stupid as he makes out!”
She walked over to a tall table she had set out next to them, on the table there was a large bowl filled with eggs. She glided the feather over the eggs and turned to look out over the entrance to the castle they were in.
“Soon your magical manservant will be walking up that path there” she pointed with the feather. “And I’m going to show you exactly what he can do!”
“Magical? Don’t be ridiculous, Merlin can hardly muck out my stables!”
“Hmm, That is true, but he is a very capable wizard! Tell me Prince, do you find that somehow your bumbling friend just happens to win fights against men you would have trouble defeating? Do things fall on opponents just as you think all is lost? Or perhaps that idiot manservant of yours knows things that a lowly manservant shouldn’t know? Why do you think that is, hmm?” Nimueh said slowly getting annoyed.
Arthur thought about it, those things did happen...... but there was no way Merlin could have magic, he smiled slightly and gave a small laugh at the thought of it. He knew how Uther felt about magic and he knew how Arthur felt about it........ it was ridiculous.
“Now, I know you’re probably thinking that I’m lying” Nimueh said spinning round, making her long red dress flare out. “THAT is why you are here, and he is there” she pointed again with the feather to a gap in the trees. Just as she did Merlin walked out from the gap.
“I knew you wouldn’t believe me if i just told you he had magic and let you go. He would find a way to make you believe what he wanted, as he did when Morgause told you about your mother. So you will witness it yourself”
She said some words that Arthur didn’t understand and he felt a tingle over his body.
“Merlin!” Arthur shouted.
Nimueh looked at Arthur as if he were a child “tut tut” she said wiggling that damned feather at him.
“He can’t hear you and he can’t see you, Arthur, he wouldn’t use magic in front of you, now would he? He can’t have YOU, the son of a murdering King, know that he has magic! You or your father would have him killed”
“Nimueh! Where is Arthur?” Merlin shouted from in front of the castle
“You’ll just have to come and find him” She shouted back
She then turned back to the table with the eggs, with the feather touching one of the eggs she said more words Arthur didn’t know. When she finished the egg started to move and cracked open. Out of it came a red and orange bird. It looked up at Nimueh, who waved the feather towards the sky, the bird squawked, extended its wings and flew up. In the blink of an eye the bird grew to a size bigger than any bird Arthur had ever seen. Nimueh did the same with two more eggs then turned back to Merlin.
“Now, see the true face of your friend, Prince”
Merlin looked up at the birds and steadied himself. One of the birds dove towards him screaming as it did. Merlin rolled out of the way.
Arthur was impressed, looked like Merlin had learned something with all that fighting they had practiced.
Another bird dove at Merlin and again he avoided it. He picked up a large stick and swung it awkwardly at the bird.
Now Arthur rolled his eyes.
“See, you’re wrong, he has no magic” Arthur said
“Wait” was all Nimueh said
The third bird attacked and knocked the stick from Merlins hand. As the birds circled and readied themselves for another attack Merlin put out his hand towards them. Arthur saw his eyes flash gold and he spoke words Arthur didn’t know, as he did the bird diving at him screamed and began to spin, just before it hit the ground it burst into flames.
Nimueh began to laugh and threw her head back in amusement “Now do you see?”
Arthur was shocked, he hadn’t believed her but now....... there was Merlin killing the attacking birds as if they were flies, his eyes changing colour as he spoke magic.
Nimeuh turned and undid the spell keeping Arthur concealed, her eye changing like Merlin’s as she did.
Merlin looked up to see Arthur suddenly standing next to a laughing Nimueh, panic hitting him. Arthur had seen everything, that was he plan, to reveal his magic to the Price.
“I’ll leave you two to it, then” She laughed and turned and disappeared.
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merlin_land. The challenge involves members picking 3 letters and getting 3 prompts from that. The story had to be about prompt "A" telling prompt "B" about merlin having magic with an object, prompt "C"Username:
majorroguePrompts: Nimueh, Arthur and Feather!!!
Rating: G? U? safe for everyone!
Number of Words: 941 words
Arthur was woken by the cold wind blowing his hair into his face, he tried to put his hand up to brush it away but couldn’t. Being unable to move his arms woke him up quicker than his hair. He looked down to see himself standing on part of a castle, but his arms weren’t tied nether were his legs which he also couldn’t move. Confused he looked around some more.
“Awake at last, Arthur” he heard from behind him as something moved across his cheek. This time it wasn’t his hair but a feather, he followed the hand holding it to find Nimueh.
“What have you.....? agh! Let me go!” Arthur said as he struggled to move.
“Wriggling won’t help”
“What do you want?”
“Aahhh! I’m glad you asked!” Nimueh said twirling the orange feather “I’m here to tell you about your manservant, Merlin!”
“Merlin!” Arthur said slightly shocked. What did Merlin have to do with anything?
“Yes! Don’t sound so surprised, he isn’t as stupid as he makes out!”
She walked over to a tall table she had set out next to them, on the table there was a large bowl filled with eggs. She glided the feather over the eggs and turned to look out over the entrance to the castle they were in.
“Soon your magical manservant will be walking up that path there” she pointed with the feather. “And I’m going to show you exactly what he can do!”
“Magical? Don’t be ridiculous, Merlin can hardly muck out my stables!”
“Hmm, That is true, but he is a very capable wizard! Tell me Prince, do you find that somehow your bumbling friend just happens to win fights against men you would have trouble defeating? Do things fall on opponents just as you think all is lost? Or perhaps that idiot manservant of yours knows things that a lowly manservant shouldn’t know? Why do you think that is, hmm?” Nimueh said slowly getting annoyed.
Arthur thought about it, those things did happen...... but there was no way Merlin could have magic, he smiled slightly and gave a small laugh at the thought of it. He knew how Uther felt about magic and he knew how Arthur felt about it........ it was ridiculous.
“Now, I know you’re probably thinking that I’m lying” Nimueh said spinning round, making her long red dress flare out. “THAT is why you are here, and he is there” she pointed again with the feather to a gap in the trees. Just as she did Merlin walked out from the gap.
“I knew you wouldn’t believe me if i just told you he had magic and let you go. He would find a way to make you believe what he wanted, as he did when Morgause told you about your mother. So you will witness it yourself”
She said some words that Arthur didn’t understand and he felt a tingle over his body.
“Merlin!” Arthur shouted.
Nimueh looked at Arthur as if he were a child “tut tut” she said wiggling that damned feather at him.
“He can’t hear you and he can’t see you, Arthur, he wouldn’t use magic in front of you, now would he? He can’t have YOU, the son of a murdering King, know that he has magic! You or your father would have him killed”
“Nimueh! Where is Arthur?” Merlin shouted from in front of the castle
“You’ll just have to come and find him” She shouted back
She then turned back to the table with the eggs, with the feather touching one of the eggs she said more words Arthur didn’t know. When she finished the egg started to move and cracked open. Out of it came a red and orange bird. It looked up at Nimueh, who waved the feather towards the sky, the bird squawked, extended its wings and flew up. In the blink of an eye the bird grew to a size bigger than any bird Arthur had ever seen. Nimueh did the same with two more eggs then turned back to Merlin.
“Now, see the true face of your friend, Prince”
Merlin looked up at the birds and steadied himself. One of the birds dove towards him screaming as it did. Merlin rolled out of the way.
Arthur was impressed, looked like Merlin had learned something with all that fighting they had practiced.
Another bird dove at Merlin and again he avoided it. He picked up a large stick and swung it awkwardly at the bird.
Now Arthur rolled his eyes.
“See, you’re wrong, he has no magic” Arthur said
“Wait” was all Nimueh said
The third bird attacked and knocked the stick from Merlins hand. As the birds circled and readied themselves for another attack Merlin put out his hand towards them. Arthur saw his eyes flash gold and he spoke words Arthur didn’t know, as he did the bird diving at him screamed and began to spin, just before it hit the ground it burst into flames.
Nimueh began to laugh and threw her head back in amusement “Now do you see?”
Arthur was shocked, he hadn’t believed her but now....... there was Merlin killing the attacking birds as if they were flies, his eyes changing colour as he spoke magic.
Nimeuh turned and undid the spell keeping Arthur concealed, her eye changing like Merlin’s as she did.
Merlin looked up to see Arthur suddenly standing next to a laughing Nimueh, panic hitting him. Arthur had seen everything, that was he plan, to reveal his magic to the Price.
“I’ll leave you two to it, then” She laughed and turned and disappeared.
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