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Immortality

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Series begun:: 2012-04-26
Series updated:: 2012-05-17
Works included:: 4
Complete:: No
Word count:: 3,911
Author:: You_Light_The_Sky
Description:: Merlin lives on, forever young, for all eternity. He waits for Arthur to be reborn again and again, watches his king die again and again. Arthur sees his love suffering for centuries and decides that he should seek immorality so that he will be with Merlin forever. But he doesn't know that Merlin asked him for this once (that he had had these thoughts before), and that the consequences are worse than he imagined...

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The Bitter Pomegranate by You_Light_The_Sky

Merlin (TV)
2 May 2012
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"Where are you, Merlin?" says the creature that used to be his King. Prequel to "The River Styx."

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- Part 1 of Immortality
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The River Styx by You_Light_The_Sky

Merlin (TV)
26 Apr 2012
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Despite Merlin's screams, Arthur makes the payment.
Posted on the community camelot_drabble for the prompt 3: scars.

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- Part 2 of Immortality
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The Broken Muses by You_Light_The_Sky

Merlin (TV)
9 May 2012
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“...Why...?” Merlin sobs, as he kisses his king’s (forever) cold lips. “Why did you have to ask for eternal life?” He knows the answer, and hates himself all the same.

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- Part 3 of Immortality
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The God of Death by You_Light_The_Sky

Merlin (TV)
17 May 2012
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What are you doing? Arthur wants to say. Don’t make that promise for us, Merlin, don’t! But Merlin can’t hear him anymore.

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- Part 4 of Immortality
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