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Waking the Sorceress Within (Used to be Amelia's Story) by LegendsOfTime
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
01 Aug 2025
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Amelia never really thought about what would happen when she died. Wait, no that was a lie. She had wondered if she would be reincarnated she supposed or just simply go to some sort of afterlife. Or maybe she would wake up in the world of one of the very first Tv shows that she had got obsessed with.
Amelia genuinely did not think this would happen, fanfiction is just that! Fanfiction!
But hey ho here she is.
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The usual tale of someone dying then waking up in one of their favourite TV show with, what I hope, is a twist.
Physical description: Amelia has light brown hair and blue eyes
Published on fanfiction.net, tumblr and Wattpad.
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Morgana claims she is the rightful owner of the throne of Camelot, and gains support from most of the kingdoms in Albion. When documents are leaked lending credence to Morgana's claim, Camelot is plunged into all out war. As Merlin struggles to protect Camelot with his magic, he grapples with a new secret: the real heir to the throne is him. But can he betray Arthur by revealing it even if it means stopping Morgana?
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- Part 1 of Succession Line
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In Exchange For Your Heart by ellehir
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Arthurian Mythology & Related Fandoms
23 Mar 2025
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Dark!fic AU
*Now with beautiful art by LightsAtTintagel!*
The Kingdom of Avalon has fallen. Arthur finds himself the reluctant keeper of the fallen enemy prince.
Destiny had somehow made a mistake.
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"You don't have to, you know," Arthur said. "Not all the time."
"What?" came Merlin's clipped response from the corner after a moment.
Arthur turned around to face his captive. "Be this," he gestured at Merlin broadly. "Be defiant, brave...stoic...all the time. It's painful to watch."
Merlin did not answer. Arthur sighed.
"Just...just...when that door closes, when we reach the end of the day. Just allow yourself to relax for just a while." Arthur tried on a small smile, holding his palms up in a gesture of surrender. "I promise I won't tell anybody."
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No young man, no matter how great, can know his destiny. He cannot glimpse his part in the great story that is about to unfold. Like everyone, he must live and learn. And so it will be for the young warlock arriving at the gates of Camelot. A boy that will in time father a legend.
His name: Merlin.
-- Basically the entire series written as a book --
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Some king isn't happy with Merlin, but at least he has friends he could rely on.
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- Part 41 of Merlin Bingo 2024
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Sheriff Merlin Emrys is the only lawman in the old west town of Griffin Creek, Montana. He wears the badge of his father, Balinor, murdered seven years earlier. Standing over his father's grave, he'd made a solemn vow to bring his killers to justice. Despite his strong suspicion that Uther Pendragon, a wealthy rancher and the leader of the notorious Pendragon Gang, was involved, Merlin lacks the evidence to arrest him.
When he is informed that the Pendragon Gang is heading for Griffin Creek, the sheriff knows he must protect the people of his town. Alone, he confronts the gang as soon as they ride into town, only to discover that they are no longer led by Uther, but by his son. Merlin finds himself inexplicably drawn to Arthur Pendragon, despite knowing his gang was wanted for everything from cattle rustling, to robbing banks, to saloon brawls, and even murder. He soon discovers that Arthur is nothing like his father, and Arthur begins to question everything from his own heart to his father's legacy. As their relationship grows, the bond between lawman and outlaw becomes one of legends.
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“Oh, great,” Merlin complained. “I just have to act like a royal prat for the next week.” He pitched his voice to mock Arthur’s, which was a strange feat when he was actually speaking with Arthur’s voice. “I’m Prince Arthur, and everyone should bow down to me. Merlin, I’ll put you in the stocks.” Realization dawned on his face. “Merlin, I’ll put you in the stocks.” A maniac laughter bubbled out of him as he turned his head to look at Arthur in the eyes. “I can put you in the stocks!”
That earned him another hit on his head and a hand pressing his face to the floor.
“The sooner you find a way to reverse this, the better,” Arthur said darkly to Gaius. “For Merlin’s sake.”
“Oh, if only you knew how true that was,” Gaius wearily replied.
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After Arthur is enchanted—yet again—Merlin tears his hair out trying to break it. He finally finds a solution, but with an unexpected cost: he and Arthur have swapped bodies, all while in the middle of hosting guests from Mercia. If Merlin doesn't get caught and beheaded this week, he'll honestly be surprised.
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In a Land of Myth, and a Time of Magic, a Young Prince Falls in Love With his Servant by DracoWillHearAboutThis
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
27 Jan 2024
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Arthur knew from the time he first met Merlin that he was in trouble.
Or: 'Merlin' told through Arthur's eyes, but with a few, important changes.
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Arthur died. Then Arthur wakes up. One week after Merlin begins his service as his manservant. Ten years worth of future knowledge is at his fingertips and the chance to make everything right: to rediscover Merlin, magic and all; to be the brother Morgana needed him to be; to spend more time with Guinevere and be the man she knew he could be, the man he aspired to become; to confront his father and change Camelot for the better.
But Arthur’s a prince again. He hasn’t known Merlin for one year, let alone ten, Morgana has no idea they were friends let alone related, Guinevere still thinks he’s a prat, and he has to act the part of a prince if he doesn’t want some poor sod getting killed in the hopes of lifting a fake enchantment Uther thinks was cast on his son.
Things are about to get a whole lot more complicated.
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- Part 1 of Rewind
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When Leon fails to turn up to training, the other knights worry, and come up with a plan.
This plan involves a certain someone new, someone we’ve met before.
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- Part 8 of Sir Tedward
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After years of working in secret, Arthur has finally granted Merlin the recognition he deserves and appointed him Court Sorcerer. But with Morgana still on the loose, and an upcoming Summit between the Five Kingdoms, will the King and his Warlock achieve their destiny and return magic to Albion? (A sequel to my AU of 'A Servant of Two Masters' in which Merlin's magic is revealed.)
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- Part 2 of Destiny Rising
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In the run-up to the treaty signing between Mercia and Camelot, Nimueh plots while Bayard and Uther reflect on their past.
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- Part 6 of Merlin Bingo Fills 2023
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In his second year as King of Camelot, Arthur has legalized magic and prospered the kingdom with Merlin's guidance. But rumors spread that Arthur is just a puppet under Merlin's control. Arthur begins to doubt himself - maybe he’s depending too much on Merlin's ideas instead of his own judgment.
How can he push past expectations to rule as he chooses, including taking Merlin as his consort openly if he can’t rely on his own decisions.
To prove himself, Arthur makes a risky choice that could be the fall of Camelot. He decides to find out the hard way.
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- Part 2 of We Can Write Our Own Ending This Time
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In an effort to ease tensions between the kingdoms of Albion, Arthur plans a summit to bring together each of the monarchs to create a treaty between them. But schemes from within his own kingdom force him to change his plans ever so slightly.
"No one will believe us."
"They will... We'll start now, and over the next few weeks make it more and more obvious, until the moment we announce our engagement... Then once our visitors are gone, we simply end the betrothal. Everything goes back to the way it was." -
Flicker Of A Candlelight, Heat Of An Inferno by lavender_spice, MerlinLikeTheBird
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
17 Aug 2023
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When Merlin gets injured on a hunting trip, Arthur is forced to face his true feelings for his stubbornly loyal manservant. Merlin is everything he should not want, and yet Arthur struggles to keep his feelings at bay.
On top of all this, after learning of his father's lies and hypocrisy, Arthur hatches a plan to put an end to his people's suffering once and for all, finding unlikely allies along the way.
Can the two boys bound together by destiny navigate their relationship amongst betrayal, secrecy, and a near-impossible mission?
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Shortly after coming to Camelot, physician’s apprentice Merlin learns that Prince Arthur is suffering from a mysterious ailment nobody is willing to talk about. The Prince keeps exclusively to his chambers and is in danger of losing his status as heir apparent to the throne. When Merlin finally comes face to face with him, the Prince and he do not exactly hit it off. But in spite of Prince Arthur’s initial hostility, Merlin finds himself determined to help him – with medicine as much as with magic.
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This is part 3 of 4 of my ‘Morgana’s Redemption’ series. I think BBC Merlin went bad around the start of season 3- so I am writing a different ending.
Arthur is High King of most of Albion. He has lifted the ban on sorcery, and made a pact with the sorcerer's of the Isle of Mists. Morgana is now the High Priestess of the Old Religion. This story covers the early part of Arthur's reign and the quest for the Holy Grail. Drawing from the myth in Merlin fashion, but this work is sympathetic to the oppressed magical people. Morgana-centric.
‘Alchemy’ is part 1. It’s a collection of scenes added to Merlin episodes covering end of S1 to end of S2. Alchemy is really dark, and less essential than part 2. I have added in Morgana, Uther and Morgause subplots mostly, giving my backstory to these characters. Reading Part 2 ‘Enchanting Crystal’ is advisable. Enchanting Crystal covers Morgana's return after one year with Morgause, though done very differently, through to Arthur's rise to high king of most of Albion, with lots of twists and turns.
This story picks up right where Enchanting Crystal left off. Please note that Agravaine is an entirely different character in my Merlin-verse, in looks and personality.
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- Part 2 of Morgana's Redemption
- Part 3 of Morgana's Redemption
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“I was thinking, for every success of yours in these negotiations I could reward you later, in private…” Merlin’s voice trailed off suggestively, and Arthur found a significant part of his blood travelling south.
“I, uh, yes, that sounds like an acceptable proposal,” he managed, glad that his slumped position hid his flushed face from view.Kinkalot entry for the Main Challenge #4 "Negotiation"
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- Part 24 of Kinkalot fills 2022
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Merlin continues his journey through the kingdoms, determined to assist with Magic's return to the world as much as possible.
Things get a little complicated when Merlin ends up in bed with the wrong person in Mercia. Well, wrong according to King Bayard.
Merlin runs into familiar faces when he visits Gwynedd to treat with Queen Annis.
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- Part 41 of Merlin and the Asgardians
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“Father, King Bayard is staying with us for a week. No matter how slow acting the poison is, I imagine some effect would show by then. Or it would otherwise be connected to him eventually.” Neither of them seem to be calming down in the face of this logical reasoning, so Arthur will probably just have to spell it out. “That means that the cup being poisoned would result in him living in our dungeons, or being executed. Bayard would get nothing out of it.”
Basically someone should’ve pointed out the flawed reasoning behind the idea that King Bayard would’ve wanted to poison the cup in the first place. And then discredit the absurd notion that Merlin told them about it in order to disrupt negotiations.
This time around Arthur corrects the assumptions.
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- Part 3 of Politically Intriguing