" We can't just leave her to die!"
" Need I remind you that the fate of existence is at stake ?! She is gone, Hisirdoux. Let her go. Her ,and the Trollhunter."
" His name is Jim. Jim Lake Junior.
And , from what I've heard, you've never given two hoots about him. Never good enough for you,to the point where you manipulated him into a decision that hasn't exactly panned out well. You had to force him to be more,to be worthy in your eyes. Don't try and twist this, Claire and I talked on the phone."
" Impertinent boy," Merlin growled , his face stone .
" Him ,or me?"
" Oh,he did as he was expected to."
" Yeah? Look how well that turned out, master."
" Show some respect, Hisirdoux. I am your elder. And I know best."
" Er,no,I don't think so-"
" Please. Don't fight," Nari's adorable voice piped up,infused with anxiety and concern.
"Douxie, Merlin fears the inducement of the apocalypse. He worries that I may be captured and the Seals broken. But almost more than these,he fears for you. He wants to protect those who he still can ,and not lose any more lives. "
She faced the inflexible elder wizard.
" Douxie is also not wrong,not right, like you . You both must decide what course of action is best, and you cannot allow the dissension to harm your relationship. Please, recover your harmony,reach an agreement."
Pleading rosebud face, saddened and unsettled amber eyes , and overall such a sweet , empathetic little person that they both, somewhat, relented .
Nobody,not even Merlin Ambrosius, could resist Nari.
She sprang up on the kitchen counter to answer the question in Archie's lemon - yellow eyes .
" Merlin is set on making sure the Seals and I are kept safe , and..."
She sighed , voice growing softer.
" ...he thinks no cost is too high,in order to ensure this . He will sacrifice anyone. Anyone who isn't Douxie."
"Cold -hearted,he is," Archie muttered. "Obtrusive,self - important, unsympathetic..."
"Dispassionate,I think," Nari gently protested . " I do not feel much emotion ever emanating from him. His heart is like a dying coal, barely giving off any warmth . Once,I believe he was not so."
" What's going on? Have they found Zoe ? I've only just woken up. Or should I say,been woken - courtesy of Merlin's goat - bleating," Archie said . His tail twitched back and forth in annoyance." Zoe is in the fortress," Nari replied. " It's the only place she could be. Now the rescue mission is more complicated, because they must rescue her and the corrupted Trollhunter.
Douxie has a mind to hand over the Seals in exchange for our friends. It's only the Seals he argues,as long as I'm still hidden,they cannot enact their wicked plot .And,we can't simply forsake them, leaving them to an undoubtedly terrible fate .Merlin hears him,but he's not listening. He may have forgotten how to listen."
Nari sighed again, seemingly wilting .
"...and that is every single reason why we cannot put your cockamamie plan into action. "
" So you want to leave them?! You know they'll suffer !!"
" Yes,but that is the price we must pay so the world continues as it now is. Two souls ,for the sake of countless others. It is tragic...I am every bit as grieved as you ...but it is not too high a cost. "
" You don't think any cost is too high. Reminds me of some people I heard of recently."
" DON'T YOU DARE."
Lime- green filled Merlin's ancient eyes . The room was lit green with his magic.
He spoke in an unfamiliar, unsettling, echoing voice.
"You have not seen what I've seen, Hisirdoux. You have not suffered what I have suffered. You lack sufficient understanding.919 years,yet you're still a foolish child . "
Nari leapt at him, wrapping her arms around his neck. She whispered in his ear. The green light faded out , from his eyes and the apartment. Shock, fear, disgust, disillusionment ,hurt and anger effused from Douxie's heart. Nari grimaced and felt tears prickling at her eyes.
His features twisted fiercely,and without another word,he ran out . Archie yowled as he was plucked into the air by blue magic and yanked out the door after his familiar.
" Merlin?" Nari said timidly.
" Yes?"
Merlin groaned and slumped against the wall .
" I have an idea that both of you should agree with . Archie is a shapeshifter ,yes?"
Merlin looked interested.
" What is your idea?"
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Lecherous
FanfictionBellroc x Zoe. Rape / Non - con. Stockholm Syndrome, Lima Syndrome, Bondage, Pyrophilia, Olfactophilia.Not suitable for anyone under the age of 18. Reader discretion is advised.