Hey guys! Hope you like it! Will be sad and there will be abuse in it. Stay safe, read at your own risk. Also, just ignore all the mess ups in the story. I don't follow any timeline. And, there are some descriptions of gore depending on what you consider. Happy reading!
When Merlin was four years old, his mother had to make a very big decision. She had to send Merlin away from her. The king of their kingdom had decided to impose a bigger tax on the villages and they had to pay to have children as well. So, she sent him away.
She didn't know where he went, he was supposed to find Gaius in Camelot. But, she had received word that he didn't show up. So, she freaked out- as would you if your child went missing- and she traveled all over the kingdom. She even went to the neighboring kingdom and searched for him there.
He had ended up in the path of the royal carriage and had caught the king's eye. He had taken Merlin into his kingdom as a servant. He was the personal servant of Sir Bruce- one of the younger knights.
Sir Bruce was a big man. His muscles had muscles and he had a temper to match. He had blonde hair and blue eyes. And he was mad at everything often. He loved nothing more than to let his anger out. Often, this just so happened to be his four year old servant.
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"What the fuck is wrong with you! Are you thick?! Do you need me to show you how to do it?! How hard can it be to get the fucking training dummies ready?! Honestly, all you do is get it stood up and then you're done!" The man lost his patience long ago. All the boy had to do was set up the dummy. It only took like two minutes! What was wrong with the boy!
"S-sorry, Sir Bruce. I'll d-do b-better next time."
"Damn right you will. If you don't, I'll use you as my dummy."
The dummy had been set up, and the knight had begun to demolish it. It was unable to be used after twelve minutes.
"Boy, I need you to go get me another one. Hurry up."
Merlin quickly went to the storage room and got another dummy. As he lugged it back to the training field, he accidentally ran into someone. This caused him to drop the training dummy and fall to the ground.
"I'm so sorry! Let me help you!" Came the worried voice of Lady Liana. She was the ward of the king, he had taken her in when her mother- his sister- died when she was seven.
"N-no, t-that's ok. I d-don't need h-help. It's my fault t-that I ran into y-you." He was trying to pick up the dummy and be on his way, but she wouldn't have it.
"Nonsense! I wasn't paying attention to where I was going. It's my fault....." She just realized that she didn't know this boy. She knew all of the children of the servants in the kingdom. "What's your name, honey?"
"M-Merlin, ma'am. I re-really have to g-go though. My m-master needs me." This confused Liana, this boy was a servant?
"Your master? Who's your master?"
"Sir Bru-"
"There you are, boy! I've been waiting for you forever! You left to get that dummy twenty minutes ago! Get over here!" Sir Bruce was mad. There was no denying that. He was yet to notice Liana, though. She was behind a bush, so she was hidden from the man.
"So-sorry, sir. I-I'll get it over th-there right away."
"No need. I told you what would happen if you messed up again. Come here."
Merlin's eyes widened in fear, but he still walked toward his master. If he ran, it would be worse. Liana quickly ran to the training field, wanting to know what was going to happen to the boy. Truth is, she was scared of Sir Bruce. She had good reason, too. She had been watching him since he started training to be a knight. Now, they were both eighteen and there was a possibility that she would have to marry him- which she didn't want to do. At all.
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Merlin Oneshots
FanfictionCover is not mine These are a whole bunch of Merlin Oneshots. Since I have no originality, I will be basing some of them off of posts about the series. I do take requests and will try to get them done as soon as I can. I do allow cursing in the c...