Kingdoms Fall and Rise
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Last published Tue, Dec 28, 2021
It had been two years since Arthur's heart had stuttered out cold and been reborn in hate.
He understood now, in a way he never had before, what his Father had been trying to teach him all these years. Magic was an evil.
It had taken everything from him.
His mother. His people. Morgana.
Merlin.
He would cut the head from the serpent.
Emrys would die by his hand.
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