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Merlin was trained as an assassin before he went to Camelot
He was sent to Camelot to kill Arthur
But he obviously didn’t
Because he felt some unknown connection to him
It was their destiny
You know, them being two sides of the same coin and all that
Chaos and magical adventures ensue
Can Merlin keep his magic hidden
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Leather Means Assassin by Katasstrobee for Isthisusernameavailableornot
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
21 Apr 2025
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By some magical accident, an older Merlin steps into Camelot, 10 years ago. Only now, he's buff and good with a sword, looks good in armour, is a fucking assassin, and claims to be Arthur's husband.
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"The crest on it means you're a member of the royal family." said Leon, red-faced and about to burst a vein or two, making them all jump.
"Something like that." Merlin grinned.
"What?" Arthur choked out.
"Oh we're married. Did I forget to mention?" Merlin asked with an innocent tilt of his head
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"Relax, darling. I've been begging His Royal Prat-ness for a vacation for ages. I'm starting to think you actually want to see me on my hands and knees."
Arthur dropped his sword with a clang, felt the need to lie down for a while. Merlin laughed and took a hold of his bicep. "Come." He said. "I'm dying to see everyone."
And Arthur let himself be man-handled and dragged along like a boy toy. Because this was his life now.
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I Will Not Ask And Neither Would You by BeBraveDearHeart for GuiltyScarl3t
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
05 Jan 2025
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Seizing his opportunity when Gwaine looked down to pull off his own boots, Merlin unsheathed a small blade, precise and deadly-sharp. Silently, as swiftly as the Hawk he was so often called, Merlin stepped close, did not do anything so foolish as to raise the knife, but aimed true for Gwaine’s ribcage. He struck once, with force enough to pierce a man’s heart.
It took Merlin a moment to realise what had happened, his body overtaken by intense sensation. It wasn’t quite pain, but it seared through him—radiating out from where Gwaine’s fingers were clamped around his wrist, stopping the knife a hair’s breadth from Gwaine’s unblemished skin. Gwaine’s index finger pressed against Merlin’s soulmark, and Merlin understood all at once.
He glanced at Gwaine's torso, a silvery-white outline just above his left nipple, pale against his tanned skin, the shape of it all too familiar. After all, Merlin saw it on his own body every day.
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Over 10 years after their memories return, Arthur, Gwen, and the Knights have to make peace with the heartbreaking fact that the might never find Merlin and Leon again. It's as if by chance that Gwaine finds people who look just like them, in some club in Florence of all places. So, despite their friends' disbelief, Arthur and Gwaine set out to find their missing pieces
Merlin and Leon have long made peace with their immortality, and they're thriving in the life they lead, even through their friends are lost to them. They're not expecting to see them every again
A chance encounter of the four men sends them on a wild journey through the and universes, trying desperately to find their way to each other. And maybe find other versions of themselves along the way
or dimension time travel with a lot of yearning, powerful merlin, friendship and feels, battles, and happy endings
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“Cabbage Head, I think you should join our plan to assassinate Arthur Pendragon. What do you think?” He turns to the blonde, “Oh wait, if you’re a citizen of Camelot, that would mean you’d be killing your own prince… Cabbage Head! Are you from Camelot?”
“No.”
“Great! That makes things easier. It’s settled then—we’ll assassinate Arthur Pendragon together!”
Cabbage Head looks at him and nods.
“Alright, let’s seal the deal under that star. Do you see it? The brightest one. Agreed?”
“Agreed.”
He gives Cabbage Head the most genuine smile he’s had in days, and is responded with a similarly sincere grin.
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A story where assassin Merlin meets Arthur in simpleton state and isn't aware that he is exactly the prince he needs to kill. -
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All of Arthur’s dedication to being a perfect prince and a dutiful son has led him to an arranged engagement that comes with more than its fair share of danger. Grappling with the stress of the situation and questioning his place in his own life leaves Arthur desperate for a moment’s reprieve.
Constantly running into the foreign assassin that Cenred’s court brought along for the wedding is surely dangerous. But Arthur can’t help being drawn to Merlin’s sharp blue eyes and rebellious spirit.
They say that curiosity killed the cat. But satisfaction brought it back. Could choosing something for himself for the first time really be so risky?
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To Kill or Be Killed or Be the Reason for a Kill by LilyLaverick
Fandoms: Merlin (TV), Merlin - Fandom, Merlin BBC
20 May 2024
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"He had known this day would come; he had known for a long time now. How many times had he traced the mark at the base of his throat, how many times had he pictured that blond hair and strong build in the eye of his mind? Knowing it would be the end of all he held dear, in one way or another. It was why he was here. It had been in the cards of fate ever since he was taken by the Keepers after his mother passed and then raised inside the Hold."
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- Part 1 of Assassin Merlin and Prince Arthur AU
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The king turns then, finally looking at him properly. He blinks, brows furrowed in an innocent act of confusion, and Merlin’s heart tugs.
It’s been a while since he killed someone face-to-face like this, much less someone this breathtakingly beautiful—
“What are you…” Arthur frowns and takes a single step forward, then freezes.
Finally, he sees the dagger.
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Merlin has been taking jobs for years. His magic comes in handy when tasked with making sure some spoiled fat heir disappears mysteriously enough that people assume he's eloped to leave his client the only remaining in line for whatever inheritance is at stake.
So, when his latest assignment challenges him to get rid of the King of Camelot himself, Merlin doesn't think it'll be any different.
Except it seems that Fate has other plans for him.
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They're both pining idiots and can't stay away from each other but we love them anyway.
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There are magic reveals, A narrator whose only job seems to be sarcasm, and a plot that keeps Lance alive. That's what ya'll really want, right?
Started out as a one shot but I couldn’t help myself… it turned into a fix-it.
-—-Gwaine found himself in very unique situations whenever near to Merlin.
(Yes. Seeing Merlin drag dead people into their graves is a unique situation.)
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"Uh?" Lancelot said. He directed to continue.
"This isn't.." Merlin gestured with a hand to the body on the floor.
He'd been dragging it. It was exactly what it looked like.
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I am trying my best to stay on track with what actually happens in Merlin. However, there are *huge* empty spaces in-between seasons and episodes that I cannot, as a singular human, fill properly. Expect divergence from the canonical plot, including and not limited to Lancelot being alive (because I started writing without watching Merlin for a while and—hoo boy, the death of Lancelot is earlier than I thought).
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every saint has a past and every sinner has a future by highfunctioningclotpole
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
13 Jul 2023
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The Pendragon crime family is the only life that Merlin has known. He does what he's told, no questions asked. But now he has a personal mission that he must complete without the Dragons knowledge. He has to save Arthur Pendragon's life.
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- Part 7 of Merlin Bingo 2023
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When Merlin was nine years old, King Uther made the order.
Knights of Camelot arrived in the dead of night and burnt his village to the ground in the name of eradicating sorcery, leaving Merlin as the sole survivor of the massacre.
Uther made a mistake in targeting Ealdor, and Merlin is hellbent on exacting revenge.
He's trained for a decade, and he's finally ready to strike.
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An AU where Merlin grew up as an assassin and escaped to Camelot. He's forced to confront his past and admit to his friends who he was.
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Arthur sees a change in Merlin and he isn't sure when exactly it happened. It occurs to the Crown Prince that, perhaps for the first time since they met, that he truly doesn't know his manservant, his closest friend, as well as he always assumed he did. Simply talking to Merlin is out of the question because asking would lead to Merlin discovering the one thing Arthur has been keeping close to his chest: his ever growing feelings towards the man. He enlists the knights to observe, but when someone from Merlin's past shows up in Camelot with ill intent, Arthur sees and hears more than he ever expected. Will Merlin finally let Arthur into his heart? Will Arthur accept Merlin, secrets and all?
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Fictober 2021 Day 14. Prompt - "Your information was wrong."
“Why are you here? You are not meant to have completed your mission yet.”
“And I won’t. I’ve come here to refuse it.”
AU where Merlin was raised by Kilgharrah to kill the Pendragons.
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- Part 14 of Fictober 2021
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it’s bloody and raw, but i swear it is sweet by bellamyblakru, Vodka112Podfics (Vodka112)
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
13 Jul 2021
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Merlin has been trained to be an assassin for as long as he could remember, and, now, after 18 summers, he can finally start his assignment: protect the prince from all harm.
With secrets surrounding Merlin’s every movement, and Uther Pendragon controlling every action, he will do what ever it takes to protect himself and his friends—even if that means saving an idiot of a prince.
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Merlin Emrys, working for Avalon, a covert magical organisation, gets assigned the mission to kill Arthur Pendragon, heir to the notoriously anti-magic Pendragon empire.
He falls in love instead.
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- Part 12 of Modern Merthur AUs
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"The guards will hang you for your crimes. One plea from me and they will drag you away, bind your hands and slaughter you like an animal." The prince stepped closer, suffocating Merlin with his wrath. "So, stop pissing me off."
"Oh, but it is such fun to see you so angry, sire."
In which Merlin is paid to kill the prince. And so, he tries.
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Merlin was raised by assassins and is a general badass. His mission: gather Information about Camelot and Arthur's skills as the ruler of the kingdom. His conclusion: Camelot was doomed and not worth the trouble.
Also Arthur trying to understand why his life sucks and just not getting it.
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Merlin is the Prince of Assassin's who has been hired to protect Uther Pendragon's Son, Arthur.
Being rewritten for hopefully better writing and longer chapters.
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One-shot collection, they will be mostly short, written in one go. Some my random ideas, relax from my main series. ;]
The newest: Assassin!Merlin, Dark!Merlin (Soft and Dark)