Performing One's Purpose
Title: Performing One’s Purpose
Disclaimer: Merlin is owned by the BBC and other associated parties. I do not make any profit from this story and the plot was purely fiction.
Summary: AU, slash, G/M, The performance of one’s duty and one’s purpose usually mean the same thing to people, but some soon learn the fine line that separates these two concepts.
Rating: M
Warnings: violence, language, major/minor character death, huge amount of angst, depicted male/male sex, hurt/comfort, some fluff, romance, first kiss, first time, sacrifice, happy ending.
Pairings/Characters: Balinor, Kilgharrah, Arthur, Merlin, Knights, Gaius, Arthur/Merlin (dysfunctional friendship), Uther, Gwen, Gwaine/Merlin, Morgana, mentions of Morgause, Ygraine, and Emrys (OMC).
Word Count: 41,475
Author's Note: So here is my Merlin Big Bang. I wasn’t expecting it to have so much angst and sadness at the end, though I did allow myself a happy ending. I love happy endings, and was unwilling to settle for anything less in this story. I originally started this from a song and it wasn’t until nearly about halfway through that I remembered what song or songs in this case. My muse was…well Muse. To be exact, the Exogenesis Symphony Parts 1, 2 and 3. Besides one other story, this is one of the longest Merlin fics I’ve written and I am really proud of myself for getting this done since when I first came up with the idea, it would have taken me much longer to finish it if I ever did.
I wish to give the biggest thanks to my beta ca_te for their wonderful and epically awesome help in getting this fic into fighting shape. I know there were many mistakes that I’m sure I would have missed and they were so patient with my work and helped move this story along to make it the best it could be.
Also, major brownie points to my artist partner in crime, chrunchy_crunck whose lovely art can be found here Artist Master Post. The work is truly awesome and I am honored for them to have done the first artwork ever done for any of my stories. It is amazing and they should be applauded.
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Prologue Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
Disclaimer: Merlin is owned by the BBC and other associated parties. I do not make any profit from this story and the plot was purely fiction.
Summary: AU, slash, G/M, The performance of one’s duty and one’s purpose usually mean the same thing to people, but some soon learn the fine line that separates these two concepts.
Rating: M
Warnings: violence, language, major/minor character death, huge amount of angst, depicted male/male sex, hurt/comfort, some fluff, romance, first kiss, first time, sacrifice, happy ending.
Pairings/Characters: Balinor, Kilgharrah, Arthur, Merlin, Knights, Gaius, Arthur/Merlin (dysfunctional friendship), Uther, Gwen, Gwaine/Merlin, Morgana, mentions of Morgause, Ygraine, and Emrys (OMC).
Word Count: 41,475
Author's Note: So here is my Merlin Big Bang. I wasn’t expecting it to have so much angst and sadness at the end, though I did allow myself a happy ending. I love happy endings, and was unwilling to settle for anything less in this story. I originally started this from a song and it wasn’t until nearly about halfway through that I remembered what song or songs in this case. My muse was…well Muse. To be exact, the Exogenesis Symphony Parts 1, 2 and 3. Besides one other story, this is one of the longest Merlin fics I’ve written and I am really proud of myself for getting this done since when I first came up with the idea, it would have taken me much longer to finish it if I ever did.
I wish to give the biggest thanks to my beta ca_te for their wonderful and epically awesome help in getting this fic into fighting shape. I know there were many mistakes that I’m sure I would have missed and they were so patient with my work and helped move this story along to make it the best it could be.
Also, major brownie points to my artist partner in crime, chrunchy_crunck whose lovely art can be found here Artist Master Post. The work is truly awesome and I am honored for them to have done the first artwork ever done for any of my stories. It is amazing and they should be applauded.
xXx
Prologue Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5