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   Crown to Rust by Xenosangui

   Fandoms: Merlin (TV)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M, Gen, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   27 Apr 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Merlin/Arthur Pendragon (Merlin)
   • Balinor/Hunith (Merlin)
   • Will (Merlin)
   • Gwaine (Merlin)
   • Percival (Merlin)
   • Lancelot (Merlin)
   • Leon (Merlin)
   • Knights of the Round Table (Merlin)
   • Elyan (Merlin)
   • Kilgharrah (Merlin)
   • Original Characters
   • Prince Merlin (Merlin)
   • Royal Merlin (Merlin)
   • Secret Identity
   • Exile
   • Flashbacks
   • War
   • Curses
   • Magic Revealed
   • Identity Reveal
   • Royalty AU
   • Kidnapping
   • BAMF Merlin (Merlin)
   • Knight!Will
   • Knight!Gilli
   • Rituals
   • Protective Arthur
   • Merlin is a Self-Sacrificing Idiot
   • Slow Burn
   • Balinor Lives (Merlin)
   • Torture
   • Aftermath of Torture
   • Temporary Character Death
   • Canon Era
   • (please don't let the temporary character death tag bother you. it's very temporary)
   • Infallible Narrator
   • Did I say slow burn? I meant glacial

   Summary

   Kidnapped and banished at a young age, Merlin is a prince without a crown or kingdom. Though raised with magic and sword by his side, he faces a tumultuous path that takes him to Camelot and brings with it a destiny he never believed in. But at every turn he faces the consequences of his actions, unwilling as they might be, and his two secrets—magic and his dusty title— have never been close to tearing apart the life he built for himself in Camelot until a letter finds its way into Arthur's hands.

   And the two lives Merlin has led begin to bleed together.

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   English

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