Title: A separate path. Rating: Pg-13 Warnings/Spoilers: Reference to character death. Notes/Thanks: I have noticed a pattern: I get depressed, I write depressing, dark ficlets. I had a 'down' day yesterday, ergo, I give you dark!Merlin. Summary: Only one person knows the truth Some say it was the death of the old physician that did it. That the grief of a son for his murdered father was what pushed the warlock over the edge, nudged him into the darkness that now shone in gold from... read more