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EMMA AND MERLIN EMBARK ON A PERILOUS QUEST TO RETRIEVE PROMETHEUS’ FIRE FROM THE BIRTHPLACE OF DARK MAGIC

So the darkness was born in the place where the “sacred spark” is found. Must be a creation and fall-from-grace story borrowed from Greek mythology. I know that Promethus is credited as the creator of humankind who gave humanity fire. What went wrong for the darkness to be born?

In Camelot, Merlin spearheads a mission to reunite the dagger with Excalibur so he can use the weapon to save Emma from the darkness threatening her soul…Meanwhile, Merlin brings Emma along on a journey to confront his ancient nemesis and retrieve the sacred spark he’ll need to reforge Excalibur.

So what I’m getting from this Camelot flashback is that Promethus’ fire is necessary to re-forge the blade. I wonder who originally created Excalibur. Maybe Prometheus himself? I’ve been playing around with a theory that whoever wields a whole, intact Excalibur has power over Merlin the way whoever has the dagger has power over the dark one. Maybe Promethus decided to check Merlin’s power by tying light magic to the original sword, lest Merlin be as powerful as the gods.

Both parties are tested, but one suffers a blow that could derail the entire operation.

Sounds like Merlin is the one dealt a blow by the first Dark One, seeing how Emma as the dark one is impervious to harm. I’m guessing Merlin gets struck by Excalibur, which is said to be able to harm and even kill him.

In a flashback to long before the Age of Arthur, young Merlin finds purpose after he is blessed with magic and immortality,

Blessed by whom? The Greek gods?

According to at least one legend by Geoffrey of Monmouth, Merlin was born of a nun and of the devil (or an incubus). “Merlin is a paradox, he was the son of the devil, yet he was the servant of God.” And who do we think might be coming to OUAT? Hades. If Hades can be considered the devil (a conflation of pagan and Christian beliefs), then I wonder if Merlin will turn out to be the son of Hades in OUAT.

but when he falls in love with a young refugee named Nimue, everything changes for Merlin, as their romance starts a chain of events that touches every one of our present day heroes

Yeah, to echo what RG wrote: Flowers of DOOM!