Merlin: The Legend Begins 5
Before there was King Arthur¸ Camelot¸ and the Knights of the Round Table¸ there was Merlin. In the year 410 A.D.¸ a divided and decaying Rome calls the last of her occupying forces from the island of Britain. With the Roman legions gone¸ British warlords and foreign invaders alike begin to battle for control of the small isle. In the region known today as Wales¸ one warlord at last gains enough prominence to take the title "King". His name is Vortigern. It is the tenth year of his reign¸ 435 A.D.¸ and that is where our story begins… THIS ISSUE: "DARK DESIRES" - Merlin falls under the evil spell of the Cinobar and refuses to join Lord Aurelius' army into battle. This causes a rift with his friend Hagus who is fatally injured during the battle and now Merlin offers the highest price in order to save him.