Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27255668-20151202231406

The Author was actually the most confusing character for me, besides Merlin.

During the Author season, it always seemed like Merlin was some sort of god-like person. Also I remember someone saying Merlin fought the Darkness "since the beginning of the universe" or something similiar.

I still don't get, what can the Author do, and what can he not do?

Apparnetly Isaac tried to change the storys himself. But why? Couldnt he just write it down as he wanted it to be instead of changing people's decisions? Like he did when he created the 2nd version of the book.

For me, the Author also seems WAY more powerful than Merlin, what makes no sense, since Merlin was the one who gave him the power. So if Merlin can give someone the power to just write something down and it's reality then, or example making Cruella not able to kill, couldnt he just himself make the DO not able to kill? Or just wite "the darkness is gone" and its gone?

Also, if he can prevent Cruella from killing anyone, couldn't he just prevent everyone from trapping him into the book? Couldn't he just make everyone unable to come too near to him? Couldn't he just write whatever he wants? 