A.N. Book One of the Beyond The One Series! My longer fanfiction so we'll see how this goes.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything... except my OC's the children who these stories are based around.
The One No More
Thee Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadow lie.
One Ring to rue them all, One Ring to find them
One Ring to bring them all, and in darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadow lie.
But that One Ring was gone along with the Dark Lord himself, or what was left of him from his first defeat. All its tainted wickedness had vanished within Mt.Doom when the Ring had dissolved in the lava.
The owners of the Three Elven Rings sailed west to the undying lands with most of the Elven population. They knew that the time of the Elves was at an end, and the race of Men must learn to stand on their own.
Those elves how choose to remain moved to Rivendell, The Last Homely Home for it was the easiest place to interact with the other races of Middle Earth.
The dwarfs remained in their mines, since none had joined the War of the Ring except Gimli. Nothing really changed for them until they received word that Moria had been cleansed of the Balrog. Then their was talk of moving back into it but to many haunting memories of the horror the dwarfs had face with in those walls still lingered and Moria would remain empty till the end of time. The seven rings remained lost, three in Mordor the others in the graves of long dead dragons deep within mountains of old.
No one was ever sure what had happen to the Nine since only one Witch King was ever reported as killed for he died at the Battle of Minas Tirith at the hands of Éowyn. The Witch King claimed that no man could kill him but, of course, Éowyn was no man. The other eight fought on their Nazgûl during the War of the Ring before the Black Gates of Mordor against the eagles. When the Eye fell they fled along with the orcs and other evil beasts. But unlike the weaker ones they did not show up again.
Frodo, who was the hero that destroyed the Ring was left broken by his prolonged exposure to it. He was also missing one of his fingers after having Sméagol bit it off, ring and all. The young Hobbit being slightly crazed then shoved the once Hobbit off the cliff into the lava and almost sent himself in as well. Luckily Sam Gamgee managed to pull him up and get him to safety until the eagles came to carry them away. Frodo made the decision to go west with the elves along with Bilbo Baggins.
Sam went home to the Shire after the War. He saw Frodo off and returned home to where his wife and two beautiful daughters were waiting. He had decided to live a quiet life but kept his miniature pony well and made a few trips with Merry and Pippin to Minas Tirith to visit their old friends.
Merry and Pippin remained much like they had before but never could remain settled in the Shire. They choose on the other hand to wonder Middle Earth know that most beasts were go. Both still kept their swords belted at their sides ready to fight and their own ponies moving.
Gandalf who began the journey as the Grey became the White. After crowning Aragorn he went to the Shire with the hobbits. No one expected that he would go west with the elves and the two hobbits at his side. He went to guide Frodo through the beauty of the undying land in hopes that the Halfling could find some sort of peace.
Gimli the only dwarf to fight in the whole War of the Ring went back to the mines carrying the word of the victory and of the fall of the demon Balrog to his kin. Yet after his adventure he grudging had to admit he had grown fond of the elf he had traveled with and ended up moving in to Rivendell where he started crafting different tools to trade on his monthly visits to Gondor's grad city, Minas Tirith.
Legolas, prince of Mirkwood was one of the few elves who remained in Middle Earth. He choose to move it to Minas Tirith allowed Aragorn's brothers in law, the twins Elladan and Elorhir to co-rule over the last of the elven population. He became the companion, adviser, and best friend of the new king of Gondor. He remained his gentle, elegant single self, insisting that he would one day find the "right" one.
Éowyn of Rohan married Faramir, the general of Gondor's army and moved in with him. Her husband managed to pull her out of her depression of losing her uncle and they went on to have a son named Boromir after the passed away uncle who had fought and died bravely protecting the Ring and he who bore it. By 15 and a half he was the spitting image of his father but with his mother's eyes.
Éomer took over the throne of Rohan from Théoden and buried him beside his son. The Riders of Rohan remained faithful allies to Gondor. Their king married a stick of a lady, who he had been courting before he was banished and by 17 Théoden, also named after one who had passed away, was as hard headed as his father and had become a master horse swordsman.
Last but not least Aragorn the new king of Gondor!! He married Arwen happily and ruled with a kind heart. He worked at making trade routes with the elves and dwarves and even the hobbits who were extra good at cooking. Arwen bore him first a son, Belthar who grew into a strong 16 year old with a tender heart and strong arm. She then gave him a beautiful girl with elven ears and eyes and a quiet personally who he named Marágold. At 14 it was apparent her hair and face were from her mother while her gold eyes were uniquely her own. The girl loved the stories and poems of old and her voice rose with the old songs well.
17 and a half years had passed since the fall of the Dark Lord and Middle Earth is at peace. But with many questions regarding the Mortal Nine Rings have been left unanswered and a shadow is beginning to stir.
A.N. This is just the little history blurb to cover what happen in the 17 and a half years before the story begins. Prologue basicly! Hope you like it. R&R please!