Here I am again, hope you all enjoy it!!!!

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It was in the middle of the night, when a lonely Ranger heard a strange noise behind him. He turned around but there was nothing but trees and bushes on the sides of the path. Shaking his head, he walked further when the strange noise appeared again. This time he ignored it and walked on as if he wouldn't hear it. When he went around a corner he jumped.

A man in a black coat stood in front of him, his light blue eyes looking right through him as if he was invisible. "What are you doing here in the middle of the night stranger? No one goes this path except of me," said the Ranger and tried to speak as calm as possible but his voice shook a little bit.

The stranger smiled evil and answered: "I know, I know. That's the only reason why I am here. To kill you while everyone else is sleeping in peace and no one will hear your screams out here."

The Ranger needed a few seconds to realise what the man had said but than he pulled out his sword and held it at the man's throat.

"No one is going to kill me! I don't know you? How do you dare to speak like that to me," asked the younger man and pricked the blade deeper into the flesh of the stranger who just laughed softly and gave him a sad look.

"You're not gonna defeat me with this... knife. You don't have to know me, I know you, that's all what counts for me. But please- don't take things personally, it's nothing to do with you, it's just that your nightly roams are pretty perfect to kill you, to rehearse my powers on your body. I choose my victims by chance. I prefer people who won't be missed by someone or who walk around in the night- like you- and won't be heard or seen by anyone. So help yourself and don't defence yourself against me!!"

Right when the Ranger wanted to slam the sword into the body of the stranger, his sword was pulled out of his hands as if someone had taken it and fell to the ground a few meters away. "what the hell...," whispered the poor ranger in horror and tried to run away but after a few meters he couldn't move anymore. His legs seemed to be frozen, numbness was filling them slowly as if poison was taking over his body but still he didn't fell to the ground.

The stranger walked in front of him and touched his cheek with one hand but even this the Ranger couldn't feel.

"Let's see if my powers have improved a bit, what would be better for you. If not, you'll suffer a bit," said the man and shook his hands.

Yellow light was suddenly glowing in his hands, like gold in the sunshine. He lifted one hand to his mouth and blew a bit. The yellow light flew through the air and flooded his body.

The ranger wanted to scream in agony when his skin suddenly started to burn and peel off but not sound escaped from his lips.

While every part of the ranger's skin was peeling, the stranger smirked. "My powers are improving greatly," he said and covered his nose because the awful smell of burned flesh filled the air now and stole him air to breathe.

He turned away but before he left the place he wrote a circle in the air with one hand and the dead body of the poor ranger fell to the ground...

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Four years had passed since Melkor had managed to out of his prison. Alia still had the powers Melkor had given to her and they seemed to be very useful in some situations. Her relationship to Aragorn had gotten better and better.

The day a message from Faramir of Ithilien arrived in Minas Tirith, the royal family was in the village.

Alia, Lithiel and Celebrian spent their time with shopping and driving their father into madness because he had to carry the bags.

Arwen, who was six month pregnant with her eighth child walked around with Eldarion, looking for a new horse for him on the market. His horse Aiglos had died in the winter because of pneumonia and Aragorn and Arwen had promised to buy him a new horse in the spring.

When both of them were standing in front of a beautiful, strong stallion, Aragorn approached, his daughters behind him.

"I think, Alia really should marry someone so her husband can pay for her clothes! She will ruin me! And the bad thing is that my sweet little Lithiel has started to act exactly like her big sister!! Arwen please- let me look for horse and you go shopping with the girls, it's too much for me!" The king placed the bags on the ground and leaned back against something behind him, what suddenly went a step aside and Aragorn fell to the ground with a moan. He looked around and realised that he had leaned back against a horse and that his whole family was laughing.

Alia helped him to stand up and wiped some mud off his jacket. "Maybe you should better go home. It seems like you haven't got a good hand for horses either," laughed the young woman and grabbed her bags before Aragorn would fall over them.

Arwen kissed his cheek and stroked his back, that said to her children: "Think it would be better if all of us get back home. It's already time for lunch!" The girls sighed but followed them through the streets of Minas Tirith to their palace. Eldarion grabbed Alia's arm in front of the door and held her back. "Have you seen the black stallion? He looks alike Nelladell, maybe they have the same mother or father! I'm gonna ask ada if he buys the stallion for me!"

Alia smiled at her older brother. "Well if you like the horse he will surely buy it for you. Like he promised ! Wait- someone is coming up the street! He looks like a messenger from Ithilien," she shouted her last words because she ran into the direction of the man.

"I have a message for the king from the Faramir of Ithilien," said the man and gave Alia a piece of paper. The girl thanked him and promised to bring it to her father. The messenger nodded and rode away.

Eldarion walked over to his sister who had already unfolded the letter and was about to read it. "It's for ada, my dear, not for you," said the young man and shook his head but stopped when he saw the concerned look on her beautiful face.

"Faramir has written that several dead bodies were found in Ithilien. The skin was peeled off! He wants ada's help to find the murderer. Let's get inside and tell him, I want to arrive at Ithilien today!!" The young woman stormed into the palace as if a lot of dogs were behind her, followed by her brother.

"Alia, you're not old enough for a journey like that! The murderer is brutal like you read and I don't want you to get involved in danger things again, you're just nineteen," screamed Eldarion but Alia ignored him.