The Shift
Disclaimer: I do not, have not, and will never own the Lord of the Rings, nor would I wish it.
Author's note
This story makes reference to several tools that a blind person would use. As I am blind, I just wanted to warn you. In addition, I will attempt to emulate the style of Tolkien, so do not be alarmed. Finally, I will borrow heavily from the books but will try to keep it generally down to five to six paragraphs at a time. I will make references to the book and chapter, so if you want to check you can. If you have a problem, let me know. Also, it will flow like a normal sighted person being in Middle-Earth as far as visual descriptions go. Now I shall cease and desist with my pointless rambling, and continue onto the story. Namarie, for now.
Prologue: Rising Shadows
Space is merciless. That is a profound truth that anyone and everyone who has ever looked up at the stars and wondered about the space beyond there planet knows. Space is not kind. It is cruel and cold and black; black and cold.
Equally as black and cold is the Darkness. In this case, it isn't a generic darkness like you would find if you blew out a lamp or candle. In this case, it is darkness with a name that haunts this world our story is based upon. That darkness is Sauron, the great enemy of all the free people's of Middle-earth, known to some as Arda. And so they fight.
All the free people, such as Elves, dwarves, and men fight against Sauron and his army of fell Orcs. The Orcs do not feel anything. They are merely black-hearted tools of Sauron to be killed by sword or bow or spear. But there hearts are as black as space.
Time is a factor on this world. The battle where Sauron was defeated was at the end of the Second Age. But now, now in the Third Age of that world forces of evil are stirring. They are stirring in the deadly east, at Sauron's fortress of Barad Dur and at the traitor Saruman's defense of Orthanc. Others they have caught for there use as well, Dunlandings and men of Rhun and Harad.
But it is also the forces of good who are marshaling. And into these forces two of our world's folk are sent; two with incredible knowledge of events to come. They will brave space and time to save both worlds that they love.