I have finally started my story, The First Centuries, again. It is under a new name.
As I said, this story began to form when I did some research on Legolas. This is my impression of what happened, and is entirely fictional. I am trying to keep as accurately as possible to the facts in the book, but since I have only read LotR, and not the others, there might be some mistakes. I apologise for this in advance.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything in Middle Earth. They were all created by Tolkien, and belong to him.
I steal some ideas from River God (Wilbur Smith), The Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan), and the thousands of other books that I have read in my life.
The Lost Heir
Prologue
"NOOOOO!!!"
The scream reverberated through the outskirts of Eryn Lasgalen. Orcs trembled in fear at the sound of anger, while friends bowed their heads in sorrow. A few blinked back silent tears. None who heard it was left completely unaffected.
An echo carried to a young woman who was tending her garden. It was so soft that the girl who stood next to her did not even react.
She watched in silence as a single tear escaped her eye and fell next to the green leaves on the ground. Tears and leaves that should not have fallen during that time of year. Spring, a time of rejoicing had instead turned into a time of mourning for all of nature.
"It has begun." Her voice sounded ancient. Much too old for the body from whence it came.
The other girl looked up. Curiosity and concern obscured her otherwise beautiful features. She alone could sympathize with the despair that foresight could bring. Others saw it as a gift… she knew it to be a curse. To be able to know the future with only a limited ability to influence it was an evil that none should have to endure.
But what had Urena seen that she had not even glimpsed?
"What's wrong?"
Urena stood up, and began walking towards her home.
"Do not fear, all will be revealed in time. Come, we must prepare for their arrival… You must prepare for his arrival"
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Ok, this is where I am going to leave you. This is after all only the prologue and I know that it is a bit short, but it's only a taste of what's to come. Stay tuned for Chapter 1: Original Findings