The Withered Woods

by The White Huntress

Many tales have been spun of the mysterious Shadowhunters, Nephilum, that live in the Mirkwood Mountains. Thranduil finds a Shadowhunter in his palace persuades the girl to take them to her homeland. What they find is a thriving kingdom with some serious royal family issues centered around the princess, who happens to be his escort, Hannah. will he save or break her? Thranduil/OC

1. Chapter 1

Hey Everyone! This is The White Huntress speaking. This is my first story ever, so please take it a little easy on me. I appreciate criticism and complimentary reviews.

I hope you all enjoy my stories to come. – forever wild, The White Huntress

DICLAIMER: I do not own the Hobbit, or the Mortal Instruments! I am merely using similar names and ideas from Cassandra Clare! All rights go to original owners!

Prologue

Most are led to believe that the Fairies of Old are dead. They no longer exist.

They couldn't be more wrong.

The Fairies have lived on, strong and vibrant as ever. When their descendents, The Elves, started becoming more powerful, drifting off to their own ways, and became so populous in Middle Earth, small kingdoms emerged, they knew their reign was ending. To keep themselves out of their affairs (especially the prejudice with dwarves), they moved into a secret valley in the mountains of Mirkwood. This valley is much larger than it seems. The Withered Woods (the forest surrounding the valley and mountains) hide the entrance from view. Only the Shadowhunters, the common name for the Fairies, can find and enter the Kingdom of Elborus. Here, in the capital of Indarius, the Shadowhunters train to fight monsters and demons.

The most powerful Shadowhunters of the Fairies are the members of the Royal Family. Famed descendents of the gods themselves, the royals are the best warriors and sorcerers to live. They have knowledge over the lands like no one else in Middle Earth. Unlike the rest of their kin, the Royals are born with the gifts to control different elements and are Guardians to their spirit animal. Their marks show what kind of guardian they are and how powerful they are.

Now, to keep the Fairie race and kingdom alive, they must marry and mate outside of the kingdom sometimes. Shadowhunters look exactly like Men, but they are faster stronger and harder to kill or injure like mortal humans. Both male and female Shadowhunters have beauty surpassing any human (or they like to think so, and they're not entirely wrong). Almost all Shadowhunters leave the valley at least once to live at Grottos placed strategically throughout the lands. During this time, they may find love and bring their mate back to Elborus to have them become a Fairie.

The King of Mirkwood, Thranduil, has heard the legends about these "Shadowhunters", but believes them to be myths for children. However, some patrols have been seeing strange creatures emerging at night and also have seen cloaked figures fight and kill them in a quick two minutes. Thranduil believes it might be a myth fanatic trying to be a Shadowhunter, and does not think much of it. But what will he do when he finds a real one in his palace staff?!

That is where our story begins.

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