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"Betwixt the green brink and the running foam,
Sweet faces, rounded arms, and bosoms prest
To little harps of gold; and while they mused
Whispering to each other half in fear,
Shrill music reach'd them on the middle sea."
-Lord Alfred Tennyson, The Sea Fairies
They are coming, I can sense it. The sense of fear that inhabits every living creature in these waters. Such a fear has taken over their lives, the waters have become dangerous. My friends and family are being picked off, one by one, by Sauron and Saruman's dark forces. More and more stories come to our group, tales of dark, evil, creatures picking our kin up out of the water. Eating them alive. They say the waters have become polluted with bodies, of all kinds. Elves, humans, dwarves, orcs, goblins, and other undesirable things.
My father tells me the last time this happened was the War of the Last Alliance. My father had fought in the Last Alliance but his role had been limited, mermaids could only survive in the water. We could not jump upon land and have our tails turn into legs, no, it was not possible. But father was actively involved with elves after the murder of my mother by Orcs. Mother was in the Anduin, near Lothlórien, only a year after my baby brother's birth. At first, my father had sworn off any involvement with the elves, blaming mother's death upon them. Father knew though, in his heart he blamed himself. Father had been eager to join the war with Elves and Men, according to many he had fought viciously in the last few years of the war.
Not many casualties had occurred to our kind, at least, not as many as the Elves and Men had suffered. Only for Isildur to foolishly keep the ring, and die with it. Now, the ring is said to be in the hands of a hobbit. I'm quite worried, that the fate of Arda is in the hands of a hobbit.
Father says another war is coming, he claims he can smell bloodshed in the air. Father says this will be the last and final war, he is certain of it. Father has talked to Lord Celeborn and Lady Galadriel. They are having more skirmishes at the border. Lady Galadriel is certain another war is coming as well. She has told my father that their time is approaching an end, as well as it is for our kind. Both of our kinds, made by Valar. We both, are gifted with immortality to a certain extent. Illness or age cannot affect mermaids.
Father is certain mermaids will play a larger role in this war, already he has agreed to watch the Anduin bordering Lothlórien. He also promises to send some mermaids to protect from attacks on the Western Lórien border. I know already, that is where he will send me to, to Nimrodel. Nimrodel and Celebrant, for certain. I am not a bad fighter, no, but father states I resemble my mother so much, it would be like losing his wife again if I died. I understand his fear, I will not ask more of him, I know that Nimrodel also occasionally has skirmishes.
My name is Calaereth, Light of the Sea, and this is my story. A story that is not known to many.
Author's note: Okay, so that was superbly short, I know, I'm sorry, I promise the next chapter will be a little lengthier! Unfortunately, it might be a few days, so please stay with me! Thank you for reading, and please review! I enjoy any kind of feedback, it is very inspiring and will help me publish chapters sooner. Thanks, and please check out my tumblr! (And yes, I do know mermaids are not mentioned in LOTR, this is an AU!)