Chapter 28: Eden's POV:
The ground was rushing up to meet me and at the last second, I tucked into a ball and rolled as I slammed into the ground. My body skidded across the unforgiving gravel and I felt the stones and other sharp objects dig into my back. I hissed in pain and lay still in shock for a moment.
Then the sounds of battle came rushing back to me and I rolled over onto my side, so I could get up. While I was doing so, a familiar form caught my eye and my breath caught in my throat. "Aragorn!" I crawled my way over to his unmoving body. "Aragorn wake up! Please wake up!" I placed his head in my lap and began to gently shake him.
The water that had rushed out of the spillway had calmed and the Uruks were beginning to splash through, heading for us. In the distance I could here King Theoden call for the soldiers to brace the gate. We were losing now and it could only get worse.
"Aragorn, you've got to wake up!" I pleaded. "We need you! I cannot do this alone. You've cheated death before, do it again!"
He groaned in pain and shifted. "Thank god." I began to help him sit up. Reaching for my sword as the Uruks rushed at us.
"Eden?" He grasped my shoulder and reached for his own sword. "Verdamnt!" He cursed.
I couldn't help but smile as the German came out of his mouth; but now was not the time to feel proud, they were practically upon us. "Aragorn! Eden!" Gimli and Connor shouted from above, both running along the wall, sword and axe held high.
Then, with more courage than I had ever seen either of them possess, they leapt of the wall, right into the middle of the pack of Uruks. Aragorn and I were on our feet in an instant. "Gimli!"
"Connor!" I cried, looking at Aragorn worriedly, as Gimli was shoved down.
Aragorn yelled something in elvish and the elves I didn't realize were behind us let arrows fly, making a huge dent in their front line. Aragorn ordered something else and when they began to rush behind us, Aragorn and I ran straight into battle. I furiously decapitated the Uruks fighting Connor.
Then an arrow flew into the Uruk beside me and a shield was thrust into the one that I had been fighting. I looked over in time to see Legolas ram an arrow through the face of an Uruk. I flashed him a small smile, before continuing to fight on; the man/elf that I loved by my side. He put away his bow and drew out his handsome elven blades. We met them blow for blow, but we were tiring and tiring fast.
"Aragorn!" Someone shouted. "Fall back to the Keep! Get your men out of there!"
Aragorn was looking to where the voice had come from, as we all looked to him for conformation. He gave a swift nod and shouted orders in elvish. The soldiers and elves began to retreat. Legolas began to herd Connor and Gimli back, who was creating quite a fuss at being pulled back, both Legolas and Connor were dragging him; while I ran to help Aragorn.
He paused and shouted up to Haldir, who nodded in response. Then it happened, a Uruk stabbed him. He managed to kill the Uruk, but another got him from behind. "Haldir!" Aragorn ran up the stairs to his friend.
I glanced between where Legolas was dragging Gimli and Aragorn, completely torn. In the end, you may be the one thing that will help bring Isildur's heir back to the throne. Galadriel's voice sounded in my head. My mission was to fight with Aragorn, no matter how much my heart longed to be with Legolas.
Taking a firmer grip on my sword, I raced up the steps, killing Uruks along the way. I made it just in time to see Aragorn cradling Haldir's dead body, mourning the loss of his friend. I leapt over them, in order to defend him from the Uruks. Never have I been so outraged. If anyone got to kill that annoying little Elfboy, it should have been me. I fought with fury, seeing nothing but red.
Suddenly, a firm arm wrapped itself around my waist and I was lifted off the ground. Aragorn punched a Uruk off the ladder with his free arm and stepped onto it, pushing it off the wall. We both yelped and fell right into a pile of Uruks, taking them down with us. We used our swords to take out the rest of them.
Once again, grasping me by the waist, he half carried me up the stairs, while I kicked the Uruk approaching from behind us. We made it safely inside, me fighting to get loose all the way. "God damn Son of a Bitch!" I cursed. "I kill every last one of you."
"I know, Eden." Aragorn placed me firmly back on the ground. "But now is not the time. I need you now more than ever!" I calmed and the red from my vision cleared at his words. I nodded to show I understood and we went to help the men bar the gates.
"Hold them!" King Theoden ordered.
"How long do you need? "Aragorn asked, while slaughtering another Uruk.
"As long as you can give me!" King Theoden replied.
"Eden!" Aragorn shoved me into a small hallway, pushing me towards a small door at the end. We silently climbed out it, sneaking around the side towards where the Uruks were trying to break through the gate.
"There are a lot." I gulped, but stood straight. "But, we can take 'em." I readjusted my grip on my broadsword.
"It's a long way." He looked at me seriously.
"Do I look like a hobbit to you?" I joked, letting a brief smile cross my face. "We'll jump together."
He returned my brief smile, before wrapping his arm around my shoulder. "Ready?" I gave a curt nod and in an instant, we leapt across onto the bridge, sending them stumbling off. We swung and stabbed, knocking them off the bridge to meet the same gory fate that some of the other soldiers and elves had met.
They had begun to shoot ropes and throw ladders up to the next level of soldiers, where Legolas, Connor and Gimli were. I sucked in a deep breath and continued to fight. They'd be fine; they had to be.
"Eden! Aragorn!" King Theoden shouted from the small whole left in the gate, they had fixed it up pretty well for a five second kind of thing. "Get out of there!"
Just then, a Uruk grabbed us by the necks and swung us around towards the rushing Uruks. I glanced at Aragorn and nodded. We both jabbed our elbows into its side in unison, causing him to release us.
"Aragorn!" Legolas threw down a rope. Aragorn grasped it and motioned for me. I replaced my sword by my belt and wrapped my arms tightly around his waist, and he held me tight with his free arm, before pushing off the bridge. We walked all the way up the side of the fortress, before reaching the top. Legolas grasped my hand and Aragorn pushed me upwards, so I was able to leap over the side with ease and help him pull Aragorn over the side.
"Fall back!" We heard someone shout. "They've broken through. The castle is breached. Retreat! Fall back!"
"Hurry, inside. Get them inside!" More orders were shouted. "Into the Keep!"
"Connor!" I cried, gesturing with my arm for him to go ahead of me. Gimli and Legolas followed him, while Aragorn and I brought up the rear.
Okay, that's Ch28. It's not looking to good for our heroes now is it. Now, don't be upset that Eden fought with Aragorn at the gate instead of Gimli, I just wanted to show her loyalty to her mission and who she's supposed to work with. There will be more Legolas and Eden Fluff in the next few chapters.
I'd also like to apologize for such a bad updater I have been of late. I have a job now and it gets busy during the summer. I come home exhausted and forget about my fics. I promise to try and update faster. Again, I'm so sorry. I hope you all are still willingly to read this fic because I enjoy writing it and there's a lot of action coming up.
The ground was rushing up to meet me and at the last second, I tucked into a ball and rolled as I slammed into the ground. My body skidded across the unforgiving gravel and I felt the stones and other sharp objects dig into my back. I hissed in pain and lay still in shock for a moment.
Then the sounds of battle came rushing back to me and I rolled over onto my side, so I could get up. While I was doing so, a familiar form caught my eye and my breath caught in my throat. "Aragorn!" I crawled my way over to his unmoving body. "Aragorn wake up! Please wake up!" I placed his head in my lap and began to gently shake him.
The water that had rushed out of the spillway had calmed and the Uruks were beginning to splash through, heading for us. In the distance I could here King Theoden call for the soldiers to brace the gate. We were losing now and it could only get worse.
"Aragorn, you've got to wake up!" I pleaded. "We need you! I cannot do this alone. You've cheated death before, do it again!"
He groaned in pain and shifted. "Thank god." I began to help him sit up. Reaching for my sword as the Uruks rushed at us.
"Eden?" He grasped my shoulder and reached for his own sword. "Verdamnt!" He cursed.
I couldn't help but smile as the German came out of his mouth; but now was not the time to feel proud, they were practically upon us. "Aragorn! Eden!" Gimli and Connor shouted from above, both running along the wall, sword and axe held high.
Then, with more courage than I had ever seen either of them possess, they leapt of the wall, right into the middle of the pack of Uruks. Aragorn and I were on our feet in an instant. "Gimli!"
"Connor!" I cried, looking at Aragorn worriedly, as Gimli was shoved down.
Aragorn yelled something in elvish and the elves I didn't realize were behind us let arrows fly, making a huge dent in their front line. Aragorn ordered something else and when they began to rush behind us, Aragorn and I ran straight into battle. I furiously decapitated the Uruks fighting Connor.
Then an arrow flew into the Uruk beside me and a shield was thrust into the one that I had been fighting. I looked over in time to see Legolas ram an arrow through the face of an Uruk. I flashed him a small smile, before continuing to fight on; the man/elf that I loved by my side. He put away his bow and drew out his handsome elven blades. We met them blow for blow, but we were tiring and tiring fast.
"Aragorn!" Someone shouted. "Fall back to the Keep! Get your men out of there!"
Aragorn was looking to where the voice had come from, as we all looked to him for conformation. He gave a swift nod and shouted orders in elvish. The soldiers and elves began to retreat. Legolas began to herd Connor and Gimli back, who was creating quite a fuss at being pulled back, both Legolas and Connor were dragging him; while I ran to help Aragorn.
He paused and shouted up to Haldir, who nodded in response. Then it happened, a Uruk stabbed him. He managed to kill the Uruk, but another got him from behind. "Haldir!" Aragorn ran up the stairs to his friend.
I glanced between where Legolas was dragging Gimli and Aragorn, completely torn. In the end, you may be the one thing that will help bring Isildur's heir back to the throne. Galadriel's voice sounded in my head. My mission was to fight with Aragorn, no matter how much my heart longed to be with Legolas.
Taking a firmer grip on my sword, I raced up the steps, killing Uruks along the way. I made it just in time to see Aragorn cradling Haldir's dead body, mourning the loss of his friend. I leapt over them, in order to defend him from the Uruks. Never have I been so outraged. If anyone got to kill that annoying little Elfboy, it should have been me. I fought with fury, seeing nothing but red.
Suddenly, a firm arm wrapped itself around my waist and I was lifted off the ground. Aragorn punched a Uruk off the ladder with his free arm and stepped onto it, pushing it off the wall. We both yelped and fell right into a pile of Uruks, taking them down with us. We used our swords to take out the rest of them.
Once again, grasping me by the waist, he half carried me up the stairs, while I kicked the Uruk approaching from behind us. We made it safely inside, me fighting to get loose all the way. "God damn Son of a Bitch!" I cursed. "I kill every last one of you."
"I know, Eden." Aragorn placed me firmly back on the ground. "But now is not the time. I need you now more than ever!" I calmed and the red from my vision cleared at his words. I nodded to show I understood and we went to help the men bar the gates.
"Hold them!" King Theoden ordered.
"How long do you need? "Aragorn asked, while slaughtering another Uruk.
"As long as you can give me!" King Theoden replied.
"Eden!" Aragorn shoved me into a small hallway, pushing me towards a small door at the end. We silently climbed out it, sneaking around the side towards where the Uruks were trying to break through the gate.
"There are a lot." I gulped, but stood straight. "But, we can take 'em." I readjusted my grip on my broadsword.
"It's a long way." He looked at me seriously.
"Do I look like a hobbit to you?" I joked, letting a brief smile cross my face. "We'll jump together."
He returned my brief smile, before wrapping his arm around my shoulder. "Ready?" I gave a curt nod and in an instant, we leapt across onto the bridge, sending them stumbling off. We swung and stabbed, knocking them off the bridge to meet the same gory fate that some of the other soldiers and elves had met.
They had begun to shoot ropes and throw ladders up to the next level of soldiers, where Legolas, Connor and Gimli were. I sucked in a deep breath and continued to fight. They'd be fine; they had to be.
"Eden! Aragorn!" King Theoden shouted from the small whole left in the gate, they had fixed it up pretty well for a five second kind of thing. "Get out of there!"
Just then, a Uruk grabbed us by the necks and swung us around towards the rushing Uruks. I glanced at Aragorn and nodded. We both jabbed our elbows into its side in unison, causing him to release us.
"Aragorn!" Legolas threw down a rope. Aragorn grasped it and motioned for me. I replaced my sword by my belt and wrapped my arms tightly around his waist, and he held me tight with his free arm, before pushing off the bridge. We walked all the way up the side of the fortress, before reaching the top. Legolas grasped my hand and Aragorn pushed me upwards, so I was able to leap over the side with ease and help him pull Aragorn over the side.
"Fall back!" We heard someone shout. "They've broken through. The castle is breached. Retreat! Fall back!"
"Hurry, inside. Get them inside!" More orders were shouted. "Into the Keep!"
"Connor!" I cried, gesturing with my arm for him to go ahead of me. Gimli and Legolas followed him, while Aragorn and I brought up the rear.
Okay, that's Ch28. It's not looking to good for our heroes now is it. Now, don't be upset that Eden fought with Aragorn at the gate instead of Gimli, I just wanted to show her loyalty to her mission and who she's supposed to work with. There will be more Legolas and Eden Fluff in the next few chapters.
I'd also like to apologize for such a bad updater I have been of late. I have a job now and it gets busy during the summer. I come home exhausted and forget about my fics. I promise to try and update faster. Again, I'm so sorry. I hope you all are still willingly to read this fic because I enjoy writing it and there's a lot of action coming up.
