Chapter 15: The Caverns of Isengard

The continuing pollution of Isengard worsens each moment. Mining machines lay across the land, covering every hole and tear in the ground. The Orcs mine the ore underneath the caverns of Isengard, as the hammering of the metal sounded out throughout the valley. Roars and screams also roamed throughout the valley…

But not so horrible than a fluttering of a moth that flew and soared through the mining operations… and up the tower of Orthanc.

The moth continued to fly up to the top of the tower… and flew directly towards Tommy…

As it reached Tommy…

Tommy catched the moth very softly without crushing it… and muttered a set of instructions to it…

Moments later… he releases the moth to let it do its mission…

"Go, Gwaihir, go," Tommy finished, whispering to the moth.

While that was going on…

The malicious mining operations continued… deep inside Isengard's caverns. Orcs hammered and sharpened their new, freshly created swords…

The trees that were torn down… continue to be tossed down into the caverns where they are chopped and thrown into their custom-made furnaces…

The ore in the earth is heated… and melted… and poured into their sword casts. Zeltrax oversees his operations with malicious pleasure…

The Orcs continue to forge armor as well. The pile of swords and armor increased rapidly.

Somewhere else in the caverns…

Orcs and Goblins twist their long sticks into the muddy-like ground. This was the place of breeding. Zeltrax oversees the breeding project as well…

Groans issue from within the mounds…

Something appears to be struggling to get out…

An Orc started to uncover the mud from the newly born Uruk-Hai creature from the ground. It was covered in some kind of bubble.

Then… the newborn Uruk-Hai suddenly broke out of its covering…

…And grabbed the Orc at the neck, choking it!

The Orcs tried to intervene… but Zeltrax stopped them by raising his arms and staff, wanting to see how deadly the Uruk-Hai can be. Finally… the newborn Uruk choked the last breath of its victim… and let it drop to the ground, dead. Zeltrax then lowered his arms.

The Uruk slowly rose from its covering…

The creature is massive… towering above the smaller Orcs, with huge teeth, and covered in birthing slime. Zeltrax looked at his creation with rapt admiration. The Uruk looked at itself as well as the surroundings as it snarled and growled.