Chapter 37: The Breaking Of The Fellowship

Reappeared while falling… and landed hard on his back. He slowly sat up, trying to catch his breath. Before him was high structure on the cliff edges of Amon Hen, surrounded by the pines. A stairway runs up through its center, to a seat dwarfed by stone eagles on top.

Suddenly… a footstep came behind Ethan.

"…Ethan?"

Ethan quickly looked behind him. He saw Trent,

"It has taken Shane," answered Ethan.

"Where is the ring?" Trent asked intensely

Stay away!" Ethan cried as he started running from him

"Ethan!" Trent called out, chasing after the Hobbit.

Ethan stopped at the base of the structure, cowering from Trent's reach.

I have sworn to protect you." Trent asked.

Ethan countered him, "can you protect me from yourself?"

After hearing this, Trent take Ethan's question seriously because of the fact that he have had a bad past.

Ethan brought out his hand and showed him the ring, and challenged them, "…would you destroy it?"

Taking the Hobbit's challenge, Trent start slowly towards the ring. The ring spoke out in its frightening black speech to them…

"…Trent…

The ring was tempting them as it did to Shane. Ethan's concern grew greatly as Ethan slowly went up to the ring. Both of his hands were reaching out for the ring in Frodo's hand as it continued to speak…

"Trent……

"Elessar…"

Suddenly…

Trenr slowly and gently kneeled in front of Ethan… and softly enclosed the ring in Ethan's hand with his own hands, fighting the ring's temptation. Frodo has clearly made his point to them. Still holding Ethan's hand, they both pushed it gently onto the Hobbit's chest, saying their peace…

"I would've gone with you to the end," said Ethan, solemnly, "…into the very fires of Mordor."

Trent gently let his hands release Ethan's own hand.

"…I know," Ethan replied silently, "…look after the other... Especially Sam. He will not understand."

Then Trent looked below him and gasped, "…go, Ethan."

Trent drew his sword as he stood up. Ethan checked Sting and saw it glow blue. Orcs were approaching…!

"…Run," Trent commanded Ethan, "…run!"

Trent walked toward these creatures. They were all painted with Zeltrax's white hand. Trent lifted his swords to his head, in a saluting position.

The Uruks were ready to attack. And then… Trent, began to fight the creatures…

Somewhere, in the forest… Conner separated from the Fellowship, call out for Ethan frantically…

Ethan!" called out Conner.

Then he heard, from a distance, intensive fighting from afar…

Trent cuts several down, but they forced him up the stairs of the seat.

The Uruk leader orders his troops, "FIND THE HALFLING! Yaagh! FIND THE HALFLING!"

Ethan continued running, as the Uruks continued their relentless pursuit of him…

Trent jumped from the structure.

"Elendil!" he cried out.

He landed onto the Uruks. Suddenly… Dustin, and Max joined in.

"Trent, go!" cried out Dustin to Trent.

Dustin stuck an arrow into an incoming Uruk's head and then mounted it on his bow and shot another Uruk. Max threw one of his axes at the creatures,

Ethan found a tree to hide under. Not too far from him, Hunter, and Blake were in a space under some fallen tree trunks. They see Frodo and call to him…

"Ethan," Hunter called silently. Ethan looks to his side and sees them.

"Hide here," called Blake, "quick!"

"…What's he doing?" asked Blake. Ethan shakes his head at them, unwilling to go to them…

"…He's leaving," Hunter realized, solemnly. Blake wasn't pleased to hear this.

No!" said Blake.

He start to run towards Ethan, but Hunter stopped them. "Blake…" he said.

They were interrupted when the Uruk-hai showed up on the hill. They all started to go down the hill, heading in their direction.

Hunter turned to Ethan, "run, Ethan, go."

Then Hunter faced the Uruks and waved to them, providing a distraction.

"Hey you, over here!" he cried.

"Hey!" cried Blake.

"Over here!" cried Hunter again.

"This way!" cried Blake.

The two ran away from Ethan, allowing him to escape.

Either way… she and the Hobbits got the Uruks' attention, as Frodo continued to make his escape.

"Its working," said Blake.

"I know," replied Hunter, "its working, run!"

The other Fellowship members continue to be occupied with fighting the Uruks. Dustin, and Max continued to wield their weapons.

Hunter, and Blake continued to run from the Uruks across an old stone bridge. At its far end, they stop and see the Uruks running toward them….

The Uruks were closing in, both from in front and behind them. An Uruk ran up to them, raising his battleaxe and were cornered by another incoming Uruk with an axe.

Shane quickly… and valiantly ran up to the Uruk…

…And held it back, killing it with its own weapon.

Hunter and Blake fight as they ran with their swords. Shane then throws a knife at another Uruk.

The rest of the fighters continued their assault against the Uruk-Hai. Dustin shoots down the incoming Uruks, one by one.

Trent had trouble with an Uruk, but fortunately for him, Legolas shot at it as well.

Suddenly…

VRRRROOOOOOOMMM!

…A horn began to blow. Dustin turned around, in the direction of the blowing horn.

"The Horn of Gondor," said Dustin.

Trent raced forward, "Shane!"

Trent fight more of the Uruks. While this was going on…

More Uruks went down the forests…

To where Shane, Hunter, and Blake were continuing their fight of the Uruk-Hai. Shane fought one legion of Uruks… Shane then blew his horn again…

VVVVRROOOMMM! VRROOOOMMM!

"Run!" Shane cried out and the Hobbits ran.

Trent continued to fight madly to get to Shane, as he jumped over a downed Uruk and fought a few more of them. He picked up one of the Uruk's weapons… and used it to slash the throat of one of the Uruks.

Shane continued to fight… and kill two more Uruk-Hai.

Hunter and Blake, with a great vestige of spirit… jumped onto a few Uruks and used their swords to forcibly stab the Uruks through their chests.

As the Uruk-Hai kept coming in force…

The Uruk leader stepped into the battle with a bow and arrow…

Shane continued his valiant fight with the Uruk-Hai as Hunter and Blake picked some stones to throw at the Uruks…

The Uruk leader mounted an arrow on the bow and took aim…

Boromir was unaware of the threat of the Uruk archer. Suddenly… the archer fired the arrow…

SWOOP…!

…And it hit Shane!

After Shane was hit, Hunter, and Blake see their comrade in great shock as he slowly fell to his knees…

The Uruk growled in satisfaction.

Shane then continued to fight, despite his condition.

The leader, with his bow, walked closer and closer…

SWOOP…!

And shot another arrow at Shane.

Shane started to collapse again, gasping for breath. The Uruk leader roared again…

Shane looked up, panting at Hunter and Blake, who were shocked to see him like this…

He now felt that he can't do any more to help them, but then, just looking at Hunter and Blake... he remembered that he has to protect the Hobbits, even if it costs him his life... and resumed to fight the Uruks, roaring out his battle cries.

Shane continued fighting in his wounded condition... and killed more Uruks, roaring and crying as he went...

The injured warrior, unwilling to surrender, continued to yell out his battle cries... actually killing more Uruks... one by one. But then...

SWOOP!

Shane was hit again with a third arrow… and began to slump.

continuing to fight more Uruks. Hunter and Blake, saddened about what happened to Shane, grabbed their swords and charged at the Uruks, crying out for their blood.

but they were picked up by the Uruks and taken prisoner.

Shane awaited the final blow from the Uruk leader's arrow. The Uruk leader took aim at Shane, ready to shoot at the afflicted warrior…

As he did…

Trent came out of nowhere… and takes the creature by surprise, letting the arrow fly off harmlessly.

The leader and Trent fight, pushing with their swords. The leader pushed Trent into a tree… and then threw its two-pronged shield at him… catching him by the neck. The Uruk went in for the kill but Trent slipped beneath the shield and dodges the blow.

Trent pulls out a knife and stabs the captain on the leg. The Uruk roars as it picked up Trent off the ground as he head-butted… and punched him onto the ground. The leader then pulled out the knife, licking the blood from it, and threw it at Trent…

SWING…!

But Trent has found his sword and used it to bat the knife away. The Uruk roared in fury and picked up a sword. Trent closed in on the Uruk in a sword battle…

And in a flurry of swordplay… within moments…

Trent sliced off the Uruk's arm, and stabbed it in the chest. The resilient Uruk captain pulled himself up further into the sword, closer… and closer to Trent, snarling defiantly. Truly, this was a creature that knew no fear or pain as Saruman said it would. Trent grimaced and, with a last vestige of strength…

Pulled his sword out of the injured warrior, swings it wide…

SWING…!

And hacked off the Uruk-Hai's head, killing it.