Title: Lord Of The Rings
Author: Someguynamedjack
Rating: PG-13
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Spoilers: None
Buffy and Giles were sat in the dining room, the ring on the table between them.
'Many mellenia ago,' Giles began, 'a dark sorcerer named Sauron bought together the leaders of the three races of the Earth. The Elves, the Dwarves and the Men. And with them he created the rings of power. Three for the Elven kings, seven for the Dwarf lords, and nine for the kings of Men.'
Buffy listened intently as Giles told the story, wondering vaguely where her ring fit into all of this.
'With these rings the rulers of the three races had power to govern their people, and keep the world at peace. However, the Sorcerer Sauron deceived them all, and he created one ring behind their backs, one ring that would control all the other, and bend them to his will. One ring to rule them all.'
'I guess that would be this ring,' Buffy said glumly, looking at the plain ring on the table in front of her.
'Yes, I believe so,' Giles confirmed. 'And into this ring Sauron poured all of hatred, his malice and his evil powers. Using the ring he swept a wave of darkness across the lands, destroying, corrupting and enslaving.
'But a last alliance of elves and men gathered an army, and attacked Sauron home, the tower of Barad-dur in the land of Mordor, at the peak of Mount Doom. A huge battle was fought, and just when the Elves and Men thought they were victorious, Sauron himself rode to battle. With the power of the ring, none could stop him. He slayed hundreds of men single handedly, and finally struck down GilGalad, the King Of Men. But his son, Isulder, drew up his father's sword, and by a stroke of luck cut Sauron's fingers from his hand, along with the ring.
'Sauron was destroyed, along with his army, and his fortress. But instead of destroying the ring, Isulder kept it. But one day he and his company were set upon by a band of marauding orcs, and the ring was lost, at the bottom of a deep river, where it lay for almost an eternity.
'But, a small boy named Daegol found the ring, but was murdered by his friend Smaegol, who took the ring for itself, as he was drawn to it.'
'Like Willow was drawn to buy the ring for me?' Buffy asked.
'Yes. Smaegol kept the ring, became completely evil from it urges, and was excommunicated from his village. But the ring gave him unnaturally long life, and tortured his mind and his body. But only a few years ago he lost ring. Or rather, the ring lost him. For the ring seems to have a mind of its own, and it probably felt the dark power rising from the now derelict land of Mordor. Sauron's spirit is rising, taking form, gathering the heinous orcs to his cause, rebuilding the tower of Barad-Dur.
'The ring was found, and brought here to Sunnydale, where it waited, before drawing towards it one person who take it where it wanted go. It drew Willow towards it.'
'And now what?' Buffy asked.
'Sauron is looking for his ring. Seeking it, searching for it, all his thought is bent on it. If he gets his hands on this ring, he can cover all the lands of a second darkness.'
'But that's ok,' Buffy said, getting up. 'We'll just hide it, hide it somewhere and never talk about it, I mean, no one knows it's here, do they Giles?' Then there was silence. Buffy turned to face Giles, now less confident. 'Do they?.'
'There is another who knows the ring lies in Sunnydale,' Giles said slowly. 'The creature Smaegol, or Gollum as he is called by most. He followed the ring here, in an attempt to get it back. But he has been captured by the dark forces. Tortured. Most likely, they are on their way here now.'
Buffy looked solemly at Giles, before picking the ring up off the table. Looking down at it, she clenched her fist around the ring. She looked up at Giles, looked him straight in the eye, and asked,
'What must I do?'
Buffy and Giles were sat in the dining room, the ring on the table between them.
'Many mellenia ago,' Giles began, 'a dark sorcerer named Sauron bought together the leaders of the three races of the Earth. The Elves, the Dwarves and the Men. And with them he created the rings of power. Three for the Elven kings, seven for the Dwarf lords, and nine for the kings of Men.'
Buffy listened intently as Giles told the story, wondering vaguely where her ring fit into all of this.
'With these rings the rulers of the three races had power to govern their people, and keep the world at peace. However, the Sorcerer Sauron deceived them all, and he created one ring behind their backs, one ring that would control all the other, and bend them to his will. One ring to rule them all.'
'I guess that would be this ring,' Buffy said glumly, looking at the plain ring on the table in front of her.
'Yes, I believe so,' Giles confirmed. 'And into this ring Sauron poured all of hatred, his malice and his evil powers. Using the ring he swept a wave of darkness across the lands, destroying, corrupting and enslaving.
'But a last alliance of elves and men gathered an army, and attacked Sauron home, the tower of Barad-dur in the land of Mordor, at the peak of Mount Doom. A huge battle was fought, and just when the Elves and Men thought they were victorious, Sauron himself rode to battle. With the power of the ring, none could stop him. He slayed hundreds of men single handedly, and finally struck down GilGalad, the King Of Men. But his son, Isulder, drew up his father's sword, and by a stroke of luck cut Sauron's fingers from his hand, along with the ring.
'Sauron was destroyed, along with his army, and his fortress. But instead of destroying the ring, Isulder kept it. But one day he and his company were set upon by a band of marauding orcs, and the ring was lost, at the bottom of a deep river, where it lay for almost an eternity.
'But, a small boy named Daegol found the ring, but was murdered by his friend Smaegol, who took the ring for itself, as he was drawn to it.'
'Like Willow was drawn to buy the ring for me?' Buffy asked.
'Yes. Smaegol kept the ring, became completely evil from it urges, and was excommunicated from his village. But the ring gave him unnaturally long life, and tortured his mind and his body. But only a few years ago he lost ring. Or rather, the ring lost him. For the ring seems to have a mind of its own, and it probably felt the dark power rising from the now derelict land of Mordor. Sauron's spirit is rising, taking form, gathering the heinous orcs to his cause, rebuilding the tower of Barad-Dur.
'The ring was found, and brought here to Sunnydale, where it waited, before drawing towards it one person who take it where it wanted go. It drew Willow towards it.'
'And now what?' Buffy asked.
'Sauron is looking for his ring. Seeking it, searching for it, all his thought is bent on it. If he gets his hands on this ring, he can cover all the lands of a second darkness.'
'But that's ok,' Buffy said, getting up. 'We'll just hide it, hide it somewhere and never talk about it, I mean, no one knows it's here, do they Giles?' Then there was silence. Buffy turned to face Giles, now less confident. 'Do they?.'
'There is another who knows the ring lies in Sunnydale,' Giles said slowly. 'The creature Smaegol, or Gollum as he is called by most. He followed the ring here, in an attempt to get it back. But he has been captured by the dark forces. Tortured. Most likely, they are on their way here now.'
Buffy looked solemly at Giles, before picking the ring up off the table. Looking down at it, she clenched her fist around the ring. She looked up at Giles, looked him straight in the eye, and asked,
'What must I do?'