Note: All unknown characters are mine! Elvish speech is in ` '! Slash between Legolas/Aragorn. Rated R for minor violence! Motarasu dies next chapter! By the way, reviewers, there is a sequel out to this called `Matters Of The Heart!' It focuses on a romance between Aradia and Seiren, but also contains A/L slash.
Brink Of Destruction
Part 14
Legolas's spell went out of control when it combined with the spell that Gandalf had cast.
The Hobbits, Gimli, and Aragorn attacked Motarasu with their physical weapons.
Seiren was crying out Legolas's name as he saw his best friend collapse next to Gandalf.
Motarasu was choking Seiren, as the red-haired elf concentrated his magic to stop the spell.
`Let go of me, Motarasu, before we're all killed!' Seiren shouted, for huge gusts of wind were tearing through where they all were.
"Wild magic can send the world into chaos just as easily, Seiren," Motarasu smirked.
Seiren struggled fiercely, his mind on one goal. He had to reach Legolas. But he was starting to lose consciousness, for he could not breath.
Aragorn came to his rescue and sliced across the hand that held the elf's throat.
Motarasu screeched in agony and dropped Seiren, who backed away, before taking a few moments to catch his breath.
Seiren then raced over and knelt beside Legolas, placing his hands on his friend's shoulders. A brilliant blue light surrounded him as Seiren began to yell out the counter-spell in Elvish, to cancel the effects of the now wild magic. He was also using his magic to prevent the backlash from hurting Legolas. Thus, his own light began to grow stronger, until it covered the darkness surrounding the area.
Motarasu kept trying to fight his way over to Seiren to stop him, but kept being blocked by the others.
Legolas awoke and cast a new spell. Seiren immediately blocked it, looking at his friend in horror.
`Stop, Legolas. Can't you see it?' Seiren cried.
Legolas looked at his friend. `See what?'
`Your light has blots of darkness on it now, Legolas,' Seiren whispered. `You may not use its power in anger or it will turn you.'
Legolas looked at his glowing hands and realized that Seiren was right. Blackness had merged with his own white light, as he looked at remnant of magic glowing around his hands.
`Get rid of your anger, Legolas. Release your hate. Use the power of love,' Seiren said wisely.
Legolas nodded. `I will.' His light flickered and shone with purity once more, for the blond elf had known what Seiren had said was true. He took the words into his heart and his light changed back to dazzling white.
Aragorn and the rest of the Fellowship held Motarasu at bay, but their weapons were useless.
The magic in the air was starting finally fading away into nothingness once more.
Motarasu spat a curse on Seiren and Legolas as he attempted to reach the weakened elves once more.
`Seiren?' Legolas questioned in Elvish. His friend was so pale as Seiren finally finished countering the magic. `What have you done?' Legolas was horrified.
Seiren looked at Legolas. `What I had to do, Legolas. I used up most of my power to stop the wild magic. It's up to you now.' The elf sighed softly.
Nekura appeared in front of them slowly, using her own magic. "Let's play, chosen ones," she taunted.
Legolas and Seiren exchanged a puzzled glance.
Seiren weakly questioned, `Chosen ones?'
Nekura cracked her whip. "You heard me. Did you really think it was just a coincidence that the two of you became Bearers of Light?"
Legolas's magic was weak and unstable, so he knew better than to use a spell. He looked at Seiren, who was gazing at him.
The red-haired elf whispered a few words in Elvish, and a bow and arrows appeared in Legolas's hands. `Only a living weapon may harm her,' he explained softly. Seiren then looked at Nekura. `You can return to what you were, Nekura, before Motarasu changed you.
Nekura snarled and hit Seiren first with her whip, lashing him across the cheek. The elf bought time for Legolas to notch an arrow on the bow.
Nekura whipped across Seiren's face again, but he did nothing. He just sat there looking at her as she lashed him again.
Drips of blood ran down Seiren's face. `Motarasu is using you. Once he get what he wants, Middle-Earth will be doomed, and you will be, too.'
"This is boring," she snarled. "I think it's time to kill you, Seiren, for all your interferences! How dare you speak about my husband that way!" Nekura raised her whip again, and slowly began to bring it down.
But she never finished bringing it down. A faint thud sounded. Legolas held a now arrowless bow, with the string still moving slightly.
Nekura weakly touched the arrow that was now lodged in her heart. She turned a furious gaze at Legolas, who looked back neutrally, and Seiren, who had sadness in his amethyst eyes.
Nekura then fell to the ground, dead.
Compassionate Seiren closed her eyes, and murmured softly in Elvish, hoping that she found peace in the afterlife.
Motarasu instantly felt it when his wife died. He bellowed in rage and renewed his efforts to get past Aragorn.
Aragorn did his best to stop him, but Motarasu conjured up more dark creatures to grab the Immortal human.
Motarasu shoved Seiren aside hard and picked up the body of his wife.
He glared at Legolas and Seiren. "You did this!"
`Wrong,' Seiren answered, as he slowly stood. His powers were renewed, as he looked at Motarasu. `You are the one who sought to bring destruction to Middle-Earth. Everything was peaceful until you unleashed the darkness once more.'
Legolas added, `You are the one who tortured others in your own selfish ambitions, Motarasu. Any pain that you feel now is pain that you have caused in your attempts to release the full power of chaos.'
Motarasu scoffed. "Sentimental fools! You don't even know what I truly am!"
Seiren and Legolas stood next to each other.
Aragorn finally finished killing the creatures that held him, and ran over to stand between his lover and Seiren.
Darkness emanated from Motarasu, as his eyes turned pitch black. "Haven't you fools figured it out yet? I am the Chaos!" His voice was dark and twisted.
Two blazing lights rose to meet the darkness, combining together to vanquish the night once and for all!
A blue one and a white one.
To be continued
Brink Of Destruction
Part 14
Legolas's spell went out of control when it combined with the spell that Gandalf had cast.
The Hobbits, Gimli, and Aragorn attacked Motarasu with their physical weapons.
Seiren was crying out Legolas's name as he saw his best friend collapse next to Gandalf.
Motarasu was choking Seiren, as the red-haired elf concentrated his magic to stop the spell.
`Let go of me, Motarasu, before we're all killed!' Seiren shouted, for huge gusts of wind were tearing through where they all were.
"Wild magic can send the world into chaos just as easily, Seiren," Motarasu smirked.
Seiren struggled fiercely, his mind on one goal. He had to reach Legolas. But he was starting to lose consciousness, for he could not breath.
Aragorn came to his rescue and sliced across the hand that held the elf's throat.
Motarasu screeched in agony and dropped Seiren, who backed away, before taking a few moments to catch his breath.
Seiren then raced over and knelt beside Legolas, placing his hands on his friend's shoulders. A brilliant blue light surrounded him as Seiren began to yell out the counter-spell in Elvish, to cancel the effects of the now wild magic. He was also using his magic to prevent the backlash from hurting Legolas. Thus, his own light began to grow stronger, until it covered the darkness surrounding the area.
Motarasu kept trying to fight his way over to Seiren to stop him, but kept being blocked by the others.
Legolas awoke and cast a new spell. Seiren immediately blocked it, looking at his friend in horror.
`Stop, Legolas. Can't you see it?' Seiren cried.
Legolas looked at his friend. `See what?'
`Your light has blots of darkness on it now, Legolas,' Seiren whispered. `You may not use its power in anger or it will turn you.'
Legolas looked at his glowing hands and realized that Seiren was right. Blackness had merged with his own white light, as he looked at remnant of magic glowing around his hands.
`Get rid of your anger, Legolas. Release your hate. Use the power of love,' Seiren said wisely.
Legolas nodded. `I will.' His light flickered and shone with purity once more, for the blond elf had known what Seiren had said was true. He took the words into his heart and his light changed back to dazzling white.
Aragorn and the rest of the Fellowship held Motarasu at bay, but their weapons were useless.
The magic in the air was starting finally fading away into nothingness once more.
Motarasu spat a curse on Seiren and Legolas as he attempted to reach the weakened elves once more.
`Seiren?' Legolas questioned in Elvish. His friend was so pale as Seiren finally finished countering the magic. `What have you done?' Legolas was horrified.
Seiren looked at Legolas. `What I had to do, Legolas. I used up most of my power to stop the wild magic. It's up to you now.' The elf sighed softly.
Nekura appeared in front of them slowly, using her own magic. "Let's play, chosen ones," she taunted.
Legolas and Seiren exchanged a puzzled glance.
Seiren weakly questioned, `Chosen ones?'
Nekura cracked her whip. "You heard me. Did you really think it was just a coincidence that the two of you became Bearers of Light?"
Legolas's magic was weak and unstable, so he knew better than to use a spell. He looked at Seiren, who was gazing at him.
The red-haired elf whispered a few words in Elvish, and a bow and arrows appeared in Legolas's hands. `Only a living weapon may harm her,' he explained softly. Seiren then looked at Nekura. `You can return to what you were, Nekura, before Motarasu changed you.
Nekura snarled and hit Seiren first with her whip, lashing him across the cheek. The elf bought time for Legolas to notch an arrow on the bow.
Nekura whipped across Seiren's face again, but he did nothing. He just sat there looking at her as she lashed him again.
Drips of blood ran down Seiren's face. `Motarasu is using you. Once he get what he wants, Middle-Earth will be doomed, and you will be, too.'
"This is boring," she snarled. "I think it's time to kill you, Seiren, for all your interferences! How dare you speak about my husband that way!" Nekura raised her whip again, and slowly began to bring it down.
But she never finished bringing it down. A faint thud sounded. Legolas held a now arrowless bow, with the string still moving slightly.
Nekura weakly touched the arrow that was now lodged in her heart. She turned a furious gaze at Legolas, who looked back neutrally, and Seiren, who had sadness in his amethyst eyes.
Nekura then fell to the ground, dead.
Compassionate Seiren closed her eyes, and murmured softly in Elvish, hoping that she found peace in the afterlife.
Motarasu instantly felt it when his wife died. He bellowed in rage and renewed his efforts to get past Aragorn.
Aragorn did his best to stop him, but Motarasu conjured up more dark creatures to grab the Immortal human.
Motarasu shoved Seiren aside hard and picked up the body of his wife.
He glared at Legolas and Seiren. "You did this!"
`Wrong,' Seiren answered, as he slowly stood. His powers were renewed, as he looked at Motarasu. `You are the one who sought to bring destruction to Middle-Earth. Everything was peaceful until you unleashed the darkness once more.'
Legolas added, `You are the one who tortured others in your own selfish ambitions, Motarasu. Any pain that you feel now is pain that you have caused in your attempts to release the full power of chaos.'
Motarasu scoffed. "Sentimental fools! You don't even know what I truly am!"
Seiren and Legolas stood next to each other.
Aragorn finally finished killing the creatures that held him, and ran over to stand between his lover and Seiren.
Darkness emanated from Motarasu, as his eyes turned pitch black. "Haven't you fools figured it out yet? I am the Chaos!" His voice was dark and twisted.
Two blazing lights rose to meet the darkness, combining together to vanquish the night once and for all!
A blue one and a white one.
To be continued