I still own nothing - except my dog and Pelarden
Chapter 16
Aragorn had almost no time to order his men to battle, as the army of Sauron descended upon him and his men. Faith found herself at the front of the battle, and launched herself into an automatic killing mode. It came natural to her the fighting, her slayer strength and speed defeating all that came to her. "Damn, we may actually lose this." She murmured to herself as she slew another orc, noting the innumerable foes around her. Suddenly she heard a cry, and involuntarily she swung her head around to see what had caused it. A man, no creature riding on a black horse came towards the ranks of men to her left.
"Ringwraith!" Cried a man near her as he turned to flee. Faith also began to run but instead of turning away she ran towards it for she had seen a rider fall from his horse in front of the Ringwraith. "Time to do my job properly for a change."
She dived just as the Ringwraith aimed his sword at the man lying on the ground, her sword knocking the Ringwraith's away. She regained her balance, standing between the Ringwraith and his prey when she heard a voice calling to her.
"Faith, you must come with us."
"What the?" She realised that the Ringwraith was speaking to her.
"It is your destiny. You must come."
Faith shuddered, at the sound of the rider's voice. It sent chills down her spine, but she also felt drawn to it, feeling the sensation of evil as it began to creep back into her soul. She struggled within herself, fighting the evil, trying desperately not to give in.
"It is your destiny." The Ringwraith repeated, sensing Faith's inward battle that was mirrored on the battlefield around them.
On hearing the words repeated to her Faith's eyes snapped open and she glared up at the Ringwraith.
"Destiny? With you?" She sneered "HELL NO!"
The Ringwraith lunged at Faith who swiftly parried the blow. "And what's with the whole black rag style anyway? That look is sooo over." She taunted as the Ringwraith began to attack again. "What can't take on a little girl?" The Ringwraith lunged again, Faith swerving to avoid his sword stumbled on the man still lying behind her. The Ringwraith took advantage and knocked her sword from her hands. Faith got her balance back and stood facing her opponent. "Do you worst then." She hissed.
Both the Ringwraith and the man beneath her noticed that she seemed to have no fear at being unarmed. The Ringwraith began his approach, but Faith did not move. He swung his sword, aiming for her neck when Faith, somehow managed to grab his arm and throw his arm away from her, slicing her arm as she did so. She wrenched his sword from his grasp and swung the sword at the former owner. The sword embedded itself within the Ringwraith which let out a shrill wail, before seeming to evaporate, leaving only its mantle and hauberk empty on the ground. The sword Faith held shrivelled up in her hand. Faith threw it away from her before turning to help the man behind her.
"I owe you my life, Lady Faith." He said as she helped him up onto his feet.
Faith looked at the man and then recognised him as Pelarden. Her sense of humour came to her rescue. "Well, don't just stand there - we've got a war to win! Come on." She smiled as she grabbed her sword from where it had landed before launching herself back into battle, killing everything evil in her path.
After what seemed like days, but in reality was only a few hours a voice cried,
"The Eagles are coming! The Eagles are coming!"
Then a few moments later, the earth rocked beneath Faith's feet. Now is not the time for an earthquake! She thought wryly. The Towers of the Teeth swayed and crumbled and the Black Gate fell into ruin. "I take that back." She said aloud as she watched the destruction happening around her.
"The realm of Sauron is ended!" Gandalf proclaimed. "The Ring-bearer has fulfilled his quest."
Chapter 16
Aragorn had almost no time to order his men to battle, as the army of Sauron descended upon him and his men. Faith found herself at the front of the battle, and launched herself into an automatic killing mode. It came natural to her the fighting, her slayer strength and speed defeating all that came to her. "Damn, we may actually lose this." She murmured to herself as she slew another orc, noting the innumerable foes around her. Suddenly she heard a cry, and involuntarily she swung her head around to see what had caused it. A man, no creature riding on a black horse came towards the ranks of men to her left.
"Ringwraith!" Cried a man near her as he turned to flee. Faith also began to run but instead of turning away she ran towards it for she had seen a rider fall from his horse in front of the Ringwraith. "Time to do my job properly for a change."
She dived just as the Ringwraith aimed his sword at the man lying on the ground, her sword knocking the Ringwraith's away. She regained her balance, standing between the Ringwraith and his prey when she heard a voice calling to her.
"Faith, you must come with us."
"What the?" She realised that the Ringwraith was speaking to her.
"It is your destiny. You must come."
Faith shuddered, at the sound of the rider's voice. It sent chills down her spine, but she also felt drawn to it, feeling the sensation of evil as it began to creep back into her soul. She struggled within herself, fighting the evil, trying desperately not to give in.
"It is your destiny." The Ringwraith repeated, sensing Faith's inward battle that was mirrored on the battlefield around them.
On hearing the words repeated to her Faith's eyes snapped open and she glared up at the Ringwraith.
"Destiny? With you?" She sneered "HELL NO!"
The Ringwraith lunged at Faith who swiftly parried the blow. "And what's with the whole black rag style anyway? That look is sooo over." She taunted as the Ringwraith began to attack again. "What can't take on a little girl?" The Ringwraith lunged again, Faith swerving to avoid his sword stumbled on the man still lying behind her. The Ringwraith took advantage and knocked her sword from her hands. Faith got her balance back and stood facing her opponent. "Do you worst then." She hissed.
Both the Ringwraith and the man beneath her noticed that she seemed to have no fear at being unarmed. The Ringwraith began his approach, but Faith did not move. He swung his sword, aiming for her neck when Faith, somehow managed to grab his arm and throw his arm away from her, slicing her arm as she did so. She wrenched his sword from his grasp and swung the sword at the former owner. The sword embedded itself within the Ringwraith which let out a shrill wail, before seeming to evaporate, leaving only its mantle and hauberk empty on the ground. The sword Faith held shrivelled up in her hand. Faith threw it away from her before turning to help the man behind her.
"I owe you my life, Lady Faith." He said as she helped him up onto his feet.
Faith looked at the man and then recognised him as Pelarden. Her sense of humour came to her rescue. "Well, don't just stand there - we've got a war to win! Come on." She smiled as she grabbed her sword from where it had landed before launching herself back into battle, killing everything evil in her path.
After what seemed like days, but in reality was only a few hours a voice cried,
"The Eagles are coming! The Eagles are coming!"
Then a few moments later, the earth rocked beneath Faith's feet. Now is not the time for an earthquake! She thought wryly. The Towers of the Teeth swayed and crumbled and the Black Gate fell into ruin. "I take that back." She said aloud as she watched the destruction happening around her.
"The realm of Sauron is ended!" Gandalf proclaimed. "The Ring-bearer has fulfilled his quest."