The Other
Ch 4- rage
The two elves whirled around to see one of the men, smiling with that bitter sadistic smile that was rarely ever withheld from them. Before they had a chance to speak, the man turned to leave, laughing on his way out. Legolas and Daria looked at each other questioningly then ran towards the door the man had just exited from. They pushed against it but it wouldn't budge. They felt along the walls, trying to find another door, then at the cliff opening but it was too steep to try anything. They had just went back to the large wooden door, when a boulder sitting beside one of the walls rolled back, leaving a narrow passage, they cautiously took it, knowing there was no other way. Once inside, the boulder rolled back into place, leaving them in complete darkness. Daria took out her light again, having held onto it through the whole ordeal.
They went along single-file trying to find a way out when the walls enclosing them, lifted up, leaving a huge gap on either side of the path. Legolas could only wonder as bits of the wall broke away. They quickened their step, trying to pass this wall-less dungeon.
Legolas stopped abruptly when he heard a voice calling out to him, it was Gimli, he centered his mind on the voice, trying to find where it was coming from, but it was all around them. Then the walls crashed back down, closing the path again. They looked around and saw the walls, the path and everything covered in a white mist that sparkled in the dancing light. They tried to move, but their feet wouldn't budge, just then Legolas felt how dry his mouth was and how hungry he'd become. They began to feel dizzy and started drifting off, out into the unconscious world they went.
"No!" came the piercing cry, that echoed through the caves.
Legolas and Daria were lying unconscious on the dirt floor, chained to a post that stuck up from the ground and continued through the ceiling.
Gimli stared helpless as the two elves were lowered down into a deep black pit.
"It doesn't have to be like this Gimli."
"What do you want?" Gimli shouted.
"You know what he wants," replied the voice.
"Spare them! They know nothing!"
"Spare the sorceress and the prince? Why should I?"
"What good can they be to you dead?"
"They are resourceful, and strong, I'll give them that but I don't think I'd like a perfect companion, it would get boring, wouldn't you agree dwarf?"
"Only your companionship would get boring," replied the dwarf, in a gruff tone.
"Silence! I'll show you boring when you are lowered down there with them to feed off the rats and insects!"
By this time, Daria was coming too, and seeing the limp elf beside her, was saddened by his helplessness. She knew why he had stayed, and she knew his pain, for she too had it. The deep desperation and searching, searching for that thing called happiness. She reached into her cloak and pulled out a small bottle, she spread the cool fluid around them, enclosing the two elves in a circle. She stood up and concentrated all her energy on the harsh voice that was now speaking to Gimli. She shouted in elvish, pointing her hand towards the voice, her eyes now pearly white.
The voice stopped and screamed in pain, cursing at the elf.
But she didn't stop, she kept talking and concentrating. A whirlwind arose in the small room, rustling everything in it. The guards shouted in terror, running out of the room.
Legolas was up now, trying to free himself from the chains.
Gimli ran towards the door and picked up an axe that one of the guards had left. Swinging it over his head, he ran to the elves and with a precise stroke, he struck the chains, breaking Legolas free.
Daria continued, the wind growing fierce and strong until the whole cave buckled under the pressure. Everything started to come down, when Legolas pulled Gimli into the circle with them, somehow he knew that that was what it was for. But a large rock broke free from the rest and flew towards the circle. Before Legolas could duck, he was hit and flew out of the circle against the wall, that was now shaking violently. Daria tried to re-direct the force, but it had already gone too far, the walls started to crumble down all around them, shaking the three violently. Legolas struggled to get to his feet, but finally had to crawl on all fours, trying to reach the circle before he was buried. He gave a final lunge before the whole cave fell, and barely made it in. A huge cloud of dust flew up, engulfing them, making it hard to breath. It felt as though a gigantic earthquake under their feet; they all covered their ears quickly as everything came down, crashing in all directions.
Legolas looked up to see mounds of rubble surrounding him, the only thing that wasn't touched was the circle. He turned around to see Gimli, but he wasn't there. He ran onto one of the mounds and, as the dust settled, he could see the whole landscape, sunk into the ground, but no Gimli.
Daria got to her feet, a smile on her lips as she gazed over the rubble, incredibly pleased with what she had done. She looked up at the sun, letting it warm her face when she noticed Legolas hurriedly searching over the rocks. She forgot about the warmth that she waited so long to have and climbed to the top of a huge pile of rocks, her pitch-black hair flowing in the wind as she looked over everything. She saw no sign of the dwarf, but she felt a presence behind her. Turning around, she carefully walked to the edge of the cliff and peered over. The dwarf was hanging on a couple of rocks, unconscious from the fall.
"Legolas!" Daria called, "He's over here."
Legolas looked over the edge and saw his friend hanging by his cloak, about twenty feet below.
Aren't you glad they got out of the funny farm? Those caves were getting annoying.
Okay, well Gimli may not make it. Someone's got to get it right?
If you haven't noticed Daria has mental powers, luckily neither Legolas nor Daria are romantic. Yes that's right, no romance here! (that crap makes me gag!)
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