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Back at Aragorn's camp, King Thranduil's army had arrived. Gandalf had run into Atten's messenger dragon and was now yelling at the troops to head to the Mountains. They knew that Legolas and Balen would not be stupid enough to attack by themselves, but he feared that they might be caught by scouts or trapped by Driikk. The troops got to the mountains in the evening, just after the trio. Gandalf used a flame on the tip of his wand to call out to Balen and tell him that they were there. (Balrogs can communicate through flame similar to telepathy) Balen told Atten and Legolas Gandalf's message, and they decided to wait while Aragorn and Thranduil's armies attacked. The goblins would not expect an attack this late. The armies approached quietly, getting almost to the cave's entrance before the guards noticed them. The alarm went up. Goblins and orcs poured out of the cave mouth. Legolas and Atten had been on either side of the mouth, the only exit from the cave, with a bit of rope between them. Half of the first group of goblins fell. Legolas and Atten then hid in the forest. Balen attacked as soon as the fallen began to get up. He crushed them underfoot and lashed out with his whip. The sight scared Legolas at first, but then the sight of dead goblins and orcs piling up made him laugh. Balen backed off, however, when a torrent of water came out rather than more orcs. He hissed in pain and some of the water hit him. He backed off a good bit, waiting for the water to stop. Legolas silently cursed to himself. Terrico knew the Flood spell. Atten, however, knew this was a good sign. Terrico could not regenerate magic, and Driikk needed her at almost full power. They had to attack further to make her use her magic. She was good at close-range fighting, so Legolas's bow and other magic attacks were their best bet. Atten yelled at Legolas to shoot an arrow at her feet when the water stopped. Legolas nodded and readied his bow. The armies started to pour out again as the water stopped. Eventually, all of the available goblins except Driikk and a few guards were out fighting in the forest. Legolas noticed that they had a bit of a glow to them, and he knew that Terrico had used a spell to protect them. As the last orcs ran out, Legolas ran in. He immediately saw Terrico sitting on a stone chair near the back of the main cavern. He shot the arrow, and it seemed to startle her. She shot out a bit of flame at him. Atten used some of his magic to attack. Terrico used a barrier spell to block them. It hurt Legolas to see her there, eyes glowing, attacking them. He called out to her in Elvish. She did not move. He used more arrows to distract her while he and Atten got closer. Atten used his magic constantly, causing Terrico to do the same. Legolas got close enough to her that he could reach out to her mentally. He tried, but her mind was black. Terrico's face turned into a scowl, and Atten was blasted back into the cavern wall by a bright flash of light and lightning. A bit shot at Legolas, but he dodged. He called out to her, getting her attention. Atten had been knocked unconscious. Terrico turned to him and prepared another blast. Legolas stopped and stood right in front of her. He was taking a big risk. "Terrico, it's me, Legolas. I'm ok. Come on, Terrico, snap out of it! I told you I'd always protect you, and that's why I'm here. I love you, Terrico. I don't want to lose you. You're the only one I want to marry. You're perfect in every way. Please, Terrico, don't fire that blast." Terrico blinked, and the gathering energy in her hands disappeared. For a moment she was herself. "Legolas?" The moment she spoke, he set her staff into her hands. A blast of light came out of the ruby, temporarily blinding Legolas. Driikk came out just in time to see his spell broken. Legolas grabbed the amulet by her feet, which still carried the protective charm, and put it on Terrico. She got up and turned to Driikk. "You're dead." Terrico's eyes glowed again, but this time they were red with anger. Terrico's ruby glowed brightly. Driikk knew he'd been beaten, but also knew there was no mercy in store for him. He used a teleportation spell to get out of the way of Terrico's blast. The blast hit the wall behind him and took out three feet of rock. Seeing that Driikk had escaped, Terrico cursed loudly. "That's not very ladylike, Terrico." Gandalf said, his face grim. "We must find Driikk. He is still a threat." Terrico shook her head angrily and stormed out of the cave. When she exited, she was surprised to see the battle. She decided that this was the perfect opportunity to test some of her new sorcery spells. "Raging storm!" Thunder roared as lighting struck down any orc or goblin within range. "Crushing vines!" Vines shot up out of the ground and wrapped around orcs and goblins. Loud cracks could be heard as the vines gripped their victims and crushed them. "Selective Flame!" This was Terrico's last and most powerful spell. She'd always had it, but now it could incinerate on contact rather than just set aflame. Hundreds of goblins and orcs were swallowed up in the flames that split and curved around Aragorn and Thranduil's armies. Those that survived ran to be picked off by elvish archers in the back of the ranks and in the outskirts of the battlefield. Hundreds of orcs and goblins simultaneously fell dead. Cheers echoed through the woods.