THE DAYSTAR
BY: GABRIELLA THE FAIR
Chapter 13
"What was she like, how would you explain her?" With a faraway smile, he looked up to the sky and answered, "She was the Daystar, lighting up the day during our darkest hour, warming the earth with her love." "She is as clear as the moon, as fair as the sun, and as glorious as an army under one banner"
To most she was a loving friend, her fairness lighting up the world, no matter what the weather. To some a companion, and one a lover and dream. Yet, many feared her dignity in her footsteps, power in her stride, and authority in her eyes. This is her story.
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"Raquel?"
"Are you awake?"
"How do you feel?"
"Everyone, move away, you'll probably scare her back into a faint!" Gandalf shooed them all away.
Raquel opened her eyes to find Gandalf above her.
"So you are awake, how do you feel?" he helped her get into a sitting position, and she leaned heavily on her hands.
"I feel drowsy, and my head hurts, but other than that, I feel much better."
"Good, good, here take some of this." Gandalf handed her the bottle of minuvor.
"No thank you, here, Aragorn, can you throw me my pack?" he found it and threw it to her. She sifted through it and brought out her own bottle.
"I have some of my own, so I do not need yours." she took the lid off and drank some. The Company stared at her in disbelief.
"How come you did not tell us of this before?!" said Boromir.
She stopped and looked at him, confused, "I did not feel like I needed to inform you about it, must I tell you of every gift I receive?"
"It was a gift then, from Elrond." Gandalf smiled, "Of course he would not let you leave empty handed, but there is not enough time to talk of gifts, if you can walk Raquel, then we will set out." She got up and walked around a bit, giving her sore muscles a wake up call.
"I am ready." She said checking her weapons and pack.
"Good, then lets be off!" Gandalf lead them, and the Company trailed behind quickly.
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"Look there is a light ahead, though it is not daylight."
"I wonder if it could be fire? A new devilry?" Gandalf said quietly, he hesitated, staring at the fire, "Run!"
They ran through the cavern, but became surrounded by Orcs. Hundreds of them came from the ceiling and below, crawling and creeping. The Fellowship squeezed into a tight circle, the hobbits were on the inside. Legolas put an arrow on his bow, looking for a target.
"Legolas." Raquel started but was interrupted by a roar in the distance. The Orcs all ran away, scattering in different places. They all turned to the sound. Raquel could feel her heart pound, she did not like this feeling..
"Ai, ai!" Legolas dropped his bow, "A Balrog! A Balrog has come!
Raquel bent down and picked up his bow, handing it to him in a shaking hand. He didn't look at her or even turn, he just stared.
"A balrog. A demon of the ancient world. This foe is beyond any of you."
"Legolas, look at me, we're all scared, please, Legolas." Raquel tugged on his arm, but he still did not look. He stared at the fire approaching them, only listening to the roar that echoed in the cavernous hall.
"Run!" Gandalf shouted, and everyone turned to run, but Legolas.
"Legolas run!" Raquel shouted, he only turned to her with fear filled eyes. She grabbed him and pulled him up, looking him straight in the eyes.
"If you do not run, I will kill you right here." she drew out part of Sunstone, "I will not let you die like this."
He looked at her, and came back to reality, losing the scared eyes and regaining his composure. "Run!" she yelled, taking his sleeve and throwing him in front of her, turning and running behind him, the Company had pulled ahead of them. They finally caught up (you know how fast Elves can be) and even got to the front.
Boromir abruptly came to the edge of the path and dropped his torch, teetering on the edge of the very long drop. Legolas pulled him back from the edge.
"Keep moving!" Gandalf said, and lead them down another way.
They came to a gap in the apparently endless staircase, which Legolas jumped across easily, since he was in front.
"Gandalf!" he beckoned to Gandalf to come.
Gandalf followed after a moment's hesitation. Borormir grabbed Merry and Pippin and jumped across as the edge crumbles. Aragorn threw Sam across, but when Raquel reached for Gimli he held up a hand.
"Nobody tosses a dwarf!" he jumped across, yet hardly made it, and Legolas grabbed onto his beard to keep him from falling.
"Not the beard!" he yelled, but Legolas pulled him up.
More broke off the edge and Frodo, Raquel and Aragorn scrambled back.
"Jump Raquel!" Aragorn yelled, but noticed she wouldn't make it.
Part of roof broke off and broke the section Frodo, Raquel and Aragorn are on loose from the rest of the stair. It started to tilt. Trying to keep his balance, Aragorn found he could influence the direction the stair fall.
"Lean forward!" he yelled, holding Frodo by the shoulders, Raquel held his arm.
They did, and the section fell forward into the rest of the stair, which allowed them to rejoin the party.
"Ah, got you!" Boromir grabbed Frodo as he fell forward. Aragorn and Raquel needed no help. They kept running and Raquel looked back watching as the enormous section of stair fell into the abyss. They managed to get down the stairs to level ground without anymore more trouble. As they ran toward the bridge, the Balrog emerged with a roar.
"Run, go across the bridge! Lead them on again, Aragorn! The bridge is near. Do as I say! Like before, swords are no more use here!" Gandalf said.
Gandalf made sure everyone was across the bridge before he made his stand.
In the center of the bridge, he turned to face the demon his staff and sword in hand.
"You cannot pass." he said to the demon.
"Gandalf no!" Raquel whispered and tried to go on the bridge, but Legolas caught her.
"No, Raquel, do not try to save him." he pulled her back and kept his hands on her shoulders, restraining her to even make a move toward Gandalf.
A wave of flame spread across the Balrog.
"Gandalf!" Frodo yelled. Aragorn caught and held him.
"I am a servant of the secret fire, wielder of the flame of Anor! Dark fire shall not avail you, flame of Udûn!" Gandalf raised his staff as a white light came from it.
The Balrog drew a flaming sword and swung it at GANDALF, but he blocked it with his staff. "Go back to the shadow! You shall not pass!" he yelled yet once again, slamming his staff into the ground as a flash of white light appeared. The Balrog backed up a little bit. The demon drew a whip of fire and stepped onto the bridge, but the bridge gave way, dropping the Balrog into the chasm. He turned toward them with a weary smile.
"Gandalf!" Raquel broke loose of Legolas' restraint and ran to the bridge.
"Raquel." Gandalf held up a hand, but was stopped.
The tail of the whip caught Gandalf's ankle and pulled him down. He got a brief grasp on the edge of the bridge.
"Fly, you fools!" he yelled.
"Wait, Gandalf, no!" Raquel ran onto the bridge, but Legolas seized her, dragging her back from the bridge as Gandalf fell. She struggled, kicking and pulling from his grasp, suceeding once, but he grabbed her again, this time, lifting her off the ground.
"No!" Frodo yelled, yet Boromir did the same to him, though it was easier for him because he was so small.
"Aragorn!" Boromir yelled, for Aragorn stood watching the bridge.
Aragorn paused, but was driven away by an Orc arrow.
"Raquel, come on." Legolas grabbed her and dragged her up the stairs, "Listen to his last request." he said and pulled her up the stairs behind Aragorn.
They traveled for a little bit, making their way out of the Mines. Raquel walked without direction, sometimes needing to be steered. They all sat on the ground and wept, Legolas stood looking stunned. Only he and Aragorn did not weep, for he had become their leader.
"Legolas, get them up!" Aragorn told him.
"Give them a moment, for pity's sake!" Boromir yelled.
"By nightfall these hills will be crawling with orcs! We must reach the woods of Lothlórien. Gimli, Legolas, get them up!"
"Raquel please get up." Legolas went and took her arm, but she got up all by herself, tears running down her cheeks.
"You will never understand death Aragorn! Let alone the death of ones you love!" she turned and went away, leaving Aragorn looking stunned, but he turned back to his business, and the others couldn't help but notice the hurt look on his face.
"On your feet, Sam. Frodo?" Aragorn turned to Frodo, who had drawn away from the rest, and saw him crying. Raquel came up and kneeled down, speaking quietly to him, wiped away a tear and then hugging him while he cried into her shoulder.
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Hey, pretty sad huh? well, next chapter- Lothlórien finally! I LUV Lothlórien. anywho thanx to everyone who reviewed im not sure if ive gotten anynew ones, so if you did review thanx! sry I haven't updated in awhile, I was gone a small little vacation to my cottage in michigan, but im back and updaten! ummm. well nm 2 say! next chapters comin soon. Ill go now, have a good one.
*~*~*Gabi*~*~*
"What was she like, how would you explain her?" With a faraway smile, he looked up to the sky and answered, "She was the Daystar, lighting up the day during our darkest hour, warming the earth with her love." "She is as clear as the moon, as fair as the sun, and as glorious as an army under one banner"
To most she was a loving friend, her fairness lighting up the world, no matter what the weather. To some a companion, and one a lover and dream. Yet, many feared her dignity in her footsteps, power in her stride, and authority in her eyes. This is her story.
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"Raquel?"
"Are you awake?"
"How do you feel?"
"Everyone, move away, you'll probably scare her back into a faint!" Gandalf shooed them all away.
Raquel opened her eyes to find Gandalf above her.
"So you are awake, how do you feel?" he helped her get into a sitting position, and she leaned heavily on her hands.
"I feel drowsy, and my head hurts, but other than that, I feel much better."
"Good, good, here take some of this." Gandalf handed her the bottle of minuvor.
"No thank you, here, Aragorn, can you throw me my pack?" he found it and threw it to her. She sifted through it and brought out her own bottle.
"I have some of my own, so I do not need yours." she took the lid off and drank some. The Company stared at her in disbelief.
"How come you did not tell us of this before?!" said Boromir.
She stopped and looked at him, confused, "I did not feel like I needed to inform you about it, must I tell you of every gift I receive?"
"It was a gift then, from Elrond." Gandalf smiled, "Of course he would not let you leave empty handed, but there is not enough time to talk of gifts, if you can walk Raquel, then we will set out." She got up and walked around a bit, giving her sore muscles a wake up call.
"I am ready." She said checking her weapons and pack.
"Good, then lets be off!" Gandalf lead them, and the Company trailed behind quickly.
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"Look there is a light ahead, though it is not daylight."
"I wonder if it could be fire? A new devilry?" Gandalf said quietly, he hesitated, staring at the fire, "Run!"
They ran through the cavern, but became surrounded by Orcs. Hundreds of them came from the ceiling and below, crawling and creeping. The Fellowship squeezed into a tight circle, the hobbits were on the inside. Legolas put an arrow on his bow, looking for a target.
"Legolas." Raquel started but was interrupted by a roar in the distance. The Orcs all ran away, scattering in different places. They all turned to the sound. Raquel could feel her heart pound, she did not like this feeling..
"Ai, ai!" Legolas dropped his bow, "A Balrog! A Balrog has come!
Raquel bent down and picked up his bow, handing it to him in a shaking hand. He didn't look at her or even turn, he just stared.
"A balrog. A demon of the ancient world. This foe is beyond any of you."
"Legolas, look at me, we're all scared, please, Legolas." Raquel tugged on his arm, but he still did not look. He stared at the fire approaching them, only listening to the roar that echoed in the cavernous hall.
"Run!" Gandalf shouted, and everyone turned to run, but Legolas.
"Legolas run!" Raquel shouted, he only turned to her with fear filled eyes. She grabbed him and pulled him up, looking him straight in the eyes.
"If you do not run, I will kill you right here." she drew out part of Sunstone, "I will not let you die like this."
He looked at her, and came back to reality, losing the scared eyes and regaining his composure. "Run!" she yelled, taking his sleeve and throwing him in front of her, turning and running behind him, the Company had pulled ahead of them. They finally caught up (you know how fast Elves can be) and even got to the front.
Boromir abruptly came to the edge of the path and dropped his torch, teetering on the edge of the very long drop. Legolas pulled him back from the edge.
"Keep moving!" Gandalf said, and lead them down another way.
They came to a gap in the apparently endless staircase, which Legolas jumped across easily, since he was in front.
"Gandalf!" he beckoned to Gandalf to come.
Gandalf followed after a moment's hesitation. Borormir grabbed Merry and Pippin and jumped across as the edge crumbles. Aragorn threw Sam across, but when Raquel reached for Gimli he held up a hand.
"Nobody tosses a dwarf!" he jumped across, yet hardly made it, and Legolas grabbed onto his beard to keep him from falling.
"Not the beard!" he yelled, but Legolas pulled him up.
More broke off the edge and Frodo, Raquel and Aragorn scrambled back.
"Jump Raquel!" Aragorn yelled, but noticed she wouldn't make it.
Part of roof broke off and broke the section Frodo, Raquel and Aragorn are on loose from the rest of the stair. It started to tilt. Trying to keep his balance, Aragorn found he could influence the direction the stair fall.
"Lean forward!" he yelled, holding Frodo by the shoulders, Raquel held his arm.
They did, and the section fell forward into the rest of the stair, which allowed them to rejoin the party.
"Ah, got you!" Boromir grabbed Frodo as he fell forward. Aragorn and Raquel needed no help. They kept running and Raquel looked back watching as the enormous section of stair fell into the abyss. They managed to get down the stairs to level ground without anymore more trouble. As they ran toward the bridge, the Balrog emerged with a roar.
"Run, go across the bridge! Lead them on again, Aragorn! The bridge is near. Do as I say! Like before, swords are no more use here!" Gandalf said.
Gandalf made sure everyone was across the bridge before he made his stand.
In the center of the bridge, he turned to face the demon his staff and sword in hand.
"You cannot pass." he said to the demon.
"Gandalf no!" Raquel whispered and tried to go on the bridge, but Legolas caught her.
"No, Raquel, do not try to save him." he pulled her back and kept his hands on her shoulders, restraining her to even make a move toward Gandalf.
A wave of flame spread across the Balrog.
"Gandalf!" Frodo yelled. Aragorn caught and held him.
"I am a servant of the secret fire, wielder of the flame of Anor! Dark fire shall not avail you, flame of Udûn!" Gandalf raised his staff as a white light came from it.
The Balrog drew a flaming sword and swung it at GANDALF, but he blocked it with his staff. "Go back to the shadow! You shall not pass!" he yelled yet once again, slamming his staff into the ground as a flash of white light appeared. The Balrog backed up a little bit. The demon drew a whip of fire and stepped onto the bridge, but the bridge gave way, dropping the Balrog into the chasm. He turned toward them with a weary smile.
"Gandalf!" Raquel broke loose of Legolas' restraint and ran to the bridge.
"Raquel." Gandalf held up a hand, but was stopped.
The tail of the whip caught Gandalf's ankle and pulled him down. He got a brief grasp on the edge of the bridge.
"Fly, you fools!" he yelled.
"Wait, Gandalf, no!" Raquel ran onto the bridge, but Legolas seized her, dragging her back from the bridge as Gandalf fell. She struggled, kicking and pulling from his grasp, suceeding once, but he grabbed her again, this time, lifting her off the ground.
"No!" Frodo yelled, yet Boromir did the same to him, though it was easier for him because he was so small.
"Aragorn!" Boromir yelled, for Aragorn stood watching the bridge.
Aragorn paused, but was driven away by an Orc arrow.
"Raquel, come on." Legolas grabbed her and dragged her up the stairs, "Listen to his last request." he said and pulled her up the stairs behind Aragorn.
They traveled for a little bit, making their way out of the Mines. Raquel walked without direction, sometimes needing to be steered. They all sat on the ground and wept, Legolas stood looking stunned. Only he and Aragorn did not weep, for he had become their leader.
"Legolas, get them up!" Aragorn told him.
"Give them a moment, for pity's sake!" Boromir yelled.
"By nightfall these hills will be crawling with orcs! We must reach the woods of Lothlórien. Gimli, Legolas, get them up!"
"Raquel please get up." Legolas went and took her arm, but she got up all by herself, tears running down her cheeks.
"You will never understand death Aragorn! Let alone the death of ones you love!" she turned and went away, leaving Aragorn looking stunned, but he turned back to his business, and the others couldn't help but notice the hurt look on his face.
"On your feet, Sam. Frodo?" Aragorn turned to Frodo, who had drawn away from the rest, and saw him crying. Raquel came up and kneeled down, speaking quietly to him, wiped away a tear and then hugging him while he cried into her shoulder.
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Hey, pretty sad huh? well, next chapter- Lothlórien finally! I LUV Lothlórien. anywho thanx to everyone who reviewed im not sure if ive gotten anynew ones, so if you did review thanx! sry I haven't updated in awhile, I was gone a small little vacation to my cottage in michigan, but im back and updaten! ummm. well nm 2 say! next chapters comin soon. Ill go now, have a good one.
*~*~*Gabi*~*~*