"I see something! They are coming to the gate! Hold the gate!"
Chaos sprang everywhere at the words of the look-out guard. The men panicked; fear now coming to their minds that the moment had come, the Uruk-hai were here.
Aragorn sprinted towards the window overlooking the land. He saw shadows moving towards the gate. But, for some reason, fear was not what Aragorn felt. He remembered the words Legolas had told him:
"Nad no ennnas! (Something's out there!)" "It is not the Uruk-hai. It is something else."
As Aragorn searched the shadows, it became more clear. They were not the Uruk-hai.
"Archers! Get ready!" King Theoden shouted, disobeying Aragorn's wishes of him only being in charge of the back army.
"No! Hold your fire! It is not the Uruk-hai!" Aragorn shouted.
"You dare go against my order?" Theoden yelled, angry at Aragorn's defying of him.
"They are not the Uruk-hai! They are elves! Elves from Lothlorien! Open the gate for them!"
"Elv-" But before King Theoden could finish, the gate was being opened for their allies. Coming in, their golden hair flowed freely under their helms. Marching two by two, they filed behind each other, holding torches of flame for light when they had traveled. Aragorn ran quickly to meet them.
"Aragorn, son of Arathorn, here our paths cross again." The leader of the Lothlorien elves said.
"Yes, Haldir. But also the paths of men and elves meet once again to go up against the dark of Mordor. Not has an allegiance of men and elves together has been formed since the dark days of Sauron." Aragorn replied with an innocent smile on his dark face.
"My only regret, now, is that we come together again in, what might be, another dark day." Haldir grimly said, though a smile eventually came upon his face.
With one look, Haldir's army positioned themselves in war stance. Men stood beside elves. Elves stood beside men. This must be a sign that things were changing; for the good, and yet for the bad, also.
Now, the alliance of men and elves doubled the army. But, this was still not enough. Not even nearly enough. Aragorn knew this. He knew this would be the hardest battle in his life; in the life of every man and elf. Everyone was counting on him. This happened before. After Gandalf's departure, it was Aragorn who everyone looked to guide them. With his guidance, everything went amiss. After all, it was HIS fault that Merry and Pippin were captured by the Uruk-hai. It was HIS fault that Frodo felt he must take The Ring to Mordor alone. It was HIS fault that Boromir died. If only he had caught the hobbits before the Uruk-hai did. If only he had met up with Frodo and went with him or held him up until the rest of the fellowship came. If only he had paid more attention to Boromir, he would have known that The Ring was testing him and maybe he could have stopped it. He could have prevented Boromir from being seized with madness. He could have prevented his.....death.
"Everyone is counting on me." Aragorn thought to himself. "If I make a mistake, everything could fall apart. All depends on me. Everything. Everyone. Gimli, Legolas, everybody, depends on me. I cannot let them down. I will not let them down."
Aragron fell back into his spot where he would direct until the fighting really started. Legolas saw him coming and prepared the words in his mind that he was to tell Aragorn.
"You will not let them down. I am sorry for doubting these people, your people. They will come through. As you will, too. You are these people's leader. You are their king, Aragorn. You are their king." Legolas added with a soft smile.
Aragorn studied the face of his elvish companion and returned the smile.
"And you Legolas, will not let them down either. For they depend on you as well as me. I will not let you down. That I swear. I will not let my people down. We shall get through this. All of us shall get through this." Aragorn said with a soft tone.
Legolas realized it was happening before his eyes. His leader, his friend, was becoming a king.
All stared out in the dark abyss. It was lighted with shadows coming near. They were near. On the shoulders of men and elves were felt drops of rain. It became heavy quickly. The lightening struck near by, lighting the sky and the ground. It lit the faces of the Uruk-hai which could now be seen by the eyes of men and elves. The rain was now strong, starting to flood the grounds. It was coming. The beginning of the battle between the allegiance of the men and elves (and dwarf!) and the Uruk-hai was about to begin.
I hope the second chapter has been even better! Please continue to check in for the third chapter which is coming REAL soon! Also, please review!!! ^_^
Chaos sprang everywhere at the words of the look-out guard. The men panicked; fear now coming to their minds that the moment had come, the Uruk-hai were here.
Aragorn sprinted towards the window overlooking the land. He saw shadows moving towards the gate. But, for some reason, fear was not what Aragorn felt. He remembered the words Legolas had told him:
"Nad no ennnas! (Something's out there!)" "It is not the Uruk-hai. It is something else."
As Aragorn searched the shadows, it became more clear. They were not the Uruk-hai.
"Archers! Get ready!" King Theoden shouted, disobeying Aragorn's wishes of him only being in charge of the back army.
"No! Hold your fire! It is not the Uruk-hai!" Aragorn shouted.
"You dare go against my order?" Theoden yelled, angry at Aragorn's defying of him.
"They are not the Uruk-hai! They are elves! Elves from Lothlorien! Open the gate for them!"
"Elv-" But before King Theoden could finish, the gate was being opened for their allies. Coming in, their golden hair flowed freely under their helms. Marching two by two, they filed behind each other, holding torches of flame for light when they had traveled. Aragorn ran quickly to meet them.
"Aragorn, son of Arathorn, here our paths cross again." The leader of the Lothlorien elves said.
"Yes, Haldir. But also the paths of men and elves meet once again to go up against the dark of Mordor. Not has an allegiance of men and elves together has been formed since the dark days of Sauron." Aragorn replied with an innocent smile on his dark face.
"My only regret, now, is that we come together again in, what might be, another dark day." Haldir grimly said, though a smile eventually came upon his face.
With one look, Haldir's army positioned themselves in war stance. Men stood beside elves. Elves stood beside men. This must be a sign that things were changing; for the good, and yet for the bad, also.
Now, the alliance of men and elves doubled the army. But, this was still not enough. Not even nearly enough. Aragorn knew this. He knew this would be the hardest battle in his life; in the life of every man and elf. Everyone was counting on him. This happened before. After Gandalf's departure, it was Aragorn who everyone looked to guide them. With his guidance, everything went amiss. After all, it was HIS fault that Merry and Pippin were captured by the Uruk-hai. It was HIS fault that Frodo felt he must take The Ring to Mordor alone. It was HIS fault that Boromir died. If only he had caught the hobbits before the Uruk-hai did. If only he had met up with Frodo and went with him or held him up until the rest of the fellowship came. If only he had paid more attention to Boromir, he would have known that The Ring was testing him and maybe he could have stopped it. He could have prevented Boromir from being seized with madness. He could have prevented his.....death.
"Everyone is counting on me." Aragorn thought to himself. "If I make a mistake, everything could fall apart. All depends on me. Everything. Everyone. Gimli, Legolas, everybody, depends on me. I cannot let them down. I will not let them down."
Aragron fell back into his spot where he would direct until the fighting really started. Legolas saw him coming and prepared the words in his mind that he was to tell Aragorn.
"You will not let them down. I am sorry for doubting these people, your people. They will come through. As you will, too. You are these people's leader. You are their king, Aragorn. You are their king." Legolas added with a soft smile.
Aragorn studied the face of his elvish companion and returned the smile.
"And you Legolas, will not let them down either. For they depend on you as well as me. I will not let you down. That I swear. I will not let my people down. We shall get through this. All of us shall get through this." Aragorn said with a soft tone.
Legolas realized it was happening before his eyes. His leader, his friend, was becoming a king.
All stared out in the dark abyss. It was lighted with shadows coming near. They were near. On the shoulders of men and elves were felt drops of rain. It became heavy quickly. The lightening struck near by, lighting the sky and the ground. It lit the faces of the Uruk-hai which could now be seen by the eyes of men and elves. The rain was now strong, starting to flood the grounds. It was coming. The beginning of the battle between the allegiance of the men and elves (and dwarf!) and the Uruk-hai was about to begin.
I hope the second chapter has been even better! Please continue to check in for the third chapter which is coming REAL soon! Also, please review!!! ^_^