Her eyes welled with unseen tears as she remembered this, and how she
had become so decorated for her valor. But that could not fill the hole
left in her when she had to confront her mother, and tell her that her
father, Eluna's husband, was dead. From then on she had blocked that memory
from her mind, and only now brought it back with a sting of guilt. Moving
on, so as not to dwell on that painful memory too long, she thought of the
next time she had to use her sword against someone. That had been not even
a year ago, and she had had to do it to save another. She felt not guilty
for her actions then, as they were done out of love, not hate.
She and Legolas had been commanded by king Thranduil to go to Rivendell, and deliver to lord Elrond news of the creature Gollum, whom they were holding prisoner. They had only been gone a day when they had been transported through a tear in the net that separated all the different dimensions. They had been sent through time to a place in the future called Hogwarts, where they had met many splendid people. They had discovered, in their quest to find a way back that a tear in the net could lead to horrible things, and already the spirits of evil from the past were escaping. The only way to return them was to go through, and battle with the guardian until he was beaten into submission, and made to give his life to bond the net together. But Lunoria, believing there to be more to it, had researched more, and found out that only one person could go back through the net to return to their own time. She had not told Legolas of this, as she knew that he would want her to go forward, and she knew that the elves of Mirkwood needed him more than her. So when they had performed the spell that made the tear visible, they entered through it, and faced the guardian. They easily overpowered him, and the original hole was fixed, but something had gone wrong.
They had miscalculated by mere seconds, and ripped the net in a wider, more dangerous place. But Legolas and Lunoria noticed this only when they were most of the way out. Knowing that she wouldn't make it through also, she had made Legolas continue on, saying that she would come right behind him. But he hadn't believed her. He had run back, and tried to stop her from doing what she was about to do. She recalled the pain that ripped through her body as she drew her deadly blade on him.
"I can't let you do this. You must go back. You have a duty to your father, our people, to everyone. I will hurt you if I have to, but not because I want to. I." Lunoria trailed off as her eyes filled with tears. "I love you, Legolas. I love you with every fiber of my being. I will not let you do this to yourself," she whispered. The tears leaked out of her green eyes, and traced paths down her pale cheeks. As she turned to leave, Legolas grabbed her shoulder.
"You can't do this! I know that there has to be another way. I can't let you go, I love you too," he cried despairingly. She threw her arms around him, and kissed him tenderly as he scooped her up. But when he put her down, she looked up with remorse. The gate to get him back to Middle Earth was soon to close, and he had to go now or all hope would be lost.
"Go! It's the only way. I promise you, I'll find a way back to you. Just go! Now!" she yelled, shoving him backwards. A hurt look came to his face as he turned to go.
"Namarie, my love," he breathed. He turned, and leapt out of the opening as Lunoria reached up, and grabbed the strands of the net that were hanging loose. Legolas looked back as the hole closed, and saw Lunoria engulfed in a blinding violet light. Then a surge of power threw him backwards.
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Lunoria forced herself back to consciousness, as she thought of the promise she had made Legolas those sparse few months ago. She was this close, and she wasn't going to loose him. Not now, when she had the power to prevent it. Not like she'd lost her father. Ignoring the crippling pain in her side caused by movement as blood gushed from her wound, she leapt to her feet, slaying the first orc within reach. With a renewed will to survive, for the sake of love, she once again delved into the heat of battle, pressing forward towards Legolas. But try as she would, she simply couldn't make the ground needed to close the gap between them. She desperately drove her sword into one of the Southrons. Her stomach turned as she saw him gasp for his last breaths. Out of pity for the dying man, she stabbed him through the heart, ending his suffering. As she cleaved her way across the field, she again sank into the numbness that consumed her in battle.
As her small reserves of strength began to give, one of the riders of Rohan passed, and stopped as she began to collapse. He grabbed her by the back of her shirt, and pulled her up onto the horse, taking her towards the city, where she could be cared for to fight later. As Lunoria lost consciousness, she tried to focus on the now distant form of Legolas, gallantly fighting for the freedom of Middle Earth.
"Be safe, my love," she whispered to herself as she slipped into oblivion.
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A.N.- OK, so I don't have the other one finished. So what? No one reads this anyway. It doesn't matter. Because I suck at writing!
She and Legolas had been commanded by king Thranduil to go to Rivendell, and deliver to lord Elrond news of the creature Gollum, whom they were holding prisoner. They had only been gone a day when they had been transported through a tear in the net that separated all the different dimensions. They had been sent through time to a place in the future called Hogwarts, where they had met many splendid people. They had discovered, in their quest to find a way back that a tear in the net could lead to horrible things, and already the spirits of evil from the past were escaping. The only way to return them was to go through, and battle with the guardian until he was beaten into submission, and made to give his life to bond the net together. But Lunoria, believing there to be more to it, had researched more, and found out that only one person could go back through the net to return to their own time. She had not told Legolas of this, as she knew that he would want her to go forward, and she knew that the elves of Mirkwood needed him more than her. So when they had performed the spell that made the tear visible, they entered through it, and faced the guardian. They easily overpowered him, and the original hole was fixed, but something had gone wrong.
They had miscalculated by mere seconds, and ripped the net in a wider, more dangerous place. But Legolas and Lunoria noticed this only when they were most of the way out. Knowing that she wouldn't make it through also, she had made Legolas continue on, saying that she would come right behind him. But he hadn't believed her. He had run back, and tried to stop her from doing what she was about to do. She recalled the pain that ripped through her body as she drew her deadly blade on him.
"I can't let you do this. You must go back. You have a duty to your father, our people, to everyone. I will hurt you if I have to, but not because I want to. I." Lunoria trailed off as her eyes filled with tears. "I love you, Legolas. I love you with every fiber of my being. I will not let you do this to yourself," she whispered. The tears leaked out of her green eyes, and traced paths down her pale cheeks. As she turned to leave, Legolas grabbed her shoulder.
"You can't do this! I know that there has to be another way. I can't let you go, I love you too," he cried despairingly. She threw her arms around him, and kissed him tenderly as he scooped her up. But when he put her down, she looked up with remorse. The gate to get him back to Middle Earth was soon to close, and he had to go now or all hope would be lost.
"Go! It's the only way. I promise you, I'll find a way back to you. Just go! Now!" she yelled, shoving him backwards. A hurt look came to his face as he turned to go.
"Namarie, my love," he breathed. He turned, and leapt out of the opening as Lunoria reached up, and grabbed the strands of the net that were hanging loose. Legolas looked back as the hole closed, and saw Lunoria engulfed in a blinding violet light. Then a surge of power threw him backwards.
~~~~~ * ~~~~~ * ~~~~~ * ~~~~~
Lunoria forced herself back to consciousness, as she thought of the promise she had made Legolas those sparse few months ago. She was this close, and she wasn't going to loose him. Not now, when she had the power to prevent it. Not like she'd lost her father. Ignoring the crippling pain in her side caused by movement as blood gushed from her wound, she leapt to her feet, slaying the first orc within reach. With a renewed will to survive, for the sake of love, she once again delved into the heat of battle, pressing forward towards Legolas. But try as she would, she simply couldn't make the ground needed to close the gap between them. She desperately drove her sword into one of the Southrons. Her stomach turned as she saw him gasp for his last breaths. Out of pity for the dying man, she stabbed him through the heart, ending his suffering. As she cleaved her way across the field, she again sank into the numbness that consumed her in battle.
As her small reserves of strength began to give, one of the riders of Rohan passed, and stopped as she began to collapse. He grabbed her by the back of her shirt, and pulled her up onto the horse, taking her towards the city, where she could be cared for to fight later. As Lunoria lost consciousness, she tried to focus on the now distant form of Legolas, gallantly fighting for the freedom of Middle Earth.
"Be safe, my love," she whispered to herself as she slipped into oblivion.
~~~~~ * ~~~~~ * ~~~~~ * ~~~~~
A.N.- OK, so I don't have the other one finished. So what? No one reads this anyway. It doesn't matter. Because I suck at writing!