I don't own any of these characters except for lessien. the rest belong to
the brilliant J.R.R. Tolkien. The idea for the night elves came from the
pc game war craft 3, but resemble them very little. So please dont sue me!
When you see this 'enter text here' that is Legolas thinking.
The sun will set on the night elves ch. 3
Theoden was very surprised to see that the elves were willing to fight next to men once more. He almost felt bad for them; he knew that many of them would die.
The men were very greatful for the night elves army, but were a bit worried that they could not hold their own. They didn't think that an army of she- elves could do much. Still, the she-elves gave them a thousand more soldiers and they could use every bit of help.
Legolas chose to stand with the Lorien army because he would put his expert archery to use. The night elves were also expert archers, but stood behind the Lorien elves ready to fight if any Uruks came up the wall. He was very worried about Lessien, but knew that she had fought in more wars than he, and probably had better chances of getting out alive than he did.
Together, the elves and men stood watching the army of uruk-hai stomp up the hill. In the dark it only looked like a large black mass floating along the grass, except for the torches. As they stood, it started to rain, and they could hear the water hitting their armor. It was a sound that none of them wanted to hear again, and the memory of it would haunt them for the rest of their days.
When the Uruks halted, they started stomping and yelling. The noise was so great that it shook the walls of Helm's deep.
"Prepare to fire!" yelled Aragorn.
The elves raised their arrows, and the first group of she-elves raised their cross bows.
"Arrows up!" hollared Gamling.
The men readied their bows. They stood there and the noise seemed to grow in thier ears; it was almost disorienting. In the rain one of the men slipped and fired, killing an orc. It seemed to insult the uruks, as if they hadn't expected to suffer any casualties. The uruks started to rush the wall, firing arrows.
"Fire!" yelled Aragorn.
The elves let their arrows fly. The air was full of arrows, all of them being fatal shots. The men fired as well, killing many. The orcs fired anchors and began raising up ladders. Hundreds of Uruks began scaling the ladders ready to kill any in their path.
'They look like disgusting insects! If they weren't so evil, I might consider pitying them.' thought legolas.
"Prepare for war!" warned Lessien. She turned to her army and at once they unsheethed thier swords and readied their axes. The night elves were experts with the sword and axe, but were also deadly in hand-to-hand combat. They rushed the wall and with the Lorien elves, they held off the orcs for several hours.
Both sides had lost many lives, and Legoalas' quiver was empty. He searched and took some arrows from a dead orcs quiver. It sickened him that he had to use an orc arrow, but he need them. He saw an orc rushing the wall with a torch, he shot him twice, but he still made it. Once the fire got to the metal object, the wall of Helm's deep blew. Legolas was blown to the ground behind the wall, and saw many orcs rushing into the hole.
'If only i had killed that orc! I could've-'
As Legolas was staggering to his feet an orc rushed upon him. He smashed legolas in the face, and raised his scimitar, just as he was lower it, he was killed by a dagger to the throat. Legolas looked up with surprise; it was lessien who had saved him!
'She's still alive! Thank the light!'
She ran to him and helped him to his feet.
"Be careful my dear Legolas. I do not want to come out of this fight alone!" she said.
He had to start using his daggers, because there was no more arrows around, but the orcs were to many. He killed many around him and was still fighting them off. He noticed that there were many slain she-elves, and was very sad for them.
"To the keep!" yelled Aragorn.
When Legolas reached the keep, he noticed that there were only about twenty night elves that had returned. He did not know that most of them refused to retreat and stayed to fight. One of them was Lessien. The Lorien elves were outside, holding off the orcs on the sides. Legolas twinged with sickness thinking that Lessien had been killed.
' I have to stop thinking or i will die as well.'
Just then the uruks burst through the doors to the keep. The men started fighting them off and were able to block the doors with tables, but could not hold them off much longer. The remaining night elves followed Aragorn and Gimli out the side door. They all jumped on to the ramp leading to the keep and held off many orcs.
Aragorn, Gimli and the night elves returned to the keep. All seemed lost, when Legolas reminded Aragorn of Gandalf's words.
"It is almost dawn!" exclaimed Gimli.
Aragorn convinced Theoden to ride out and meet them. The remaining night elves rode out with them, and fought with all of their remaining strength. They looked to the east and could see Gandalf, he appeared to be alone at first, but then a whole army of the Rohirrim rode up behind him. Together, with the elves they drove off the army of Uruk-hai, and claimed victory.
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The men were gathering all the orc bodies to be burned. Legolas did not expect that Lessien had survived, because he had only seen about twenty night elves in the keep that night. He was surprised though, he did not see that many bodies of night elves.
'What could have happened to them if they are not dead?'
As he looked up he saw the answere to his question: it looked like almost five hundred of the night elves were walking up the hill to helm's deep.
'They did not die! Then why did they leave?!'
Lessien approached legolas. "Legolas! you survived the night!" She could tell that Legolas wanted an answer, so she did not wait for him to greet her. "We did not return to the keep last night. We stayed and fought. When the Rohirrim drove off the army, we pursued them and destroyed what was left of them."
Legolas felt bad for questioning her. He felt that he should have known that she would not have pulled out.
They had lost over half of their army in the battle. All that had shown up to Helm's deep was what was left of the night elves. The elves had stayed in their home, and were preparing to leave middle-earth. Lessien feared to tell Legolas this. As she was remembering this, it came apparent on her face that there was something wrong.
"What is it Lessien?"
She told Legolas of thier losses. He did not know that there were so few of her people left in middle-earth. He knew that there was more and he feared what she would say to him next.
When you see this 'enter text here' that is Legolas thinking.
The sun will set on the night elves ch. 3
Theoden was very surprised to see that the elves were willing to fight next to men once more. He almost felt bad for them; he knew that many of them would die.
The men were very greatful for the night elves army, but were a bit worried that they could not hold their own. They didn't think that an army of she- elves could do much. Still, the she-elves gave them a thousand more soldiers and they could use every bit of help.
Legolas chose to stand with the Lorien army because he would put his expert archery to use. The night elves were also expert archers, but stood behind the Lorien elves ready to fight if any Uruks came up the wall. He was very worried about Lessien, but knew that she had fought in more wars than he, and probably had better chances of getting out alive than he did.
Together, the elves and men stood watching the army of uruk-hai stomp up the hill. In the dark it only looked like a large black mass floating along the grass, except for the torches. As they stood, it started to rain, and they could hear the water hitting their armor. It was a sound that none of them wanted to hear again, and the memory of it would haunt them for the rest of their days.
When the Uruks halted, they started stomping and yelling. The noise was so great that it shook the walls of Helm's deep.
"Prepare to fire!" yelled Aragorn.
The elves raised their arrows, and the first group of she-elves raised their cross bows.
"Arrows up!" hollared Gamling.
The men readied their bows. They stood there and the noise seemed to grow in thier ears; it was almost disorienting. In the rain one of the men slipped and fired, killing an orc. It seemed to insult the uruks, as if they hadn't expected to suffer any casualties. The uruks started to rush the wall, firing arrows.
"Fire!" yelled Aragorn.
The elves let their arrows fly. The air was full of arrows, all of them being fatal shots. The men fired as well, killing many. The orcs fired anchors and began raising up ladders. Hundreds of Uruks began scaling the ladders ready to kill any in their path.
'They look like disgusting insects! If they weren't so evil, I might consider pitying them.' thought legolas.
"Prepare for war!" warned Lessien. She turned to her army and at once they unsheethed thier swords and readied their axes. The night elves were experts with the sword and axe, but were also deadly in hand-to-hand combat. They rushed the wall and with the Lorien elves, they held off the orcs for several hours.
Both sides had lost many lives, and Legoalas' quiver was empty. He searched and took some arrows from a dead orcs quiver. It sickened him that he had to use an orc arrow, but he need them. He saw an orc rushing the wall with a torch, he shot him twice, but he still made it. Once the fire got to the metal object, the wall of Helm's deep blew. Legolas was blown to the ground behind the wall, and saw many orcs rushing into the hole.
'If only i had killed that orc! I could've-'
As Legolas was staggering to his feet an orc rushed upon him. He smashed legolas in the face, and raised his scimitar, just as he was lower it, he was killed by a dagger to the throat. Legolas looked up with surprise; it was lessien who had saved him!
'She's still alive! Thank the light!'
She ran to him and helped him to his feet.
"Be careful my dear Legolas. I do not want to come out of this fight alone!" she said.
He had to start using his daggers, because there was no more arrows around, but the orcs were to many. He killed many around him and was still fighting them off. He noticed that there were many slain she-elves, and was very sad for them.
"To the keep!" yelled Aragorn.
When Legolas reached the keep, he noticed that there were only about twenty night elves that had returned. He did not know that most of them refused to retreat and stayed to fight. One of them was Lessien. The Lorien elves were outside, holding off the orcs on the sides. Legolas twinged with sickness thinking that Lessien had been killed.
' I have to stop thinking or i will die as well.'
Just then the uruks burst through the doors to the keep. The men started fighting them off and were able to block the doors with tables, but could not hold them off much longer. The remaining night elves followed Aragorn and Gimli out the side door. They all jumped on to the ramp leading to the keep and held off many orcs.
Aragorn, Gimli and the night elves returned to the keep. All seemed lost, when Legolas reminded Aragorn of Gandalf's words.
"It is almost dawn!" exclaimed Gimli.
Aragorn convinced Theoden to ride out and meet them. The remaining night elves rode out with them, and fought with all of their remaining strength. They looked to the east and could see Gandalf, he appeared to be alone at first, but then a whole army of the Rohirrim rode up behind him. Together, with the elves they drove off the army of Uruk-hai, and claimed victory.
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The men were gathering all the orc bodies to be burned. Legolas did not expect that Lessien had survived, because he had only seen about twenty night elves in the keep that night. He was surprised though, he did not see that many bodies of night elves.
'What could have happened to them if they are not dead?'
As he looked up he saw the answere to his question: it looked like almost five hundred of the night elves were walking up the hill to helm's deep.
'They did not die! Then why did they leave?!'
Lessien approached legolas. "Legolas! you survived the night!" She could tell that Legolas wanted an answer, so she did not wait for him to greet her. "We did not return to the keep last night. We stayed and fought. When the Rohirrim drove off the army, we pursued them and destroyed what was left of them."
Legolas felt bad for questioning her. He felt that he should have known that she would not have pulled out.
They had lost over half of their army in the battle. All that had shown up to Helm's deep was what was left of the night elves. The elves had stayed in their home, and were preparing to leave middle-earth. Lessien feared to tell Legolas this. As she was remembering this, it came apparent on her face that there was something wrong.
"What is it Lessien?"
She told Legolas of thier losses. He did not know that there were so few of her people left in middle-earth. He knew that there was more and he feared what she would say to him next.