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Power in the Shadows

(This one has nothing to do with my other Legolas FanFictions)

Type: Legolas Fic

Rating: R (Graphic war scenes; Inhumane Punishments)

Copyright: I don't own most of this.

Archive: I would be honored :)

Summary: AU-NO RING- Men and Elves in a battle for power, but there is an evil that manipulates the war in the shadows. Can Men and Elves stop the ultimate source of power? Or will the war destory them all?
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Chapter 9
Goodbye To You

Legolas walked quickly to the edge of the forest, walking down flights of stairs and ladders to reach the bottom. It was there that Legolas found the quiver full of arrows and bow that was offered to him earlier. Aduialaha must have dropped them on the ground on his way.

Legolas grabbed them and adjusted the quiver on his back. It was then that he was ready to enter the realm of war.

He saw hundreds elf archers shooting arrows from the trees at the enemy. It wouldn't be long until the enemy managed to get into the forest though. Legolas grabbed an arrow from his quiver and aimed from the ground at approaching men. He saw the closest one and shot, hitting the man in the chest.

Legolas had practiced archery ever since he could remember. It was something like a tradition to the wood elves. And since Legolas had nothing to do in his long days, he would practice. Almost three thousand years of experience is what Legolas had, so he was of course very skilled.

Legolas saw a few elf warriors with swords on the ground fending men off. One of the men he instantly recognized because he was not wearing the Lothlorien armor. It was Aduialaha.

Legolas ran further ahead until he was very close to Aduialaha. This was his chance.

Aduialaha was busying himself with a warrior. Both of them were equally matched and blocked each other's blows. Legolas readied an arrow and aimed carefully at the warrior and shot the arrow. It hit him in the leg. He grabbed his leg in pain and Aduialaha gave him a fatal blow with his sword.

Aduialaha turned to see who had helped him, and anger struck his eyes when he saw.

"I thought I told you to stay in Caras Galadhon!" Aduialaha yelled.

"You should be thankful, brother," Legolas told him, shooting a nearby warrior in the stomach with his bow.

"Why do you fight?" Aduialaha asked, blocking the attack of an enemy.

"I will kill as many of these bastards as I can," Legolas growled. "To avenge the fallen back at Emyn Muil."

"Go back!" Aduialaha told Legolas, killing another warrior.

Legolas dropped his guard and yelled it his brother. "You are not my father! You have no right to tell me what to do!"

Aduialaha was about to reply when he saw something and ran to Legolas' protection.

"Legolas!" He screamed, jumping at Legolas and pushing him down to the ground.

As soon as Aduialaha managed to push him down, an arrow struck him that was aimed for Legolas. It pierced through his armor and through his heart.

Legolas rose from his position on the ground and saw his brother dying on the ground. Legolas crawled forward and scooped his brother up in his arms, but the arrow in his heart showed that it was to late.

"Brother!" Legolas yelled.

Aduialaha looked up at Legolas with dying eyes. His blonde hair had come out from behind his ears and covered his face. Legolas brushed the stray hair away, and saw Aduialaha smile...

'Why would he smile when he is dying?' Legolas thought to himself. 'It's my entire fault that he is going to die!"

Aduialaha slowly reached a hand up and wiped a tear from Legolas' cheek.

"Don't cry," he said. "It is my time to go now."

"No!" Legolas cried. "You can't leave me! You are all that I've ever had these last few days!"

Aduialaha just smiled and dropped his hand from Legolas' cheek. He seemed to examine Legolas' face thoroughly. Like he was looking at someone else. Legolas was confused... why was he acting like this? He then gave a chuckle and a pair of tears came streaming down has face.

"What is it?" Legolas asked. "What do you see?"

"Legolas," he said weakly, and the look of hapiness in his eyes let Legolas know that he would pass soon.

But the next thing his brother said tore his heart and left a scar for all eternity. The most beautiful... yet tear jerking thing anyone has every told Legolas in his three thousand years of life...

"You look so much like our mother..."

With that said, Aduialaha's eyes closed and his head fell limp in Legolas' arms. Aduialaha lay on the ground ...dead...

Legolas lowered his head and cried over his brothers dead body... his only family... his only friend...

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Of all the things I believe in,
I just want to get it over with,
Tears form behind my eyes but I do not cry,
Counting the days that pass me by...

I've been searching deep down in my soul,
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old,
It feels like I'm starting all over again,
The last three years were just pretend.

And I said,
Goodbye to you,
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew,
You are the one I loved,
The one thing that I tried to hold on to...

*Michelle Branch - Goodbye to You*

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