Chapter 5
Legolas nimbly jumped onto a beam. Sauron swirled round to follow him, his black cape flying around his body. The Elf leaped towards the door, he had to get Sauron outside. As he was in mid – leap, he felt a wave of energy strike his chest and he hit the far wall of the tower with a thud. He crumpled to the ground and Sauron advanced towards him. Legolas shot between Sauron's legs and tore the mask off of the Dark Lord's face. He froze as he saw what lay beneath. Confusion and terror swept through him.
"Elrond?" he asked incredulously. A smirk spread across the Elven lord's face, adding to the creases that Frodo had once found comforting. Elrond took advantage of Legolas' confusion and struck his face, the long claws leaving evil scars behind. As Legolas slid across the floor, he picked himself up and pushed the door open. He ran out into the sun and vomited. Once he had got his breath back, Legolas knew what he must do. He could do this. He placed a barrier in his mind between everything that he once knew about the light, and the dark side. He had chosen his path, and must follow it to the end.
He must kill Elrond.
He took out the ring and put it on his finger. All at once, his eyesight became sharper (if that's possible for an elf), and he could sense a strange aura around himself. A whistling sound rang through his ears and he turned towards the source. Elrond stood there, a blue mist flowing from his fingertips. The prince jumped to run around the elder elf but found to his surprise that he was suspended in the air. He slowly floated down to the ground, a green mist now spiralling towards Elrond. The Lord of Rivendell (or was it Mordor?) spun a blue flame to burn the green mist and both withered and disappeared. A snarl appeared on Elrond's face. He clearly expected himself to win. Legolas flashed back to the council of Elrond. Why had he told them that they must not use it? Why had he told them that they must go to Mordor and destroy the ring? Was it so that he knew where the ring would be or was it something else? Maybe he wasn't evil then, maybe he had just killed Sauron himself and taken over Barad – Dur.
Legolas decided that he needed to stall so he voiced his questions.
"Why did you tell us to destroy the ring? Were you evil then? Please tell me you didn't send us all out in the knowledge that we would all die!"
Elrond's calm composure faltered as he listened to the Prince who had once been a creature of light.
"I was always evil. I knew that you would be tempted more than the others. Your father knew that too…before I killed him." Elrond smiled and threw a flame at Legolas. The prince flew into the air and a bolt of lightening shot Elrond's direction. Elrond gracefully soared into the flaming sky, drawing its power into him. Clouds rushed about like bees in a hailstorm, changing direction seemingly on a whim. Legolas watched as thick wisps of black swirled past him. He could feel himself changing, his silky blond hair became black and his eyes swirled red, like blood. He felt his smooth skin harden and the power built within him, a giant serpent, feeding off every pang of jealousy, fear, doubt, regret and hate that he had ever experienced, waiting for a chance to release itself. Now was that chance. Legolas turned his thoughts back to the fight. His mind sent a thought to Elrond. //I have power now. Do you really think you can defeat me?\\ Elrond sniggered.
//I don't need to think, your powers are new and you do not know how to use them yet. Nothing can compare to my powers. I want my son – in- law to witness your death.\\ Legolas inwardly smiled. Elrond couldn't be that powerful if he did not yet know that Aragorn was dead. Well, he wasn't going to tell him. //What can destroy a dark Lord?\\ He asked himself, careful not to let Elrond hear it. //I have tried everything I can with my new powers and he just seems to wave his hand and return them at twice the strength.\\ Legolas then had an idea. Maybe he wasn't meant to use his powers. If he hadn't have found the ring then he would be fighting with his bare hands right now. It then occurred to him that if Elrond could turn away magic, arrows certainly weren't going to help him. He tried to think of what weaknesses Elrond had had when he had met him at Rivendell. He definitely hadn't liked the shows of affection Arwen had given to Aragorn. Come to think of it, he hadn't liked any shows of affection. Legolas turned back around to face Elrond, tears falling from his blood-red eyes.
"Please don't kill me. I'll give you the ring, I'll serve you as an orc just please don't kill me. My mother and brothers, my kingdom, please don't hurt me." He pleaded with Elrond and he saw the Lord bristle as tears dropped from the prince's eyes.
"And if I don't you would have to be my most loyal servant. In fact, your first task would be to kill Aragorn. Are you willing to do that?" Elrond looked at Legolas expecting no answer. Instead, Legolas replied immediately.
"He's already dead, I took care of that." He said heartlessly. Elrond recoiled in shock. He had always thought that Aragorn and Legolas had got on extremely well.
"You are more evil than I thought." He said.
"What, you didn't see it in your 'magical' eye?" he sneered. That was it. Elrond wasn't going to take any more of this. He lunged, but Legolas was ready. He cut into Elrond's flesh, and saw the red liquid flow, his grip on the dagger was slipping from the blood. He turned away, but Elrond wasn't dead yet. The elven lord rose up behind Legolas as he turned away. Legolas heard a rush of wind behind him and turned round but was struck down by Elrond. The dark lord struggled towards the Prince, towering over him, but Legolas was not fearful. He drew Elrond's sword from it's scabbard, and using the power of the ring, he generated a force so powerful, that a white lightening bolt shot from the sword and Elrond screamed in pain, and was torn apart, leaving Legolas holding a smoking sword in his new palace of Barad-Dur.
A/N OK, this story is almost at an end, but before we write the final chapter telling you what the 'Light Within' is about, we MUST have some more reviews! So PLEASE review!!
Legolas nimbly jumped onto a beam. Sauron swirled round to follow him, his black cape flying around his body. The Elf leaped towards the door, he had to get Sauron outside. As he was in mid – leap, he felt a wave of energy strike his chest and he hit the far wall of the tower with a thud. He crumpled to the ground and Sauron advanced towards him. Legolas shot between Sauron's legs and tore the mask off of the Dark Lord's face. He froze as he saw what lay beneath. Confusion and terror swept through him.
"Elrond?" he asked incredulously. A smirk spread across the Elven lord's face, adding to the creases that Frodo had once found comforting. Elrond took advantage of Legolas' confusion and struck his face, the long claws leaving evil scars behind. As Legolas slid across the floor, he picked himself up and pushed the door open. He ran out into the sun and vomited. Once he had got his breath back, Legolas knew what he must do. He could do this. He placed a barrier in his mind between everything that he once knew about the light, and the dark side. He had chosen his path, and must follow it to the end.
He must kill Elrond.
He took out the ring and put it on his finger. All at once, his eyesight became sharper (if that's possible for an elf), and he could sense a strange aura around himself. A whistling sound rang through his ears and he turned towards the source. Elrond stood there, a blue mist flowing from his fingertips. The prince jumped to run around the elder elf but found to his surprise that he was suspended in the air. He slowly floated down to the ground, a green mist now spiralling towards Elrond. The Lord of Rivendell (or was it Mordor?) spun a blue flame to burn the green mist and both withered and disappeared. A snarl appeared on Elrond's face. He clearly expected himself to win. Legolas flashed back to the council of Elrond. Why had he told them that they must not use it? Why had he told them that they must go to Mordor and destroy the ring? Was it so that he knew where the ring would be or was it something else? Maybe he wasn't evil then, maybe he had just killed Sauron himself and taken over Barad – Dur.
Legolas decided that he needed to stall so he voiced his questions.
"Why did you tell us to destroy the ring? Were you evil then? Please tell me you didn't send us all out in the knowledge that we would all die!"
Elrond's calm composure faltered as he listened to the Prince who had once been a creature of light.
"I was always evil. I knew that you would be tempted more than the others. Your father knew that too…before I killed him." Elrond smiled and threw a flame at Legolas. The prince flew into the air and a bolt of lightening shot Elrond's direction. Elrond gracefully soared into the flaming sky, drawing its power into him. Clouds rushed about like bees in a hailstorm, changing direction seemingly on a whim. Legolas watched as thick wisps of black swirled past him. He could feel himself changing, his silky blond hair became black and his eyes swirled red, like blood. He felt his smooth skin harden and the power built within him, a giant serpent, feeding off every pang of jealousy, fear, doubt, regret and hate that he had ever experienced, waiting for a chance to release itself. Now was that chance. Legolas turned his thoughts back to the fight. His mind sent a thought to Elrond. //I have power now. Do you really think you can defeat me?\\ Elrond sniggered.
//I don't need to think, your powers are new and you do not know how to use them yet. Nothing can compare to my powers. I want my son – in- law to witness your death.\\ Legolas inwardly smiled. Elrond couldn't be that powerful if he did not yet know that Aragorn was dead. Well, he wasn't going to tell him. //What can destroy a dark Lord?\\ He asked himself, careful not to let Elrond hear it. //I have tried everything I can with my new powers and he just seems to wave his hand and return them at twice the strength.\\ Legolas then had an idea. Maybe he wasn't meant to use his powers. If he hadn't have found the ring then he would be fighting with his bare hands right now. It then occurred to him that if Elrond could turn away magic, arrows certainly weren't going to help him. He tried to think of what weaknesses Elrond had had when he had met him at Rivendell. He definitely hadn't liked the shows of affection Arwen had given to Aragorn. Come to think of it, he hadn't liked any shows of affection. Legolas turned back around to face Elrond, tears falling from his blood-red eyes.
"Please don't kill me. I'll give you the ring, I'll serve you as an orc just please don't kill me. My mother and brothers, my kingdom, please don't hurt me." He pleaded with Elrond and he saw the Lord bristle as tears dropped from the prince's eyes.
"And if I don't you would have to be my most loyal servant. In fact, your first task would be to kill Aragorn. Are you willing to do that?" Elrond looked at Legolas expecting no answer. Instead, Legolas replied immediately.
"He's already dead, I took care of that." He said heartlessly. Elrond recoiled in shock. He had always thought that Aragorn and Legolas had got on extremely well.
"You are more evil than I thought." He said.
"What, you didn't see it in your 'magical' eye?" he sneered. That was it. Elrond wasn't going to take any more of this. He lunged, but Legolas was ready. He cut into Elrond's flesh, and saw the red liquid flow, his grip on the dagger was slipping from the blood. He turned away, but Elrond wasn't dead yet. The elven lord rose up behind Legolas as he turned away. Legolas heard a rush of wind behind him and turned round but was struck down by Elrond. The dark lord struggled towards the Prince, towering over him, but Legolas was not fearful. He drew Elrond's sword from it's scabbard, and using the power of the ring, he generated a force so powerful, that a white lightening bolt shot from the sword and Elrond screamed in pain, and was torn apart, leaving Legolas holding a smoking sword in his new palace of Barad-Dur.
A/N OK, this story is almost at an end, but before we write the final chapter telling you what the 'Light Within' is about, we MUST have some more reviews! So PLEASE review!!