p Chapter II

p The Hero and the Villain

p I've finally decided that this fanfic will take place at the beginning of the war against the Heartsnatchers, that is Sailor Moon S for those of us who are not familiar with the show, so here's Chapter II, I hope you like it.

p Location: Forest along the Gondor/Rohan Border

p "This ring," the Ranger said to himself, as he fingered the ring on his finger, "To me it is both a gift and a curse." p The Ring this ranger wore on his finger was no ordinary ring, though it looked plan enough, it was a silver band, with a bright red ruby in the center. But this ring was bore a name, and a curse. It was known in the language of Men as the Ring of Fire, but in the language of the Elves it was known as Narya, or the Red Ring, for this was one of the Three Rings, forged by the Elves in the days before the First War of the Ring. p The person who bore this Ring, though, was not an Elf, but a Mortal Man, a Ranger of Gondor, a drifter, and a man who was forced to be alone. He looked the part of a Ranger, his clothes were weather beaten, and his black cloak was torn. His face by now had grown a few whiskers, his hair was dark brown, and tangled. But he had one of the most noble of heritages, for he was Rhone Halfelven, son of Aragorn and Arwen, King and Queen of Gondor. But he also bore a curse, for when he was born, as a present Gandalf the White presented him with the Ring of Fire, but what Gandalf didn't know was that the One Ring survived, and this boy had an even greater destiny then being just King of Gondor. p It was said that he was whisked away in the evening and given the name Rhone, which in the language of the Elves means "One who will unite." p Rhone climbed down from his dark brown horse, and leaned against a large tree. His hand fell to his sword, the very sword the father he never knew carried into battle during the War of the Ring. Yet little did he know of the evil would face.

p Location: Ruins of Isengard

p X1, Lord of Mordor, rode up to the fallen gates of Isengard. Once this mighty fortress had been home to the greatest of Wizards, the Istari, but now it was the ruins of war. The once mighty tower of Orthac was broken in half, with the top portion lying amid the rubble that was once Saruman's study. The once lush forests that covered Isengards' fields were now nothing more then a vacant dead lot. The mines, where the Urak-hai were bread, during the War of the Ring, were cold and empty. p "Once," X1 said, to his horde, "This was the sight of the greatest of all the Dark Wizards of Mordor. It is said that what the master sent us here for is hidden in that pit," He pointed to the old mines, with his steel hand, and with his flesh hand gave the signal for his horde to enter the mines, to find what it was that Sauron had sent them to this ruin for. p It was said that in the days before the War of the Ring, Saurman had begun work on a gate way between Middle-earth and another world, the very world where the One Ring now laid dormant, and X1 was searching for this gateway. p Well there you have it, I hope to get some more reviews, and I promise that the next chapter I'll get into a little more of the Sailor Moon stuff.