By: SilverRose82
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Kawaiibaka :
That'll get explained more in the chapters to come. But basically, she can't be the one to destroy the ring, because Destiny and Fate knew she would when she found out who the ring bearer would be. It would be a mental death, she wouldn't remember anything but being Cosmos. The going towards Pippin and Merry..... oops. Well don't worry in the next few chapters it'll be a lot more of her with Frodo and Sam.
BenRG :
I did cut a lot of parts out of that chapter, because it became a little to monotonous to me. Also with the fact that I really wasn't paying attention during that time. I may at some point re-edit. I like that movie... never really looked at it that way. I just basically see it as she can't do everything, I'm trying to stay away from the dreaded Mary Sue. I'm working on the battles now, taking a lot of time replaying what I've seen over in my head and hunting down all the pics I can to make it work.
Lilaclight
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Almost forgot to answer reviews…. I saw TTT on the 24th. I now know what my friend found to be humorous. I still think it's dumb to make him the comic relief, but a lot of people were laughing. Not everything in TTT will make appearance in the upcoming chapters. Because from what I know about the book I'm going to stay close to that as well as the movie.
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As the company entered Lothlórien, Ren could only shutter as she felt the power of the Lady of the Woods. As they followed Aragorn, Ren placed her hand of Frodo's shoulder while Gimli spoke to the hobbits about the Elven Witch that live within these woods. Frodo stop at the sudden appearance of a voice not his own within his head. Feeling out the power that was talking to Frodo she felt the power of Nenya flare. She heard Galadriel tell Frodo of the evil he was bring closer to the city of Lórien.
Angered at Galadriel's attempts and easy ways to break Frodo's already damaged spirit she snapped the connection Galadriel had with Frodo. Pulling at the telepathic line Galadriel had she warned her of the pain she would inflict if she spoke evil of anyone within the fellowship. She allowed a grin before pulling in a threat that would keep the Lady of the Golden Woods at bay.
"Speak of the evil he carries and all will know of your mother, Moriquende. Daughter of Death. How would the elves of Middle Earth take that the Lady of Light is the daughter of Darkness and Death? Do not think that I do not know that you are shamed to be her daughter, I am umbar, I am Cosmos. Nothing can be denied to me but the wishes I want more in the universe." Ren whispered to Galadriel, she could feel the shock the other woman felt at her words. Breaking her hold on the other woman she sighed at the appearance of Lothlórien elves.
"The dwarf breathes so loudly we could have shot him in the dark." Haldir spoke as the warriors of Lórien surrounded the company, Ren was glaring at him with a velocity that started him. Her eyes void of emotions as she held her head high.
"Haldir of Lórien. We have come for help. We need your protection." Aragorn told the archer as elven arrows started to lower. Ren who had called the stone sword of Artemis to her hand was doing anything but withdrawing, her threats and nature to protect were strong. Staring at the elves around her she didn't even move her head to look at them, her eyes moved to the side to glance at them before turning to listen to Aragorn and Haldir.
"Aragorn, these woods are perilous! We should go back!" Gimli cried out as he glared at the elves that surrounded him.
"You have entered the realm of the Lady of the Wood. You cannot go back." Haldir told them as he lead them to a talan for the night. Later than night an argument started between Aragorn and Haldir after the older elf told Frodo that he brought great danger into Lothlórien.
Ren stared at Haldir silently for awhile, before calling forth a small silver compact into her right hand. A single full bloom rose was carved on the front, running her fingers over the rose she opened the compact slowly with her thumb. A piece of white velvet covered the lower half on the compact from view. Her fingers curved around the low half while gazing into the mirror like surface, a finger placed over the rose ready to snap the lid shut at a moments notice.
Haldir turned away, he knew of this mirror having heard stories of it from his lady. The part kept covered was the past, the one she gazed into was the future. Turning back to face the silver woman, her eyes were dull, saddened as she turned to stare up at him from her seated position against a tree branch. Haldir nodded as he closed his eyes for a moment before turning to look at Aragorn.
"You will follow me." Haldir told the group glancing at the fellowship. Turning to Legolas he nodded towards the elven prince in respect before leaving the talan to guard. "For now you rest. Legolas, you will answer and speak for them."
"I will not be going with you tomorrow." Ren told the hobbits as she past by them on her way to a different side of the talan. She gave them a quick smile that reassured them a great deal before in a flash of red she vanished, Legolas bent down to pick up the crystalline rose that was left behind. Spinning it around in his hand he studied the petals that glowed with their own light. The rose appeared to be winking at him when the light of the moon filtered through the branches as he sat down, he was memorized by the simplicity that the simple blossom showed.
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Standing on the mountain peak, wind and snow rushing past as her flaxen hair flew in a fury about her, whipping around her body like a curtain of pale silk. Behind her standing proudly, with the early morning sun behind them, were the three eagle lords. Their copper hued feathers shone against the backdrop of white crystal and the early morning rainbow created with the rising of the sun. Looking down at the lands before them they could only watch in silence of the destruction taking place below. The once beautiful green forest had been turned into nothing but muddy land, deep gorges with rancid black smoke billowing out from the ground surrounded Orthanc. The black tower stood tall against the dead look of the valley it was surrounded by, a black beacon in a sea of corruption.
"The time in which the Ents will break is nearing." Thorondor told her as he lowered his great head so he could look at her. Her face reflected in his onyx eyes as she turned to look at him, nodding the oldest eagle lord ruffled his feathers up before jumping into the air with a great flap of his wings. The downdraft flushed the mountain top of snow as Ren continued to stare at Orthanc. The two remaining eagle lords looked into the sky before Gwaihir walked over to Ren, his brother, Landroval waiting behind him as he continued to search the skies for any of Saruman's spies.
"We will be awaiting your command, Cosmos, Lady Serenity." Gwaihir told him as she patted his golden beak with her hand. Silent understanding past between the three as they turned to look at the area around Orthanc that had once been home to old and beautiful trees that was now bare only stumps and roots remained of the proud forest.
"I understand, Windlord. You and Landroval know what needs to be done. Thorondor heads back to the Undying Lands as we speak." Ren told him with a nod of her head, the two brothers looked at each other before taking off into the air the gusts made by their wings lifted the last of the snow that their father had unsettled from the mountain top. With a piercing cry the two brothers split up, Landroval heading towards Rohan while Gwaihir headed towards Zirakzigil.
She continued to stand on the rocky peak, staring at Orthanc before turning away from the columns of smoke and the laughter of goblins and orcs as they worked in the fiery chasms. Walking up to the very peak of the mountain, the snow that had been sifted off by the powerful wings of the eagles slowly slid back into place allowing for no one to know that someone had been there. Looking towards Lothlórien she shook her head before disappearing in a shimmer of light, nothing left to show that she had once stood a top the tallest mountain overlooking Isengard.
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"Why did you leave?" Frodo asked as Ren appeared in the cave the fellowship had taken to stay in for the night. It had been about a week since they had last seen her. Her hair was slowly turning golden and her eyes were taking on a blue tinge, she turned to look at Frodo before sighing.
"You know I can not stand Arwen, Celebrian, or Galadriel." Ren told him, her eyes taking on a darker tone as she remembered everything she had done while they had traveled, she glanced out the cave opening watching the distance shore for something she wasn't finding as quickly as she normally would. She felt the familiar spark of pure power that was associated with who she was looking for, so they were close.
"Why?" Frodo asked after watching her zone out into thought for a few minutes. Ren glanced over at him before smiling, her eyes humorous for a moment before turning back to look outside.
"Women with attitudes." Ren shrugged not taking her eyes off the distant river bed. Water rushed past, sometimes logs would float down in the current.
"Explain." Pippin asked as he walked over to join in the conversation, Merry following closely behind his cousin.
"We have big egos." Ren told him with a small grin, however she wasn't whole heartily in the conversation.
"Oh, like Pip." Merry laughed as Pippin looked over at him and stuck his tongue out.
"More like power trips in the ideals of beauty, Master Hobbit." Gimli's gruff laughter could be heard as he pointed his pipe at the hobbits.
"Gimli hold that tongue of yours or your beard will." Ren scolded, though her eyes betrayed her feelings of amusement. Legolas, Aragorn, and Boromir seemed lost at the conversation the group was having. Although, Legolas was starting to get along with the dwarf and Gimli seemed to be warming up to other elves. Both Gimli and the Lady Ren got along greatly, Ren seemed to be the only elf that Gimli would openly admit to liking.
"Is that true?" Boromir asked as he raised an eyebrow, Ren huffed before crossing her arms over her chest.
"First time I have heard it put that way." Ren laughed silently, as she thought about Fëa back at the palace, thinking about why her and the descendants of Galadriel never got along, she sighed. "I thought it was just because our ideals on certain topics were different. I shall have to tell Fëa that one. Power trips on beauty."
"Topics…… Oh those topics." Understanding dawned on Frodo as he realized the one reason why Ren always looked sour when talking about anyone from the line of Galadriel.
"Yes, those topics." Ren nodded as she turned to tossing a small pebble around in her hand. The short answer sparked the elf's interest, the lady always seemed to have answers longer than her hair, he remembered Galadriel telling him while they had been in Lórien.
"What topics, Lady?"
"Vacationing spots?" Ren shrugged as she turned to gaze back across the river. She shot out of the cave quicker than any had seen her and had transported across the river before she could be stopped. Everyone gazed out the cave entrance and saw Ren standing before three white horses, surprising thought's who knew about them in myth, three unicorns soon appeared in the cave, with Ren muttering something about impurities seeing the great horses of the Middle Earth.
"We apologize for not finding you sooner, Lady Serenity. But you understand that if Sauron or Saruman knew of where the unicorns were all would be lost." The voice was soft and calm, like the brook that ran though the forest. However, startled all that did not know of the talking stallion.
"Elios, I understand, it just scared me, not knowing where they were. Not being able to find you. They help keep Middle Earth from falling into darkness forever." Ren told the silvery white stallion, Helios shook his sky blue mane, as he nickered over at the unicorns. "Why are you not in Elysion?"
"I do not know if it is safe." Helios answered as Ren looked down at her pale hands. Glancing back up at the Guardian of Dreams she smiled softly. Placing a hand on his neck she leaned against him, remembering all the times he had helped her and the scouts all those years ago. He still did even though he had no reason to do so anymore.
"Elysion will always be safe, Elios. Nothing evil can ever enter its gates again. I made sure of that when I first became this." She whispered as the stallion nodded his head, the unicorns were standing close to the entrance to the cave, turning to look at Ren, the unicorn stallion, turned golden eyes onto Frodo.
"Death will come to the man of Gondor." The stallion whispered into the minds of Frodo and Ren. Ren only raised her head while running a hand over her throat, already knowing his fate, but Frodo looked shocked as he glanced at the stallion who nodded his head, before he turned his mate out of the cave and along the rocky shore line. Helios gave one last glance at the Fellowship and Lady Ren before following, taking the unicorns back to Elysion.
"Is it true? Is what he says true?" Frodo asked, worry filled his voice, as Ren cast bluing eye on his small form. A sad smile formed on her lips as she stood up and walked past Aragorn and Boromir, who were standing by the entrance, and slipped past them onto the shore line.
"Mr. Frodo, what did who say?" Sam asked as he moved to sit by his friend. Frodo glanced at Sam then at the others in the cavern, Pippin and Merry looked up from their snacking to listen to Frodo.
"The unicorn spoke to you?" Legolas asked quietly, Frodo nodded not trusting his voice. Legolas paused to look at the others, each waiting to see what the elf was going to say. "Then what he said was for you alone to hear."
No one questioned Frodo or Legolas on the subject of the unicorns after that decree. Aragorn remembered reading about the unicorns in a library back in Rivendell. He knew that the two unicorns were the ones with the golden mane and silver, copper tinged mane, the blue manned stallion he wasn't sure of his place in the myths. Impurities had seen the unicorns, what was she speaking of, who was the impurity she whispered about? As Ren appeared back in the cavern minutes later, her eyes seemed troubled at something she wouldn't speak about, the rest of the evening was spent in an uncomfortable silence. Legolas had spent some of his time out in the trees watching for something that both elves seemed to sense.
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"Am I a hindrance to this quest?" Pippin asked as he leaned against Ren that night. Running her hand through his hair, she thought carefully about what to tell the young hobbit. Glancing around the cave room she could hear Boromir and Aragorn arguing, Gimli snoring, Merry mumbling words in his sleep that sounded strangely like mushrooms, and Legolas staring at her also awaiting the answer she would give the hobbit.
"Though, I do not always see eye to eye with my granddaughter and have hindered her use of Nenya, for using it allows Sauron to grow stronger, the words she told you were true. Your time to shine will come Pippin. This is part of your destiny, as it is Frodo's to carry the ring and mine to be Cosmos. I cannot tell you when it will happen, but you will play a part of this dance." Ren told quietly, her elvish accent calming him as she pulled his cloak farther up over his shoulders. Pippin playing with stands of her pale hair was trying to separate them by colour, however, they constantly changed with any movement placed upon them.
"I just feel as though it is my fault that Gandalf died." Pippin murmured as he fell against the soft cloth of Ren's outer jacket. She moved ever so slightly to raise Pippin's head up so she could look him in the eye.
"Pippin, that was meant to happen. Nothing could have been done to prevent it. Gandalf was destined to fall into the heart of Moria." Ren told him silently as she wiped away tears that fell from his eyes with her thumb. The gaze she cast on him was of motherly understanding, Pippin wrapped his arms tighter around her waist as she infolded him within her arms. Looking up at Legolas as she rested her cheek upon Pippin's head, she could see years of pain in the elf who had never known the love of his mother.
Pippin fell into a restless sleep that night while Aragorn and Boromir continued to argue over the ways they were taking to get to Mordor. Ren's left eyebrow didn't stop ticking as she leaned back against the stone wall. Legolas had an amused look upon his face as he watched Ren's visible annoyance. Sighing once more, she rolled her eyes as she tried to block them out. First they had argued about Gollum, then it had turned onto Aragorn's cowardness to go to Gondor, and now it was on the path the fellowship was taking.
"I am glad you find amusement in this." Ren whispered in Legolas' head as she watched his expression turn into one of shock. Grinning at him she glanced down at Pippin once more, he had always had an insecurity around him, she just hoped that this wouldn't be the death of him. Leaning against stone wall she turned to Frodo who was still awake listening to Aragorn and Boromir. Placing a hand on his shoulder, he rolled over to look at her, her eyes were calm as she studied him. Frodo saw the silent invitation and moved to lay against her other side. Aragorn turned hearing the rustling of fabric, Frodo was getting comfortable under Ren's arm before falling into a calmer sleep. Turning to look at Aragorn, she watched his eyes soften before turning back to argue with Boromir, taking a deep breath Ren began to hum softly to herself.
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"Why did the stallion call you Serenity?" Boromir asked as he helped with packing the boats up. Ren glanced at him from her spot on the top of the cave entrance.
"That is my name." She answered, absentmindedly. Boromir nodded as he turned to help the hobbits board the boat. Aragorn was checking to make sure that their stay in the cave would go unnoticed by any who ventured into the cavern.
"Are you going with us Lady Ren or staying here?" Aragorn asked as Frodo and Sam climbed into the boat. Ren closed her eyes for a moment before jumping off of the grey rock and moving towards the shore line.
"I think that I will… travel with you." Ren whispered as she turned to look at them all. Memorizing their faces one last time before allowing Legolas to help her into the boat. Gimli smiled as he talked to Ren about the lands of Lórien, his father, the mines. Legolas had a small smile on his face as he too listened to the dwarf talk about the beauty of Lórien. The one place the Lady Serenity dared not to enter.
"Lady, you spoke of the Lady Galadriel being in descendants of you." Legolas spoke up quietly as Ren glanced over at him from her silent worries of the darkness that followed them. Turning to look at him questionably she sighed, there was no reason to keep anything from him for he was only curious. Biting on the inside of her lips, she turned back to face the woods around the river. Beautiful maples and pines surrounded the waters edge, the water itself went from a topaz nearest to the shore, then to a hazy aqua and finally to a deep sapphire in the middle of the river current.
"When the universe first formed a balance was needed to uphold peace. So two beings were created to carry out those tasks, there was Cosmos and there was Chaos. Cosmos being of total light, love, peace; Chaos being the opposite darkness, corruption, hate. But there needed to be something to keep either side from gaining anymore power, so a middle balance was created from the two. She in essence was their child, Cosmos took to raising her as willed by the universe itself. This child, came to Arda, fell in love with one of the first elves to come to Middle Earth. She bore him only one child, Galadriel. However, while her mother was a Calaquende. She was called Gurtha's Daughter, Morwen, she was a Moriquende. Though to be raised in the way of the light she took the appearance of darkness the opposite of her mother." Ren told them quietly, not wanting everyone to know what she spoke of, a history such as that was normally never gifted to those below the title of guardian. Legolas nodded at what she had told him, while Gimli looked confused at the elvish words he did not understand.
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Elven Words:
Umbar : Fate
Calaquende : Light Elf
Gurtha : Death
Morwen : Daughter of the Darkness
Moriquende : Dark Elf
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