CHAPTER 5
Hope woke in a dark room with black covers. The walls were also black. The carpet was a burgundy. She sat up. She was still in her traveling clothes, but all her wounds had bandages on them. Her back still stung with pain. She stood and walked around the room. She opened a door. It led into a walk in closet, but it was bare. She came upon to large oak doors. She opened one of the doors a crack. There was an orc guarding the door. She quickly but quietly shut the door. There was one more door that she hadn't checked. She opened the door. Inside was a large bathroom and on the other side was one last pair of doors. She walked over to the doors and opened the door silently and slowly. She peeked through a crack. The door led to another room. But she couldn't see anyone in the room. She cautiously opened the door and looked in.
"Arwen!" Hope said happily. Arwen was sitting on the bed facing the other direction. When she heard her name she automatically turned around. When she saw Hope she stood.
"Hope?!" Arwen asked not sure if she could believe her.
"Arwen, I haven't seen you in ages!" Hope said walking over and giving Arwen a hug.
"Hope!" Arwen said returning the hug.
"Why are you here?" Hope asked.
"I was kidnapped by a group of orcs while I was horseback ridding." Arwen explained. "And they brought me here, to Isengard."
"I was also kidnapped." Hope said.
"I wonder." Arwen began, but was interrupted by a knock on the door. The person knocking on the door didn't even wait for an answer. It was Saruman.
"Hello Arwen and Hope." He said casually. He was carrying some clean clothes in his hands. "I have brought you some clean clothes to change into before dinner." He set the outfits on the bed.
"I don't we will be joining you for dinner." Hope said. Saruman glared at her and then cooled down.
"It won't be just you two." He began. "Over 200 girls will be joining you."
"What?" Arwen said a bit confused.
"You thought you were the only ones kidnapped?" He said laughing.
"Oh shut up and get out!" Hope yelled.
"As you wish. But if you don't come to dinner you will starve." He said and slammed the door.
"Well I guess I should get ready." Hope said picking up the clothes.
"Right." Arwen said.
"I will pick you up before I leave." Hope said and went through the door and shut it. She changed quickly, and she looked in the mirror. "As usual. Something revealing." Hope thought to herself. The top was a black tube top that barely covered her breasts. The bottom was a long black skirt with slits going up the front. Hope went back to Arwens' room. Arwen had already dressed and was looking into a mirror.
"Hey, it might be revealing. But they have style." Arwen said turning to Hope.
"Ready to go?" Hope asked.
"I guess." Arwen responded. They opened the door and an orc stepped in front of them.
"We are going to a dinner." Hope said trying to step around him.
"I am supposed to escort there. Those were my orders." The orc growled. He led them down the dark hall. They came to tall dark brown doors. The orc pushed them open. Inside a long table sat with many plates on top of it. All the girls were there. All of them looked at the two girls
"Nice of you to join us LATE." Saruman said. The only chairs left were on either side of Saruman. They reluctantly took their seats. "Now that everyone is here we can begin." Saruman said. Orcs brought out glasses filled with dark purple fluid.
"It smells awful." A girl said.
"It is just wine." Saruman said.
"Sure!" Hope said.
"Stop! It is orcs blood." Arwen screamed. "Don't drink it! It will kill you!" it was too late. 0ver 100 of the girls were drinking. When the poison began to work, the girls dropped their glasses and began to shake violently.
"You are killing them!" Hope exclaimed. She tried to choke him but 2 orcs grabbed her. The girls that had drunk the blood were now lying on the floor, mouth and eyes wide open dead. The rest of the girls were up against the wall watching in terror.
"Very good girls! You have passed the first test." Saruman said. "But from now on if there are anymore outbursts you WILL pay." He looked over at Hope and Arwen. "Now you will go back to your rooms and food will be given to you. Do not were it is clean for you have passed the first test." He explained. The orcs started to drag Hope and Arwen out. "Stop! I need to talk with these two. Start cleaning up the bodies." Saruman said. The orcs dropped the girls and began dragging the dead girls. "Since you two are catching on very fast I shall tell you what you are here for. You are here to become a servant for the Nazguls." Saruman said. Hope shivered even hearing the name.
"Then why kill all those innocent girls?" Hope asked.
"The nine girls chosen must be strong and able to handle the Nazgul aura." Saruman said.
"No one can handle the Nazgul aura." Arwen said.
"The Nazguls will handle that. The dark lord has given them a potion to give to the girls that will make them like them except that the girls will be living. And the features will increase so that when they fight, no man can resist them so they will never lose a fight." Saruman said. "If you tell anyone you will die. Now go back to your rooms."
They walked back to Arwens room.
"This is bad." Arwen said.
"I don't think so; I will be the most beautiful woman in the world." Hope said with a laugh.
"Hope this isn't funny." Arwen said sternly.
"Your right I just couldn't help myself." Hope apologized.
"We need to find a way to spread the news." Arwen said.
"Did you not hear him? He will kill us if we tell." Hope pointed out.
"Yes I know but think the girls deserve to know." Arwen explained.
"He will have to tell him sooner or later." Hope said.
"Well..." Arwen started to say but was cut off because an orc walked in with a tray of food.
"Hello Maladies." He said setting the tray down and leaving.
"Are you hungry?" Hope asked.
"No not really." Arwen said.
"It is not poisoned." A voice said while they were talking. Saruman had slipped in.
"What do you want?" Hope said looking over at him. He seemed to be pale.
"I have someone who wants to see you, or should I say something." His voice shaking a bit. He stepped aside and 3 tall dark figures walked in. Hopes' body went cold. She fell to the ground frozen with fear. The figures walked over to the two frightened girls. One of the Nazguls grabbed Hopes' arm. Hopes arm stung with pain.
"Do not struggle." The Nazgul Hissed. This one looks healthy." The Nazgul said dropping her. She fell to the ground with a thump. She looked at her wrist. It was bruised badly.
"This one is also healthy." Another Nigel said. They left but Saurian stayed looking down at them smiling.
"You girls should consider yourselves lucky." He said.
"Why would you say that?" Hope said standing up and rubbing her wrist.
"Because you have just passed another test." He said.
"You didn't.." Arwen exclaimed.
"I didn't do it the Angels did." He said. In a room there came a shriek and it died almost right when it started. "That's one more marked off the list."
"You murder!" Hope screamed.
"I am not the one killing. It is the Angels." He said smiling. "And plus they are only killing the unhealthy ones."
"I am going to kill you!" Hope said.
"I hope you don't really mean that." He said. Hope tried to grab him but he dodged and went out and shut the door and locked it. "I shall come and get you for breakfast." Saurian said through the door.
"Great, by tomorrow there will only be 50 girls left!" Hope said walking over and sitting on the bed.
"And by the end of tomorrow there will only be 25 girls left." Arwen added. Hope shivered and looked down and her wrist. It was bleeding.
How could it be bleeding? I just checked it a minute ago and it was only bruised." Hope said. Arwen looked down at her own wrist; there was only a red mark.
"It must have handled you very roughly." Arwen said.
"He barely even touched me." Hope objected. Arwen went pale.
"Hope hurry and go and wash off the blood!" Arwen said standing Hope up and rushing her to the bathroom.
"Why it is just a cut?" Hope said Arwen got a washcloth and wiped away the blood.
"Hope you are in big trouble." Arwen said. Her eyes wide.
I kind of figured when my wrist looks like it has some kind of disease." Hope said. Her wrist, where the cut was, was pure black and slowly turned dark blue the further it went out.
"The king of the Nazguls has left his mark on you." Arwen said with worry in her eyes.
"Your land is. very strange. What are nazguls?" Hope said frustrated.
"They are bad that is all you need to know." Arwen said still examining the wrist. "And they obviously know that you are some special kind of elf, so the leader is interested in you and he now can hurt you because he has some of your blood." She added.
"How can he hurt me if he has my blood?" Hoped asked.
"You should already know because you can tell the future." Arwen said.
"I fear I have lost my powers. Right when the Nazgul touched me I felt the powers being drained." Hope said quietly.
"Even your healing powers?" Arwen asked shocked.
"Yes" Hope said.
"Hope you are in definite trouble." Arwen said. "The way he can hurt is now he can see everything you are thinking and put things into your head and even can make you insane. Obviously he has already taken over your powers." Arwen explained.
"Well this is what I need on top of everything else!" Hope exclaimed.
"You better stay with me tonight. We can share the bed." Arwen suggested.
"All right" Hope said. They were too tired to get ready for bed so they got in bed and fell into a deep sleep.
Legolas lay wrapped in his only blanket, rubbing his wrist furiously. It had been irritating him for awhile. He knew it had to because e Hope had gotten hurt. Was she still alive? Would he ever see her again? Yes he would Hope would make it. She had to! Sleep slow crept up on him and finally he fell into an uneasy sleep.
Hope woke in a dark room with black covers. The walls were also black. The carpet was a burgundy. She sat up. She was still in her traveling clothes, but all her wounds had bandages on them. Her back still stung with pain. She stood and walked around the room. She opened a door. It led into a walk in closet, but it was bare. She came upon to large oak doors. She opened one of the doors a crack. There was an orc guarding the door. She quickly but quietly shut the door. There was one more door that she hadn't checked. She opened the door. Inside was a large bathroom and on the other side was one last pair of doors. She walked over to the doors and opened the door silently and slowly. She peeked through a crack. The door led to another room. But she couldn't see anyone in the room. She cautiously opened the door and looked in.
"Arwen!" Hope said happily. Arwen was sitting on the bed facing the other direction. When she heard her name she automatically turned around. When she saw Hope she stood.
"Hope?!" Arwen asked not sure if she could believe her.
"Arwen, I haven't seen you in ages!" Hope said walking over and giving Arwen a hug.
"Hope!" Arwen said returning the hug.
"Why are you here?" Hope asked.
"I was kidnapped by a group of orcs while I was horseback ridding." Arwen explained. "And they brought me here, to Isengard."
"I was also kidnapped." Hope said.
"I wonder." Arwen began, but was interrupted by a knock on the door. The person knocking on the door didn't even wait for an answer. It was Saruman.
"Hello Arwen and Hope." He said casually. He was carrying some clean clothes in his hands. "I have brought you some clean clothes to change into before dinner." He set the outfits on the bed.
"I don't we will be joining you for dinner." Hope said. Saruman glared at her and then cooled down.
"It won't be just you two." He began. "Over 200 girls will be joining you."
"What?" Arwen said a bit confused.
"You thought you were the only ones kidnapped?" He said laughing.
"Oh shut up and get out!" Hope yelled.
"As you wish. But if you don't come to dinner you will starve." He said and slammed the door.
"Well I guess I should get ready." Hope said picking up the clothes.
"Right." Arwen said.
"I will pick you up before I leave." Hope said and went through the door and shut it. She changed quickly, and she looked in the mirror. "As usual. Something revealing." Hope thought to herself. The top was a black tube top that barely covered her breasts. The bottom was a long black skirt with slits going up the front. Hope went back to Arwens' room. Arwen had already dressed and was looking into a mirror.
"Hey, it might be revealing. But they have style." Arwen said turning to Hope.
"Ready to go?" Hope asked.
"I guess." Arwen responded. They opened the door and an orc stepped in front of them.
"We are going to a dinner." Hope said trying to step around him.
"I am supposed to escort there. Those were my orders." The orc growled. He led them down the dark hall. They came to tall dark brown doors. The orc pushed them open. Inside a long table sat with many plates on top of it. All the girls were there. All of them looked at the two girls
"Nice of you to join us LATE." Saruman said. The only chairs left were on either side of Saruman. They reluctantly took their seats. "Now that everyone is here we can begin." Saruman said. Orcs brought out glasses filled with dark purple fluid.
"It smells awful." A girl said.
"It is just wine." Saruman said.
"Sure!" Hope said.
"Stop! It is orcs blood." Arwen screamed. "Don't drink it! It will kill you!" it was too late. 0ver 100 of the girls were drinking. When the poison began to work, the girls dropped their glasses and began to shake violently.
"You are killing them!" Hope exclaimed. She tried to choke him but 2 orcs grabbed her. The girls that had drunk the blood were now lying on the floor, mouth and eyes wide open dead. The rest of the girls were up against the wall watching in terror.
"Very good girls! You have passed the first test." Saruman said. "But from now on if there are anymore outbursts you WILL pay." He looked over at Hope and Arwen. "Now you will go back to your rooms and food will be given to you. Do not were it is clean for you have passed the first test." He explained. The orcs started to drag Hope and Arwen out. "Stop! I need to talk with these two. Start cleaning up the bodies." Saruman said. The orcs dropped the girls and began dragging the dead girls. "Since you two are catching on very fast I shall tell you what you are here for. You are here to become a servant for the Nazguls." Saruman said. Hope shivered even hearing the name.
"Then why kill all those innocent girls?" Hope asked.
"The nine girls chosen must be strong and able to handle the Nazgul aura." Saruman said.
"No one can handle the Nazgul aura." Arwen said.
"The Nazguls will handle that. The dark lord has given them a potion to give to the girls that will make them like them except that the girls will be living. And the features will increase so that when they fight, no man can resist them so they will never lose a fight." Saruman said. "If you tell anyone you will die. Now go back to your rooms."
They walked back to Arwens room.
"This is bad." Arwen said.
"I don't think so; I will be the most beautiful woman in the world." Hope said with a laugh.
"Hope this isn't funny." Arwen said sternly.
"Your right I just couldn't help myself." Hope apologized.
"We need to find a way to spread the news." Arwen said.
"Did you not hear him? He will kill us if we tell." Hope pointed out.
"Yes I know but think the girls deserve to know." Arwen explained.
"He will have to tell him sooner or later." Hope said.
"Well..." Arwen started to say but was cut off because an orc walked in with a tray of food.
"Hello Maladies." He said setting the tray down and leaving.
"Are you hungry?" Hope asked.
"No not really." Arwen said.
"It is not poisoned." A voice said while they were talking. Saruman had slipped in.
"What do you want?" Hope said looking over at him. He seemed to be pale.
"I have someone who wants to see you, or should I say something." His voice shaking a bit. He stepped aside and 3 tall dark figures walked in. Hopes' body went cold. She fell to the ground frozen with fear. The figures walked over to the two frightened girls. One of the Nazguls grabbed Hopes' arm. Hopes arm stung with pain.
"Do not struggle." The Nazgul Hissed. This one looks healthy." The Nazgul said dropping her. She fell to the ground with a thump. She looked at her wrist. It was bruised badly.
"This one is also healthy." Another Nigel said. They left but Saurian stayed looking down at them smiling.
"You girls should consider yourselves lucky." He said.
"Why would you say that?" Hope said standing up and rubbing her wrist.
"Because you have just passed another test." He said.
"You didn't.." Arwen exclaimed.
"I didn't do it the Angels did." He said. In a room there came a shriek and it died almost right when it started. "That's one more marked off the list."
"You murder!" Hope screamed.
"I am not the one killing. It is the Angels." He said smiling. "And plus they are only killing the unhealthy ones."
"I am going to kill you!" Hope said.
"I hope you don't really mean that." He said. Hope tried to grab him but he dodged and went out and shut the door and locked it. "I shall come and get you for breakfast." Saurian said through the door.
"Great, by tomorrow there will only be 50 girls left!" Hope said walking over and sitting on the bed.
"And by the end of tomorrow there will only be 25 girls left." Arwen added. Hope shivered and looked down and her wrist. It was bleeding.
How could it be bleeding? I just checked it a minute ago and it was only bruised." Hope said. Arwen looked down at her own wrist; there was only a red mark.
"It must have handled you very roughly." Arwen said.
"He barely even touched me." Hope objected. Arwen went pale.
"Hope hurry and go and wash off the blood!" Arwen said standing Hope up and rushing her to the bathroom.
"Why it is just a cut?" Hope said Arwen got a washcloth and wiped away the blood.
"Hope you are in big trouble." Arwen said. Her eyes wide.
I kind of figured when my wrist looks like it has some kind of disease." Hope said. Her wrist, where the cut was, was pure black and slowly turned dark blue the further it went out.
"The king of the Nazguls has left his mark on you." Arwen said with worry in her eyes.
"Your land is. very strange. What are nazguls?" Hope said frustrated.
"They are bad that is all you need to know." Arwen said still examining the wrist. "And they obviously know that you are some special kind of elf, so the leader is interested in you and he now can hurt you because he has some of your blood." She added.
"How can he hurt me if he has my blood?" Hoped asked.
"You should already know because you can tell the future." Arwen said.
"I fear I have lost my powers. Right when the Nazgul touched me I felt the powers being drained." Hope said quietly.
"Even your healing powers?" Arwen asked shocked.
"Yes" Hope said.
"Hope you are in definite trouble." Arwen said. "The way he can hurt is now he can see everything you are thinking and put things into your head and even can make you insane. Obviously he has already taken over your powers." Arwen explained.
"Well this is what I need on top of everything else!" Hope exclaimed.
"You better stay with me tonight. We can share the bed." Arwen suggested.
"All right" Hope said. They were too tired to get ready for bed so they got in bed and fell into a deep sleep.
Legolas lay wrapped in his only blanket, rubbing his wrist furiously. It had been irritating him for awhile. He knew it had to because e Hope had gotten hurt. Was she still alive? Would he ever see her again? Yes he would Hope would make it. She had to! Sleep slow crept up on him and finally he fell into an uneasy sleep.