Authors notes: - I hope you enjoy this chapter and please please review!!!
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The riders charged. Their horses' hooves thundered across the ground making it tremble. The creatures screamed in their fury not slowing in the least as the line of horses descended on them. Soon the air was full of the inhuman screeches of the creatures, as they died, the screams of the horses and shouts of the men.
The sky as if it sensed the battle erupted in a fully-fledged thunderstorm. The rain fell soaking all but it was paid little attention. As the water hit the creatures they began to steam, their eyes flashed red with an inner fire and they crackled with energy. This seemed to infuriate them and they fought harder.
Legolas fired arrow after arrow at the creatures and watched satisfied as each creature fell. But for everyone that fell more took its place. His arrow supply was soon exhausted and he withdrew his knives. Dancing in a deadly ballet of death bodies of the creatures soon piled up around him. Looking around when he had a second to spare he took note of how the battle was going. Gimli was fighting back to back with Eomer who had been de - horsed. Many of the Rohan had also lost their horses, which were running panicked through the mêlée. The soldiers had formed small groups trying to protect each other's backs but slowly they were being whittled down.
The elf soon realised that they would need to retreat and to be able to do this they had to have a distraction. Clearing a path out of the main battle Legolas grabbed a nearby horse and quickly mounted. Whirling the horse around to face the battle he closed his eyes and he felt the power that had be granted to him begin to flow through his veins. He was not meant to use it frequently and only in an emergency but this in his opinion was one. Opening his eyes he saw that due to his natural glow increasing to almost blinding levels he had attracted a great deal of attention. Crying an elven battle cry he charged forward. The horse obeyed his every command, turning quickly and not shying away from anything.
After dispatching a host of the enemy he saw that his distraction was indeed working.
"EOMER!" he called over the din of battle, his voice clear. "RETREAT INTO THE TREES"
He turned his attention back to the battle turning his horse just in time to avoid a sword through his thigh.
* Eomer heard the cry and turned to look for the elf. If he hadn't been glowing he doubted he would have seen Legolas. The elf was surrounded by the creatures and more and more were detaching themselves from battling the men of Rohan and going to aid those targeting Legolas.
"NO!"
Legolas growled in frustration as he heard the negative reply. Mortals can be so frustrating. With another furious cry the elf whirled his horse and charged him forward. Quickly moving over to the man.
"Go now. We cannot win. There are a series of caves in the mountains you can lose them there and re-emerge on the other side of Ithilien."
"We do not retreat!"
Legolas again growled but he had not the time to think about arguing the point as the creatures again overwhelmed him. The elf began to grow desperate. They needed to do something fast.
'Help me' he thought desperately.
The creatures pulled him from the horse, which fell under the weight of their mass.
He heard Eomer cry out as he fell "Legolas!"
Hands closed about his throat and he gasped for the breath. Claws scrapped across his skin leaving red bloodly marks. Black spots danced across his eyes.
'No!' he cried within his mind. Then suddenly they were gone. Gasping for breath he got to his feet and looked around for whoever had helped him. There was no one around apart from Gimli, Eomer and a few Rohan warriors. They were looking at him with awe.
"What did you do?" Eomer demanded approaching the elf.
"I don't understand? What do you mean?"
"Those creatures disappeared. You seemed to glow with some kind of energy and they just disappeared." Gimli said and he poked at the elf with his axe.
"Well you seem normal, well what ever is normal for an elf!" Gimli exclaimed.
"We must get to Ithilien!" Legolas said anxiously searching around for a horse.
Eomer looked sadly at Legolas. "We have lost half our number. All of us are injured in some form. We have lost most of the horses. If we even made it to Ithilien we would be no match for whatever forces remain there. We need to wait for reinforcements."
"Wait here then. I will go alone." Legolas snapped. He whistled for a horse and a black horse appeared. Legolas quickly gathered as many of his arrows as he could and then mounted.
"I will come with you." Gimli announced.
"Not this time Gimli. Stay with Eomer. If we have been attacked then I have given orders for a general retreat. They would have retreated to a place guarded by elven magic. You would not be able to enter Gimli and I would not leave you in danger. You all mean so much to me." Legolas said holding the dwarfs gaze until Gimli bowed in defeat.
"Fare well Legolas." Eomer said. Legolas nodded and turned his horse and galloped away.
Eomer turned to the surviving warriors. "We will head for the caves that Legolas mentioned to treat our wounds. Then we will head through them hopefully avoiding more of those creatures." The warriors nodded and walked in the direction of the mountains. Eomer waited for Gimli to follow, the dwarf gazing in the direction Legolas had left. Screeches filled the air announcing the presence of more of the creatures.
"Gimli we must hurry." Eomer announced and the dwarf quickly followed him.
"This will go ill and I fear for Legolas." The dwarf whispered softly and Eomer silently agreed with him.
* The creatures had sighted Legolas and were chasing him. They used the trees and jumped between branches just like the spiders of Mirkwood. Urging his horse faster in elvish he felt the stride increase. They burst out of the forest a fraction ahead of the creatures and ploughed into a fast flowing river. The horse slowed dramatically and Legolas slowed it even further so it could grab a few gasps of precious air. The creatures halted at the waters edge watching their prey. They lined up on both sides of the river. He had no way out. His horse circled wearily in the water nervously eyeing the creatures. Occasionally when one got too close the horse reared and whirled away.
'Well I could die a glorious death or retreat.' He thought.
Urging his horse forward as fast as it could go in the river he headed down stream. It was then another problem presented itself in the form of a waterfall. Cursing the Valor he pulled his horse up. The creatures had now entered the river and he had no choice but to head towards the waterfall. Then he looked around at the scenery that he hadn't noticed before and realised that he recognised it. He knew the waterfall and knew that a deep pool resided below it.
'I am going to die a second time' he thought with relative sarcasm and he trotted his horse forward towards the creatures and then just as they were about to reach them he whirled the horse around and charged.
'Here goes'
** Authors thanks: - Lady of the Forest - Thank you so much for you're many reviews. They are very much appreciated. I try to update as quickly as possible but real life gets in the way!! Oh yes thank you for the great review posted on the 13th of August (sorry I am really far behind on thanks). It was a lovely review. I do try and describe characters reactions and expressions as detailed as possible because I love descriptive writing and I want the readers to be able to picture it in their heads.
Mcat - Burying alive! Well I thought I haven't seen it before in a story (not that it means it has been written) and I thought for someone who can't stand to be enclosed and underground it would be a horrible way to die and fun to write (
Enigma Jade - Your reviews have gotten through and thank you so much for them. It brightens up my day especially if it had been bad. I get home, check the email and voila reviews!!!! Thank you so much!
Elvensong - Another angst lover. I love writing and reading angst. It's so much more fun. Thanks for the review!
Amazon - Thank you so much for saying that I am an awesome writer. That is so very nice and thanks you for taking the time to review!
Alivyan - Thanks for the review. I will try and update as soon as possible!!!
Kelly L - One review is better than none so thank you very much! I hope you have liked how the story has progressed
Tonianne - Thanks for your comments. After all the effort I put into the story for someone to say that it is awesome means so much to me. I really appreciate it. Thank you.
Angelbird - Thank you for the review! Hope you continue to enjoy the story!
Sirithiliel - Thank you for the many reviews that you have left for this and my other stories. I am very grateful and I hope you continue to enjoy my work.
Sorry if I have not mentioned you but some of my reviews show and then disappear or don't get sent. I think I am cursed. I will try and do thanks more regularly.
To everyone who has reviewed I am so very grateful and please continue to review and for those who haven't yet please review. Thanks again and I hope that you continue to enjoy my work!
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The riders charged. Their horses' hooves thundered across the ground making it tremble. The creatures screamed in their fury not slowing in the least as the line of horses descended on them. Soon the air was full of the inhuman screeches of the creatures, as they died, the screams of the horses and shouts of the men.
The sky as if it sensed the battle erupted in a fully-fledged thunderstorm. The rain fell soaking all but it was paid little attention. As the water hit the creatures they began to steam, their eyes flashed red with an inner fire and they crackled with energy. This seemed to infuriate them and they fought harder.
Legolas fired arrow after arrow at the creatures and watched satisfied as each creature fell. But for everyone that fell more took its place. His arrow supply was soon exhausted and he withdrew his knives. Dancing in a deadly ballet of death bodies of the creatures soon piled up around him. Looking around when he had a second to spare he took note of how the battle was going. Gimli was fighting back to back with Eomer who had been de - horsed. Many of the Rohan had also lost their horses, which were running panicked through the mêlée. The soldiers had formed small groups trying to protect each other's backs but slowly they were being whittled down.
The elf soon realised that they would need to retreat and to be able to do this they had to have a distraction. Clearing a path out of the main battle Legolas grabbed a nearby horse and quickly mounted. Whirling the horse around to face the battle he closed his eyes and he felt the power that had be granted to him begin to flow through his veins. He was not meant to use it frequently and only in an emergency but this in his opinion was one. Opening his eyes he saw that due to his natural glow increasing to almost blinding levels he had attracted a great deal of attention. Crying an elven battle cry he charged forward. The horse obeyed his every command, turning quickly and not shying away from anything.
After dispatching a host of the enemy he saw that his distraction was indeed working.
"EOMER!" he called over the din of battle, his voice clear. "RETREAT INTO THE TREES"
He turned his attention back to the battle turning his horse just in time to avoid a sword through his thigh.
* Eomer heard the cry and turned to look for the elf. If he hadn't been glowing he doubted he would have seen Legolas. The elf was surrounded by the creatures and more and more were detaching themselves from battling the men of Rohan and going to aid those targeting Legolas.
"NO!"
Legolas growled in frustration as he heard the negative reply. Mortals can be so frustrating. With another furious cry the elf whirled his horse and charged him forward. Quickly moving over to the man.
"Go now. We cannot win. There are a series of caves in the mountains you can lose them there and re-emerge on the other side of Ithilien."
"We do not retreat!"
Legolas again growled but he had not the time to think about arguing the point as the creatures again overwhelmed him. The elf began to grow desperate. They needed to do something fast.
'Help me' he thought desperately.
The creatures pulled him from the horse, which fell under the weight of their mass.
He heard Eomer cry out as he fell "Legolas!"
Hands closed about his throat and he gasped for the breath. Claws scrapped across his skin leaving red bloodly marks. Black spots danced across his eyes.
'No!' he cried within his mind. Then suddenly they were gone. Gasping for breath he got to his feet and looked around for whoever had helped him. There was no one around apart from Gimli, Eomer and a few Rohan warriors. They were looking at him with awe.
"What did you do?" Eomer demanded approaching the elf.
"I don't understand? What do you mean?"
"Those creatures disappeared. You seemed to glow with some kind of energy and they just disappeared." Gimli said and he poked at the elf with his axe.
"Well you seem normal, well what ever is normal for an elf!" Gimli exclaimed.
"We must get to Ithilien!" Legolas said anxiously searching around for a horse.
Eomer looked sadly at Legolas. "We have lost half our number. All of us are injured in some form. We have lost most of the horses. If we even made it to Ithilien we would be no match for whatever forces remain there. We need to wait for reinforcements."
"Wait here then. I will go alone." Legolas snapped. He whistled for a horse and a black horse appeared. Legolas quickly gathered as many of his arrows as he could and then mounted.
"I will come with you." Gimli announced.
"Not this time Gimli. Stay with Eomer. If we have been attacked then I have given orders for a general retreat. They would have retreated to a place guarded by elven magic. You would not be able to enter Gimli and I would not leave you in danger. You all mean so much to me." Legolas said holding the dwarfs gaze until Gimli bowed in defeat.
"Fare well Legolas." Eomer said. Legolas nodded and turned his horse and galloped away.
Eomer turned to the surviving warriors. "We will head for the caves that Legolas mentioned to treat our wounds. Then we will head through them hopefully avoiding more of those creatures." The warriors nodded and walked in the direction of the mountains. Eomer waited for Gimli to follow, the dwarf gazing in the direction Legolas had left. Screeches filled the air announcing the presence of more of the creatures.
"Gimli we must hurry." Eomer announced and the dwarf quickly followed him.
"This will go ill and I fear for Legolas." The dwarf whispered softly and Eomer silently agreed with him.
* The creatures had sighted Legolas and were chasing him. They used the trees and jumped between branches just like the spiders of Mirkwood. Urging his horse faster in elvish he felt the stride increase. They burst out of the forest a fraction ahead of the creatures and ploughed into a fast flowing river. The horse slowed dramatically and Legolas slowed it even further so it could grab a few gasps of precious air. The creatures halted at the waters edge watching their prey. They lined up on both sides of the river. He had no way out. His horse circled wearily in the water nervously eyeing the creatures. Occasionally when one got too close the horse reared and whirled away.
'Well I could die a glorious death or retreat.' He thought.
Urging his horse forward as fast as it could go in the river he headed down stream. It was then another problem presented itself in the form of a waterfall. Cursing the Valor he pulled his horse up. The creatures had now entered the river and he had no choice but to head towards the waterfall. Then he looked around at the scenery that he hadn't noticed before and realised that he recognised it. He knew the waterfall and knew that a deep pool resided below it.
'I am going to die a second time' he thought with relative sarcasm and he trotted his horse forward towards the creatures and then just as they were about to reach them he whirled the horse around and charged.
'Here goes'
** Authors thanks: - Lady of the Forest - Thank you so much for you're many reviews. They are very much appreciated. I try to update as quickly as possible but real life gets in the way!! Oh yes thank you for the great review posted on the 13th of August (sorry I am really far behind on thanks). It was a lovely review. I do try and describe characters reactions and expressions as detailed as possible because I love descriptive writing and I want the readers to be able to picture it in their heads.
Mcat - Burying alive! Well I thought I haven't seen it before in a story (not that it means it has been written) and I thought for someone who can't stand to be enclosed and underground it would be a horrible way to die and fun to write (
Enigma Jade - Your reviews have gotten through and thank you so much for them. It brightens up my day especially if it had been bad. I get home, check the email and voila reviews!!!! Thank you so much!
Elvensong - Another angst lover. I love writing and reading angst. It's so much more fun. Thanks for the review!
Amazon - Thank you so much for saying that I am an awesome writer. That is so very nice and thanks you for taking the time to review!
Alivyan - Thanks for the review. I will try and update as soon as possible!!!
Kelly L - One review is better than none so thank you very much! I hope you have liked how the story has progressed
Tonianne - Thanks for your comments. After all the effort I put into the story for someone to say that it is awesome means so much to me. I really appreciate it. Thank you.
Angelbird - Thank you for the review! Hope you continue to enjoy the story!
Sirithiliel - Thank you for the many reviews that you have left for this and my other stories. I am very grateful and I hope you continue to enjoy my work.
Sorry if I have not mentioned you but some of my reviews show and then disappear or don't get sent. I think I am cursed. I will try and do thanks more regularly.
To everyone who has reviewed I am so very grateful and please continue to review and for those who haven't yet please review. Thanks again and I hope that you continue to enjoy my work!