CHAPTER VI
THE MERELVES
About five hours later, Frodo awoke. At first he was confused, but once his eyesight got better, he knew where he was. He was in a hot pit in Morgoth's new prison of Angbarad there he saw massive orc armies, and lots of training, torturing, and creating going on. There was even a Balrog in the middle that was used as a guard. Then he saw the most awful sight of them all. Morgoth was overseeing the making of his new mask, which had two slots for the Silmarils. He wore silver armor, and the helmet looked like a mix of a dragon skull and a spiked human. That made Frodo fell like a failure. A complete failure. He wanted to cry, but he heard a noise that made him scared instead.
"Froooooooooodooooooooooo", said the creepy voice, "Froooooooooodooooooooooo. I have been waitiiiiiiiing for yooooooooooooooou!" Then a dragon came down right in front of Frodo's face. He was a Firedrake, one of the fire-breathing dragons with wings. He had the best armor, swords, and jewels on his body.
"Wh-wh-who are you?", asked Frodo.
"I'm Glaudrinn", said the dragon, "lord of dragons, lieutenant of Morgoth, and guardian of you."
"Di-di-did you make that freaky sound?", asked Frodo.
"Yes", said Glaudrinn, "that's one of my many talents. I'm also good in fights, sword-play, fencing, guarding, riddle games, stealing, cheating, etc, etc, etc!"
"Why does Morgoth want me?", asked Frodo. Then Glaudrinn laughed hard, and it made the pit shake.
"Morgoth doesn't want you", said Glaudrinn, "he just wanted you Silmarils. He also wants you for ransom. He knows nobody will pay him what he wants- all of Middle Earth and the Undying lands. He knows that everyone thinks your precious since you destroyed the ring, and to protect you, they'll be an army awaiting to rescue you."
"He'll kill my friends!" said a shocked Frodo.
"Only a few", said Glaudrinn. "It'll drive the others into finding the Titans, their last hope and Morgoth's first prey. Once they find them Morgoth will acquire the spirit crusher. He'll kill that entire stand in his way, and the rest will surrender. Then he'll target the Valar, then, the world!"
"NOOOOOOOO!" screamed Frodo. He charged at Glaudrinn, who blocked him.
"Let's not make this so painful", said Glaudrinn. "Let's have a game of riddles".
"You know what", said Frodo, " you think you're so tough, but you're actually not. You're a nice dragon. I have had plenty of descriptions of how a typical dragon is from my Uncle Bilbo, and you're nothing compared to Smaug the Mighty." Glaudrinn was really hurt by Frodo's comments, but deep inside him, he knew they were true. Then a ringraith looking guy jumped from the top of the pit and landed at the bottom. Like a ringraith, he wore a black shroud, a suit of armor, and his face was gone. "Wh-wo-who are you?"
"I'm Galamath", said the ringraith, leader of the Central Alliance, and advisor to Morgoth."
"What's the Central Alliance?" asked Frodo.
"It's an alliance of the Easternlings, the Black Númenórians, and the Dundelings. We are the backbone of Morgoth's army."
"Why is your face gone?", asked Frodo.
"I was cursed by Sauron, and the Mouth of Sauron took my place", said Galamath. "But I have some extraordinary talents. I can ride a troll, and duel the Valar. I tamed the dragon that guards you, Glaudrinn. Speaking of Glaudrinn, do not talk to him. He is not your friend to have a conversation with. Fear him. Fear me. Fear the Central Alliance. Fear the Orcs. And most importantly, fear Morgoth." Then he jumped on Glaudrinn, who threw him on top of his Cave Troll, which he rode. That was the beginning of the week of pain.
A week later, the Guardians set camp on the island of Gerrriss. Gerrriss was a newborn island right of the coast on Numenor. Gerrriss just got grass growing about a mere 200 years ago. The Guardians were tired. Legolas, who did all the hunting, laid down after killing a wild boar and eating it's thigh, which Sam cooked. He sat down daydreaming about the adventures that might come, and beautiful elf maidens. Then, he saw something in the water. It looked like a mermaid.
"Guys!" said Legolas, "I just saw a Merelf!"
"What in the sake of the Old Took is that?", asked Pippin.
"The Merevles are like what you might call mermaids", said Legolas. They live underwater and have many cities. When they're underwater, they have gills and fins. But when they're on land, they breath air and have legs and feet."
"Be careful, Legolas", said Aragorn, "it could be a shifter or a trap." Then they saw another splash. Then Legolas took out his bow and arrow and aimed it at the water. Then something aroused out of the water, and Legolas fired, but the thing in the water caught it. It was a Merelf.
"Nice archery", said the Merelf, who was a maiden. "I'm Glanus, and you are?"
"Legolas", said Legolas, "and these are my friends, the guardians of Middle Earth. We are on a mission to rescue a friend who holds a great and terrible power."
"The Simirils, I know", said Glanus. "And if you seek the path ahead of you, your quest will fail, for the path to the island before. My father, Lindo, lord of the Merelves, will find a safe and undetected path." Then all the guardians turned to Gandalf and Aragorn for help.
"I can't tell if this is the right path", said Beregond. "The girl seems nice and helpful, but it could be a trap. In this world, you can never know who is friend or foe".
"If she was a foe", said Gandalf, "I would feel it. I think it is perfectly safe to go with her, but I don't know if we could hold our breaths that long." Then they all turned to Glanus.
"Maiden Glanus", said Aragorn, "we shall go with you".
"Great, but chew this", said Glanus, who was holding a bunch of seaweed-looking plants. "It's Nina. It can make an air-breather into a gill- bearer." Then they all started chewing, but it had no effect. But once they got into the water, it had a major effect. Gills started popping on them, their hands and feet became webbed, and they had fins. It felt eerie, but great. The water felt better then ever before. Then they dived. And dived. And dived. And dived. And finally, they dived. But with one more dive, they could see a marvelous city. There were houses and Merelves galore. The houses were made out of coral, sand, and shells. The roofs were made out of foam, but the biggest marvel was the pallace. There were four sections; each carved out of a giant pearl. Glanus led them to the pallace, and entered into the door made out of magic nets (if you weren't an enemy, you could walk right through the net). Then their fins disappeared, but they still needed their gills. Then all the Merelves in there stopped what they were doing and stared. Then a Merelf clad in golden armor walked up to them. There was also an elderly man who was there, who was the only one without any gills. He was also so calm, so peaceful with the ocean
"My daughter", said the armored Merelf, "who have you brought with you."
"They are the ones Ulmo predicted that would save Middle Earth. Then Ulmo starred at them.
"I see", said the armored Merelf, "I'm Lindo, king of the Merelfs. Why have you come here?"
"They come here to seek a passage to Meregoth", said the elderly one. "I'm Ulmo, lord of the waters. All of the guardians didn't believe him, except Gandalf.
"I know you speak of the truth", said Gandalf. "Where does, Morgoth stay?"
"Follow me to the throne room", said Lindo. They all followed him to the throne room, which was made out of solid gold. Then Ulmo sat on a throne made out of foam, and the rest sat on a round table. Then Lindo came down with a huge map. There was Middle Earth and the Undying Lands, surrounded by water. And there was a highlighted spot on the map, which was Numenor.
"The path you were going to take", said Lindo, "was too close to the enemy. They will see you hundreds of miles away. But on this path, you could go through this forest. You will go undetected, and so will your army."
"Excuse me?" said Merry, "I think you said army? We don't have one."
"But to pass, you will need one", said Lindo. "He has many servants. Morgai and Morgai-Kai. Dragons and trolls. Madwé and Galamath. And especially, Morgoth the Dark Enemy."
"I have sent my beloved Uin the Whale to get your armies", said Ulmo. "I have a dwarvish, elvish, and Gondorian armies." All the guardians looked tired and scared. "Do not worry. Rest for now, for tomorrow will be the day of reckoning."
THE MERELVES
About five hours later, Frodo awoke. At first he was confused, but once his eyesight got better, he knew where he was. He was in a hot pit in Morgoth's new prison of Angbarad there he saw massive orc armies, and lots of training, torturing, and creating going on. There was even a Balrog in the middle that was used as a guard. Then he saw the most awful sight of them all. Morgoth was overseeing the making of his new mask, which had two slots for the Silmarils. He wore silver armor, and the helmet looked like a mix of a dragon skull and a spiked human. That made Frodo fell like a failure. A complete failure. He wanted to cry, but he heard a noise that made him scared instead.
"Froooooooooodooooooooooo", said the creepy voice, "Froooooooooodooooooooooo. I have been waitiiiiiiiing for yooooooooooooooou!" Then a dragon came down right in front of Frodo's face. He was a Firedrake, one of the fire-breathing dragons with wings. He had the best armor, swords, and jewels on his body.
"Wh-wh-who are you?", asked Frodo.
"I'm Glaudrinn", said the dragon, "lord of dragons, lieutenant of Morgoth, and guardian of you."
"Di-di-did you make that freaky sound?", asked Frodo.
"Yes", said Glaudrinn, "that's one of my many talents. I'm also good in fights, sword-play, fencing, guarding, riddle games, stealing, cheating, etc, etc, etc!"
"Why does Morgoth want me?", asked Frodo. Then Glaudrinn laughed hard, and it made the pit shake.
"Morgoth doesn't want you", said Glaudrinn, "he just wanted you Silmarils. He also wants you for ransom. He knows nobody will pay him what he wants- all of Middle Earth and the Undying lands. He knows that everyone thinks your precious since you destroyed the ring, and to protect you, they'll be an army awaiting to rescue you."
"He'll kill my friends!" said a shocked Frodo.
"Only a few", said Glaudrinn. "It'll drive the others into finding the Titans, their last hope and Morgoth's first prey. Once they find them Morgoth will acquire the spirit crusher. He'll kill that entire stand in his way, and the rest will surrender. Then he'll target the Valar, then, the world!"
"NOOOOOOOO!" screamed Frodo. He charged at Glaudrinn, who blocked him.
"Let's not make this so painful", said Glaudrinn. "Let's have a game of riddles".
"You know what", said Frodo, " you think you're so tough, but you're actually not. You're a nice dragon. I have had plenty of descriptions of how a typical dragon is from my Uncle Bilbo, and you're nothing compared to Smaug the Mighty." Glaudrinn was really hurt by Frodo's comments, but deep inside him, he knew they were true. Then a ringraith looking guy jumped from the top of the pit and landed at the bottom. Like a ringraith, he wore a black shroud, a suit of armor, and his face was gone. "Wh-wo-who are you?"
"I'm Galamath", said the ringraith, leader of the Central Alliance, and advisor to Morgoth."
"What's the Central Alliance?" asked Frodo.
"It's an alliance of the Easternlings, the Black Númenórians, and the Dundelings. We are the backbone of Morgoth's army."
"Why is your face gone?", asked Frodo.
"I was cursed by Sauron, and the Mouth of Sauron took my place", said Galamath. "But I have some extraordinary talents. I can ride a troll, and duel the Valar. I tamed the dragon that guards you, Glaudrinn. Speaking of Glaudrinn, do not talk to him. He is not your friend to have a conversation with. Fear him. Fear me. Fear the Central Alliance. Fear the Orcs. And most importantly, fear Morgoth." Then he jumped on Glaudrinn, who threw him on top of his Cave Troll, which he rode. That was the beginning of the week of pain.
A week later, the Guardians set camp on the island of Gerrriss. Gerrriss was a newborn island right of the coast on Numenor. Gerrriss just got grass growing about a mere 200 years ago. The Guardians were tired. Legolas, who did all the hunting, laid down after killing a wild boar and eating it's thigh, which Sam cooked. He sat down daydreaming about the adventures that might come, and beautiful elf maidens. Then, he saw something in the water. It looked like a mermaid.
"Guys!" said Legolas, "I just saw a Merelf!"
"What in the sake of the Old Took is that?", asked Pippin.
"The Merevles are like what you might call mermaids", said Legolas. They live underwater and have many cities. When they're underwater, they have gills and fins. But when they're on land, they breath air and have legs and feet."
"Be careful, Legolas", said Aragorn, "it could be a shifter or a trap." Then they saw another splash. Then Legolas took out his bow and arrow and aimed it at the water. Then something aroused out of the water, and Legolas fired, but the thing in the water caught it. It was a Merelf.
"Nice archery", said the Merelf, who was a maiden. "I'm Glanus, and you are?"
"Legolas", said Legolas, "and these are my friends, the guardians of Middle Earth. We are on a mission to rescue a friend who holds a great and terrible power."
"The Simirils, I know", said Glanus. "And if you seek the path ahead of you, your quest will fail, for the path to the island before. My father, Lindo, lord of the Merelves, will find a safe and undetected path." Then all the guardians turned to Gandalf and Aragorn for help.
"I can't tell if this is the right path", said Beregond. "The girl seems nice and helpful, but it could be a trap. In this world, you can never know who is friend or foe".
"If she was a foe", said Gandalf, "I would feel it. I think it is perfectly safe to go with her, but I don't know if we could hold our breaths that long." Then they all turned to Glanus.
"Maiden Glanus", said Aragorn, "we shall go with you".
"Great, but chew this", said Glanus, who was holding a bunch of seaweed-looking plants. "It's Nina. It can make an air-breather into a gill- bearer." Then they all started chewing, but it had no effect. But once they got into the water, it had a major effect. Gills started popping on them, their hands and feet became webbed, and they had fins. It felt eerie, but great. The water felt better then ever before. Then they dived. And dived. And dived. And dived. And finally, they dived. But with one more dive, they could see a marvelous city. There were houses and Merelves galore. The houses were made out of coral, sand, and shells. The roofs were made out of foam, but the biggest marvel was the pallace. There were four sections; each carved out of a giant pearl. Glanus led them to the pallace, and entered into the door made out of magic nets (if you weren't an enemy, you could walk right through the net). Then their fins disappeared, but they still needed their gills. Then all the Merelves in there stopped what they were doing and stared. Then a Merelf clad in golden armor walked up to them. There was also an elderly man who was there, who was the only one without any gills. He was also so calm, so peaceful with the ocean
"My daughter", said the armored Merelf, "who have you brought with you."
"They are the ones Ulmo predicted that would save Middle Earth. Then Ulmo starred at them.
"I see", said the armored Merelf, "I'm Lindo, king of the Merelfs. Why have you come here?"
"They come here to seek a passage to Meregoth", said the elderly one. "I'm Ulmo, lord of the waters. All of the guardians didn't believe him, except Gandalf.
"I know you speak of the truth", said Gandalf. "Where does, Morgoth stay?"
"Follow me to the throne room", said Lindo. They all followed him to the throne room, which was made out of solid gold. Then Ulmo sat on a throne made out of foam, and the rest sat on a round table. Then Lindo came down with a huge map. There was Middle Earth and the Undying Lands, surrounded by water. And there was a highlighted spot on the map, which was Numenor.
"The path you were going to take", said Lindo, "was too close to the enemy. They will see you hundreds of miles away. But on this path, you could go through this forest. You will go undetected, and so will your army."
"Excuse me?" said Merry, "I think you said army? We don't have one."
"But to pass, you will need one", said Lindo. "He has many servants. Morgai and Morgai-Kai. Dragons and trolls. Madwé and Galamath. And especially, Morgoth the Dark Enemy."
"I have sent my beloved Uin the Whale to get your armies", said Ulmo. "I have a dwarvish, elvish, and Gondorian armies." All the guardians looked tired and scared. "Do not worry. Rest for now, for tomorrow will be the day of reckoning."
