The orcs piled in and constant arrows flew past Airesiwe's head. She pulled
back another arrow and somehow hit two orcs at once. The orcs were too busy
attacking the Fellowship in order to notice Airesiwe's position on the
tomb. Airesiwe quickly turned her head and watched as an orc crept up
behind Frodo.
"NO!" Airesiwe screamed and ran up to the orc. Using an arrow, she slayed the orc, but was now on the ground where there was most of the danger. She used the same arrow that she used to stab the orc and stabbed yet another. Orcs were piling in and soon enough, Airesiwe knew that they would be outnumbered. Not long after that thought, a large cave troll came in. Airesiwe's eyes met his and the troll stomped over towards her. He lifted his club and slammed in on the ground just before she dove under his legs. She used two of her last arrows to stab both of the troll's legs at once. The troll roared, and staggered (almost stepping on Airesiwe). Airesiwe tried to crawl away, but she was too slow. The troll lifted his foot and planted it on Airesiwe stomach. Airesiwe screamed in pain, but the troll did not budge. She saw Legolas aim an arrow at the troll's head, and missed. Airesiwe looked behind her and saw yet another troll stomped in the room followed by more orcs. Airesiwe turned back still gasping for breathe and saw Legolas aim another arrow at the troll.
"NO! DON'T!" Airesiwe screamed, but it only came out as a whisper. The arrow hit the troll in the head, and one more hit him in the eye. The troll lifted his foot, and Airesiwe desperately tried to crawl away. The troll swayed and finally fell backwards, right on top of Airesiwe. She choked and could feel the black blood seeping from its body on her. She tried to move, but couldn't. The troll was over 5 times her weight. She felt dizzy. 'No! I told you no matter what, don't faint!' Airesiwe reminded herself. She lifted her arms and strained with all her might and managed to lift the troll a little ways up, but not enough to move it away from her. Instead, she slowly wedged herself a little ways to the left in order to get out. She did this for what seemed like an eternity until finally she managed to breathe and could see light. She coughed up blood and laid there for awhile until she heard screams. She lifted her head slowly up and saw Frodo; face pale, with what looked like a spear inside him. Her looked over at Airesiwe lying on the ground and dropped dead. Airesiwe screamed and dragged herself over towards him. She picked up an orc arrow she found nearby and aimed it at the troll and shot it. The troll turned around and glared at Airesiwe, taking the arrow out. Airesiwe picked up another and did the same thing. The troll was becoming more and more enraged and finally ran over towards Airesiwe. She picked up an orc sword and charged towards the troll as well. She felt someone running besides her, and she turned her head to see who it was. Boromir was running besides her and suddenly dove at her, tackling her to the ground. Airesiwe was confused by his action and finally realized that the troll had actually taken the chain he was holding and thrashed it towards her. Boromir had saved her.
She looked up towards the troll and saw many arrows dive into it. Legolas and Aragorn didn't stop shooting until finally the troll fell to the ground dead. Airesiwe felt dizzy again, and her head felt like it was going to explode. 'Don't faint' she told herself again. 'You mustn't faint'. She picked herself up and looked around the room. The floor was covered with orcs and spears and many weapons. The room started to spin, so she looked towards the ground and saw a head corpse. Airesiwe was very close to fainting at this time. 'Don't.don't faint' Airesiwe whispered, and suddenly at that moment, she remembered Frodo. She ran towards him and saw him on the ground with a long spear that still remained inside him. Airesiwe kneeled down next to him and started to cry and look around. Everyone was crying as well. Even the dwarf. She looked at him and saw his chest fall and rise. Her tears stopped.
"He's still alive!" Airesiwe cried. She put her hand on his face and whispered some words, then remembered that she had used all of her powers. Remembering this she sobbed once more before seeing Frodo's cheeks redden and life stir in his eyes.
"It's okay, I'm quite fine," Frodo said without worry. "I had mithril on." He unbuttoned his shirt and showed the Fellowship the jeweled cloth that saved his life.
"It's as tough as dragon scales, and as light as a feather." Frodo sighed, "Although I wish it felt like feathers." Frodo looked up at Airesiwe and smiled. Airesiwe smiled back and was thankful he was okay.
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The Fellowship carried on for about a day more. Because of their delay they had missed a chance of escaping Moria by a day. Airesiwe was no longer dizzy nor tired. She walked beside Frodo and trudged on through the dark place. Gandalf was smiling, and suddenly lifted up his staff and made an even brighter light. The surroundings were clear, they were in the palace of Moria. Tall, long poles from the ceiling to the ground towered about the Fellowship. Airesiwe looked up in awe and thought 'No one in Rivendell will believe this.' She looked over at Frodo who was looking at her. He turned his face away as if in shame of looking upon her, but she cared not. Instead she looked at his sword. It shimmered and glowed a bright blue. Airesiwe turned around in alarm and saw yellow eyes in the distance. She plowed through the Fellowship and ran towards the front by Gandalf. She drew her bow and arrow and ran ahead.
"Airesiwe! Come back here at once!" Gandalf yelled. His voice echoed among the walls and poles and Airesiwe stopped. The eyes were gone.
Airesiwe panicked and looked around, but couldn't find them. Then she heard it. Loud screeching, but not like the ones she heard before, could be heard near the tops of the pillars. Small black shadows crawled down the poles and jumped onto the floor. These were orcs, but not like what she saw before. These had large eyes that resembled cat's eyes and they were smaller with weaker swords. Although they were weak, Airesiwe knew that she was done for. The entire hall that they were in was covered with orcs. Only a small patch wasn't', and that was because that was where the Fellowship was. Back to back the Fellowship formed a circle. Airesiwe stood next to Legolas and aimed her arrow at a random orc. The orcs shrieked in victory and started moving towards them. Airesiwe closed her eyes and took a deep breath but then stopped. In the distance, a large BOOM could be heard. The orcs turned their heads towards the way out and screamed in fear. A large red glow could be seen and smoke rose from inside. The orcs ran back up the pillars and were never seen again. The dwarf looked around pleased but Airesiwe looked discouraged. The flame was still seen at the doorway, and she knew that was the only way out. She peered over her shoulder and saw Gandalf leaning on his staff in deep thought. The flame grew and seemed to block the doorway. Gandalf opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the flame. The flame died down and soon vanished.
Airesiwe looked at the doorway with a puzzled expression.
"RUN I SAY!" Gandalf shouted and ran towards the doorway. The Fellowship along with Airesiwe followed closely.
They ran on through the exit of the palace and made their way towards the bridge that connected to the exit out of Moria. Airesiwe ran down steps, up steps, and finally came to the first bridge. There was a gap between where she was standing and the bridge itself. The first to jump was Legolas. He turned around quickly and shouted for Gandalf. Gandalf turned around and saw the flame rise again, then diminish. Gandalf turned back around and leaped over towards Legolas. Next to go were the two young hobbits. Legolas yelled the names Merry and Pippin and Airesiwe looked at wonder at the hobbits. 'So that's what they're called,' Airesiwe thought and looked upon them. Gimli was next, and his jump was a little short. Legolas stepped forward and caught him just in time. Gimli looked up at the elf with a look of displeasure on his face and stepped away. Boromir and Sam came next and easily jumped to the other side. Finally, came Aragorn, Airesiwe, and Frodo's turn. Airesiwe looked down and saw the floor of the bridge crumble beneath her. She jumped back and that floor crumbled too. She ran back towards the entrance and finally the crumbling stopped. Aragorn looked at Airesiwe and sighed. The bridge was now barely within jumping range. Aragorn ran back, then turned around a ran towards the gap. He yelled and jumped, barely making it to the other side. Airesiwe knew that because of her height she would never be able to make it. Suddenly, a large boulder dropped from the ceiling and went through the ground behind her. Within seconds, Airesiwe and Frodo were balancing on a small patch of rock holding them up. The rock swayed back and forth, and without warning, it started to fall to the side. Airesiwe pushed Frodo off towards the other side of the bridge where he was caught by Aragorn. The rock continued to fall and Airesiwe jumped toward the bridge. Her feet touched the tip of the bridge, then she fell backwards. Her hands were everywhere and all of a sudden they met the edge of the bridge. She opened her eyes and found herself hanging from the bridge. She peered over the top of the bridge and saw the Fellowship running away towards the exit without her! Her fingers were slipping and she tried hard not to let go. She strained her muscles and finally managed to lift herself up. She sat at the end of the bridge and looked towards where they entered. The glow was back. A thought came to her mind, and finally she remembered the Balrog. She got up and ran in the direction that the Fellowship went as fast as she could and when she turned around, she could see a figure that made up the flame.
"NO!" Airesiwe screamed and ran up to the orc. Using an arrow, she slayed the orc, but was now on the ground where there was most of the danger. She used the same arrow that she used to stab the orc and stabbed yet another. Orcs were piling in and soon enough, Airesiwe knew that they would be outnumbered. Not long after that thought, a large cave troll came in. Airesiwe's eyes met his and the troll stomped over towards her. He lifted his club and slammed in on the ground just before she dove under his legs. She used two of her last arrows to stab both of the troll's legs at once. The troll roared, and staggered (almost stepping on Airesiwe). Airesiwe tried to crawl away, but she was too slow. The troll lifted his foot and planted it on Airesiwe stomach. Airesiwe screamed in pain, but the troll did not budge. She saw Legolas aim an arrow at the troll's head, and missed. Airesiwe looked behind her and saw yet another troll stomped in the room followed by more orcs. Airesiwe turned back still gasping for breathe and saw Legolas aim another arrow at the troll.
"NO! DON'T!" Airesiwe screamed, but it only came out as a whisper. The arrow hit the troll in the head, and one more hit him in the eye. The troll lifted his foot, and Airesiwe desperately tried to crawl away. The troll swayed and finally fell backwards, right on top of Airesiwe. She choked and could feel the black blood seeping from its body on her. She tried to move, but couldn't. The troll was over 5 times her weight. She felt dizzy. 'No! I told you no matter what, don't faint!' Airesiwe reminded herself. She lifted her arms and strained with all her might and managed to lift the troll a little ways up, but not enough to move it away from her. Instead, she slowly wedged herself a little ways to the left in order to get out. She did this for what seemed like an eternity until finally she managed to breathe and could see light. She coughed up blood and laid there for awhile until she heard screams. She lifted her head slowly up and saw Frodo; face pale, with what looked like a spear inside him. Her looked over at Airesiwe lying on the ground and dropped dead. Airesiwe screamed and dragged herself over towards him. She picked up an orc arrow she found nearby and aimed it at the troll and shot it. The troll turned around and glared at Airesiwe, taking the arrow out. Airesiwe picked up another and did the same thing. The troll was becoming more and more enraged and finally ran over towards Airesiwe. She picked up an orc sword and charged towards the troll as well. She felt someone running besides her, and she turned her head to see who it was. Boromir was running besides her and suddenly dove at her, tackling her to the ground. Airesiwe was confused by his action and finally realized that the troll had actually taken the chain he was holding and thrashed it towards her. Boromir had saved her.
She looked up towards the troll and saw many arrows dive into it. Legolas and Aragorn didn't stop shooting until finally the troll fell to the ground dead. Airesiwe felt dizzy again, and her head felt like it was going to explode. 'Don't faint' she told herself again. 'You mustn't faint'. She picked herself up and looked around the room. The floor was covered with orcs and spears and many weapons. The room started to spin, so she looked towards the ground and saw a head corpse. Airesiwe was very close to fainting at this time. 'Don't.don't faint' Airesiwe whispered, and suddenly at that moment, she remembered Frodo. She ran towards him and saw him on the ground with a long spear that still remained inside him. Airesiwe kneeled down next to him and started to cry and look around. Everyone was crying as well. Even the dwarf. She looked at him and saw his chest fall and rise. Her tears stopped.
"He's still alive!" Airesiwe cried. She put her hand on his face and whispered some words, then remembered that she had used all of her powers. Remembering this she sobbed once more before seeing Frodo's cheeks redden and life stir in his eyes.
"It's okay, I'm quite fine," Frodo said without worry. "I had mithril on." He unbuttoned his shirt and showed the Fellowship the jeweled cloth that saved his life.
"It's as tough as dragon scales, and as light as a feather." Frodo sighed, "Although I wish it felt like feathers." Frodo looked up at Airesiwe and smiled. Airesiwe smiled back and was thankful he was okay.
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The Fellowship carried on for about a day more. Because of their delay they had missed a chance of escaping Moria by a day. Airesiwe was no longer dizzy nor tired. She walked beside Frodo and trudged on through the dark place. Gandalf was smiling, and suddenly lifted up his staff and made an even brighter light. The surroundings were clear, they were in the palace of Moria. Tall, long poles from the ceiling to the ground towered about the Fellowship. Airesiwe looked up in awe and thought 'No one in Rivendell will believe this.' She looked over at Frodo who was looking at her. He turned his face away as if in shame of looking upon her, but she cared not. Instead she looked at his sword. It shimmered and glowed a bright blue. Airesiwe turned around in alarm and saw yellow eyes in the distance. She plowed through the Fellowship and ran towards the front by Gandalf. She drew her bow and arrow and ran ahead.
"Airesiwe! Come back here at once!" Gandalf yelled. His voice echoed among the walls and poles and Airesiwe stopped. The eyes were gone.
Airesiwe panicked and looked around, but couldn't find them. Then she heard it. Loud screeching, but not like the ones she heard before, could be heard near the tops of the pillars. Small black shadows crawled down the poles and jumped onto the floor. These were orcs, but not like what she saw before. These had large eyes that resembled cat's eyes and they were smaller with weaker swords. Although they were weak, Airesiwe knew that she was done for. The entire hall that they were in was covered with orcs. Only a small patch wasn't', and that was because that was where the Fellowship was. Back to back the Fellowship formed a circle. Airesiwe stood next to Legolas and aimed her arrow at a random orc. The orcs shrieked in victory and started moving towards them. Airesiwe closed her eyes and took a deep breath but then stopped. In the distance, a large BOOM could be heard. The orcs turned their heads towards the way out and screamed in fear. A large red glow could be seen and smoke rose from inside. The orcs ran back up the pillars and were never seen again. The dwarf looked around pleased but Airesiwe looked discouraged. The flame was still seen at the doorway, and she knew that was the only way out. She peered over her shoulder and saw Gandalf leaning on his staff in deep thought. The flame grew and seemed to block the doorway. Gandalf opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the flame. The flame died down and soon vanished.
Airesiwe looked at the doorway with a puzzled expression.
"RUN I SAY!" Gandalf shouted and ran towards the doorway. The Fellowship along with Airesiwe followed closely.
They ran on through the exit of the palace and made their way towards the bridge that connected to the exit out of Moria. Airesiwe ran down steps, up steps, and finally came to the first bridge. There was a gap between where she was standing and the bridge itself. The first to jump was Legolas. He turned around quickly and shouted for Gandalf. Gandalf turned around and saw the flame rise again, then diminish. Gandalf turned back around and leaped over towards Legolas. Next to go were the two young hobbits. Legolas yelled the names Merry and Pippin and Airesiwe looked at wonder at the hobbits. 'So that's what they're called,' Airesiwe thought and looked upon them. Gimli was next, and his jump was a little short. Legolas stepped forward and caught him just in time. Gimli looked up at the elf with a look of displeasure on his face and stepped away. Boromir and Sam came next and easily jumped to the other side. Finally, came Aragorn, Airesiwe, and Frodo's turn. Airesiwe looked down and saw the floor of the bridge crumble beneath her. She jumped back and that floor crumbled too. She ran back towards the entrance and finally the crumbling stopped. Aragorn looked at Airesiwe and sighed. The bridge was now barely within jumping range. Aragorn ran back, then turned around a ran towards the gap. He yelled and jumped, barely making it to the other side. Airesiwe knew that because of her height she would never be able to make it. Suddenly, a large boulder dropped from the ceiling and went through the ground behind her. Within seconds, Airesiwe and Frodo were balancing on a small patch of rock holding them up. The rock swayed back and forth, and without warning, it started to fall to the side. Airesiwe pushed Frodo off towards the other side of the bridge where he was caught by Aragorn. The rock continued to fall and Airesiwe jumped toward the bridge. Her feet touched the tip of the bridge, then she fell backwards. Her hands were everywhere and all of a sudden they met the edge of the bridge. She opened her eyes and found herself hanging from the bridge. She peered over the top of the bridge and saw the Fellowship running away towards the exit without her! Her fingers were slipping and she tried hard not to let go. She strained her muscles and finally managed to lift herself up. She sat at the end of the bridge and looked towards where they entered. The glow was back. A thought came to her mind, and finally she remembered the Balrog. She got up and ran in the direction that the Fellowship went as fast as she could and when she turned around, she could see a figure that made up the flame.
