The Return of the Dark Lord: Melkor's Arrival in the Fourth Age
I made this story to somewhat finish to the best of my abilities of what was prophesized as the "Dagor Dagorath." Which, was said to be the final battle between the forces of light and darkness, called the Last Battle, in which the first Dark Lord Melkor will return and suffer his final and ultimate defeat. In this battle, it is said that Arda will be unmade and the end of the world will occur. I'm going to do my best to make this what I think it would be pictured as, so bear with me. The actual location for the battle is said to happen on the plains of Valinor, between Manwë's (Forces of Light) and Melkor's (Forces of Darkness) armies.
Also, in this story, I will be bringing back a few characters. Except for those whom are dead, they will not return. For example, Gandalf and Elrond are some of the few who traveled to the Undying Lands after the War of the Ring, and they will be used in this story, along with others. However, in the Silmarillion, it never really specifies where the Dagor Dagorath will take place. Although, it does hint in the Akallabêth that Ar-Pharazôn and his warriors are imprisoned in the Caves of the Forgotten until the Last Battle and the Day of Doom. The fact is, the Caves are located in Aman strongly suggests that the battle would have to take place in Valinor. Another note, although having an extended life, Ar-Pharazôn and his warriors would never have survived that long. So another thing i'll be doing is using them eventually as a Valinor-type Army of the Dead. Ar-Pharazôn being the "King of the Dead" so to speak.
The timeline I've set for this story is a few years after the Fourth Age has began. Aragorn is King of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor, Gimli the Lord of the Glittering Caves, and so on. More will be revealed as the first chapter is read.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the story.
