Kain walked over to Legolas's bedside, and shoved the pendant in his
face.
"What is it?" He demanded, Legolas looked at the pendant then at Kain. He dropped the pendant into Legolas's lap. "I want to know what it is." He said sharply, Legolas sighed and picked it up.
"It's mine."
"Then why did you give it to me?"
"Because I thought it would be safe with you." Legolas looked down at the turquoise stone.
"Safe? From what?"
"From those who its secret."
"What secret?" Legolas sighed but said nothing, Kain sat on the side of the bed. "You entrusted me with this, I have the right to know."
"It is the key to unleashing the ultimate evil on this world, Chaos." Kain had read about chaos but he thought that he was just a myth. "Many thousands of years ago, Chaos's wrath was so terrible and his power so potent. No warrior could slay him, not wizard could smit him, though many tried none succeed. Finally, the mighest of sorcerors sealed Chaos in another realm, and this stone." He held it up. "worn by the bearer can open that realm."
"Why did you think it would be safe with me?"
"Because I am the bearer." Kain furrowed his brow in confusion. "Gil- galad, forged the stone, and so only those in his blood line can open it." Kain was still confused. "Gil-galad only had one daughter, my mother, she died after giving birth to me."
"Oh." Kain looked down. "I wish you had told me sooner."
"Had I told you sooner you would not have lasted this long, with a burden this size."
A cold, haunting wind whistled through the empty courtyard of the castle. There was no voice on the air, no footsteps on the cobblestone, not even the chirp of a bird would dare break the unearthly silence. All the inhabitants of Baron, the most powerful nation in the world, had be either slaughtered or had fled where refuges could be found. Cecil stood deep in the halls of the elven palace of Imladris, staring at the shards of Narsil, the blade the helped save this world from Chaos, the sword of his ancestor. Behind him Lord Elrond crept up, and watched Cecil.
"Your ancestors were valiant." He reassured him.
"I feel as though I've failed my people."
"The attack on Baron was not in your doing." Cecil looked at the elven lord. "Do you know why the drows attacked Baron?"
"No."
"Elrond! Tanya naa faarea, ro uumuva anta a' sinta(that is enough he doesn't need to know)." Gil-galad snapped. Elrond looked at him then left. Gil-galad watched Elrond leave then looked at Cecil and left himself. Cecil went to join the others, Rosa sat holding her daughter, Freida, while her son, Duncan, clutched his mother's sleeve. Edge watched the elves who came in and out of the room. Cid sat grumbling.
"Why did we have to come here?" He barked.
"Because it's safe here."
"Hey....." Edge started, then pointed at two elves. "Those two are identical."
"So?"
"So that's weird." Edge watched them a bit longer. "hm...they were cute. heheheh, twins." His sick little mind conjerred. He giggled again. "I'm gonna go after them, maybe I could get a little menage et trois." Cecil rolled his eyes. Gil-galad, who had silently entered, chuckled as he watched Edge go up to the two elves, and as he got closer, Gil-galad trembled trying to surpress his laughter. Edge tapped the two on the shoulders. "Excuse me." they looked at him. "AH!!!" at this Gil-galad burst out laughing, the twins were male elves. Edge was paralyzed in shock and embarasment.
"Edge, let me introduce to you Elrohir and Elladan, sons of Lord Elrond." Now everyone was laughing at him, except the twins, who didn't understand what was so funny.
"Edge, I didn't know you swung that way." Cecil mocked, Edge turned bright red, and began whimpering.
"It's alright you two, you can go on your way." Gil-galad said. The two looked at each other, then turned and hastily walked away.
"If Kain was here, he would be killing himself laughing!" Cecil said while chuckling, then he stopped and thought about Kain. "Hope he's alright."
The fires burned through the little village, women screamed while children waled in fear. Rydia stood frozen in her place as she watched the blaze rip through her village, bringing back horrid memories. Kain rushed to saddle up the horses, then his eye caught Rydia.
"Rydia!!" He yelled to her, she didn't respond. "Legolas can you finish saddling them up?" Legolas nodded, and Kain ran to Rydia. "Rydia, c'mon!" She still didn't answer. "Rydia! I know this brings back alot of terrible memories but you've gotta snap out of it, this time I'm not leaving you behind, no matter what!" He grabbed her hand and pulled her over to the horses, she was taken aback by him, he helped her onto Shadowfate then turned to Legolas. "Can you ride alone?"
"Of course I can, I'm fine!" he yelled and hoisted himself into the saddle. Kain helped Rydia into the saddle, then climbed on himself. They galloped towards the path to Kaipo. They stopped atop the mountain path, and watched the Village of Mist pillage and burn. Legolas looked at Kain. "Kain. Give me the pendant." Kain held the pendant in this fingers for a moment then reluctantly took it off and handed it to the elf. Legolas held it tight in his hand, then looked at Kain and Rydia. "Once we get to Kaipo, that will be the last we see each other, until this ends."
"What?!"
"Kain, calm down. You know why it must be." Kain looked away. Legolas started ahead. "Come." Kain slowly edged shadowfate onward.
The little elven prince stared out into the dark forest of Mirkwood. The Lady Anaranë came up behind him, and softly placed a hand on Breollin's shoulder.
"Legolas isn't coming back, is he?" Breollin queitly asked looking up at her.
"Of course he will." She kindly replied. "Why would you ever think he wouldn't?"
"Because he's been gone for so long, and those evil people are after him."
"But that doesn't mean he won't come back." Breollin sniffled.
"I miss him." Anaranë knelt down and put her arms around and held the child close, as he started to cry.
"I miss him too."
Kain held his head low, as Legolas hoisted himself into the saddle. He sat clad in the red cloak and hat of a Red Mage. He looked down at Kain.
"Kain." He would not answer, nor would he look up. Legolas eased Kain's head up. "We will meet again. I promise you that." He said, and smiled confidently. Kain smiled weakly, Legolas sat upright, and nodded to them. "Milady." Rydia crutesied. "Mellonamin, Namaarie." He said and placed a hand on his chest, then held his hand in an offering manner, Kain did the same.
"Namaarie." Legolas then, kicked his horse's sides and galloped into the horizon. Kain let out a low sigh, Rydia put her arms around him. "I have a really bad feeling that I'm not gonna see him again. Or at least not in a good way."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean like dead."
"Don't think that way! You have to believe that he will return."
"I do!" He said defensivly, then looked off to where Legolas's figure quickly faded into the distance. "I just hope it's a good meeting."
"What is it?" He demanded, Legolas looked at the pendant then at Kain. He dropped the pendant into Legolas's lap. "I want to know what it is." He said sharply, Legolas sighed and picked it up.
"It's mine."
"Then why did you give it to me?"
"Because I thought it would be safe with you." Legolas looked down at the turquoise stone.
"Safe? From what?"
"From those who its secret."
"What secret?" Legolas sighed but said nothing, Kain sat on the side of the bed. "You entrusted me with this, I have the right to know."
"It is the key to unleashing the ultimate evil on this world, Chaos." Kain had read about chaos but he thought that he was just a myth. "Many thousands of years ago, Chaos's wrath was so terrible and his power so potent. No warrior could slay him, not wizard could smit him, though many tried none succeed. Finally, the mighest of sorcerors sealed Chaos in another realm, and this stone." He held it up. "worn by the bearer can open that realm."
"Why did you think it would be safe with me?"
"Because I am the bearer." Kain furrowed his brow in confusion. "Gil- galad, forged the stone, and so only those in his blood line can open it." Kain was still confused. "Gil-galad only had one daughter, my mother, she died after giving birth to me."
"Oh." Kain looked down. "I wish you had told me sooner."
"Had I told you sooner you would not have lasted this long, with a burden this size."
A cold, haunting wind whistled through the empty courtyard of the castle. There was no voice on the air, no footsteps on the cobblestone, not even the chirp of a bird would dare break the unearthly silence. All the inhabitants of Baron, the most powerful nation in the world, had be either slaughtered or had fled where refuges could be found. Cecil stood deep in the halls of the elven palace of Imladris, staring at the shards of Narsil, the blade the helped save this world from Chaos, the sword of his ancestor. Behind him Lord Elrond crept up, and watched Cecil.
"Your ancestors were valiant." He reassured him.
"I feel as though I've failed my people."
"The attack on Baron was not in your doing." Cecil looked at the elven lord. "Do you know why the drows attacked Baron?"
"No."
"Elrond! Tanya naa faarea, ro uumuva anta a' sinta(that is enough he doesn't need to know)." Gil-galad snapped. Elrond looked at him then left. Gil-galad watched Elrond leave then looked at Cecil and left himself. Cecil went to join the others, Rosa sat holding her daughter, Freida, while her son, Duncan, clutched his mother's sleeve. Edge watched the elves who came in and out of the room. Cid sat grumbling.
"Why did we have to come here?" He barked.
"Because it's safe here."
"Hey....." Edge started, then pointed at two elves. "Those two are identical."
"So?"
"So that's weird." Edge watched them a bit longer. "hm...they were cute. heheheh, twins." His sick little mind conjerred. He giggled again. "I'm gonna go after them, maybe I could get a little menage et trois." Cecil rolled his eyes. Gil-galad, who had silently entered, chuckled as he watched Edge go up to the two elves, and as he got closer, Gil-galad trembled trying to surpress his laughter. Edge tapped the two on the shoulders. "Excuse me." they looked at him. "AH!!!" at this Gil-galad burst out laughing, the twins were male elves. Edge was paralyzed in shock and embarasment.
"Edge, let me introduce to you Elrohir and Elladan, sons of Lord Elrond." Now everyone was laughing at him, except the twins, who didn't understand what was so funny.
"Edge, I didn't know you swung that way." Cecil mocked, Edge turned bright red, and began whimpering.
"It's alright you two, you can go on your way." Gil-galad said. The two looked at each other, then turned and hastily walked away.
"If Kain was here, he would be killing himself laughing!" Cecil said while chuckling, then he stopped and thought about Kain. "Hope he's alright."
The fires burned through the little village, women screamed while children waled in fear. Rydia stood frozen in her place as she watched the blaze rip through her village, bringing back horrid memories. Kain rushed to saddle up the horses, then his eye caught Rydia.
"Rydia!!" He yelled to her, she didn't respond. "Legolas can you finish saddling them up?" Legolas nodded, and Kain ran to Rydia. "Rydia, c'mon!" She still didn't answer. "Rydia! I know this brings back alot of terrible memories but you've gotta snap out of it, this time I'm not leaving you behind, no matter what!" He grabbed her hand and pulled her over to the horses, she was taken aback by him, he helped her onto Shadowfate then turned to Legolas. "Can you ride alone?"
"Of course I can, I'm fine!" he yelled and hoisted himself into the saddle. Kain helped Rydia into the saddle, then climbed on himself. They galloped towards the path to Kaipo. They stopped atop the mountain path, and watched the Village of Mist pillage and burn. Legolas looked at Kain. "Kain. Give me the pendant." Kain held the pendant in this fingers for a moment then reluctantly took it off and handed it to the elf. Legolas held it tight in his hand, then looked at Kain and Rydia. "Once we get to Kaipo, that will be the last we see each other, until this ends."
"What?!"
"Kain, calm down. You know why it must be." Kain looked away. Legolas started ahead. "Come." Kain slowly edged shadowfate onward.
The little elven prince stared out into the dark forest of Mirkwood. The Lady Anaranë came up behind him, and softly placed a hand on Breollin's shoulder.
"Legolas isn't coming back, is he?" Breollin queitly asked looking up at her.
"Of course he will." She kindly replied. "Why would you ever think he wouldn't?"
"Because he's been gone for so long, and those evil people are after him."
"But that doesn't mean he won't come back." Breollin sniffled.
"I miss him." Anaranë knelt down and put her arms around and held the child close, as he started to cry.
"I miss him too."
Kain held his head low, as Legolas hoisted himself into the saddle. He sat clad in the red cloak and hat of a Red Mage. He looked down at Kain.
"Kain." He would not answer, nor would he look up. Legolas eased Kain's head up. "We will meet again. I promise you that." He said, and smiled confidently. Kain smiled weakly, Legolas sat upright, and nodded to them. "Milady." Rydia crutesied. "Mellonamin, Namaarie." He said and placed a hand on his chest, then held his hand in an offering manner, Kain did the same.
"Namaarie." Legolas then, kicked his horse's sides and galloped into the horizon. Kain let out a low sigh, Rydia put her arms around him. "I have a really bad feeling that I'm not gonna see him again. Or at least not in a good way."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean like dead."
"Don't think that way! You have to believe that he will return."
"I do!" He said defensivly, then looked off to where Legolas's figure quickly faded into the distance. "I just hope it's a good meeting."