Chapter Four: Destiny's Unfold

Legolas had awakened to an early morning; a heavy fog loomed over his head and Goliath's warmth made the young prince ling smile to the wolf dog. There is a strange presence in the air, something is not right the birds do not sing, and the sun has not risen. Legolas felt like over half of the day had already passed. Slowly he moved away from Arissa sensing a danger close by, carefully he woke her.

"Someone is close by and I don't know who they are but I doubt they are friendly," Legolas warned.

"Goliath wake up boy" Arissa calls to her wolf. The wolf opened his eyes and as soon as his eyes opened he began to growl angrily. Lunging into the fog, their enemy tackled and the fog disappeared, dispersing the two elves get an ever-clearer picture of their enemy. An orc or some type to large to be an orc and to small to be an Uruk-Hai, his throat torn to shreds Goliath's mouth blood red.

"It's gone that feeling we're safe now, but I'm not so sure the palace is there's something wrong in the palace hurry!" Arissa bolted out of the gardens and into the palace to find the guards all dead on the ground. Nothing made any sense how creatures, one for that matter could kill all the guards without one of them being able to wound him.

"Hurry Arissa we must check on the King and Queen" Legolas rushed to her grabbed her hand they ran down the halls of the palace and finally reached the chambers of Lord Celeborn and Lady Galandriel.

"Aunt Galandriel!" Arissa's voice called out to her, but there is not response and nothing could have prepared Arissa for the sight in front of her. "No!" her voice echoed throughout the entire palace.

Lady Galandriel and Lord Celeborn lay in bed blood seeping from their wrists, neck, and chest. The bed sheets saturated in their blood, Lady Galandriel's hair has been hacked away into nothing her sunshine locks of hair found in the pools of blood that surrounded her body. Lord Celeborn bright brown eyes plucked out, his tongue taken. Arissa's tears covered her aunt and uncles' body, Legolas wept and Goliath whimpered licking their fingers rubbing his body against their hands as if to nudge them awake.

"Arissa" a faint voice comes from Lady Galandriel.

"Aunt Galandriel? You're still alive?"

"Yes my dear do me one favor before you leave, please burry your uncle and I in the cherry blossom garden. It was our last wish to be buried there if we were to die in battle." Coughing up more blood Lady Galandriel smiled to her niece.

"No, you're not going to leave me I have already lost my mother father and Uncle Celeborn I will not loose you too I can save you please don't leave me auntie." Arissa's sweet innocent voice is like music to her aunts ears.

"I have to this has been all destined to happen I have foreseen this, it is my time to die. Your uncle sends his love as does your mother. Forgive us for not aiding you in your time of need, goodbye sweet Arissa I love you, and Legolas watch over our dear little princess,"

"I give you my word my lady, lissenen ar' maska'lalaith tenna' lye omentuva amin mela lle arwenamin" Legolas kissed her hand.

"I give to you both our blessing, and to you Arissa my gift of foresight may it be a light in the darkness. Legolas to you Lord Celeborn left you his blessing and his gift of speech, use it wisely and now I must leave the both of you, Arissa you know who is responsible for this. But do not let vengeance fester in your heart, amin mela lle tinu" Lady Galandriel slowly closed her eyes, her breathing stopped and so ended the life of Lady Galandriel.

Arissa and Legolas cleaned their bodies forcing their own bodies to become filthy with their elders dead blood. Goliath has dug one giant grave so that they both may rest in peace together. Dressing the Lady and Lord in their best Legolas lowered them gently into the ground; while Arissa sprinkled light blossoms over the bodies Goliath covered them with the dirt. Arissa places a simple elven spell over her aunt and uncle, so that their bodies did not become rotten and decayed. The young princess has not felt a pain like this in her heart since the day she learned her mother had been murdered. The hate she had felt towards Lord Nicolas was like any other. After learning about Adam, and what he had done to their mother. Arissa thought maybe somewhere deep down in the very depths of his soul Adam could be reached, touched by love and mercy. Not now, his merciless killings have led her to the conclusion that all her thirsts for his blood.

"Now matter what happens you have to promise not to stop me from doing what I must, promise me this Legolas." Arissa's voice sounds cold and unloving Legolas knows none of this is directed towards him but it still hurts.

"I promise you that I will help you do whatever it is that must be done to stop Adam, but if you decide to kill yourself over this I don't think I will be able to sit back and watch. I will make him pay for all the suffering that has stemmed from his actions, that is a promise," Legolas said holding Arissa close to his heart.