Chapter 13:
"Surprised to see me?" asked Zefron taking out his bow and shooting an arrow at an orc that was about to kill Legolas from behind.
"Yes actually, all of us though that you were dead." said Legolas finally comming out of shock. Zefron laughed and began to shoot arrows at the cave troll, each one of them holding a spell that were intended to help kill the troll. Then he suddenly stopped and his eyes started to glow a bright red, he was having another vision. The troll took that as a chance to try and kill the elf that was trying to kill him.
Zefron came out of his transe just in time to see the troll's club swinging at him, then it hit him with such force it threw him far across the room, hitting the wall hard once again. "I'm all right!" yelled Zefron when he saw the others starting to walk over to him, he got up from the ground and unsheathing his daggers, spinning them around killing orcs here and there. The troll had lost interest in trying to kill both of the elfs and went after the hobbits, splitting them up, Frodo on one side and Pippin and Merry on the other. So of course the troll went after Frodo. Zefron looked in horror at the troll and Frodo, that was his vision.. that the troll was going to stab Frodo.
"Frodo! get out of there!" yelled Zefron running over and takeing his bow and turning it into a staff. And just as the troll was about to crush Frodo with his club, Zefron held his staff out. "Mona durga!" he yelled, his staff starting to glow white. The club came down on the both of them but the staff had created a forcefield that went around the elf and hobbit. The troll got anoyed at this and brought his club down one more, this time harder. So hard that it broke Zefron's consontration and the shield shattered. Zefron was sent into a piller again and Frodo was left unprotected. Zefron struggled to get up and help Frodo again, but Aragorn got there before him and stabbed the cave troll with a spear. The cave troll cried out in pain and dropped him club. Then he threw Aragorn into a wall, knocking him unconsious.
Zefron ran over to Aragorn to make sure that the future king of Gondor wasn't hurt that badly. He turned around jut in time to see the troll stab Frodo with the spear that Aragorn had embeded in him before. "Frodo!" he yelled running over to the fallen hobbit and bending down beside him. Merry and Pippin took one look at their fallen friend then drew their swords and jumped on the cave troll, stabbing it many times. Zefron didn't pay much attention on the events going on around him, he was just consontrating on reciting a healing spell although it wasn't working that well.
"Zefron, watch out!" yelled Legolas seeing an orc sneak up behind Zefron with his sword ready to stab the elf. Zefron stood up and turned around... right as the orc stuck his sword right through Zefron. The surprised elf stared at the orc in horror before dropping to his knees, the orc was not the smartest thing in the world as he still held the shaft of the sword, Zefron looked up at the orc then put his hand upon the blade of the sword and muttered a small spell. The sword started to glow a bright blue and the orc died instantly leaving Zefron struggling for breath with the sword still in him. Legolas managed to kill the cave troll with a few more arrows, then everyone ran over to their two fallen comrads.
"Go and help Frodo, I am fine." said Zefron as Legolas tried to help him up. Zefron carefully took out the sword that had been embeded in him.
"No you are not fine Zefron." replied Legolas helping Zefron to his feet, while the two of them fought about whether Zefron was hurt or not, Frodo turned out to be alive and unharmed.
"We must get out of here." said Zefron holding his stomach and trying not to wince with his every step. "The elf is right, we must move quickly." said Gimli running out of the room, the rest of the Fellowship following prosuit. Goblins were comming out of every corner surrounding them within seconds.
"What a fair fight..." muttered Zefron taking out his bow and an arrow ready to kill anyone who came close to him. They were just about to attack when something growled loudly from down the hall frightning the goblens away. "Oh know... she's found us." said Zefron in horror, he put away his bow and starting to slowly walk away in the oppisite direction.
"What new devilry is this?" asked Boromir. Gandalf closed his eyes for a few moments then opened them.
"A Balrog..." started Gandalf when Zefron cut in.
"Run if you value your life!" he yelled running now. the others quickly following behind him. Zefron trying to keep in the lead, although it would be easier if they would stop for a second and let him recite a healing spell on himself. He was so in thought fighting with himself, he nearly fell off of the stairs if it was not for Aragorn being right there.
"Zefron are you alright?" asked Aragorn. Zefron glared at him.
"Do I really look alright?" countered Zefron shaking Aragorn off and starting down the stairs again then stopping dead in his tracks... a large protion of the bridge was missing. Thinking fast he took out his wistle and blew into it. While he was looking around for Templa, almost everyone else had jumped across already except for himself, Araogrn and Frodo and now most of the bridge had collapsed. Zefron looked up just in time to jump out of the way of a falling piece of the roof, unfortunately he landed on the side that did not include Aragorn and Frodo. They finally made it to the other side but there was still the problem of Zefron getting across.
"Go on without me! I have my own means of getting across!" yelled Zefron glancing behind him and seeing his black mare galloping towards him, followed by hundreds of goblins and orcs. The Fellowship hesitated for a few seconds but when the Balrog started to get closer they ran away down the rest of the stairs. Aragorn and Legolas stopped just before the doorway and watched in a mixture of amazment and horror as Templa jumped and started flying over the pit. Zefron took that chance to take a daring leap and tried to get onto his horse before he fell. Luckly Zefron managed to grab into Templa's saddle and swing himself into sitting position. Legolas and Aragorn let out a sigh of relief and started running after the rest of the Fellowship before they got trampled by Templa who was flying over to them at a very fast pace.
"Hurry, the bridge of Khazad-dûm draws near." said Zefron glancing at the bridge then behind him at the flames of the Balrog. Templa looked behind too and quickly picking up her pace and crossed the bridge before everyone else even set their foot on it.
"Go outside and make sure that it is safe for everyone." said Zefron to Templa. She nodded her black head and galloped towards the door to the outside. Zefron turned around to help the Fellowship across the bridge. But what he did not count on was Gandalf stopping in the middle of the bridge.
"What in the name of the Valar is he doing?" muttered Zefron, as he watched Gandalf defet the Balrog he let out a sigh but it was caught in the middle of his throat as Zefron saw Gandalf get kocked over the edge of the remains of the bridge.
"Fly you fools." were Gandalf's last words before he let go and fell. Everyone watched this in sheer horror but then quickly left as goblins started to shoot arrows at them. Soon Zefron was the only one there.
"What an interesting way to leave us Gandalf..." said Zefron walking up the stairs and out the doors to join the rest of the Fellowship outside. Zefron looked around at what everyones reaction of their friend's passing. Legolas looked baffled, Boromir was doing his best to keep Gimli from going back in, the hobbits were everywhere crying and Aragorn was trying his best to hide his emotions. The wound that Zefron had gotten back him Balin's tomb was starting to take full effect and he doubled over in pain. Templa trotted over to her fallen master. Legolas and Aragorn saw this too and started to walk over to Zefron.
"Merdoc heperika." Legolas heard Zefron whisper while he held his staff, suddenly he started to glow a bright blue. The others looked at him in confusion.
"Zefron are you alright?" asked Legolas kneeling down beside the younger elf when he stopped glowing.
"I am fine now Legolas, there is no need to be alarmed over me." replied Zefron getting up and changing his staff back into a bow then jumping onto Templa's back. Aragorn was giving orders here and there.
"We must go to the woods of Lothlórien." was all Zefron heard in his elven ears. His head snapped up and he looked at Aragorn in shock. "No, anywhere but there." whispered Zefron in such a low voice that even Legolas could hardly hear it.
'We must not let them know...' thought Zefron as they headed on the road to Lorien. Templa nodded her great black head in agreement as if she could read people's minds. Legolas looked at the two strangly but went back to consontrating on the path ahead of them.
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