Ok, sorry about the wait, but this chapter was EXTREMELY difficult to write. Just as a warning, this IS sad, but there is NO rape, I promise. Anyway, here's the next chap, thanks for waiting!
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The guards smiled at each other, and the three not holding Legolas laughed as they began tormenting the younger elf. Legolas struggled as one pulled Luminal up by her hair, and she whimpered softly, her eyes wide in fear. The guard snickered and pulled the young elf up, brutally kissing her. Luminal gave a muffled yelp and tried to yank away, not seeming to care that hair was being yanked from her scalp.
Suddenly, the guard cried out and pulled away, his lip bleeding. Luminal was breathing hard, obviously terrified. The guard growled at her. "Why, you little…" He spoke through gritted teeth, and struck out at her. Luminal flew to the ground, her nose bleeding from the heavy blow. "Hold her down!" The guard cried angrily, and the other two moved quickly, grasping Luminal's arms and holding her down.
Cerinas laughed to herself as the guard pulled out a short whip and Legolas struggled even harder against the iron hands of his captors. The guard smiled, then laid into the young elf, sparing her none of his fury. Luminal whimpered in pain as the whip caught her across the chest. Blow after blow struck her body, and her whimpers grew louder. Soon, blood began to pour freely from her abused skin, and the other two guards dug into the wounds to add to her pain. She struggled, and the whip caught her across the face, striking her from her right temple down to her left cheek, and hitting her eye in the process. She screamed in pain and bucked hard.
Legolas yelled in pure rage. "Cerinas!!" He cried, his eyes dark in anger. "If you are angry, deal with me as you will, but I warn you, let my sister alone or you will not live to regret it!!!" He said firmly.
Cerinas looked at him and smirked. "And what are you going to do, little prince?" She mocked. "Continue!"
The beating began again, and something in Legolas snapped. Turning quickly, he head butted on of the guards, temporarily stunning him and making him loosen his grip, and twisting the other's arm behind him, using his own grip on the elf's arm against him, before striking him firmly in the solar plexus.
He looked back to Cerinas, who was actually starting to look worried, and ran towards her tackling her to the ground. His hands wrapped around her throat and began to squeeze. "I have never wanted to kill anyone more than you." He assured her grimly as she gasped in terror and tried to buck him off. "You will die for what you have done to my sister and myself."
"Let her go now, or you will be sorry elf!" Came a loud cry from one of the guards, but Legolas barely heard the words past the rushing in his ears, and did not respond. Instead, he simply squeezed harder, until Cerinas began to claw at his hands and turn red. "I mean it, elf!" Came the man's voice again, but Legolas ignored it.
Cerinas began to weaken beneath him, and Legolas smiled grimly, just as he heard a small yelp. "NOW, elf! This is your last warning!" Legolas did not care anymore, and he waited for Cerinas to go still, which she finally did.
He had no time to gloat, however, before he heard a high-pitched scream of pain. Turning to look behind him, his eyes suddenly wide as he realized what the guards had in their possession, he saw his sister being held up by a guard…a dagger firmly placed in her chest.
He leaped off Cerinas' lifeless form and ran to the guards as they dropped his younger sister, the dagger sliding out of her body. She collapsed to the ground without a sound.
Legolas almost couldn't breathe as he knelt at Luminal's side, gently rolling her over and holding her to him. Luminal's eyes were already starting to go hazy in death, but she seemed to recognize him. "Las…" She choked out.
Legolas' eyes filled with tears. "I'm here, Luma, I'm here…" He started to assure her, but trailed off when he saw that his sister was not breathing. For a moment, he just stared disbelievingly, before placing his hand on her chest and feeling that her heart truly wasn't beating. Tears fell onto her still face as Legolas began to weep, giving a loud cry of despair that cause even the guards to cringe as he hugged her body to him.
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Legolas looked up at Elrond, crying, but not seeming to notice. "She died." He said almost unbelievingly, looking away.
Elrond felt as if he was frozen, not knowing what to do. He finally placed his hand on Legolas' shoulder. "Legolas…" He said softly.
Legolas pulled away carefully and stood, wiping his eyes and developing a blank look that made him appear as if his soul had just left his body because of his grief. "Now you know why I cannot return to my father. He can never know. I caused his only daughter to be killed. How could he NOT hate me? I hate myself, I can hardly expect less from him." He said in a low voice. Elrond was horrified by Legolas' words, but was not given a chance to say anything as Legolas turned and fled.
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I know, I know, it was short, but this just seemed the proper place to end this chapter. No, this is not the end of the story, I promise. I still haven't explained how Leggy got with the exiles. Anyway, I know this chapter was horrible, please forgive me. I did hint (never mind hint, it wasn't that subtle) from the very beginning that Luma was going to die, and the time finally came, but hey, at least Cerinas died too! Maybe sometime, I will write a short little happy story with Luma in it. *shrugs* I don't know yet. Let me know what you thought, ok?
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The guards smiled at each other, and the three not holding Legolas laughed as they began tormenting the younger elf. Legolas struggled as one pulled Luminal up by her hair, and she whimpered softly, her eyes wide in fear. The guard snickered and pulled the young elf up, brutally kissing her. Luminal gave a muffled yelp and tried to yank away, not seeming to care that hair was being yanked from her scalp.
Suddenly, the guard cried out and pulled away, his lip bleeding. Luminal was breathing hard, obviously terrified. The guard growled at her. "Why, you little…" He spoke through gritted teeth, and struck out at her. Luminal flew to the ground, her nose bleeding from the heavy blow. "Hold her down!" The guard cried angrily, and the other two moved quickly, grasping Luminal's arms and holding her down.
Cerinas laughed to herself as the guard pulled out a short whip and Legolas struggled even harder against the iron hands of his captors. The guard smiled, then laid into the young elf, sparing her none of his fury. Luminal whimpered in pain as the whip caught her across the chest. Blow after blow struck her body, and her whimpers grew louder. Soon, blood began to pour freely from her abused skin, and the other two guards dug into the wounds to add to her pain. She struggled, and the whip caught her across the face, striking her from her right temple down to her left cheek, and hitting her eye in the process. She screamed in pain and bucked hard.
Legolas yelled in pure rage. "Cerinas!!" He cried, his eyes dark in anger. "If you are angry, deal with me as you will, but I warn you, let my sister alone or you will not live to regret it!!!" He said firmly.
Cerinas looked at him and smirked. "And what are you going to do, little prince?" She mocked. "Continue!"
The beating began again, and something in Legolas snapped. Turning quickly, he head butted on of the guards, temporarily stunning him and making him loosen his grip, and twisting the other's arm behind him, using his own grip on the elf's arm against him, before striking him firmly in the solar plexus.
He looked back to Cerinas, who was actually starting to look worried, and ran towards her tackling her to the ground. His hands wrapped around her throat and began to squeeze. "I have never wanted to kill anyone more than you." He assured her grimly as she gasped in terror and tried to buck him off. "You will die for what you have done to my sister and myself."
"Let her go now, or you will be sorry elf!" Came a loud cry from one of the guards, but Legolas barely heard the words past the rushing in his ears, and did not respond. Instead, he simply squeezed harder, until Cerinas began to claw at his hands and turn red. "I mean it, elf!" Came the man's voice again, but Legolas ignored it.
Cerinas began to weaken beneath him, and Legolas smiled grimly, just as he heard a small yelp. "NOW, elf! This is your last warning!" Legolas did not care anymore, and he waited for Cerinas to go still, which she finally did.
He had no time to gloat, however, before he heard a high-pitched scream of pain. Turning to look behind him, his eyes suddenly wide as he realized what the guards had in their possession, he saw his sister being held up by a guard…a dagger firmly placed in her chest.
He leaped off Cerinas' lifeless form and ran to the guards as they dropped his younger sister, the dagger sliding out of her body. She collapsed to the ground without a sound.
Legolas almost couldn't breathe as he knelt at Luminal's side, gently rolling her over and holding her to him. Luminal's eyes were already starting to go hazy in death, but she seemed to recognize him. "Las…" She choked out.
Legolas' eyes filled with tears. "I'm here, Luma, I'm here…" He started to assure her, but trailed off when he saw that his sister was not breathing. For a moment, he just stared disbelievingly, before placing his hand on her chest and feeling that her heart truly wasn't beating. Tears fell onto her still face as Legolas began to weep, giving a loud cry of despair that cause even the guards to cringe as he hugged her body to him.
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Legolas looked up at Elrond, crying, but not seeming to notice. "She died." He said almost unbelievingly, looking away.
Elrond felt as if he was frozen, not knowing what to do. He finally placed his hand on Legolas' shoulder. "Legolas…" He said softly.
Legolas pulled away carefully and stood, wiping his eyes and developing a blank look that made him appear as if his soul had just left his body because of his grief. "Now you know why I cannot return to my father. He can never know. I caused his only daughter to be killed. How could he NOT hate me? I hate myself, I can hardly expect less from him." He said in a low voice. Elrond was horrified by Legolas' words, but was not given a chance to say anything as Legolas turned and fled.
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I know, I know, it was short, but this just seemed the proper place to end this chapter. No, this is not the end of the story, I promise. I still haven't explained how Leggy got with the exiles. Anyway, I know this chapter was horrible, please forgive me. I did hint (never mind hint, it wasn't that subtle) from the very beginning that Luma was going to die, and the time finally came, but hey, at least Cerinas died too! Maybe sometime, I will write a short little happy story with Luma in it. *shrugs* I don't know yet. Let me know what you thought, ok?