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Aragorn's heart froze in his chest at these words, but only for a second. Quick as lightning he drew Andùril and charged into the clearing. Temariel and Legolas both looked up, surprise in his face and cold fury in hers. At her command, Legolas drew his blades, his face blank and expressionless.
"You will not hurt her!" he cried, and attacked.
He's trying to kill me! Aragorn thought as he fought for his life. I've got to end this quickly, or he'll kill me and go for Frodo. Suddenly, Andùril flew from his hands, landing behind him. He was disarmed. Legolas kept up his attack, slashing left and right. Finally Aragorn was backed up against tree. Legolas smiled a smile not his own, and moved to finish him off. Aragorn had only one choice. He made a fist and swung, hitting Legolas square on the jaw, sending him flying into a snowbank, where he lay still. "I'm sorry, Legolas," Aragorn muttered, then turned to the elf maiden.
But it was no elf maiden that stood before him, but a she-witch, silver hair and silver eyes shining with a dark light, her mantle red as blood. She screamed, and Aragorn fell to his knees, trying to protect his ears from the piercing sound. She flicked her hand, and he flew back, into a tree. He fell to the ground, stunned, dizzy with pain. And still she screamed, an ear shattering wail that pierced his soul, bringing tears even as it brought pain.
"Enough!" cried a voice, clear and cold and ringing. Temariel's cry abruptly halted, and Aragorn was able to lift his head to see the newcomer. It was Galadriel, shining with a bright, radiant light, Nenya glowing fiercely on her hand.
"Leave this place, foul creature. As bearer of Nenya, the ring of adamant, I banish you. By Eärendil's star I banish you. In the name of all that is true and good, I banish you! Begone, foul she-witch, begone!" she cried.
The witch snarled, and charged Galadriel, her hands like claws.
"Aragorn," cried the Lady of the Wood.
He rose to his feet, and charged crying, "As Aragorn, heir to the throne of Gondor, I banish thee!" and stabbed the witch straight through her heart.
The witch let out one last cry, screaming like a wild animal, and then she was gone, leaving only a pool of blood behind her.
"Lady, why was that she-witch in your wood?" asked Aragorn, breathing heavily. It felt like a rib was cracked.
Galadriel reached out and put a hand to his side. He immediately felt no more pain, and was able to breathe easy. "I do not know," she said, staring off into space. "They have been encountered outside my Wood, but never within."
"She wanted the Ring," Aragorn said, and shuddered.
"That would have been grave indeed." She said. "Where is Legolas?"
"Oh!" cried Aragorn, and dashed to where Legolas lay.
Galadriel followed, and touched Legolas's forehead briefly. "He is fine. You did what you had to do."
Legolas stirred, then opened his eyes slowly. "I do not believe I have ever been knocked out before." He said, and sat up. Then his memory came rushing back, and a cold light came into his eyes. "Where is she?" He asked, his voice full of anger. Then, softer, "Frodo.is he."
"The she-witch that called herself Temariel is dead, and Frodo and the One Ring are safe." Said Galadriel, smiling.
"Then all is well." He said. He turned to Aragorn. "Aragorn, I'm sorry. I acted like a fool."
"One bewitched has no responsibility for his own actions, my friend." said Aragorn. "No apology is needed."
"I must go discuss this with Celeborn." said Galadriel. She smiled sadly. "Our time left here in Middle-Earth grows short. Sleep well, friends." She said, and walked off toward her bower.
"Come, Legolas." said Aragorn, walking down the path back to the pavilion. Legolas hesitated, and looked at the last remains of Temariel.
"Farewell," he said, then went to catch up.
-Fin-
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What? I like saying fin. And if you keep reading my stories, you'll see a lot more of them. So. you're done with this story, read my other story, the Adventures of Rhone and Nori. More like a saga, actually. I'm also going to be posting some of my poems and a very dark HP fanfic. E-mail me if ya want to see it.
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Aragorn's heart froze in his chest at these words, but only for a second. Quick as lightning he drew Andùril and charged into the clearing. Temariel and Legolas both looked up, surprise in his face and cold fury in hers. At her command, Legolas drew his blades, his face blank and expressionless.
"You will not hurt her!" he cried, and attacked.
He's trying to kill me! Aragorn thought as he fought for his life. I've got to end this quickly, or he'll kill me and go for Frodo. Suddenly, Andùril flew from his hands, landing behind him. He was disarmed. Legolas kept up his attack, slashing left and right. Finally Aragorn was backed up against tree. Legolas smiled a smile not his own, and moved to finish him off. Aragorn had only one choice. He made a fist and swung, hitting Legolas square on the jaw, sending him flying into a snowbank, where he lay still. "I'm sorry, Legolas," Aragorn muttered, then turned to the elf maiden.
But it was no elf maiden that stood before him, but a she-witch, silver hair and silver eyes shining with a dark light, her mantle red as blood. She screamed, and Aragorn fell to his knees, trying to protect his ears from the piercing sound. She flicked her hand, and he flew back, into a tree. He fell to the ground, stunned, dizzy with pain. And still she screamed, an ear shattering wail that pierced his soul, bringing tears even as it brought pain.
"Enough!" cried a voice, clear and cold and ringing. Temariel's cry abruptly halted, and Aragorn was able to lift his head to see the newcomer. It was Galadriel, shining with a bright, radiant light, Nenya glowing fiercely on her hand.
"Leave this place, foul creature. As bearer of Nenya, the ring of adamant, I banish you. By Eärendil's star I banish you. In the name of all that is true and good, I banish you! Begone, foul she-witch, begone!" she cried.
The witch snarled, and charged Galadriel, her hands like claws.
"Aragorn," cried the Lady of the Wood.
He rose to his feet, and charged crying, "As Aragorn, heir to the throne of Gondor, I banish thee!" and stabbed the witch straight through her heart.
The witch let out one last cry, screaming like a wild animal, and then she was gone, leaving only a pool of blood behind her.
"Lady, why was that she-witch in your wood?" asked Aragorn, breathing heavily. It felt like a rib was cracked.
Galadriel reached out and put a hand to his side. He immediately felt no more pain, and was able to breathe easy. "I do not know," she said, staring off into space. "They have been encountered outside my Wood, but never within."
"She wanted the Ring," Aragorn said, and shuddered.
"That would have been grave indeed." She said. "Where is Legolas?"
"Oh!" cried Aragorn, and dashed to where Legolas lay.
Galadriel followed, and touched Legolas's forehead briefly. "He is fine. You did what you had to do."
Legolas stirred, then opened his eyes slowly. "I do not believe I have ever been knocked out before." He said, and sat up. Then his memory came rushing back, and a cold light came into his eyes. "Where is she?" He asked, his voice full of anger. Then, softer, "Frodo.is he."
"The she-witch that called herself Temariel is dead, and Frodo and the One Ring are safe." Said Galadriel, smiling.
"Then all is well." He said. He turned to Aragorn. "Aragorn, I'm sorry. I acted like a fool."
"One bewitched has no responsibility for his own actions, my friend." said Aragorn. "No apology is needed."
"I must go discuss this with Celeborn." said Galadriel. She smiled sadly. "Our time left here in Middle-Earth grows short. Sleep well, friends." She said, and walked off toward her bower.
"Come, Legolas." said Aragorn, walking down the path back to the pavilion. Legolas hesitated, and looked at the last remains of Temariel.
"Farewell," he said, then went to catch up.
-Fin-
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What? I like saying fin. And if you keep reading my stories, you'll see a lot more of them. So. you're done with this story, read my other story, the Adventures of Rhone and Nori. More like a saga, actually. I'm also going to be posting some of my poems and a very dark HP fanfic. E-mail me if ya want to see it.