Dragon's Rage
By Youkiyra Solar alias Krystal Fox
Krystal Fox: I do not own any of Tolkien's writings only my original characters are mine.
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Chapter 11 Meeting of Evil
Kakia paused she had never been in command of people's lives if they happened to die, it would be her responsibility. She moved along the cave thinking of the younger twin and Glorfindel. They were preparing to move along the cave walls to search for the older twin and her best friend.
They looked tense their weapons at the ready and their faces grim. She knew what she had to do, the moment had come. Rising her energy level she then going to the entrance of the cave called out in Dragon , "Enemy come and give me the battle that I am waiting for!"
A rumbling started and Elohir and Glorfindel made a dash for it, disappearing into the black abyss of the cave. She ignored them and then concentrated on what she was doing, trying to ignore the nasty feeling of familiararity to what was coming out.
Then a huge being came out and flames coming from him like a great cloud of death. Kakia gulped, thinking "What have I gotten myself into?" And she drew the two knives and prepared to defeat this enemy to the core. The blade sparkled with magic and started to glow and blew beautiful peace into her heart, she knew that in the end she would win. She met eyes with this being eyes to her startlement she found that this being had the same blue eyes she knew of that her father had, shuddering weapons at the ready.
"Well, well, my dear child, you have grown up so fast."
She froze and looked up shuddering stepped back and growled, "Who are you? I know you as my enemy how could you know me?"
"Why child I remember you from your childhood, How could I forget my brother's only child?" He said flames exploding from him like a volcano that was angry.
Elohir gripped the narrow ledge, "Don't look down." Glorfindel said softly. Elohir knew he shouldn't but he did. Looking down saw that the ledge they were on was over 100 feet in the air and would kill either one of them if they fell.
Glorfindel seemed agitated, he was anxious to get their job done, find their friends and get back because he wanted to fight his old enemy and finish the fight that they started.
"Glorfindel? Where do you think the prison chambers are?" Elohir asked as they found a hole off the ledge leading to a hallway with 4 crossways.
"Well, we will have to just guess for now because this hole in the ground is unlike all the other evil caves I have been in. I seem to remember that with those the prisons were always at the lowest part of the cave but that isn't so here because many things are different. My guess would be that it is somewhere near the middle or top of the ground levels." Glorfindel said grabbing a nearby torch to lead the way.
Elohir followed, uneasiness filled both of their minds, each shadow almost made them jump they kept hearing the echoing of orc screaming and yells coming from each direction down the halls.
Finally they came to a lighter room, this room had many iron doors, they had key holes and barricaded doors.
"I think we have found something of a prison chamber." Elohir said tapping a door.
"Yes Elohir, but is it the right one.." Opening one door found it was a hallway to many more doors.
They both groaned this would take a while more than either felt they had time for but they had to do it or risk losing kin and a close friend.
At the cave up above land Elrond stood looking at the sky, evening had come quickly and no one had yet returned, he feared the worst but he trusted that all would go well. Though he also feared…..Feared that death would claim them.
Thranduil came over, "Elrond you must realize that our sons are capable beings and under pressure can do so much more than needed."
"That is true but what about if something happens? Will they get killed? I do not think I could bear that."
Elrond said covering his face with a hand.
Thranduil sighed, putting an arm around his friends shoulder said, "I believe that if they do die here then that is all they were meant to do in this life. If not then they are meant to come and torture us more with their crazy antics and near death experiences."
Elrond cracked a smile and then it vanished as they both heard coughing from behind them. Going quickly to her side he knelt and asked, "Moon are you alright? What is wrong?"
She smiled up at him in a bittersweet way. "Oh my lord, you have done so much for me while I am hurt, no I am not alright, my spirit is slowly leaving me. I don't know how much longer I shall be here but I believe that my time on this earth is complete….."
Elrond moved checking each of the wounds then her pulse, it was so slow and weak, it was amazing that she was still talking that it was going so slow.
"Come on now don't talk like that, you still have a lot to live for, you must live." He stated his mind starting to go frantic. She was dying on him and she didn't mind but he did.
"Elrond the half-elven, listen to me now."
Elrond listened she had his full attention, even though she was near death she had the energy of a young person in her voice.
Thranduil sat down and listened disturbed at what he heard in her voice.
"Good lord and healer that you are, but I have been injected with blood that has been tainted by the vile creatures you call orcs. It is blood that is from my own people, and if it is injected after it is defiled it is as good as a death wish to have it in your blood….Elrond you can not stop the inevitable. I am dying." She said that and took a breath.
"As I die, I ask one thing of you. As is the way with our people when we die our silver bracelets that were with us from birth loosen and fall off. This, bracelet," she said holding up her left arm, "Is our life-line. It can only come off at death. Once I die take the bracelets and keep them till my Princess leaves to go home and let her bury them as is the fashion of our people. Leave my body be, there…it..is..done." With that last breath she closed her eyes. Her breathing slowing.
Elrond gave a half strangled cry, "No!"
Thranduil grabbed for his friend knowing there was nothing Elrond could do to say this life. Elrond broke down into sobs, he hated it when he failed the life of someone. Together they watched as Moon's breathing slowed and just stopped. Her skin now a pale moon color, the silver bracelets on her wrist clinked to the floor and both started as the wind began to blow and slowly she began to disappear.
Thranduil reached out and touched the bracelets, picking them up placed them in Elrond's hands. Side by side they sat at the entrance to the cave and sat in silence each to their own thoughts. What would happen next?
Elladan looked down at the girl laying on his lap, days before he would never have even let some girl even dance with him. He kept telling himself that his was all happening because she was horribly wounded.
Nacheska lay asleep, looking like an innocent lamb that she was.
"How could anyone want to willingly hurt a female?" He thought, then he remembered his own mother, his face darkened and he clenched his fist. It had been many years since his mother had left for the Grey Havens because of what the orcs did to her. He now remembered that after that incident he promised himself he would never like another female. Now here he was listening to a dragoness speak of her best friend and hanging on to every word like it was a requirement and a mystery that he must also solve.
He thought softly to himself then started to hum a lullaby that his mother had taught to his brother and himself the day she left so they would not feel so sad.
(1) "You smile at me when I am sad, Give me hope when things go bad.
Where are you now, that you are gone? I sing a new and different song.
Dearest angel you said to me, gone are you by fate's great will.
Disappeared from mountains rills, You are far from each green tree.
Especially far gone from me. Who will make me smile when I am sad?
Or give me hope when things go bad. I know what you say to me.
"You smile every day" You are gone, but I am here, You my dearest dear to me."
He had sung it to himself not noticing that Nacheska had woken up and was listening with great intent.
"You sing very well." Nacheska said starting to sit up slowly, wincing as the pain started again.
"Oh…um. Thanks" Elladan said slightly blushing.
"What song is that one? IT is very soothing." Nacheska asked moving about trying to un cramp her limbs.
"It is one my mother taught my brother and I before she left this world." He said looking down.
"Oh I am sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. Just I don't know what it is to not have any of my family around, this is in fact the first time I have ever done anything without my family knowing everything and every detail about what I do." she said with a silly smirk on hiding the pain.
"You must wish that this time they did." He said offering her the water the he had hidden under his cloak.
"Yes I must admit I do. But who knows maybe they do?" she said taking a very large swig of the water.
"what do you mean?" He asked unsure of what she meant to him it just confused his mind.
"All dragons have a uncanny connection so if things get too bad then every dragon for miles around knows."
"Oh…Okay. Well now that you are feeling better do you think you could use that connection to tell your friend where you are?" He said stretching himself..
" Yes That is worth a try. I shall try but if I use too much energy you must be prepared to catch me for I will just collaspe and on this floor I could easily get a concussion from it."
He nodded, she closed her eyes and said, "Kakia my friend, come to my aid."
In a faraway part of the earth Kakia's grandfather looked up all the other dragons felt it also a change in the earth. They had felt this once in a while but this change told them of danger and death. Fear, betrayal and dark past secrets.
The king rose, in front of all he spoke, "We must prepare ourselves for HE still lives."
At that everyone was scattering the younger ones being put in charge of the youngest and the older ones preparing for war. If not at all you might have said that The earth itself was telling these dragons of all events as it never had before.
One family went about their things quietly, unshed tears in their eyes. The king went to them and said with full emotion as if it was news for his own family.
"I am grieved to tell you that it has been confirmed, Moon is dead. She has passed into the undying lands to serve our lords there in the eternal bliss. I am…sorry."
The mother smiled and with a tear rolling down her cheeks said, "Yes I know you are, but as the same as the death of your eldest son you could do nothing to stop it so do not grieve yourself. The time has come for both of us to have recompense for what has been wronged for us."
He smiled and then they both turned into blue dragons ready for flight.
(2)Each moment that I see
The birds up In the sky
Until angels close my eyes
The ocean swells and sighs
The time beneath my tree
Each moment that I see
So close within my heart
Begin a each moment's start
Until angels close my eyes
Water on the crystal lake
Glad and feeling in me
Each moment that I see
Snow it falls as torrent
Years pass like living leaves
Until angels close my eyes
I try and see around the world
Through the deep reefs
Each moment that I see
Until angels close my eyes.
Kakia stood there frozen she knew those eyes, there were eyes that played with her when you was only 3 years old. It couldn't be!
The balrog smiled this was what he was waiting for taking advantage of he moment raised his fiery sword ready to destroy her. When a blond blurr tackled the dragoness and a darker head threw a dagger at him and watched it embed itself in his sword arm. Time seemed to freeze………………
That's all for now.
(1) Poem written by Kara Emery Titled "You"
(2) Poem written by Kaidian William Cashmere titled "My eyes"
Krystal Fox: Well that is the end for now and it is much longer then what I have been doing for awhile so here it goes, I have updated this story for this week now onto the next one!
