Hi guys,
Are you ready to rumble?! The battle of Helms Deep is starting! I'm really excited to write it and I hope you like it!
I will switch to Aragorns view at some point, just so you know. I thought it would fit better in the storyline.
I do not own Lord of the Rings or it's characters or places.
Also, I'm sorry the update is late. I'm really sick so that delays it for a bit.
Enjoy!
Lightening and thunder increased. Flashes gave images of the large army of Saruman. Mÿne was overwhelmed by the size of it. If she looked back at their own defences, they were strongly outnumbered. And inexperienced. But they had the Deepening Wall and to break it, the Uruk's would have to do a big trick. Up where she was now, she was somewhat safe. For now, at least. Behind her Aragorn stepped up. He laid his hand on her shoulder.
"Well lad, with the luck you live by...let's hope it lasts the night." Gimli said gruffly as he tried to peek at the army from over the keels of the wall. Another flash lightened their surroundings. The army was really close now.
"Your friends are with you, Aragorn." Legolas said as his eyes were larger than normally. Mÿne guessed he too was impressed by the army of the Uruks.
"Let's hope they last the night." Gimli said grim.
As if it couldn't be any worse, it started to rain. Icy drops fell from the sky. Soon it started to pour and Mÿne felt soaked. She started to shiver. It was no normal rain, she could tell that. She never had felt rain this cold. The Uruks stopped at the Wall, looking at them from beneath their helmets. They roared, snorted and gurgled. They carried torches, ladders, swords, spears...they were well equipped. Aragorn started to pace back and forth on the wall, addressing the elves.
"Show them no mercy, for you shall receive none!" he shouted. For a moment silence fell as they waited.
"What's happening out there? You've could have picked a better spot!" Gimli complained as he stood on his toes again.
"I warned you, didn't I?" Mÿne said through clattering teeth.
"Do you want me to describe it to you?" said Legolas, who gazed upon the army. "Or do you want me to find you a box?"
Gimli started to laugh at that. But his laugh was overruled by the Uruk army that started to roar and pound their spears on the ground. They smacked their iron fists on their breastplates, making horrible noises of well forged armour.
Aragorn gave them an order to ready their weapons. Mÿne swallowed as she picked an arrow from her pouch. She strained her bow and locked a target in her mind. She spread her feet, as Legolas had told her once, to remain balanced. And so they waited for any sign of attack. Or an order. But none came for a while. They were bound to watch the Uruks making noise.
Suddenly an old man released his bow and the arrow flew straight into one of the Uruks. It hit it's target perfectly and the Uruk fell down. Aragron told them to hold and looked around where the arrow had came from. But it didn't matter. The Uruks saw it as the beginning and set in a charge.
"Their armour is weak at the neck and below their arms." Legolas muttered as he too eyed a target.
"I know that." Mÿne grunted as she waited for the order.
"FIRE!" Aragorn yelled as he commanded the elves. From behind and next to her Mÿne saw arrows flying. She released her own and saw with satisfaction it had hit her target perfectly. He fell to the ground where the other Uruks stepped on him, trying to reach the Wall. They were being showered with Rohan and Elven arrows. One by one the Uruks fell during the first charge. But too many remained. Next to her Gimli tried to see if they'd done any damage and he irritated her by jumping up and down.
"FIRE!" Mÿne heared, but now in a cracked voice. She released another arrow.
"KEEP FIRING!" Aragorn bellowed.
So she shot arrow after arrow, until almost her whole pouch was empty. Soon she could do nothing but use her sword. She watched Legolas for a moment, who seemed to have the same problem.
"Send them to me, come on!" Gimli shouted excited as he kept jumping up and down.
A counter attack came, Uruk crossbows were firing arrows at them. Elves on the wall fell from it, into the mass of Uruks.
"You're in luck now, to be that small. Protected by the keels of the wall." Mÿne said to Gimli as she fired her last arrow. But then she saw something that dropped her courage.
"Ladders!" Aragorn announced as he pulled out his sword.
Gimli started to laugh. "Good! You were saying?" and he raised his brows at her. Mÿne watched as the ladders were hoisted and Uruks waited on the top. They came closer and closer and Mÿne placed her bow back at her shoulder, thinking she might need it later, if she could find some lost arrows. She unsheathed her sword and heard hundreds doing the same. The sound of it was magnificent. But the 'clunck' of the ladders making contact with the keels was terrifying. Uruks climbed from it and jumped down. Mÿne managed to slice one Uruk before he could set foot on the wall but another came for its place. From the sides sounds of slashing and shouting could be heard. Roaring of Uruks filled the air. Mÿne slashed the second Urus from the ladder and smashed her fist in the face of another. Her hand was filled with black liquid and she wiped it off on her clothes. She steadied her stand for the next Uruks. One by one she managed to kill them by hacking off their heads, blocking their swords and slashing their monstrous legs.
"Legolas!" Gimli cried out, "Two already!" and he grinned, proud of his score.
"I'm on seventeen!" Legolas responded while smacking down an Uruk. "Eighteen." he added.
Mÿne stabbed her blade into the neck of an Uruk and pulled it down. Blood spilled out of his neck and dripped over her arms.
"Mÿne, how about you?" Gimli yelled as he struck down an Uruk with his axe.
"I'm busy!" she yelled as she blocked an attack. She pushed her blade against the Uruk's and grunted when he started to breath in her face. With a quick movement she kicked the Uruks legs from underneath him and sliced its neck.
"Twenty now!" she said, content with her score.
"What?! I will have no woman or pointy-ear outscoring me!" he yelled and he rage into an attack at the upcoming flow of enemies.
So far it went well. Mÿne still held the wall with her friends, but around her more allies fell. She could see the bodies of elves, men and boys. And more ladders were hoisted, bringing more Uruks then they could fight.
"We need help!" one man shouted at the far end of the wall. He and a farmer were at their own, holding off a couple of Uruks. Mÿne did not wait and knocked over an Uruk to reach them. She ran and slashed the Uruks in their back.
"Well met." she said as she nodded at the farmers. They caught their breaths, relieved.
"Thank you." one of them said, before holding up his pitchfork again. "Now let's strike these evil beings with all that we've got!" he said, encouraging his fellow farmer. They rushed back to the middle of the wall, pushing Uruks from the stairs and stabbing their forks in their heads. Mÿne looked at the empty ladder at the end of the Wall. If there was some way to get rid of those... She quickly grabbed the hooks with what the ladder were adjusted with and released them. She gave the ladder a push and it fell into the mass of Uruks at the wall.
"The ladders!" she shouted to her friends. "Detach the ladders!" she ran over to Gimli, who had picked up her cry and together they threw back another ladder.
"We can share the score." she suggested as she saw him count the Uruks that were still on it, crushed across the ground.
"Seventeen. Eighteen." Gimli counted out loud as he struck down the Uruks. He and Mÿne strck down one together.
"Mine!" she said, stabbing the next one on the edge of her sword.
"ARGH! No fair!" Gimli shouted and he started to work on the other side.
From Aragorn a cry could be heard.
"THE GATEWAY! NORTHWAY!" he shouted. Mÿne looked over the keels and saw a line covered with shields creeping up their way to the gate. Arrows flew, but it did little damage. She picked up a lost Uruk sword and tossed it right in the face of an upcoming enemy. He grunted and slumped to the ground.
"I've got to remember that trick!" she said, impressed by herself. She was impressed they were still holding the place. The Uruks came with many, but the men fought bravely and at some rate they were able to push them back. She hauled down another enemy by punching him in the face and decapitating him. From the sides she could hear screams and shouts from the men and the Uruks. She tried to detach a ladder again, but this one was far more heavy than the others. She thrust her shoulder against it, only to bruise it. She cursed under her breath while she eyed an Uruk beside her.
In the distant she could hear her name, shouted by someone, but she was too busy to react. She was about to strike the Uruk down when a thundering sound was heard. The ground beneath her feet vanished and she was send flying with enormous power. She crashed hard on the ground and she felt debris scrape her face. It became dark after that.
Aragorn
The Uruks kept coming. One by one he managed to hack them down. They were lucky to have great allies like the elves, but even with the support they'd send them, it wasn't enough. They managed to make little damage at the protected line at the gateway. A battering ram was underneath it, he supposed. He was busy guiding the attack on that when something different came into his view. Some Uruks were carrying something to the wall. When Aragorn took a look over the edge he saw spiked balls, about the size of a wheel. He didn't know what it was, only that it could not be good. He struck down an Uruk before he could clearly see what was going to happen. An Uruk, dressed in nothing but some rags ran through a path that was made by the Uruks. He carried a torch towards the wall. The enemy's army started to shout something, over and over as the Uruk neared its purpose. Aragorn quickly turned his gaze at its goal. The wall. They were going to blow up the wall! On top of it stood Mÿne, trying to push back the ladders.
"MYNE! GO AWAY!" he shouted as he fought his way through the mass of Uruks. She didn't respond.
"LEGOLAS STOP HIM! KILL IT!" he shouted at his friend, who was nearby. "KILL IT!"
Panic raised as he saw that even with how many arrows Legolas fired, the Uruk kept running. It would destroy the wall and all on top of it. "KILL IT!" he pressured. His gaze turned to Mÿne who was about to strike an enemy. She didn't seem to notice any of it.
"MYNE!" he yelled. But it was too late. The Uruk had stumbled over something and had enlightened the round spiked things. With a thundering and powerful explosion a part of the wall was blown away. Big pieces of stone and rock fell on the battlefield. Aragorn was thrown to the ground by the force of it. He grunted, shook his dizzy head and picked up his sword. Mÿne. He needed to see if she was all right. But when he looked at where she had been, he saw a gaping hole in the wall. Gimli was gone too.
"No." he said, not believe what his eyes were showing him. "NO!" He ran over to the stairs and knocked three Uruks over in his process. He landed at the foot of the stairs and stared at the missing part in the wall. Uruks were fighting through the water to get on the other side. He gazed at the mess the explosion had made. His eyes fell on the bodies around him and finally found the small fragile figure of his student. No, she was a fellow ranger now. She seemed to be still breathing, but blood was sticking all over her head. He heard roaring in the water and saw Gimli knocking down Uruks with his axe. The only thing he could do now was help him, to give Mÿne time to safe herself, or to be saved. He shouted at the elves who had survived the explosion and set in a charge at the water. He knocked down an Uruk and struck him with his sword. From the corner of his eye he could see Legolas, jumping on an Uruk shield, shooting his last arrows at the Uruks in front of them. He released the shield and send it flying into the neck of an Uruk coming out of the water. Legolas picked up his pace and ran over to Mÿne. Aragorn turned his attention back to the Uruks. He needed to hold them off as long as they could.
Mÿne
Breath in. And out. In. out. Keep breathing. That was the only thing that went through her head. Her back hurt and she felt faint. Her head was the more painful though. It pounded and twinged sharply. She felt hand on her shoulder, pulling her up.
"Mÿne...awake. Open...eyes." she heard a familiar voice. It was muted badly though, as if someone had put wool inside her ears. Breath. In. Out.
With a lot of effort she managed to open her eyes for a bit. She saw Legolas' face, smiling gently at her. She winced as she sat up right. Her head started to pound immediately. Images of battle flowed into her head as she recalled what had happened. Before her Uruks started to make their way through the water, in the gap that the explosion had left. Aragorn, Gimli and a few elves were fighting.
"You have to get up." Legolas said. His voice and the sounds of battle started to become clearer. Mÿne hoisted herself up and grabbed for her sword. Only to realize it was amiss.
"Where is my sword?!" she asked, alarmed. She kept her eye on the Uruks who were breaking through the defence line. Legolas started to shoot the arrows he found around them to keep them at a distant but soon the Uruks made a sprint for it. Mÿne saw something glistening at her right and saw her sword. She ran over to it, still swaying. Before she could pick it up a foot was placed on it. Covered in black leather. She looked up to a face of an Uruk. He started to roar loudly. Almost victorious. For a second she thought she would be dead. But then she remembered the bow on her shoulder. It was done in a moment, she grabbed it and stuck the end of it in the Uruks face, right where his eyes were supposed to be. The Uruk screamed as blood leaked from under his helmet. He scrambled backwards and fell over. Mÿne used this chance to grab her sword and end him. She looked at Legolas and he caught her gaze. Together they joined Aragorn and Gimli who were still fighting at the water.
"ARGH!" Mÿne cried out as she beheaded an Uruk. His lifeless body fell into the pool and Mÿne struck another one with her fist.
"Mÿne!" Aragorn shouted, amazed.
"I'm fine! Keep fighting!" she shouted back. And although her head, back and ears were still painful, she figured she had to go on. Dying here was no option. She promised she would give it her all, even if the Uruks had to break her body. And so they would have to. Her own blood dripped from her forehead as she fought. Her head pounded with every slash she made. The roar of the Uruks filled her head. In a moment she caught a glimpse of the rest of its army. Too many. There were too many!
"ARAGORN!" the king shouted. Even from up where he stood they could hear his voice. "Pull back to the keep! Get your men out of there!"
And so Aragorn gave the Elven army the order to pull back. They had to carry Gimli between two men, who of course was complaining that they were taking him away. Mÿne followed Legolas as they made for the gate. Mÿne was halfway when she noticed Aragorn wasn't following. She turned around and saw him sprinting up the stairs to Haldir, who had fallen on his knees.
"HALDIR!" she and Aragorn screamed. But it was too late, by the time Aragorn had reached him he was already dead. Inside Mÿne mourned for the Elven Captain. But now was not the time. She threw herself against the Uruks that opposed her and Legolas as they made for the gate.
"From up there we can shoot the Uruks with the battering ram!" Legolas said to her while stabbing his blade inside an Uruk. "Gather all arrows you can on the way."
And so they went. Mÿne sometimes had to grab a pouch of last arrows from the back of the dead. They had no use for it anyway. She gathered two pouches and three Uruk-kills when they reached the sairs to the gate. They ran up the stairs as fast as they could. When they reached the top of the gate they held out their swords, expecting the enemy. But luckily there was none. They had to hurry. The gate was about to get breached. They needed to hold the Uruks off as long as possible. Behind them she heard footsteps on the stairs. Mÿne turned around and aimed her bow, ready. To her surpise some Rohan archers showed up.
"We're here to help!" one of them said. They lined up behind the keels and aimed.
"Steady your bows." Legolas said to them. "Lock target and shoot."
The archers did as he told them and with the five of them they started to attack the Uruks. Their shields were gone and now the battering ram was visible. A hard wooden log, framed with iron.
"Aim for the ones that hold the ram!" Legolas instructed them as they shot. And although they were with five, the Uruks did not fall. They kept pounding on the gate and beneath her Mÿne could see the heavy wood was going to give in.
"Keep firing!" she shouted at her fellow archers. She picked up an Uruk sword and wondered if she could do the same trick again. She threw it at the Uruks beneath her and saw that it hit one of them on his head. Although he was protected by his helmet, the Uruk started to sway and it fell off the gateway. She heard the King shout orders at the gate and from the corner of the eye she could see two people creep alongside the wall, towards the gateway.
"What are they doing?" Mÿne asked confused as she saw Aragorn and Gimli peek at the Uruks.
She watched as they both jumped at the Uruks and started to clear the gateway, giving the King and his men time to strengthen the gate itself.
"Fools." Mÿne muttered as she fired arrows at the Uruks charging at her friends. Suddenly a claw-like hook grasped itself around the keel before them. She gasped when a huge ladder was hoisted, pulled by the rope from the hook. It was different from the rest. Instead of one ladder, this one had three so it would be easier and faster for the enemy to get in the castle.
"Bring it down!" she shouted at the rest. She cut one rope with her sword, as Legolas shot the Uruks that came their way. One man was hit unfortunately by a hook by cutting it off too soon. He was smacked into the wall behind them and stayed there, unconscious or dead. Legolas cut the other rope and the ladder started to sway. Mÿne was afraid that it might sway their way and still giving the Uruks passage. But after a doubtful moment the ladder fell backwards, into the mess of the army. When Mÿne looked back at the gateway she saw that Aragorn and Gimli were going to be overrun.
"We have to get them out of there!" she said to Legolas. He nodded and grabbed a rope that laid behind them and set his foot on the keels.
"Aragorn!" he shouted to get his attention. He threw the end of the rope over the wall and Aragorn caught it. He pulled Gimli with him and Legolas and Mÿne hoisted them up. She could feel the tough rope burn in her hands as she pulled. Behind her the archers grabbed the other end and started to pull with them. Within minutes Legolas grabbed Aragorns hand and tried to pull him and Gimli over the keels. Mÿne gestured for the archers to help and together they grabbed her friends. They patted them on the back and started to attack the Uruks once more with their last arrows.
"Thanks." Aragorn mouthed while he watched the Uruks pound and smash themselves at the gate. Beside them more ladders were fastened against the walls and Uruks flowed from it like water from a hill. Through the hole in the wall more of them came. They were being overrun.
"PULL BACK!" one of the King's guards shouted. "PULL BACK!"
There was only one place to pull back to and that was the Hall of the King itself. Just as they made their way through the mass of bodies and Uruks to the King's Square they heard the breaking sound of the gate.
"They have broken through!" someone shouted. "The castle is breached! Retreat!"
Mÿne jumped over a body and sprinted towards the steps that led to the Hall. She managed to struck an Uruk standing in her way. She pulled down her sword once it was stuck inside it and forced him on the ground, bleeding all over the place. She released her sword and felt someone push her further.
"Hurry! Inside!" Aragorn shouted as he released her back and gave her a final push. She turned around to see him fighting of Uruks to give the rest of the men passage to the stairs. Legolas pulled her with him inside the Hall. A few moments later Aragorn and the King followed. The doors were shut after it. They were trapped. This is where they would die.
Pounding sounded from the door as the Uruks tried to break it down with the same battering ram as they used for the gate. Mÿne watched as the guards and Legolas turned over the table in the middle of the Hall and used it to block the heavy door. Daylight had shone already but the Uruks were still there, all of them. She looked at the remains of their small army. There was the King, some of his guards, herself and her friends, some other people and the boy Haleth. Counted all they weren't with more than thirty. She sat on the floor, resting as her head still pounded hard. The bleeding on the side of her head had stopped so far. But, she figured, it didn't matter anyway. There was no where to go and they were with thirty at most. Defending themselves wouldn't even be possible. They would be squashed like a bug. She sighed as she got up. She eyed the King who had been too silent for the past few minutes. His expression had turned to a dark and sinister one.
"The fortress is taken!" he suddenly boomed, "It is over."
Mÿne felt her heart sink in her shoes. It was true though.
"You said this fortress would never fall when your men defend it!" Aragorn retorted loudly as he stepped to the King. "They have died defending it! They are still defending it!" The door started to give in under the continuous pounding.
"The women and children need to get out." Mÿne said as she approached the King. "Think of your niece, Eowyn. Send her and the people away from here." but the King didn't answer her. She turned to Háma, one of his Kingsguard.
"Is it possible?" she asked him. He avoided her gaze but he nodded.
"There's a passage that leads into the mountains. But they won't get far, the Uruk-Hai are with too many." he said. Aragorn grabbed him by the shoulder
"Send word to the women and children to make for the mountain passage. And barricade the entrance!" and he pushed Háma towards the door.
"So much death." King Théoden muttered like he was in some sort of trance. "What can men do against such reckless hate?"
Mÿne ran towards the door and pushed with her good shoulder against it. From the other side she could hear Uruks shout in a language she did not understand. She heard scurried feet and without a warning the door shook on his hinges when the Uruks used their battering ram. Mÿne was thrown back for a moment before she pushed her shoulder against it once more.
"We need something to do, right now!" she shouted at the King, Háma, and Aragorn. "The door won't last long!" and she squinted her eyes in pain. The throbbing in her head became worse and she could feel her other shoulder burn under the metal chain mail. From the side of her head the once dried up blood started to run again.
"Ride out with me." Aragorn said. The King looked at him as if he'd gone mad.
"Ride out and meet them." Aragorn tried again. With renewed interest the King nodded.
"For death and glory." he said.
"For Rohan. For your people." Aragorn corrected him. Mÿne watched, with her shoulder still pushed against the door as the King nodded.
"Yes." he said. "Háma, gather all the horse we have. We will trample them!" said the King. Háma bowed and scurried away, to the back of the Hall, where he took a secret passage that led him to the stables. The King turned to Aragorn, placing a hand on his shoulder and he turned his gaze at Mÿne who still pushed herself against the door.
"Let this be the hour when we draw swords together." he said, founding new courage. The last courage any of them possessed. The courage of death.
Háma returned with the horses, sitting on his own.
They barricaded the door with the last benches of the Hall and Mÿne released it. She ran to Hasufel who sniffed at her head.
"I'm glad you're still here." Mÿne said as she gave the horse a quick pat on the neck. She quickly sat on her back and helped Legolas getting behind her. "and I'm glad you are still here too." she said to him. He smiled at her. "Likewise."
"Yes. The horn of Helm Hammerhand shall sound in the deep." the King said as he replaced his helmet on his head. "One last time..."
Gimli roared and he hurried off to the tower with the horn.
"You will lose our little game, if you don't join us!" Mÿne shouted after him. But Gimli gave a gruff unclear answer before climbing the stairs to the top of the tower. Minutes later a low and deep sound was heard throughout the castle. It echoed against the walls surrounding them and Mÿne was almost sure she could hear it outside. They lined up behind the King. Aragorn next to Mÿne. He looked at her with eyes that made her feel strong, but sad at the same time. They would ride to their doom, but she would do it with her mentor and brother. And with her friends.
"Fell deeds awaken." Théoden roared. "Now for wrath. And for ruin. And the red dawn!" And at the sound of the second blown of the horn they gave their horses the spurs.
"FORTH EORLINGAS!" the King shouted as the doors flew open by the last blast of the battering ram.
They surprised the first Uruks by rushing passed them. Mÿne brought out her sword and sliced the Uruks they passed. Instead of aiming for the horse, the Uruks were too much focused on killing the men on it. Besides, the horses were strong and they pushed the Uruks over easily.. They roared as they saw their targets. Mÿne let Hasufel prance and let the hooves kick the Uruks. Helmets were knocked off and they screamed while covering their eyes. So much for able to be in daylight. Legolas finished them of by striking his swords in their heads as they crossed them. With great afford they rode further to the gate. Uruks were pushed aside, killed or injured as they passed them. Mÿne chopped one of their heads off before riding out of broken gate. Now she could she what an enormous army had opposed them. There were still thousands of Uruks left. They were pounding their shields, armour and slamming their spears on the ground. Mÿne breathed in as much as as she could muster, taking in the last scent she ever would. Death and hatred. She charged forward as she rode Hasufel over the narrow gateway. Uruks jumped out of the way into the depth below them or were trampled. She was halfway when a sudden loud neigh drew her attention. She looked over to the east side of the mountains and saw a bright white horse prancing. Her heart leapt suddenly when she saw Gandalf. A slight smile sprawled across her face as another men rode up to meet with him. The leader of the Rohirrim, Eomer. He shouted an order and behind hi and Gandalf emerged the group of riders, only ten times bigger it seemed. Mÿne couldn't suppress a squeal of joy and she breathed deeply in and out to keep up with her booming heart. Eomer ordered a charge and Mÿne found she could not stay behind. She readied her sword once more and spurred Hasufel faster. Just when she was about to reach the grounds a bright light shone upon them. Gadalf was blinding the Uruks as they were about to clash with them. The Uruks withdrew and before she knew it, ÿne was fighting again. The bright light gave her an advantage and she struck down several Uruks. She passed Aragorn who was fighting with new found energy too. Maybe she had been wrong all along. There was hope. They were going to live.
Legolas was fighting on the ground, killing one Uruk after the other. Aragorn sliced their heads as he galloped across the remaining Uruk army. Thye had killed many, many Uruks. Their bodies laid sprawled on the ground, decapitated or impaled with spears. They were chasing the last Uruks who were fleeing over the hills as a sudden thought crossed Mÿne's mind. These were not the last Uruks. What about the ones at the King's Square? Or even worse, the ones that broke down the gate to the King's Hall? She turned around quickly and made haste. The women and children. They were facing the last Uruk-Hai now. They had easy access to the Glittering Caves now that the Rohan army was on the battlefield itself. Panic raised as she rode on the gateway again. If only she was on time. They gallop of hooves on the stone in the Kings Hall sounded somber. She dismounted Hasufel, who could not ride inside the Glittering Caves and made her way through the hallways. As she had expected, muddy footsteps of black leather led her to the Caves. She could hear distant screams of despair. The entrance of the Caves was near, she could already see some Uruks. With a battle cry she threw herself against the Uruks who waited to enter the secret hide out of the people. She struck them down and ran of the steps. Before her she saw the people, pressed against the walls of the Caves, as far from the Uruks as possible. They screamed, ducked and cried as they held their sons and daughters. But in the middle of them stood Eowyn, trying to hold them off with a sword. She held herself bravely and fought them, but could not kill them. She was thrown back when one of the Uruks grabbed her sword.
"EOWYN! RUN!" Mÿne screamed as she dashed forward. Her sword buried itself in the chest of the Uruk in front of her. The Uruks turned to her and roared while they slammed their armoured chests. They held up their swords and charged at her. Mÿne locked her sword with one of the and slammed her fist in his face, making hi fall on the ground. Another one was struck down as she slashed his arms and head. A sudden bump made her fall back on the cold ground and her sword fell from her hand. An Uruk was hovering above her, holding up his sword, ready to end her. Until another sword pierced his chest. The Uruk fell back, with sword and all. Eowyn was panting and her eyes were huge. She trembled as she looked at the foe at her feet. Mÿne grabbed her sword quickly and looked around them, but it seemed that was the last one.
"Thank you." Mÿne said to Eowyn, who was still trembling. The people began to cry again and started to approach Eowyn and Mÿne. Hugging them, shaking their hands and thanking them.
"What about lord Aragorn?" Eowyn asked frightened as she released herself from a hug.
"He is fine." Mÿne said smiling. It felt weird to smile again, she had been so busy with fighting and surviving that she had forgotten how good it actually felt.
She walked out of the Caves with Eowyn. The sight of the dead Uruks on the ground engrossed Eowyn, Mÿne could see that.
"It was a long and hard battle." she explained as she looked at Eowyn. "I fear we've lost many lives."
Eowyn nodded and as they came to the King's Hall they crossed paths with Gimli.
"Yes it was." he said gruffly and he smiled. Black liquid hung in his beard, along with pieces of bowels Mÿne guessed. They walked out of the Castle to meet up with Aragorn, who came galloping their way. He dismounted Brego and sighed relieved.
"Legolas told me you hurried back to the Castle." he said.
"I had forgotten about the people. Uruks that had remained after the charge were now attacking them." Mÿne said and she wiped the strands of hair out of her face. "But I wasn't the only one. Lady Eowyn helped too." she said. Aragorn turned his gaze to Eowyn ,who let loose of all courtesies. She flung herself around him and held him tight.
"Thank you." she muttered, "Thank you so much."
Mÿne thought it was best to leave them alone and she turned to Gimli.
"How about we find our Elven prince and see who has won?" she asked him. He nodded and together they descended the stairs to the Deepening Wall.
The gap in the wall seemed far more bigger in daylight. Mÿne felt it with her hands. How could fire bring down stone? Where did so much power come from?
"Quite a blast that has been, not?" Mÿne asked as she looked at it. She felt her head pounding immediately. She grasped for her ear and held it for a while. Gimli sighed. He threw his axe into one of the Uruk corpses around, and it hit in the shoulder.
"He's taking too long. Where is he?" he said grumpy as he sat down on the corpse. Mÿne smiled as she leaned against the Deepening Wall. They had to wait for a minute before the blonde Elf appeared.
"So here you are!" he said as he came down the stairs. Apparently he had been searching his arrows. He was stroking the feathers of one. Around them Rohirrim men came to clear away the bodies of the fallen Rohan men, Elves and Uruks.
"Final count: Fourty-two." Legolas said proudly. Gimli started to laugh loudly.
"Fourty-two? Oh, that's not bad for a pointy-eared Elvish princeling." and he started to laugh some more. "I'm sitting on a pretty Fourty-three." and he laughed again. Mÿne could not hold back a grin herself. Legolas seemed to be pissed by it and he fired an arrow to the Uruk Gimli was sitting on, right between his legs. Gimli looked at him, angered.
"Fourthy-three." Legolas said, grinning at him.
"That one was already dead!" Gimli retorted, frowning now.
"It was twitching."
"It was twitching because he's got my axe embedded in his nervous system!" Gimli roared as he pulled at the axe, making the Uruk move its legs and arms. Mÿne started to laugh really loud. She had to held her stomach against the pain.
"What are you laughing at?" Gimli said as he stopped moving the axe, "What is your score then, woman?"
Mÿne started to think. Deepening Wall, Gate, King's Square and the Caves.
"I'm on Fourthy-five. Thank the Caves for that!" she said as she stuck out her tongue. "Most inexperienced at war, but defeated the Dwarf Master and Elven Prince at their own little game." and with a smirk plastered to her face she ran up the steps, before one of her friends would throw something at her.
Pfew! Well, I hope you like it as much as I do! It was really hard to write, but I think the outcome was all right. What do you think? Let me know!
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