CHAPTER 15 Tsiegret'lop Azimuthol

With the passing of Jake at Tsiegret'lop, the Witch-Queen is emotionally drained and is worried for her own wellbeing. She carries the Witch-King or Angmar's ring, the people of Tsiegret'lop will kill her to seek revenge. As Delenn, David, Delenn II, Delenn III, Delenn David Mir, and the Witch-Queen enter a building to seek shelter from the cold. As the night goes on no one sleeps, but Delenn wonders why no poltergeist have made itself present to them, this worries Delenn. As Delenn II, Delenn III, and the Witch-Queen fall asleep, Delenn looks at the two awake individuals, David and Delenn David Mir. As the Witch-Queen slept she entered a dreaming state, she was standing in a large building looking at Tsiegret'lop, as she looks at herself she is wearing a black suit, with a flowing robes that are caped form, she is wearing the uniform of the Witch-King of Angmar. As she looks about the room she sees a young man standing looking at her. As he looks at her he begins the conversation. "Why?"

The Witch-Queen is confused with the question. "Why what?"

The Tsiegret'lopian looks at the Witch-Queen with anger. "Why did you do it?" The Witch-Queen is still unsure. "Why did you murder us Witch-Lord?"

The Witch-Queen looks at the wounds upon the ghost, the wounds that she could not see are now visible. "I did not do it, I am the victim also, my name is Bri of Earth."

The Witch-Queen removes her helmet to expose a young Minbari-Human female face, not the face of the rugged Witch-King. As the alien gazes apond the Witch-Queen, he is shocked. "You carry the Witch-Kings ring?"

Bri Delenn nods, "Yes, we are here to end Asron, Asron has destroyed this universe, and your people killed my friend Jake!"

The Tsiegret'lopian's expressions show no worries or remorse. "Yes, it is triadic, it was the mad ones!"

The Witch-Queen is still confused about why the Tsiegret'lopian's are mad at her. "Mad about what?"

One of the oldest Tsiegret'lopian's yells out. "The curse."

The Witch-Queen thinks for a second, "What if I released the curse?"

The words came as a shock to the alien. "You would release us from our curse?"

The Witch-Queen nods. "Yes, the Witch-King cursed you, but I was told to correct his mistakes."

The Witch-Queen looks around and she notices that there is now a room full of aliens, they wait to hear the curse broke. As Bri looks about she sees Delenn, David, Delenn II, Delenn III, Delenn David Mir, and her own body. She is in a out of body position. As she looks around the young alien speaks. "The door is shut...it is made by the dead and the dead keep it! The way is shut...it is made by the dead and the dead keep it."

The Witch-King is now worried, one wrong word, and she, and the prophecy survivors die. "It is understandable that all of you were harmed by the Witch-King of Angmar an I sympathize for you, but using hatred is not the key motive that will set you free, it only makes your enemies stronger!"

One of the highly decorated warriors walks up to the Witch-Queen. "Where is the Witch-King of Angmar?"

The Witch-Queen shows no fear, but looks directly at the warrior. "He is dead, killed by Asron."

The warrior snaps back. "You wear his ring!"

The Witch-Queen nods; agreeing with the reluctant warrior. "Yes I do, I wear it because I found it and there were instructions to follow. According to one of those instructions, the Witch-King cursed you because you invaded his land. His curse was that you were to live a life of morgul until he saw it fit enough to release you from your bondage, when he came to Minbar, he told me that your punishment had gone on to long and that his mind was clouded by Asron, the enemy of life. If I release you, this wont count for your murdering of Minbari warriors and two of my companions."

The Tsiegret'lopian is sarcastic, "We apologize."

Bri Delenn looks at the people of Tsiegret'lop and they look at the Witch-Queen. "I will made a deal with you. You weakened our forces, if you fight for us, I will release you, what do you say."

"Who do we fight?"

The Witch-Queen looks at them, "The Soldiers of Darkness, that is all, I don't ask you to fight Asron or Lord Anubis, you can't defeat them anyway."

The people of Tsiegret'lop leave the Witch-Queen and as the go away, the Witch-Queen awakens to sunlight. Everyone is still alive. Delenn has everyone up, as Delenn helps the Witch-Queen up, she looks at the clouding sky, "We should get going."

David looks at his mother. "Which way do we go?"

Delenn looks towards the West. The volcanic smoke from Cerfire approaches Tsiegret'lop, there is an army heading towards the Great Gap, they have no choice, they must take the trail to the north to the realm of the Witch-King. As the group leaves the main city of Tsiegret'lop and enter the old city of Tsiegret'lop but the group does not stop, Delenn's main idea is to pass the North Mountain's as it becomes noon they finally reach the Angmar Watch Tower which is a tiring 17 miles from the area they landed. As they begin their accent up the mountain they top the pass to only see a mountainous landscape. This is the mountainous lands of Angmar. As they leave the North Mountains they are in a valley at the base of the mountains, as the second night comes the smell of sulfur is in the air, it is Cerfire. As lighting flashes in the sky, the prophecy watch it. Delenn wonders why they did not meet any other poltergeist, but then Delenn does not question their sudden disappearance, maybe it is Asron? David also is worried about the protection of his sisters, Delenn II, and Delenn III. As for Delenn David Mir, well she is not to worried about what is out there, but the idea of walking into battle is a harsh reality, this is what worries her. As the night goes on Delenn II, and Delenn III, the Witch-Queen, and Delenn are asleep, David goes to sleep next, but Delenn David Mir does not, if someone is coming someone has to remain awake, for it is to risky to all sleep with no one watching, but as the night proceeds Delenn David Mir falls asleep.

Now the fear that Delenn David Mir stayed awake for was truly out there amongst the shadows of space, about fifty miles away it stirred--Asron. In the land of Khazad'dum, the Soldiers of Darkness began to march into the Great Gap to Tsiegret'lop. It was indeed the end of everything. Delenn David Mir had no one to share her fears with because they all slept, an event that comes natural that Delenn David Mir seemed not able to do. As the night became cold and clouded, they were indeed closer to Angmar, but at least it is summer. As sleep begins to creep on Delenn David Mir's tired eyes, she told herself that she must remain awake. When Delenn awakens she notices that Delenn David Mir is beginning to fall asleep. Much is to be admired for one who remained awake in the lands of the Witch-King of Angmar. As Delenn looks at Delenn David Mir she knows the remaining prophecy will need their rest to keep their energy and personally, Delenn David Mir needs her sleep. "Hello Delenn David Mir." Says Delenn.

Delenn David Mir looks at Delenn, "Hello Delenn, did I wake you?"

"No Delenn David Mir, you did not wake me, I woke on my own." Delenn David Mir yawns. "Your tired, you need your sleep."

Delenn David Mir shakes his head as he yawns. "No I need to remain awake, someone needs to be alert for the enemy!"

Delenn looks at the land owned by the Witch-Queen now. "I don't think Asron can touch this land, it is protected by the magic of the Witch-King. Closer we get to Carn Dum, the more dangerous the land will become, now get some rest! I will keep watch till early dawn when we will get going." Delenn David Mir nods her head and lays down on the rocky ground and uses one of her robes to use as a pillow to rest on. Delenn lays one longer robe on her to act as a blanket. As Delenn David Mir fall asleep, Delenn is alone with the sleeping prophecy. As the night proceeds on there came a cold wind that brings a low line fog, as Delenn watches the fog roll in, it covers the Witch-Queen, Delenn David Mir, Delenn II, Delenn III, David, ever her lower self, this fog is just a thick smog. As Delenn looks at this she then hears a voice and the sound of foot steps. As Delenn submerges under the fog she is able to see through the fog to see two Soldiers of Darkness only inches from her. The Soldiers of Darkness can't see her. As both stand in the fog, the fog begins to move. As the fog begins to creep up behind each Soldier of Darkness it slices the two Soldiers of Darkness in half. As Delenn watches the Soldiers of Darkness fall dead the fog begins to filter away. As the fog retreats two Soldiers of Darkness lay in haves amongst the prophecy. As the sun begins to rise Delenn wakes up the Witch-Queen then David then Delenn II, Delenn III, and Delenn David Mir. As they rub the sleep from their eyes they see the dead Soldiers of Darkness. They are confused. As Delenn takes back her robe from Delenn David Mir and puts it back on. But Delenn is asked a question.

As David looks at the dead he looks at Delenn, "You killed them?"

Delenn looks at the dead on the ground. "No, the curse did. As I was telling Delenn David Mir last night, no enemy can walk on this land. If we were still enemies of the Witch-King we would be killed." As Delenn looks at Bri she knows the next step is Carn Dum, the feared kingdom of the Witch-King. Delenn looks at the awaken group and begins walking up north to the ice realm of Angmar. As the flat landscape turns into a rugged cliff side the Carn Dum is up ahead. As Delenn looks at the giant doors of the castle there is no way to get around, Delenn had never seen the Carn Dum before, but when she first came to K'ha'dum she heard of the Carn Dum, a castle incased in ice. But this place was not incased in ice, it was rugged, glacier warned. As Delenn look around for a opening, she finds none, only a indentation in the wall whit a wheel. As the Witch-Queen stands near the door of the Carn Dum she thinks of what Carn Dum means, then she remembers that Carn Dum means Red Valley. So the Witch-Queen looked at her ring and noticed that it too was red, the red valley, when the Witch-Queen looked at the ring and then looked at the indentation in the wall, she places the ring in the hole, as she does this the door begins to move, Carn Dum is opening.