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Chapter Eight

Groaning, I gingerly felt where the lump and throbbing was on the back of my head. I winced at the touch, and was thankful to pull my hand back and not feel blood. A hand helped pull me up and I looked up and saw Aragorn whom was also looking as grimy and dirty as I felt.

"I'm getting tired of blacking out," I growled.

He gave me half grin.

"You and me both."

We struck more Uruk as they rushed passed us. From what I could see the hole in the Deeping Wall was absolutely massive, they definitely had done some major damage, the Deep may never have been breached before but it there was no mistake the hole in the wall.

"Fall back to the keep!"

Aragorn caught my eye and nodded, we began retreating towards the keep, touching elves as we went to signal them to fall back. Aragorn called out to Haldir on the wall to fall back, when he was struck! I was already fighting my way to the wall when I see the Uruk stab him in the back. I caught him just as he fell, but I was too late, his eyes were unseeing and blank. Aragorn was beside me, he places his hand on his own chest before placing it onto Haldir. I felt rage boil in my blood and I unleased my own fury. Kicking out the legs from the Uruk behind us and easily stabbing it in the gut before beheading the creature and moving on to the next. I followed Aragorn as he leapt onto a ladder that was atop the wall before helping him bring it back down to the ground. Down…into the never ending sea of Uruk.

Aragorn and Gimli headed further down towards the Causeway while I headed back down towards the breached wall. I quickly found the blonde prince upon on the wall near the causeway and he was fighting the Uruk there. I joined in the fight, watching his back and taking down as many as the foul creatures as I could. Down below I could hear fighting and shouting but I spared no time to look, as we were swamped here with the shear amount of enemies. When the enemies were thin enough, we looked down upon the causeway and notice Gimli and Aragorn were taking turns knocking enemies off the causeway giving the soldier's time to brace the gate. Legolas threw a rope to them and I took up a line with another solider behind me as they grabbed hold and we pulled them up the side of the wall from the causeway and up onto the wall.

As Legolas and the other solider pulled them up I notice more and more the ladders that were attaching themselves to the wall. Finally I heard a call from further inside the Keep.

"Fall Back!"

We all gather what we could and headed deep into the keep, clearly out numbered. From down below I was able to hear the cracking and crashing of the gate finally giving way. The castle was breached. We were trapped.

I wasn't sure how long we were down below, there was little ways for sunlight, but the sky above was beginning to show signs of light. Honestly it wasn't comforting to be honest. I doubt sunlight would affect these new breed of creatures. I helped the men of the castle barricade the door to the Great Hall. The only thing keeping the Uruk from the women and children in the caves below.

"The fortress is taken. It is over." Théoden said forlornly.

I bristled but a stern look from Aragorn told me to hold my tongue.

"You said this fortress would never fall while your men defend it. They still defend it! They have died defending it!" Aragorn argued to the Horse Lord.

"Is there no other way for the women and children to get out of the caves?"

Théoden doesn't answer and he looks at the floor. I growled angrily and turned on Gamling.

"Is there no other way?" I hissed at him.

Gamling hesitated looking at Théoden but Théoden was long gone.

"There is on passage, it leads into the mountains. But they will not get far. The Uruk-hai are too many."

The banging on the doors was getting annoying and more insistent.

"Tell the women and children to make for the mountain pass, barricade the entrance!" I said shoving him towards the caves.

"So much death," Théoden said dreamily. "What can Men do against such reckless hate?"

Aragorn pauses and I knew the look on his face. It was another one of his crazy ideas.

"Ride out with me."

Théoden looks at him curiously.

"Ride out and meet them." Aragon insists.

"For death and glory." Théoden answers.

"For Rohan. For your people." Aragorn reiterates.

I noticed the sun peeking its rays in the window.

"The sun is rising." Gimli announced.

"Yes…Yes…The horn of the Helm Hammerhand…shall sound in the Deep…one last time!"

Horses were brought from the stables inside and Aragorn mounts Brego, and I was saddled behind Legolas on Arod. Gimli leaves us to the tower where the Horn sat. Théoden places his hand on Aragorn's shoulder.

"Let this be the hour when we draw swords together."

Above the stone shook with the sound of the horn. It was a deep and resonating sound deep within your bones. It was kind of creepy too in its own way.

"Fell deeds, awake. Now for wraith…now for ruin and a red dawn!" Théoden grits.

Aragorn draws his sword, and the horse lord put on his helmet. Théoden raises his sword with a mighty cry!

"Forth Eorlingas!

Legolas nudged the horse forward right behind King Théoden and Aragorn and several other Rohan riders. We killed all that were in our path mowing them down. We leave the main floor of Helms Deep down towards the causeway killing all we see, Legolas used his short swords and I used my bow and arrow to stop the arrows from raining above us, picking those off the wall that threatened us. Even upon the causeway there were still thousands of Uruk-hai on the plains. Drawn by an energy, I turn and look up towards the hill near Helms Deep. Gandalf was there atop Shadowfax who rears up. A few seconds later he was joined by another rider…Eomer. With a mighty cry they head down towards the hill! The Rohirrim behind them and as the reached close to the horde of Uru-hai, Gandalf sends a blinding light from his staff and successfully blinds the nearby Uruk.

The battle after that was relatively easy the Uruk-hai quickly losing their ground and their courage. They quickly ran towards the forest…something told me that was a grave mistake on their part.

"Stay away from the trees!"

The Men stayed from the trees, and not too long after the Uruk-hai disappeared into the trees did the screaming begin and the trees shake and sway. The forest was most definitely alive. The evil creatures were no more welcome in their forest than they were in Helms Deep. Once we were certain we were safe we made our way back to Helms Deep. I was tired, and could easily sleep for about a week or more, but the dead needed to be attended to. As we approached the fortress the women and children, and those that were too frail to fight were slowly trailing out of the caves to survey the damage. From the looks on their faces they were shocked at the carnage. Most of the old and frail were grim but they weren't shocked. They had seen too many winters and knew this was the cost of the battle. The young ones…they wouldn't understand for some time to come. It made me sad. Eventually perhaps, there would be no need for war, or fighting.

Upon entrance of the fortress Eowyn was waiting, like the dutiful niece of the King. However I knew she was looking specifically for Aragorn. The hug that she gave him confirmed it. The Men began piling up the dead Uruk-hai. Gimli had taken it upon himself to sit on one that was dead smoking his pipe. I shook my head at the sight. I lounged on Arod as Legolas walked up to him on foot. He stroked his bow, rather proudly.

"Final count…42."

Gimli looked as though he was impressed but he looked rather smug.

"Forty-two? That's not bad for a pointy-eared elvish princeling. I myself am sitting pretty on 43."

Before anyone could blink Legolas had shot an arrow…in between Gimli's legs…the one he was sitting upon.

"Forty-three," he said smirking.

Gimli looked at him with a sour look.

"He was already dead."

Legolas looked at him confused.

"He was twitching."

"He was twitching…because he's got my axe," He grabbed his axe and moves it around and the Uruk-hai moved as well. "Embedded in his nervous system!"

They both looked at me and I held my hands up in defense.

"I'm staying out of this one..." I said.

Gandalf whistled us over and Legolas climbed up behind me, while Gimli sat astride Brego behind Aragorn.

"Sauron's wrath will be terrible, his retribution swift."

Looking across the plains we saw Mordor, thunder and lightning erupted in the distance and the sky turns red.

"The battle for Helm's Deep is over. The battle for Middle Earth is about to begin."

I felt Legolas stiffen slight at the insulation and I saw Aragorn's face that was grim. I leaned back on the elven prince behind me and he relaxed slightly.

"All our hopes now lie with two little Hobbits…in the wilderness…"

So it begins.