To all of there luck it began to rain on them, the rain drops making hollow pining sounds off of the armor as thunder and lightning crackled in the sky. The Orcs began to beat their weapons and feet in a rhythm that seemed to build. Aragon called for them to draw there arrows and they did all waiting for his call to release, then everything went silent as an arrow was released. It struck the orc dead but it unleashed the chaos. Aragon called for the release and they all began to fire arrows into the mass of orcs. They were never ending for every one that fell two more tools its place. Soon the masses got close enough and began to raise ladders to scale the walls, Vega had surprising amount of fun shooting the string that hoisted the latters upward watching them fall to the ground and crush those zenith it.
Soon she lost nearly all thought of the others her release of arrows becoming automatic. But Arrows were quickly becoming useless as more and more latter were raised and she soon abandoned it for her sword. Somewhere in the back of her mind she registered Aragon shouting orders for swords to be drawn and Gimily was getting excited as now he could get some action as well. Soon chaos descended on them, the carefully constructed lines of elves and men broke apart as they all began to battle with swords.
Vega hissed and growled as she ducked and stabbed blocked and countered, a orc came up behind her and tried to choke her she sank her fangs into his arm spitting out the vile taste as she turned her sword on him running him threw.
"Two already!" Gimily shouted.
"I'm on seventeen" Legolas shouted back and Vega smiled being drawn into there contest.
"Good going boys but I'm on twenty," Vega paused as she killed another. "One." She shouted.
"What I'll not have two pointy eared elves outscoring me." Gimily shouted as he continued his fighting. Vega fought and found she nearing Aragorn and she caught something out of the corner of her eye.
"Aragorn!" she shouted and pointed to the orc running with the torch.
"Legolas kill him." Both Legolas and Vega shot the orc but he still didn't die. "Bring him down, kill him!" he took three more arrows but still kept running and before Vega could fie off her last shot he jumped into the drain in the wall a second later it exploded.
Everything was ringing, and it pulsed with the beat of her heart as slowly awareness came back to Vega. When she finally was able to pry open her eyes she found herself laying in rubble and water, as further awareness came to her she realized what happened and that she was now on the ground when she had been up on top of the wall. With a grown she pulled herself up out of the rubble her wounds aching painfully as the ringing intensified in her ears as blood dripped into her eyes. She glanced around and saw the faces of many dead allies that weren't as lucky as her; Vega spotted her weapon a few feet away and began to painstakingly crawl towards it. As she pulled herself up again she was sure her right wrist was broken as it felt dull and don't move quiet right. But she ignored it she had to, as she gripped her sword and finally found her feet the sounds of war were finally starting to filter threw her hearing and she sensed the attack just in time to duck and roll away from a blow at her head.
Vega stood ready for the next attack as sound became like a roar in her ears she ducked her attackers next strike sending her own blade into his stomach. The simple strike sent fire tendrils threw her arm, as the orc fell she pulled out her short blade; she would have to be using it to deflect most blows. Her returning hearing register the gruffly voice of a familer voice shouting a familiar name. She glanced over her shoulder to see Aragorn dragging himself dazedly from the mud on the other side of the gap and many orcs charging for him.
"Aragorn!" she yelled at the same time the dwarf leapt from the top of the gap and into the fray. She also saw Legolas use a shield to slide down the stairs as he shot from his bow. Vega ran and leapt over fallen objects to get to her friends shaking blood from her eyes as it tried to blind her. She saw a ugly orc sneaking up to the group and Vega snarled leaping from a large rock and transforming in mid air to land on the orcs shoulders. She snarled savagely as she ripped off its helm and ended its life with her fangs.
"Thanks for that." Aragorn said when he saw who the growl belonged to and the orc he hadn't seen on the ground bleeding. Vega transformed back and nodded her head to her friends, as one they turned back to the fight, Legolas had laced away his bow and was using his knives to slash and cut any nearby orc, Gimily hacked away at any near while her and Aragorn performed a well practiced dance. Using her two blades she used the shorter to block and push away her enemy's as her sword delivered the killing blow she duck one and glided it past her with her short sword and slashed upward with her other and spun to kill another. She soon found herself back to back with Legolas, and though they ha fought together before, they had never fought like this. It was as if the other was overtly aware of the other moving and ducking to accommodate the others movements while completing there own. It was the type of synchronization that few experienced.
"Aragorn, fall back to the keep! Get your men out of there!" the king of Rohan said. Aragorn nodded and called for a retreat in both common tongue and Elvish.
"Haldir, fall back to the keep!" Aragorn yelled getting the March wardens attention, he nodded his understanding and began calling for a retreat as well. Vega began to make her way to the wall to help cover those that were retreating when she saw the unthinkable happen. Haldir was struck. She saw the pain in his face as the orc slashed across his back, but he turned and dispatched the beast. He staggered and fell to one knee. Off in the distance she could here Aragon call out his name but her attention was on the approaching orc and the death he promised to her friend. With a snarl she changed forms again clawing and pelting her way back up to the wall, she ran flat out and leapt over her friends head to kill the orc behind him before his stroke fell. She snarled in anger and fear as she ripped the body beneath her apart for endangering her friend.
When she looked back Aragorn had arrived and was helping the Mach warden to stand and together they made there way to the keep. There they deposited the hurt elf into the capable hands of the healers, and turned back to make a new plan of action. They were losing this battle they knew, as they watched the men try to bare the gates and orc flooded into the city.
"We need a distraction so they can regroup and reinforce this gate without the orc pushing on it." Vega said once more shifting to two legs.
"We can give them time." Gimily said.
"Yes, but how much?" Vega questioned.
"However much they need, Legolas go back up the wall and start picking off the orcs with your bow Vega you do the-"
Aragorn stopped seeing the way she favored her wrist, shooting a bow wasn't an option for her. "You'll come with us." He changed they nodded and Legolas split off to do his task, while the others followed Aragorn around a side entrance in the wall.
"Oh, come on we can take them." Gimily said enthusticly. Aragon made an uncertain face.
"It's a long way." Gimily glanced at the gap between where they hid and the bridge.
"Toss me."
"What?" both Aragorn and Vega asked again not sure about what they heard.
"I can not jump the distance so you'll have to toss me." Aragorn nodded and reached around the dwarf but he stopped him. "Don't tell the elf."
"Not a word, from either of us." Aragon gave her a pointed look and she grinned but nodded anyway. He gripped the dwarf and tossed him following quickly behind with a yell, Vega had no problem with the distance being part elven and part feline. Between the three of them and Legolas from the wall they kept the bridge clear and took out many orcs.
"Aragorn, get out of there." The King yelled as they boarded up the last whole in the gate.
"Aragorn!" Legolas shouted and tossed a rope over the wall and both man and dwarf gripped tightly as they were pulled up. Vega stayed on the ground and protected there retreating backs once they were nearly all the way up she sheathed both of her weapons and took a running start at the rock wall. Using her feline and elf agility and strength she used small cracks and rocks in the wall as leverage to scale the wall. When she got towards the top she had to use her claws and dig them into the stone as it became smother and harder to climb. She hissed at the pain in her wrist and arms as she hauled her self up more as she reached for another handhold two hands wrapped around her wrist. Glancing up she saw one each belonged to Aragorn and Legolas while Gimli kept away the enemy. She sent them a grateful smile and climbed the rest of the way.
"Fall back, fall back!" the King yelled and his men began to run with haste to the keep. The four friends followed them but with less haste making sure all the others were safe before them, there hearts sank when they heard the gate splinter open and more of the enemy poor in.
"They have broken threw! The castle is breached, Retreat retreat!" Aragorn roared and they made their way back to the second keep and closed the thick doors as the enemy poured their way threw. As soon as the door was latched they dusted themselves with putting anything they could find in front of it to block it.
"The fortress is taken, it is over." The king said obviously given up. But before her ager could make her speak up Aragorn was already shouting at the king.
"You said this fortress would never fall while your men defend it. They still defend it, they have died defending it!" When that got no reaction from the king Aragorn turned to the Rohim captain. "Is there no other way for the woman and children to get out of the caves?" when no one answered he shouted it again.
"There is one, a path that leads into the mountain, but they will not get far the Uruk-hia are to many." The captain said.
"Arm them and get them moving!" Vega yelled as she helped upend a table to bare the door.
"Send word for them to make way for the mountain pass. Then barricade the door behind them." Aragon ordered ad the man ran to do as bid.
"SO much death, what can man do against such reckless hate?" the King asked to seemingly know one. Vega glanced nervously at the doors as they bowed inward for a second, they would not hold much longer. Her ears then picked up something unusual she ran to a side door and found the frantic and excited neighing of the horses.
"Aragorn." Vega said quietly meeting his eyes and his lightened with the thought.
"Ride out with me. Ride out and meet them." He said determination lighting his eyes and voice and it caught the king's attention.
"For death and glory." The king said.
"For Rohan, for your people." Aragorn corrected.
"The sun is rising." Gimily said seeing the Moring sun beginning to lighten the sky. It was the morning of the third day, all they had to do was hold out till Gandolfe reached them. The sight of the morning sun also seemed to poor some strength back into the Rohan king.
"Yes. Yes! The Horn of the Hell Hammer shall sound once more in the Deep, one last time." The king stated and they rushed to get the horses out and ready. Gimily not the best on horse fighter ran for the stairs that lead to the horn. Vega was given Hasufle and she mounted as did the others on there horses Aragorn on Brego and Legolas on Arod. "Let this be the time we draw swords together!" the king shouted and the resounding shing of metal on leather was heard as they all drew swords. Legolas met her eyes and an unspoken words passed between them. "Fell deeds await us. Now for wrath, now for ruin and the Red Dawn!" the king yelled and the Hell of Hammer sounded deep and rumbling.
With a cry the king spurred his horse forward and they all followed each with there own war cry. Orcs fell beneath hooves and blades as they rodeos threw the gates and onto the bridge nocking many orcs to there death. Vega hacked at the enemy banisher her trusting the horse to keep his feet as they rode but there were so many and so few of them. There was a horses high pitched whinny and a bright white light and Vega glanced to the east and found Shadowfax and another horse standing there. The other horse's rider raises his sword and the gap in the mountain filled up with the banished riders. There was a deafening of war cries as they plunged down the hill and towards the battle. Gandolfe's staff began to light up blinding their enemy as their allies attacked and overwhelmed them in a matter of mere seconds.
"Victory! We have Victory!"The king yelled as they chased the remaining orcs into the woods stopping well before they reached them, they knew what lay in the forest of Fangorn. There were cheers all around them as the battle at helms deep had been one. Vega smiled and placed her weapons away not needing them now, something else began to come over her as the adrenalin began to be off and stress was vanishing. She made her way to her friends all sitting horse back looking as battle torn and weary as she did, except for Legolas who still looked perfect. Her last thoughts were of her jealously of him being able to go threw the night they had and come out looking like that. Her last feeling was the hard ground.
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